My PC Started with the following Bhaal abilities: Cure Light Wounds x2, Slow Poison x2, Draw Upon Holy Might x2.

However, I have seen a number of (protagonist) characters whose abilities have expanded to include Horror and/or Vampiric touch. My question is, how does one acquire these extra innate abilities? Only by cheating? If so, why do the same abilities show up repeatedly?

[This message has been edited by Fubini (edited July 19, 2001).]

Actually, the main characters START with different innate abilities. Mine started with Horror x2, Vampiric Touch x2, Draw Upon Holy Might x1. It may well have something to do with alignment...good characters getting healing abilities and such: my character is Chaotic Neutral.

Yes, the starting abilities are given based on the alignment you selected when you were creating your character.

You can find alist of all innate abilities per alignment at www.sorcerers.net/ubb/Forum2/HTML/002804.html (http://www.sorcerers.net/ubb/Forum2/HTML/002804.html)