Classes

Classes (as of version 0.9.9.4) subtly but drastically affect the ability of your character while playing through DoomRL. They come with their own unique strengths, as well as special traits from which only their class can choose. Currently there are no limitations, whether natural or artificial in construct, on what class you can choose for any reason.

All classes have special starting characteristics, an advanced trait they can invest into at any time (as opposed to needing other traits to unlock its selection), and five unique master traits that highlight the class's uses.

Marine

The Marine is the hardy and forceful class, preferring brute strength and sheer power over all else.

Starting Characteristics

• +10 Max HP. Note they only get +2 max HP in Angel of Humanity and Archangel of Humanity.
• 20% inherent resistances against fire, acid, and plasma damage (stacks with resistances from armor and other sources).
• +50% duration for powerups (+25% on Nightmare!).
• Advanced Trait: Badass

Master Traits

• Melee: Vampyre
• Pistol: Bullet Dance
• Shotgun: Army of the Dead
• Burst: Ammochain
• General: Survivalist

Scout

The Scout is the swift and keen class, trying to make the best with speed and finesse before resorting to other tactics.

Starting Characteristics

• Performs all actions 10% faster.
• Stair sense (stair tiles are always visible). Note that this ability doesn't detect stairs to special levels, is disabled in a Darkness event, and is disabled in the following Challenges: Angel of Red Alert, Angel of Darkness, Angel of Pacifism, Archangel of Red Alert, and Archangel of Pacifism.
• Advanced trait: Intuition

Master Traits

• Melee: Blademaster
• Pistol: Gun Kata
• Shotgun: Shottyhead
• Burst: Cateye
• General: Gunrunner

Technician

The Technician is the intelligent and resourceful class, shaping any and all tools into superior equipment and excelling in creative solutions.

Starting Characteristics

• Near instant item use (using items takes 0.1s).
• Hacker tracking (Computer Maps show enemies, identically to how a Tracking Map does).
• Begins with a technical mod pack in their starting inventory. Note that they do not start with this technical mod in Angel of Impatience.
• Only class that can modify certain Uniques.
  • They can apply a single mod or basic assembly to the following Uniques: Anti-Freak Jackal, BFG 10K, Butcher's Cleaver, Frag Shotgun, Jackhammer, Mjollnir, Railgun, Subtle Knife, and Trigun.
  • They can fully mod the following Uniques: Cybernetic Armor and Revenant's Launcher.
• Advanced trait: Whizkid (Technicians can also exclusively get a third rank of Whizkid upon reaching clevel 12)

Master Traits

• Melee: Malicious Blades
• Pistol: Sharpshooter
• Shotgun: Fireangel
• Burst: Entrenchment
• General: Scavenger