Evolved Animal

As with humans the metagene may also be present in an animal's cell structure either through the result of natural selection or experimentation. In the Heroes world the metagene is responsible for both the next evolutionary step in intelligence as well as granting super powers...

Step 1: Animal Type
Either choose or roll for an animal type. Attributes are rolled as normal. 
01-10 Amphibious
  01-09 Dolphin/Porpoise
  10-18 Eel
  19-27 Fish
  28-36 Manta-ray
  37-45 Octopus/Squid
  46-54 Sea Lion
  55-63 Seal
  64-72 Shark
  73-81 Turtle/Tortoise
  82-90 Walrus
  91-00 Whale
11-20 Avian
  01-03 Buzzard
  04-06 Chicken
  07-09 Condor
  10-12 Crow
  13-16 Duck
  17-20 Eagle
  21-24 Falcon
  25-28 Flamingo
  29-32 Goose
  33-36 Hawk
  37-40 Hummingbird
  41-44 Magpie
  45-48 Ostrich/Emu
  49-52 Owl
  53-56 Parrot
  57-60 Peacock
  61-64 Pelican
  65-68 Penguin
  69-72 Pigeon/Dove
  73-76 Raven
  77-80 Roadrunner
  81-84 Sparrow/Finch
  85-88 Swan
  89-92 Turkey
  93-96 Vulture
  97-00 Woodpecker
21-30 Canine
  01-15 Coyote
  16-30 Dingo
  31-55 Domestic Dog
  56-70 Fox
  71-85 Hyena
  86-00 Wolf
31-40 Feline
  01-16 Domestic Cat
  17-28 Cheetah
  29-40 Cougar/Puma
  41-52 Jaguar
  53-64 Leopard/Panther
  65-76 Lion
  77-88 Lynx
  89-00 Tiger
41-50 Hoofed
  01-06 Buffalo
  07-12 Camel
  13-18 Cow/Bull
  19-24 Deer
  25-30 Donkey
  31-36 Elephant
  37-42 Giraffe
  43-48 Goat
  49-54 Hippopotami
  55-70 Horse
  71-76 Moose
  77-82 Pig/Boar
  83-88 Rhino
  89-94 Sheep
  95-00 Zebra
51-60 Marsupial
  01-12 Echidna
  13-24 Gecko Lizard
  25-36 Kangaroo
  37-48 Koala
  49-60 Kookaburra
  61-72 Platypus
  73-84 Tasmanian Devil
  85-00 Wombat
61-70 Mustelid
  01-05 Armadillo
  06-10 Badger
  11-15 Bat
  16-20 Beaver/Otter
  21-25 Hedgehog
  26-30 Meerkat
  31-40 Mole
  41-45 Mongoose
  46-50 Porcupine
  51-55 Possum
  56-60 Rabbit
  61-65 Raccoon
  66-70 Rat/Mouse
  71-75 Skunk
  76-80 Sloth
  81-85 Squirrel
  86-90 Weasel
  91-00 Wolverine
71-80 Primate
  01-25 Baboon
  26-50 Chimpanzee
  51-75 Gorilla
  76-00 Monkey
81-90 Reptile
  01-25 Alligator/Crocodile
  26-50 Frog
  51-75 Lizard
  76-00 Snake
91-00 Ursine
  01-33 Grizzly
  34-66 Polar
  67-00 Panda
Step 2: Skills
Skills are chosen in the normal manner but also gain the following free ones;
Climb
Concealment
Stealth
Survival
One Weapon Group Specialty (must be melee)
One Weapon Specialisation
Step 3: Abilities
The Animal starts with 50 points to buy powers with. Each Unusual Characteristic taken on the table below gives the character an additional 5 starting points.
Step 4: Career
This depends entirely on the character's current status with the people behind his evolution. See the table below. And then there's the fact that he's an animal.

 

The Organisation behind the evolution
Determine who paid for the character's training;
01-20 Choose a non profit corporation. eg. Greenpeace.
21-40 Choose a private corporation. eg. Enron.
41-55 Researcher and his family who work from home.
56-70 Government department. Choose a country and agency.
71-85 Choose a superhero group.
86-00 Choose a supervillain group.
Relationship with Organisation
Is the character still with his sponsor and how do they feel about each other?
01-08 Still with sponsor and very well treated. Receives favours and a high wage from them of D10 x100 dollars per week.
09-16 Still with sponsor and well treated. Receives a moderate wage from them of D6 x100 dollars per week.
17-24 Still with sponsor and dissatisfied. Treated with disdain by them and receives a minor wage from them of D10 x20 dollars per week. 
25-32 Still with sponsor and treated like a slave. No wage and is constantly watched. Escape will take some planning.
33-44 Sponsor closed down and dumped the character in the wild. 
45-52 Sponsor still exists but has moved onto other experiments or projects. Dumped the character in the wild with all ties broken. 
53-60 Left sponsor on very good terms. May receive favours and freelance work from them.
61-68 Left sponsor on good terms. May receive freelance work from them.
69-76 Left sponsor after fight and is no longer welcome. 
77-84 Left sponsor after a major fight and some injuries. Hunted by them at Difficult level. Want him recaptured. 
85-92 Left sponsor after a major battle and one or more deaths. Hunted by them at Severe level. Want him recaptured. 
93-00 Left sponsor after destroying the facility he was kept at with multiple deaths resulting. Hunted by them at Extreme level unless the GM decides the organisation has suffered too greatly financially, in which case they may only be able to afford to hunt him at Severe or even Difficult level. Want him dead. 

 

Unusual Characteristics
For a truly random character in this new world roll on the following tables;
Colour Mutations
Roll on this table several times; once for skin colour, again for eye colour and once more for hair colour.
01-15 Completely normal
16-20 Red
21-25 Orange
26-30 Yellow
31-35 Green
36-40 Blue
41-45 Indigo
46-50 Violet
51-55 Gold
56-60 Silver
61-65 Bronze
66-70 Brown
71-75 White
76-80 Black
81-85 Grey
86-90 Transparent
91-95 Combination of several of the above in striped form. Roll D4 more times.
96-00 Combination of several of the above in patch form. Roll D4 more times.
Eye Mutations
What type of eyes does the character have?
01-08 Very small; -2 to hit eyes if targeted by enemies.
09-16 Small; -1 to hit eyes if targeted by enemies.
17-28 Completely normal.
29-36 Large; +10% greater sight range.
37-44 Very Large; +20% greater sight range.
45-52 Oval shape; 180 degree vision.
53-60 Glowing; +1 to intimidate others.
61-68 Reptilian; underwater nightvision equal to half normal range.
69-76 Fish; underwater nightvision identical to normal sight range.
77-84 Cat; nightvision equal to half normal range.
85-92 Insect; 360 degree vision.
93-00 Third Eye; see the invisible.
Size Mutations
How big is the character?
01-08 1ft +D10 inches
09-16 2ft +D10 inches
17-24 3ft +D10 inches
25-30 4ft +D10 inches
31-44 5ft +D10 inches
45-52 6ft +D10 inches
53-60 7ft +D10 inches
61-68 8ft +D10 inches
69-76 9ft +D10 inches
77-84 10ft +D10 inches
85-92 11ft +D10 inches
93-00 12ft +D10 inches
Body Mutations
Does the character have any additional mutations?
01-02 None.
03-04 Antennae; depending on the character's powers these could be used as senses, discharge, telepathy, etc.
03-04 Elastic Bones; only takes half damage from any kinetic attacks (falls, punches, explosions, etc).
05-06 Emits Vapours; determine what effect the gases have and what types of lifeforms they affect.
07-08 Extra limbs; D4, D6, D8, D10, D12 or D20 extra arms, legs or heads or a mixture of each.
09-10 Fat; appears overweight but is pure muscle, +1 STR.
11-12 Featureless; a totally blank face and body. No eyes, ears, nose, mouth, nipples, etc. The character can somehow still see, hear, smell and breathe normally. For food and drink he relies on solar sustenance. 
13-14 Flat Billed; platypus type beak.
15-16 Frilled; lizard type vane around the neck.
17-18 Headless; Sensory organs are located on the main torso.
19-20 Horned; Up to D4 horns on head which do D6 damage each.
21-22 Huge Jaw; neck length.
23-24 Large Eared; hear +20% better.
25-26 Large Nostrils; smell +20% better.
27-28 Long Limbed; arms reach down to the knees or even ankles.
29-31 Lumpy; over most of the skin.
32-34 Mandibles; like an insect with STR equal to double the normal attribute.
35-37 Multiple Mouths; up to D6 extra mouths located on various parts of the body.
38-40 Prehensile Limbed; can use legs and toes for the same purpose as arms and fingers.
41-43 Rough Skinned; course like a shark.
44-46 Segmented; like a centipede.
47-49 Serpentine Scaled; D100% of body is covered in scales.
50-52 Sharp Teeth; +D4 damage.
53-55 Skinny; practically anorexic. -1 STR, +2 MR due to lighter frame.
56-58 Slimy; very difficult to catch or hold on to due to his slippery skin. +2 AC.
59-61 Slit Featured; has slits instead of eyes, ears, nose and mouth.
62-64 Spined; like a porcupine. Length, shape, colour, hardness and function (possibly venomous) is left up to the GM.
65-67 Split Body; 2 torsos on top of 1 set of legs.
68-70 Stalk faced; like a snail.
71-73 Striped; like a zebra.
74-76 Sturdy Quadroped; walks around on all fours.
77-79 Suckers; same as the adhesion Minor Power. They can be located on the fingers, chest or wherever else desired.
80-82 Tail; either thin but strong like a monkey's allowing the life form to lift his own body weight using it, or a thick and powerful bludgeoning weapon.
83-85 Tentacles; finger or arm.
86-88 Tough Skinned; natural AC 2.
89-91 Transparent Body; can see right through his body. Note he is not totally invisible as his outline can be made out.
92-94 Twitchy: shakes a lot.
95-97 Veined Skin; skin is semi transparent with arteries and veins clearly showing through.
98-00 Webbed; between its fingers or toes or both.

 

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