# Quick Question

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/quick-question/8931>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [February 17, 2015, 12:28am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/quick-question/8931 "2015-02-17T00:28:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Cataclysmic\_Days\_Awa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@Cataclysmic\_Days\_Awa](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Cataclysmic_Days_Awa)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 12:28am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/quick-question/8931/1 "2015-02-17T00:28:58Z")

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I’m writing a story about one of my characters in-game ([http://smf.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?topic=9580.0](http://smf.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?topic=9580.0)), and I need to change my traits to fit with the story, as it involves learning to read (Character is illiterate), but every time i try to change that, the game doesn’t see the change. Any way i could fix this? It’s REALLY important to my story, and that’s the only reason I ask.

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**Author:** ![Rhodri](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/rhodri/32/342_2.png) [@Rhodri](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rhodri)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 12:32am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/quick-question/8931/2 "2015-02-17T00:32:09Z")

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> [@Cataclysmic Days Await](#):
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> I’m writing a story about one of my characters in-game ([http://smf.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?topic=9580.0](http://smf.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?topic=9580.0)), and I need to change my traits to fit with the story, as it involves learning to read (Character is illiterate), but every time i try to change that, the game doesn’t see the change. Any way i could fix this? It’s REALLY important to my story, and that’s the only reason I ask.

Have you tried using the mutate option in the debug menu?

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**Author:** ![Cataclysmic\_Days\_Awa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@Cataclysmic\_Days\_Awa](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Cataclysmic_Days_Awa)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 12:42am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/quick-question/8931/3 "2015-02-17T00:42:06Z")

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I Really don’t want to use the mutation thing in the debug menu, because I have NO CLUE how the mutation thing works, and besides; if i use a purifier, I have a chance of “forgetting” how to read.

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**Author:** ![KA101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/278dde/32.png) [@KA101](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KA101)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 1:02am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/quick-question/8931/4 "2015-02-17T01:02:22Z")

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> [@Cataclysmic Days Await](#):
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> I Really don’t want to use the mutation thing in the debug menu, because I have NO CLUE how the mutation thing works, and besides; if i use a purifier, I have a chance of “forgetting” how to read.

Illiterate can’t be purified as it’s starting-only. Therefore purifier would try to set you to it.

Debug menu would be debug-\>9-\>select Illiterate-\>hit Enter until the T disappears. At that point, BAM you’ve disabled it.

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**Author:** ![Cataclysmic\_Days\_Awa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@Cataclysmic\_Days\_Awa](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Cataclysmic_Days_Awa)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 2:44am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/quick-question/8931/5 "2015-02-17T02:44:39Z")

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I didn’t realize i could purge the effects, and thought i could only mutate things like fast reader, etc. 😛