Flaws II

Robert W. Thomson

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 INTRODUCTION
Player’s Options: Flaws introduced flaws to the Pathfind-
er Roleplaying Game, helping players create richer, more
colorful characters. Later Player’s Options: [Race] releases
added more flaws to the selection, specifically focused
on those races. As was said in the introduction for the
first flaws release, not every hero is a paragon of virtue,
of whole physical and moral cloth. Presented here are
yet more flaws for players to choose from, allowing
more variety in character creation.
This release also includes new class flaws – flaws
designed only to be taken by members of that character
class. There is one for each of the core classes, and while
these flaws are intended specifically for those character
classes, a GM could decide to open them up to mem-
bers of any character class.
TAKING FLAWS
Flaws can only be taken at 1st level during character
creation, and a character can have no more than two
flaws. Each flaw taken grants either 3 bonus skill points
or one bonus feat. If a character takes two flaws, he
can only receive one bonus feat, so the other flaw must
grant the bonus skill points. A character cannot take
two flaws that have the same buy-off requirements (see
below).
Flaws cannot be taken after 1st level, but the GM
certainly can assign a flaw to character if the character
is being portrayed in a specific way. A GM should not
do this lightly, however, and should let the player know
why he is assigning the flaw. If a flaw is assigned, the
character receives 3 bonus skill points immediately. As-
signed flaws never grant bonus feats.
PORTRAYING FLAWS
Flaws should not be taken just for a bonus feat or a few
extra skill points. A character saddled with one or two
flaws should suffer the consequences, and they should
not be overlooked by the player or the GM. Each flaw
brings specific penalties incurred for the flaw. Beyond
the mechanical penalties, though, a flaw should be por-
trayed whenever it would naturally arise. For instance,
a character who is Obsessive should be portrayed as
such by the player, and not just take the mechanical
penalty that comes with the flaw and never mention it.
The point of the flaws is to add color and fun. At the
same time, a player should not take it as carte blanche
to curse up a storm just because his character has the
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Foul-mouthed flaw. This can easily be portrayed by the
player saying something like, “Kain begins swearing
loudly in Dwarven.”
BUYING OFF FLAWS
In heroic fantasy, if a character doesn’t simply learn to
accept and live with his flaws, he usually overcomes
them in some fashion. The description for each flaw
includes the specific information necessary to buy off
the flaw and remove the penalty – usually by taking a
specific feat or putting a certain number of skill points
into a skill. Some require the character to be targeted by
a specific spell, such as remove curse or remove disease.
In no case can a flaw be bought off prior to 3rd level,
and some require the character to be higher level than
that. This reflects the struggles of dealing with and over-
coming flaws common to fantasy heroes.
A character does not have to buy off their flaws if the
player enjoys the flavor the flaw brings to the role-
playing experience. If they meet the requirements for
buying off the flaw (for example, putting their ability
score point increase from leveling up into Constitution,
which buys off a number of flaws) but elect not to buy
off the flaw, they must keep the flaw for life. They can-
not decide later that they are tired of the flaw and want
to retroactively buy it off. A flaw can only be bought off
when the requirements for doing so are first reached; a
character cannot increase Constitution at 4th level, elect
not to buy off the flaw, and then attempt to buy it off
with another point increase to Constitution at 8th level.
No two flaws are alike, in penalties or in how they
are bought off. While we have taken care to balance the
flaws against feats and class or racial abilities, some flaws
provide greater or harsher penalties than others. No
attempt was made to keep all flaws balanced against one
another. A player should carefully consider the penalties
incurred by taking a flaw and the difficulty in buying
off the flaw, and all flaws taken should be cleared by
your GM.
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FLAW DESCRIPTIONS Addict
The following format is used for all flaw descriptions: You have a minor, moderate, or major addiction to
Flaw Name: This is the name of the flaw and a short some substance. The addiction functions as described in
first-person description of the flaw. the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: GameMastery Guide.
Penalty: This is a third-person description of the flaw Choose one of the substances described in that book as
with mechanical and story penalties. Many flaws require the substance you are addicted to (or a similar substance
the character to make a Will or Fortitude save to tempo- from another source approved by your GM). If you have
rarily overcome their effects or suffer only partial effects. a major addiction, this flaw counts as two flaws (provid-
Any penalties to skill checks, ability checks, attacks, ing you with both a bonus feat as well as 3 bonus skill
damage or saving throws are circumstance penalties, un- points). You may not take a second flaw if you have a
less otherwise noted. major addiction. Taking Addict as a major addiction is
Buying Off the Flaw: This is what is required to an exception to the rule that prevents you from taking
buy off the penalty for the flaw. In some cases – such two flaws with the same buy off requirements.
as with the Albino flaw – physical characteristics are Penalty: Addiction has specific penalties described in
not changed, but the penalties go away as the character the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: GameMastery Guide,
learns to deal with the complications of the flaw. As all of which function similarly to diseases. In addition,
noted earlier, no flaw can be bought off before 3rd level, the substance the character is addicted to have specific
and most require the character to be 4th to 5th level. penalties and effects. Refer to the source containing the
If the buy off includes the phrase “The character must substance the character is addicted to for those penalties
take the [feat name] feat no earlier than [ X ] level”, the and effects.
character can still take the feat prior to that level, but Finally, at the start of play, the character must pur-
the flaw penalty does not go away until the stated level is chase at least one dose of the substance they are addicted
reached. to as part of their starting equipment. The character
must make this purchase before any other purchases. If
the character does not have enough coins to make this
FLAWS purchase, the character must apply half the normal start-
ing gold towards the purchase and are in debt to some
Addict Ancient Orthodoxy criminal (individual or organization) for the remainder
Anger Arrogant of the cost of the substance.
Call of the Wild Center of Attention Buying Off the Flaw: Details for curing addiction
are in the Pathfinder® Roleplaying Game: GameMastery
Competitive Cruel
Guide™, however a character that takes the Addict flaw
Cursed Debtor may not cure their addiction – either via a cure disease
Deranged Frail spell or through successful saving throws – prior to 3rd
Feeble Flirtatious level (for minor addictions), 4th level (for moderate ad-
Heretic Honorbound dictions), or 5th level (for major addictions). In attempt
earlier than this always results in failure.
Inner Turmoil Lovelorn
Lucky Weapon Obsessive
Peace Through Art Peevish Ancient Orthodoxy (Druid)
You must be a druid to take this flaw. You follow not
Phobia Pugnacious only the ways of nature, but the ways of the most an-
Squeamish Sticky Fingers cient druids. You cannot use any metal objects, tools,
Taboo-Ridden Tower-Bound weapons, or armor and you find it difficult to get along
Unnatural Vain with “civilized” folk.
Penalty: In addition to being forbidden to use any
type of metal object, tool, weapon, or armor, the charac-
ter suffers a -3 penalty to all Charisma-based skills when
dealing with so-called “civilized” folk. If the character is
forced to use metal of any type for any reason, the pen-
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Buying Off the Flaw: The skill penalty can be
bought off by taking the Skill Focus (Diplomacy) feat
and be the recipient of an atonement spell no earlier than
5th level.
Anger
You have serious anger issues. Whatever the cause of
your constant anger – a rough childhood, death of a
loved one, betrayal by a friend or lover, or some other
origin – it is not something you can get over easily and it
makes it difficult for your to make rational decisions and
colors interactions with almost everyone you meet.
Penalty: The character suffers a -2 penalty to all Intel-
ligence checks and to Diplomacy checks. Note that the
penalty to Intelligence checks only applies to a Intelli-
gence ability checks and not to other Intelligence-based
skill checks.
In addition, the character can never parlay or negotiate
for more than 1 round. Any parlay or negotiation that
lasts longer than 1 round results in the character imme-
diately acting in an aggressive manner.
Buying Off the Flaw: The character must take the
Improved Iron Will feat no earlier than 5th level.
Center of Attention
You feel like the world revolves around you, and that
everyone should always pay attention to you, what you
have to say, and the things you do. When they don’t, you
can get very upset.
Penalty: The character takes a -2 penalty to Diploma-
cy as well as a -2 penalty to Stealth (it’s hard to stay quiet
or hide or when you want everyone to pay attention to
you!).
Buying Off the Flaw: The character must invest an
ability score point gained from leveling up into Wisdom.
Competitive
You turn everything into a competition, even when oth-
ers are not trying to compete with you. Whether it’s to
see who can kill the most enemies, find the most traps,
recover the most gold, or steal the most kisses from the
barmaid, you are always competing with everyone else.
Penalty: The character suffers a -2 penalty to all Bluff,
Diplomacy, Intimidate, and Perform checks.
Buying Off the Flaw: The character must invest an
ability score point gained from leveling up into Wisdom
and take the Persuasive feat no earlier than 4th level.

Arrogant
You vastly overestimate your own capabilities and place
excessive importance on your own personal achieve-
ments, and you have a distinct lack of humility. You are
always ready to take credit for group accomplishments,
and rarely back down from a challenge.
Penalty: The character suffers a -2 penalty to all Di-
plomacy checks and to Wisdom checks.
Buying Off the Flaw: The character must invest an
ability score point gained from leveling up into Wisdom
and take the Skill Focus (Diplomacy) feat.
Call of the Wild (Ranger)
You must be a ranger to take this flaw. You prefer
the outdoors and nature- even dank dungeons- to the
oppressive civilization of towns. You fidget in palace
throne rooms and sulk in a corner in the local bar, until
you can be free again.
Penalty: The character suffers -2 to all skill checks in a
‘civilized’ urban setting.
Buying Off the Flaw: The character must put 5 skill
ranks into the Knowledge (local) skill.
Cruel
You are exceptionally cruel and mean. You say hurtful,
insulting things to everyone, including your friends and
family.
Penalty: The character suffers a -4 penalty to all
Diplomacy checks, as well as to any other skill or abil-
ity checks made as part of a social interaction, except for
Intimidate.
Buying Off the Flaw: The character must take Skill
Focus (Diplomacy) no earlier than 3rd level.
Cursed
You have been cursed, either from birth or possibly only
just recently. Pick a curse – or roll randomly – from the
list below:
• Clumsy (You apparently have two left feet and fre-
quently stumble and fall)
• Marked (You have a large red birthmark that covers
at least half of your face and neck)
• Milky Eye (One of your eyes is covered with a milky
film)
• Sickly (You are constantly ill and weak)

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• Unlucky (You seem to always have the worst luck
possible)
• Withered Arm (One of your arms is withered and
practically useless)
Penalty: The character suffers a specific penalty noted
in parentheses after the curse in the list below.
• Clumsy (-4 penalty to Acrobatics, Climb, and Per-
form (Dance) checks, and Stealth checks related to
moving silently)
• Marked (-4 penalty to Diplomacy, Disguise, and all
Perform checks)
• Milky Eye (-4 penalty to Perception checks, -4 to
ranged attacks, vision range is halved)
• Sickly (-4 penalty to Constitution and -2 penalty to
Fortitude saves against diseases and poisons)
• Unlucky (Roll twice for all attacks, saving throws,
ability checks, and skill checks, taking the worst of
the two results)
• Withered Arm (-6 penalty to Strength, withered arm
has an effective Strength of 1, cannot wield weapons
that require two hands to use (including bows)).
Buying Off the Flaw: The character must be the
recipient of a remove curse spell no earlier than 5th level.
If the character is the recipient of a remove curse prior
to 5th level, the spell only removes any curses bestowed
after game play began.
Debtor
You are in a great deal of debt to someone – a merchant,
a family member, or a criminal.
Penalty: When the character determines starting gold,
that amount plus another 900 gp are considered to be
the character’s debt. Note that the character does NOT
receive the extra 900 gp of the debt to purchase start-
ing equipment. After purchasing starting equipment,
subtract all gold left over. The actual coins the character
starts with is 2d10 silver pieces. The character suffers
a -3 penalty to Diplomacy checks when dealing with
the individual that loaned the coins, or to any of that
individuals employees or minions. Some folks familiar
with the individual that loaned the character coins may
refuse to do business with the character. If the debt is
not repaid in a specific amount of time (which should be
long enough to allow the character to progress to at least
3rd level), the individual that loaned the coins may put a
bounty on the character’s head.
Buying Off the Flaw: The character must return to
the individual owed and pay off any remaining debt, and
also succeed on an opposed Diplomacy check against
the individual. The individual should have at least a +10
bonus to Diplomacy.
Deranged
You are not quite all there mentally. Others describe you
as having lost contact with reality. Your condition could
have been present your entire life or could be something
relatively new.
Penalty: The character suffers a -4 penalty to Intel-
ligence and Wisdom and a further -4 penalty to all
Wisdom checks and Will saves.
Buying Off the Flaw: The character must be the
recipient of a remove curse and a remove disease spell no
earlier than 5th level. The spells must be cast – in either
order – in subsequent rounds. Any remove curse or re-
move disease spell cast on the character prior to 5th level
only removes any curses or diseases acquired since game
play began, not the deranged flaw.
Feeble
Whether from illness or injury, you are very physically
weak. You could have been feeble from birth, or perhaps
you had a relatively recent accident or illness.
Penalty: The character suffers a -6 penalty to
Strength.
Buying Off the Flaw: The character must invest an
ability score point gained from leveling up into Strength
and be the recipient of a greater restoration spell.
Flirtatious
You are constantly flirting with people. You most of-
ten flirt with people of your preferred sex, but when
you need or want information, or you’re just in a good
mood, you’ve been known to flirt with anyone of any
sex. You don’t necessarily intend to follow through on
your flirtations – it’s just an automatic response when
in social situations, a response that not everyone finds
funny or attractive.
Penalty: The character suffers a -3 penalty to all skill
checks in social situations. This reflects that, though
the person the character is immediately interacting
with might not be upset by the flirtations, someone else
nearby – possibly even fellow party members – could be.
Buying Off the Flaw: The character must invest 5
skill points in the Sense Motive skill.
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 Frail
It’s not as though a puff of wind would blow you over,
but why take any chances? Keep in the back where it is
safe.
Penalty: Whenever the character takes maximum
damage from a weapon attack, or more than half his
maximum hit points from a spell or area effect, he must
make a Fortitude saving throw equal to 10 plus the CR
of the monster, trap or effect that dealt the damage.
Failure means the character is staggered and sickened for
a number of rounds equal to the CR of the monster, trap
or effect.
Buying Off the Flaw: The character must invest an
ability score point gained from leveling up into Consti-
tution and be the recipient of a greater restoration spell.
Heretic (Cleric)
You must be a cleric to take this flaw. Your beliefs about
your god’s teachings run at least partially counter to the of-
ficial position of the church.
Penalty: The character suffers a -3 penalty to all
Diplomacy checks when dealing with other members of
your religion who are not also heretics. In addition, the
character is wanted by the more conservative members of
the character’s faith, who wish to try the character on a
charge of heresy.
Buying Off the Flaw: The character must turn
themselves in to an official of the church and succeed
on an opposed Diplomacy check against a person of
high official importance and pay a 1000-4000 gp fine
or bribe. The official should have at least a +10 bonus in
Diplomacy to oppose the character with. The character’s
-3 penalty still applies to this roll.
Honorbound (Paladin)
You must be a paladin to take this flaw. You are honest,
loyal, and honorable to a fault. You absolutely will not
compromise your honor for any reason, even if it would
save your own life or the lives of others.
Penalty: The character will not willingly do anything
to compromise their honor or loyalty. In order to tell a
lie (even a little “white lie”) or to do anything else that
would compromise the character’s honor, the character
must make a Will save with a DC equal to 10 + the
character’s Charisma bonus + the character’s level. Fail-
ing the save means the character will not go against their
honor. Making the save means the character can lie or
other compromise personal honor, but doing so leaves
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the character with the shaken condition for 1d4 hours.
Buying Off the Flaw: The character must take the
Deceitful feat no earlier than 5th level. Doing so does
not mean the character becomes deceitful, but that the
character recognizes that sometimes deception is the best
method for achieving even some goodly goals.
Inner Turmoil (Monk)
You must be a monk to take this flaw. True inner peace
and contemplation of the universe has always been just
out of your grasp, due to deep, secret doubts you bear.
You fear that this nagging doubt will someday be your
undoing, and lead you into ruin and chaos.
Penalty: The character loses the level 1 bonus to Will
saves that monks receive, though subsequent bonuses are
received normally, as the character rises in levels.
Buying Off the Flaw: The character must put 3
ranks into Knowledge (religion), and knowingly perform
a chaotic act- and receive an atonement spell for doing so,
even if he must obtain it while not receiving the benefits
of the monk class.
Lovelorn
There are some that claim that there is someone for
everyone, but there is only one true love for each person.
If one has pledged their love and been rejected, it can
leave a scar that may never be healed, leaving behind a
heart of stone.
Penalty: The character may not marry, inherit, be left
goods, or engage in repartee with the gender that they
are attracted to. Though these conditions may apply
in certain circumstances, in game terms this means the
character suffers a -2 penalty to Diplomacy and Sense
Motive with their attracted gender, as well as Knowledge
(local); morale bonuses other than rage are 1 less than
they normally would be.
Buying Off the Flaw: The character must fall in love
again. The circumstances must be extraordinary, includ-
ing a successful Diplomacy and Sense Motive check, and
the purchase of a ring worth 5,000 gp. This can happen
at or after 3rd level, not before.
Lucky Weapon (Fighter)
You must be a fighter to take this flaw. You believe that
one of your weapons is ‘lucky’ and that ill will come
to you if you do not use it exclusively. You have been
known to stroke and polish it excessively.
Penalty: The character suffers -1 to hit with any
weapon other than his ‘lucky weapon’
Buying Off the Flaw: The character must take
Weapon Focus in any weapon other than his ‘lucky
weapon’ no earlier than 5th level.
Obsessive
Once you set your mind on something, you find it very
hard to focus on anything else or any other task.
Penalty: Whenever the character commits to a task,
project, or quest, any time that the character is forced to
do anything that is not somehow related to the primary
task the character suffers a –2 penalty on all attack rolls,
weapon damage rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and
ability checks until the character is able to get back on
task
Buying Off the Flaw: The character must invest 3
skill points in Alertness and take the Iron Will feat no
earlier than 3rd level.
Peace Through Art (Bard)
You must be a bard to take this flaw. You believe that
you, personally, can bring peace to a fractured world
through the power of your artistic expression. Ultimate-
ly, all will come to see that we are all really the same, as
we all perceive and love art, music, dance, what have
you- don’t we?
Penalty: The character suffers a -1 penalty to all dam-
age rolls, be they from weapons, spells, or abilities. They
may attack in any way they wish, but the character can-
not use the full power of any given attack.
Buying Off the Flaw: The character must inflict 50
hit points worth of damage, which includes killing at
least 5 creatures, slain in battle and/or hostility. Their art
will forevermore afterward be colored by this fall from
innocence...
Peevish
You are temperamental, obstinate, and easily annoyed.
Penalty: Whenever something does not go the char-
acter’s way (such as failing a save, critical confirmation
roll, concentration check, or rolling a natural 1), the
character’s nature begins to show. From that point on,
until the end of the encounter or event, the character
suffers a -2 penalty to all ability and skill checks.
Buying Off the Flaw: The character must take the
Skill Focus (Sense Motive) or Endurance feat no earlier
than 3rd level.
Phobia
You have an unnatural fear of something. Pick – or roll
randomly – from the list below:
• Aichmophobia (fear of knives and other sharp ob-
jects)
• Ailurophobia (fear of cats and other felines)
• Anthropophobia (fear of people)
• Arachnophobia (fear of spiders)
• Bogyphobia (fear of goblinoids)
• Dracophobia (fear of dragons)
• Equinophobia (fear of horses)
• Metallophobia (fear of metal)
• Pyrophobia (fear of fire)
• Rhabdophobia (fear of magic and specifically spell-
casters)
Penalty: Whenever presented with the source of the
phobia, the target must make a DC 17 Will save or be
frightened as long as the phobia-inducer is within visual
range (with a successful save, the character will only be
shaken). A frightened character will try to get as far away
from the source of the phobia as possible. If the source
of the phobia moves within 5 feet of the character, even
in a non-threatening manner, the character must make
another Will save or be left cowering (with a successful
save, the character will only be frightened) as long as the
source remains in that close proximity.
Buying Off the Flaw: The character must take the
Improved Iron Will feat and be the target of a heroism
spell no earlier than 5th level. If the character benefits
from a heroism spell prior to 5th level, the spell func-
tions as normal, but does not remove the flaw penalties.
Pugnacious
Something inside you makes it impossible for you to
back down from a challenge or a fight. This is not to say
you accept all random challenges, but anytime someone
makes a serious challenge to your skills, you take them
on.
Penalty: Whenever someone threatens or challenges
to character to a fight or battle, or challenges to match
wits or prove their skills, the character must make a Will
save with a DC equal to 10 + the challenger’s character
level. Failing the save means the character must accept
the challenge on the spot without thinking it through.
If the save is successful, the character thinks it through
before accepting or declining.
Buying Off the Flaw: The character must invest an
ability score point gained from leveling up into Wisdom
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order), with the second feat being taken no earlier than
5th level.
Squeamish
You are easily sickened at the sight of blood and gore.
Penalty: Whenever anyone within sight of the char-
acter takes bleed damage, suffere a critical hit or contract
a disease from an attack, the character must make a
Fort save with a DC equal to 10 + the attacker’s CR. If
the save is failed, the character becomes sickened, and
remains sickened for the remainder of the combat.
Buying Off the Flaw: The character must invest an
ability score point gained from leveling up into Con-
stitution and take the Iron Constitution feat no earlier
than 3rd level.
Sticky Fingers (Rogue)
You must be a rogue to take this flaw. You cannot resist
taking trinkets and coins that are displayed in front of
you. That golden skull on the pedestal would look so
good in your backpack...
Penalty: The character must attempt to use Sleight of
Hand to steal something equal to his level x 10 gp every
day, or be shaken until he does. Having a complicit
victim does not work.
Buying Off the Flaw: The character must put an
advancement ability point into his Wisdom at one of the
appropriate levels.
Taboo-Ridden (Barbarian)
You must be a barbarian to take this flaw. As with most
of your people, mystical dreams and omens portend that
you must avoid certain unnatural things, as they will
cause you to run the risk of polluting your soul.
Penalty: To use or handle a magic item that has some
visible ability (like a potion or wondrous item, but not
like a magic weapon- unless it has special abilities) the
character must make a Will save with a DC equal to 10
plus the item’s caster level of creation.
Buying Off the Flaw: The character must put 5
ranks in Knowledge (arcana).
Tower-Bound (Wizard)
You must be a wizard to take this flaw. You studied
tomes in dusty libraries and did experiments in high
tower rooms from an early age, never emerging into the
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out-of-doors. Adventuring is such a bothersome way to
explore the world...
Penalty: The character suffers a -5 penalty to move-
ment, and -2 to Perception when not in a functional,
occupied building or structure.
Buying Off the Flaw: The character must take either
Martial Weapon Proficiency or Light Armor Proficiency
no earlier than 5th level, to indicate his dedication to the
dungeon/wilderness-plundering profession.
Unnatural (Sorcerer)
Your connection to the bloodline that drives your power
overwhelms your daily life and makes you off-putting to
your companions, as you talk to yourself, see colors no
one else can, and giggle inappropriately.
Penalty: The character cannot use the Aid Another
action, and suffers a -2 penalty to Diplomacy checks.
Buying Off the Flaw: The character must forgo
the bonus spell that she would normally receive at 5th
level, in order to squelch the seductive calls of their alien
blood. If they do not do so at 5th level, they will be
forever unnatural.
Vain
You are extremely egotistical. In your mind no one is
better looking than you and no one is better at whatever
you do than you are.
Penalty: The character suffers a -2 penalty to all
Wisdom-based skill checks when directly interacting
with others, with the penalty jumping to -4 specifically
for Sense Motive checks.
Buying Off the Flaw: The character must invest an
ability score point gained from leveling up into Wisdom
and take the Skill Focus (Diplomacy) feat no earlier than
3rd level.
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