Dextrous

Dextrous

Class	Traits
Type	Positive Trait
Points	-2
Effect	Transfers inventory items quickly. Faster rope climbing speed, and less chance of falling. Faster weapon shouldering time.
Conflicts	All Thumbs

Dextrous makes a character quick and sure with their hands. Moving items between bags and containers takes half the usual time.

It is a positive trait and costs 2 points at character creation. It suits almost every player, since looting and storing items happen constantly. A fast looter spends less time in dangerous houses. Gun users and climbers gain smaller bonuses too.

Dextrous Effects

Item transfers take half as long. Emptying a shelf into a backpack, sorting base storage and packing a car all go faster. Over a long run, that adds up to many saved hours.

Climbing gets easier. A Sheet Rope climb is faster. The chance of falling while climbing a tall fence drops a little.

Firearms handle better too. Shouldering a weapon to aim takes about a fifth less time, so the first shot comes sooner. Clearing a jammed gun is slightly more likely to work.

Faster looting matters most under pressure. When zombies gather outside a house, every second counts. A Dextrous character can grab what they need and leave before the crowd arrives.

Dextrous Conflicting Traits

A character with Dextrous cannot also take these traits.

Name	Image	Points	Type
All Thumbs		+2	Negative Trait

Picking Dextrous

Dextrous clashes with All Thumbs, its negative opposite. For 2 points, it is one of the best value traits in the game.

Almost every build benefits. Looters, builders and shooters all move items constantly. It pairs well with Organized, which adds container space on top of the faster transfers.

There are few reasons to skip it unless points are very short.

Notes

Item transfers take half the usual time.
Sheet Rope climbs are faster.
Shouldering a firearm is about a fifth quicker.
Organized pairs well for a fast, tidy looter.

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