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Defects

Atypical Physiology

Type: Special

Humans spread out across the galaxy and modified their genome as they went. Sometimes this can cause problems when a medic has to treat someone with a vastly different physiology to that which they are used to. This defect is a prerequisite to some of the more extreme difference. Not everyone with an unusual bodyform or abilities needs this defect, only those with a modified genome. For example, having surgery to gain an animal head or furry features was all the rage in the Federation a hundred years ago and people undergoing this treatment undertook reconstructive surgery. This is quite different from having inherited human/cat hybrid DNA. Both are possible but only the latter is a defect.

The result of this defect is that medical science, the doctors and nanomachines they use, have difficulty treating the character. The effects of the healing attribute are reduced. The

Regeneration is not affected by this defect, although this defect may be required before the character can take regeneration. If aliens and AI are rare in your campaign then you may allow them to take the 2BP version of this defect.

1 BP - Unusual Physiology. Reduce by one level the effect of any healing attribute used on the character. +2 modifier to a medics skill check to treat the character.

2 BP - Alien Physiology. Reduce by three levels the effect of any healing attribute used on the character. +4 modifier to a medics skill check to treat the character.

Templates

Ranger Template

Rangers are highly trained individuals. Only one in ten thousand applicants become rangers. In addition to the training they receive they are also physically and psychologically evaluated. Starting ranger characters probably shouldn't have any of the following defects. This list is advisory.

Awkward, Conditional Ownership (for robots), Easily Distracted (Lv 2), No Arms, Owned by a Megacorp, Phobia, Recurring Nightmares.

Attributes

Heightened Awareness (1), Highly Skilled (5), Organisational Ties (2) (Space Rangers), Personal Gear (2) (Space Suit (minor), Blaster Pistol(minor), Healing Spray (lv1 healing 1/day/person)(minor), Tactical Body Armour (major), Badge of Authority(-), Other randomly selected minor x5, major x1)

Skills

Electronics (1) (Communications+Security+Sensors), Law (1) (Interstellar, Federation criminal), Mechanics (1) (Starships), Medical (1) (Emergency response), Military Science (1) (any one), Navigation (1)(Space), Piloting (1) (Spacecraft), Police Science (1) (any one)

Total 15CPs

Equipment

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