Imperfections: Human 'dissonance'

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Although Discords can be used as Disadvantages for humans, most are too major for practical use; frex a single level of Obese is an additional 100 pounds!

So how about some human-scaled problems? These can be used all mortals, both humans and animals.

Imperfections
Imperfections aren't worth cp, and fill the same niche for mortals that dissonance fills for celestials - and are normally exploited by demons and treated by angels.
An Imperfection check is handled in the same way as a dissonance check.

Allergies
Usually inherited or the result of exposure to Vaputech, exposure to the allergen reduces an attribute (determine randomly when Allergy acquired) by a point (typically for a number of hours equal to the Allergy level) and forces an Imperfection check. Failing the Imperfection check increases the level of the Imperfection by 1.
Truly deadly Allergies, frex to peanuts are capped at 6 - above that the mortal begins acquiring levels of Vulnerability to the trigger.
Exposure to an allergen while under the influence of CelHarmony allows a Imperfection check, with success reducing the level of Imperfection by 1. Novalites frequently do this and hide their clestial nature by claiming the treatment was due to natural medicines - Jean hates this, as it results in pseudoscientific human beliefs. However as it hides the existence of angels, Dominic cannot intervene: although he'd like to.

Unsafe Environment
A flaw in the management of a workplace/settlement rather than the mortal, this lets the GM judge the damage that poor work conditions etc do. Bad lighting might be 1 level, a civil war would be 5 or 6!
Each year, make an Imperfection check - failure inflicts Damaged Sense, Crippled, or death! Vaputech installations can inflict Pallid, Stigmata or Discoloured.

Out of Shape
Usually the result of a sedentary lifestyle. The mortal's body has got used to having a few extra pounds, has lost endurance, and so forth. It typically take a year or more of poor lifestyle to acquire OoS. Failing a Running check with a CD lower than your level of OoS means you must stop, winded. A mortal with Gluttony and/or Sloth must make an imperfection check every (13-Gluttony+Sloth) years to avoid acquiring a level of Obese.
Humans can get rid of OoS with a years' work; they can do this themselves if their Will is higher than any Disadvantages drawing them back (sadly this includes most Addictions). If they are Servants, then they can add their Servant level to their Will (assuming that their superior wants them to get fit, of course).

Religiousity
Common in new converts and old fanatics, Religiousity is an obsession with minor 'infractions' (the classic example is stepping on two pieces of straw that had by chance formed a cross). Religiousity can be treated with Knowledge (Psychology or Religion) over a period of months or years. Make an Imperfection check whenever an infraction occurs; failure grants a level of Guilt. Religiousity is unpopular with both Heaven and Hell; Heaven dislikes the obsession with irrelevant matters, hell hates Guilt as humans can cure themselves, giving them an effective immunity to ethereal attacks. As such Religiousity is very common is groups who are isolated from the War.



Shellshock/Trauma
The result of truly horrific suffering. Beleth finds it amusing, as every time a mortal with Trauma is ethereally 'killed', in addition to Ethereal Disadvantages, the mortal must make an Imperfection check or acquire a level of Twitchy.
Trauma can be treated using the Healing Dream Attunement, but also requires a Lucid Dreaming roll to speed internal time - although only an hour will pass outside the dreamscape, the healing process takes several years of subjective time. The Lucid Dreaming roll can be made either the angel or mortal.