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Fairly capable melee-centric mutation. It's not as potent as Lizard or Beast, but it also has fewer drawbacks. And it comes with a few utility mutations to boot.
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Fairly capable melee-centric mutation. It's not as potent as [[Lizard]] or [[Beast]], but it also has fewer drawbacks. And it comes with a few utility mutations to boot.  
= Traits =
{{:Quick}}
{{:Light Eater}}
{{:Night Vision}}
{{:Poison Resistant}}
{{:Terrifying}}
{{:Heavy Sleeper}}


= Normal Mutations =
The threshold mutation of this category is called '''''[[Insect (threshold mutation)|Insect]]''''' ingame.
{{:High Night Vision}}
{{:Infrared Vision (Mutation)|Infrared Vision}}
{{:Chitinous Armor}}
{{:Insect Pheromones}}
{{:Compound Eyes}}
{{:Antennae}}
{{:Spiked Tail}}
{{:Insect Wings}}
{{:Mandibles}}
{{:Strong}}
{{:Dextrous}}
{{:Deformed}}
{{:Light Sensitive}}
{{:Cold Blooded}}


= Post-threshold mutations =
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{{:Butterfly Wings}}
{{:Proboscis}}
{{:Insect Limbs}}
{{:Insect Arms}}
{{:Acidproof}}
{{:Acid Blood}}
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Latest revision as of 19:47, 28 March 2019

Insect THRESH_INSECT Targeted Mutation Only Not purifiable
Point cost: 1
"It would be good to be a Queen, having workers constantly servicing your every need… but how would you keep them in line?"

Fairly capable melee-centric mutation. It's not as potent as Lizard or Beast, but it also has fewer drawbacks. And it comes with a few utility mutations to boot.

The threshold mutation of this category is called Insect ingame.


Traits

Indefatigable GOODCARDIO Possible Starting Trait Targeted Mutation Only FISH LUPINE INSECT MOUSE
Cancels: Languorous
Changes to: Hyperactive
Point cost: 2
"Whether due to exercise and good diet, or due to a natural propensity to physical endurance, you tire due to physical exertion much less readily than others. Your maximum stamina is 25% higher than usual."
Quick QUICK Possible Starting Trait BIRD FISH INSECT TROGLOBITE CHIMERA RAPTOR MOUSE
Point cost: 3
"You're just generally quick! You get a 10% bonus to action points."
Light Eater LIGHTEATER Possible Starting Trait BIRD FISH INSECT TROGLOBITE
Cancels: Rapid Metabolism, Hyper-Metabolism, Fast Metabolism, Very Fast Metabolism, Extreme Metabolism, Heat Dependent, Very Heat Dependent, Cold Blooded, Ectothermic
Changes to: Gizzard, Heat Dependent
Point cost: 2
"Your metabolism is a little slower, and you require less food than most."
Accomplished Sleeper EASYSLEEPER Possible Starting Trait Targeted Mutation Only INSECT MOUSE
Cancels: Insomniac
Changes to: Practiced Sleeper
Point cost: 1
"You have always been able to fall asleep easily, even when sleeping in less than ideal circumstances."
Night Vision NIGHTVISION Possible Starting Trait BIRD CATTLE INSECT
Cancels: Fey Vision, Fey Nightsight, Feline Vision, Ursine Vision
Changes to: High Night Vision
Point cost: 2
"You possess natural night vision, and can see further in the dark than most. Activate to toggle NV-visible areas on or off."
Poison Resistant POISRESIST Possible Starting Trait INSECT SLIME SPIDER MEDICAL
Leads to: Intestinal Fortitude
Point cost: 1
"Your system is rather tolerant of poisons and toxins, and most will affect you less."
Terrifying TERRIFYING Possible Starting Trait BEAST INSECT CHIMERA
Point cost: 1
"There's something about you that creatures find frightening, and they are more likely to try to flee."
Heavy Sleeper HEAVYSLEEPER Possible Starting Trait LUPINE INSECT PLANT MEDICAL
Changes to: Very Heavy Sleeper
Point cost: -1
"You're quite the heavy sleeper. Noises are unlikely to wake you up."
Sweet Tooth PROJUNK Possible Starting Trait INSECT MOUSE
Cancels: Junkfood Intolerance
Changes to: Sugar-Loving
Point cost: 1
"You have a soft spot for processed foods, and gain a morale bonus from eating them."
Forgetful FORGETFUL Possible Starting Trait BEAST INSECT MEDICAL CHIMERA MOUSE
Cancels: Good Memory
Point cost: -3
"You have a hard time remembering things. Your skills will erode slightly faster than usual, and you can remember less terrain."
Animal Discord ANIMALDISCORD Possible Starting Trait BEAST LUPINE INSECT RAPTOR
Cancels: Animal Empathy
Changes to: Prey Animal
Point cost: -1
"Most animals don't like you, and aggressive animals are more likely to attack you. This only applies to natural animals such as woodland creatures."

Normal Mutations

Weak Photophore BIOLUM1 FISH INSECT ELF-A
Changes to: Photophore
Point cost: 1
"A photophore has grown from your head, you can make it glow softly. This will make you very visible in the dark, ideal to attract a partner during mating season."
Photophore BIOLUM2 FISH INSECT ELF-A
Requires: Weak Photophore
Point cost: 2
"You can make your photophore glow brightly."
High Night Vision NIGHTVISION2 FISH BEAST LUPINE INSECT CHIMERA RAT MOUSE
Requires: Night Vision
Cancels: Fey Vision, Fey Nightsight, Feline Vision, Ursine Vision
Changes to: Full Night Vision
Point cost: 4
"You can see incredibly well in the dark! Activate to toggle NV-visible areas on or off."
Infrared Vision INFRARED INSECT TROGLOBITE SPIDER
Requires: Full Night Vision
Cancels: Reptilian IR
Point cost: 5
"Your eyes have mutated to pick up radiation in the infrared spectrum."
Chitinous Armor CHITIN2 INSECT
Requires: Chitinous Skin
Cancels: Rough Skin, Scales, Thick Scales, Sleek Scales, Feathers, Down, Lightly Furred, Furry, Shaggy Fur, Gray Fur, Sleek Fur, Lynx Fur, Chitinous Skin, Chitinous Plate, Hairy Chitin, Furred Chitin, Furred Plate, Phelloderm, Bark
Changes to: Chitinous Plate
Point cost: 2 / Visibility: 6 / Ugliness: 3
"You've grown a chitin exoskeleton, much like that of an insect. It provides considerable physical protection, and make your punches hit a little harder but reduces your Dexterity by 1. Somewhat reduces wet effects."
Insect Pheromones PHEROMONE_INSECT INSECT
Requires: Smelly
Cancels: Weak Scent, Strong Scent, Mammal Pheromones
Point cost: 2
"Your body produces low-level pheromones, identifying you as a friend to many species of insects. Insects will attack you much less."
Compound Eyes COMPOUND_EYES INSECT
Requires: Bulging Eyes
Cancels: Fey Eyes, Feline Eyes, Ursine Vision, Avian Eyes, Reptilian Eyes
Point cost: 2 / Visibility: 9 / Ugliness: 5
"Your eyes are compound, like those of an insect. This increases your Perception by 2 so long as you aren't wearing eyewear."
Antennae ANTENNAE INSECT
Requires: Head Bumps
Cancels: Horns, Curled Horns, Pointed Horns, Antlers,
Point cost: 1 / Visibility: 9 / Ugliness: 4
"You have a pair of antennae. They allow you to detect the presence of monsters up to a few tiles away, even if you can't see or hear them, but prevent wearing headwear that is not made of fabric."
Insect Wings WINGS_INSECT INSECT
Requires: Wing Stubs
Cancels: Bird Wings, Bat Wings, Butterfly Wings, Vines, Vine Limbs, Vine Sprouter
Point cost: 1 / Visibility: 4 / Ugliness: 4
"You have a pair of large, translucent wings. They are too small to lift you, but are powerful enough to greatly speed your movement, with some effort and noise."
Mandibles MANDIBLES INSECT SPIDER
Requires: Mouth Flaps
Cancels: Mouth Tentacles, Fangs, Incisors, Saber Teeth, Folding Fangs, Proboscis, Beak, Woodpecker Beak, Hummingbird Beak, Shark Teeth, Folding Fangs, Bovine Snout, Lupine Muzzle, Ursine Muzzle, Rodent Muzzle, Reptilian Muzzle, Proboscis, Beak, Woodpecker Beak, Hummingbird Beak
Changes to: Folding Fangs
Point cost: 1 / Visibility: 8 / Ugliness: 6
"A set of insect-like mandibles have grown around your mouth. They allow you to eat faster and provide a slicing unarmed attack, but prevent wearing mouthwear. Slightly reduces wet effects."
Strong STR_UP INSECT ELF-A RAPTOR
Changes to: Very Strong
Point cost: 1
"Your muscles are a little stronger. Strength + 1"
Dextrous DEX_UP INSECT SLIME ALPHA
Changes to: Very Dextrous, Prime Dexterity
Point cost: 1
"You are a little nimbler. Dexterity + 1"
Deformed DEFORMED FISH FELINE LUPINE CATTLE INSECT CEPHALOPOD
Requires: Ugly
Cancels: Pretty, Beautiful, Very Beautiful, Glorious
Changes to: Badly Deformed
Point cost: -2 / Visibility: 4 / Ugliness: 4
"You're slightly deformed. Some people will react badly to your appearance."
Light Sensitive TROGLO LIZARD BEAST INSECT SLIME SPIDER
Cancels: Sunlight Dependent
Changes to: Very Light Sensitive
Point cost: -2
"Sunlight makes you uncomfortable. If you are outdoors and the weather is Sunny, you suffer -1 to all stats."
Cold Blooded COLDBLOOD3 LIZARD INSECT
Requires: Very Heat Dependent
Cancels: Light Eater, Hyper-Metabolism, Fast Metabolism, Very Fast Metabolism, Extreme Metabolism, Heat Dependent, Very Heat Dependent, Ectothermic
Changes to: Ectothermic
Point cost: -3
"You are cold-blooded and rely on heat to keep moving. Your lose 1% of your speed for every 2 (1.1) degrees below 65 F (18.3 C), but only need to eat about half as much as before."

Post-threshold mutations

Butterfly Wings WINGS_BUTTERFLY Targeted Mutation Only Not purifiable Threshold Mutation INSECT
Requires: Wing Stubs
Cancels: Bird Wings, Insect Wings, Bat Wings, Vines, Vine Limbs, Vine Sprouter
Point cost: -1 / Visibility: 10 / Ugliness: -2
"You have a very large and very beautiful pair of brightly-colored wings. They can't lift you, and they make balancing tricky, but they certainly catch air and attention!"
Proboscis PROBOSCIS Targeted Mutation Only Not purifiable Threshold Mutation INSECT
Requires: Bulging Eyes, Compound Eyes
Cancels: Mouth Tentacles, Fangs, Incisors, Saber Teeth, Mandibles, Folding Fangs, Beak, Woodpecker Beak, Hummingbird Beak, Shark Teeth, Mandibles, Folding Fangs, Bovine Snout, Lupine Muzzle, Ursine Muzzle, Rodent Muzzle, Reptilian Muzzle, Beak, Woodpecker Beak, Hummingbird Beak
Point cost: -4 / Visibility: 5 / Ugliness: 7
"You've gotten rid of that terribly imprecise mouth and now imbibe your food like a proper person. Chewing was tiresome anyway."
Insect Limbs INSECT_ARMS Not purifiable Threshold Mutation INSECT SPIDER
Requires: Chitinous Skin, Chitinous Armor, Chitinous Plate, Furred Chitin, Furred Plate
Additional requirement: Antennae
Cancels: Paws, Broad Paws, Insect Arms, Arachnid Limbs, Arachnid Arms, Tentacle Arms, 4 Tentacles, 8 Tentacles
Changes to: Insect Arms, Arachnid Limbs
Point cost: -5 / Visibility: 8 / Ugliness: 5
"You've *finally* sprouted a pair of arms from your midsection. They flail more-or-less uncontrollably, making you feel rather larval."
Insect Arms INSECT_ARMS_OK Targeted Mutation Only Not purifiable Threshold Mutation INSECT
Requires: Insect Limbs
Additional requirement: Antennae
Cancels: Paws, Broad Paws, Insect Limbs, Arachnid Limbs, Arachnid Arms, Tentacle Arms, 4 Tentacles, 8 Tentacles
Point cost: 0 / Visibility: 4 / Ugliness: 5
"It's good having all your arms. Though they're too thin to block or punch, you can fold them inside human-shaped gear if need be."
Acidproof ACIDPROOF Threshold Mutation INSECT SLIME MEDICAL CHIMERA
Point cost: 3
"Your mutated flesh is immune to the damaging effects of acid."
Acid Blood ACIDBLOOD Threshold Mutation INSECT SLIME MEDICAL CHIMERA
Requires: Acidproof
Point cost: 4
"Your body has developed a wonderful defense mechanism. Instead of normal blood, you bleed a strong molecular acid which will damage any creature foolish enough to harm you."


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