Medical

MEDICAL [1d100]

Characters may begin play with one or more Medical Traits. This space on the character profile is also used to record diseases, scars, and other identifying marks acquired during play. Recalculate all skill bases that are affected by attribute changes. The Sindarin are immune to human diseases; treat their (*) traits as “Sterile” (they are relatively infertile).

Male	Female	Medical Trait
01–08	01–05	Addiction: Characters are addicted to some substance like alcohol or a drug. Afflicted characters test Will x4 to resist the first use, and Will x1 to resist each subsequent use. Characters under the influence may become unconscious, injure themselves, etc.
09	06	Albinism: Pallid complexion, white hair, red eyes. Viewing bright light causes intense eye pain, giving a special penalty of 10 on most skills. Albinos sunburn very easily. Some people consider them very attractive.
10–14	07–10	Allergy: Common allergies are to pollen, hair, fur, feathers, wool, bee stings, or to foods such as eggs, milk, cereals, or shellfish (GM choice of one of the above). When the substance is nearby, the character suffers from sneezing, wheezing, and coughing. This results in a Special Penalty of 20 to all skills until the allergy source is avoided or removed. Eating allergic foods can cause serious illness or death – treat as poison. See Physician.
15–17	11–14	Ambidextrous: Character can use both hands equally well. Dexterity +1d3
18–20	15	Arm: One arm missing or deformed. Dexterity is –1d3, and activities which require two hands (such as shooting a bow, or using a shield and weapon) are impossible.
21–24	16–19	Birthmark(s): May reduce Comeliness by 1d3, or indicate a special ancestry.
25	20	Dwarfism: Character height is Species minimum –2d6", with Heavy Frame.
26–27	21–22	*Epilepsy: Character may have a seizure (test Will x5) if traumatized. Swimming and Riding should be avoided. Increase Intelligence 1d3.
28	23	Ear: One ear missing or deaf. Reduce Hearing by 1d3.
29–30	24–25	Eye: One eye missing or blind. Reduce Eyesight by 1d3. Lack of depth perception and reduced field of vision makes combat difficult, giving a special penalty of 10 to combat skills.
31	26	Gigantism: Character Height is Species maximum +2d6", with Massive Frame.
32	27	*Hemophilia: The character’s blood clots much more slowly than normal. Attempts to stop bloodloss suffer a special penalty of 40. Females do not suffer the effect, but pass it on to their sons.
33	28–29	Hirsutism: Excessive body hair. Reduce Comeliness by 1d3. Character may be mistaken for Gargun or were-creature.
34–35	30	Leg: One leg missing or deformed. Reduce generated Agility by 50%. Character can walk (half-move) and hobble (full-move) with the use of a pegleg.
36–39	31–40	Left-Handed: Dexterity +1d2. Character likely to suffer some discrimination.
40–41	41–42	*Leprosy: Body covered with sores/scabs. Pain sensitivity is reduced (ignore Shock Rolls for Minor Wounds). Comeliness is –2d6 and Rhetoric is half ML. Contagion Index is 7. See Physician.
42	43	Lycanthropy: Character is a were-creature. Use only at GM discretion.
43–44	44–45	Monochromasia: Severe color blindness. All colors are perceived as shades of gray. Reduce Eyesight by 1d3, and the GM may assess a special penalty when color is significant.
45–47	46–48	Obesity: Character’s Weight is 50% to 100% more than generated. This does NOT increase Strength, but reduces Agility by 1d3.
48–57	49–58	*Parasites: Worms, fleas, lice, etc. These are fairly common among the lower classes. Character may have special penalty of 10 to Rhetoric skill and 20 to Lovecraft.
58–60	59–61	*Poxmarks (healed): Character bears scars from a disease such as smallpox. Reduce Comeliness 1d3.
61–63	62–63	Scars: Reduce Comeliness 1d3.
64–65	64–65	Sterile: Character cannot have children.
66–70	66–70	Multiple Traits: roll twice more.
71–00	71–00	No Medical Traits

Medical Option

Reward players with two points which they can add to attribute(s) of their choice (except any affected by the option) before they risk a roll on this table.