Topic: healing spells and background flaws

[Faustized]

Can i remove a physical background flaw with an appropriate healing spell?
In particular can i remove "tender skin" and "common allergy" flaws with an undisease or another healing spell?

[Fenrhyl Wulfson]

I’d say no, for these are not diseases. They are just the way the character is.

[Kristen Mork]

I'd say you need a combination of healing spells (as the justification) and EP (per Talent Law, as the game balancer).

[markc]

 I would ask you GM if you can or is it a game breaker or are you skirting the rules to get extra points from the Flaws.


 I have not looked up the Flaws but from memory I would say the Uncommon Allergy, no. IMHO it is more genetic then a disease as in the definition in the book.


MDC

[Fenrhyl Wulfson]

However, in construct companion, there are spells to alter the body. Maybe a gene cure could be researched in these lists.

[providence13]

I think it is possible.
But there is a reason that you have these flaws.
They are used as a balancing factor for talents that the character might have.

Curing flaws could be a series of games. Hopefully not just a one night side adventure.

If the flaw is cured or removed, should it be replaced with another flaw of equal value that somehow relates to the story?

If you have a common allergy with a severe reaction, you could take medicine or herbs to alleviate the symptoms. In effect, this eliminates your flaw. But you have to find, buy and prepare the medication.
Is it expensive, or hard to find? Maybe it's illegal in one town and common in the next.
The medication could be slightly addictive and you don't know until you are out.

Whatever happens, the penalty shouldn't be greater than the original flaw.

Have fun.

[arakish]

Can i remove a physical background flaw with an appropriate healing spell?
In particular can i remove "tender skin" and "common allergy" flaws with an undisease or another healing spell?

IMHO, no.

However, there is an option where BOPnts can also be given along with XP.  Forget which RMFRP book, but I think it is in Character Law, section 10 (don't have ebooks with me).  I think it is something like 1 to 5 BOPnts per level.  If you are using that option, then I would require the PC to spend the same amount of BOPnts to "buy off" the flaw.  Then the healing spell can be used as the reason why the flaw no longer effects the PC.

Otherwise, it would be as markc said, "Ask your GM."  It would be his/her decision.

rmfr

[yammahoper]

Healing a flaw is a great opportunity for character growth and adventure.

Take the Tender Skin flaw.  Normally magic should be able to alleviate the rashes and what not, but for some reason, magic does not have the same affect in this case.  The why is were the adventure may lay.  A long ago magic, blessing or curse suffered or gained or lost by an ancestor or even being born under a certain moon, star, at a specific time or place or comination of the three; exposure to something, an unfriendly witch...whew, thats a run-on sentence from hell... ...anyway, you get my point.  Use the desire to remove the flaw as an avenue to a bigger adventure, open some doors and let the madness begin.

I bet you get five to twelve sessions out of it, easy.