Characters who have lost some or all of their hearing have this disadvantage. As a Minor Hindrance, it subtracts 4 from all Notice rolls made to hear, including awaking due to loud noises. A Major Hindrance means the character is deaf. She cannot hear and automatically fails all Notice rolls that depend on hearing.

Hearing aids reduce the penalty by 2, but require batteries and have a 50% chance of falling out when he’s Wounded, falls, or suffers some other trauma.