Overextended
Flaw · 4 pts
You’ve got your fingers in too many pies, and people are starting to notice. You have too many ghouls, too many retainers, or too much influence, which means that a lot of people have a vested interest in trimming back your operations. These enemies take every opportunity to reduce your power and influence, and if that means lying, cheating, or killing, so be it. Furthermore, your enemies block every attempt you make to move into new areas of control. You’re boxed in, and the box is getting smaller.
Also in BoS p. 69 — text differs from V20 (49%)
You’ve tried to do too much, and the strain has begun to show. Even when you add Time Sphere magick to the equation, there really are only so many hours in a day, and you spend most of them just trying to keep up with various commitments. You’re on too many committees, stuck with too many reports, nurturing too many connections, maintaining too many resources for one person – even a mage – to handle. Other characters, on top of it all, have begun to undermine your ability to juggle all those plates, and folks are gunning for your position if and when you finally fuck up badly. While this Flaw best suits members of the Technocratic Union, it’s appropriate for any mage who belongs to a group that prizes involvement, most especially the Hermetic Order, Celestial Chorus, Wu Lung, and Templar Knights.