Traits

Traits are split between positive ones, which cost points and help your character, and negative ones, which give you points and hinder your character. The right selection of traits can mean the difference between a living survivor and a rotting corpse.

Positive Traits

Animal Empathy PF_ANIMALEMPATH

Point cost: 1

"Peaceful animals will not run away from you, and even aggressive animals are less likely to attack. This only applies to natural animals such as woodland creatures."

Cannibal PF_CANNIBAL

Point cost: 3

"For your whole life you've been forbidden from indulging in your peculiar tastes. Now the world's ended, and you'll be damned if anyone is going to tell you you can't eat people."

Deft PF_DEFT

Point cost: 2

"While you're not any better at melee combat, you are better at recovering from a miss, and will be able to attempt another strike faster."

Disease Resistant PF_DISRESISTANT

Point cost: 1

"It's very unlikely that you will catch ambient diseases like a cold or the flu."

Drunken Master PF_DRUNKEN

Point cost: 2

"The ancient arts of drunken brawling come naturally to you! While under the influence of alcohol, your melee skill will rise considerably, especially unarmed combat."

Drunken master will increase character's melee to hit ratio and damage. Bonuses are random and floating, but generally the more you drink, the better the bonuses are. For example, a single drink will increase your unarmed damage by 1-2.4 points and to hit ratio by 2 points, or armed melee damage by 0.6-1.5 points and to hit ratio by 1.5 points.

Fast Healer PF_FASTHEALER

Point cost: 2

"You heal a little faster than most; sleeping will heal more lost HP."

Fast Learner PF_FASTLEARNER

Point cost: 3

"You have a flexible mind, allowing you to learn skills much faster than others. Note that this only applies to real-world experience, not to skill gain from other sources like books."

Fast Reader PF_FASTREADER

Point cost: 1

"You're a quick reader, and can get through books a lot faster than most."

Fast Reader decreases the time it takes to read books by 20%.

Fleet-Footed PF_FLEET

Point cost: 3

"You can run more quickly than most, resulting in a 15% speed bonus on sure footing."

Gourmand PF_GOURMAND

Point cost: 2

"You eat faster, and can eat and drink more, than anyone else! You also enjoy food more; delicious food is better for your morale, and you don't mind some unsavory meals."

Gourmand allows you to eat more food when full, you will never vomit from overeating, and makes the morale bonus for food higher. It also allows you to use all comestibles (including medicine and first aid) in 150 action points, rather than 250.

High Adrenaline PF_ADRENALINE

Point cost: 3

"If you are in a very dangerous situation, you may experience a temporary rush which increases your speed and strength significantly."

Inconspicuous PF_INCONSPICUOUS

Point cost: 2

"While sleeping or staying still, it is less likely that monsters will wander close to you."

If you are staying still, spawns show up every 50 minutes or so, rather than every 20 minutes.

Light Eater PF_LIGHTEATER

Point cost: 3

"Your metabolism is a little slower, and you require less food than most."

Light Step PF_LIGHTSTEP

Point cost: 1

"You make less noise while walking. You're also less likely to set off traps."

Martial Arts Training PF_MARTIAL_ARTS

Point cost: 3

"You have received some martial arts training at a local dojo. You start with your choice of karate, judo, aikido, tai chi, or taekwondo."

Masochist PF_MASOCHIST

Point cost: 2

"Although you still suffer the negative effects of pain, it also brings a unique pleasure to you."

You receive 1 morale point for every 2.5 pain, to a limit of 25 morale points. This bonus is divided by 3 if you are under the influence of Prozac.

Night Vision PF_NIGHTVISION

Point cost: 1

"You possess natural night vision, and can see two squares instead of one in pitch blackness."

You're able to see two tiles further around you at night.

Optimist PF_OPTIMISTIC

Point cost: 2

"Nothing gets you down! Your morale will generally be higher than average."

With Optimist, the player's morale can resist up to 30 points of unhappiness and at a better time it will have additional +5 points.

Packmule PF_PACKMULE

Point cost: 3

"You can manage to find space for anything! You can carry 40% more volume."

Pain Resistant PF_PAINRESIST

Point cost: 2

"You have a high tolerance for pain."

With this trait, pain can be reduced by up to half when the player is hit and up to one third for other types of damage .

Parkour Expert PF_PARKOUR

Point cost: 2

"You're skilled at clearing obstacles; terrain like railings or counters are as easy for you to move on as solid ground."

This trait reduces the movement cost by half for terrain with a movement cost over 100 points, such as counters, rubble and broken windows. This trait also makes you four times less likely to cut yourself when climbing through "sharp" terrain.

Poison Resistant PF_POISRESIST

Point cost: 1

"Your system is rather tolerant of poisons and toxins, and most will affect you less."

Pretty PF_PRETTY

Point cost: 1 / Ugliness: -2

"You are a sight to behold. NPCs who care about such thing will react more kindly to you."

Quick PF_QUICK

Point cost: 3

"You're just generally quick! You get a 10% bonus to action points."

Robust Genetics PF_ROBUST

Point cost: 2

"You have a very strong genetic base. If you mutate, the odds that the mutation will be beneficial are greatly increased."

Self-Defense Classes PF_SELF-DEFENSE_CLASSES

Point cost: 3

"You have taken some self-defense classes at a nearby gym. You start with your choice of Capoeira, Krav Maga, Muay Thai, Ninjutsu, or Zui Quan."

Self-aware PF_SELFAWARE

Point cost: 1

"You get to see your exact amount of HP remaining, instead of only having a vague idea of whether you're in good condition or not."

Shaolin Adept PF_SHAOLIN-ADEPT

Point cost: 3

"You have studied the arts of the Shaolin monks. You start with one of the five animal fighting styles: Tiger, Crane, Leopard, Snake, or Dragon."

Skilled Liar PF_LIAR

Point cost: 2

"You have no qualms about bending the truth, and have practically no tells. Telling lies and otherwise bluffing will be much easier for you."

Stylish PF_STYLISH

Point cost: 2

"Practicality is far less important than style. Your morale is improved by wearing fashionable and attractive clothing."

Terrifying PF_TERRIFYING

Point cost: 2

"There's something about you that creatures find frightening, and they are more likely to try to flee."

Thick-Skinned PF_THICKSKIN

Point cost: 2

"Your skin is tough. Cutting damage is slightly reduced for you. Slightly reduces wet penalties."

Tough PF_TOUGH

Point cost: 3

"It takes a lot to bring you down! You get a 20% bonus to all hit points."

Venom Mob Protege PF_VENON_MOB_PROTOGE

Point cost: 3

"You are a pupil of the Venom Clan. You start with one of the five deadly venoms: Centipede, Viper, Scorpion, Lizard, or Toad."

Negative Traits

Addictive Personality PF_ADDICTIVE

Point cost: -3

"It's easier for you to become addicted to substances, and harder to rid yourself of these addictions."

Addiction will be 1.5 times more powerful and cravings will come in 1.5 times sooner.

Asthmatic PF_ASTHMA

Point cost: -4

"You will occasionally need to use an inhaler, or else suffer severe physical limitations. However, you are guaranteed to start with an inhaler."

The player will endure sporadic asthma attacks that reduce speed, strength and dexterity until an inhaler is used, or the attack is over. Has a high chance of waking the player from sleep. Players with this trait are guaranteed to start with an inhaler.

Bad Back PF_BADBACK

Point cost: -3

"You simply can not carry as much as people with a similar strength could. Your maximum weight carried is reduced by 35%."

Chemical Imbalance PF_CHEMIMBALANCE

Point cost: -2

"You suffer from a minor chemical imbalance, whether mental or physical. Minor changes to your internal chemistry will manifest themselves on occasion, such as hunger, sleepiness, narcotic effects, etc."

Far-Sighted PF_HYPEROPIC

Point cost: -2

"Without reading glasses, you are unable to read anything, and take penalities on melee accuracy and electronics/tailoring crafting. However, you are guaranteed to start with a pair of reading glasses."

Forgetful PF_FORGETFUL

Point cost: -3

"You have a hard time remembering things. Your skills will erode slightly faster than usual."

Frail PF_FRAIL

Point cost: -6

"Your whole body can't take much abuse. Its maximum HP is 75% points lower than usual. Stacks with Glass Jaw. Not for casuals."

Glass Jaw PF_GLASSJAW

Point cost: -3

"Your head can't take much abuse. Its maximum HP is 15% lower than usual."

Heavy Sleeper PF_HEAVYSLEEPER

Point cost: -1

"You're quite the heavy sleeper. Noises are unlikely to wake you up."

Hoarder PF_HOARDER

Point cost: -4

"You don't feel right unless you're carrying as much as you can. You suffer morale penalties for carrying less than maximum volume (weight is ignored). Xanax can help control this anxiety."

Illiterate PF_ILLITERATE

Point cost: -5

"You never learned to read! Books and computers are off-limits to you."

The player cannot read books, magazines or use computers. Recommended for advanced players only.

Insomniac PF_INSOMNIA

Point cost: -2

"You have a hard time falling asleep, even under the best circumstances!"

Jittery PF_JITTERY

Point cost: -3

"During moments of great stress or under the effects of stimulants, you may find your hands shaking uncontrollably, severely reducing your dexterity."

The character may suffer a long and heavy dexterity penalty when using strong stimulants or when very hungry.

Lightweight PF_LIGHTWEIGHT

Point cost: -1

"Alcohol and drugs go straight to your head. You suffer the negative effects of these for longer."

Meat Intolerance PF_VEGETARIAN

Point cost: -3

"You have problems with eating meat, it's possible for you to eat it but you will suffer morale penalties due to nausea."

Mood Swings PF_MOODSWINGS

Point cost: -1

"Your morale will shift up and down at random, often dramatically."

The player's morale will spike and drop randomly. Drops can be countered with the use of Prozac.

Near-Sighted PF_MYOPIC

Point cost: -2

"Without your glasses, your seeing radius is severely reduced! However, while wearing glasses this trait has no effect, and you are guaranteed to start with a pair."

Poor Hearing PF_BADHEARING

Point cost: -2

"Your hearing is poor, and you may not hear quiet or far-off noises."

Savant PF_SAVANT

Point cost: -4

"You tend to specialize in one skill and be poor at all others. You advance at half speed in all skills except your best one. Note that combining this with Fast Learner will come out to a slower rate of learning for all skills."

Schizophrenic PF_SCHIZOPHRENIC

Point cost: -5

"You will periodically suffer from delusions, ranging from minor effects to full visual hallucinations. Some of these effects may be controlled through the use of Thorazine."

Smelly PF_SMELLY

Point cost: -1

"Your scent is particularly strong. It's not offensive to humans, but animals that track your scent will do so more easily."

Trigger Happy PF_TRIGGERHAPPY

Point cost: -2

"On rare occasion, you will go full-auto when you intended to fire a single shot. This has no effect when firing handguns or other semi-automatic firearms."

Truth Teller PF_TRUTHTELLER

Point cost: -2

"When you try to tell a lie, you blush, stammer, and get all shifty-eyed. Telling lies and otherwise bluffing will be much more difficult for you."

Ugly PF_UGLY

Point cost: -1 / Ugliness: 2

"You're not much to look at. NPCs who care about such things will react poorly to you."

Weak Stomach PF_WEAKSTOMACH

Point cost: -1

"You are more likely to throw up from food poisoning, alcohol, etc."

Wool Allergy PF_WOOLALLERGY

Point cost: -1

"You are badly allergic to wool, and can not wear any clothing made of the substance."

The player cannot wear clothing made of wool. This does not affect the majority of the most useful clothing.