# Good character builds?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/good-character-builds/13650>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [April 18, 2017, 5:52pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/good-character-builds/13650 "2017-04-18T17:52:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Rot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/rot/32/454_2.png) [@Rot](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rot)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 1:18pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/good-character-builds/13650/21 "2017-04-20T13:18:51Z")

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Lab starts are actually really fun. Just make sure your cooking level is high enough to at least learn how to make dynamite and you’re golden.

> [@deoxy](#):
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> [quote=“Catfoodbob, post:19, topic:13650”]If you know how to deal with labs, just grab 4 electronics and they are super easy to escape, you don’t even need to get lucky, just need to get the stuff for making emp grenades.

Yeah, lab starts are so easy I quit doing them. If you need an easy mode, that’s it.[/quote]

It really is, starting mutations, and if you’re lucky a good weapon (Machete) and maybe military items and a whole bunch of mutagens and a pile of chemicals that you can convert into explosives.

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**Author:** ![hexman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/hexman/32/2599_2.png) [@hexman](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/hexman)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 4:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/good-character-builds/13650/22 "2017-04-20T16:54:07Z")

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> [@deoxy](#):
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> [quote=“Catfoodbob, post:19, topic:13650”]If you know how to deal with labs, just grab 4 electronics and they are super easy to escape, you don’t even need to get lucky, just need to get the stuff for making emp grenades.

Yeah, lab starts are so easy I quit doing them. If you need an easy mode, that’s it.[/quote]

That’s quite funny because in 0.C, its description on the scenario-selection screen said “Brag about it on the Forums!”.

![](https://s14.postimg.org/sp0bwvd41/cdda-0.C-scenario.png)

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**Author:** ![Coolthulhu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/coolthulhu/32/2446_2.png) [@Coolthulhu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Coolthulhu)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 5:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/good-character-builds/13650/23 "2017-04-20T17:27:00Z")

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> [@hexman](#):
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> That’s quite funny because in 0.C, its description on the scenario-selection screen said “Brag about it on the Forums!”.

And back then, you could just make a fire to destroy lab walls.

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**Author:** ![Inconspicuous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a88e4f/32.png) [@Inconspicuous](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Inconspicuous)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 8:36pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/good-character-builds/13650/24 "2017-04-20T20:36:42Z")

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Hunting and gathering is easy- However, very new characters with no skills and no weapons to speak of are going to have a huge problem getting food on the first few days, especially when you can barely cook.

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**Author:** ![Telkoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Telkoth](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Telkoth)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 11:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/good-character-builds/13650/25 "2017-04-20T23:01:25Z")

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In the woods you can find enough food to survive day 1 with no skills, no weapons, no problems. You just need a way of cooking better than a skewer, so a pot or frying pan. Even with level 0 survival you can usually find enough wild vegetables and eggs on the first day to be fine. And if you don’t you can always search through the night as your survival skill goes up. Just gotta be careful of the wolves/bears/moose.

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**Author:** ![deoxy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@deoxy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/deoxy)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 11:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/good-character-builds/13650/26 "2017-04-20T23:38:40Z")

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> [@Coolthulhu](#):
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> [quote=“hexman, post:22, topic:13650”]That’s quite funny because in 0.C, its description on the scenario-selection screen said “Brag about it on the Forums!”.

And back then, you could just make a fire to destroy lab walls.[/quote]

Yeah, but that was also before Z-levels, so you could start a fire… but you had to stay there until the way was clear! That could actually be one of the more dangerous ways to get out.

> [@Telkoth](#):
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> In the woods you can find enough food to survive day 1 with no skills, no weapons, no problems. You just need a way of cooking better than a skewer, so a pot or frying pan. Even with level 0 survival you can usually find enough wild vegetables and eggs on the first day to be fine. And if you don’t you can always search through the night as your survival skill goes up. Just gotta be careful of the wolves/bears/moose.

Even that isn’t really that bad… eat the eggs raw, if you have to (odds of bad things happening from that are very low)while get your skills up enough to make a stone pot.

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**Author:** ![Coolthulhu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/coolthulhu/32/2446_2.png) [@Coolthulhu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Coolthulhu)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 7:37am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/good-character-builds/13650/27 "2017-04-21T07:37:50Z")

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> [@deoxy](#):
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> Yeah, but that was also before Z-levels, so you could start a fire… but you had to stay there until the way was clear! That could actually be one of the more dangerous ways to get out.

The only dangerous part was the turret - back then fire didn’t actually deal proximity damage in any shape or form, only direct damage and smoke effect (counterable with mouth env protection). And the turret could actually be killed by chucking planks at it.

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**Author:** ![Zhilkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zhilkin/32/3749_2.png) [@Zhilkin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zhilkin)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 9:47am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/good-character-builds/13650/28 "2017-04-21T09:47:48Z")

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Quick, Fleet-Footed, Indefatigable 20/20/20/20 Parkour Expert character on rollerblades usually has no issues until running to some nasty things, like helidrone.

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