...rare). They are generally chosen as part of a character's background at [[Character Creation]], but they might be acquired later on as part of an [[Initiation]
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In [[Fifth Edition]], a '''Personality Flaw''' is an aspect of a character's personality that either causes him to get involved in stories, or can occ
...[[Story Flaw]]. A Minor Personality Flaw is something that influences the character's actions and can occasionally affect the course of a story but mainly adds
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...s|characteristics]] of a character, '''Stamina''' (abbr. Sta) represents a character's ability to exert himself in physical and mental circumstances. While the
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In [[ArM5]], a '''Minor Virtue''' is a reletively weak [[Virtue]]. In character generation it requires less severe [[Flaw|flaws]] to balance than a [[Major
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...clude some considerable benefit, such as a friend or ally who can help the character who has this Flaw, whereas [[Major Story Flaw|Major Story Flaws]] have no b
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...ck", ''[[Ars Magica Fifth Edition]]'', p. 51</ref>. This Flaw prevents the character from ever learning a certain class of [[Ability|Abilities]], as specified i
...only take the Ability Block Flaw once, and must apply it to Abilities the character is eligible to learn. For example, a magus can take an Ability Block with M
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A character who studies the tractatus for a season gains [[experience point | experienc
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...nger than typical companions, so the troupe should consider whether such a character should take the Magus or Companion slots.
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...any one [[Ability]] (chosen when the character is created). It grants the character a flat bonus while using that Ability.
...5 Experience Points to improve his Ability score to 6 (the same as would a character without Puissant Ability).
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...ic" characters. A character must meet specific requirements to be a heroic character; see [[HoHTL]] 104.
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...ural Virtues are not warped by an aura from the same Realm. For example, a character with the Faerie Blooded Virtue would be immune to the warping caused by liv
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...Abilities can be taken up in character generation (past childhood) by any character, not requiring any particular [[Virtue]] or [[Flaw]] to gain or improve the
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...andling," ''[[Ars Magica Fifth Edition]]'', p. 62</ref>. It represents the character's ability to train and work with animals; for example, to hunt with hounds.
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...Edition]]'', page 62</ref>. A special benefit of this Ability is that the character may use his or her score in [[Animal Handling]] to influence animals, simil
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...relate to a specific facet of the personality of the character involved. A character who tries to keep his composure when being harassed, or who is about to com
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...[[house rule|house rules]] or advanced magi, so you may need to change the character to fit it.
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== In-Character Pages ==
== Out-of-Character Pages ==
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...s of Power: The Infernal]] p. 112. The title is often used to describe any character with Infernal allegiance, however.
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...rifice. Initiation is a [[Seasonal Activity]] for the purposes of seasonal character advancement ([[TMRE]] 11), but is intended
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...[[Outer Mystery]] that is an 'open secret', available to any character at character generation.
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