{"id":"shared/trait/flaw/short-fuse","type":"trait","system":"flaw","line":"shared","name":"Short Fuse","sources":[{"source":"V20","page":494,"folio":486},{"source":"W20","page":480,"folio":478},{"source":"BoS","page":51}],"entries":["You are easily angered. Difficulties to avoid frenzy are two greater. {@clan Brujah|V20} vampires cannot take this Flaw, as they already suffer from a similar weakness."],"cost":2,"category":"Mental","_qa":{"flags":[],"parser":"headed_entries","confidence":0.9,"extracted":"2026-10-12","job":"v20-core-merits"},"variants":[{"sources":[{"source":"BoS","page":51}],"entries":["Anger management is not your strong suit. When some­ thing or someone pisses you off (which happens with distressing regularity), you must make a Willpower roll (difficulty 6) or else deal with that shit gloves-off style. You probably won’t use deadly (or vulgar) force too recklessly, as you’re not long for this world if you do. Your infamous temper, however, can have severe long-term effects on your popularity, health, and status among your peers and superiors… which is itself a lethal proposition among members of the Technocratic Union and other groups that pride themselves on self-control.","For a more extreme version of this Trait, see the Super­ natural Flaw: Beast Within."],"note":"text differs from V20 (29%)"},{"sources":[{"source":"W20","page":480,"folio":478}],"entries":["You are closer to the Wyrm than most Garou; your Rage burns hotter within you than most. Your difficulty for Rage rolls is decreased by two, and you fall more readily into the “thrall of the Wyrm.” Be careful when choosing this Flaw; it can bring worlds of trouble down upon you and your pack."],"note":"text differs from V20 (43%)"}],"_links":{"self":"/api/v1/records/shared/trait/flaw/short-fuse","html":"/records/shared/trait/flaw/short-fuse","parent":null,"children":"/api/v1/records/shared/trait/flaw/short-fuse/children","sources":[{"abbr":"V20","page":494,"folio":494,"title":"Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition"},{"abbr":"W20","page":480,"folio":480,"title":"Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition"},{"abbr":"BoS","page":51,"folio":51,"title":"The Book of Secrets"}]},"_db":{"title":"Short Fuse","props":[["Cost","2 pts"],["Type","Mental"]],"parent_id":null,"level":2,"category":"Mental","summary":"You are easily angered. Difficulties to avoid frenzy are two greater. Brujah vampires cannot take this Flaw, as they already suffer from a similar weakness. Anger management is not your strong suit. When some­ thing or","tags":[],"children":[]}}