Expectations
(Social Flaw)
Symptoms
Your character sees the world in a very orderly fashion and does not deal well with things – or people – that do not conform to his expectations of how things “should be.” Rather than adapting his expectations to his experience, your character sometimes lectures others that they’re “doing it wrong” or “don’t get it” when their choices or behavior don’t match his. This may derive from a rigid (or chokingly structured) youth, an over-reliance on book-learning, or any of a variety of childhood traumas which your character is trying to overcome. Your character suffers a –2 penalty on Social rolls when dealing with characters who do not conform to his preconceptions based on their job, age, race, clan or some other criterion. This penalty shouldn’t persist for more than a few scenes, as your character comes to accept this new person as “Douglas” instead of just “a banker.” You gain experience when your character’s expectations are challenged and, as a result, change.
Type
Physiological