Very Low Weight
| Very Low Weight | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Traits |
| Type | Occupation Trait |
| Effect | Very low strength, very low endurance and prone to injury. |
| Skill Boosts | Fitness: +-2 |
| Conflicts | |
Very Low Weight marks a badly underweight character with very low strength, very low endurance and a body prone to injury. It lowers Fitness by two levels and cuts combat and climbing ability.
It is a body weight trait. The game gives it when weight sits between 50 and 65. Long stretches without enough calories lead here. It is a warning that the character needs steady meals.
Very Low Weight Effects
Melee damage falls to about three fifths of normal. Zombies take many more hits to bring down. Every fight becomes slower and riskier.
Tripping becomes more likely. Vaulting a low fence while running carries about a fifth more risk of a fall. Lunging zombies knock the character down more easily.
Climbing tall fences is hard. A climb fails much more often than at a normal weight. Falls do about a tenth more damage.
Fitness drops by two levels while the trait lasts.
Very Low Weight Skill Boosts
Very Low Weight adds these skill levels when the character is created.
| Skill | Levels |
|---|---|
| Fitness | +-2 |
Very Low Weight Conflicting Traits
A character with Very Low Weight cannot also take these traits.
| Name | Image | Points | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic | 
|
-10 | Positive Trait |
| Very High Weight | 
|
0 | Occupation Trait |
| High Weight | 
|
0 | Occupation Trait |
| Hearty Appetite | 
|
+4 | Negative Trait |
| Low Weight | 
|
0 | Occupation Trait |
Picking Very Low Weight
Very Low Weight comes from body weight. It clashes with Athletic, Hearty Appetite and the other weight traits.
The fix is steady eating. Meals high in calories bring weight back up over time. Weight rises slowly, so recovery takes days or weeks.
Weight below 50 turns it into Emaciated, which is worse still. Above 65, it eases into Low Weight on the way back to normal.
Notes
- Appears at a weight between 50 and 65.
- Melee damage falls to about three fifths of normal.
- Tall fence climbs fail much more often.
- High-calorie meals bring weight back up.
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