This class has the Pacifist trait.
Custom characters may also be given the Pacifist trait.


In short, one does not simply kill. You still have some shockingly-effective means of murder and self-defense, in spite of the title.
Enabling the trait on custom characters grants +4 skill points to spend, as of build 44e.

You would think, but no. That's why I made this guide.

That, and it can be a literal shocker, from how well you can defend yourself.

Example #1: you can't use a Water Pistol - even if it's been loaded with a beneficial status effect such as Fast - yet you can swallow a Thrower Killer pill and start throwing the rocks you've cloned... for instant kills.

Example #2: you can't use melee weapons, but Electro Pills hurt way more. The intent behind swallowing an Electro Pill is quite clear.

Example #3: any status effect-causing item - even Cyanide Pills - can be used to pollute water pumps and air vents.

Example #4: you can't chuck a grenade, but you can plant Timed Bombs... which usually catch people in their blast radii.

Example #5: tazers are non-lethal, unless used in water. Pacifists may still use them in spite of the possibilities, anyway.

Also known as the list of options available to you. Surprisingly many.

From top row to bottom row, left to right:
Cardboard Box
Boombox
Hologram Bigfoot
Hypnotizer Mk. I
Hypnotizer Mk. II
Electro Pill
Haterator
EarWarp Whistle
Killer Thrower
Door Detonator
Cyanide Pill
Tazer
Leafblower
Oil Container
Crowbar (as a tool and not a weapon)
Wrench (as a tool and not a weapon)
Paralyzer Trap
EMP Grenade
Dizzy Grenade
Banana Peel (This is my favorite. You can trip people, then chloroform them before they get up.)
Item Teleporter (ignore it; it was for Sandbox mode, to bring in all these items)
Rock
Cigarette Lighter (for use with Oil Containers)
Tranquilizer Gun (My other favorite.)
Ammo Stealer


The all-mighty Timed Bomb.
I'm totally not biased around this mission-completing thing.


"Chloroform Hankie" special ability.
I tested the "Toss" and "Zombie Phlegm" special abilities - they work with Pacifists, too.
The other special abilities do not state anything like "Cancels: Pacifist," so I assume they work for Pacifists as well.

I'm sure I was thorough, but please leave a comment if I missed an item.

For clarity's sake, I made a second list for items in the gray area.
Those items are repeated in the blacklist.

BLACKLIST:
Baseball Bat
Knife
Police Baton
Sledgehammer
Axe
Sword
Pistol
Shotgun
Machinegun
Rocket Launcher
Bear Trap
Landmine
Freeze Ray
Shrink Ray
Water Pistol
Flamethrower

ITEMS IN THE GRAY AREA
Are items that one could claim aren't as violent as Timed Bombs or Killer Throwers, but were blacklisted anyway. They were repeated in the blacklist.
Freeze Ray
Shrink Ray
Water Pistol
Flamethrower (flushing Cannibals out of a bush is preventive, but that didn't win our case)

Looking at all those non-Pacifist melee weapons makes me wish for a toy hammer.

Electro Pills, Killer Throwers, Door Detonators, Cyanide Pills and Timed Bombs are allowed.

No, really, you may wish to check out the whitelist and the blacklist.

Thank you for reading!

I hope this guide helps your experience, moving forward!

Feel free to leave input or feedback; I'd appreciate it!

...because I can almost hear the question, "Why play Pacifist to begin with?"



BECAUSE I STILL BUILT AN ARSENAL, THAT'S WHY.