Out of Shape
| Out of Shape | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Traits |
| Type | Negative Trait |
| Points | +6 |
| Effect | Low endurance, low endurance regeneration. |
| Skill Boosts | Fitness: +-2 |
| Conflicts | |
Out of Shape lowers a character's Fitness by two levels. The character has low endurance and recovers it slowly.
It is a negative trait and gives 6 points at character creation. It suits a player willing to train Fitness back up through exercise. A careful player who avoids long fights and long runs will feel it less.
Out of Shape Effects
Fitness drops by two levels. Fitness governs endurance and how fast it comes back. With less of it, the character tires sooner in fights and while running.
Endurance recovers more slowly. Breaks between fights have to be longer. A long chase ends sooner because the character runs out of breath.
Fitness is a passive skill. It rises only through exercise, running and fighting. A steady workout routine at the base slowly wins the lost levels back.
Out of Shape Skill Boosts
Out of Shape adds these skill levels when the character is created.
| Skill | Levels |
|---|---|
| Fitness | +-2 |
Out of Shape Conflicting Traits
A character with Out of Shape cannot also take these traits.
| Name | Image | Points | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic | 
|
-10 | Positive Trait |
| Fit | 
|
-6 | Positive Trait |
| Unfit | 
|
+10 | Negative Trait |
Picking Out of Shape
Out of Shape clashes with Athletic, Fit and Unfit. The 6 points are a fair deal for a player who plans to exercise.
Unfit gives more points but drops Fitness by four levels. Out of Shape is the milder option.
The trait hurts melee builds most early on. A firearm user or a stealthy looter can live with it while training Fitness on the side.
Notes
- Fitness drops by two levels.
- Endurance recovers more slowly.
- Exercise wins the lost levels back over time.
- Unfit is the harsher version for more points.
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