SW PC Obligation

Trait: Obligation

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Obligation Triggered

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Types of Obligation

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Obligation Type

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Addiction: You have a strong addiction you must keep feeding. Whether its a physical addiction to stims, dust, or alcohol, or a mental addiction such as gambling, law-breaking, or priceless antiques, you devote time, energy, and resources to pursuing or obtaining the object of your addiction. Triggered Addiction means you are having a hard time getting ahold of your focus, or its negative side-effects are manifesting strongly during the chapter.

Betrayal: You were betrayed by someone, from something as simple as a broken promise or betrayed confidence all the way to treason or mutiny that struck out against you in particular. Triggered Betrayal means that either situations come up that evoke that experience (and likely to cause you to respond accordingly), or the people who themselves betrayed you show back up during the chapter.

Blackmail: Someone has discovered one of your dirty secrets and is using that knowledge for some sort of gain. They possess evidence that could very well get out if something happens to them, so in order to keep your secret safe, you do what you're told. Triggered Blackmail means your blackmailer wants something or has a demand of you this chapter.

Bounty: You have a price on your head. This might be a legal warrant, a contract by criminals, or other people of means and influence who have it out for you and send their people to bring you in. You should determine who it is that wants your head and what you did to incur their wrath. Triggered Bounty means that either the news of the reward causes trouble in your dealings (casting doubt on someone's opinion of you, or causing you to be recognized at unfortunate moments) or hunters show up, gunning for you during this chapter.

Criminal: You are a crook, and the law knows it. You are wrapped up in the legal system somehow (even if you're actually innocent) and your reputation has suffered for it. Triggered Criminal means that you face down additional scrutiny at the worst time, or you suddenly face the prospect of legal fees or bribes in order to get out from under legal entanglements sometime during this chapter.

Debt: You owe someone a great deal, whether of money or something else. It might be a huge gambling debt, owing someone for your starship, owe a wealthy family for its patronage, or some other financial obligation. Triggered Debts mean that word of that debt calls into question your character or dependability in some way, or your debt-holding starts making demands that you need to fulfill...or else.

Dutybound: You have a connection to an organization or faction of some sort, and they depend on you to fulfill your obligations to them. This might be military service, membership in a political faction, guild, or fellowship, or even simply what you have to do for your day job. There is an implict outside faction connected to this Obligation, and a positive one for you. Triggered Dutybound means that your affiliation becomes a problem for you in some way, or those to whom you owe this duty have demands of you.

Family: You have deep ties with your family that requires a great deal of time and attention. This might mean caring for siblings or parents that are elderly or infirm, or managing some aspect of a familial estate or inheritance. Triggered Family means that you family needs you for something in some way, or they find themselves imperiled during that chapter.

Favor: You owe a big favor. Part of this is figuring out who it is that you owe, and what it is they did for you. The exertion of influence in this is on a large scale, meaning they are likely wealthy or powerful. Triggered Favor simply means either they want something from you, or some difficulty crops up because of the favor they did you.

Oath: You have sworn an oath, and you will uphold it. This might be a singular oath to accomplish something (or never do something), or it could be more complicated, such as a code of honor or other ethical system. It might also simply be an oath of vassalage or service to someone. Triggered Oath means a chapter in which you find yourself running afoul of the details of your oath, tempted or even threatened into violating it, or finding yourself in a difficult situation in order to keep it.

Obsession: You are utterly obsessed with something: a person or group, area, media property, religious or cultural subculture, or anything else. Though this is similar to Addiction, where most addicts do their best to hide their addiction, you talk about it plenty and show your interest in any number of ways. Triggered Obsession means you will either find yourself distracted by the thing with which you are fascinated this chapter, or your fannishness will set someone in bad stead with you.

Responsibility: More loosely-defined than Dutybound or Oath, and similar in nature to Family, you feel responsible for a person or group of people. They might be people you know (a mentor, a gang or an orphanage), or more of a broad category of people (Force-users, Togruta, refugees), but for some reason you feel obligated to help and protect them. Triggered Responsibility means that you will either find your responsibility demanding some of you attention this chapter, or your reputation as their protector or nurturer impacting you somehow.

Treachery: You betrayed someone, and regardless of how serious it was, they have not forgotten it. They are out for payback (or justice, depending on who they are). Triggered Treachery means that either words of your deeds rise to the surface and make something harder than it needs to be during the chapter, or those you betrayed have found you and come hunting!