(08-25-2013, 04:11 PM)Myxie Tryxle Wrote: Post traumatic stress is one possibility.  Maybe at the exact moment he was shunted in the time stream, there was a meteor with his name on it streaking directly towards him, and he had resigned himself to die.  He could have a recurring nightmare about it and regularly wake up in night sweats right before the moment of impact.  This could manifest as pyrophobia, where he's afraid of flames and fire based attacks, leading to anxiety and mistrust around thaumaturges and marauders (I think overpower, the marauder AoE threat attack, is depicted as a burst of flame).

(08-25-2013, 04:26 PM)Myxie Tryxle Wrote: Happy to help!  Just bear in mind that either way you go (gladiator or arcanist), if at any point he wants to maximize his job capabilities, he's going to have to face that fear.  A gladiator who doesn't dabble in marauding or an arcanist who doesn't dabble in thaumaturgy are both missing out on some signature cross-class abilities.  Forcing himself to overcome that fear for his own personal growth should lead to some very interesting stories (which is to say I'm not saying this to discourage the idea).  Conflict is the root of good storytelling.