There are a wide variety of traits available to customise your character. These can be found in the VORE tab of the character set up panel. The options that are available to you will depend on your characters species, most species only have access to the neutral traits, as their positive and negative traits are inherent to their species. Custom species, however, have access to the great majority of traits. Positive traits usually add mechanical bonuses to your character, whilst negative traits give your character a mechanical disadvantage.
You can take as many neutral traits as you like, but positive and negative traits are limited by a total number and points system. You can take up to 5 total positive and negative traits. Custom species start with two "points" to spend, whilst premade species start with zero. Many positive traits cost points to take, whilst negative traits give you additional points to spend. Therefore you may wish to take your time to find the right balance of positive and negative traits to take.
Trait Tutorials
For detailed description of how to use your traits, use the "Explain Custom Traits" verb in abilities tab. This verb will open up a dialogue box which will allow you to see a description of every trait that you have equipped on your character, along with a tutorial on how to use them where it's relevant.
Some traits may lack detail, request devs to add them on discord!
Traits
Traits that are denoted as "Yes" in the "Custom Only" are only available to choose to characters with a custom species.
Positive Traits
Damage Resistances
Name
Point Cost
Description
Custom Only
Brute Resist, Minor
2
Adds 15% resistance to brute damage sources.
No
Brute Resist
3
Adds 25% resistance to brute damage sources.
Yes
Burn Resist, Minor
2
Adds 15% resistance to burn damage sources.
Yes
Burn Resist
3
Adds 25% resistance to burn damage sources.
Yes
Non-Conductive
1
Decreases your susceptibility to electric shocks by a 10% amount.
Yes
Non-Conductive, Major
2
Decreases your susceptibility to electric shocks by a 25% amount.
Yes
Photoresistant
1
Decreases stun duration from flashes and other light-based stuns and disabilities by 20%
Yes
Hard Feet
0
Makes your nice clawed, scaled, hooved, armored, or otherwise just awfully calloused feet immune to glass shards.
Yes
High Endurance
4
Increases your maximum total hitpoints to 125
No
Grit
2
Increases your resistance to pain and pain shock by 15%
No
Firm Body
1
Your body is firm enough that small thrown items can't do anything to you. Prevents thrown items that deal 10 or less damage from harming you.
Yes
Attacks
Name
Point Cost
Description
Custom Only
Sharp Melee
1
Provides sharp melee attacks that do slightly more damage.
Yes
Sharp Melee & Numbing Fangs
2
Provides sharp melee attacks that do slightly more damage, along with fangs that makes the person bit unable to feel their body or pain.
Yes
Numbing Fangs
1
Provides fangs that makes the person bit unable to feel their body or pain.
Yes
Eagle Eye
2
You are better aiming than most.
No
Movement Bonuses
Name
Point Cost
Description
Custom Only
Haste
4
Allows you to move faster on average than baseline.
Yes
Hardy
1
Allows you to carry heavy equipment with less slowdown.
No
Hardy, Major
2
Allows you to carry heavy equipment with almost no slowdown.
No
Winged Flight
0
Allows you to fly by using your wings. Don't forget to bring them!
No
Traceur
2
You're capable of parkour and can *flip over low objects (most of the time). Reduces your chance to fall when climbing.
No
Soft Landing
1
You can fall from certain heights without suffering any injury, be it via wings, lightness of frame or general dexterity.
No
Snow Walker
1
You are able to move unhindered on snow.
Yes
Climber, Amateur
1
Allows you to scale climbable walls without a risk of falling in 17.5 seconds.
No
Climber, Natural
0
Allows you to scale climbable walls without a risk of falling in 17.5 seconds.
Yes
Climber, Professional
2
Allows you to scale climbable walls without a risk of falling in 9 seconds.
No
Pro Swimmer
1
You were top of your group in swimming class! This is of questionable usefulness on most planets, but hey, maybe you'll get to visit a nice beach world someday? Increases your speed when swimming, diving and surfacing.
No
Miscellaneous
Name
Point Cost
Description
Custom Only
Acquatic
1
You can Breathe under water. You move with no slowdown in shallow water, and half the slowdown in deep water. Gives you the ability to dive under water, allowing them to move quickly under water. Being under water makes you 1.5x weaker to shocks, 25% weaker with melee, gives large reduction to weapon accuracy, and gives you an evasion bonus for dodging shows. When under water, you are able to devour other creatures in the water or on beach shorelines. Stepping out of the water or resurfacing ends these effects immediately.
Yes
Darksight
1
Allows you to see a short distance in the dark. Makes you more suspectible flashes.
No
Darksight, Major
2
Allows you to see in the dark for the whole screen. Makes you even more suspectible flashes.
No
Weaver
2
You can produce silk and create various articles of clothing and objects.
Yes
Cocoon Spinner
1
Allows you to build a cocoon around yourself, using it to transform your body if you desire.
Yes
Linguist
1
Allows you to take three additional languages.
No
Negative Traits
Damage vulnerabilities
Name
Point Refund
Description
Custom Only
Brute Weakness, Minor
1
Increases damage from brute damage sources by 15%
No
Brute Weakness
2
Increases damage from brute damage sources by 25%
No
Brute Weakness, Major
3
Increases damage from brute damage sources by 50%
No
Burn Weakness, Minor
1
Increases damage from burn damage sources by 15%
Yes
Burn Weakness
1
Increases damage from burn damage sources by 25%
Yes
Burn Weakness, Major
1
Increases damage from burn damage sources by 50%
Yes
Conductive
1
Increases your susceptibility to electric shocks by 50%
Yes
Conductive, Major
1
Increases your susceptibility to electric shocks by 100%
No
Haemophilia - Organics only
2
When you bleed, you bleed a LOT.
No
Hollow Bones/Aluminum Alloy
2
Your bones and robot limbs are much easier to break.
Yes
Low Endurance
2
Reduces your maximum total hitpoints to 75.
No
Low Endurance, Major
3
Reduces your maximum total hitpoints to 50.
No
Neural Hypersensitivity
1
Your nerves are particularly sensitive to physical changes, leading you to feel twice the intensity of pain and pleasure alike. Makes all pain effects twice as strong, and occur at half as much damage.
Notes: This means pain slowdown, pain dropping items, message frequency and falling into paincrit occurs twice as early, and is twice as intense. Painkiller is applied after pain is multiplied.
No
Movement reductions
Name
Point Refund
Description
Custom Only
Slowdown
2
Allows you to move slower on average than baseline.
No
Slowdown, Major
3
Allows you to move MUCH slower on average than baseline.
No
Weakling
1
Causes heavy equipment to slow you down more when carried.
No
Weakling, Major
2
Causes heavy equipment to slow you down a lot more when carried.
No
Lightweight
2
Your light weight and poor balance make you very susceptible to unhelpful bumping. Think of it like a bowling ball versus a pin.
No
Miscellaneous
Name
Point Refund
Description
Custom Only
Bad Shot
1
You are terrible at aiming.
No
Bad Swimmer
1
You bad at swimming! You move slower in water, and drown when standing in deep water (where the water effect of the sprite goes up to your character's neck).
No
Monolingual
1
You can only speak Galactic common and can not choose additional languages.
No
Nitrogen Breather
2
You breathe nitrogen instead of oxygen (which is poisonous to you). Incidentally, Phoron isn't poisonous to breathe to you.
Yes
Phoron Breather
2
You breathe phoron instead of oxygen (which is poisonous to you), much like a vox.
Yes
Nyctalopia
1
You cannot see in the dark at all.
No
Neutral Traits
Neutral traits do not have a point cost or refund associated with them, and you may take as many as you'd like.
Allows you to tear off limbs & tear out internal organs. The first attempt will damage the limb or organ badly, whilst the second will remove it an place it in your active belly. Be aware that removing a limb or organ will cause a large amount of bleeding that can quickly kill your prey, therefore it is advisable to have bandages or ATKs available to stop the bleeding if you wish to continue the scene beyond the use of this ability.
No
Trash Can
Allows you to dispose of some garbage on the go instead of having to look for a bin or littering like an animal.
Allows you to consume people from above, such as when standing on the rafters above your prey. You must be able to see your prey.
No
Dominate Prey
Connect to and dominate the brain of your prey. This pulls the mind of the prey out of their body and into your own head, where you can communicate with one another with the psay and pme verbs. The body of the prey remains in the belly, without a mind.
No
Dominate Predator
Allows you to attempt to take control of a predator whilst you are inside of a belly.
No
Submit to Prey
Allows your prey to take control of your body.
No
Barely Filling
You provide a lot less nutrition to anyone who makes a meal of you.
No
Slightly Filling
You provide notably less nutrition to anyone who makes a meal of you.
No
Heavily Filling
You provide notably more nutrition to anyone who makes a meal of you.
No
Extremely Filling
You provide a lot more nutrition to anyone who makes a meal of you.
You gain the Grab Prey With Appendage ability, which allows you to pull people into your belly from up to 5 tiles away. Alternatively, can be used to pull yourself into your prey/predator. Using this ability also gives you the option to change the colour of the appendage. Options are also displayed in the trait screen to save the mode and colour of the ability between rounds.
No
Diet
Name
Description
Custom Only
Succubus Drain
Makes you able to gain nutrition from draining prey in your grasp.
No
Bloodsucker
You get fangs that can be used to drain blood from prey. Blood can be drank directly from blood bags by using one in your hand with the harm intent. Using the ability on yourself will give you options to change how visible the action is to other players, how bloody the interaction is and to tie these to intents.
No
Bloodsucker, Obligate
Makes you unable to gain nutrition from anything but blood. To compenstate, you get fangs that can be used to drain blood from prey. Blood can be drank directly from blood bags by using one in your hand with the harm intent. Using the ability on yourself will give you options to change how visible the action is to other players, how bloody the interaction is and to tie these to intents.
No
Expensive Taste
You only gain nutrition from raw ore and refined minerals. There's nothing that sates the appetite better than precious gems, exotic or rare minerals and you have damn fine taste. Anything else is beneath you.
No
Biofuel Processor
For synthetics. You are able to gain energy through consuming and processing normal food. Energy-dense foods such as protein bars and survival food will yield the best results. Makes charging in cyborg charges take 2.5 times as long.
No
Metabolism, Apex
Finally a proper excuse for your predatory actions. Essentially doubles the fast trait rates. Good for characters with big appetites.
Yes
Metabolism, Fast
You process ingested and injected reagents faster, but get hungry faster (Teshari speed).
Yes
Metabolism, Slow
You process ingested and injected reagents slower, but get hungry slower.
Yes
Insatiable (Organics only)
You need to eat a third of a plate more to be sated. Affects both food and vore digestion (does not affect bloodsucker).
No
Insatiable, Greater (Organics only)
You need to eat three times as much to feel sated. Affects both food and vore digestion (does not affect bloodsucker).
No
Discount Biofuel processor (Synthetics only)
You are able to gain energy through consuming and processing normal food. Unfortunately, it is half as effective as premium models. Affects both food and vore digestion. Makes charging in cyborg charges take 1.4 times as long.
No
Ethanol Burner (Synthetic Only)
You are able to gain energy through consuming and processing alcohol. The more alcoholic it is, the more energy you gain. Doesn't allow you to get drunk by itself (for that, take Ethanol Simulator).
No
Allergies
By taking these traits, you acknowledge there is a risk your character may suffer a fatal reaction if exposed to this substances.
Name
Description
Custom Only
Allergy: Gluten
You're highly allergic to gluten proteins, which are found in most common grains.
No
Allergy: Meat
You're highly allergic to just about any form of meat. You're probably better off just sticking to vegetables.
No
Allergy: Fish
You're highly allergic to fish. It's probably best to avoid seafood in general.
No
Allergy: Fruit
You're highly allergic to fruit. Vegetables are fine, but you should probably read up on how to tell the difference. Remember, tomatoes are a fruit.
No
Allergy: Vegetable
You're highly allergic to vegetables. Fruit are fine, but you should probably read up on how to tell the difference.
No
Allergy: Nuts
You're highly allergic to hard-shell seeds, such as peanuts.
No
Allergy: Soy
You're highly allergic to soybeans, and some other kinds of bean.
No
Allergy: Lactose
You're highly allergic to lactose, and consequently, just about all forms of dairy.
No
Allergy: Fungi
You're highly allergic to fungi such as mushrooms.
No
Allergy: Coffee
You're highly allergic to coffee in specific.
No
Allergen Reaction: Reduced Intensity
This trait halves the lethality of allergen reactions. If you don't have any allergens set, it does nothing. It does not apply to nonlethal reactions or special reactions (such as unathi drowsiness from sugars).
No
Allergen Reaction: Increased Intensity
This trait drastically increases the lethality of allergen reactions, enough that even a small dose can be lethal. If you don't have any allergens set, it does nothing. It does not apply to nonlethal reactions or special reactions (such as unathi drowsiness from sugars).
No
Allergy Reaction: Disable Toxicity
Take this trait to disable the toxic damage effect of being exposed to one of your allergens. Combine with the Disable Suffocation trait to have purely nonlethal reactions.
No
Allergy Reaction: Disable Suffocation
Take this trait to disable the oxygen deprivation damage effect of being exposed to one of your allergens. Combine with the Disable Toxicity trait to have purely nonlethal reactions.
No
Allergy Reaction: Spontaneous Trauma
When exposed to one of your allergens, your skin develops unnatural bruises and other 'stigmata'-like injuries. Be aware that untreated wounds may become infected.
No
Allergy Reaction: Blistering
When exposed to one of your allergens, your skin develops unnatural blisters and burns, as if exposed to fire. Be aware that untreated burns are very susceptible to infection!
No
Allergy Reaction: Disable Pain
Take this trait to disable experiencing pain after being exposed to one of your allergens.
No
Allergy Reaction: Knockdown
When exposed to one of your allergens, you will experience sudden and abrupt loss of muscle control and tension, resulting in immediate collapse and immobility. Does nothing if you have no allergens.
No
Allergy Reaction: Disable Blurring
Take this trait to disable the blurred/impeded vision effect of allergens.
No
Allergy Reaction: Fatigue
When exposed to one of your allergens, you will experience fatigue and tiredness, and may potentially pass out entirely. Does nothing if you have no allergens.
No
Allergy Reaction: Disable Confusion
Take this trait to disable the confusion/disorientation effect of allergens.
No
Food Preferences
These traits all give a small boost to eating a prefered type of food, approximately a 25% boost but this can vary depending on the specific food.
Name
Description
Custom Only
Food Preference - Carnivore
You prefer to eat meat, and gain extra nutrition for doing so!
No
Food Preference - Herbivore
You prefer to eat fruits and vegitables, and gain extra nutrition for doing so!
No
Food Preference - Legumovore
You prefer to eat bean related foods, such as tofu, and gain extra nutrition for doing so!
No
Food Preference - Omnivore
You prefer to eat meat and vegitables, and gain extra nutrition for doing so!
No
Food Preference - Fungivore
You prefer to eat mushrooms and fungus, and gain extra nutrition for doing so!
No
Food Preference - Piscivore
You prefer to eat fish, and gain extra nutrition for doing so!
No
Food Preference - Granivore
You prefer to eat grains and seeds, and gain extra nutrition for doing so!
No
Food Preference - Cocoavore
You prefer to eat chocolate, and gain extra nutrition for doing so!
No
Food Preference - Glycovore
You prefer to eat sugar, and gain extra nutrition for doing so!
No
Food Preference - Lactovore
You prefer to eat and drink things with milk in them, and gain extra nutrition for doing so!
No
Food Preference - Coffee Dependant
You can get by on coffee alone if you have to, and you like it that way.
No
Food Preference - Stimulant Dependant
You can get by on caffine alone if you have to, and you like it that way.
No
Tolerances
Name
Description
Custom Only
Spice Intolerance, Extreme
Spicy (and chilly) peppers are three times as strong. (This does not affect pepperspray.)
No
Spice Intolerance, Heavy
Spicy (and chilly) peppers are twice as strong. (This does not affect pepperspray.)
No
Spice Intolerance, Slight
You have a slight struggle with spicy foods. Spicy (and chilly) peppers are one and a half times stronger. (This does not affect pepperspray.)
No
Spice Tolerance
Spicy (and chilly) peppers are only three-quarters as strong. (This does not affect pepperspray.)
No
Spice Tolerance, Strong
Spicy (and chilly) peppers are only half as strong. (This does not affect pepperspray.)
No
Spice Tolerance, Extreme
Spicy (and chilly) peppers are basically ineffective! (This does not affect pepperspray.)
No
Liver of Air
The only way you can hold a drink is if it's in your own two hands, and even then you'd best not inhale too deeply near it. Drinks are three times as strong.
No
Liver of Lilies
You have a hard time with alcohol. Maybe you just never took to it, or maybe it doesn't agree with you... either way, drinks are twice as strong.
No
Liver of Tulips
You have a slight struggle with alcohol. Drinks are one and a half times stronger.
No
Liver of Iron
You can hold drinks much better than those lily-livered land-lubbers! Arr! Drinks are only three-quarters as strong.
No
Liver of Steel
Drinks tremble before your might! You can hold your alcohol twice as well as those blue-bellied barnacle boilers! Drinks are only half as strong.
No
Liver of Durasteel
You've drunk so much that most booze doesn't even faze you. It takes something like a Pan-Galactic or a pint of Deathbell for you to even get slightly buzzed.
No
Pain simulation (Synthetic Only)
You have added modules in your synthetic shell that simulates the sensation of pain. You are able to turn this on and off for repairs as needed or convenience at will.
No
Ethanol Simulator (Synthetic Only)
An unusual modification allows your synthetic body to simulate all but the lethal effects of ingested alcohols. You'll get dizzy, slur your speech, suffer temporary loss of vision and even pass out! But hey, at least you don't have a liver to destroy.
No
Visuals
Name
Description
Custom Only
Glowing Eyes
Your eyes show up above darkness. SPOOKY! And kinda edgey too. Can be toggled on and off.
No
Glowing Body
Your body glows about as much as a PDA light! Settable color and toggle in Abilities tab ingame.
No
Tall, Major
Your body is much taller than average. (about 15%)
No
Tall
Your body is taller than average. (about 9%)
No
Slightly Tall
Your body is a bit taller than average. (about 5%)
No
Slightly Short
Your body is a bit shorter than average. (about 5%)
No
Short
Your body is shorter than average. (about 9%)
No
Short, Major
Your body is much shorter than average. (about 15%)
No
Very Bulky
Your body is much wider than average. (about 9%)
No
Bulky
Your body is wider than average. (about 5%)
No
Thin
Your body is thinner than average. (about 5%)
No
Very Thin
Your body is much thinner than average. (about 9%)
No
Phobias
Phobias build up a hidden fear stat when certain criteria are met, this will cause a dark green cracked overlay to steadily appear on your screen, play heartbeat sounds, start causing you to recieve messages about discomfort and also show more to others.
Name
Description
Custom Only
Phobia: Nyctophobia
You are afraid of the dark. When in very dark conditions, you will become afraid.
No
Phobia: Arachnophobia
You are afraid of spiders. When you can see a large spider, you will become afraid.
No
Phobia: Hemophobia
You are afraid of blood. When you can see large amounts of blood, you will become afraid.
No
Phobia: Thalassophobia
You are afraid of deep water. When in deep water, you will become afraid.
No
Phobia: Claustrophobia (non-vore)
You are afraid of tight, enclosed spaces. When inside of another object, you will become afraid.
No
Phobia: Claustrophobia (vore)
You are afraid of tight, enclosed spaces. When inside of another object, including vore bellies, you will become afraid.
No
Phobia: Anatidaephobia
You are afraid of ducks. When you can see a duck (even rubber ones), you will become afraid.
No
Phobia: Agraviaphobia
You are afraid of a lack of gravity. When you find yourself floating, you will become afraid.
No
Miscellaneous
Name
Description
Custom Only
Temp. Adapted, Cold
You are able to withstand much colder temperatures than other species, and can even be comfortable in extremely cold environments. You are also more vulnerable to hot environments, and have a lower body temperature as a consequence of these adaptations.
Yes
Temp. Adapted, Heat
You are able to withstand much hotter temperatures than other species, and can even be comfortable in extremely hot environments. You are also more vulnerable to cold environments, and have a higher body temperature as a consequence of these adaptations.
Yes
Autohiss (Unathi)
You roll your S's and x's
Yes
Autohiss (Tajaran)
You roll your R's.
Yes
Autohiss (Zaddat)
You roll your S's and F's
Yes
Colorblindness (Monochromancy)
You simply can't see colors at all, period. You are 100% colorblind.
Yes
Colorblindness (Para Vulp)
You have a severe issue with green colors and have difficulty recognizing them from red colors.
Yes
Colorblindness (Para Taj)
You have a minor issue with blue colors and have difficulty recognizing them from red colors.
Yes
Heavy Frame
You are considered bigger than your scale for micro interactions. (15%)
No
Heavy Frame, Major
You are considered way bigger than your scale for micro interactions. (30%)
No
Light Frame
You are considered smaller than your scale for micro interactions. (15%)
No
Light Frame, Major
You are considered way smaller than your scale for micro interactions. (30%)
No
Food Stuffer
You gain the "Toggle feeding mode" ability in the abilities tab, which allows you to toggle feeding food items whole to other characters in a single click (with a windup time).
No
Xenochimera Traits
These traits can only be taken by xenochimera, and are prefixed with "Xenochimera:".
These exist to give xenochimera the ability to customize their brand of xenochimera as if a custom species (with curated options), while retaining unique xenochimera mechanics.
Name
Description
Autohiss (Tajaran)
You roll your R's.
Autohiss (Unathi)
You roll your S's and x's
Hard Feet
Your body has adapted to make your feet immune to glass shards, whether by developing hooves, chitin, or just horrible callous.
Neural Hypersensitivity
Despite your evolutionary efforts, you are unusually sensitive to pain. Given your species' typical reactions to pain, this can only end well for you!
Sharp Melee & Numbing Fangs
Your hunting instincts manifest in earnest! You have grown numbing fangs alongside your naturally grown hunting weapons.
Snow Walker
You've adapted to traversing snowy terrain. Snow does not slow you down!
Acquatic
You can Breathe under water. You move with no slowdown in shallow water, and half the slowdown in deep water. Gives you the ability to dive under water, allowing them to move quickly under water. Being under water makes you 1.5x weaker to shocks, 25% weaker with melee, gives large reduction to weapon accuracy, and gives you an evasion bonus for dodging shows. When under water, you are able to devour other creatures in the water or on beach shorelines. Stepping out of the water or resurfacing ends these effects immediately.
Weaver
You've evolved your body to produce silk that you can fashion into articles of clothing and other objects.
Cocoon Spinner
Allows you to build a cocoon around yourself, using it to transform your body if you desire.
