Basic Traits
All basic traits can be picked from the start, IE they don't require anything.
Ironman
| Shorthand
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Iro
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| Max. Rank: |
3
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| Extended Max. |
5
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| Unlocks |
None
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| Effect |
Max health and current health are increased by 10 per rank. With no points in Iro, a player begins with 50 HP.
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Finesse
| Shorthand |
Fin
|
| Max. Rank: |
2
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| Extended Max. |
3
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| Unlocks |
Juggler (1 rank), Whizkid (2 ranks)
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| Effect |
Attack time is decreased by 15% per rank.
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Hellrunner
| Shorthand |
HR
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| Max. Rank: |
2
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| Extended Max. |
3
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| Unlocks |
Dodgemaster (2 ranks)
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| Effect |
Movement time is reduced by 15% per rank. This effectively increases your dodging chance by the same amount, as well.
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Tough as Nails
| Shorthand |
TaN
|
| Max. Rank: |
3
|
| Extended Max. |
5
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| Unlocks |
Badass (2 ranks)
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| Effect |
Armor is increased by one per rank (stacks with all other sources of armor).
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Son of a Bitch
| Shorthand |
SoB
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| Max. Rank: |
3
|
| Extended Max. |
5
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| Unlocks |
Triggerhappy (2 ranks)
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| Effect |
One extra damage is dealt per attack per rank. For a weapon with multiple shots, the effect is applied to each bullet.
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Son of a Gun
| Shorthand |
SoG
|
| Max. Rank: |
3
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| Extended Max. |
5
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| Unlocks |
Dualgunner (2 ranks)
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| Effect |
Pistol firing time is reduced by 20% and deal one more damage per shot, per rank. (Note that the minimum time for any action is 0.1s, regardless of bonuses.)
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Reloader
| Shorthand |
Rel
|
| Max. Rank: |
2
|
| Extended Max. |
3
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| Unlocks |
Shottyman (2 ranks)
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| Effect |
Reload time of all weapons is reduced by 20% per rank.
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Eagle Eye
| Shorthand |
EE
|
| Max. Rank: |
3
|
| Extended Max. |
5
|
| Unlocks |
Intuition (2 ranks)
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| Effect |
Increases your accuracy by two points per rank.
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Brute
| Shorthand |
Bru
|
| Max. Rank: |
3
|
| Extended Max. |
5
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| Unlocks |
Berserker (2 ranks)
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| Effect |
All melee attacks deal three more damage and your melee accuracy increases by two points, per rank.
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Advanced Traits
Juggler
| Shorthand |
Jug
|
| Max. Rank: |
1
|
| Prerequisite |
Finesse (1 rank)
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| Effect |
Swapping prepared or quickkeyed weapons takes no time.
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Berserker
| Shorthand |
Ber
|
| Max. Rank: |
1
|
| Prerequisite |
Brute (2 ranks)
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| Effect |
A successful melee hit grants a chance of going berserk. The chance is 5+(2x(damage done)/5)%, but only applies if you do at least 9 damage and there is at least one visible enemy remaining. When the check is passed, 20 turns are added to the berserk counter, regardless of difficulty level.
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Dualgunner
| Shorthand |
DG
|
| Max. Rank: |
1
|
| Prerequisite |
Son of a Gun (2 ranks)
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| Effect 1 |
If you have a pistol in both the equipped and prepared slots, you will fire both at the same time at 120% of the normal firing time. If wielded pistols have different firing speeds, the mean is used before multiplication.
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| Effect 2 |
Allows to reload pistols in both hands at once using the alternate reload key.
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Dodgemaster
| Shorthand |
DM
|
| Max. Rank: |
1
|
| Prerequisite |
Hellrunner (2 ranks)
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| Effect |
The first dodge during a given action automatically succeeds.
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Intuition
| Shorthand |
Int
|
| Max. Rank: |
2
|
| Prerequisite |
Eagle Eye (2 ranks)
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| Effect 1 |
Lever descriptions are added. The first rank gives a general description, and the second rank exactly tells you what it does.
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| Effect 2 |
Certain objects on every floor are visible. The first rank reveals powerups, and the second rank reveals enemy positions.
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Whizkid
| Shorthand |
WK
|
| Max. Rank: |
2
|
| Prerequisite |
Finesse (2 ranks)
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| Effect |
Increases the number of available weapon mod slots by 2 per rank and armor mod slots by 1 per rank. This effectively "allows" advanced assemblies with the first rank and master assemblies with the second.
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Badass
| Shorthand |
Bad
|
| Max. Rank: |
1
|
| Prerequisite |
Tough as Nails (2 rank)
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| Effect |
Stops all health decay above 100%. Reduces knockback by two tiles.
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Shottyman
| Shorthand |
SM
|
| Max. Rank: |
1
|
| Prerequisite |
Reloader (2 ranks)
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| Effect |
All shotguns can be reloaded by a move action.
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Triggerhappy
| Shorthand |
TH
|
| Max. Rank: |
2
|
| Prerequisite |
Son of a Bitch (2 ranks)
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| Effect |
Gives an extra shot for all non-shotgun, multiple shot weapons per ranks.
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Master Traits
If you pick a Blocked trait before choosing a Master Trait, then you become unable to select a Master Trait, even if you have the Requirements. After you select a Master trait, you cannot select its blocked traits.
All master traits have 1 rank.
Blademaster
| Shorthand |
MBm
|
| Prerequisites: |
Hellrunner (2 ranks), Brute (3 ranks), Berserker(1 rank)
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| Blocked Traits |
Tough as Nails, Son of a Gun, Son of a Bitch
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| Effect |
Whenever you kill an opponent with a melee attack, it takes no time to do so. (Technical point: you lose any spare energy, which is automatically set to 5001.)
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Vampyre
| Shorthand |
MVm
|
| Prerequisites: |
Berserker (1 rank), Badass (1 rank)
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| Blocked Traits |
Hellrunner, Son of a Bitch, Eagle Eye
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| Effect |
You gain three hp (6% without Ironman) per enemy you kill, up to 200%.
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Army of the Dead
| Shorthand |
MAD
|
| Prerequisites: |
Badass (1 rank), Shottyman (1 rank)
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| Blocked Traits |
Finesse, Hellrunner, Eagle Eye
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| Effect |
Shotguns become armor-piercing if they were physical damage before.
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Fireangel
| Shorthand |
MFa
|
| Prerequisites: |
Dodgemaster (1 rank), Shottyman (1 rank)
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| Blocked Traits |
Son of a Bitch, Son of a Gun, Eagle Eye
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| Effect |
You become immune to explosions
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Gun Kata
| Shorthand |
MGK
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| Prerequisites: |
Dualgunner (1 rank), Dodgemaster (1 rank)
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| Blocked Traits |
Tough as Nails, Son of a Bitch, Brute
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| Effect 1 |
After each successful dodge, you shoot your pistols at a 90% firing rate reduction.
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| Effect 2 |
When you kill an enemy, your pistols reload.
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Ammochain
| Shorthand |
MAc
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| Prerequisites: |
Reloader (2 ranks), Triggerhappy (2 ranks)
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| Blocked Traits |
Tough as Nails, Son of a Gun, Eagle Eye
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| Effect |
Any weapons with the [chainfire] alternate fire ([chaingun], [plasma rifle], etc) require no ammo to fire.
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Cateye
| Shorthand |
MCe
|
| Prerequisites: |
Intuition (1 rank), Triggerhappy (1 rank)
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| Blocked Traits |
Tough as Nails, Reloader, Brute
|
| Effect |
Your vision is increased by two.
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For convenience, a full list of master traits, in terms of what is available and what isn't, follows:
| Master Traits: Prerequisites and Blocks
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| Master Trait
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Basic Traits
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Advanced Traits
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| Iro
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Fin
|
HR
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TaN
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SoB
|
SoG
|
Rel
|
EE
|
Bru
|
Jug
|
Ber
|
DG
|
DM
|
Int
|
WK
|
Bad
|
SM
|
TH
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| Blademaster
|
O
|
O
|
2
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
O
|
O
|
3
|
O
|
1
|
X
|
O
|
O
|
O
|
X
|
O
|
X
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| Vampyre
|
O
|
O
|
X
|
2
|
X
|
O
|
O
|
X
|
2
|
O
|
1
|
O
|
X
|
X
|
O
|
1
|
O
|
O
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| Army of the Dead
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O
|
X
|
X
|
2
|
O
|
O
|
2
|
X
|
O
|
X
|
O
|
O
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
1
|
1
|
O
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| Fireangel
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O
|
O
|
2
|
O
|
X
|
X
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2
|
X
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O
|
O
|
O
|
X
|
1
|
X
|
O
|
O
|
1
|
X
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| Gun Kata
|
O
|
O
|
2
|
X
|
X
|
2
|
O
|
O
|
X
|
O
|
X
|
1
|
1
|
O
|
O
|
X
|
O
|
X
|
| Ammochain
|
O
|
O
|
O
|
X
|
2
|
X
|
2
|
X
|
O
|
O
|
O
|
X
|
O
|
X
|
O
|
X
|
O
|
2
|
| Cateye
|
O
|
O
|
O
|
X
|
2
|
O
|
X
|
2
|
X
|
O
|
X
|
O
|
O
|
1
|
O
|
X
|
X
|
1
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