Is there any way at all to gain a second trait of the same type?

[swoosh]

I can't find anything, but figured I'd ask before I give up.

[SheepishEidolon]

Well, you can get one of them via Additional Traits feat, and retrain it for another Additional Traits, with the second trait. This way you can't have both at the same time, but over the course of your career.

Beside this, there are sometimes regional or campaign traits which do the same thing as more conventional traits. In the case of campaign traits you'd need GM support, though.

Speaking of GM support: If your combination doesn't prove troublesome, you can try to negotiate whether they make an exception of the 'only one per type' rule.

[Kalindlara]

Are you thinking of specific traits? As SheepishEidolon says, there may be other traits that replicate their effects.

[caribet]

SheepishEidolon wrote:

Well, you can get one of them via Additional Traits feat, and retrain it for another Additional Traits, with the second trait. This way you can't have both at the same time, but over the course of your career.

not true. Additional Traits (grants 2 more Traits), still limits to one Trait from each category of Traits (Combat, Faith, Magic, Social, Campaign, Race, Regional, Religion):

APG wrote:

Additional Traits

You have more traits than normal.

Benefit: You gain two character traits of your choice (see Chapter 8). These traits must be chosen from different lists, and cannot be chosen from lists from which you have already selected a character trait. You must meet any additional qualifications for the character traits you choose.

Your GM might decide to bend the rules and allow 2-of-a-kind... but YMMV.

[Kalindlara]

I believe what SheepishEidolon is recommending is retraining Additional Traits (containing one, let's say, Magic trait) into Additional Traits (containing a different Magic trait). The character would never have two Magic traits at the same time.

That was my read, anyway. ^_^

[ProfPotts]

Whatever you do, keep an eye out for things listed as a 'trait bonus' - that's a specific typed bonus and therefore doesn't stack with itself. Not all bonuses you get from traits are listed as 'trait bonuses' though, so it really does depend on what you're looking to achieve.

[Rub-Eta]

You can not have two traits of the same type at the same time.