Traits

Traits are essentially passive abilities in Streets of Rogue. They can be beneficial or detrimental. Some are highly situational and/or generally only useful to specific Characters, whereas others are broadly useful to most (if not all) character types. All official characters start with at least 1 trait; more can be earned through leveling up, or in special cases, through Special Abilities. Note that some traits are exclusive to certain characters and thus cannot be obtained by the other built-in characters. This does not apply to custom characters, however.

Positive Traits

Positive traits provide bonuses and have a positive Custom Character Point Value (CCPV). Positive traits are awarded to the character as they level up. Some Characters begin the game with positive traits and Custom Characters may select these traits during character creation. By using an Augmentation Booth, you can swap a trait with another trait with the same CCPV and certain traits can be upgraded to become more powerful.

Name	CCPV	Upgrade	Unlocked by	Description
Ammo Scavenger	7	Yes	10	Dropped weapons contain more ammunition
Army of Five	5	No	Upgrade Team Building Expert	Recruit a maximum of 5 followers.
Art of the Deal	5	No	Character exclusive	Can purchase items from anyone, including safe Combinations and Keys.
Backstabber	5	No	Default	2x damage from behind; 10x if you are using Camouflage. Sleeping targets will be killed instantly (This is silent). This is best paired with fist to not lose weapon durability.
Banana Lover	2	Yes	Character exclusive	Bananas restore twice their normal health value.
Big Bullets	5	No	7	Bullets are twice as large.
Blaster Master	5	No	7, Blaster Survivor	Explosions destroy any wall or object
Blaster Survivor	3	No	5	Explosions caused by the player, don't damage the player
Blends In Nicely	5	Yes	7	Distance at which people can see you is reduced.
Block Breaker	5	Yes	7	When an enemy blocks your melee attack, it may count as a hit
Bloodlust	16	Yes	Character exclusive	Gain 10 health per kill.
Bloody Mess	2	No	Removed	Anyone killed is turned into a pile of gibs.
Bullet Breaker	7	No	10	Your bullets destroy other bullets
Bullet Sponge	7	Yes	Character exclusive	Reduces bullet damage and knockback taken
Burning Bullets	7	No	10	Bullets cause fire when hitting objects
Butterfinger-er	5	Yes	7	Chance to knock an enemy's weapon out of their hands when they are blocking.
Camera Shy	3	No	Character exclusive	Security Cameras cannot see you.
Charismatic	5	No	Character exclusive	Anyone who is neutral will become friendly.
Class Solidarity	3	No	5, No In-Fighting	Can't hit people of your own class, or make them hostile. Also makes them Friendly.
Clumsiness Forgiven	5	No	7	People don't get angry when you break their possessions or walls
Confident in Crowds	3	Yes	5, Safe in Crowds	The more followers you have, the more damage you cause. Capped at 3 followers.
Cool with Cannibals	5	No	7	Cannibals will no longer attack on sight
Disturbing Facial Expressions	3	Yes	Default	Enemies are more likely to run away during battle. Increases Threat Chance
Don't Make Me Angry	7	Yes	10, I'm Outtie	Inflict more damage on enemies when health is low.
Drug-a-lug	3	No	Default	Syringes are all identified.
Durabilitacious	5	Yes	7	Melee weapons take longer to break.
Fireproof Skin	3	Yes	Character exclusive	Fire damage decreased
Flesh Feast	5	Yes	Character exclusive	Hitting non-neutralized opponents with your melee attacks restores health
Floats Like Butterfly	7	Yes	10, Long Lunge	More mobility when performing melee attacks.
Friend of the Common Folk	7	No	10, Loneliness Killer	The "generic" people of a stage will be loyal. This currently only includes Slum Dwellers.
Friend of the Family	5	No	7, Cool with Cannibals	Mobsters are Aligned with you
G-P-Yesss	2	No	Default	All icons on your map are revealed.
Graceful	3	No	Default	Floor hazards are not triggered, pass through lasers without them reacting.
Homesickness Killer	2	No	2	Followers will always follow you to the next floor
Honor Among Thieves	3	Yes	Character exclusive	Thieves will sell you Thief Equipment at discounted prices and prevents thieves from stealing from you.
I'm Outtie	7	Yes	10, Kneecapper	Gain speed when health is low.
Inferno Assailant	3	No	Character exclusive	Receive XP for extinguishing unintended fires you didn't cause.
Increased Crit Chance	2	Yes	2	Crit chance is increased by 3%.
Infectious Spirit	3	Yes	Default	Followers gain extra health.
Intrusion Artist	3	Yes	5	Thieving tools may not break after usage
Jack of Extra Trades	3	Yes	Character exclusive	2 more traits to choose from when you level up.
Kneecapper	3	Yes	5, Increased Crit Chance	Chance to cause Slow when hitting enemies.
Knockback King	3	No	5	Cause people you hit to be knocked back further
Knuckley	5	Yes	7	Damage value of Fist is multiplied by 1.4.
Lock and Load	10	Yes	10, Ammo Scavenger	Weapons receive some ammo at the start of new floors
Loneliness Killer	5	Yes	7, Team Building Expert	When the player enters a new stage, an NPC of their same class is spawned alongside them and added to their party.
Long Lunge	5	Yes	7, Durabilitacious	Longer lunges when performing melee attacks by a factor of 1.5.
Longer Status Effects	3	Yes	5	Status effects last 1.5 times their normal length.
Low-Cost Jobs	3	Yes	5	Hiring people costs less.
Master of Disaster	3	No	Character exclusive	Receive XP for each object or wall destroyed.
Medical Professional	3	No	7	Gives you the ability to heal Aligned NPCs once per floor.
Modern Warfarer	5	Yes	10, Medical Professional	When health is below 20, health slowly regenerates to 20.
Moocher	2	No	Character exclusive	Allows you to borrow money from vendors.
Mugger	3	Yes	Character exclusive	Threaten people for money and items. Also allows you to talk to annoyed NPCs.
Nimble Fingers	2	No	Default	The Operating Bar fills up at a much faster rate.
No In-Fighting	2	No	2	Melee and projectile hits on Aligned people do not register.
On the House	3	Yes	5	Items purchased from vendors may be given to you for free
Penetrating Bullets	10	No	15, Bullet Breaker	Bullets pass through objects and people after hitting them
Potential To Not Suck	5	No	Character exclusive	A random stat gains a level up every other level, starting with level 2.
Prickly Skin	5	Yes	7, Un-Crits	Melee damage inflicted on the player may also harm the attacker
Promise I'll Return It!	3	No	5, Clumsiness Forgiven	People do not become angry when you steal their property. Does not work when you pickpocket someone.
Random Reverence	5	Yes	7, Friend of the Common Folk	Random people are Aligned with you
Rechargeable	5	Yes	Character exclusive	All attributes except endurance start at 4 and decreases each Charge Level. Low charge causes you to lose health.
Roller Skates	10	Yes	Character exclusive	Fast movement speed, but movement controls are delayed and less responsive.
Safe in Crowds	3	Yes	5	The more followers you have, the less damage you take. Capped at 3 followers.
Scorching Savior	3	No	Character exclusive	People allow you onto private property during a fire and briefly after it ends.
Secret Vandalizer	3	No	5	Hitting objects and walls doesn't make any noise
Serve Drinks	3	No	Character exclusive	Serve Cocktails to anyone, like it's your job or something.
Share the Health	3	Yes	5	Health items you administer to yourself will affect your followers
Shop Drops	3	Yes	5, On the House	Upon being neutralized, vendors will drop one of the items that they normally sell
Shrewd Negotiator	3	Yes	Default	Items in shops cost 35% less
Slippery Target	3	Yes	Default	Projectile weapon accuracy of attackers is 2 points lower.
Sneaky Fingers	5	No	7	People won't notice when your "(Doing something)..." bar is filling
Studious	5	Yes	10	Gain extra XP. (29.9%)
Super Studious	7	No	Upgrade Studious	Gains lots of extra XP and earn fewer Chicken Nuggets on level-up. (50%)
Tank-Like	2	No	2	Knockback from attacks is 2/3 as large as normal. Knockback from guns is decreased.
Team Building Expert	3	Yes	2	Up to 3 people can be hired to join your party.
Tech Expert	3	No	Character exclusive	Provides additional options with hacked objects.
Teleport-Happy	5	No	7	Teleport anytime regardless of location unless you are in immediate danger
The Law	10	No	Character exclusive	Cops are Aligned, Supercops are Friendly. Committing crimes against innocent people causes you to lose XP.
Trust Funder	5	Yes	7	Receive money at the start of every floor
Ultimate Butterfinger-er	10	No	Upgrade Butterfinger-er	Always knock an enemy's weapon out of their hands when they are blocking.
Un-Crits	5	Yes	7	Damage inflicted on the player may not cause any health loss
Unstoppable-ish	5	No	Character exclusive	Knockback from damage is severely decreased, bullets don't cause knockback.
Wall Walloper	10	Yes	15	Melee weapons can destroy certain walls
Walls' Worst Nightmare	2	Yes	Default	People can be knocked through walls using less powerful attacks than normal.
Werewolf A-Were-ness	2	No	Character exclusive	You will be alarmed when you are near a hidden Werewolf.
Wrong Building	7	No	Default	Trespassing into buildings will make NPCs annoyed instead of hostile.
Zombiism	7	No	Character exclusive	People who have contact with you and die are turned into zombies.

Negative Traits

Negative traits are drawbacks and have a negative Custom Character Point Value (CCPV). Some Characters begin the game with negative traits and Custom Characters may select these traits during character creation. Negative traits can never be upgraded, but some can be completely removed or swapped with another negative trait by using an Augmentation Booth.

Name	CCPV	Remove	Swap	Description
Addict	-5	No	No	Either have Feelin' Alright or Withdrawal effects, depending if you used drugs or not.
Antisocial	-3	Yes	Yes	Most NPCs won't join your Party.
Blahd Basher	-3	Yes	Yes	Blahds will attack on sight. More Experience awarded for killing Blahds.
Bodyguard	-9	No	No	You must protect a Musician from dying too many times. You must also adhere to their needs.
Bulky	-4	No	No	Can't move through doors or windows, movement speed locked at one.
Computer Illiterate	-1	Yes	Yes	Cannot interact with computers.
Corruption Costs	-10	No	No	Pay off the cops whenever money is owed or face consequences (and Supercops) on the next level.
Crepe Crusher	-3	Yes	Yes	Crepes will attack on sight. More Experience awarded for killing Crepes.
Diminutive	-4	Yes	Yes	You are much smaller, deal less damage, and take more damage. You can also flush yourself down toilets.
Electronic	-3	No	No	Status effects usually don't affect you, you can't eat food, and you're damaged by water and EMP blasts.
Fair Game	-10	No	No	People will either run from you or try to kill you.
Ideological Clash	-8	No	No	Random chance for NPCs to be Hostile towards you. Law enforcement wouldn't care if you retaliate.
Jugularious	-4	Yes	Yes	Health can only be restored with blood (Through Bite ability).
Loud	-2	Yes	Yes	Movement causes noise.
Malodorous	-6	No	No	Business owners are annoyed, most people won't join your party.
Near-Harmless	-8	No	No	Can't use any weapons, fist damage set to one.
No Teleports	-6	No	No	Can't teleport, no matter what.
Oil Reliant	-5	No	Yes	Can only heal using Oil.
Pacifist	-4	Yes	No	Can't use most weapons.
Poor Hand-Eye Coordination	-1	Yes	Yes	The Operating Bar fills up at a much slower rate.
Sausage Fingers	-5	No	Yes	Cannot use any weapons.
Scientist Slayer	-2	Yes	Yes	Scientists are hostile. More Experience awarded for killing Scientists.
Scumbag Slaughterer	-5	No	No	Slavemasters, Gangsters, Drug Dealers, Mobsters, Vampires, and Thieves attack on sight.
Skinny Nerdlinger	-1	Yes	Yes	Knockback from attacks is 1.5 times larger than normal. Shooting also causes large knockback.
Specist	-2	Yes	Yes	Gorillas are Hostile. More Experience awarded for killing Gorillas.
Strict Cannibal	-5	No	Yes	Can only heal by feeding on corpses (or with alcohol).
Stubby Fingers	-3	Yes	Yes	Cannot use projectile weapons.
Sucker	-2	Yes	Yes	Items purchased from other people cost 1.25 times their value.
Suspicious	-3	Yes	Yes	Most business owners will be Annoyed at you.
Vocally Challenged	-4	Yes	Yes	Cannot speak to anyone, unless in possession of a Translator, unless they are of the same class as you.
Wanted	-5	No	Yes	Cops are Hostile towards you, business owners are annoyed at you.

Special Ability Traits

These traits modify the effects of a Special Ability (or in some cases an item obtained via a trait). A Custom Character cannot select these traits at character creation and they can only appear when leveling up to level 3 and every third level thereafter (6, 9, etc). A character must have the correct Special Ability or trait-item for one of the modified traits to appear. Special Ability traits are not guaranteed to appear when leveling up and even then only one Special Ability trait can appear at a time. These traits have yellow text when they appear on the trait selection screen.

Name	Special Ability	Character	Description
Aftershocked	Stomp	Bouncer	Stomp causes damage to other people
Benevolent Owner	Enslave	Slavemaster	Slaves don't become mutinous
Big Bang	None, but affects Bomb Processor	Demolitionist	Remote Bombs cause a larger explosion
Blazing Lasers	Ride Mech, Laser Cannon	Mech Pilot	Laser Cannon recharges faster
Blood of Steel	None, but affects Blood Transfusion Kit	Bouncer	Blood Transfusion Kit doesn't take as much of your health
Body-Swapper	Possess	Shapeshifter	Shorter cooldown after depossessing
Bomb Baker	None, but affects Bomb Processor	Demolitionist	Remote Bombs are created at a lower cost
Bottomless Stomach	Bite	Vampire	Bite people even when your health is full
Chipmunk Teeth	Bite	Vampire	Bite more quickly
Covert Crook	Sticky Glove	Thief	People don't notice when you pickpocket their friends
Crooked	Handcuffs	Cop	Less XP and Big Quest point loss for neutralizing/arresting innocents
Cyber Nuke	Laptop	Hacker	Most hackable objects can be blown up
Destructive Deaths	Enslave	Slavemaster	Slave helmets cause a larger explosion
Eggshell Walker	Joke	Comedian	Jokes never cause people to become Hostile
Fast Food	Cannibalize	Cannibal	Bodies are Cannibalized faster
Feature Act	Joke	Comedian	Jokes have a higher chance of success
Foolproof Hacks	Laptop	Hacker	Hacking never causes an alarm
Good Vibrations	Stomp	Bouncer	Bigger Stomp radius
Groupies	Mind Control	Alien	Bigger radius from Mind Control blast
Impatient Lunge	Primal Lunge	Gorilla	Primal Lunge charges more quickly
Inhuman Strength	Zombie Phlegm	Zombie	All Zombies are stronger
Juggernaut	Chaaarge	Jock	Can't lose health while charging
Killing Time	Werewolf Transformation	Werewolf	Werewolf form lasts longer
Legal Enslavement	Enslave	Slavemaster	Enslaving random people is now legal for you
Leisurely Ride	None, but affects Delivery App	Courier	More time for deliveries
Low Center of Gravity	Chaaarge	Jock	Player doesn't fall down when charging into walls
No Harm in Dying	Possess	Shapeshifter	No health loss when your host body dies
Oil Less Essential	Ride Mech	Mech Pilot	Oil restores more health to your Mech
Possessions are Peachy Keen	Possess	Shapeshifter	Possessing and Depossessing does not cause Hostility or Annoyance
Power Lasers	Ride Mech, Laser Cannon	Mech Pilot	Lasers are more powerful
Power Walkers	Mind Control	Alien	People under Mind Control can walk through many walls and objects
Puppet Power	Mind Control	Alien	People under Mind Control cause more damage when attacking
Quick and Dead	Zombie Phlegm	Zombie	All Zombies are faster
Restless Beast	Werewolf Transformation	Werewolf	Cooldown period after transforming back to human form is shorter
Riot Cannon	Water Cannon	Firefighter	Water Cannon destroys bullets and does tons of knockback
Safe Stomp	Stomp	Bouncer	Stomp causes you less harm
Sap Damage	Power Sap	Robot	Increases damage of Power Sap
Sappy-Healthy	Power Sap	Robot	Power Sap restores more health from draining devices
Savorer	Cannibalize	Cannibal	Receive more health from Cannibalizing
Slinky	Camouflage	Assassin	Camouflage doesn't end when bumping into people
Sneaky Bomber	None, but affects Bomb Processor	Demolitionist	People don't notice Remote Bombs being dropped
Speed Coder	Laptop	Hacker	Hacking takes no time
Sprinter	Chaaarge	Jock	Charge faster
Steady Head	Werewolf Transformation	Werewolf	No Dizzy period after transforming back to human form
Subduing Spree	Chloroform Hankie	Doctor	No cooldown after using Chloroform
Surging	None, but affects Delivery App	Courier	More money from deliveries
Swift Spitter	Zombie Phlegm	Zombie	Phlegm attack charges faster
Table Manners	Cannibalize	Cannibal	Cannibalize doesn't bother nearby people, including law enforcement
Tackler	Chaaarge	Jock	Charge has a more powerful impact
They're Just Kissing	Bite	Vampire	Bite doesn't bother nearby people, including law enforcement
Thick-Skinned Pawn	Mind Control	Alien	People under Mind Control take less damage
Throat of Iron	Zombie Phlegm	Zombie	Phlegm attack doesn't cause health loss
Vein Tapper	Bite	Vampire	Receive more health from Bite
Vicious Chameleon	Camouflage	Assassin	Camouflage doesn't end when attacking

Attribute Traits

When a character's level increases to level 3 and every third level thereafter (6, 9, etc), they will be offered a single Attribute trait from the list below. Unlike other traits, these traits can be taken multiple times but do not show up on the character screen and instead directly increase the corresponding attribute by 1. If a character already has a certain attribute at maximum (4/4), the corresponding trait cannot appear when leveling up. These traits cannot be selected during Custom Character character creation. Lastly, these traits have blue text and will always appear as the second choice on the trait selection screen.

Name	Description
Endurance +	+1 bonus to Endurance attribute
Firearms +	+1 bonus to Firearms attribute
Melee +	+1 bonus to Melee attribute
Speed +	+1 bonus to Speed attribute

Other Traits

These traits cannot be gained by leveling up or selected during character creation. Instead, they are gained from an alternative source. None of these traits can be upgraded, removed, or swapped.

Name	Source	Description
Cops Don't Care	Using Ride Mech	Cops, Cop Bots, and Supercops ignore the player.
Pea-Brained	Gained during Werewolf Transformation	Cannot interact with anything and can't use items. Food can still be consumed.
Upper-Crusty	Possess an Upper-Cruster NPC, Slum Dweller Super Special Ability	Allows you to use Alarm Buttons and all Cops, Cop Bots, and Supercops are Aligned with the player.

Removed Traits

These are traits that were removed from the game. They are no longer obtainable in any way.

Name	Reason for Removal
Block Bullets	Functional but less useful and satisfying to use than it was intended.
Fast Melee	Hits didn’t connect 100% of the time, and fixing it would have required major technical changes.
Lasers Ignore You	Its effects have been merged into Graceful.
Shorter Status Effects	Unknown.
Sleep Killer	Its effects have been merged into Backstabber.