Witcher Lifepath

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@CarpeGuitarrem

They’re sorta scattered; the first that come to mind are “Fearless” (I think?) and “Thousand-Yard Stare”. They reduce Hesitation for specific types of things.

It’s good because it’s a more limited (but specialized) bonus, and because that limitation adds more color to the character. Instead of just being “tougher than normal”, a character is “less likely to be shocked” or “feels less pain from wounds”. I’d also say that such a character definitely qualifies for the +1 Steel for “being raised in a competitive environment”, and if there’s a Witcher LP, I’d say it qualifies as one of the soldier-type LPs mentioned in the Steel questions. So they’ll already have more Steel than other characters.

Awesome, I’ll do that.

Also, it’d probably be just fine to list the Witcher Common Traits in the LP; anyone who takes the LP gets the first one and can purchase the others for cheap. That’s a lot of traits (that mainly power-boost) for just taking a LP. I’d maybe even make the first trait something like Outcast.

I’ve since refined the idea so that Witcher Apprentice picks up Altered Metabolism, while Witcher picks up The Trials (including Keen Senses, Mutant, and Nerves of Steel which will be changed to Fearless). Since each gets 2 trait pts and you’re required to buy the first trait listed, I think this works.

So the Witcher Traits are:

Altered Metabolism (long life, immune disease, can use potions, sterile) 1 pt
The Trials (Mutant, Keen Senses, Fearless) 1 pt
Experimental/Unpredicated Mutation (?) 1 pt
Renegade (1D infamous with Witchers) 0 pts
Witcher Code (gain 4th belief?) 1 pt
Witcher Signs (five minor spells) 2 pts each