Morph and Ego Traits
Traits include a range of inherent qualities and features that help define your character. Some traits are positive, in that they give your character a bonus to certain stats, skills, or tests, or otherwise give them an edge in certain situations. Others are negative, in that they impair your abilities or occasionally create a glitch in your plans. Some traits apply to a character’s ego, staying with them from body to body, while others only apply to a character’s morph.
Traits are purchased during character generation. Positive traits cost customization points (CP), while negative traits give you extra CP to spend on other things (see Traits, p. 145). The maximum number of CP you may spend on traits is 50, while the maximum you may gain from negative traits is 50. In rare circumstances—and only with gamemaster approval— traits may be purchased, bought off, or inflicted during gameplay (see Gaining/Losing Traits, p. 153).
| Cost | Title | Applies To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Adaptability (Level 1) | Ego & Morph | +10 to Integration and Alienation tests |
| 20 | Adaptability (Level 2) | Ego & Morph | +20 to Integration and Alienation tests |
| -20 | Addiction (Major) | Ego & Morph | -30 to all actions during withdrawal |
| -5 | Addiction (Minor) | Ego & Morph | −10 to all actions during withdrawal |
| -10 | Addiction (Moderate) | Ego & Morph | -20 to all actions during withdrawal |
| -10 | Aged | Morph | |
| -10 | Aggressive GRM | Morph | Prone to cancer, harder to augment |
| 5 | AGI Affinity | Ego | +10 to AGI social tests |
| 10 | AGI Socialization | Ego | +10 Kinesics against transhumans |
| 0 | Alien Biochemistry | Morph | −30 to Integration and Alienation tests |
| 30 | Allies | Ego | Once-per-session assistance, at GM discretion |
| 10 | Ambidextrous | Ego | Eliminates off-hand attack modifier |
| 5 | Animal Empathy | Ego | |
| -20 | Anomalous Mind | Ego | -10 and 1 stress when receiving psychosurgery |
| 5 | Async Familiarity | Ego | May spot Async w/difficult Kinesics test |
| -30 | Bad Luck | Ego | |
| -20 | Beta | Ego | |
| -10 | Black Mark (Level 1) | Ego | |
| -20 | Black Mark (Level 2) | Ego | |
| -30 | Black Mark (Level 3) | Ego | |
| -5 | Blacklisted | Ego | Banned from one rep network. |
| -15 | Botched Merge | Ego | |
| -30 | Botched Uplift | Ego | 10 point cap for COR or SAV |
| 10 | Brave | Ego | +10 against intimidation |
| 10 | Civilian Analyst (Level 1) | Ego | +10 Networking with employer |
| 20 | Civilian Analyst (Level 2) | Ego | +20 Networking with employer |
| -20 | Combat Paralysis | Ego | |
| 10 | Common Sense | Ego | |
| 30 | Coronal Adaptation | Morph | |
| -10 | Curbed Intelligence | Ego | 15 point cap for COG |
| 10 | Danger Sense | Ego | +10 to surprise tests |
| -10 | Data Footprint | Ego | +10 to opposing research tests |
| -10 | Debt (Level 1) | Ego | 20,000 debt, 1d10 x 500 weekly interest |
| -20 | Debt (Level 2) | Ego | 40,000 debt, 2d10 x 500 weekly interest |
| -20 | Debt (Level 3) | Ego | 60,000 debt, 3d10 x 500 weekly interest |
| -5 | Deferred Indenture (Level 1) | Ego | 5000 credit outstanding indenture |
| -15 | Deferred Indenture (Level 2) | Ego | 20,000 credit outstanding indenture |
| -20 | Deferred Indenture (Level 3) | Ego | 40,000 credit outstanding indenture |
| -5 | Dependent | Ego | |
| 10 | Digital Ghost | Ego | Avoid hacking status downgrade |
| 10 | Direction Sense | Ego | +10 when navigating, reading maps, etc. |
| -10 | Divergent Personality | Ego | |
| 10 | Dominant Strain | Ego | +10 to resist exsurgent infection |
| -10 | Domineering | Ego | |
| 10 | Drug Exception | Ego & Morph | |
| -10 | Drug Fiend | Ego & Morph | |
| -10 | Edited Memories | Ego | |
| 10 | Ego Plasticity (Level 1) | Ego | +10 and −1 SV when merging forks |
| 20 | Ego Plasticity (Level 2) | Ego | +20 and −2 SV when merging forks |
| 30 | Ego Plasticity (Level 3) | Ego | +30 and −3 SV when merging forks |