Needed a unusual morph. Using CodeBreakers Custom BioMorph Rules I came up with this.
Any thoughts on balance & usefulness?
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New Pod
Sat, 2011-07-16 16:39
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Attic
New Pod
Sat, 2011-07-16 19:19
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Arenamontanus
Re: New Pod
But what is it? How does it look? What market was it aiming for?
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Mon, 2011-07-18 04:31
#3
Attic
Re: New Pod
Sorry, wasn't fully thought out. Erm, so.
But what is it?
The players are currently on Thetys, hunting down a DNA-prospector. He is rather oldskool and I thought to give him a highend pod with a tricky history.
Skinthetic seemed the bestfitting hypercorp for that. Name: Crusader, to appeal to after-Fall survivalists. Jane’s Morph compendium rated it as cheap solution with some good details (like eelware powered implants). On the other hand a deadswitch and lack of medichines, were first seen to give in to survivors-paranoia and cheapness. After their use in terror attacks the morphs were viewed with suspicion (oneshot-attack-morph).
How does it look?
Rushed development shortly after the fall, gives a nearly doll-like look. With assembly scars prominent. Lets say: blue eyed-blond-chiselled chin archetype.
What market was it aiming for?
It was intended as alternate for the early Olympian morphs. Frontier types, but also Defence / Security.
Mon, 2011-07-18 05:12
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Arenamontanus
Re: New Pod
This is a very good point - most people wouldn't want to be caught dead looking like a traditional ubermensch, since they are the signature of old or cheap morphs. Everybody and everything wants to look suitably unique these days.
(Hmm, I must ask my players to explain how they have customized their morphs, especially the synthmorphs. Any fun paint schemes, bodymods or custom designed flaws?)
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Sun, 2011-07-24 10:22
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Jay Dugger
Re: New Pod
Two of the three players picked images for their characters in Martian Autumn. Both of them picked pictures of very attractive women. I didn't bat an eye at this for the character with a Slyph, but the character with a Menton--that made little sense. I'd been rationalizing the discrepancy as images taken with augmented reality cosmetic overlays in use.
One non-player character, the aforementioned Travis Grief, has always had a prosthetic eye and arm in every morph he sleeved. He had similar implants from almost infancy, and they form a part of his body image so tightly integrated that psychosurgery hasn't corrected the problem.
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Sometimes the delete key serves best.
Tue, 2011-07-26 02:02
#6
Attic
Re: New Pod
I used a Slitheroid and gave it 360°-vision in the form of small snakes on the head. The character had a thing for greek myths. His look could unfortunately not turn exsurgents into stone.
Tue, 2011-07-26 04:07
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Arenamontanus
Re: New Pod
That's what basilisk hacks are for.
Hmm, a basilisk hack for exsurgents would be amazingly useful. Sounds like real insane high-risk-high-reward research for Ozma or wilder Firewall groups to do. Great McGuffin and ready adventure when things go pear-shaped:
"Dr Toyoda, why do we always have to meet under these circumstances?"
"Because we are both trying to save transhumanity, sentinel?"
"Or because you always manage to find the most dangerous method to do it, and consistently mess up?"
"We only meet when there is a problem. You have never seen my *successful* experiments."
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