Nimble Fingers

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Nimble Fingers is a mutation that boosts Reflexes and some brainy skills at the cost of Endurance and beat soak.

Location

Nimble Fingers is located in the Sub-Sewers beneath Freedom city, behind the bug queen. Combat builds over 5k total XP rarely have trouble with her, though she does have a special attack. Beyond her, arachnos lurk in the sub-sewers, which are much more dangerous and must be avoided. To reach the mutation tile in the sub-sewers, go north from the entrance, ignore the first turning west, and then keep west while going north.

Effects

This mutation grants:

    Passive: +1 to Locksmith
    Passive: +1 to Craft
    Passive: +2 to Reflexes
    Passive: -2 to Endurance
    Passive: - 3-1 to beat protection
    massage ability: use Medic skill to destress targets.

Advantages

  • +2 Reflexes. This translates to +1 dodge and (for many but not all builds) +1 to weapon skill, and also contributes to melee weapon speed.
  • +1 Craft and Locksmith. These are small but useful buffs for brainy builds, and also assist combat builds with crafting planes endgame.
  • Gives the ability to massage without a massage table or getting Empath. Massaging someone destresses them, and also gives medic IP. This is not useful, because there are so many better ways to remove stress; it's mostly a flavor function.

Disadvantages

  • -2 Endurance. Endurance is a strong stat; this reduces a mutant's ability to use drugs safely, use focus, and resist everything from radiation poisoning to knockouts. This also means it's a contentious pick for Fists and Spears; the former will lose a point of skill and the latter will get a zero net gain, though both will find it easier to speedcap their weapons.
  • Negative 3-1 beat soak. Beat is a very common damage type with brutal crit effects, making this disadvantage dangerous in PvP and against certain mobs, especially junkers. Many nimble-fingered players take High Density to offset this.
  • Can't take any of the ripperlikes. This also means that Nimble Fingers is incompatible with Abomination.


Mutations
Racial Mutations AbominationChudHideous FreakVampireZombie
Focus Mutations CarrieChillerFuck MachineSalamanderScreechWrithing SmokeEmpath
Movement Mutations LeapfrogPhaserClairvoyance
FlightBlinkMedium
Soak Mutations High DensityFirewalkerRubberskinSnakeskinYeti Skin
LithodermisSolar SpongeSilicone SkinEelskinYeti Fur
Miscellaneous Mutations BillygoatBleederBloodhoundBrainslugBrute StrengthCamelfatEnigmaFibrocartilageHooliganHyperimmuneIron LiverJunkratMuleNimble FingersPlant WhispererStenchTwitchy NervesSuperclotXray VisionCat Ears
Ripperlikes CarcinocudgelHorrorspikeRipperTendrils
Joke Mutations Third Nipple
Defunct Mutations Jammer