Character traits are abilities that are not tied to your character’s race or class. They can enhance your character’s skills, racial abilities, class abilities, or other statistics, enabling you to further customize them.
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All Traits in Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous
Name | Effects | Type | Requirements |
Keen Senses | Elves, gnomes and Half-Elves receive a +2 racial bonus on Perception checks | Racial | Gnome, Elf, Dwarf, Halfling, Half-Elf, Kitsune, Oread |
Elven Magic | Elves receive a +2 racial bonus on caster level checks made to overcome spell resistance. In addition, elves receive a +2 racial bonus on Knowledge (Arcane) skill checks made to identify the properties of magic items. | Racial | Elf |
Elven Immunities | Elves are immune to magic sleep effects and gain +2 racial saving throw bonus against enchantment spells and effects. | Racial | Elf, Half-Elf |
Elven Weapon Familiarity | Elves are proficient with longbows (including composite longbows), longswords, rapiers, and short bows ), and treat any weapon with the word “elven’ in its name as a martial weapon. | Racial | Elf |
Skilled | Humans gain an additional skill rank at first level and one additional rank whenever they gain a level | Racial | Human, Half-Orc |
Slow and Steady | Dwarves have a base speed of 20 feet, but their speed is never modified by armor or encumbrance | Racial | Dwarf |
Stability | Dwarves gain a +4 racial bonus to their Combat Maneuver Defense when resisting a bull rush or trip attempt while standing on the ground. | Racial | Dwarf |
Hardy | Dwarves gain a +2 racial bonus on saving throws against poison, spells, and spell-like abilities. | Racial | Dwarf |
Defensive Training – Giants | Dwarves gain a +4 dodge bonus to AC against monsters of the giant subtype | Racial | Dwarf, Gnome |
Hatred – Orcs and Goblinoids | Dwarves gain a +1 racial bonus on attack rolls against humanoid creatures of the orc and goblinoid subtypes because of their special training against these hated foes. | Racial | Dwarf |
Dwarven Weapon Familiarity | Dwarves are proficient with battleaxes, Heavy picks, and warhammers, and treat any weapon with the word “dwarven’ in its name as a martial weapon. | Racial | Dwarf |
Hatred – Reptilian Humanoids | Dwarves gain a +1 racial bonus on attack rolls against humanoid creatures of the Reptilian and goblinoid subtypes because of their special training against these hated foes. | Racial | Gnome |
Illusion Resistance | Gnomes gain a +2 racial saving throw bonus against illusion spells and effects. | Racial | Gnome |
Gnome Magic | Gnomes add +1 to the DC of any saving throws against illusion spells that they cast. | Racial | Gnome |
Obsessive | Gnomes receive a +2 racial bonus on a Knowledge (World) checks. | Racial | Gnome |
Slow Movement | Gnomes have a base speed of 20 feet. | Racial | Gnome, Halfling |
Fearless | Halflings receive a +2 racial bonus on all saving throws against fear. This bonus stacks with the bonus granted by halfling luck. | Racial | Halfling |
Sure-Footed | Halflings receive a +2 racial bonus on Athletics and Mobility checks. | Racial | Halfling |
Halfling Luck | Halflings receive a +1 racial bonus on all saving throws. | Racial | Halfling |
Adaptability | Half-elf receives Skill Focus as a bonus feat at 1st level. | Racial | Half-Elf |
Intimidating | Half-orcs receive a +2 racial bonus on Intimidate checks due to their fearsome nature. | Racial | Half-orcs |
Orc Weapon Familiarity | Half-orcs are proficient with greataxes and falchions and treat any weapon with the word “orc’ in its name as a martial weapon. | Racial | Half-orcs |
Orc Ferocity | When a half-orc is brought below 0 hit points but not killed, he can fight on for 1 more round as if disabled. At the end of his next turn, unless brought to above 0 hit points, he immediately falls unconscious. | Racial | Half-orcs |
Heritage | Most aasimars do not know exactly where their celestial powers came from, and the similar qualities of many such celestially touched beings hint at a relatively indistinct or all-encompassing heavenly force in their lineage. Some, however, posses more unique traits and abilities inherited from their supernal forebears, attributes that hint at the precise type of celestial being that affected their ancestors. | Racial | Aasimar |
Light Halo | Aasimars posses the ability to manifest halos. They can create a light centered on their head at will. While using a halo, they gain a +2 circumstance bonus on saving throws against becoming blinded or dazzled. | Racial | Aasimar |
Celestial Resistance | Aasimars have acid resistance 5, cold resistance 5, and electricity resistance 5. | Racial | Aasimar |
Kitsune Heritage | The following alternate herritagaes may be selected for kitsune race: Keen Kitsune (+2 Dex, +2 Int, -2 Str), Kitsune (+2 Dex, +2 Cha, -2 Str) | Racial | Kitsune |
Kitsune Magic | Kitsune add +1 to the DC of any saving throws against enchantment spells that they cast. Kitsune with a Charisma score of 11 or higher (for Keen kitsune, it is Intelligence instead of Charisma) gain the Light spell-like ability to use 3 times per day (caster level equals to the kitsune’s level) | Racial | Kitsune |
Change Shape | A Kitsune can assume the appearance of a specific human form of the same sex. The kitsune always takes this specific form when she uses the ability. A Kitsune in human form cannot use her bite attack. Changing shape is a standard action. | Racial | Kitsune |
Dhampir Heritage | Presented here are alternative dhampirs descended from specific breeds of vampires. A player may choose one of the following heritages for her dhampir in place of the traditional dhampir racial features (which are assumed to be born from less pure or mixed heritages). | Racial | Dhampir |
Negative Energy Affinity | Though a living creature, a dhampir reacts to positive and negtive energy as if they were undead – positive energy harms them, while negative energy heals them. | Racial | Dhampir |
Resist Level Drain | A dhampir takes no penalties from energy drain effects. | Racial | Dhampir |
Undead Resistance | Dhampirs gain a +2 racial bonus on saving throws against disease and mind-affecting effects. | Racial | Dhampir |
Oread Heritage | Geniekin trace their lineage to beings from the various Elemental Planes. Though their progenitors are typically genies, this ancestry can derive from any number of elemental creatures. Furthermore, even geniekin whose ancestry includes only genies can manifest their elemental heritage in uncommon ways. | Racial | Oread |
Slow Movement (Dwarf Blooded) | Oreads have a base speed of 20 feet, but their speed is never modified by armor or encumbrance. | Racial | Oread |
Energy Resistance | Oreads have acid resistance 5. | Racial | Oread |
Acid Affinity | Oreads get a +1 racial bonus to DC on Acid spells. | Racial | Oread |