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= Aspects List =
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Aspects are a phrase, a quote, or a sentence that defines a truth about a character or a game truth in a number of games systems ranging from Risus, Fate, Houses of the Blooded, PDQ, Universalis, etc. This is a list of useful aspects that can be of use to narrators and players using these game system. 
 
 
 
=== Advice for Good Aspects ===
 
 
 
* a good aspects should have both positive and negative elements
 
* a good aspect should worded so that the player can invoke them for a bonus, and the narrator compell them for a fate point.
 
* a good aspect can reveal something that the character may not even know.
 
 
 
 
 
== Character Aspects==
 
 
 
=== Archetypes / High Concepts ===
 
 
 
For more information on some common archetypes, see [[Character_Role_Catalog|Character Role Catalog]].
 
 
 
* (Elvish) Archer
 
* Absent-Minded Savant
 
* Ace Reporter
 
* Alien Companion
 
* Amateur Sleuth
 
* Amateur Archeologist
 
* Amazon Warrior
 
* Anarchist
 
* Armchair Scientist
 
* Art Collector
 
* Artist
 
* Bad Boy
 
* Bad Girl
 
* Bard
 
* Believer
 
* Biker
 
* Bimbo
 
* Black Sheep
 
* Boisterous Barbarian
 
* Bored Aristocrat
 
* Brash Pilot
 
* Broker
 
* Brooding Swordsman
 
* Champion
 
* Civilized Barbarian
 
* Computer Geek
 
* Con Man
 
* Conspiracy Theorist
 
* Cowboy
 
* Dangerous Servant
 
* Dark Elf
 
* Dashing Officer
 
* Desert Nomad
 
* Devout Priest
 
* Drifter
 
* Dungeon Delver
 
* Eccentric Mentor
 
* Emo
 
* Ex-Soldier
 
* Ex-Space Marine
 
* Fae
 
* Femme Fatale
 
* Film-fan
 
* Flying Ace
 
* Friend of All People
 
* Gadget Guy
 
* Gadgeteer
 
* Gambler
 
* Gangster
 
* Geezer
 
* Gentleman Thief
 
* Girl Who Become a Boy
 
* Grizzled Police Detective
 
* Gruff Sergeant
 
* Grumpy (Dwarven) Warrior
 
* Gumshoe Detective
 
* He Who Is Foretold in the Prophesies
 
* Heir to the Throne
 
* Honorable Assassin
 
* Hot-Tempered Sorcerer
 
* Hustler
 
* Independent Wizard
 
* Independent Woman
 
* Innocent Farmboy
 
* Inquisitor
 
* Inscrutable Mystic
 
* Jack-Of-All-Trades Mechanic
 
* Jive-Talking Wizard
 
* Joker/Jester
 
* Jungle Lord
 
* Kid
 
* Knight
 
* Knight in Black
 
* Lady
 
* Likable Theif
 
* Loner
 
* Lord
 
* Lost Love
 
* Mad Scientist
 
* Magician
 
* Magus
 
* Man of Mystery
 
* Martial Artist
 
* Maverick Cop
 
* Mechanic
 
* Mercenary
 
* Mobster
 
* Musician
 
* Mysterious Gypsy
 
* Mysterious Stranger
 
* Nerd
 
* Network Hacker
 
* New Recruit
 
* Noble Savage
 
* Novelist
 
* Officer Fresh from the Academy
 
* Outdoorsman
 
* Parapsychologist
 
* Plucky Reporter
 
* Policeman
 
* Popular Girl
 
* Preppy Student
 
* Private Detective
 
* Prodigal Son
 
* Prophet
 
* Psychiatrist
 
* Psycho-analyst
 
* Quarterback
 
* Redeemed Hero
 
* Righteous Youth
 
* Roommate
 
* Sacrificial Virgin
 
* Salesman
 
* Scholar
 
* Scoundrel
 
* Seductress
 
* Shrewd Lawyer
 
* Silent Stranger
 
* Soldier
 
* Sorcerer
 
* Spitfire Tomboy
 
* Star-crossed Lovers
 
* Starship Captain
 
* Straight Talking Lawman
 
* Street Samarai
 
* Stuck-up Paladin/Knight
 
* Stupid Orcs
 
* Super Spy
 
* Temperamental Police Chief
 
* Texan
 
* Traveller in a Strange Land
 
* True Beauty
 
* Trusty Companion
 
* Two-Fisted Pilot
 
* Unconventional Genius
 
* Urban Villain
 
* Veteran
 
* Vixen
 
* Wise Old Man
 
* Wizard
 
* Young Hero
 
 
 
===  Beliefs, Convictions & Mottos ===
 
 
 
* A Good Day to Die
 
* A Worthy Foe Should Be Respected
 
* Alone, We Stand Together
 
* Always Strike First
 
* By Fidelity and Military Service
 
* Carrot, Not the Stick
 
* Chivalry Is Not Dead
 
* Conquer or Die!
 
* Contentment Is Preferable to Riches
 
* Dare to Fail, for It Is the Only Way to Truly Experience Success. ~ Matt Maresca
 
* Desire Is Tamed With a Kiss
 
* Do Your Duty, Happen What May
 
* Every Man, Woman and Child for Themselves
 
* Failure Is Not an Option
 
* Faith Demands Sacrifice
 
* Family Before All Others
 
* Fight First, Talk Later!
 
* First, Do No Harm
 
* Friendship Often Ends in Love; but Love in Friendship - Never
 
* Glory Is Forever
 
* Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That He Lay Down His Friends for His Life. ~ Jeremy Thorpe
 
* I Always Pay My Due
 
* I Am the Land
 
* I Have Killed Men for Less!
 
* I Wait
 
* I Want to Know
 
* I Want to Make a Difference
 
* I Will Have Vengeance
 
* I'll Be Back
 
* I'll Make Captain One Day
 
* Imagination Is More Important Than Knowledge. ~ Albert Einstein
 
* It's Not the Size of the Dog in the Fight, but the Size of the Fight in the Dog. ~ Mark Twain
 
* It's the Last Inch That Counts
 
* Ladies First
 
* Liberty of Death!
 
* Life Is a Great Big Canvas, and You Should Throw All the Paint on It You Can. ~ Danny Kaye
 
* Life Is Either a Daring Adventure, or Nothing. ~ Helen Keller
 
* Live Life to the Fullest
 
* Mercy Has No Place in the Law
 
* My Favorite Dish Is Revenge
 
* My Weapon Is Myself
 
* Never Surrender
 
* Never Throw the First Punch.but Be Sure You Throw the Last.
 
* No Mercy, but No Cruelty
 
* No Reason Why We Can't Be Civilized
 
* Nobody else for the Job but Us
 
* Non-Traditionalist
 
* Nothing in Life Is Permanent
 
* Nothing Personal, It's Just Business
 
* One for All and All for One
 
* Only the Strong Are Fit to Rule
 
* People Need to Wake up!
 
* Politics Is My Favorite Game
 
* Precision Trumps Power
 
* Protect the Innocent
 
* Serve the Public Trust
 
* Speak Softly but Carry a Big Stick
 
* Stay Alive
 
* Subtlety Is Its Own Power
 
* Tears Are Not Enough
 
* Technology Is the Great Equalizer
 
* the Best Way out Is Always Through. ~ Robert Frost
 
* the Price of Glory
 
* the Road Is My Home
 
* the Snake Lurks in the Grass
 
* to Sacrifice Even Life to Truth
 
* Uphold the Law
 
* Virtue Despises Danger
 
* Wants to Live in Peace
 
* We Must Be the Change We Want to See in the World. ~ Mahatma Gandhi
 
 
 
 
 
===  Disadvantages / Trouble / Consequences ===
 
 
 
* A Squirrel!
 
* Addicted to Speed
 
* Alone in a Crowd
 
* Always the Bridesmaid, Never the Bride
 
* Backstabber
 
* Been Here Too Long
 
* Broken Heart
 
* Brooding
 
* But for a Nail!
 
* By the Book? What Book
 
* Certifiably Nuts
 
* Caught Red-Handed
 
* Craves Control
 
* Curiosity Killed the Cat
 
* Dandy Living Rough
 
* Dark Past
 
* Day Dreamer
 
* Desperate
 
* Devoid of Magic
 
* Easy Mark
 
* Empty Inside
 
* Entertain Me
 
* Entitlement Complex
 
* Ever the Bridesmaid
 
* Everything Has a Price
 
* Faints at the Sight of Blood
 
* Fly by Night
 
* Folds Under Pressure
 
* Forbidden Tastes
 
* Generous to a Fault
 
* Guilty Conscience
 
* Gullible
 
* Haunted
 
* Haunted by Dreams
 
* He'll Eat Anything!
 
* Heir to a Terrible Secret
 
* Hermit
 
* Home-wrecker
 
* I Can't Get Involved
 
* I Don't Trust Me, and You Shouldn't Either
 
* I Get Paid to to Crazy Stuff
 
* I Hate the Outdoors
 
* I Have No Idea How Much I Don't Know
 
* I Want It Now
 
* I'd Take a Bullet for Xxx
 
* I'm Too Old for This
 
* if One Is Good, Ten Is Better
 
* if Only I Had My Trusty Toolbox
 
* Impetuous
 
* in My Own Time
 
* in over His Head
 
* Indulgent & Indulged
 
* Infamous
 
* Insatiable Appetite
 
* Intolerant
 
* It Was Fine in My Workshop!
 
* It Wasn't My Fault!
 
* Ivory Tower
 
* Just a Poser
 
* Just Following Orders
 
* Just Use More
 
* King’s Wrath
 
* Knows Too Much
 
* Let Me See How This Works!
 
* Liar and a Cheat
 
* Loner
 
* Look, a Kitty!
 
* Loose Cannon
 
* Loyal to the Bone
 
* Loyalty for Sale
 
* Materialistic
 
* Math Is Hard
 
* Momma's Boy
 
* My Daughter Died in My Arms
 
* My Ex Drives Me Crazy
 
* Naïve
 
* Never Good Enough
 
* New in Town
 
* Obsessed
 
* Obsessive-Compulsive
 
* Obviously Landed on His Face
 
* One Step Behind
 
* over My Head
 
* Overly Blunt
 
* Paranoid
 
* Perpetually Broke
 
* Picks Scabs
 
* Rude and Crude
 
* Scavenger
 
* Self-Destructive
 
* Shady Past
 
* Shattered
 
* Short Fuse
 
* Silver Spoon
 
* Snakes! Why Does It Always Have to Be Snakes!
 
* Snarl
 
* Something to Prove
 
* Soul of a Killer
 
* Stage Fright
 
* Sucker
 
* Sucker for a Pretty Face
 
* Sweet-Tooth
 
* Sweetheart, Would I Lie to You?
 
* the Awful Truth
 
* the Darkness Always Threatens
 
* They Can't Know I'm an Alien
 
* This Is Bigger Than I Thought
 
* Troublemaker
 
* Vagabond
 
* What I Wouldn't Give for Real Power
 
* Who Needs Backup?
 
* Why Won't You Die!
 
* Withdrawn
 
* Work in Progress
 
* Work Is a Four Letter Word!
 
* You'll Never Take Me Alive!
 
 
 
 
 
===  Dispositions ===
 
 
 
* A Fine Line Between Cynicism and Realism
 
* A Fistful of Truth
 
* A Girl in Every Port
 
* Approachable
 
* Art Is Pleasure
 
* Benevolent Dictator
 
* Born of the Storm
 
* Brother to All Who Know Me
 
* Calm in a Sea of Insanity
 
* Caution Above All
 
* Chance-Taker
 
* Civilized
 
* Cold As the Winter Wind
 
* Compassionate Heart
 
* Court Gossip
 
* Cuts It Close
 
* Cutthroat
 
* Dastardly
 
* Dead Calm
 
* Death Defying
 
* Defender of the Defenseless
 
* Devastating Glance
 
* Disciplined
 
* Dogged Dreamer
 
* Don't Let the Bastards Get You Down
 
* Fae-Touched
 
* Faith Fears Not
 
* Famous
 
* Fierce and Passionate
 
* Fiercely Independent
 
* Give the voters what they want
 
* Hard Boiled
 
* Hard Working
 
* Heart of a Saint
 
* Heart of Gold
 
* I Must Survive!
 
* I Neither Envy nor Despise
 
* I Succeed by Kindness
 
* Imposing Stare
 
* Intrepid
 
* Irreproachable
 
* Irritatingly Sunny
 
* Just Do the Job
 
* Keep It Simple
 
* Keep It Tidy
 
* Kind-Hearted
 
* Loner
 
* Marked by Destiny
 
* Muckraking
 
* Never Trust a Man
 
* Nosy
 
* Nothing Left to Loose
 
* Obsessed
 
* Office Gossip
 
* Overtime
 
* Plucky
 
* Poker Face
 
* Practical
 
* Pride Goeth Before Everything
 
* Privilege Makes Me Cynical
 
* Proud of My Heritage
 
* Pushed over the Edge
 
* Quick to Anger
 
* Quick to Love
 
* Quiet Confidence
 
* Reclusive
 
* Regal Bearing
 
* Respectable
 
* Ruthless Heart
 
* Salt of the Earth
 
* Scrappy
 
* Secretive
 
* Sense of Honor
 
* Shadowed Glare
 
* Slow to Forget
 
* Soft-Spoken
 
* Stone Cold
 
* Strength in Silence
 
* Stripper With a Heart of Gold
 
* Suspicious
 
* Take That, You Fiend!
 
* the More Thorny the More Fragrant
 
* Thick Skinned
 
* This Is My Post
 
* Tolerant
 
* Touched
 
* Troublemaker
 
* Twitchy
 
* Two-Fisted
 
* Uncivilized
 
* Undying Devotion
 
* Unflappable
 
* Unshakeable
 
* Wary
 
* Well-Mannered
 
* Wiseass
 
 
 
===  Expertise, Advantages ===
 
 
 
* A Cut Above the Norm
 
* A Fistful of Dollars
 
* A Name Within the Field
 
* Aikido Master
 
* Always Ready
 
* Amazonian
 
* Archer's Eye
 
* Artist's Heart
 
* At Home Behind the Stick
 
* Aura of Power
 
* Been Around a Long Time
 
* Been  There, Done That
 
* Bend With the Wind
 
* Best Education Money Could Buy
 
* Beware the Wrath of a Patient Man
 
* Bookworm
 
* Born of Wealth
 
* Born to the Blade
 
* Cat's Eyes
 
* Chance Favors Only Those Who Court Her. ~ Charles Nicolle
 
* Competitive Athlete
 
* Cuts It Close
 
* Dead Sexy
 
* Death Defying
 
* Dogged
 
* Don't Judge Me by My Size
 
* Eavesdropper
 
* Elven Grace
 
* Engineering Prodigy
 
* Eureka!
 
* Expert Among Novices
 
* Eyes Wide Open
 
* Favorite With the Ladies
 
* First on the Scene
 
* From the Future
 
* For You Are With Me, Father
 
* Gearhead
 
* Gentle Touch
 
* Ghost Step
 
* Gimme a Minute
 
* Graceful
 
* Grease Monkey
 
* Great Expectations
 
* Hardy
 
* Hawkeye
 
* Heart of a Warrior
 
* Honest Eyes
 
* I Fear No Evil
 
* I Have a Bad Feeling About This
 
* I Just Happened to Be in the Neighborhood
 
* I Know a Way
 
* I Know What I'm Doing
 
* I Know Your Name
 
* I Need No Sword
 
* I Never Forget a Face
 
* I'll Never Talk
 
* I'm Going to Kill You Using Only My Left Thumb
 
* I've seen this before
 
* Icy Beauty
 
* in Acting Justly Fear No One
 
* In Shape and Ready to Play
 
* Inconspicuous
 
* Iron Will
 
* It Is Better to Know Some of the Questions Than All of the Answers. ~ James Thurber
 
* It Was Always in My Pocket
 
* It Would Take a Miracle
 
* Jane of All Trades
 
* Johnny on the Spot
 
* Knowledge Is My Shield
 
* Knowledge Is the Great Equalizer
 
* Knows the Names of Evil
 
* Leads the Hunt
 
* Let Me See How This Works!
 
* Look in My Eyes
 
* Lord of the Treetops
 
* Lord, Grant Me the Strength!
 
* Man of Two Worlds
 
* Man, That Is Going to Hurt Later
 
* Master of Blind Fighting
 
* Master of Innuendo
 
* Meticulous
 
* Midnight Eyes
 
* Motorhead
 
* Moves Like a Ninja
 
* Musician's Soul
 
* Natural Mechanic
 
* Neither Swiftly nor Slowly
 
* Nick of Time
 
* No Stranger to Pain
 
* No, You Do It Like This!
 
* Nose for Trouble
 
* Not Just a Pretty Face
 
* One With the Forest
 
* One Tough Customer
 
* Order out of Chaos
 
* Pack-Rat
 
* Plans Within Plans
 
* Political Survivor
 
* Power Behind the Throne
 
* Prefer the Honest to the Profitable
 
* Pride in Scholarship
 
* Pure Killing Machine
 
* Puts in the Long Hours
 
* Quick Witted
 
* Respectable Authority
 
* Ride It Down
 
* Rough & Ready
 
* Rugged
 
* Self-Sufficient
 
* Shiphead
 
* Silents As Midnight
 
* Silver-Tongued
 
* Sleeping Bear
 
* Social Chameleon
 
* Solution Oriented
 
* Something's Not Right
 
* Sorcerer by Nature
 
* Spokesperson
 
* Strange Intuition
 
* Strange Luck
 
* Street Smart
 
* Strong and Certain Grip
 
* Strong As an Ox
 
* Swordsman Without Compare
 
* Takes One to Know One
 
* That Is Not a Knife. This Is a Knife!
 
* The Pen Is Mightier then the Sword
 
* There is always more than meets the eye
 
* To Know How to Hide One's Ability Is Great Skill. ~ Francois De La Rochefoucauld
 
* Too Close to Call
 
* Touched by Magic
 
* Tough As Nails
 
* Two-Fisted
 
* Unremarkable
 
* Virtue for Its Own Sake
 
* Voice Like a Silken Strangling Cord
 
* Voice Like Silk
 
* Wait, Try This...
 
* Was This What You Needed?
 
* Weapons Master
 
* Well-Known
 
* Well-Schooled
 
* Well-Travelled
 
* While I Have Breath I Have Hope
 
* World Traveler
 
* You Can't Be Expected to Understand
 
* You’ll Never Get Past Me!
 
 
 
 
 
===  Friends, Family, Help ===
 
 
 
* A Might Fortress Is My Home
 
* Apprentice of ...
 
* Buddy of ...
 
* Chosen of ...
 
* Co-Worker
 
* Devoted Servant of ...
 
* Elf-Friend
 
* Ex-Operative of ...
 
* Former Cultist
 
* Former Reporter
 
* Friend of the Beasts
 
* Friend of the Family
 
* Friends in Dark Places
 
* Friends in Low Places
 
* Hidden Crush
 
* I Know Just the Guy
 
* I'm a Member of ...
 
* Made Man
 
* Manfred, Save Me!
 
* My Old Friend, ...
 
* Network of Spies
 
* Never Without My Minions
 
* Nobody Beats up My Sister but Me!
 
* of the Xxx Family
 
* Pawn of ...
 
* Raised by ...
 
* Reminds You of Your Uncle
 
* Secret Crush
 
* Unspoken Love
 
* War Buddies
 
* Yeah, I Know Him
 
 
 
 
 
===  Enemies & Foes ===
 
 
 
* ... Killed My Family!
 
* Betrayed by ...
 
* Haunted by ...
 
* Hunted by ...
 
* Jealous Ex-...
 
* on the Run from ...
 
* Rival to...
 
* Sworn Enemy of ...
 
* Vendetta With ...
 
* Won't Rest Until ...
 
 
 
===  Gear ===
 
 
 
* Ancient Sword
 
* Deathbed Legacy
 
* I Have My Father's Sword
 
* I Have My Mother's Diaries
 
* Import/Export Business
 
* My Pa's Old Six Shooter
 
* Secret Lair
 
* Serendipity, Space Freighter
 
* She's the Fastest Ship on the Rim
 
 
 
 
 
===  Questions ===
 
 
 
Some good questions to ask:
 
 
 
* Death to ...
 
* I Hate ...
 
* I Intend to ...
 
* I Know in My Heart ...
 
* I Love ...
 
* I'll Make My Name by ...
 
* More then Anything I Need ...
 
* My Most Immediate Concern ...
 
* Sworn Enemy of ...
 
* Wants to Be ...
 
* ...Must Die!
 
 
 
== Compellable Scene Aspects and Consequences ==
 
 
 
* Bad-Tempered
 
* Broken
 
* Drowsy
 
* Foggy
 
* Fragile
 
* Naïve
 
* Off-Balance
 
* Poor-Quality
 
* Shadowy
 
* Slick
 
* Slippery
 

Revision as of 08:46, 14 May 2011

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