Ability and Weakness Quick Categories

The Reddest Mage · Post by **The Reddest Mage** » Tue Jul 19, 2016 7:56 pm

When I'm quickly making NPCs on the fly, or helping players to narrow down which Abilities and Weaknesses might be most relevant to their character concept, or simply picking Abilities and Weaknesses for my own character, I've found that sometimes it's easier and faster to choose the Abilities and Weaknesses when they have been narrowed down and grouped into a few categories based on theme. Below are the groupings that I personally use:

Physical/Combat Abilities

Agile
Armored
Art of Invisibility
Attack
Combat Expert
Dexterous
Evasive
Flight
Heightened Sense
Invisibility
Knowledge
Life Support
Passion
Perceptive
Quick
Resistance
Shape-Shifter
Strong
Tough
Transformation
Unique Ability
Vigorous

Mental Abilities

Healer
Intuitive
Inventor
Iron-Willed
Knowledge
Passion
Perceptive
Pilot
Sixth Sense
Smart
Unique Ability

Social Abilities

Beautiful
Charismatic
Connected
Cute!
Famous
Intimidating
Knowledge
Passion
Performer
Position of Power
Unique Ability
Wealthy

Magical/Psionic/Chi or Ki/Supernatural/Technological Abilities

Attack
Barrier
Dimensional Pocket
Flight
Healer
Illusionist
Incorporeal Form
Invisibility
Life Support
Lucky
Magic, Arcane
Magic, Witchcraft
Passion
Psychic
Resistance
Shape-Shifter
Sixth Sense
Spirit Medium
Telekinesis
Teleport
Time Freeze
Transformation
Unique Ability

NPCs and Equipment Abilities

Companion
Dimensional Pocket
Endurance Reserve
Gear
Inventor
Minions
Unique Ability
Vehicle (Mecha)
Walking Arsenel
Wealthy

Physical/Combat Weaknesses

Awkward Size
Clumsy
Endurance Use
Frail
Impaired Sense
Ineptitude
Languid
Mute
Nosebleeder
Oblivious
Slow
Unique Weakness
Vulnerability
Weak

Mental Weaknesses

Absent-Minded
Airhead
Amnesia
Compulsion
Coward
Crybaby
Dense
Dependency
Easily Distracted
Emotionless
Fear
Fussy
Greedy
Hatred
Impulsive
Ineptitude
Jittery
Kind-Hearted
Lecherous
Loner
Mute
Naïve
Nosebleeder
Oblivious
Obsession
Overconfident
Pacifist
Room for Two
Sensitivity
Short-Tempered
Shy
Soft Spot
Split Personality
Stubborn
Unique Weakness
Weak-Willed

Social Weaknesses

Ageism
Arrogant
Bizarre Appearance
Code of Conduct
Dull
Emotionless
Fussy
Ineptitude
Infamous
Kind-Hearted
Lecherous
Loner
Outcast
Poor
Quirk
Restricted Freedom
Room for Two
Rude
Secret
Sensitivity
Servitude
Short-Tempered
Shy
Split Personality
Stubborn
Unique Weakness
Wanted

Magical/Psionic/Chi or Ki/Supernatural/Technological Weaknesses

Accidental Transformation
Amnesia
Endurance Use
Focus
Limited Uses
Room for Two
Split Personality
Suppressed Power
Trigger
Unique Weakness
Unlucky
Vulnerability

NPCs and Equipment Weaknesses

Focus
Guardian
Hatred
Love Interest
Love Magnet
Rival
Room for Two
Unique Weakness
Wanted

Post by **Clay** » Sun Jul 24, 2016 4:08 pm

Neat, Reddest Mage! Grouping Abilities by type was something briefly tossed around for the revised OVA, but I ultimately decided against it. But as an optional resource I think it could be very useful!

In fact, I wonder if you could use this idea as part of a random creation system (as Aaron proffers here) to create a more structured randomness, one that’s more likely to create balanced/useful characters.

Ability and Weakness Quick Categories

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