Mortal Applications: Merits and Flaws

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This is currently a work in progress. All rulings are subject to change, especially as any exploitable combinations are found. Other REVISED Merits and Flaws may be accepted on a case by case basis. 2nd Edition merits and flaws will not be accepted.

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Policies

  • Ability Aptitude Linguistics (M:tA) may not be taken with Natural Linguistics (V:tM).
  • Ability Aptitude Leadership (M:tA) may not be taken with Natural Leader (V:tM).
  • Merits and Flaws may not stack with dice and difficulty modifiers.
  • If there are differences between book versions of a merit or flaw, applicant must choose one version.
    • If one version uses virtues and paths, and the other does not, mortals default to the version which uses paths. System-wise mortals are covered by Vampire: the Masquerade. Thus those merits and flaws which are duplicated in other systems, like softhearted, where the difference is whether they use virtues and paths we will use the form that uses paths or virtues.
  • New rulings on cross system merit/flaw combinations are subject to be enforced and created at any time. Keep in mind combinations that break the system will most likely have house rules put in place to avoid abuse, such as the no stacking rule above.

Book Abbreviations

  • M:tA - Mage: the Ascension (WW4600)
  • V:tM - Vampire: the Masquerade (WW2300)
  • V:GC - Guide to the Camarilla (WW2302)
  • V:GS - Guide to the Sabbat (WW2303)
  • V:PG - Vampire: Player's Guide (WW2305)
  • WOD:M - World of Darkness: Mafia (WW2228)
  • M:S - Sorceror Revised (WW4254)
  • PGtG - Players Guide to Garou (WW3806)

Physical

Merits

Restricted merits are in bold

  • Acute Sense <1M> (V:tM, M:tA)
  • Acute Senses <3M> (M:tA)
  • Ambidextrous <1M> (V:tM, M:tA)
  • Bitter Blood <1M> (V:PG) - Mortal only
  • Bruiser <1M> (V:GC)
  • Catlike Balance <1M> (V:tM, M:tA)
  • Daredevil <3M> (V:tM, M:tA, PGtG)
  • Double-Jointed <1M> (PGtG)
  • Enchanting Voice <2M> (V:tM)
  • Friendly Face <1M> (V:GC)
  • Huge Size <4M> (V:tM, M:tA, PGtG)
  • Insensible to Pain <5M> (M:tA)
  • Night Vision <2M> (V:PG)
  • Perfect Balance <1M> (PGtG)
  • Sterile <1M> (M:S)
  • Vigorous <5M> (V:PG) - Must be a living creature

Flaws

Restricted flaws are in bold

  • Addiction 1, 3 (M:tA)
  • Aging 5 (M:tA)
  • Bad Sight 1 or 3 (V:tM)
  • Bad Sight 3 (PGtG)
  • Bad Sight 3 (M:tA)
  • Blind 6 (V:tM, M:tA)
  • Child 3 (V:tM) -BANNED-
  • Deaf 4 (V:tM, M:tA)
  • Defective Sense 1 (M:tA)
  • Deformity 3 (V:tM, M:tA, PGtG)
  • Diminished Attributes (3/per dot lost in attributes) (M:tA)
  • Disfigured 2 (V:tM, M:tA)
  • Hard of Hearing 1 (V:tM,PGtG )
  • Insomniac 2 (V:PG)
  • Lame 3 (V:tM)
  • Lame 3 (PGtG)
  • Lazy 3 (V:GS)
  • Low Pain Tolerance 2 (V:PG)
  • Monochrome Vision 1 (PGtG)
  • Monstrous 3 (M:tA, PGtG)
  • Mute 4 (V:tM, M:tA)
  • One Ear/Eye 2 (M:tA)
  • One Arm 3 (PGtG)
  • One Eye 2 (V:tM, PGtG)
  • Paraplegic 6 (M:tA)
  • Permanent Wound 3 (M:tA)
  • Short 1 (PGtG)
  • Short 1 (V:tM, M:tA)
  • Slow Healing 3 (M:tA)
  • Sterile 1 (M:S)
  • Twitch 1 (V:GC)

Mental

Merits

Restricted merits are in bold

  • Ability Aptitude 1 (M:tA) -May not be taken on combat abilities-
  • Berserker 2 (M:tA)
  • Code of Honor 2 (V:tM, M:tA)
  • Coldly Logical 1 (V:GC)
  • Common Sense 1 (V:tM, M:tA)
  • Computer Aptitude 2 (V:GC)
  • Concentration 1 (V:tM, M:tA)
  • Eidetic Memory 2 (V:tM, M:tA)
  • Iron Will 3 (V:tM, M:tA)
  • Light Sleeper 1, 2, 3 (M:tA)
  • Lightning Calculator 1 (M:tA)
  • Natural Linguist 2 (V:tM)
  • Precocious 3 (V:GC) -BANNED-
  • Time Sense 1 (V:tM)

Flaws

Restricted flaws are in bold

  • Ability Deficit 5 (M:tA)
  • Amnesia 2 (V:tM, M:tA)
  • Black and White 1 (M:S)
  • Compulsion 1, 2, 3, 4 (M:tA)
  • Deep Sleeper 1 (M:tA)
  • Deranged 2 (M:tA)
  • Impatient 1 (V:GC)
  • Ineptitude 1 (M:tA)
  • Nightmares 1 (V:tM, M:tA)
  • Pacifist 5 (M:S)
  • Phobia 2 (V:tM) -Restricted, if turned into something without Virtues, use M:tA rules-
  • Short Fuse 2 (M:tA)
  • Shy 1 (V:tM) -Restricted-
  • Soft-Hearted 1 (V:tM, M:tA) -Humanity 7+ restriction applies to Mortals-
  • Speech Impediment 1 (V:tM)
  • Vengeful 2 (V:tM, M:tA)
  • Weak Willed 3 (V:tM)

Social

Merits

  • Animal Magnetism 1 (PGtG)
  • Natural Leader 1 (V:tM)
  • True Love 4 (M:tA)

Flaws

Restricted flaws are in bold

  • Child 1, 2, 3 (M:tA) -BANNED-
  • Criminal Record 2 (V:PG)
  • Dark Secret 1 (V:tM, M:tA, PGtG)
  • Deluded 2 (V:PG)
  • Gullible 2 (V:PG)
  • Mistaken Identity 1 (M:tA)
  • Mistreated Minority 1+ (M:S)
  • Shy 1 (M:tA)

Supernatural

Merits

  • Deceptive Aura 1 (V:GC) -Restricted- (Variation for Mortal: Aura show up as super of X or random)
  • Legendary Attribute 5 (M:tA) -Restricted-
  • Lucky 3 (V:tM, M:tA) -Restricted, quite possibly banned-
  • Nine Lives 6 (V:tM) -BANNED-
  • Oracular Ability 3 (V:tM) -Restricted- *uses occult*
  • Oracular Ability 3 (M:tA) *uses awareness*
  • Spirit Mentor 3 (V:tM) -Restricted-
  • True Love 4 (V:tM) -Restricted-
  • Unbondable 3 (V:tM, M:tA) -Restricted-
  • Vampiric Recognition 3 Mortal Only (V:PG) -Restricted-

Flaws

  • Big Mouth 2 (M:S)
  • Cursed 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (V:tM) -Restricted-
  • Dark Fate 5 (V:tM, M:tA) -Restricted-
  • The Bard's Tongue 1 (M:tA) -Heavily Restricted, probably banned-
  • Unlucky 4 (V:PG)

Mafia

Mafioso only!

Merits

  • Made Man 5 (WOD:M)
  • Snitch 1, 2, 3 (WOD:M)
  • Stand-Up Guy 1 (WOD:M)

Flaws

  • Dead Man Walking 2, 3, 4, 5 (WOD:M)
  • Jaded 3 (WOD:M)
  • On the Lam 3 (WOD:M)

Wraith

All wraith merits and flaws require wraith staff approval. If you medium and the like, it is suggested you consider the normalcy talent, which is how good you are at managing the dead and living together without looking like you're insane. It is about dealing with the wraith who is yelling in your face while giving a presentation to your boss which will make or break your career.

Also, if you take medium you should consider the primary talent: Normalcy. This is your ability, one way or another, to manage to make your character not look insane and function in the real world.

Merits

  • Medium 2 (V:tM, M:tA)
  • Speak with the Dead 5 - Makes you a super!

Flaws

  • Deathsight 2 (V:GC)
  • Haunted 3 (V:tM) -Restricted-

Not Applicable

All of these merits and flaws from the various systems have been found to not be applicable to mortals.

Vampire: the Masquerade

  • 14th Generation 2
  • Addiction 3
  • Blush of Health 2
  • Calm Heart 3
  • Can't Cross Running Water 3
  • Cast No Reflection 1
  • Conspicuous Consumption 4
  • Debt of Gratitude 1, 2, or 3
  • Deep Sleeper 1
  • Disease Carrier 4
  • Eat Food 1
  • Eerie Presence 2
  • Efficient Digestion 3
  • Enemy 1 <equal>, 2, 3, 4, 5 <Methuselah, Archmage, Garou Elder, etc>
  • Flesh of the Corpse 5
  • Grip of the Damned 4
  • Hunted 4
  • Infamous Sire 1
  • Infectious Bite 2
  • Light Sleeper 2
  • Light-Sensitive 5
  • Lunacy 2
  • Magic Resistance 2
  • Mistaken Identity 1
  • Monestrous 3
  • Permanent Wound 3
  • Prestigious Sire 1
  • Prey Exclusion 1
  • Probationary Sect Member 4
  • Repelled by Crosses 3
  • Repulsed by Garlic 1
  • Short Fuse 2
  • Sire's Resentment 1
  • Slow Healing 3
  • Smell of the Grave 1
  • Territorial 2
  • Thin Blood 4
  • Touch of Frost 1
  • True Faith 7

Vampire: Guide to the Camarilla

  • Additional Discipline 5
  • Alternate Identity 3 -Banned- Superceded by the Background
  • Beacon of the Unholy 2
  • Blood Hunted 4, 5, 6
  • Boon 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
  • Botched Presentation 1
  • Bound 2
  • Broken Bond 4
  • Bullyboy 2
  • Catspaw 2
  • Clan Friendship 4
  • Clan Enmity 4
  • Cold Breeze 1
  • Disgrace to the Blood 3
  • Domain 2, 3, 4
  • Dulled Bite 2
  • Elysium Regular 1
  • Escaped Target 2
  • Expendable 1
  • Failure 2
  • Former Ghoul 1
  • Former Prince 3
  • Friend of the Underground 3
  • Glowing Eyes 3
  • Guilt-Wracked 4
  • Harmless 1
  • Harpy 5
  • Healing Touch 1
  • Hidden Diablerie 3
  • Holder of Office 3, 4, 5
  • Hunted like a Dog 3
  • Incomplete Understanding 1
  • Inoffensive to Animals 1
  • Laughingstock 5
  • Loathsome Regnant 4
  • Lord of the Flies 2
  • Masquerade Breaker 2
  • Mole 3
  • Narc 3
  • New Kid 1
  • New Arrival 1
  • Old Flame 2
  • Old Pal 2
  • Open Road 2
  • Open Wound 2 or 4
  • Overextended 4
  • Permanent Fangs 3
  • Primogen Friendship 4
  • Primogen 7
  • Protege 1
  • Recruitment Target 1
  • Red List 7
  • Rep 1
  • Rising Star 3
  • Rival Sires 2
  • Sabbat Survivor 1
  • Scholar of Others 2
  • Scholar of Enemies 2
  • Sheriff's Friend 2
  • Sleeping with the Enemy 3
  • Stereotype 2
  • Sympathizer 1
  • Thirst for Innocence 2
  • Unconvinced 1
  • Uppity 2
  • Useful Knowledge 1
  • Victim of the Masquerade 2

Vampire: Guide to the Sabbat

  • Early Riser 1
  • Flashbacks 6
  • Infertile Vitae 5
  • Introspection 1
  • Sanctity 2
  • Special Responsibility 1
  • Vulnerability to Silver 2

Mage: the Ascension

  • Avatar Companion 7
  • Circumspect Avatar 2
  • Conditional Magic 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
  • Crucial Component 2, 3, 4, 5
  • Cyclic Magic 3
  • Degeneration 3, 6, 9
  • Devil's Mark 1
  • Dual Traditions 7
  • Echoes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  • Fae Blood
  • Geasa 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  • Ghoul 5
  • Green Thumb 1
  • Manifest Avatar 3
  • Mayfly Curse 5, 10
  • Natural Channel 3
  • Parlor Trick 1
  • Phobia 2
  • Phylactery 7
  • Primal Marks 2
  • Probationary Member 4
  • Shapechanger Kin 4
  • Shattered Avatar 5
  • Sleepwalker 1, 2, 3, 4
  • Sphere Inept 5
  • Sphere Natural 5
  • Stormwarden 3, 5
  • True Faith 7
  • Twin Souls 4
  • Unaging 2
  • Witch-Hunted 4

Sorceror Revised

  • Big Mouth 2
  • Blood Magic 5
  • Detached 4
  • Faction Favorite 2
  • Force of Spirit 2
  • Path Inept 5
  • Path Natural 5
  • PSI Focus 3, 5
  • Psychic Feedback 1, 2, 6
  • Psychic Ritual 2
  • Ritual Congregation 4
  • Ritual Sleeper 5
  • Strength of Psyche 2
  • Struggling Awake 5
  • Style Sleeper 2
  • The Flow of Ki 3
  • Totem 5
  • Twin Link 4, 6
  • Unsettling Effect 1, 3
  • Wild Talent 4, 6

Players Guide to Garou

  • Ambidextrous 2M
  • Ancestor Ally 1M
  • Animal Musk 1F
  • Banned Transformation 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 F
  • Berserker 2M
  • Calm Heart 3M
  • Elder's Favor 1, 2, 3M
  • Enemy 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 F
  • Fair Glabro 2M
  • Family Support 1M
  • Foe from the Past 1, 2, 3F
  • Forced Transformation 1, 2, 3, 4F
  • Hunted 3F
  • Immune to Wyrm Emanations 6M
  • Insane Ancestor 1F
  • Lack of Scent 2M
  • Mask of the Predator 2F
  • Metamorph 5M
  • Metis Child 3F
  • Mixed-morph 1, 5M
  • Moon-Bound 2M
  • Natural Channel 3M
  • No Partial Transformation 1F
  • Notoriety 3F
  • Pack Mentality 2F
  • Persistent Parents 2F
  • Pierced Veil 3F
  • Reputation 2M
  • Sign of the Wolf 2F
  • Slip Sideways 1F
  • Soft-Hearted 1F (The version from Vampire will be used for thematic and mechanical reasons.)
  • Spirit Magnet 2M
  • Strict Carnivore 1F
  • Taint of Corruption 7F
  • Territorial 3F
  • True Faith 7M
  • Twisted Upbringing 1F
  • Wolf Sight 1M
  • Wolf Years 5F

Mortal Sphere Information

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