Beast

The opposite of Bird. Amazing in close combat, but extremely high-maintenance.

Traits

Deft DEFT Possible Starting Trait BIRD BEAST RAPTOR MOUSE

Point cost: 1

"While you're not any better at melee combat, you are better at recovering from a miss, and will be able to attempt another strike faster."

Animal Empathy ANIMALEMPATH Possible Starting Trait BEAST ELF-A

Cancels: Animal Discord Changes to: Animal Kinship Point cost: 1

"Peaceful animals will not run away from you, and even aggressive animals are less likely to attack. This only applies to natural animals such as woodland creatures."

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."

High Adrenaline ADRENALINE Possible Starting Trait BEAST CHIMERA

Point cost: 1

"If you are in a very dangerous situation, you may experience a temporary rush which increases your speed and strength significantly."

Near-Sighted MYOPIC Possible Starting Trait BEAST TROGLOBITE

Cancels: Ursine Vision, Scout Point cost: -2

"Without glasses, your seeing radius is severely reduced! However, you are guaranteed to start with a pair of glasses."

Sleepy SLEEPY Possible Starting Trait BEAST CHIMERA MOUSE

Cancels: Less Sleep, Very Little Sleep, Tireless, Very Sleepy Changes to: Very Sleepy, Rapid Metabolism Point cost: -1

"You need sleep more often, but still spend most of your time awake."

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."

Fast Metabolism HUNGER Possible Starting Trait BEAST SLIME MEDICAL ALPHA ELF-A CHIMERA RAPTOR RAT MOUSE

Cancels: Light Eater, Hyper-Metabolism, Very Fast Metabolism, Extreme Metabolism, Heat Dependent, Very Heat Dependent, Cold Blooded, Ectothermic Changes to: Very Fast Metabolism, Rapid Metabolism Point cost: -2

"You require more food than most people, but recover stamina slightly faster."

Normal mutations

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."

Feline Eyes FEL_EYE BEAST FELINE

Cancels: Fey Eyes, Reptilian Eyes, Avian Eyes, Ursine Vision, Compound Eyes Leads to: Feline Vision Point cost: 0 / Visibility: 2 / Ugliness: 1

"Your eyes have mutated, now having a slitted pupil and glittering in light, much like those of cats. This is visually striking, but it isn't helping you see at night."

Fangs FANGS LIZARD FISH FELINE LUPINE CHIMERA

Cancels: Incisors, Saber Teeth, Mandibles, Folding Fangs, Proboscis, Beak, Woodpecker Beak, Hummingbird Beak, Shark Teeth Changes to: Saber Teeth, Shark Teeth Point cost: 2 / Visibility: 2 / Ugliness: 2

"Your teeth have grown into two-inch-long fangs, allowing you to make an extra attack when conditions favor it."

Furry FUR BEAST CATTLE RAT

Requires: Lightly Furred Cancels: Rough Skin, Scales, Thick Scales, Sleek Scales, Feathers, Down, Lightly Furred, Shaggy Fur, Gray Fur, Sleek Fur, Lynx Fur, Chitinous Skin, Chitinous Armor, Chitinous Plate, Hairy Chitin, Furred Chitin, Furred Plate, Phelloderm, Bark Changes to: Shaggy Fur Point cost: 2 / Visibility: 10 / Ugliness: 3

"Thick black fur has grown to cover your entire body, providing a marginal protection against attacks, and considerable protection from cold."

Lupine Muzzle MUZZLE BEAST LUPINE

Requires: Snout Cancels: Mandibles, Folding Fangs, Bovine Snout, Ursine Muzzle, Rodent Muzzle, Reptilian Muzzle, Proboscis, Beak, Woodpecker Beak, Hummingbird Beak Point cost: -2 / Visibility: 5 / Ugliness: 4

"Your jaw and nose have extended into a wolfish muzzle. It lends itself to biting in combat and looks impressive, but prevents wearing mouthgear."

Sleek Fur FELINE_FUR BEAST FELINE MOUSE

Requires: Lightly Furred Cancels: Rough Skin, Scales, Thick Scales, Sleek Scales, Feathers, Down, Lightly Furred, Furry, Shaggy Fur, Gray Fur, Lynx Fur, Chitinous Skin, Chitinous Armor, Chitinous Plate, Hairy Chitin, Furred Chitin, Furred Plate, Phelloderm, Bark Leads to: Lynx Fur Point cost: 2 / Visibility: 10 / Ugliness: 3

"You've grown sleek brown fur, providing some protection from cold."

Claws CLAWS BEAST URSINE RAT

Requires: Long Fingernails Cancels: Tentacle Arms, 4 Tentacles, 8 Tentacles, Long Fingernails, Rat Claws, Stainless Claws, Retractable Claws, Large Talons Changes to: Retractable Claws, Rat Claws Point cost: 2 / Visibility: 3 / Ugliness: 2

"You have claws on the ends of your fingers. If you aren't wearing gloves, your unarmed attacks deal a minor amount of cutting damage."

Mammal Pheromones PHEROMONE_MAMMAL BEAST CATTLE

Requires: Smelly Cancels: Weak Scent, Strong Scent, Insect Pheromones, Point cost: 2

"Your body produces low-level pheromones which put mammals at ease. They will be less likely to attack or flee from you."

Padded Feet PADDED_FEET BEAST FELINE LUPINE URSINE

Cancels: Toe Talons, Hooves, Roots, Rooter, Chloromorphosis, Leg Tentacles Point cost: 1 / Visibility: 1

"The bottoms of your feet are strongly padded. You receive no movement penalty for not wearing shoes, and even receive a 10% bonus when moving barefoot."

Fluffy Tail TAIL_FLUFFY BEAST LUPINE

Requires: Long Tail Cancels: Stubby Tail, Tail Fin, Long Tail, Cattle Tail, Rodent Tail, Thick Tail, Raptor Tail, Spiked Tail, Club Tail Point cost: 1 / Visibility: 7

"You have a long, fluffy-furred tail. It greatly improves your balance, making your ability to dodge much higher. Prevents wearing non-fabric pants."

Smelly SMELLY2 FISH BEAST URSINE SLIME CHIMERA

Requires: Strong Scent Leads to: Insect Pheromones, Mammal Pheromones Point cost: -2 / Visibility: 4 / Ugliness: 5

"You smell awful. Monsters that track scent will find you very easily, and humans will react poorly."

Badly Deformed DEFORMED2 BEAST URSINE PLANT

Requires: Deformed Cancels: Pretty, Beautiful, Very Beautiful, Glorious Changes to: Grotesque Point cost: -3 / Visibility: 7 / Ugliness: 7

"You're hideously deformed. Some people will have a strong negative reaction to your appearance."

Very Fast Metabolism HUNGER2 BEAST SLIME RAPTOR

Requires: Fast Metabolism Cancels: Light Eater, Hyper-Metabolism, Fast Metabolism, Extreme Metabolism, Heat Dependent, Very Heat Dependent, Cold Blooded, Ectothermic Changes to: Extreme Metabolism Point cost: -2

"You need about twice as much food as the average human to maintain your expanded cardiovascular and respiratory systems. On a plus side, it doesn't take you much time to recover from any strenuous activity."

Very Heavy Sleeper HEAVYSLEEPER2 Targeted Mutation Only BEAST LUPINE

Requires: Heavy Sleeper Point cost: -2

"You could probably sleep through a firefight."

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."

Broad Paws PAWS_LARGE BEAST URSINE

Requires: Paws Cancels: Large Talons, Paws, Insect Limbs, Insect Arms, Arachnid Limbs, Arachnid Arms, Tentacle Arms, 4 Tentacles, 8 Tentacles Point cost: -4 / Visibility: 4 / Ugliness: 3

"Your paws are much larger now. Manual dexterity is difficult: permanent hand encumbrance of 20, serious problems crafting, and no gloves. But you can swim more effectively."

Carnivore CARNIVORE LIZARD BEAST FELINE SPIDER CHIMERA RAPTOR

Cancels: Meat Intolerance, Herbivore, Ruminant, Grazer Leads to: Saprovore Point cost: -4

"Your body's ability to digest fruits, vegetables, grains and nuts is severely hampered. You cannot eat anything besides meat."

Snarling Voice SNARL BEAST FELINE LUPINE CHIMERA

Requires: Growling Voice Point cost: -2

"You have a threatening snarl in your voice. Persuading NPCs will be near impossible, but threatening them will be much easier."

Screamer SHOUT2 BEAST

Requires: Shouter Changes to: Howler Point cost: -3

"You sometimes scream uncontrollably."

Canine Ears CANINE_EARS BEAST CATTLE CHIMERA

Cancels: Lupine Ears, Feline Ears, Ursine Ears, Pointed Ears, Rodent Ears Changes to: Lupine Ears Point cost: 1 / Visibility: 4 / Ugliness: 1

"Your ears have extended into long, pointed ones, like those of a canine. They enhance your hearing, allowing you to hear at greater distances."

Post-threshold mutations

Culler PRED1 Not purifiable Threshold Mutation LIZARD BEAST FELINE LUPINE URSINE SPIDER CHIMERA RAPTOR

Requires: Carnivore, Bear Cancels: Pacifist Changes to: Hunter Point cost: 2

"You've had a revelation: by killing the weaker creatures, who would only die anyway, you preserve resources for those better able to survive. You are less bothered by the deaths of others: their own weakness invited these fates upon them."

Hunter PRED2 Not purifiable Threshold Mutation LIZARD BEAST FELINE LUPINE URSINE SPIDER CHIMERA RAPTOR

Requires: Carnivore, Bear Additional requirement: Culler Cancels: Pacifist Changes to: Predator Point cost: 3

"Your brain has a lot more in common with a predatory animal than a human, making it easier to control misplaced reactions to the death of your prey. Additionally, combat skills, which you use to hunt, are easier to learn and maintain."

Predator PRED3 Targeted Mutation Only Not purifiable Threshold Mutation LIZARD BEAST FELINE LUPINE URSINE SPIDER CHIMERA RAPTOR

Requires: Carnivore, Bear Additional requirement: Hunter Cancels: Pacifist Changes to: Apex Predator Leads to: Sapiovore Point cost: 3

"You consider yourself something other than human and no longer empathize with them. Combat skills are easy to learn and maintain, but your critical thinking, so characteristic to these creatures, suffers."

Apex Predator PRED4 Targeted Mutation Only Not purifiable Threshold Mutation BEAST URSINE CHIMERA RAPTOR

Requires: Carnivore, Bear Additional requirement: Predator Cancels: Pacifist Point cost: 2

"Your mind and brain have adapted to your new place in the world: as one on top of the food chain. You can effortlessly master and maintain combat skills, but your critical thinking has atrophied further."

Sapiovore SAPIOVORE Targeted Mutation Only Not purifiable Threshold Mutation LIZARD BEAST URSINE SPIDER CHIMERA RAPTOR

Requires: Carnivore Additional requirement: Predator, Apex Predator Point cost: 1

"The hairless apes make as good eating as any other meat."

Insanely Strong STR_UP_4 Threshold Mutation BEAST URSINE

Requires: Extremely Strong Leads to: Resilient Point cost: 7 / Visibility: 2 / Ugliness: 2

"Your muscles are noticeably bulging. Strength + 7"

Resilient MUT_TOUGH Threshold Mutation LIZARD BEAST URSINE CATTLE MEDICAL CHIMERA

Requires: Large, Huge, Extremely Strong, Insanely Strong, Pain Junkie Cancels: Flimsy, Frail, Fragile, Glass Jaw Changes to: Solidly Built Point cost: 2

"You can survive injuries that would incapacitate humans: you get a 20% bonus to all hit points. Stacks with Tough, etc."