Hindrance: Hard of Hearing

Value:
7

Description:
While not the same as Deaf, your pony still has a difficult time hearing things. Whether your character forgot to put on noise cancellers when they were working in the turbine shafts, or listened to too much loud music as a foal, they have trouble making out what other ponies are saying. This manifests as a -1 to the charisma stat in any situation where they might have to talk to ponies at normal volumes or below, and a -1D on all auditory perception checks. Also, if they’re trying to sneak and have to hold a conversation with anyone, forget about subtlety – In order to hold a conversation with characters who are Hard of Hearing, both parties must take a -2D penalty on their sneak rolls to successfully get the point across. Communicating with symbols or by written means is still silent, however.