[Flaw] Acrophobia

Started by Throndir, November 24, 2012, 03:27:55 PM

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http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Acrophobia_%283.5e_Flaw%29

You are afraid of heights.
Drawback: Whenever you are within five feet of the edge of a drop of fifteen feet or greater, make a will save (DC10+1 for every 20 feet). If you fail, you will immediately attempt to get to solid ground, away for the edge, taking the shortest route possible. If no solid ground is available, the character will look for something solid to grab, and remain there until they can muster the courage to move again (Will save, DC 20-1 every two feet from the edge they are). If they cannot do either of these things, they will freeze, and cannot move until they muster the courage to move again. (DC 20-1 for every two feet from the edge). If the character is moving past the edge, at a run or fast walk, they can avoid the will save entirely, provided that the continue moving, and are not distracted from their goal of solid ground.
If a character with Acrophobia is asked to climb over anything that is taller than 30', they must make a will save (DC 18+ 1 for every five feet). If they succeed, they will single-mindedly climb the wall, not changing direction at all, nor paying attention to the world around them. If they are distracted, they will freeze and need to take the will save over again.
Benefit: One additional feat
Special: There should be an upper limit to the +1 to DC for every 20 feet. The brain can only comprehend distances up to a certain point after that it simply becomes-'a really long way down'. So the difference between a thousand and two thousand feet is inconsequential. I would think the max is approx 600 ft or so. Meaning the max is Will save DC 10 + 30 for a 600 foot drop.