Brocktree

Regarding 'bad' traits. While further experimentation is required for Cursed at Birth, I've found that: - Frail reduces the total damage taken from an episode of poisoning by 3. It does not appear to affect disease. As the effect is negligible, I'd have all characters take this for the XP bonus. - Rational Mind does not appear to affect spell power! You can't use scrolls, wands, and most potions (you can use Curing Potions, strangely enough). I rarely, if ever, use scrolls/wands/potions as Celts, so this might be worthwhile as well. - Sluggish imposes a -1 Action Point penalty PER ROUND. That sucks. I wouldn't select this. - Berserker needs a little more experimentation to work out the increase in damage output/input. However, you have a +20% chance to hit, and to be hit. Quote: I suppose you'd have to avoid raising Luck or other such stats, though, to keep the effect going? I suspect so. I've only confirmed the effect for Charm and Sleep. It does not appear to work for Stoning and Disease.

Which ones do you think would be worth the XP penalty? Fast on Feet seems to be a contender, since the +1 Action Point is hard to replicate, and allows a second attack. Strangely enough, initiative does not seem to exist in N: O. Your first (or sixth) character always moves first, independent of dexterity. Faerie Blood gives you a 25% chance to resist curse and slow. As far as I know, nothing else in the game does this. It almost completely nullifies disease. I've started to dabble with Cursed at Birth, and have found some very interesting bugs. Taking Cursed at Birth made me immune to sleep (every time I was hit by a Dark Wolf, I would receive a message stating that I was more alert). I would also resist charm 100% of the time. I'd hypothesise that if your resistances are low, Cursed at Birth may push them below 0. As they say, every cloud has a silver lining.

http://miscrpggames.weebly.com I will eventually get around to doing the negative traits. Note that this only applies to the original Nethergate.