× Trait Sorter Help

The Trait Sorter is a tool that helps GMs sort, organize, and share lists of traits (Advantages, Skills, etc) with their players for a particular campaign. The list created indicates which traits are avaiable to players in the campaign, as well as informs as to the improtance of the trait.

To use the Trait Sorter click on the colored section of each trait to rotate through the available trait indicators. The current indicators are: Required, Recommended, Allowed, Not Recommended, and Forbidden.

When the Trait Sorter first opens all Exotic and Supernatural traits will be marked as "Forbidden." All other traits will be marked as "Allowed".

Initially, the only traits shown on screen are ones found in the Basic Set, however there are several traits spread out over numerous books. To include these traits in your list, click on the book icon in the upper right hand corner of the screen.

To change the title of a Trait click on the Trait's title and enter your new text.

If you wish to add a new trait simply click the add trait icon in the upper right hand corner of a tab and fill out the form.

You may edit traits you created by clicking its name and saving your changes.

Clicking on the tabs at the top of the screen will allow you to select traits from the selected category (e.g. "Quirks"). Switching tabs will not overwrite any changes on any other tabs.

Each tab has a set of filters (e.g. "Exotic") that narrows the scope of what you can currently see, as well as a search bar that searches on the beginning of the text in each trait. Using filters or search will not erase any previously changed traits.

When searching using the text search, the Trait Sorter will hide all entries on that tab that do not have a title that starts with the given text. For more complicated searches, you may use the asterisk (*) as a wildcard. (e.g. "*phobia" will return all phobias on the disadvantage tab.)

The "changed" filter will show you only traits you have altered the indicator of (e.g. "Required"). If you return a trait to its original indicator status, it will no longer show as changed.

Each tab also has an "Edit All" dropdown. Using this dropdown will change all traits on that tab only, regardless of filters, to your selection (e.g. "Required")

Clicking on the "Final List" tab will generate your full list of traits encompassing every trait across all tabs (even if a tab is currently filtered). Traits from books that are not currently selected will not appear in this list.

The "Final List" tab includes a navigation dropdown ("Jump to...") which will allow you to quickly traverse your traits list to double check any entry you wish. Each section you can jump to is preceded by a "Back To Top" link.

If you find any issues with your final list, you can also go back to previous tabs, make your changes, and come back to the "Final List" tab to generate a new trait list.

The "Final List" tab includes 3 ways to export your ultimate traits list: