For the DM's....
I was wondering if and what character traits you were using in the campaign. What plans do you have for the PCs that took these specific character traits (such as gaining the Smoking Eye template for those with the "Scarred Soul" trait)? Did you make up any character traits specific to your campaign?
Unfortunately I started my SCAP campaign about a week and half before I got the HC and so didn't have these (I had planned on starting it at the time I got it, but it didn't show for a while and I had already given the players the start date).
Additionally I think traits in generally are often a hard sell to players, so I think it would be hard to use the best of these for RP with out making the players know there is great hidden plans for them.
My plan, then, is simply to use some of the ideas. For instance, I have already earmarked one of them to be a shackleborn and another will likely be affected by dreams of madness as the campaign progresses. There is nothing that says they need the game mechanics of the advantage and disadvantage associated with these for me to make use of the hidden background.
Sean Mahoney