State of Decay 2 Skills, Quirks, and Traits

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1	Additonal Links	Please note the skills are broken down by category using tabs on the bottom of the page; navigate using the tabs to see your desired skill and its specialisations.
2	State of Decay 2 Wiki - Hero Bonuses
3	State of Decay 2 Wiki - Quirk Skills
4	State of Decay 2 Wiki - Vehicles	This spreadsheet is has been updated as of 3/22/2021
5	State of Decay 2 Wiki - Home Sites	All SKILLS are updated to to reflect the current version of the game.
6	State of Decay 2 Wiki - Traits	This is an attempt at an exhaustive list of all skills and quirks in State of Decay 2. Traits and Quirks are no longer supported, and will most likely remain unfinished, sorry. The master post for this spreadsheet is on Reddit at the link below. Thanks, /u/JulietteStray /u/A Captains Log
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13	I want to personally thank everyone who uses this spreadsheet, and I hope it helps... It took many hours to complete this and it makes me glad that others can enjoy our effort. - A Captains Log
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1	Cardio	Improves Stamina and leads to advanced athletic skills
2	Level 7:	+21 Max Stamina
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4	Acrobatics	Dodging and climbing are quicker and cost less Stamina. Less damage from falling.	Backpacking	Major Increase to Carrying Capacity
5	Level 7:	+21 Max Stamina -50% Climbing Stamina Cost -40% Dodge Stamina Cost Reduced fall damage Dodge farther and faster Flying Strike when facing an enemy	Level 7:	+61 Max Stamina +30 Max Carrying Capacity + 1 Inventory Slot
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7	Marathon	Sprinting costs less Stamina, and fatigue accrues more slowly	Powerhouse	Reduced melee Stamina costs, better grappling.
8	Level 7:	+21 Max Stamina -33% Sprint Stamina Cost -40% Fatigue Severity Sprint for free when lightly encumbered	Level 7:	+21 Max Stamina -50% Grapple Melee Cost -25% Melee Stamina Cost Execute standing enemies with a heavy weapon Grapple enemies from the front Drop Kick without heavy weapon Throw zombies arder
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10	Prowess	Increadible tenacity and well-honed reflexes, courtesty of Red Talon training program.	Gymnastics	Dodging and climbing are quicker and cost less Stamina. Less damage from falling. Increased light carrying capacity.
11	Level 7:	+61 Max Stamina -33% Sprint Stamina Cost -50% Climbing Stamina Cost +30 Max Carrying Capacity -50% Grapple Stamina Cost -40% Fatigue Severity -20% Dodge Stamina Cost -25% Melee Stamina Cost +1 Inventory Slot Sprint for free when lightly emcumbered Reduced fall damage Dodge farther and faster Grapple enemies from the front Standing execution (Heavy Weapon) Throw zombies harder Flying Strike	Level 7:	+21 Max Stamina -50% Climbing Stamina Cost +30 Light Carrying Capacity -20% Dodge Stamina Cost Reduced fall damage Dodge farther and faster Flying Strike when facing an enemy
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1	Wits	Improves Search Speed and leads to advanced mental skills
2	Level 7:	+35% Search Speed
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4	Discipline	Increased Stamina, light encumbrance limit, and weapon durability.	Resourcefulness	Increased carrying capacity (especially for consumables) and crossbow bolt reovery.
5	Level 7:	+35% Search Speed +30 Light Carrying Capacity -25% Durability Loss Per Hit (Melee) +24 Max Stamina +5 Stamina Gain On Melee Kill	Level 7:	+35% Search Speed +1 Inventory Slot +3 Max Consumable Stack -70% Consumable Weight Extracts Pague Samples More Often Increased Crossbow Bolt Recovery
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7	Scouting	Increased souting range, passive enemy detection, and gun durability.	Stealth	Quiet interactions, and reduced visibility to enemies
8	Level 7:	+35% Search Speed +75m Enemy Detection Range +210% Container Visibility Range -50% Chance of Search Crash -25% Gun Durabillity Loss Per Shot Containers revealed in unsecured buildings Enhanced vision at night	Level 7:	+35% Search Speed -35% Enemy Sight Range -50% Chance of Search Crash Quick stealth kills Sprint while crouched Silently open locked doors while crouched
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10	Tactics	Split-second decision-making honed by dozens of successful Red Talon operations.	Field Testing	Heal more from consumables. Increased carrying capacity (especially for consumables) and crossbow bolt recovery.
11	Level 7:	+35% Search Speed -35% Enemy Sight +45m Enemy Detection +3 Max Consumable Stack -25% Durability Loss Per Hit (Melee) +24 Max Stamina +24 Light Carrying Capacity +1 Inventory Slot -50% Chance of Search Crash +70% Container Visibility -70% Consumable Weight +5 Stamina Gain On Melee Kill -25% Gun Durability Loss Per Shot Containers revealed in unsecured buildings	Level 7:	+35% Search Speed +1 Inventory Slot +3 Max Consumable Stack -70% Consumable Weight +100% Healing Item Efficacy Increased Crossbow Bolt Recovery
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13	Obsession	Increased Stamina, light encumbrance limit, and weapon durability. Fatigue rate is reduced.	Scavenging	Gain a parts income. Increaded scouting range, passive enemy detection, and gun durability.
14	Level 7:	+35% Search Speed +30 Light Carrying Capacity -25% Durability Loss Per Hit (Melee) +45 Max Stamina -40% Fatigue Severity +5 Stamina Gain On Melee Kill	Level 7:	+35% Search Speed +45m Enemy Detection Range +70% Container Visibility Range -25% Gun Durability Loss Per Shot +50 Parts Per Day Containers revealed in unsecured buildings
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16	Vigilance	Passive enemy detection. Increased Stamina, light encumbrance limit, and weapon durability.
17	Level 7:	+35% Search Speed +30 Light Carrying Capacity -25% Durability Loss Per Hit (Melee) +24 Max Stamina +60m Enemy Detection Range +5 Stamina Gain On Melee Kill
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1	Fighting	Improves Health and leads to advanced combat skills
2	Level 7:	+28 Max Health
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4	Close Combat	Improved fighting and reduced Stamina use with an empty melee weapon slot.	Endurance	Increased Health. Trauma accrued more slowly.
5	Level 7:	+28 Max Health -50% Melee Stamina Cost (Close Combat) Enhanced Close Combat moves Execute standing enemies with a knife Shove attack	Level 7:	+84 Max Health -50% Injury Severity Slam attack
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7	Striking	Improved combat moves and increased knockdown for blunt weapons.	Swordplay	Improved combat moves and increased lethality for bladed weapons
8	Level 7:	+28 Max Health +30% Blunt Knockdown -66% Grand Slam cost Grand Slam against multiple enemies with a blunt weapon	Level 7:	+28 Max Health +30% Blade Lethality Execute standing enemies with a blade Leg Sweep to cripple enemies with a bladed weapon
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10	Heroism	Advanced fighting skills acquired on the front lines of Red Talon's struggle against the zombies.	Butchery	Improved combat moves and increased lethality for bladed weapons.
11	Level 7:	+84 Max Health -50% Injury Severity -50% Melee Stamina Cost (Close Combat) +30% Blade Lethality +30% Blunt Knockdown -66% Grand Slam cost Enhanced Close Combat moves Leg Sweep (Blade) Grand Slam (Blunt) Shove (Close Combat)	Level 7:	+28 Max Health +10 Max Food Storage +1 Food Per Day +30% Blade Lethality Execute standing enemies with a blade Leg Sweep to cripple enemies
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1	Shooting	Improves firearms handling and leads to advanced shooting skills
2	Level 7:	-21% Firearm Sway -21% Firearm Recoil
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4	Assault	Significantly reduced recoil; Kick attack unlocked while aming.	Gunslinging	Faster Reloads; Aim Snap ability unlocked.
5	Level 7:	-80% Firearm Recoil +50% Firearm Knockdown -25% Firearm Sway +50% Reload Speed	Level 7:	+200% Reload Speed Aim Snap costs less Stamina -25% Firearm Sway -25% Firearm Recoil Snap to targets while aiming
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7	Sharpshooting	Improved steadiness, bullet penetration, and dismemberment.	Weapon Handling	Clear jammed firearms and improve durability
8	Level 7:	-80% Firearm Sway +50% Firearm Dismemberment -25% Firearm Recoil +50% Reload Speed All bullets pierce enemies	Level 7:	-25% Durability Loss Per Shot -25% Firearm Sway -25% Firearm Recoil +50% Reload Speed Clear jammed firearms very quickly
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10	Warfighting	Advanced firearms techniques, courtesy of the Red Talon training program.
11	Level 7:	-25% Durability Loss Per Shot -80% Firearm Recoil -80% Firearm Sway +200% Reload Speed +50% Firearm Knockdown +50% Firearm Dismemberment Clear jammed firearms very quickly Aim Snap costs less Stamina All bullets pierce enemies Snap to targets while aiming
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1	Computers	Unlocks Command Centre 3 and Spy Drones.
2	Level 7:	Knowledge of Computers
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4	Electronics	Unlocks Solar Generator. Allows crafting of C4.	Unlocks Solar array: Provides free, silent base-wide power. Also gives the kitchen a bonus via hot water. Needs a large area to be crafted.
5	Level 7:	Knowledge of Computers Knowledge of Electronics +25% Parts Salvaged from Weapons
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7	Programming	Allows use of assault drones. Allows crafting of remote box mines.
8	Level 7:	Knowledge of Computers Knowledge of PRogramming -15% Most Radio Cooldowns
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10	Machine Learning	Unlocks Drone Uplink facility, which allows calling of drone strikes and deliveries.
11	Level 7:	Knowledge of Computers An expert in Machine Learning -15% Most Radio Cooldowns +25 Parts Salvaged from Weapons
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1	Mechanics	Unlocks Workshop 3. Allows the crafting of homemade crossbows, toolboxes, and box mines.
2	Level 7:	Knowledge of Mechanics
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4	Automechanics	Unlocks Auto Shop. Allows crafting of vehicle upgrade kits (at Auto Shop) and quick-repair toolkits (at Workshop 3)
5	Level 7:	+25% Fuel Efficiency +50% Vehicle Stealth Knowledge of Mechanics Knowledge of Automechanics
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7	Engineering	Allows crafting of homemade scoped crossbows and advanced muzzle attachments
8	Level 7:	-33% Weapon Repair Parts Cost Knowledge of Mechanics Knowledge of Engineering
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10	Car Chopping	Unlocks Vehicle Depot facity upgrade, which offers vehicle upgrades and advanced vehicle repair toolkits.
11	Level 7:	+25% Fuel Efficiency +50% Vehicle Stealth Knowledge of Mechanics An expert in Car Chopping
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13	Bomb-Making	Unlocks Demolitions Lab faciilty upgrade, which allows the crafting of explosives and ammunition.
14	Level 7:	+2 Max Consumable Stack -33% Weapon Repair Parts Cost Knowledge of Mechanics An expert in Bomb-Making
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1	Medicine	Unlocks Infirmary 3. Allows crafting of first aid kits, reduces the cost of Emergency Medicine, and offers Health-boost actions at Infirmaries.
2	Level 7:	Offers Medical Advice (via the Radio) Knowledge of Medicine
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4	Pathology	Unlocks infection-reduction actions at Infirmaries, produces more plague samples,and reduces cost of plague cure.
5	Level 7:	+100 Infection Resistance Extracts Plague Samples More Often Offers Medical Advice (via the Radio) Knowledge of Medicine Knowledge of Pathology
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7	Surgery	Unlocks injury-recovery actions at Infirmaries.
8	Level 7:	+20 Max Health Offers Medical Advice (via the Radio) Knowledge of Medicine Knowledge of Surgery
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10	Paramedicine	Unlocks Trauma Pharmacy facility, which offers Heatlh regen and injury/trauma removal.
11	Level 7:	+5 Max Meds Storage -10% Most Radio Cooldowns Offers Medical Advice (via the Radio) Knowledge of Medicine An expert in Paramedicine
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13	Plauge Pathology	Unlocks Pague Annex facility, which allows the crafting of plague consumables and community-wide infection removal.
14	Level 7:	+100 Infection Resistance Offers Medical Advice (via the Radio) Extracts Plague Samples More Often Knowledge of Medicine An expert in Plague Pathology
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1	Utilities	Utilites unlocks Hydroponics, and boosts power and water duration.
2	Level 7:	Knowledge of Utilites
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4	Electrical	Electrical unlocks Solar Array and Refrigerated Storage.
5	Level 7:	+20 Parts Per Day Knowledge of Utilites Knowledge of Electricity
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7	Plumbing	Plumbing unlocks Latrine upgrade and improves Latrine bonuses.
8	Level 7:	+20 Max Stamina Knowledge of Utilities Knowledge of Plumbing
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10	Pioneering	Prioneering unlocks the Utilities Complex facility which supplies water and power to the entire base.
11	Level 7:	+20 Max Stamina +20 Parts Per Day Knowledge of Utilities An expert in Pioneering
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1	This section is no longer supported...	If there is something missing please check out this link:	State of Decay Wiki - Quirks
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3	Acting	Pretending to be others for fun and profit	Making Coffee	Giving people a good start to each day	Obscure Knowledges
4		+100% Standing Rewards +10% Influence Gained		Knowledge of Coffee Preparation Knowledge of Cooking	Knowledge of Alcoholic Beverages	• Still 2 : Bonus "Convert Ethanol to Whiskey", craft extra +1 Bottle of Decent Bourbon • Lounge : Reduce "Mix a Round of Drinks" cost (3 Jugs of Ethanol instead of 5) • Facility Mods "Minibar" : Increase Bonus Duration (21 minute instead of 11)
5	Animal Facts	How many toes an elephant has, and other vital information	Movie Trivia	Box office grosses, Oscar winners, and obscure directors
6		No useful effect		+6 Morale +50% Experience Rate Pop Culture Knowledge	Knowledge of Coffee Preparation	• Kitchen : - Bonus "Make coffee", +4 Morale for 6 minute, - Increase "Make Coffee" yield (3 coffee instead of 2) • Expresso Stand Outpost : - Bonus "Make Expresso", +3 Morale for 6 minute - Increase Passive Morale Bonus (+10 instead of +3) • Facility Mods "Expresso Machine" : Bonus +3 Morale for 6 minute
7	Bartending	Raising spirits with spirits	Music	Raising spirits with rhythm and melody
8		Mix drinks more effectively in the Lounge Knowledge of Alcoholic Beverages Knowledge of Cooking		+6 Morale +100% Standing Rewards +25 Influence Per Day Knowledge of the Arts	Knowledge of the Arts	• Lounge: Unlocks "Space for Creativity," +5 Morale • Affect the Art Gallery in the Barricaded Strip Mall's Command Centre, +10 Morale (instead of +3)
9	Business	How to make a profit doing practically anything	Painting	Conveying meaning and evoking emotion through colour and form
10		+10% Influence Gained +35 Influence Per Day Knowledge of Influence		+6 Morale +25 Influence Per Day Knowledge of the Arts	Knowledge of Influence	• Lounge 2 & 3 : - Increase "Poker Night" influence gained (+50 influence instead of +25)
11	Comedy	The art of making people laugh	People Skills	The most essential of the "soft" skills
12		+100% Standing Rewards +6 Morale		+100% Standing Rewards +10% Influence Gained Knowledge of Influence	Pop Culture Knowledge	Lounge 3 : - Increase "Watch TV" Morale Bonus (+15 morale for 1 hour instead of +10) - Increase "Movie Night" Morale Bonus Duration (+25 morale for 1h31min instead of +25 morale for 1h0min)
13	Design	Figuring out how to make things for humans to use	Pinball	Live catches, death saves, and outlane shakes
14		+50% Global Action Speed Knowledge of the Arts Knowledge of Craftsmanship		+100% Shooting Experience Rate Knowledge of Mechanics	Knowledge of Sports	• Gym: Unlocks "Training Regimen: Endurance," -20% Fatigue Severity for 1h 0m
15	Driving	Life is a highway. I want to ride it all night long	Poker Face	I want to hold 'em like they do in Texas plays
16		+100% Fuel Efficiency +50% Vehicle Impact Reduction +50% Vehicle Loudness Reduction		+20 Max Stamina	Red Talon Contractor Quirks
17	Excuses	Getting out of things in style	Political Science	The workings of power within government	Combat Medecine	Emergency medecine for the field of battle.
18		+10 Morale		+100% Standing Rewards +25 Influence Per Day Knowledge of Influence		+1 Max Consumable Stack Offers Medical Advice (via the Radio) Knowledge of Medecine Knowledge of Surgery
19	Farting Around	"I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different." -Kurt Vonnegut	Scrum Certification	We're going to get so much done	Demolitions	The delicate art of making things go boom.
20		+10 Morale		+50% Global Action Speed +2 Labor		+1 Max Consumable Stack Knowledge of Munitions Knowledge of Electronics
21	Fishing	Turning bodies of water into food through engineering and trickery.	Self-Promotion	The underappreciated art of getting people to look at you	Firearms Maintenance	Keeping firearms clean, well-tuned, and ready for action.
22		+2 Food Per Day		+100% Standing Rewards Knowledge of Influence		-50% Durability Loss Per Shot (Guns) Knowledge of Mechanics Knowledge of Engineering
23	Geek Trivia	Skrewts, Ainur, Jefferies tubes, and uses of the number 47	Sewing	Turning cloth and thread into useful things	Foraging	Living off the land when cut off from the supply chain.
24		+6 Morale +50% Experience Rate Pop Culture Knowledge		+20 Max Health +2 Max Consumable Stack Knowledge of Craftsmanship		Knowledge of Gardening +1 Food Per Day +1 Meds Per Day
25	Hairdressing	Styling hair with a mix of cutlery and chemistry	Sexting	There's a right way to do everything.	Fortifications	Quick and elegant building techniques for short-order defense.
26		+10% Influence Gained Knowledge of Chemistry		-5 Influence Per Day		Knowledge of Craftsmanship Knowledge of Construction +2 Materials Per Day -2 Zombie Threat
27	Ikebana	Brightening a space with the careful arrangement of nature	Sports Trivia	Stats, jersey numbers, and classic plays	Gut Packing	Filling stomachs quickly and efficiently.
28		+6 Morale +10 Influence Per Day Knowledge of the Arts		+100% Cardio Experience Rate +100% Fighting Experience Rate +20 Max Stamina Knowledge of Sports		Knowledge of Cooking Knowledge of Nutrition -30% Food Consumed Overall (Max -75%)
29	Law	What people used to do about crime and conflict	Tattoos	Body artistry.	Hacking	Cyberwarfare methods for a bygone age.
30		+10% Influence Gained Knowledge of Influence		+10% Influence Gained Knowledge of Medicine Knowledge of the Arts		Knowledge of Computers Knowledge of Programming +1 Outpost Limit at Command Center (Maximum 1)
31	Lichenologist	The study of lichens	TV Trivia	Actors, awards, and episode numbers	Infrastructure	Building and managing physical facilities for long-term deployments.
32		Knowledge of Gardening Knowledge of Herbalism +2 Meds Per Day		+6 Morale +50% Experience Rate Pop Culture Knowledge		Knowledge of Utilities Knowledge of Plumbing +1 Fuel Per Day +1 Materials Per Day
33	Literature	Still important. Our children should know how their ancestors viewed the world	Sleep Psychology	A better night's sleep leads to a better day's work.	Logistics	Maintaining and managing gear and supplies.
34		+6 Morale +100% Experience Rate Knowledge of the Arts		+6 Morale +2 Beds		+2 Max Consumable Stack Knowledge of Craftsmanship +25 Parts Per Day
35	Hygiene	The lost art of keeping yourself clean and germ-free.	Soundproofing	A quieter base is a safer base.	Mobile Operations	Managing operations involving vehicles.
36		+100 Infection Resistance +20 Max Health		-3 Zombie Threat		+50% Fuel Efficiency Knowledge of Mechanics Knowledge of Automechanics +1 Fuel Per Day
37	Recycling	Finding use from your refuse.
38		+2 Materials Per Day +25 Parts Per Day
39	Shopping	How to find a bargain in a pile of useless junk.
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4	A Little Forgetful	Sometimes I walk into a room, and I forget what I was ... what were we talking about?
5	Action Movie Extra	We all got weapons training before filming began. But I think the whole point was to miss.	Affects Skills
6	Action Videographer	My friends and I staged fake battles with air guns, and put the whole thing up on the Internet	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Computers
7	Adrenaline Junkie	I go out, I risk my lide, and once I get safe inside, all I want to do is go out again.	-
8	Advertiser	I worked in advertising. It was exactly the way it looked on TV. I promise.	Affects Skills
9	Afraid of Everything	Spiders, heights, clowns..... you name it.	Annoys irritable community members
10	Afraid of Rats	Don't even joke about there being rats here. I think it's the tails; I cant even look at them.	-
11	Aircraft Mechanic	The stuff I worked on was different from what you'll find around here, but I'm picking it up	+100% Mechanics Experience Rate Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Mechanics
12	Always Cold	It's really hard to get comfortable, now that I can't surround myself with space heaters	-20 Stamina
13	Always Kept Moving	After the outbreak, I never sat still. Kept on the road, running from one disaster to the next.	Affects Skills
14	Always Packed a Lunch	The lunches I brought got more elaborate, until I was serving myself a three-course meal.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Cooking
15	Always Paid for Dinner
16	Always Vigilant
17	Always Wanted to Camp	I used to dream about sleeping under the stars. Used to.	Morale bonus from outdoor bed facilities
18	Amateur Comic
19	Amateur Painter	It helps me relax after a long, hard day of not-painting.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Painting
20	Amateur Pilot	I guess I'll never achieve that dream of being asked to land a 747 during a crisis.	-
21	Ammo Hoarder
22	Angler	I'm pretty good at catching food, if we can find a body of water that isn't full of corpses	-3 Morale Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Fishing
23	Angsty	How can you stand to live in a world like this?	Easily Frustrated
24	Animal Lover	I've had more friends with four legs than with two.	-
25	Anxious All the Time
26	Arthritis	It seems like the slightest physical effort leaves me practically immobile for a couple of days.	-75% Cardio Experience Rate Affects Skills
27	Ascetic		-50% Food Consumed Per Day
28	Assembly-Line Worker	I was lucky to have one of the few manufacturing jobs left ... before we lost them all.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Craftsmanship
29	Assistant Principal	My job was to work with the actual kids, while the principle sat behind his shiny nameplate.	Affects Skills
30	At Home in a Bar	It's not really about the booze. It's just the only place I feel truly comfortable	Morale bonus from Stills and Bars
31	Attended Trade School (Craftsmanship)	So glad I went into construction, instead of getting that theater degree my dad wanted ...	Morale bonus from an upgraded Workshop Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Craftsmanship
32	Attended Trade School (Mechanics)	So glad I went into auto repair, instead of getting that degree my mom was pushing at me ...	Morale bonus from the Autoshop Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Mechanics
33	Attended Trade School (Utilities)	Glad I got into utility work, instead of that liberal arts college my grandparents were into ...	Morale bonus from an upgraded Workshop Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Utilities
34	Auditor	Nothing gets by me.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Law
35	Auto Detailer	Sometimes, I just don't tell people what I used to do. The messes they want me to clean up ...	Morale bonus from the Autoshop Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Mechanics
36	Awful Fashion Sense	Orange is the perfect color. It goes with everything.	-3 Morale Annoys irritable community members
37	Backwoods Upbringing	Where I grew up, guns weren't political. They were pest control.	Affects Skills
38	Bad Back	It just runs in my family. We're all hunched over by the time we're sixty.	-15 Max Carrying Capacity Morale bonus from an upgraded Infirmary
39	Bad Carpenter	I rebuilt my entire basement on my own. I don't understand why the next owners gutted it ...	-66% Craftsmanship Experience Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Craftsmanship (Max 4)
40	Bagpiper	People really only let me get my instrument out at funerals.	+10 Max Stamina -5 Morale Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Music
41	Barber	I know my way around a sharp blade	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Hairdressing
42	Barista
43	BASE Jumper	You'd be surprised what a person can survive.	Affects Skills
44	Baseball Fan
45	Basement Dweller
46	Basketball Fan	The crack of the bat, the roar of the crowd ... there's no way to even fake it now.	Morale bonus from facilities with a Projector
47	BBQ Master
48	Bead Crafter	I sold my beadwork out of a little online store I ran myself.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Sewing
49	Beatboxer
50	Beautician	I'm good at making people look good.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Hairdressing
51	Beekeeper	Of course I've been stung. Got to a point where pain wasn't really an issue anymore.	+30 Max Health
52	Believes in People	Hey, don't listen to those doubts, all right? I know you can handle this	--
53	Birdwatcher	You should see what I can do with a pair of binoculars. (Watch birds. That's what.)	Affects Skills	Possibly unlocks scouting specialisation (mention of binoculars in flavour text)?
54	Blade Collector	My bedroom wall was covered with swords. i could only take five or six of my favorites.	-10% Durability Loss Per Hit Affects Skills
55	Bleak Outlook	This is more than just being sad. Everybody gets sad. This is ... something much worse.	-7 Morale
56	Blogger	I used to spend my spare time writing about my life, and responding to current events.	Affects Skills - Wits
57	Blood Plague Survivor	I've come back from the blood plague three times now. I think I'm building up an immunity.	-100% Plague Infection
58	Bold Driver	You can't really know a car until the gas pedal hits the floor	-	Can Grant Quirk - Driving
59	Braggart	Not everyone loves being around someone as confident as I am, but they definitely know I'm here.	+50% Standing Rewards -3 Morale Annoys irritable community members
60	Brave	We all die eventually. You've just got to accept that, and do what needs to be done.	-
61	Broad-Shouldered	You can carry a lot on a good set of shoulders	+15 Max Carrying Capacity
62	Bronto Gas Cashier
63	Brush Clearer
64	Built Barricades	We used to go nuts with our barricades ... but you know what? The zombies always got through.	Affects Skills
65	Built the Worst Deck	I built a deck behind my house once. We couldn't sell it until a professional replaced it.	-33% Craftmanship Experience Rate Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Craftsmanship (Max 6)
66	Burned House Down	I used to love experimenting with chemicals in my basement. Why would I need training	-66% Chemistry Experience Rate Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Chemistry (Max 5)
67	Bus Driver	One of my passengers died when I crashed the bus. They got up, and it was over from there.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Driving
68	Busybody	I'm not looking for gossip, I just really care about what's going on in your life.	Annoys irritable community members
69	Cake Decorator	I actually made a cake look like a head with a bullet hole once. Doesn't seem as hilarious now.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Cooking
70	Camp Counselor	I was actually teaching a wilderness survival class when the outbreak hit.	Morale bonus from outdoor bed facilities Affects Skills
71	Camp Physician	I'm not a part of the military, but when the refugee camps needed doctors, I volunteered	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Medicine
72	Campaign Manager	I'm not the one standing at the podium. I'm the person in the back, reminding them what to say.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Political Science
73	Campfire Cook
74	Can Sleep Anywhere	I don't need a bed. I can catch a bit of shuteye anywhere I need to.	-1 Beds Used
75	Can Take a Punch
76	Can't Sleep Alone	I've had trouble sleeping alone since my last group got attacked in the middle of the night.	Annoys irritable community members -3 Morale -1 Beds Used
77	Cancer Survivor	I beat cancer; we can beat this.	+4 Morale
78	Canvasser	I know just enough about politics to get into an argument with you on your doorstep.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Perk - Political Science
79	Caravan Driver	My last group kept it mobile, driving from one place to the next in an old RV.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Perk - Driving
80	Caravan Mechanic	Moving supplies across the frontier meant somebody had to learn how to keep the engines turning.	Morale Bonus from an upgraded Workshop Affects Skills
81	Caring	When someone matters to me, they really know it.	+3 Morale
82	Carries Hand Sanitizer	There is so much hand sanitizer left lying around stores. Is nobody washing their hands anymore?	+50% Infection Resistance
83	Cashier	If you need someone to stand there and count things, I'm here for you.	Affects Skills
84	Cat Lover	I love cats. I love every kind of cat. I just want to hug all of them, but I can't	-
85	Cat Person	If people were more like cats, there would be a lot more of us left	-
86	Cautious
87	CEO
88	CFO	The CEO got the big bonuses, but I was the one who kept it running behind the scenes.	+25% Standing Rewards Affects Skills	Gives Grant Perk - Business
89	Chainsaw Sculptor	It was mostly bears. People have a thing for bears.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Craftsmanship
90	Changed Jobs a Lot
91	Cheerful	People sometimes catch me smiling for no reason.	+4 Morale
92	Child Care Worker	Getting certified meant I had to take courses in emergency first aid and CPR.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Medicine
93	Chiropractor	Everything that's wrong with you is because your back is misaligned. Everything.	-66% Medicine Experience Rate Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Medicine (Max 5)
94	Choral Director	You have to have a precise ear for pitch, and the ability to direct other people.	+50% Standing Rewards Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Music
95	Churrascaria Server	I can be pretty deft with a knife when I need to be, at least when it comes to food.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Cooking
96	Cigar Enthusiast
97	City Council Member
98	Cleaned Offices	When I did my job right, no one knew I was there.	Affects Skills
99	Coffee Connoisseur	I've spent the entire apocalypse hunting for a good cup of coffee. I'm Still searching.	Easily Frustraited Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Making Coffee
100	College Freshman	I finally got out of high school, really started my life ... and then the world ended.	?
101	Comic Book Dealer	I traded and sold rare editions out on the convention floor, as well as a ton of other merch.	Morale bonus from an upgraded Lounge Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Geek Trivia
102	Comic Collector	There's always room in my pack for a few issues I've never read.	Morale bonus from an upgraded Lounge Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Geek Trivia
103	Community Manager	Well, I was no Sanya Weathers, but I did all right.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - People Skills Flavour Text is reference to Sanya Weathers, Director of Communications at Undead Labs
104	Competitive Eater
105	Compulsive Gardener
106	Computer "Expert"	Ice cream makes machines work better, especially computers. Spoon it right in.	-75% Computers Experiance Rate Affects Skills
107	Confident	There's this voice inside me that keeps telling me I'm going to end up on top, no matter what.	+20 Max Health +50% Standing Rewards
108	Convention Volunteer	I got to wear a T-shirt that said "Enforcer" on it!	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - People Person
109	Cosplayer	I made all my costumes from scratch, so I could dress as the most obscure characters.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Craftsmanship
110	Couch Potato	Hey, I serve an important role around here. I'm holding down this couch.	-1 Labour -50% Standing Rewards -66% Cardio Experience Rate Annoys irritable community members Morale bonus from luxery bed facilities Affects Skills	Reduces Cardio to Max 3
111	Coupon Cutter	I'd open up the sales papers every Sunday, and plan my entire week.	Affects Skills
112	Crazy Metabolism	It's like I eat and eat, and all it does is give me more energy.	+100% Food Consumed Per Day +45 Max Stamina
113	Crochet Artist	I made a three-piece suit, complete with socks, underwear, bowtie, and hat. All of it crochet.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Sewing
114	Cross-Stitcher	I had framed projects all over my house, each with an inspirational message.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Sewing
115	Cult Film Junkie	You can't imagine how excited I got the first time I introduced the dead to my boomstick	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Movie Trivia
116	Custodian	I didn't just clean the place, I did odd jobs whenever something broke down.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Utilties
117	Customer Service	I got really good at listening to angry people, and still solving their problems productively.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - People Skills
118	D-I-Y Remodeler	Let me tell you the joys of remodeling your own home.	Morale bonus from an upgraded Workshop Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Craftsmanship
119	Daredevil	If it's crazy and life-threatening, I want to do it.. I put my body through so much punishment	+20 Max Health -33% Injury Severity
120	Day Trader	Split-second-decision making is a useful talent in any situation	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Business
121	Decent Shot	I've always been a decent shot on the range, even without any formal training.	Affects Skills
122	Decrepit	I'm on my last legs. We're all better off if I can find a way to contribute while sitting down
123	Delivery Driver	I got to know the city like the back of my hand, just in time to leave it behind forever	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Driving
124	Dental Hygienist	I definitely wasn't a doctor back then, but I knew my way around the basics	Affects Skills
125	Dependable Friend	I was a lot of people's "one phone call"	+50% Standing Rewards Not Easily Frustrated
126	Determined	Once I commit to something, it's really hard to shake me loose	+20 Max Stamina +20 Max Health Not Easily Frustrated
127	Digestive Problems	I'd love to change my diet, but that isn't an option. It's like a flamethrower, it's horrible.	-10 Max Health -7 Morale Morale bonus from having a Latrine
128	Digital Artist	Painting just isn't the same without my tablet and stylus	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Painting
129	Disorganized	A clean desk is a sign of a sick mind	-3 Morale Affects Skills
130	Does Heavy Lifting	For some reason, wherever I go, I'm the one who has to carry all the big stuff.	Affects Skills
131	Does Tons of Squats	I've never once skipped leg day.	+10 Max Carrying Capacity Morale bonus from Fighting training facilties
132	Does Yoga	You need to be limber and focused to survive out here	Morale bonus from Fighting training facilities Affects Skills
133	Dog Person	You'll never find a better friend.	-
134	Dog Walker
135	Dolorous	Thanks for noticing me.	-3 Morale Easily Frustrated Annoys irritable community members
136	Drag Racer	Driving straight into the face of certain death is what I was born for	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Driving
137	Early Riser	I don't really need as much sleep as other people. I'm ready to go right at the crack of dawn.	+10 Max Stamina
138	Eats Like a Bird
139	Empathetic	Have you ever read any Butler? I feel like I'm Lauren. If you fgeel it, then I feel it too.	Avoids getting into conficts
140	EMT	During the outbreak, I saved the ones I could, and made sure the ones I couldn't never got up	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Medicine
141	Encouraging
142	Energetic	I get antsy when I'm sitting down too long. I want to get out and do something.	+10 Max Stamina
143	English Major
144	Entrepreneur	I built myself up from nothing once; I can do it again.	+50% Standing Rewards Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Business
145	Environmentalist	Well ... at least our carbon footprint is way lower now.	+3 Morale
146	Erratic
147	Ethnomusicologist	I cam at it from the anthropology side, but I've really gotten into music since then.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Music
148	Excellent Game Master	I had an entire mythology built up that now only survives in my head.	+50% Standing Rewards Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Geek Trivia
149	Exiled	I tried to change things at my old place, and they kicked me out. Please keep me around.	Not Easily Frustrated
150	Exotic Dancer
151	Expert Traveler	I can fit a full suitcase's worth of stuff in a carry-on bag	+10 Light Carrying Capacity Affects Skills
152	Exterminator	Clearing infestations was already my speciality	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill -Chemisty
153	Extremely Loyal	I will do anything to keep my people alive. I really mean it. Anything.
154	Exuberant	I've got that youthful exuberance that keeps me going all day!	+20 Max Stamina -50% Fatigue Severity
155	Face Painter	You want me to put a butterfly on your cheek?	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Painting
156	Factory Worker	I was lucky to have one of the few manufacturing jobs left ... before we lost them all	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Mechanics
157	Fanfic Writer	I'm secretly shipping half the people in my community.	Affects Skills
158	Fast Food Worker	The hardest part is working a double shift without the customer knowing how tired you are.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Cooking
159	Fastidious
160	Fears Needles	Just the sight of my skin being broken makes me panic a little.	-20 Max Health
161	Feckless
162	Feels Embarathy	Some single-camera sitcoms make me cringe more than a horror movie.	-
163	Fights Defensively	Whenever I'm in trouble, I've got this reflex to draw in and defend myself.	+30 Max Health -50% Injury Severity
164	Film Buff	I prefer every director's early work.	Morale bonus from facilities with a Projector Affects Skills
165	Film Critic	I co-hosted a movie podcast with one of my friends. I usually wont the Box Office Challenge.	Morale bonus from facilities with a Projector Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Movie Trivia
166	Film Director	You have to have enough confidence in your vision to lead other people through the worst of it.	+75% Standing Rewards
167	Fire Marshal
168	Firewatch Officer
169	Fish Noodler
170	Fished Professionally	We stayed on the boat for as long as we could, before thirst drove us back to land.	-3 Morale Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Fishing
171	Fitness Boxer	I had a heavy bag in my garage, and every night, I'd go a few rounds pretending it was my boss.	Morale bonus from Fighting training facilities. Affects Skills
172	Fixed Refrigerators	You wouldn't believe the smells that can accumulate when someone's fridge goes on the fritz.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Utilities
173	Fleet Manager	It's been a while since I was shoulders-deep in an engine, but I still know my way around.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Mechanics
174	Florist	I did my share of flower arrangements, but I preferred to work with the potted plants.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Gardening
175	Foam Dart Champion	We had these foam dart guns at work, and I would annihilate everyone during lunch.	Affects Skills
176	Food Allergies	I've had to cook special meals my whole life. Especially now that epinephrine is so rare.	-20 Max Health Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Cooking
177	Food Borrower
178	Food Critic	The real tragedy here is the lack of a decent chef anywhere on the frontier.	-5 Morale Morale bonus from an upgraded Kitchen
179	Food Hoarder
180	Food Sharer
181	Food Torturer	I love cooking! I swear, you can never boil anything too long, or add too much salt.	-66% Cooking Experience Rate Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Cooking (Max 3)
182	Foolhardy
183	Foot Pain	Carrying as lot of weight is a bad idea when your feet are trying to kill you.	-10 Max Carrying Capacity Morale bonus from an upgraded Infirmary
184	Football Fan
185	Forestry Technician	I love working outside, with living things, that don't talk back.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Gardening
186	Forklift Driver	The wheels turn differently from a normal car. You've got to relearn everything from scratch	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Driving
187	Former Activist
188	Former Billionaire
189	Former Burglar	I was the worst burglar, and I knew I was bound to get caught. So I quit while I was ahead.	-
190	Former Goth	Yeah, it was cool back then. No really, it was.	-
191	Former Homeowner	I still get emotional when I think about all the equity we used to have.	-
192	Former Metalhead	My old jacket would set off metal detectors in the next room.	-
193	Former Model	I mostly modeled for local ads, but I looked great, I had an agent, and I was going somewhere	Affects Skills - Cardio
194	Former Rock Star	I'm kind of a big deal.		Can Grant Quirk - Music
195	Former Shut-In
196	Forum Admin	Sometimes I reall start to miss the power of my banhammer.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - People Skills
197	Freelance Consultant	Half my job was getting the next job. I made them feel like they couldn't live without me.	+50% Standing Rewards Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Scrum Certification Can Grant Quirk - Business Can Grant Skill - Computers
198	Frequent Anxiety	Sometimes I feel like my heart is just going to beat out of my chest, and I don't know why.	-5 Morale
199	Fresh-Faced	I missed the worst times, and I think you can see it in my face. I haven't been hardened yet.
200	Friendly	I really like everybody here. I don't know, we just really seem to get along.	+50% Standing Rewards Not easily Frustrated
201	From a Big Family	Our reunions always required large outdoor spaces	-
202	From a Fishing Town		+10 Max Stamina -3 Morale Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Fishing
203	From a Rural Area	Where I'm from, you're so far away from everyone else, you have to be able to fend for yourself	+30 Max Stamina
204	From the Great Lakes	Everyone in my town fishes. When they're not ice skating.	+10 Max Stamina -3 Morale
205	Frontier Con Artist	I've claimed to be a doctor, but it always ended badly. I should just admit what I'm good at.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - People Skills
206	Fry Cook	No, I don't understand all the fifties diner-speak. I can read a ticket, though.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Cooking
207	Funeral Home Director	We had a really bad time on the day of the outbreak. I think you can imagine	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - People Skills
208	Funny	People tell me I'm funny, but it's really the world that's hilarious. I just point it out.	+4 Morale
209	Furniture Adjuster
210	Game Designer	Most important job, ever.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Design
211	Gas Hoarder	The moment I heard about the outbreak, I filled up every container I had.	Morale bonus from upgraded Storage
212	Gas Station Attendant	I've seen enough busted cars in my day to at least point you in the right direction.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Mechanics
213	Gave to Every Panhandler	I just couldn't tell somebody, "I deserve this money more than you do."	-
214	Generous
215	Geocacher	It was the world's best game, before all the GPS satellites got out of alignment	Morale bonus from outdoor bed facilities Affects Skills
216	Geologist	Why couldn't it have been a volcano? I was ready for a volcano	Affects Skills
217	Germophobe	The loss of running water was one of the worst things that ever happened to me.	+50% Infection Resistance Annoys irritable community members
218	Gets Rashes	I always get rashes under my backpack straps if I let myself sweat too much.	-10 Max Carrying Capacity Morale bonus from an upgraded Infirmary
219	Glutton	Rationing is just depressing. How can we call this living, if we aren't even eating?	+50% Food Consumed Per Day Morale bonus from an upgraded Kitchen
220	Goes by Last Name	My friends always called me by my last name, and it sort of stuck throughout my life.	-
221	Good Arm	I could always throw further and hit harder than the other kids at school	Affects Skills
222	Good Habits
223	Good Listener	How does that make you feel?	+25% Standing Rewards
224	Good Posture	I can walk all day with a book balanced on my head.	+5 Max Carrying Capacity
225	Goofball	I don;t get a whole lot of work done, but I think people still sort of like having me around.	+3 Morale -1 Labour Annoys irritable community members Affects Skills
226	Got Fired a Lot	People thought I was lazy, but the truth is, I just don't care.	-1 Labour Annoys irritable community members
227	Gracious	There's no cost to saying "thank you" when someone helps you out.	+3 Morale
228	Great Cook
229	Green Thumb	For some reason, plants grow like kudzu around me. I might have superpowers.	+50% Gardening Experience Rate Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Gardening
230	Grew Up Around Cars	In my neighbourhood, every driveway had some old beater that the owner was fixing up	Morale bonus from the Auto Shop Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Mechanics
231	Grew Up in Suburbia	It was the height of human achievement. A place where people could survive with zero skills.	-10 Max Stamina
232	Grew Up Poor	I grew up in a town with a few thousand people, and only a few hundred jobs.	-
233	Groundskeeper	It was a huge job if I took on every task I could think of. But that's how I like to work	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Gardening
234	Guilt-Motivated
235	Gym Rat	Go ahead and call me names. When the zombies showed up, I was pumped and ready to go	Morale bonus from Fighting training Facilities Affects Skills
236	Habitual Volunteer	I'm always the first to raise my hand when we need volunteers. Everything sounds fun!	-
237	Had a Chemistry Set	I needed a new chemistry set every year as a kid, as I burned through all the experiments	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Chemistry
238	Had a Flower Garden	I kept a few flowers along my driveway, and next to the porch. Bees kept salesmen away	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Gardening
239	Had a Garage Band	It never got very far after high school, but man, did we use to ROCK.	Affects Skills
240	Had a Gorgeous Backyard
241	Had a Paper Route	I used to have a paper route as a kid. Every morning, up and biking at the crack of dawn.	Affects Skills	Possible Wits - Disciple Specialisation
242	Had a Retirement Fund	I started investing in my twenties, so that by the time I hit fifty, I'd be set for life.
243	Had a Scholarship	All the work I put into getting that scholarship. Wasted	-
244	Halitosis	My breath is fine. See? Smell it. Where are you going?	-33% Standing Rewards Annoys irritable community members
245	Hall Monitor	I volunteered at my kid's school as a hall monitor. It was nice to be there when they needed me.	Affects Skills
246	Halo Champion	I know it's not real combat, but you do learn something about tactics and teamwork.	Affects Skills
247	Hand Model	It's hard to learn to fight when you think of your own hands like they're made out of glass.	-66% Fighting Experience Rate -66% Shooting Experience Rate
248	Handy	I'm Good at figuring out what's wrong when something is dripping or sparking.	Morale bonus from an upgraded Workshop Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Utilities
249	Hard as Nails	I sometimes like to do risky or painful things, just to test my limits	+30 Max Health -50% Injury Severity
250	Hard to Kill	I've picked myself up after fights that left dozens of people dead	+45 Max Health -50% Injury Severity
251	Hardy	My body can take a bit more punishment than most peoples.	+10 Max Health -33% Injury Severity
252	Has a Pain Disorder
253	Has Allergies
254	Has an Old Work Injury
255	Has Chronic Pain	This pain has been with me since before the outbreak. My doctor wasn't even sure what to do.	-20 Max Health Morale bonus from an upgraded Infirmary
256	Has Nightmares	I had really bad dreams even back when life was normal. I keep hoping this is just one of them.	+33% Fatigue Severity -20 Max Stamina
257	Has Rough Hands	I've got hard-earned callouses that makes it easier for me to climb and fight without a break.	+10 Max Health +20 Max Stamina
258	Has Traumatic Flashbacks	I have these horrible reactions that remind me of the outbreak. I really can't talk about it.	-7 Morale
259	Hated Camping
260	Hated Thanksgiving	I'm thankful we don't have time for ridiculous holidays anymore.	+3 Morale
261	Hates Horror Movies	I spent my life avoiding gross or shocking movies, and now I'm living in one.	-5 Morale
262	Hates to be Alone
263	Having Midlife Crisis	I wasted my twenties, and bam, they were gone. Well, I'm, having my adventures now, dammit.	-
264	Hearse Driver	I thought someone was pranking me when I heard clawing and knocking in the back of my hearse ...	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Driving
265	Heavy Hitter	I wasn't always the best fighter, but when I hit somebody, they felt it	+25% Fighting Experience Rate Affects Skills
266	Helpful to a Fault
267	Hero Complex	Look, somebody has to step in and make things right. why can't it be me?	Annoys irritable community members
268	Hesitant	I've lost too much already. I'm not about to risk what I have left one somebody's whim.	-
269	High Lung Capacity	My coach said I was a born swimmer. Really good lung capacity, apparently.	+20 Max Stamina
270	High Metabolism	I can really put it away at the dinner table, but I put all that energy to good use.	+50% Food consumed Per Day +20 Max Stamina
271	High Pain Threshold	"I want you to hit me as hard as you can."	Affects Skills +50% Fighting Experience Rate +30 Max Health
272	High School Athlete	I kind of did everything in high school. Every sport, that is. My parents got sick of driving
273	High School Mascot	It's like playing the game, but in a big hot suit, with no respect. Never did anything harder.	Affects Skills
274	High School Teacher	The pay was lousy and the hours were terrible, but ... yeah, that's how it was.	Affects Skills
275	Highly Responsible	I can't stand to see something slip around here. If there's a job that needs doing, I jump in.	+25% Standing Rewards +1 Labor
276	Hiker	There used to be nothing better than being alone in the woods	Affects Skills Morale bonus from outdoor bed facilities	May provide specialisation access to Backpacking
277	Holding Out Hope	The government airdropped supplies that kept us going for months! We know they're coming back.	+4 Morale
278	Holed Up at a Farm	We spent our first winter holed up in a barn. That spring, we even tried to plant something.	Morale bonus from large-slot Farms Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Gardening
279	Homebody	I don't need to go out scavenging if you'd rather go. There's plenty for me to do here.	-
280	Homeopath	Don't trust the establishment. All they want to do is profit from your disease, not cure it.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Medicine (Max 3)
281	Homeowner	Owning your own home is a full-time job. Or at least a life-consuming hobby.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Utilities
282	Hong Kong Cinema Fan	I've seen every fighting style that exists. Plus a few that don't.	Morale bonus from facilities with a Projector Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Movie Trivia
283	Hopeful	I don't know, I just have this feeling that things are going to be all right.	+6 Morale
284	Hopeless Romantic
285	Hospice Nurse
286	Hospital Admin
287	Hostler	It takes work to get the right train onto the right track, facing the right direction	-
288	Hotelier	After managing a three-hundred-room hotel, I think our little community is a piece of cake.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - People Skills
289	Huge Savings Account	I used to put away a third of every paycheck. I figured I'd have cash for my retirement. Sight	-
290	Human Potato	I'm soft, and I just sort of sat around most of my life. What else would you call that.	-66% Fighting Experience Rate -66% Cardio Experience Rate Morale Bonus for luxury bed facilities Annoys irritable community members Affects Skills
291	Human Resources	If I'm doing my job right, the whole place runds smoothly, and no one knows I'm there.	-50% Standing Rewards Avoids getting into conflicts Affects Skills
292	Hypochondriac	Oh my god, oh my god, it's bleeding, I'm gonna die!	+25% Injury Severity Morale Bonus from an upgrade Infirmary Annoys irritable community members
293	Idealist	Look, we finally have a chance to get this right!		Easily Frustrated
294	Idyllic Childhood	It took me a long time to realize most folks didn't have it as good as I did
295	Immature	You know w hat eilse is immature? Your butt.	-33% Standing Rewards -66% Wits Experience Rate
296	Immortal	Nothing can kill me, man. The world has tried, and the world has failed. Bring it, baby!	+45 Max Health -50% Injury Severity
297	Impostor Syndrome	I don't even know why I survived, it doesn't make sense. Nobody should listen to me, seriously.	-50% Standing Rewards
298	In Mourning	I got my family out alive, then lost them one by one as we picked our way across the country.	-7 Morale
299	In Recovery	I'm still counting my days of sobriety. It's the only calendar that matters anymore.	Morale penalty from Stills and Bars
300	In the Peace Corps	I hope my experience will be as valuable to our new life as other folk's military training.	-
301	Incompetent	People keep taking jobs away from me. It's like they don't trust me to do anything right.	-1 Labor -50% Standing Rewards Annoys irritable community members
302	Incredible Immune System	When everyone else was down with the flu, I felt Great. Can't really explain it.	+100% Infection Resistance
303	Indefatigable	I'm always the last one to get worn out after a hard day out in the field.	+30 Max Stamina -50% Fatigue Severity
304	Indie App Developer	I made a good living making tiny games and weird joke apps out of my basement	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Computers
305	Insomniac	I just can't seem to get to sleep at night. Am I afraid I won't wake up?	-33% Fatigue Severity -20% Max Stamina Morale bonus from luxury bed facilities
306	Inspired by Courage
307	Interior Designer	We're going to make this place livable if it kills me.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Design
308	Into Cheesy Movies	And the sappier, the better.	Morale bonus from facilities with a Projector
309	Into Fly Fishing	My waders ended up being useful, but I don't like to think about how.	Affects Skills -3 Morale	Can Grant Quirk - Fishing
310	Into Gardening Shows			Can Grant Skill: Gardening
311	Into Model Trains	My family only really complained when I cut the tunnel from the garage into the dining room.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Craftsmanship
312	Into Nostalgia	All the best stuff was made before I was born.	-
313	Into Ultimate Frisbee	It's great because you don't have to be good at it to have fun. Unless you're me. Then you do.	Affects Skills
314	Into Weaving
315	Irresponsible	Look, it's not my fault ymy job didn't get done! You guys didn't remind me!	-33% Standing Rewards Annoys irritable community members Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Excuses
316	Janitor
317	Judge	I'm great at banging a gavel. Wish I'd brought a bigger one ...	Affects Skills
318	Juggler
319	Junkyard Worker	I drove the bulldozer that cleared the intake zone so that folks could dump more garbage	Affects Skills	Can Grant quirk: Driving
320	Jury-Rigger	Traveling after the apocalypse meant figuring out a lot of things I never knew about machines.	Affects Skills - Mechanics	Morale bonus from upgraded Workshop
321	Just Keeps Going	I was on the run with a large group for weeks, and I'm the only one who never slowed down	+45 Max Stamina -50% Fatigue Severity
322	Keeps Hidden Pouches	Since I've been one the run, I've learned to modify my clothes to store things close to my body	+1 Max Consumable Stack +10 Light Carrying Capacity +10 Max Carrying Capacity
323	Kept Smartphone	People make fun of me ... but all my family pictures are on here. I can't just toss it out.
324	Kind Eyes	What about my eyes? Do they look weird? Stop looking at me!	+25% Standing Rewards
325	Kleptomaniac
326	Knife Thrower	I once nearly killed myself throwing a knife at a tree. Somehow, that didn't stop me.	Affects Skills - Fighting
327	Lab Technician	My name may not be on the patents, but those centrifuges aren't going to spin themselves	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Chemistry
328	Lacks Boundaries	You don't want a hug, or a backrub? How am I supposed to say hi, then? A pat on the butt?	-33% Standing Rewards Annoys irritable community members -5 Morale Affects Skills
329	LAN Parties	Every month, my friends brought their Xboxes to my house for some local eight-player Gears.	Affects Skills
330	LARPer	Lightning bolt! Lightning bolt!	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk: Acting
331	Laughs Easily	I'm always the first one eliminated from "don't laugh" challenges	+4 Morale
332	Lawyer	If you want to rebuild a new society, you'll need someone who knew how the previous one worked.	Affects Skills	Can Give Quirk - Law
333	Lazy	No job, no family, nobody to hassle me. This is the good life.	-50% Standing Rewards -66% Cardio Experience Rate Morale bonus from luxury bed facilities Annoys irritable community members -1 Labour Affects Skills	Reduces Cardio to Max 5
334	Leads from Behind	The best leaders are the ones that let other people think they're in charge.	-33% Standing Rewards
335	Led a Quiet Life	People told me I should get our more, but why? What could be better than a quiet night at home?	-
336	Left for Dead	My so-called "friends" left me behind to die, but I clung to life and proved I didn't need them!	+10 Max Stamina +30 Max Health Easily Frustrated Affects Skills
337	Left Someone Behind	You don't understand. Sometimes the weak have to fall behind to give the strong a chance.	-
338	Librarian	Shh.	-1 Zombie Threat Affects Skills
339	Licensed Birth Coach	After I helped deliver my sister's baby, I realized I wanted to be a part of that moment again.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill: Medicine
340	Lichenologist	I studied lichen. So I know a lot about lichen.	+2 Meds Per Day Affects Skills	Can Grant quirk: Lichenology
341	Lies About Age	I usually tell people I'm in my late twenties. They take me more seriously that way.	+25% Standing Rewards
342	Lies About Age (Middle Age)	I started doing it on this dating site when I turned thirty, and now it's just a dumb habit.
343	Lies About Age (Old)	I usually tell people I'm in my forties. Otherwise, they treat me like I'm fragile.
344	Lived Among Celebrities	I grew up in a town where everybody thought they were gonna be famous.	+25% Standing Rewards
345	Lived at a High Altitude	I don't know why you're out of breath. I used to get by on way less oxygen.	+30 Max Stamina
346	Lived by a Code	Everybody needs a set of rules to live by. Othjerwiise we're just animals	-
347	Lived in the Desert	Where I come from, ninety degrees is a brisk spring morning.	+20 Max Stamina
348	Lived on Spoiled Food	We Had to eat the stuff they left behind at the grocery store. I got sick. Never again.	-25% Food Consumed Per Day
349	Lived on the Bayou	I'm used to being bitten all the time, just from the mosquitos. You build up a tolerance.	+10 Max Health
350	Lives on Pasta	If you're going to eat one thing in the zombie apocalypse, eat something dry that lasts forever	-25% Food Consumed Per Day
351	Local Computer Expert	Every time I was invited over for dinner, I knew they wanted me to fix something.	Affects Skills - Computers	Can Grant Skill: Computers
352	Lost Security Blanket	I know it was a crutch, but I haven't really been able to sleep since I lost it to the horde.	-20 Max Stamina -25% Standing Rewards
353	Loved Camping	Compared to my typical weekends, this life isn't so different	Affects Skills Morale bonus from outdoor bed facilities
354	Loved Fast Food
355	Loved Going to Movies	I'd watch pretty much anything on the big screen.	Morale bonus from facilities with a projector
356	Loved Riding Bikes
357	Loved Scary Movies
358	Loved School
359	Loved to Dance	I'm not saying I'm great. I just like moving to the music.	+4 Morale Morale bonus from having a Lounge Affects Skills
360	Loves Baking	I didn't say I was good at it. But I could rock a sheet of break-and-bake cookies!	+100% Cooking Experience Rate Morale bonus from an upgraded Kitchen Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Cooking
361	Loves Canning	Food just tasts better if you canned it yourself	Affects Skills - Cooking +50% Cooking Experience Rate
362	Loves Cars	It's not that I like cars more than people. No, wait, it's just like that.	Morale bonus from the Auto Shop
363	Loves Spicy Food	I had to learn to cook, because no restaurants in America make my food as hot as I want it.	+10 Max Stamina Morale bonus from an upgraded Kitchen Affects Skills	Can Give Skill - Cooking (Max 5)
364	Loves the Outdoors	If I didn't need walls to keep the zombies out, I'd be living in the woods right now.		Morale bonus from outdoor bed facilities
365	Loves to be Scared	You're never more alive than when you're absolutely terrified	+3 Morale
366	Loves to Drive
367	Loves to Mentor	There's a certain kind of closeness you can only get when you're teaching someone else a skill	+33% Experience Rate
368	Loves to Sing	Get me next to a piano, and I can go all night. Show tunes, anybody?	+5 Max Stamina Affects Skills
369	Low Metabolism	I'm kind of a low-energy sort of person, but hey, at least I don't eat a ton	-25% Food Consumed Per Day -20 Max Stamina
370	Made Science Videos	I ran an educational video channel online, where I'd feature crazy science demonstrations.
371	Magnanimous	It's not tipping I believe in. It's overtipping.	-
372	Mail Carrier
373	Majored in Chemistry	I'd resigned myself to not really using my major for anything. Now it's essential	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill: Chemistry
374	Mall Cop	I've worked nights, and no one ever actually tried to break in. I mostly watched sitcoms.	Affects Skills - TV Trivia	Can Grant Hero Bonus: Shooting Advice
375	Massage Therapist
376	Masseuse	It takes a lot of strength to work some of the knots out of those muscles	Affects Skills
377	MCP Certified	You should see all the "Computers" endorsements I have on my profile.	Affects Skills - Computers
378	Meal Delivery Driver	I used to deliver meals to elderly shut-ins, when their kids were too busy to give a crap.	Affects Skills - Driving
379	Measures Twice	You can't be too careful when your life depends on building something right	Morale bonus from the Staging Area Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Craftsmanship
380	Medical Researcher	I put my medical training to work testing new cures and identifying side effects in patients.	Affects Skills - Medicine
381	Medicine Hoarder	I left my local pharmacy with one less window and a lot less drugs. Somebody has to, right?	Morale bonus from upgraded Storage
382	Medicine Merchant	I drove a van around, selling remedies out of the back. I got a reputation for... side effects.	-66% Medicine Experience Rate Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Medicine (Max 4)
383	Messy	I'd know exactly where everything was if you'd quit cleaning it up.	-5 Morale Affects Skills
384	Meter Reader	You wouldn't believe some of the weird jury-rigged setups I ran into while I was on the job.
385	Middle Manager	I'm gonna need you to come in on Saturday.	+50% Standing Rewards Affects Skills	Flavour text is reference to film 'Office Space'
386	Miner
387	Miniature Collector	I had full sets of miniatures of several different armies, and I painted them all myself.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Painting
388	Minored in Chemistry
389	Model Hobbyist
390	Motivational Speaker	I had speaking gigs all over the country. The outbreak hit when I was at my biggest venue yet.	Affects Skills
391	Motorcycle Enthusiast	We used to ride back and forth across the state, taking a slightly different route each time.	-
392	Neat		+3 Morale +50% Infection Resistance Affects Skills
393	Neighborhood Watch	I walked around my block every night, watching for anything suspicious	Affects Skills	may grant specialisation access to Scouting
394	Nerve Damage	Since I took that really bad fall, it's like I can't feel pain anymore	+30 Max Health +66% Injury Severity
395	Never Been Sick	I can't remember the ever missing a day for being sick. Or if I did, it wasn't true	+100 Infection Resistance
396	Never Cries	I used to be a crybaby in school. Now I've trained myself not to flinch in the face of anything.	+10 Max Health -33% Injury Severity
397	Never Exercised	Exercise was always boring, like running in a hamster wheel. I couldn't take it.	-20 Max Stamina
398	Never Fell in Love	It's not that I didn't want to. I guess I just never found the right person.
399	Night Terrors
400	Nihilist	I'm just saying, we were all going to die eventually, anyway. What's really changed?	-3 Morale Not easily Frustrated
401	No Belief in Destiny	"There is no fate but what we make for ourselves."	-	Quote from Terminator 2: Judgement day
402	No Belief in Fairness
403	Noisy	Yeah, I'm banging pots and pans. How else do you make breakfast?	+10% Standing Rewards Annoys irritable community members +1 Zombie Threat Affects Skills
404	Nomadic Sleeper	I can't get to sleep in the same place twice. Folks let me bunk anywhere I want.	-1 Beds Used Annoys irritable community members
405	Nostalgic (Middle Age)	I found this old MP3 player full of synthwave music. I feel like I've rediscovered my childhood.
406	Nostalgic (Old Age)	For me, this world is just a return to the old days, when you had real friends, and real work.
407	Nosy	There's no such thing as "my business" and "your business". It's all just business.	Affects Skills -3 Morale
408	Nudist	You can't run around naked when you might get bit. But these clothes are so damn restrictive ...	Easily annoyed Annoys irritable community members
409	Nurse	I served on the front lines of the war on injury and disease.	Affects Skills - Medicine
410	Nurturing
411	Observant	People think I'm spying on them, but I just notice things.	Affects Skills
412	Oil and Tire Tech	I worked at a quickies oil and tire change place.	Morale bonus from the Auto Shop Affects Skills	Can Give Skill - Mechanics
413	Old and Tired	I think it's about time to let the kids do the running and the fighting	-20 Max Stamina -66% Cardio Experience Rate -66% Fighting Experience Rate
414	Old Veteran	I wasn't in the last war. I served two wars earlier, before things got all high-tech and insane.
415	Opera Singer	My understudy once fainted trying to beat me in a not-holding contest.	+20 Max Stamina Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Music
416	Operations Manager	The entire company would fall apart if I looked away for a second.	Morale bonus from Staging Area Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - People Skills
417	Optimist	I always look on the bright side of life!	+4 Morale Not Easily Frustrated Annoy irritable community members
418	Organized	I've got my pack perfectly arranged to allow maximum freedom of movement. Want me to fix yours?	+5 Light Carrying Capacity Affects Skills
419	Overcame Anger Issues
420	Overcame Fears	I used to be afraid of everything. I needed a real life-and-death situation to snap me out of it	--
421	Overplanner
422	Overworked	I always take on too much, and it's probably killing me.	-20 Max Stamina +1 Labor
423	Pack Rat		Takes up +1 bed slots
424	Pageant Wagoneer	We traveled around, bringing people entertainment, and keeping a lot of the classics alive.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Music Can Grant Quirk - Acting
425	Paintballer	We got so good, our team would annihilate anyone crazy enough to face us	Affects Skills - Paintball	Morale bonus from Shooting training facilities
426	Painter
427	Paralegal	Really glad I didn't go for a law degree, like my parents wanted. What would be the point now.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Law
428	Paronomasiac	Puns are the greatest form of humor. That what they say, right?	-33% Wits Experience Rate Annoys irritable community members
429	Part-time Barista	Actually, I was a screenwriter. Making coffee just paid the bills.	Affects Skills	Can Grant perk: Making Coffee
430	Partner in a Law Firm
431	Passive Aggressive	No, it's fine. I'll just be over here, alone. Probably getting eaten. Don't worry about me.	-10% Standing Rewards	Annoys irritable community members
432	Patient
433	PC Gamer	I changed out my graphics card every year. Not because I needed to. But because I could	Morale bonus from facilities with a Projector Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Computers
434	Perpetual Underdog
435	Pessimist	The glass is half-empty, and there's nothing coming out of the tap.	-5 Morale Easily Frustrated Annoys irritable community members
436	Pet Rock Artist	I used to set up shop at all the flea markets across the state, selling little rock characters
437	Philantropist	I'm kind of embarrassed when people find out how much money I inherited.	-
438	Philosophy Major	With most of the world's greatest minds now staggering and moaning, I'm basically the new Plato.	Affects Skills
439	Piano Teacher	If we could just get a keyboard or something, I could teach everybody here.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Music
440	Picky Eater	Hey, you can criticize my eating habits, but at least there's more for you, right?	-25% Food Consumed Per Day Morale bonus from an upgarded Kitchen Annoys irritable community members
441	Picnicker
442	Pinball Wizard	I beat two of the score records at a regional pinball convention. I am still undefeated.	Affects Skills - Quirk	Possible Hero bonus - Impressive Moves
443	Plane Crash Survivor
444	Plans Ahead
445	Played in a Band	I was lead guitar and backup vocals. No, you've never heard of us.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Music
446	Played Sports	If it has a ball, I've played it	Affects Skills
447	Played Tetherball	My family had a tetherball ... until I finally hit it into the neighbors' swimming pool.	Affects Skills - Fighting
448	Played Zombie Games	I could not have been more ready for this	Affects Skills +6 Morale	Possibly attached to 'Zoey' Left 4 Dead easter egg character
449	Political Moderate	I always felt like I could see every side of an issue.	Avoids getting into conflicts
450	Political Operative	Sometimes it gets ugly, but what matters is that the right people win out in the end.	Affects Skills
451	Poor Bedside Manner	Wow, this is probably the worst-looking wound I have every seen. You are fuuuuuuucked.	-66% Medicine Experience -5 Morale
452	Poor Typist	Hunting and pecking just makes sense! How do you people know what buttons you're hitting?	-66% Computers Experience Rate	Does not give Computer Skill
453	Practical Joker	I give the gift of humor. It's a public service	+4 Morale	Annoys irritable community members
454	Practices Ikebana
455	Precise	I'm a perfectionist. I believe in getting it right the first time.	Affects Skills
456	Prefers the Sidelines	I don't need to be out in the front; that's where all the big mistakes happen.	-50% Standing Rewards
457	Prize-Winning Chili	It was a neighbourhood competition. With three contestants. And one of them had tofu. But still.	Affects Skills - Cooking
458	Pro Poker Player	I know what you're about to ask. Yes, I know when to hold 'em, and also when to fold 'em.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - Poker Face
459	Professional Deejay
460	Psychiatrist	It's a medical degree. Trust me, I know more than you think.	Affects Skills - Medicine
461	Public Relations Manager	This place might be great, but does everyone know how great it is? That's why you need me.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - People Skills
462	Pulled All-Nighters	When I wasn't up all night working, I was up all night partying. I basically don't need sleep	-33% Fatigue Severity
463	Punches Walls	I've built up callouses on my knuckles from punching through drywall when I get upset.	+10 Max Health	Easily Frustrated
464	Puts Family First	If you won't take care of your family, why are you even here?	-
465	Quilter	I used to organize these charity quilting projects out of my house.	Affects Skills - Sewing
466	Railroad Engineer	Car engines are pretty different from the big ones, bit I can still help out in a pinch.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Mechanic
467	Ran a Bed & Breakfast	In addition to my job, we ran a little bed and breakfast out of our home. I did all the cooking	Affects Skills - Cooking
468	Ran a Garden Department	I'm not really a gardener myself, but I talked to gardeners, and I know what all the tools do.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Gardening
469	Ran a Medical Office	I was never formally trained in medicine, but I was around it a lot.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Medicine
470	Ran the Neighborhood	I didn't consider myself a "crime lord" ... too many negative connotations.	+75% Standing Rewards
471	Rare Book Collector
472	Reads Books	I read books, you know	+100% Wits Experience Rate	Morale bonus from an upgraded Lounge
473	Ready for Anything	I'm always pumped. I can handle whatever you throw at me.
474	Receptionist	Dont underestimate the value of a smile and a kind word at the start of your day	Affects Skills - People Skils
475	Recites TV Shows	I can basically perform the entire twenty-seven-season run of my favorite show.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk - TV Trivia Morale Bonus from facilities with a Projector
476	Reckless	Don't overthink everything; that's how this world gets you	-
477	Reckless (2)	People try to teach me discipline ... but once I get into a fight, I just swing like a maniac	Affects Skills -66% Fighting Experience Rate	Caps Fighting at 5 (no specialisation)
478	Relied on an Oxygen Tank	I used to rely on a portable oxygen tank to get around. It's hard to believe I got this far.
479	Renaissance Fairgoer	I always placed in the melee at ye olde Renaissance Faire	Affects Skills	May boost skill: Fighting
480	Rescued a Puppy	I once literally risked my life because a puppy was in danger. Dogs, man. They need us.	-
481	Rescues Spiders
482	Research Assistant	You need some information? I can track it down.	Affects Skills
483	Resilient
484	Respects Authority	Look, someone has to be in charge. It doesn't have to be me.	-25% Standing Rewards	Not Easily Frustrated Avoids getting into conflicts
485	Restaurant Manager	Do you have your fifteen pieces of flair?	Affects Skills	Flavour text is reference to film 'Office Space'
486	Retro Gamer
487	Rifle Collector	I had examples from every era in American history, and Ive fired every single one.	Affects Skills	Morale bonus from the Armory
488	Roadkill Cook
489	Rock Climber	Those climbing walls at the gym are child's play. I'm talking about the real thing.	Affects Skills
490	Rural Vetinarian
491	Run-Down	My old body wasn't built to keep this up for years. I think I may just be on the way out.
492	Sales Associate	No, there's no secret stash in the back room. Everything we have is out here.	Affects Skills
493	Sang in a Band
494	Sanitation Engineer	I drove a garbage truck every day, seeing all the crazy things that people used to throw out.	Affects Skills	Can Grant quirk: Driving
495	Sawbones	I don't have any medical training, but you can learn a lot from cadavers ... and from mistakes	Affects Skills - Medicine
496	Saxophonist	I was out late five nights a week, playing in an old jazz club. Nothing like it.	+20 Max Stamina Affects Skills	Can Grant Quirk: Music
497	Scammed an Employer
498	Science Editor	I was always a better writer than I was a chemist.	Affects Skills	Can Grant Skill - Chemistry
499	Science Geek	The people I looked up to as a kid had Nobel prizes, not sportsball trophies.	Affects Skills - Chemistry

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Traits

Description

Affects

Notes

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A Little Forgetful

Sometimes I walk into a room, and I forget what I was ... what were we talking about?

5

Action Movie Extra

We all got weapons training before filming began. But I think the whole point was to miss.

Affects Skills

6

Action Videographer

My friends and I staged fake battles with air guns, and put the whole thing up on the Internet

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Computers

7

Adrenaline Junkie

I go out, I risk my lide, and once I get safe inside, all I want to do is go out again.

-

8

Advertiser

I worked in advertising. It was exactly the way it looked on TV. I promise.

Affects Skills

9

Afraid of Everything

Spiders, heights, clowns..... you name it.

Annoys irritable community members

10

Afraid of Rats

Don't even joke about there being rats here. I think it's the tails; I cant even look at them.

-

11

Aircraft Mechanic

The stuff I worked on was different from what you'll find around here, but I'm picking it up

+100% Mechanics Experience Rate
Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Mechanics

12

Always Cold

It's really hard to get comfortable, now that I can't surround myself with space heaters

-20 Stamina

13

Always Kept Moving

After the outbreak, I never sat still. Kept on the road, running from one disaster to the next.

Affects Skills

14

Always Packed a Lunch

The lunches I brought got more elaborate, until I was serving myself a three-course meal.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Cooking

15

Always Paid for Dinner

16

Always Vigilant

17

Always Wanted to Camp

I used to dream about sleeping under the stars. Used to.

Morale bonus from outdoor bed facilities

18

Amateur Comic

19

Amateur Painter

It helps me relax after a long, hard day of not-painting.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Painting

20

Amateur Pilot

I guess I'll never achieve that dream of being asked to land a 747 during a crisis.

-

21

Ammo Hoarder

22

Angler

I'm pretty good at catching food, if we can find a body of water that isn't full of corpses

-3 Morale
Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Fishing

23

Angsty

How can you stand to live in a world like this?

Easily Frustrated

24

Animal Lover

I've had more friends with four legs than with two.

-

25

Anxious All the Time

26

Arthritis

It seems like the slightest physical effort leaves me practically immobile for a couple of days.

-75% Cardio Experience Rate
Affects Skills

27

Ascetic

-50% Food Consumed Per Day

28

Assembly-Line Worker

I was lucky to have one of the few manufacturing jobs left ... before we lost them all.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Craftsmanship

29

Assistant Principal

My job was to work with the actual kids, while the principle sat behind his shiny nameplate.

Affects Skills

30

At Home in a Bar

It's not really about the booze. It's just the only place I feel truly comfortable

Morale bonus from Stills and Bars

31

Attended Trade School (Craftsmanship)

So glad I went into construction, instead of getting that theater degree my dad wanted ...

Morale bonus from an upgraded Workshop
Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Craftsmanship

32

Attended Trade School (Mechanics)

So glad I went into auto repair, instead of getting that degree my mom was pushing at me ...

Morale bonus from the Autoshop
Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Mechanics

33

Attended Trade School (Utilities)

Glad I got into utility work, instead of that liberal arts college my grandparents were into ...

Morale bonus from an upgraded Workshop
Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Utilities

34

Auditor

Nothing gets by me.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Law

35

Auto Detailer

Sometimes, I just don't tell people what I used to do. The messes they want me to clean up ...

Morale bonus from the Autoshop
Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Mechanics

36

Awful Fashion Sense

Orange is the perfect color. It goes with everything.

-3 Morale
Annoys irritable community members

37

Backwoods Upbringing

Where I grew up, guns weren't political. They were pest control.

Affects Skills

38

Bad Back

It just runs in my family. We're all hunched over by the time we're sixty.

-15 Max Carrying Capacity
Morale bonus from an upgraded Infirmary

39

Bad Carpenter

I rebuilt my entire basement on my own. I don't understand why the next owners gutted it ...

-66% Craftsmanship Experience
Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Craftsmanship (Max 4)

40

Bagpiper

People really only let me get my instrument out at funerals.

+10 Max Stamina
-5 Morale
Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Music

41

Barber

I know my way around a sharp blade

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Hairdressing

42

Barista

43

BASE Jumper

You'd be surprised what a person can survive.

Affects Skills

44

Baseball Fan

45

Basement Dweller

46

Basketball Fan

The crack of the bat, the roar of the crowd ... there's no way to even fake it now.

Morale bonus from facilities with a Projector

47

BBQ Master

48

Bead Crafter

I sold my beadwork out of a little online store I ran myself.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Sewing

49

Beatboxer

50

Beautician

I'm good at making people look good.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Hairdressing

51

Beekeeper

Of course I've been stung. Got to a point where pain wasn't really an issue anymore.

+30 Max Health

52

Believes in People

Hey, don't listen to those doubts, all right? I know you can handle this

--

53

Birdwatcher

You should see what I can do with a pair of binoculars. (Watch birds. That's what.)

Affects Skills

Possibly unlocks scouting specialisation (mention of binoculars in flavour text)?

54

Blade Collector

My bedroom wall was covered with swords. i could only take five or six of my favorites.

-10% Durability Loss Per Hit
Affects Skills

55

Bleak Outlook

This is more than just being sad. Everybody gets sad. This is ... something much worse.

-7 Morale

56

Blogger

I used to spend my spare time writing about my life, and responding to current events.

Affects Skills - Wits

57

Blood Plague Survivor

I've come back from the blood plague three times now. I think I'm building up an immunity.

-100% Plague Infection

58

Bold Driver

You can't really know a car until the gas pedal hits the floor

-

Can Grant Quirk - Driving

59

Braggart

Not everyone loves being around someone as confident as I am, but they definitely know I'm here.

+50% Standing Rewards
-3 Morale
Annoys irritable community members

60

Brave

We all die eventually. You've just got to accept that, and do what needs to be done.

-

61

Broad-Shouldered

You can carry a lot on a good set of shoulders

+15 Max Carrying Capacity

62

Bronto Gas Cashier

63

Brush Clearer

64

Built Barricades

We used to go nuts with our barricades ... but you know what? The zombies always got through.

Affects Skills

65

Built the Worst Deck

I built a deck behind my house once. We couldn't sell it until a professional replaced it.

-33% Craftmanship Experience Rate
Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Craftsmanship (Max 6)

66

Burned House Down

I used to love experimenting with chemicals in my basement. Why would I need training

-66% Chemistry Experience Rate
Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Chemistry (Max 5)

67

Bus Driver

One of my passengers died when I crashed the bus. They got up, and it was over from there.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Driving

68

Busybody

I'm not looking for gossip, I just really care about what's going on in your life.

Annoys irritable community members

69

Cake Decorator

I actually made a cake look like a head with a bullet hole once. Doesn't seem as hilarious now.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Cooking

70

Camp Counselor

I was actually teaching a wilderness survival class when the outbreak hit.

Morale bonus from outdoor bed facilities
Affects Skills

71

Camp Physician

I'm not a part of the military, but when the refugee camps needed doctors, I volunteered

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Medicine

72

Campaign Manager

I'm not the one standing at the podium. I'm the person in the back, reminding them what to say.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Political Science

73

Campfire Cook

74

Can Sleep Anywhere

I don't need a bed. I can catch a bit of shuteye anywhere I need to.

-1 Beds Used

75

Can Take a Punch

76

Can't Sleep Alone

I've had trouble sleeping alone since my last group got attacked in the middle of the night.

Annoys irritable community members
-3 Morale
-1 Beds Used

77

Cancer Survivor

I beat cancer; we can beat this.

+4 Morale

78

Canvasser

I know just enough about politics to get into an argument with you on your doorstep.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Perk - Political Science

79

Caravan Driver

My last group kept it mobile, driving from one place to the next in an old RV.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Perk - Driving

80

Caravan Mechanic

Moving supplies across the frontier meant somebody had to learn how to keep the engines turning.

Morale Bonus from an upgraded Workshop
Affects Skills

81

Caring

When someone matters to me, they really know it.

+3 Morale

82

Carries Hand Sanitizer

There is so much hand sanitizer left lying around stores. Is nobody washing their hands anymore?

+50% Infection Resistance

83

Cashier

If you need someone to stand there and count things, I'm here for you.

Affects Skills

84

Cat Lover

I love cats. I love every kind of cat. I just want to hug all of them, but I can't

-

85

Cat Person

If people were more like cats, there would be a lot more of us left

-

86

Cautious

87

CEO

88

CFO

The CEO got the big bonuses, but I was the one who kept it running behind the scenes.

+25% Standing Rewards
Affects Skills

Gives Grant Perk - Business

89

Chainsaw Sculptor

It was mostly bears. People have a thing for bears.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Craftsmanship

90

Changed Jobs a Lot

91

Cheerful

People sometimes catch me smiling for no reason.

+4 Morale

92

Child Care Worker

Getting certified meant I had to take courses in emergency first aid and CPR.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Medicine

93

Chiropractor

Everything that's wrong with you is because your back is misaligned. Everything.

-66% Medicine Experience Rate
Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Medicine (Max 5)

94

Choral Director

You have to have a precise ear for pitch, and the ability to direct other people.

+50% Standing Rewards
Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Music

95

Churrascaria Server

I can be pretty deft with a knife when I need to be, at least when it comes to food.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Cooking

96

Cigar Enthusiast

97

City Council Member

98

Cleaned Offices

When I did my job right, no one knew I was there.

Affects Skills

99

Coffee Connoisseur

I've spent the entire apocalypse hunting for a good cup of coffee. I'm Still searching.

Easily Frustraited
Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Making Coffee

100

College Freshman

I finally got out of high school, really started my life ... and then the world ended.

?

101

Comic Book Dealer

I traded and sold rare editions out on the convention floor, as well as a ton of other merch.

Morale bonus from an upgraded Lounge
Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Geek Trivia

102

Comic Collector

There's always room in my pack for a few issues I've never read.

Morale bonus from an upgraded Lounge
Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Geek Trivia

103

Community Manager

Well, I was no Sanya Weathers, but I did all right.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - People Skills
Flavour Text is reference to Sanya Weathers, Director of Communications at Undead Labs

104

Competitive Eater

105

Compulsive Gardener

106

Computer "Expert"

Ice cream makes machines work better, especially computers. Spoon it right in.

-75% Computers Experiance Rate
Affects Skills

107

Confident

There's this voice inside me that keeps telling me I'm going to end up on top, no matter what.

+20 Max Health
+50% Standing Rewards

108

Convention Volunteer

I got to wear a T-shirt that said "Enforcer" on it!

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - People Person

109

Cosplayer

I made all my costumes from scratch, so I could dress as the most obscure characters.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Craftsmanship

110

Couch Potato

Hey, I serve an important role around here. I'm holding down this couch.

-1 Labour
-50% Standing Rewards
-66% Cardio Experience Rate
Annoys irritable community members
Morale bonus from luxery bed facilities
Affects Skills

Reduces Cardio to Max 3

111

Coupon Cutter

I'd open up the sales papers every Sunday, and plan my entire week.

Affects Skills

112

Crazy Metabolism

It's like I eat and eat, and all it does is give me more energy.

+100% Food Consumed Per Day
+45 Max Stamina

113

Crochet Artist

I made a three-piece suit, complete with socks, underwear, bowtie, and hat. All of it crochet.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Sewing

114

Cross-Stitcher

I had framed projects all over my house, each with an inspirational message.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Sewing

115

Cult Film Junkie

You can't imagine how excited I got the first time I introduced the dead to my boomstick

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Movie Trivia

116

Custodian

I didn't just clean the place, I did odd jobs whenever something broke down.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Utilties

117

Customer Service

I got really good at listening to angry people, and still solving their problems productively.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - People Skills

118

D-I-Y Remodeler

Let me tell you the joys of remodeling your own home.

Morale bonus from an upgraded Workshop
Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Craftsmanship

119

Daredevil

If it's crazy and life-threatening, I want to do it.. I put my body through so much punishment

+20 Max Health
-33% Injury Severity

120

Day Trader

Split-second-decision making is a useful talent in any situation

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Business

121

Decent Shot

I've always been a decent shot on the range, even without any formal training.

Affects Skills

122

Decrepit

I'm on my last legs. We're all better off if I can find a way to contribute while sitting down

123

Delivery Driver

I got to know the city like the back of my hand, just in time to leave it behind forever

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Driving

124

Dental Hygienist

I definitely wasn't a doctor back then, but I knew my way around the basics

Affects Skills

125

Dependable Friend

I was a lot of people's "one phone call"

+50% Standing Rewards
Not Easily Frustrated

126

Determined

Once I commit to something, it's really hard to shake me loose

+20 Max Stamina
+20 Max Health
Not Easily Frustrated

127

Digestive Problems

I'd love to change my diet, but that isn't an option. It's like a flamethrower, it's horrible.

-10 Max Health
-7 Morale
Morale bonus from having a Latrine

128

Digital Artist

Painting just isn't the same without my tablet and stylus

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Painting

129

Disorganized

A clean desk is a sign of a sick mind

-3 Morale
Affects Skills

130

Does Heavy Lifting

For some reason, wherever I go, I'm the one who has to carry all the big stuff.

Affects Skills

131

Does Tons of Squats

I've never once skipped leg day.

+10 Max Carrying Capacity
Morale bonus from Fighting training facilties

132

Does Yoga

You need to be limber and focused to survive out here

Morale bonus from Fighting training facilities
Affects Skills

133

Dog Person

You'll never find a better friend.

-

134

Dog Walker

135

Dolorous

Thanks for noticing me.

-3 Morale
Easily Frustrated
Annoys irritable community members

136

Drag Racer

Driving straight into the face of certain death is what I was born for

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Driving

137

Early Riser

I don't really need as much sleep as other people. I'm ready to go right at the crack of dawn.

+10 Max Stamina

138

Eats Like a Bird

139

Empathetic

Have you ever read any Butler? I feel like I'm Lauren. If you fgeel it, then I feel it too.

Avoids getting into conficts

140

EMT

During the outbreak, I saved the ones I could, and made sure the ones I couldn't never got up

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Medicine

141

Encouraging

142

Energetic

I get antsy when I'm sitting down too long. I want to get out and do something.

+10 Max Stamina

143

English Major

144

Entrepreneur

I built myself up from nothing once; I can do it again.

+50% Standing Rewards
Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Business

145

Environmentalist

Well ... at least our carbon footprint is way lower now.

+3 Morale

146

Erratic

147

Ethnomusicologist

I cam at it from the anthropology side, but I've really gotten into music since then.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Music

148

Excellent Game Master

I had an entire mythology built up that now only survives in my head.

+50% Standing Rewards
Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Geek Trivia

149

Exiled

I tried to change things at my old place, and they kicked me out. Please keep me around.

Not Easily Frustrated

150

Exotic Dancer

151

Expert Traveler

I can fit a full suitcase's worth of stuff in a carry-on bag

+10 Light Carrying Capacity
Affects Skills

152

Exterminator

Clearing infestations was already my speciality

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill -Chemisty

153

Extremely Loyal

I will do anything to keep my people alive. I really mean it. Anything.

154

Exuberant

I've got that youthful exuberance that keeps me going all day!

+20 Max Stamina
-50% Fatigue Severity

155

Face Painter

You want me to put a butterfly on your cheek?

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Painting

156

Factory Worker

I was lucky to have one of the few manufacturing jobs left ... before we lost them all

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Mechanics

157

Fanfic Writer

I'm secretly shipping half the people in my community.

Affects Skills

158

Fast Food Worker

The hardest part is working a double shift without the customer knowing how tired you are.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Cooking

159

Fastidious

160

Fears Needles

Just the sight of my skin being broken makes me panic a little.

-20 Max Health

161

Feckless

162

Feels Embarathy

Some single-camera sitcoms make me cringe more than a horror movie.

-

163

Fights Defensively

Whenever I'm in trouble, I've got this reflex to draw in and defend myself.

+30 Max Health
-50% Injury Severity

164

Film Buff

I prefer every director's early work.

Morale bonus from facilities with a Projector
Affects Skills

165

Film Critic

I co-hosted a movie podcast with one of my friends. I usually wont the Box Office Challenge.

Morale bonus from facilities with a Projector
Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Movie Trivia

166

Film Director

You have to have enough confidence in your vision to lead other people through the worst of it.

+75% Standing Rewards

167

Fire Marshal

168

Firewatch Officer

169

Fish Noodler

170

Fished Professionally

We stayed on the boat for as long as we could, before thirst drove us back to land.

-3 Morale
Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Fishing

171

Fitness Boxer

I had a heavy bag in my garage, and every night, I'd go a few rounds pretending it was my boss.

Morale bonus from Fighting training facilities.
Affects Skills

172

Fixed Refrigerators

You wouldn't believe the smells that can accumulate when someone's fridge goes on the fritz.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Utilities

173

Fleet Manager

It's been a while since I was shoulders-deep in an engine, but I still know my way around.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Mechanics

174

Florist

I did my share of flower arrangements, but I preferred to work with the potted plants.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Gardening

175

Foam Dart Champion

We had these foam dart guns at work, and I would annihilate everyone during lunch.

Affects Skills

176

Food Allergies

I've had to cook special meals my whole life. Especially now that epinephrine is so rare.

-20 Max Health
Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Cooking

177

Food Borrower

178

Food Critic

The real tragedy here is the lack of a decent chef anywhere on the frontier.

-5 Morale
Morale bonus from an upgraded Kitchen

179

Food Hoarder

180

Food Sharer

181

Food Torturer

I love cooking! I swear, you can never boil anything too long, or add too much salt.

-66% Cooking Experience Rate
Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Cooking (Max 3)

182

Foolhardy

183

Foot Pain

Carrying as lot of weight is a bad idea when your feet are trying to kill you.

-10 Max Carrying Capacity
Morale bonus from an upgraded Infirmary

184

Football Fan

185

Forestry Technician

I love working outside, with living things, that don't talk back.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Gardening

186

Forklift Driver

The wheels turn differently from a normal car. You've got to relearn everything from scratch

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Driving

187

Former Activist

188

Former Billionaire

189

Former Burglar

I was the worst burglar, and I knew I was bound to get caught. So I quit while I was ahead.

-

190

Former Goth

Yeah, it was cool back then. No really, it was.

-

191

Former Homeowner

I still get emotional when I think about all the equity we used to have.

-

192

Former Metalhead

My old jacket would set off metal detectors in the next room.

-

193

Former Model

I mostly modeled for local ads, but I looked great, I had an agent, and I was going somewhere

Affects Skills - Cardio

194

Former Rock Star

I'm kind of a big deal.

Can Grant Quirk - Music

195

Former Shut-In

196

Forum Admin

Sometimes I reall start to miss the power of my banhammer.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - People Skills

197

Freelance Consultant

Half my job was getting the next job. I made them feel like they couldn't live without me.

+50% Standing Rewards
Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Scrum Certification
Can Grant Quirk - Business
Can Grant Skill - Computers

198

Frequent Anxiety

Sometimes I feel like my heart is just going to beat out of my chest, and I don't know why.

-5 Morale

199

Fresh-Faced

I missed the worst times, and I think you can see it in my face. I haven't been hardened yet.

200

Friendly

I really like everybody here. I don't know, we just really seem to get along.

+50% Standing Rewards
Not easily Frustrated

201

From a Big Family

Our reunions always required large outdoor spaces

-

202

From a Fishing Town

+10 Max Stamina
-3 Morale
Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Fishing

203

From a Rural Area

Where I'm from, you're so far away from everyone else, you have to be able to fend for yourself

+30 Max Stamina

204

From the Great Lakes

Everyone in my town fishes. When they're not ice skating.

+10 Max Stamina
-3 Morale

205

Frontier Con Artist

I've claimed to be a doctor, but it always ended badly. I should just admit what I'm good at.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - People Skills

206

Fry Cook

No, I don't understand all the fifties diner-speak. I can read a ticket, though.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Cooking

207

Funeral Home Director

We had a really bad time on the day of the outbreak. I think you can imagine

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - People Skills

208

Funny

People tell me I'm funny, but it's really the world that's hilarious. I just point it out.

+4 Morale

209

Furniture Adjuster

210

Game Designer

Most important job, ever.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Design

211

Gas Hoarder

The moment I heard about the outbreak, I filled up every container I had.

Morale bonus from upgraded Storage

212

Gas Station Attendant

I've seen enough busted cars in my day to at least point you in the right direction.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Mechanics

213

Gave to Every Panhandler

I just couldn't tell somebody, "I deserve this money more than you do."

-

214

Generous

215

Geocacher

It was the world's best game, before all the GPS satellites got out of alignment

Morale bonus from outdoor bed facilities
Affects Skills

216

Geologist

Why couldn't it have been a volcano? I was ready for a volcano

Affects Skills

217

Germophobe

The loss of running water was one of the worst things that ever happened to me.

+50% Infection Resistance
Annoys irritable community members

218

Gets Rashes

I always get rashes under my backpack straps if I let myself sweat too much.

-10 Max Carrying Capacity
Morale bonus from an upgraded Infirmary

219

Glutton

Rationing is just depressing. How can we call this living, if we aren't even eating?

+50% Food Consumed Per Day
Morale bonus from an upgraded Kitchen

220

Goes by Last Name

My friends always called me by my last name, and it sort of stuck throughout my life.

-

221

Good Arm

I could always throw further and hit harder than the other kids at school

Affects Skills

222

Good Habits

223

Good Listener

How does that make you feel?

+25% Standing Rewards

224

Good Posture

I can walk all day with a book balanced on my head.

+5 Max Carrying Capacity

225

Goofball

I don;t get a whole lot of work done, but I think people still sort of like having me around.

+3 Morale
-1 Labour
Annoys irritable community members
Affects Skills

226

Got Fired a Lot

People thought I was lazy, but the truth is, I just don't care.

-1 Labour
Annoys irritable community members

227

Gracious

There's no cost to saying "thank you" when someone helps you out.

+3 Morale

228

Great Cook

229

Green Thumb

For some reason, plants grow like kudzu around me. I might have superpowers.

+50% Gardening Experience Rate
Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Gardening

230

Grew Up Around Cars

In my neighbourhood, every driveway had some old beater that the owner was fixing up

Morale bonus from the Auto Shop
Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Mechanics

231

Grew Up in Suburbia

It was the height of human achievement. A place where people could survive with zero skills.

-10 Max Stamina

232

Grew Up Poor

I grew up in a town with a few thousand people, and only a few hundred jobs.

-

233

Groundskeeper

It was a huge job if I took on every task I could think of. But that's how I like to work

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Gardening

234

Guilt-Motivated

235

Gym Rat

Go ahead and call me names. When the zombies showed up, I was pumped and ready to go

Morale bonus from Fighting training Facilities
Affects Skills

236

Habitual Volunteer

I'm always the first to raise my hand when we need volunteers. Everything sounds fun!

-

237

Had a Chemistry Set

I needed a new chemistry set every year as a kid, as I burned through all the experiments

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Chemistry

238

Had a Flower Garden

I kept a few flowers along my driveway, and next to the porch. Bees kept salesmen away

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Gardening

239

Had a Garage Band

It never got very far after high school, but man, did we use to ROCK.

Affects Skills

240

Had a Gorgeous Backyard

241

Had a Paper Route

I used to have a paper route as a kid. Every morning, up and biking at the crack of dawn.

Affects Skills

Possible Wits - Disciple Specialisation

242

Had a Retirement Fund

I started investing in my twenties, so that by the time I hit fifty, I'd be set for life.

243

Had a Scholarship

All the work I put into getting that scholarship. Wasted

-

244

Halitosis

My breath is fine. See? Smell it. Where are you going?

-33% Standing Rewards
Annoys irritable community members

245

Hall Monitor

I volunteered at my kid's school as a hall monitor. It was nice to be there when they needed me.

Affects Skills

246

Halo Champion

I know it's not real combat, but you do learn something about tactics and teamwork.

Affects Skills

247

Hand Model

It's hard to learn to fight when you think of your own hands like they're made out of glass.

-66% Fighting Experience Rate
-66% Shooting Experience Rate

248

Handy

I'm Good at figuring out what's wrong when something is dripping or sparking.

Morale bonus from an upgraded Workshop
Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Utilities

249

Hard as Nails

I sometimes like to do risky or painful things, just to test my limits

+30 Max Health
-50% Injury Severity

250

Hard to Kill

I've picked myself up after fights that left dozens of people dead

+45 Max Health
-50% Injury Severity

251

Hardy

My body can take a bit more punishment than most peoples.

+10 Max Health
-33% Injury Severity

252

Has a Pain Disorder

253

Has Allergies

254

Has an Old Work Injury

255

Has Chronic Pain

This pain has been with me since before the outbreak. My doctor wasn't even sure what to do.

-20 Max Health
Morale bonus from an upgraded Infirmary

256

Has Nightmares

I had really bad dreams even back when life was normal. I keep hoping this is just one of them.

+33% Fatigue Severity
-20 Max Stamina

257

Has Rough Hands

I've got hard-earned callouses that makes it easier for me to climb and fight without a break.

+10 Max Health
+20 Max Stamina

258

Has Traumatic Flashbacks

I have these horrible reactions that remind me of the outbreak. I really can't talk about it.

-7 Morale

259

Hated Camping

260

Hated Thanksgiving

I'm thankful we don't have time for ridiculous holidays anymore.

+3 Morale

261

Hates Horror Movies

I spent my life avoiding gross or shocking movies, and now I'm living in one.

-5 Morale

262

Hates to be Alone

263

Having Midlife Crisis

I wasted my twenties, and bam, they were gone. Well, I'm, having my adventures now, dammit.

-

264

Hearse Driver

I thought someone was pranking me when I heard clawing and knocking in the back of my hearse ...

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Driving

265

Heavy Hitter

I wasn't always the best fighter, but when I hit somebody, they felt it

+25% Fighting Experience Rate
Affects Skills

266

Helpful to a Fault

267

Hero Complex

Look, somebody has to step in and make things right. why can't it be me?

Annoys irritable community members

268

Hesitant

I've lost too much already. I'm not about to risk what I have left one somebody's whim.

-

269

High Lung Capacity

My coach said I was a born swimmer. Really good lung capacity, apparently.

+20 Max Stamina

270

High Metabolism

I can really put it away at the dinner table, but I put all that energy to good use.

+50% Food consumed Per Day
+20 Max Stamina

271

High Pain Threshold

"I want you to hit me as hard as you can."

Affects Skills
+50% Fighting Experience Rate
+30 Max Health

272

High School Athlete

I kind of did everything in high school. Every sport, that is. My parents got sick of driving

273

High School Mascot

It's like playing the game, but in a big hot suit, with no respect. Never did anything harder.

Affects Skills

274

High School Teacher

The pay was lousy and the hours were terrible, but ... yeah, that's how it was.

Affects Skills

275

Highly Responsible

I can't stand to see something slip around here. If there's a job that needs doing, I jump in.

+25% Standing Rewards
+1 Labor

276

Hiker

There used to be nothing better than being alone in the woods

Affects Skills
Morale bonus from outdoor bed facilities

May provide specialisation access to Backpacking

277

Holding Out Hope

The government airdropped supplies that kept us going for months! We know they're coming back.

+4 Morale

278

Holed Up at a Farm

We spent our first winter holed up in a barn. That spring, we even tried to plant something.

Morale bonus from large-slot Farms
Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Gardening

279

Homebody

I don't need to go out scavenging if you'd rather go. There's plenty for me to do here.

-

280

Homeopath

Don't trust the establishment. All they want to do is profit from your disease, not cure it.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Medicine (Max 3)

281

Homeowner

Owning your own home is a full-time job. Or at least a life-consuming hobby.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Utilities

282

Hong Kong Cinema Fan

I've seen every fighting style that exists. Plus a few that don't.

Morale bonus from facilities with a Projector
Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Movie Trivia

283

Hopeful

I don't know, I just have this feeling that things are going to be all right.

+6 Morale

284

Hopeless Romantic

285

Hospice Nurse

286

Hospital Admin

287

Hostler

It takes work to get the right train onto the right track, facing the right direction

-

288

Hotelier

After managing a three-hundred-room hotel, I think our little community is a piece of cake.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - People Skills

289

Huge Savings Account

I used to put away a third of every paycheck. I figured I'd have cash for my retirement. Sight

-

290

Human Potato

I'm soft, and I just sort of sat around most of my life. What else would you call that.

-66% Fighting Experience Rate
-66% Cardio Experience Rate
Morale Bonus for luxury bed facilities
Annoys irritable community members
Affects Skills

291

Human Resources

If I'm doing my job right, the whole place runds smoothly, and no one knows I'm there.

-50% Standing Rewards
Avoids getting into conflicts
Affects Skills

292

Hypochondriac

Oh my god, oh my god, it's bleeding, I'm gonna die!

+25% Injury Severity
Morale Bonus from an upgrade Infirmary
Annoys irritable community members

293

Idealist

Look, we finally have a chance to get this right!

Easily Frustrated

294

Idyllic Childhood

It took me a long time to realize most folks didn't have it as good as I did

295

Immature

You know w hat eilse is immature? Your butt.

-33% Standing Rewards
-66% Wits Experience Rate

296

Immortal

Nothing can kill me, man. The world has tried, and the world has failed. Bring it, baby!

+45 Max Health
-50% Injury Severity

297

Impostor Syndrome

I don't even know why I survived, it doesn't make sense. Nobody should listen to me, seriously.

-50% Standing Rewards

298

In Mourning

I got my family out alive, then lost them one by one as we picked our way across the country.

-7 Morale

299

In Recovery

I'm still counting my days of sobriety. It's the only calendar that matters anymore.

Morale penalty from Stills and Bars

300

In the Peace Corps

I hope my experience will be as valuable to our new life as other folk's military training.

-

301

Incompetent

People keep taking jobs away from me. It's like they don't trust me to do anything right.

-1 Labor
-50% Standing Rewards
Annoys irritable community members

302

Incredible Immune System

When everyone else was down with the flu, I felt Great. Can't really explain it.

+100% Infection Resistance

303

Indefatigable

I'm always the last one to get worn out after a hard day out in the field.

+30 Max Stamina
-50% Fatigue Severity

304

Indie App Developer

I made a good living making tiny games and weird joke apps out of my basement

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Computers

305

Insomniac

I just can't seem to get to sleep at night. Am I afraid I won't wake up?

-33% Fatigue Severity
-20% Max Stamina
Morale bonus from luxury bed facilities

306

Inspired by Courage

307

Interior Designer

We're going to make this place livable if it kills me.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Design

308

Into Cheesy Movies

And the sappier, the better.

Morale bonus from facilities with a Projector

309

Into Fly Fishing

My waders ended up being useful, but I don't like to think about how.

Affects Skills
-3 Morale

Can Grant Quirk - Fishing

310

Into Gardening Shows

Can Grant Skill: Gardening

311

Into Model Trains

My family only really complained when I cut the tunnel from the garage into the dining room.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Craftsmanship

312

Into Nostalgia

All the best stuff was made before I was born.

-

313

Into Ultimate Frisbee

It's great because you don't have to be good at it to have fun. Unless you're me. Then you do.

Affects Skills

314

Into Weaving

315

Irresponsible

Look, it's not my fault ymy job didn't get done! You guys didn't remind me!

-33% Standing Rewards
Annoys irritable community members
Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Excuses

316

Janitor

317

Judge

I'm great at banging a gavel. Wish I'd brought a bigger one ...

Affects Skills

318

Juggler

319

Junkyard Worker

I drove the bulldozer that cleared the intake zone so that folks could dump more garbage

Affects Skills

Can Grant quirk: Driving

320

Jury-Rigger

Traveling after the apocalypse meant figuring out a lot of things I never knew about machines.

Affects Skills - Mechanics

Morale bonus from upgraded Workshop

321

Just Keeps Going

I was on the run with a large group for weeks, and I'm the only one who never slowed down

+45 Max Stamina
-50% Fatigue Severity

322

Keeps Hidden Pouches

Since I've been one the run, I've learned to modify my clothes to store things close to my body

+1 Max Consumable Stack
+10 Light Carrying Capacity
+10 Max Carrying Capacity

323

Kept Smartphone

People make fun of me ... but all my family pictures are on here. I can't just toss it out.

324

Kind Eyes

What about my eyes? Do they look weird? Stop looking at me!

+25% Standing Rewards

325

Kleptomaniac

326

Knife Thrower

I once nearly killed myself throwing a knife at a tree. Somehow, that didn't stop me.

Affects Skills - Fighting

327

Lab Technician

My name may not be on the patents, but those centrifuges aren't going to spin themselves

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Chemistry

328

Lacks Boundaries

You don't want a hug, or a backrub? How am I supposed to say hi, then? A pat on the butt?

-33% Standing Rewards
Annoys irritable community members
-5 Morale
Affects Skills

329

LAN Parties

Every month, my friends brought their Xboxes to my house for some local eight-player Gears.

Affects Skills

330

LARPer

Lightning bolt! Lightning bolt!

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk: Acting

331

Laughs Easily

I'm always the first one eliminated from "don't laugh" challenges

+4 Morale

332

Lawyer

If you want to rebuild a new society, you'll need someone who knew how the previous one worked.

Affects Skills

Can Give Quirk - Law

333

Lazy

No job, no family, nobody to hassle me. This is the good life.

-50% Standing Rewards
-66% Cardio Experience Rate
Morale bonus from luxury bed facilities
Annoys irritable community members
-1 Labour
Affects Skills

Reduces Cardio to Max 5

334

Leads from Behind

The best leaders are the ones that let other people think they're in charge.

-33% Standing Rewards

335

Led a Quiet Life

People told me I should get our more, but why? What could be better than a quiet night at home?

-

336

Left for Dead

My so-called "friends" left me behind to die, but I clung to life and proved I didn't need them!

+10 Max Stamina
+30 Max Health
Easily Frustrated
Affects Skills

337

Left Someone Behind

You don't understand. Sometimes the weak have to fall behind to give the strong a chance.

-

338

Librarian

Shh.

-1 Zombie Threat
Affects Skills

339

Licensed Birth Coach

After I helped deliver my sister's baby, I realized I wanted to be a part of that moment again.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill: Medicine

340

Lichenologist

I studied lichen. So I know a lot about lichen.

+2 Meds Per Day
Affects Skills

Can Grant quirk: Lichenology

341

Lies About Age

I usually tell people I'm in my late twenties. They take me more seriously that way.

+25% Standing Rewards

342

Lies About Age (Middle Age)

I started doing it on this dating site when I turned thirty, and now it's just a dumb habit.

343

Lies About Age (Old)

I usually tell people I'm in my forties. Otherwise, they treat me like I'm fragile.

344

Lived Among Celebrities

I grew up in a town where everybody thought they were gonna be famous.

+25% Standing Rewards

345

Lived at a High Altitude

I don't know why you're out of breath. I used to get by on way less oxygen.

+30 Max Stamina

346

Lived by a Code

Everybody needs a set of rules to live by. Othjerwiise we're just animals

-

347

Lived in the Desert

Where I come from, ninety degrees is a brisk spring morning.

+20 Max Stamina

348

Lived on Spoiled Food

We Had to eat the stuff they left behind at the grocery store. I got sick. Never again.

-25% Food Consumed Per Day

349

Lived on the Bayou

I'm used to being bitten all the time, just from the mosquitos. You build up a tolerance.

+10 Max Health

350

Lives on Pasta

If you're going to eat one thing in the zombie apocalypse, eat something dry that lasts forever

-25% Food Consumed Per Day

351

Local Computer Expert

Every time I was invited over for dinner, I knew they wanted me to fix something.

Affects Skills - Computers

Can Grant Skill: Computers

352

Lost Security Blanket

I know it was a crutch, but I haven't really been able to sleep since I lost it to the horde.

-20 Max Stamina
-25% Standing Rewards

353

Loved Camping

Compared to my typical weekends, this life isn't so different

Affects Skills
Morale bonus from outdoor bed facilities

354

Loved Fast Food

355

Loved Going to Movies

I'd watch pretty much anything on the big screen.

Morale bonus from facilities with a projector

356

Loved Riding Bikes

357

Loved Scary Movies

358

Loved School

359

Loved to Dance

I'm not saying I'm great. I just like moving to the music.

+4 Morale
Morale bonus from having a Lounge
Affects Skills

360

Loves Baking

I didn't say I was good at it. But I could rock a sheet of break-and-bake cookies!

+100% Cooking Experience Rate
Morale bonus from an upgraded Kitchen
Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Cooking

361

Loves Canning

Food just tasts better if you canned it yourself

Affects Skills - Cooking
+50% Cooking Experience Rate

362

Loves Cars

It's not that I like cars more than people. No, wait, it's just like that.

Morale bonus from the Auto Shop

363

Loves Spicy Food

I had to learn to cook, because no restaurants in America make my food as hot as I want it.

+10 Max Stamina
Morale bonus from an upgraded Kitchen
Affects Skills

Can Give Skill - Cooking (Max 5)

364

Loves the Outdoors

If I didn't need walls to keep the zombies out, I'd be living in the woods right now.

Morale bonus from outdoor bed facilities

365

Loves to be Scared

You're never more alive than when you're absolutely terrified

+3 Morale

366

Loves to Drive

367

Loves to Mentor

There's a certain kind of closeness you can only get when you're teaching someone else a skill

+33% Experience Rate

368

Loves to Sing

Get me next to a piano, and I can go all night. Show tunes, anybody?

+5 Max Stamina
Affects Skills

369

Low Metabolism

I'm kind of a low-energy sort of person, but hey, at least I don't eat a ton

-25% Food Consumed Per Day
-20 Max Stamina

370

Made Science Videos

I ran an educational video channel online, where I'd feature crazy science demonstrations.

371

Magnanimous

It's not tipping I believe in. It's overtipping.

-

372

Mail Carrier

373

Majored in Chemistry

I'd resigned myself to not really using my major for anything. Now it's essential

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill: Chemistry

374

Mall Cop

I've worked nights, and no one ever actually tried to break in. I mostly watched sitcoms.

Affects Skills - TV Trivia

Can Grant Hero Bonus: Shooting Advice

375

Massage Therapist

376

Masseuse

It takes a lot of strength to work some of the knots out of those muscles

Affects Skills

377

MCP Certified

You should see all the "Computers" endorsements I have on my profile.

Affects Skills - Computers

378

Meal Delivery Driver

I used to deliver meals to elderly shut-ins, when their kids were too busy to give a crap.

Affects Skills - Driving

379

Measures Twice

You can't be too careful when your life depends on building something right

Morale bonus from the Staging Area
Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Craftsmanship

380

Medical Researcher

I put my medical training to work testing new cures and identifying side effects in patients.

Affects Skills - Medicine

381

Medicine Hoarder

I left my local pharmacy with one less window and a lot less drugs. Somebody has to, right?

Morale bonus from upgraded Storage

382

Medicine Merchant

I drove a van around, selling remedies out of the back. I got a reputation for... side effects.

-66% Medicine Experience Rate
Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Medicine (Max 4)

383

Messy

I'd know exactly where everything was if you'd quit cleaning it up.

-5 Morale
Affects Skills

384

Meter Reader

You wouldn't believe some of the weird jury-rigged setups I ran into while I was on the job.

385

Middle Manager

I'm gonna need you to come in on Saturday.

+50% Standing Rewards
Affects Skills

Flavour text is reference to film 'Office Space'

386

Miner

387

Miniature Collector

I had full sets of miniatures of several different armies, and I painted them all myself.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Painting

388

Minored in Chemistry

389

Model Hobbyist

390

Motivational Speaker

I had speaking gigs all over the country. The outbreak hit when I was at my biggest venue yet.

Affects Skills

391

Motorcycle Enthusiast

We used to ride back and forth across the state, taking a slightly different route each time.

-

392

Neat

+3 Morale
+50% Infection Resistance
Affects Skills

393

Neighborhood Watch

I walked around my block every night, watching for anything suspicious

Affects Skills

may grant specialisation access to Scouting

394

Nerve Damage

Since I took that really bad fall, it's like I can't feel pain anymore

+30 Max Health
+66% Injury Severity

395

Never Been Sick

I can't remember the ever missing a day for being sick. Or if I did, it wasn't true

+100 Infection Resistance

396

Never Cries

I used to be a crybaby in school. Now I've trained myself not to flinch in the face of anything.

+10 Max Health
-33% Injury Severity

397

Never Exercised

Exercise was always boring, like running in a hamster wheel. I couldn't take it.

-20 Max Stamina

398

Never Fell in Love

It's not that I didn't want to. I guess I just never found the right person.

399

Night Terrors

400

Nihilist

I'm just saying, we were all going to die eventually, anyway. What's really changed?

-3 Morale
Not easily Frustrated

401

No Belief in Destiny

"There is no fate but what we make for ourselves."

-

Quote from Terminator 2: Judgement day

402

No Belief in Fairness

403

Noisy

Yeah, I'm banging pots and pans. How else do you make breakfast?

+10% Standing Rewards
Annoys irritable community members
+1 Zombie Threat
Affects Skills

404

Nomadic Sleeper

I can't get to sleep in the same place twice. Folks let me bunk anywhere I want.

-1 Beds Used
Annoys irritable community members

405

Nostalgic (Middle Age)

I found this old MP3 player full of synthwave music. I feel like I've rediscovered my childhood.

406

Nostalgic (Old Age)

For me, this world is just a return to the old days, when you had real friends, and real work.

407

Nosy

There's no such thing as "my business" and "your business". It's all just business.

Affects Skills
-3 Morale

408

Nudist

You can't run around naked when you might get bit. But these clothes are so damn restrictive ...

Easily annoyed
Annoys irritable community members

409

Nurse

I served on the front lines of the war on injury and disease.

Affects Skills - Medicine

410

Nurturing

411

Observant

People think I'm spying on them, but I just notice things.

Affects Skills

412

Oil and Tire Tech

I worked at a quickies oil and tire change place.

Morale bonus from the Auto Shop
Affects Skills

Can Give Skill - Mechanics

413

Old and Tired

I think it's about time to let the kids do the running and the fighting

-20 Max Stamina
-66% Cardio Experience Rate
-66% Fighting Experience Rate

414

Old Veteran

I wasn't in the last war. I served two wars earlier, before things got all high-tech and insane.

415

Opera Singer

My understudy once fainted trying to beat me in a not-holding contest.

+20 Max Stamina
Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Music

416

Operations Manager

The entire company would fall apart if I looked away for a second.

Morale bonus from Staging Area
Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - People Skills

417

Optimist

I always look on the bright side of life!

+4 Morale
Not Easily Frustrated
Annoy irritable community members

418

Organized

I've got my pack perfectly arranged to allow maximum freedom of movement. Want me to fix yours?

+5 Light Carrying Capacity
Affects Skills

419

Overcame Anger Issues

420

Overcame Fears

I used to be afraid of everything. I needed a real life-and-death situation to snap me out of it

--

421

Overplanner

422

Overworked

I always take on too much, and it's probably killing me.

-20 Max Stamina
+1 Labor

423

Pack Rat

Takes up +1 bed slots

424

Pageant Wagoneer

We traveled around, bringing people entertainment, and keeping a lot of the classics alive.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Music
Can Grant Quirk - Acting

425

Paintballer

We got so good, our team would annihilate anyone crazy enough to face us

Affects Skills - Paintball

Morale bonus from Shooting training facilities

426

Painter

427

Paralegal

Really glad I didn't go for a law degree, like my parents wanted. What would be the point now.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Law

428

Paronomasiac

Puns are the greatest form of humor. That what they say, right?

-33% Wits Experience Rate
Annoys irritable community members

429

Part-time Barista

Actually, I was a screenwriter. Making coffee just paid the bills.

Affects Skills

Can Grant perk: Making Coffee

430

Partner in a Law Firm

431

Passive Aggressive

No, it's fine. I'll just be over here, alone. Probably getting eaten. Don't worry about me.

-10% Standing Rewards

Annoys irritable community members

432

Patient

433

PC Gamer

I changed out my graphics card every year. Not because I needed to. But because I could

Morale bonus from facilities with a Projector
Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Computers

434

Perpetual Underdog

435

Pessimist

The glass is half-empty, and there's nothing coming out of the tap.

-5 Morale
Easily Frustrated
Annoys irritable community members

436

Pet Rock Artist

I used to set up shop at all the flea markets across the state, selling little rock characters

437

Philantropist

I'm kind of embarrassed when people find out how much money I inherited.

-

438

Philosophy Major

With most of the world's greatest minds now staggering and moaning, I'm basically the new Plato.

Affects Skills

439

Piano Teacher

If we could just get a keyboard or something, I could teach everybody here.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Music

440

Picky Eater

Hey, you can criticize my eating habits, but at least there's more for you, right?

-25% Food Consumed Per Day
Morale bonus from an upgarded Kitchen
Annoys irritable community members

441

Picnicker

442

Pinball Wizard

I beat two of the score records at a regional pinball convention. I am still undefeated.

Affects Skills - Quirk

Possible Hero bonus - Impressive Moves

443

Plane Crash Survivor

444

Plans Ahead

445

Played in a Band

I was lead guitar and backup vocals. No, you've never heard of us.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Music

446

Played Sports

If it has a ball, I've played it

Affects Skills

447

Played Tetherball

My family had a tetherball ... until I finally hit it into the neighbors' swimming pool.

Affects Skills - Fighting

448

Played Zombie Games

I could not have been more ready for this

Affects Skills
+6 Morale

Possibly attached to 'Zoey' Left 4 Dead easter egg character

449

Political Moderate

I always felt like I could see every side of an issue.

Avoids getting into conflicts

450

Political Operative

Sometimes it gets ugly, but what matters is that the right people win out in the end.

Affects Skills

451

Poor Bedside Manner

Wow, this is probably the worst-looking wound I have every seen. You are fuuuuuuucked.

-66% Medicine Experience
-5 Morale

452

Poor Typist

Hunting and pecking just makes sense! How do you people know what buttons you're hitting?

-66% Computers Experience Rate

Does not give Computer Skill

453

Practical Joker

I give the gift of humor. It's a public service

+4 Morale

Annoys irritable community members

454

Practices Ikebana

455

Precise

I'm a perfectionist. I believe in getting it right the first time.

Affects Skills

456

Prefers the Sidelines

I don't need to be out in the front; that's where all the big mistakes happen.

-50% Standing Rewards

457

Prize-Winning Chili

It was a neighbourhood competition. With three contestants. And one of them had tofu. But still.

Affects Skills - Cooking

458

Pro Poker Player

I know what you're about to ask. Yes, I know when to hold 'em, and also when to fold 'em.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Poker Face

459

Professional Deejay

460

Psychiatrist

It's a medical degree. Trust me, I know more than you think.

Affects Skills - Medicine

461

Public Relations Manager

This place might be great, but does everyone know how great it is? That's why you need me.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - People Skills

462

Pulled All-Nighters

When I wasn't up all night working, I was up all night partying. I basically don't need sleep

-33% Fatigue Severity

463

Punches Walls

I've built up callouses on my knuckles from punching through drywall when I get upset.

+10 Max Health

Easily Frustrated

464

Puts Family First

If you won't take care of your family, why are you even here?

-

465

Quilter

I used to organize these charity quilting projects out of my house.

Affects Skills - Sewing

466

Railroad Engineer

Car engines are pretty different from the big ones, bit I can still help out in a pinch.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Mechanic

467

Ran a Bed & Breakfast

In addition to my job, we ran a little bed and breakfast out of our home. I did all the cooking

Affects Skills - Cooking

468

Ran a Garden Department

I'm not really a gardener myself, but I talked to gardeners, and I know what all the tools do.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Gardening

469

Ran a Medical Office

I was never formally trained in medicine, but I was around it a lot.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Medicine

470

Ran the Neighborhood

I didn't consider myself a "crime lord" ... too many negative connotations.

+75% Standing Rewards

471

Rare Book Collector

472

Reads Books

I read books, you know

+100% Wits Experience Rate

Morale bonus from an upgraded Lounge

473

Ready for Anything

I'm always pumped. I can handle whatever you throw at me.

474

Receptionist

Dont underestimate the value of a smile and a kind word at the start of your day

Affects Skills - People Skils

475

Recites TV Shows

I can basically perform the entire twenty-seven-season run of my favorite show.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - TV Trivia
Morale Bonus from facilities with a Projector

476

Reckless

Don't overthink everything; that's how this world gets you

-

477

Reckless (2)

People try to teach me discipline ... but once I get into a fight, I just swing like a maniac

Affects Skills
-66% Fighting Experience Rate

Caps Fighting at 5 (no specialisation)

478

Relied on an Oxygen Tank

I used to rely on a portable oxygen tank to get around. It's hard to believe I got this far.

479

Renaissance Fairgoer

I always placed in the melee at ye olde Renaissance Faire

Affects Skills

May boost skill: Fighting

480

Rescued a Puppy

I once literally risked my life because a puppy was in danger. Dogs, man. They need us.

-

481

Rescues Spiders

482

Research Assistant

You need some information? I can track it down.

Affects Skills

483

Resilient

484

Respects Authority

Look, someone has to be in charge. It doesn't have to be me.

-25% Standing Rewards

Not Easily Frustrated
Avoids getting into conflicts

485

Restaurant Manager

Do you have your fifteen pieces of flair?

Affects Skills

Flavour text is reference to film 'Office Space'

486

Retro Gamer

487

Rifle Collector

I had examples from every era in American history, and Ive fired every single one.

Affects Skills

Morale bonus from the Armory

488

Roadkill Cook

489

Rock Climber

Those climbing walls at the gym are child's play. I'm talking about the real thing.

Affects Skills

490

Rural Vetinarian

491

Run-Down

My old body wasn't built to keep this up for years. I think I may just be on the way out.

492

Sales Associate

No, there's no secret stash in the back room. Everything we have is out here.

Affects Skills

493

Sang in a Band

494

Sanitation Engineer

I drove a garbage truck every day, seeing all the crazy things that people used to throw out.

Affects Skills

Can Grant quirk: Driving

495

Sawbones

I don't have any medical training, but you can learn a lot from cadavers ... and from mistakes

Affects Skills - Medicine

496

Saxophonist

I was out late five nights a week, playing in an old jazz club. Nothing like it.

+20 Max Stamina
Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk: Music

497

Scammed an Employer

498

Science Editor

I was always a better writer than I was a chemist.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Chemistry

499

Science Geek

The people I looked up to as a kid had Nobel prizes, not sportsball trophies.

Affects Skills - Chemistry

500

Science Teacher

I wonder if I could've been a criminal mastermind, like that chemistry teacher on TV.

Affects Skills

Breaking Bad reference

501

Scout

I was always the one they sent in first. They said I had sharp eyes. I think I was expendable.

Affects Skills - Wits

502

Scrapyard Worker

1. I drove the heavy equipment that moved the old cars from one end of the yard to the other.
2. I learned a lot about how machines are put together by ripping them apart.

1. Affects Skills - Driving
2. Affects Skills - Mechanics

503

Sculptor

504

Security Guard

I only carried a stun gun on my hip. But I knew how to use it!

Affects Skills

505

Sees Blood and Faints

506

Self-Conscious

Does this backpack make my butt look big?

-25% Standing Rewards

507

Self-Effacing

508

Self-Promoter

I'm not trying to steal the spotlight. I just have ideas, and I want to share them.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Self-Promotion

509

Self-Sabotaging

I paid for a gym membership for years and never went once. I always screw things up.

-20 Max Stamina
-33% Standing Rewards

510

Separated

I was married once, but it didn't quite stick

-

511

Serial Plant Murderer

I've been trying to garden for years. I swear, one of these days, something is going to survive.

Affects Skills - Gardening
-75% Gardening Experience Rate

512

Sewer Dweller

513

Shady Mechanic

There aren't any invisible things wrong with your card that a few thousand dollars can't fix.

-33% Mechanics Experience
Affects Skills - Mechanics

Max Mechanics 5

514

Shakespearean Actor

I had to learn stage fighting, so I could get killed by hamlet a few hundered times.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Acting

515

Shares Everything

I've really stopped thinking of things as being "mine" anymore. Take it, seriously.

Avoids getting into conflicts

516

Sharp Eyes

I'm always kind of surprised by the details that other people don't notice.

Affects Skills - Wits

Can Grant Skill - Scouting

517

Sheltered

518

Shoddy Workmanship

Every time I measure something, it comes out a different length, like I'm in a weird dimension

-66% Mechanics Experience Rate
-66% Craftsmanship Experience Rate
-66% Utilities Experience Rate
Annoys irritable community members
Affects Skills

Does not Grant Skill - Utilities

519

Shop Teacher

Yes, I have all my fingers... but I can't say the same for my students

Morale bonus from an upgraded Workshop
Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Craftsmanship

520

Short as a Kid

I used to be tiny. Didn't come into my full height until I was an adult

-

521

Shrewd

People love to act magnanimous, but they're usually in it for themselves.

Affects Skills

522

Sings Badly in Public

523

Sings in the Shower

524

Skater

I spent more of my teenage years in the air than I did on the ground.

Affects Skills - Cardio

Possible Acrobatics specialisation?

525

Slaughterhouse Worker

Crushing skulls and severing limbs is old hat for me.

Affects Skills

526

Sleeps on the Ground

I can't even stand to sleep in a soft bed anymore. Not after so many nights on the road.

-1 Beds Used
Morale bonus from outdoor bed facilities

527

Slept in a Tree

For a few months after the outbreak, I climbed a tree every night, with all my stuff in tow.

Morale Bonus from outdoor bed facilities
Affects Skills

528

Slightly Stocky

I've always been a little bit big-boned. I know it's hard to tell after months on the run

+20 Max Health
-10 Max Stamina

529

Slouchy

My parents used to tell me to stand up straight. I would flip them off and slink away.

-10 Max Carrying Capacity

530

Slovenly

After living on the road for a few months, you get really used to the dirt.

-25% Infection Resistance
Annoys irritable community members

531

Slumming Mechanic

It was just a job to pay the bills. I don't really even like cars.

Affects Skills
-75% Mechanics Experience Rate

Can Grant Skill - Mechanic (Max 4)

532

Slump-Shouldered

My backpack always ends up hanging at a weird angle on me.

-5 Max Carrying Capacity

533

Small Animal Vet

The love people have for their hamsters is amazing. To feel so much for something so small.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Medicine

534

Smooth Talker

I also like winking at people while making finger-guns at them.

+50% Standing Rewards

535

Snores

There is something wrong with my air passage. I really can't help it.

-10 Max Stamina
-3 Morale
Annoys irritable community members

536

Social Butterfly

I just sort of get along with people. I end up with more friends than I know what to do with.

+50% Standing Rewards

537

Social Worker

When people are at the end of their rope, I like to think I can help them see their way through.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - People Skills

538

Soft-Hearted

I used to cry in every romantic comedy. They just loved each other... so ... much. Sniff.

Avoids getting into conflict

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Sold Cellular Phones

I worked out of a kiosk in the mall. I was always jealous of the guy selling the RC helicopters

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Computers

540

Sold Crafts Online

I'm not really a specialist. Whatever caught my fancy, I learned to make it, and then sold it.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Craftsmanship

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Sold Electronics

I worked in a trendy store for phones and tablets. Soon there was very little I couldn't fix

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Computers

542

Sold Fertilizer

I did sales for a big fertilizer company. I had to know the product in and out.

Affects Skills

543

Sold Used Cars

I know just enough about cars to explain away their defects.

-66% Mechanics Experience Rate
Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Mechanics (Max 3)

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Sore Neck

I can't stand around in a pack all day, or my neck really starts to hurt

-5 Max Carry Capacity

545

Soup Kitchen Volunteer

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Spelunker

I'm actually more comfortable in tight spaces than I am out in the open.

Affects Skills

547

Sports Gambler

548

Spry

You might not guess it, looking at me. But I'm totally nimble.

Affects Skills

549

Stamp Collector

My collection is worth even more, now that they've stopped making stamps altogether!

Affects Skills

550

State Senator

These days, titles and offices don't mean a thing

Affects Skills

551

Stays Fit

552

Stored Tons of Food

My family's food storage kept us alive for a good three months after the outbreak

553

Straight-A Student

I thought I had life figured out when I was in school. Diploma's not helping a lot right now.

Affects Skills

554

Stress Eater

There's no problem that can't be solved by a crate of gas station pastries, am I right?

+100% Food Consumed Per Day

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Strong

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Student Mentor

I worked part-time at my school, helping new kids figure out the ins and outs of college.

Affects Skills

557

Stylist

You should see what I can do with a razor blade and a pair of scissors

Affects Skills

Can Grant quirk: Hairdressing

558

Survived Indoors

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Survived on a Train

I was on a cross-country train when the outbreak hit. We Kept it running for a long time.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Mechanics

560

Survivor's Guilt

I'm not even supposed to be alive. Somebody else should be here, not me.

-50% Standing Rewards

561

Sweats a Lot

I just walk outside for a minute, and my shirt is soaked. I think there's something wrong.

-25% Standing Rewards

562

Tabletop Gamer

We actually did a zombie campaign once. Kicked some ass. Turns out, real life is as a lot harder.

Morale bonus from an upgraded Lounge.

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Talk Radio Host

I used to hold local politicians' feet to the fire over the airwaves.

Easily Frustrated
Affects Skills

Can Grant quirk: Political Science

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Talks Loudly

My volume dial has two settings: "Off" and "HEEEEEEY!"

+10% Standing Rewards
+1 Zombie Threat
Annoys irritable community members

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Talks to Plants

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Tattoo Artist

It's odd how many people want tattoos nowadays. Less anxiety about living to regret it, I guess

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Tattoos

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Taught Elementary School

Running a community of survivors is a lot like managing a classroom of second-graders.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Animal Facts

568

Taught Gymnastics

I taught tumbling to kindergarten-age kids. The best part was how proud they all looked

Morale bonus from Fighting training facilities
Affects Skills

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Taxidermist

I thought of putting myself forward as a sort of surgeon ... then I realized that was insane

Affects Skills

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Tech Early Adopter

I can't believe how much money I spent on newly-released hardware that didn't even work.

Affects Skills - Computers

571

Tech Support

The stories I could tell you ...

Affects Skills

Can Give Skill - Computers

572

Technically Royalty

It's several generations back, but ... I t hink I might be the ruler of a small country

-

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Telemarketer

It's half sticking to the plan, and half thinking on your feet.

Affects Skills - Wits

574

Tells Bad Jokes

575

Tells Tall Tales

This one time, I ran into a big, fat zombie with another zombie inside it. True story!

+3 Morale

576

Theatre Nerd

The -re spelling is more appropriate to the history and erudition of the art.

-

577

Theme Park Enthusiast

578

Thrillseeker

If it's not a rush, it's not worth my time.

-

579

Tinkerer

I could never stand to call a professional when it looked like I could fix it myself.

Morale bonus from an upgraded Workshop
Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Utilities
Can Reduce Max Utilties

580

Tires Quickly

I just don't have as much energy as everybody else.

581

Took a Gap Year

I took a year off before the outbreak. On the bright side, I don't have any student debt!

-

582

Took a Lot of Dares

583

Took Crazy Road Trips

My friends and I drove all over, looking for trouble. We always came back with stories.

Affects Skills

584

Took Online Courses

I just never felt like I was finished learning. I still have a laptop full of lectures.

Affects Skills

585

Tough

I've always ffelt like I couldn't show any pain.

+10 Max Health
-33% Injury Severity

586

Tour Guide

I knew my way around the historic district downtown, but now that place is thoroughly infested

Affects Skills - Wits

587

Tourist

I've been to all fifty states and four continents. Come have a look at my photo album!

Affects Skills

588

Tractor Driver

I wish I could say I knew much about farming, but I just drove where they told me

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Driving

589

Trained in CPR

I realized that I was no good to anyone in an emergency, unless I got a few basics down.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Medicine

590

Traveled the World

I spend whatever time I could seeing the world. Glad I grabbed the chance while I had it.

-

591

Trilingual

I'm constantly translating my thoughts from one language into another.

Affects Skills

592

Trust Fund Kid

593

Turned Life Around

I've made my share of bad decisions, but that's all behind me now.

-

594

Typeface Designer

Look on the bright side. No one is using Comic Sans anymore.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Design

595

Unbreakable

It's not that I can't be killed. It's that when I die, I'll still be fighting to my last breath

-100% Injury Chance
+45 Max Health

596

Uncomfortable at Parties

Social gathering make me feel really anxious, but I'm finding ways to cope.

-10% Standing Rewards

597

Undertaker

I dug the holes at a small cemetery. Only equipment I needed was a shovel and a strong back

Affects Skills - Cardio

598

Unmotivated

I just can't work up the energy to accomplish anything these days.

-1 Labor
-50% Standing Rewards
Annoys irritable community members
Morale bonus from luxury bed facilities

599

Unusually Mature

Most of my friends were adults, even when I was a kid.

+25% Standing Rewards
+50% Wits Experience Rate

600

Used to be Reckless

601

Used to Hate Guns

Nothing like being chased by zombies to make you appreciate things like stopping power.

-

602

Used to Hide Money

603

Used to Humidity

Last place I lived, you could practially drink the air in the summer. Not a problem for me

+10 Max Stamina

604

Used to the Cold

605

User Experience Designer

I stayed in a place where all the door handles were oriented the wrong way. It nearly killed me.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Design

606

Utilities Worker

I had to move from the manufacturing industry over to the service side, because economics.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Utilities

607

Vacationed in Spain

My parents flew us all out each summer to their vacation home on the coast of Spain.

-

608

Very Trusting

We're all still just people, right? We want the same things. We can work together.

Avoids getting into conficts

609

Veteran Gambler

610

Video Game Producer

My job is essentially hearding cats. Well-armed, apocalypse-surving cats.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Scrum Certification

611

Video Game Streamer

I had this great group in my chat every day, but now I have no way to find them.

Morale bonus from facilities with a projector

612

Video Rental Clerk

613

Visited Yard Sales

Some people slept in on the weekends. Those people paid five times as much for their furniture.

Affects Skills

614

Vlogger

I never made any money at it, but I liked being able to connect with other people.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Self Promotion

615

Volunteer Coordinator

I worked with the parks department, arranging for volunteers to maintain our green spaces.

Affects Skills
+4 Morale

Can Grant Skill - Gardening

616

Voyeur

Yeah, I know how to use a pair of binoculars. Nope, no particular reason

Affects Skills - Wits

617

Waiter

I'll get you what you need before you even ask for it.

Affects Skills

618

Wandering Guitarist

In the old world, you could make a living just on music. It's a lot harder these days.

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Music

619

Waste Sorter

I spent my day dividing recyclables from garbage, because apparently, none of you could

Affects Skills

May affect Skill - Wits

620

Watched Cooking Shows

I set up a TV in my kitchen, so I could cook along with the hosts.

Morale bonus from an upgraded Kitchen
Affects Skills

Can Grant Skill - Cooking

621

Watched Sports

622

Watched Westerns

I used to have a huge collection of Westerns on VHS. Now I live on the frontier. Go figure

Morale bonus from facilities with a Projector
Affects Skills

May affect Skill - Shooting

623

Weak Stomach

All kinds of violence just make me ill. I do what must be done, but it just kills me.

-66% Shooting Experience Rate
-66% Fighting Experience Rate
Affects Skills

Reduces Fighting to Max 6
Reduces Shooting to Max 6

624

Weird Nickname (Female)

It was just a forum handle originally, but after a few years, it was the only thing I went by

-

625

Weird Nickname (Male)

It was just a forum handle originally, but after a few years, it was the only thing I went by

-

626

Weirdo

627

Went to Grad School

Four years weren't enough for me.

-

628

Went to Night School

629

Went to ROTC

I did some military training in school, but never got around to enlisting.

Affects Skills - Shooting

630

Whittler

When II actually bought a dentist's drill to decorate my walking stick, I knew I had a problem

Affects Skills - Craftsmanship

Morale bonus from an upgraded Workshop

631

Willowy

I've always been slim for my height. Being light has it's advantages when you're on the run.

-10 Max Health
+20 Max Stamina

632

Wise

I've been around the block more times than you want to know.

Affects Skills
+100% Wits Experience Rate

633

Woodcutter

People have trees they want to burn. I'm the one who shows up with the chainsaw and axe.

Affects Skills - Fighting

634

Workaholic

I can't sit still when there's something useful I could be doing.

+1 Labor

635

Worked at an Office

Honestly, I have trouble explaining what I did all day at work.

Affects Skills - Computers

636

Worked at Tartan Mart

Hi, welcome to Tartan Mart, how can I help you today?

Affects Skills

637

Young

I'm actually a bit younger than I look

638

Youth Counselor

Kids are the toughest audience. What you do has to be fun, but mean something, too.

Affect Skills

639

Zine Author

I used to write for a punk zine that showed up in music stores all over downtown

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Music

640

Zoologist

I wish I had any idea where this zombie thing fit on the taxonomic chart

Affects Skills

Can Grant Quirk - Animal Facts

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	A	B	C
1	Chemistry	Unlocks Still, improves crafting of incendiaries and recovery items.
2	Level 7:	Knowledge of Chemistry
3
4	Munitions	Unlocks Firesafe Storage. Improves yield of ammo production at the Workshop. Allows crafting of thermite, C4, and improved ammunition.	Firesafe Storage (Storage Upgrade 3) +20 Storage (Ammo & Fuel) Requires water
5	Level 7:	Knowledge of Chemistry Knowledge of Munitions + 3 Max Ammo Storage
6
7	Pharmacology	Allows crafting of strong painkillers, improves yeild of meds production at the Infirmary, and further improves crafting of recovery items.
8	Level 7:	Knowledge of Chemistry Knowledge of Pharmacology +3 Max Meds Storage
9
10	Outlaw Chemistry	Unlocks Outlaw Chem Lab facility upgrade, which allows the crafting of stuff that burns and some chemical enhancements.
11	Level 7:	Knowledge of Chemistry An expert in Outlaw Chemistry +5 Max Ammo Storage +5 Max Fuel Storage
12

	A	B
1	Cooking	Unlocks Kitchen 2, and allows preperation of feasts.
2	Level 7:	Knowledge of Cooking
3
4	Cuisine	Improves yield of food production at the Kitchen. Greatly improves morale bonus from feasts.
5	Level 7:	Knowledge of Cooking Knowledge of Cuisine +10% Influence Gained
6
7	Nutrition	Allows crafting of nutrious snacks; improves Stamina boost from feasts; reduces stamina penalty for rationing.
8	Level 7:	+10 Max Health +10 Max Stamina Knowledge of Cooking Knowledge of Nutrition
9
10	Game Hunting	Unlocks Hunter's Kitchen facility, which allows the preperation of stat-boosting feasts.
11	Level 7:	Knowledge of Cooking An expert in Game Hunting +10% Influnece Gained
12

	A	B
1	Craftsmanship	Unlocks Forge and Barracks 2, and allows weapon crafting.
2	Level 7:	Knowledge of Craftsmanship
3
4	Construction	Unlocks Heavy-Duty Storage. Allows crafting of Storage facility mods. Can make materials from parts.
5	Level 7:	Knowledge of Craftsmanship Knowledge of Construction +1 Labor
6
7	Metalwork	Allows crafting of masterwork melee weapons. Can make parts from materials.
8	Level 7:	+15% All Weapon Durability Knowledge of Craftsmanship Knowledge of Metalwork
9
10	Fabrication	Unlocks Fabricator Shop facility, which improves weapon durability and carrying capacity.
11	Level 7:	+15 Light Carrying Capacity +1 Max Consumable Stack Knowledge of Craftsmanship An expert in Fabrication
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13	Weaponsmithing	Unlocks Weapons Depot facility upgrade, which allows the crafting of badass melee and ranged weapons.
14	Level 7:	+15% All Weapon Durability -33% Weapon Reapir Parts Costs Knowledge of Craftsmanship An expert in Weaponsmithing
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	A	B
1	Gardening	Allows the improvement of yields and the growing of meds at Gardens and Farms.
2	Level 7:	Knowledge of Gardening
3
4	Agriculture	Unlocks top-end Garden and Farm upgrades for food production
5	Level 7:	Knowledge of Gardening Knowledge of Agriculture +1 Food Per Day
6
7	Herbalism	Unlocks top-end Garden and Farm upgrades for meds production.
8	Level 7:	Knowledge of Gardening Knowledge of Herbalism +1 Meds Per Day
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10	Substance Farming	Unlocks Farming Complex upgrades, which increases food production.
11	Level 7:	Knowledge of Gardening An expert in Subsistence Farming +1 Food Per Day +1 Meds Per Day
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