Logo Narcissist (3.5e Flaw)
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Logo Narcissist
You have created some sort of symbol that represents you, and you absolutely must plaster it all over everything you make... even when it could bite you in the ass, such as by blowing your cover or making your creations easier to subvert (such as climbing a wall you've built or conjured).
Prerequisite: Must be able to appreciate the significance of symbolism (Int score of 3 or higher)
Effect: When you take this flaw, you must design some sort of symbol that represents you. This symbol could be a letter from your name, a stylized depiction of your face, a symbol representing some ideal that you treasure... the details don't matter, they're totally up to you. What matters is that you have a pathological need to put this symbol on everything that you own — your home, your sword, your armor, your clothing, your vehicles, documents you write, envelopes you mail, everything. If you happen to have an army, your army's uniform needs to include your symbol. If you have designated some area as your territory, you must put your symbol all over the landscape – whether it be putting it up on signposts, painting it on walls, carving it into trees, or chiseling it on mountains, you must see to it that at least one instance of your symbol can be seen from anywhere in your territory. Even effects you generate, such as spells that you cast, need to have your symbol; for instance, any wall of force you conjure will have your symbol on it, and all Symbol spells you cast (or other magical writings you generate, such as explosive runes and sepia snake sigil) must incorporate your symbol. Your symbol is applied to effects you generate as part of the process of generating those effects, so you don't have to go to any special lengths to, say, make a lightning bolt form the shape of your symbol, or chisel your symbol into a wall of iron that you conjure.
You can choose not to put your symbol on something; for instance, your symbol doesn't have to appear on spells that you cast. However, if you do not put your symbol on something that you could consider to be yours (or the symbol is later defaced or removed), and you are aware that your symbol is missing, you become surly and disheartened, taking a −1 penalty to attack rolls, saving throws, and checks for each instance of a missing symbol. These penalties stack with one another and do not go away until you have applied your symbol to the symbol-devoid article(s) or you no longer own them. (If you fail to put your symbol on something that exists for 1 round or less, such as an instantaneous effect, you only take a penalty for 1 round.) You do not have to put your symbol on something you couldn't possibly put a symbol on, or that it wouldn't stick to — for instance, you don't need to put your logo on a body of water (or similar medium that couldn't hold a symbol for any appreciable length of time), unless you happen to have some means of actually forcing your symbol into that medium.
Of course, putting your symbol on everything has its disadvantages. The main disadvantage is that it is absolutely, positively not subtle or discreet. When you've got a symbol and put it all over everything, it is blatantly obvious where you've been and what you consider to be yours. As such, you can't really disguise your operations as something clandestine and harmless, especially not if you're well-known as someone who makes trouble. Furthermore, how you choose to put your symbol on things might affect their functionality — potentially in a way that your enemies might find helpful. A glowing arcane mark, for instance, would be very difficult to sneak around with, especially in the dark, and would also be detectable by detect magic as well. A lightning bolt made to form your symbol would have its range reduced by the gyrations, and so would be less effective at long range. A symbol carved into a wall or cliff face would slightly undermine its structural integrity (which might make it a little easier to smash through), and the carved-out symbol would also serve as a handhold, making the wall easier to climb. (This is not good when you're making a wall that should not be easy to climb, such as a wall of force.)
Benefit: A Low bonus feat or lower for which you meet the prerequisites.
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| Author | Luigifan18 + |
| Flaw Grants | A Low bonus feat or lower for which you meet the prerequisites. + |
| Identifier | 3.5e Flaw + |
| Rated By | Ganteka Future + and Leziad + |
| Rating | Rating Pending + |
| Summary | You have created some sort of symbol that … You have created some sort of symbol that represents you, and you absolutely must plaster it all over everything you make... even when it could bite you in the ass, such as by blowing your cover or making your creations easier to subvert (such as climbing a wall you've built or conjured). climbing a wall you've built or conjured). + |
| Title | Logo Narcissist + |
