Touchy

Value
Very Common, Moderate: 15 Points • Very Common, Strong: 20 Points • Very Common, Total: 25 Points
Description
Characters with this Psychological Complication show a marked readiness to take offense at the slightest provocation. Dealing with this character requires an abundance of tact and skill, because he is naturally inclined to become insulted. The character doesn't Sees Insults in the Most Casual Comment necessarily; he gets offended easily but he's not Paranoid about it. Rather, the character's temper boils just below the surface, and the way this demonstrates itself is how quickly he becomes offended by other people's statements and actions.
The level to which the character becomes demonstrative (both vocally and physically) in response to the offense depends on how the Complication was purchased. At the Moderate level, the character finds offense only in specific circumstances, and when dealing with specific situations (if his status as a police officer isn't respected, for example, or when dealing with child abusers). At the Strong level, the trigger to the character's sense of outrage is a bit wider (when dealing with teenagers, or when his honesty is questioned, for example). At the Total level, the character takes offense at the drop of a hat, whenever the barest possibility of an insult has been provided.
See Also
Antagonistic, Bad Tempered, Overly Aggressive, Sees Insults in the Most Casual Comment
Category:Complications
Category:Psychological Complications
Category:Psychological Complications S - T
Category:Compulsions
Category:Anger and Aggressiveness Complications