Hunter Flaws

Hunter Flaws

Hunter flaws refer to inborn disabilities, problems, or aversions that are exhibited only the Imbued, or rarely by other, more mortal types of supernatural hunters. They generally represent problems or struggles unique to them because of their combination of dangerous lifestyle and mundane origins and limitations.

Some hunter flaws are even more specific, being most often manifested only by members of a specific creed or organization, although it is not always certain whether it is impossible for other hunters to have these flaws or simply very, very unusual.

General Hunter Flaws

The Beast Within: This hunter has a Beast like one of the monsters they hunt, making them prone to descending into frenzy.

Blasphemous Tongue: This hunter is prone to doing and saying irreverant things that shock their fellow hunters and make them question their dedication.

Collaborator: This hunter has been known to cooperate with or even help a supernatural being in the past and is therefore mistrusted by other hunters.

Combat Novice: This hunter has never encountered real violence and is likely to panic or flee when they do.

Dark Heritage: This hunter has someone not entirely human in their lineage somewhere, causing other hunters to view them with suspicion.

Disreputable Cenacle: This hunter's local group has been shamed or failed notably in the past, leading to them having low status with other hunters.

Malicious Zealot: This hunter is religiously motivated and takes great delight in hurting and killing people or things they believe oppose their faith.

Monstrous Connections: This hunter has to deal with supernatural beings regularly (for example, they have a supernatural family member or coworker) who may or may not know about them.

Order Prodigy: This hunter is a shining example of their particular group of hunters and is famously liked and considered an expert.

Secret Friendship: This hunter is secretly friends with a supernatural being, making them a target if other hunters discover this.

Supernatural Nemesis: This hunter is hated by a specific supernatural being, who wishes ill to them personally and is likely to dedicate significant time to ruining or ending their life.

Supernaturally Ignorant: This hunter knows a lot of downright incorrect information about the supernatural that is likely to place them in serious danger.

Imbued Flaws

Judgment: This hunter has done something terrible in the past and has lost access to some of their powers, which they cannot regain until they have repented to the satisfaction of whatever higher power granted them.

Psi Focus: This hunter needs a physical object to trigger or control their powers and cannot use them effectively if they lose it.

Psychic Feedback: This hunter becomes exhausted when using their powers, and may even find them painful if they overextend themself.

Spiritually Damaged: This hunter cannot understand higher levels of enlightenment and can only learn about two of their virtues.

Unsetling Effect: This hunter makes others around them feel uncomfortable from their psychic radiance.