Lizard

A relatively "balanced" melee-centric mutation. Reduced dexterity and cold blood in exchange for some decent combat and utility mutations.

Traits

Thick-Skinned THICKSKIN Possible Starting Trait LIZARD CATTLE CHIMERA RAPTOR

Cancels: Thin-Skinned Point cost: 1

"Your skin is tough. Cutting damage is slightly reduced for you. Slightly decreases wet penalties."

Bad Temper BADTEMPER Possible Starting Trait LIZARD URSINE CHIMERA

Cancels: Optimist Point cost: -2

"Things just keep getting you down. You tend to be unhappy, and it takes some doing to cheer you up."

Normal mutations

Rough Skin SKIN_ROUGH LIZARD

Cancels: Scales, Thick Scales, Sleek Scales, Feathers, Down, Lightly Furred, Furry, Shaggy Fur, Gray Fur, Sleek Fur, Lynx Fur, Chitinous Skin, Chitinous Armor, Chitinous Plate, Hairy Chitin, Furred Chitin, Furred Plate, Phelloderm, Bark Changes to: Scales, Feathers, Lightly Furred, Chitinous Skin, Phelloderm Point cost: 0 / Visibility: 2 / Ugliness: 1

"Your skin is slightly rough. This has no gameplay effect."

Reptilian Eyes LIZ_EYE LIZARD RAPTOR

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

"Your eyes have mutated, with a brilliant iris and slitted pupil similar to that of a lizard. This is visually striking, but doesn't seem to affect your vision."

Reptilian IR LIZ_IR LIZARD RAPTOR

Requires: Reptilian Eyes Cancels: Fey Vision, Fey Nightsight, Feline Vision, Infrared Vision Point cost: 5

"Your optic nerves and brain have mutated to catch up with your eyes, allowing you to see in the infrared spectrum."

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."

Nictitating Membrane MEMBRANE LIZARD FISH

Requires: Bulging Eyes Point cost: 1 / Visibility: 1 / Ugliness: 2

"You have a set of clear lenses which lower over your eyes while underwater, allowing you to see as though you were wearing goggles. Slightly decreases wet penalties."

Scales SCALES LIZARD CHIMERA RAPTOR

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

"A set of flexible green scales has grown to cover your body, acting as natural armor. Somewhat reduces wet effects."

Thick Tail TAIL_THICK LIZARD

Requires: Stubby Tail Cancels: Stubby Tail, Tail Fin, Long Tail, Cattle Tail, Rodent Tail, Raptor Tail, Fluffy Tail, Spiked Tail, Club Tail Changes to: Club Tail Point cost: 1 / Visibility: 8 / Ugliness: 2

"You have a long, thick, lizardlike tail. It helps you balance a bit but also makes a serviceable whip. Prevents wearing non-fabric pants."

Large Talons TALONS LIZARD BIRD CHIMERA

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

"Your index fingers have grown into huge talons. After a bit of practice, you find that this does not affect your dexterity, but allows for a deadly unarmed attack. They also prevent wearing gloves."

Slit Nostrils SLIT_NOSTRILS LIZARD CEPHALOPOD RAPTOR

Point cost: -2 / Visibility: 7 / Ugliness: 4

"You have a flattened nose and thin slits for nostrils, giving you a lizard-like appearance. This makes breathing slightly difficult and increases mouth encumbrance by 10."

Forked Tongue FORKED_TONGUE LIZARD RAPTOR

Point cost: 0 / Visibility: 1 / Ugliness: 3

"Your tongue is forked, like that of a reptile. This has no effect."

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."

Reptilian Muzzle MUZZLE_LONG LIZARD

Requires: Snout Cancels: Mandibles, Folding Fangs, Bovine Snout, Lupine Muzzle, Ursine Muzzle, Rodent Muzzle, Proboscis, Beak, Woodpecker Beak, Hummingbird Beak Point cost: -3 / Visibility: 8 / Ugliness: 8

"Your face and jaws are a shorter version of those found on alligators. They look NASTY--as do the bite wounds they can inflict--but prevent wearing mouthgear."

Webbed Hands WEBBED LIZARD FISH SLIME

Cancels: Tentacle Arms, 4 Tentacles, 8 Tentacles Point cost: -2 / Visibility: 3 / Ugliness: 2

"Your hands and feet are heavily webbed, reducing your Dexterity by 1 and causing problems with gloves. However, you can swim much faster. Slightly decreases wet penalties."

Hissing Voice HISS LIZARD RAPTOR

Point cost: -1

"You hiss when speaking. Persuading NPCs will be more difficult, but threatening them will be easier."

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."

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."

Very Strong STR_UP_2 LIZARD CATTLE PLANT ALPHA

Requires: Strong Changes to: Extremely Strong, Prime Strength Point cost: 2

"Your muscles are stronger. Strength + 2"

Very Dextrous DEX_UP_2 LIZARD SPIDER CHIMERA RAPTOR MOUSE

Requires: Dextrous Changes to: Extremely Dextrous Point cost: 2

"You are nimbler. Dexterity + 2"

Inconveniently Large LARGE LIZARD URSINE CATTLE

Requires: Strong, Very Strong, Extremely Strong, Insanely Strong Cancels: Little, Tiny Changes to: Large, Freakishly Huge Point cost: 0 / Visibility: 1 / Ugliness: 1

"You have grown noticeably taller and broader. Much of it is useful muscle mass (Strength +2), but you find it throws off your balance and you get in your own way (+10 torso and arm encumbrance)."

Post-threshold mutations

Reptilian Healing REGEN_LIZ Targeted Mutation Only Not purifiable Threshold Mutation LIZARD

Requires: Fast Healer Cancels: Weakening, Deterioration, Disintegration Point cost: 5

"Your broken limbs mend themselves without significant difficulty."

Thick Scales THICK_SCALES Threshold Mutation LIZARD

Requires: Scales Cancels: Rough Skin, Scales, Sleek Scales, Feathers, Down, Lightly Furred, Furry, Shaggy Fur, Gray Fur, Sleek Fur, Lynx Fur, Chitinous Skin, Chitinous Armor, Chitinous Plate, Hairy Chitin, Furred Chitin, Furred Plate, Phelloderm, Bark Point cost: 3 / Visibility: 10 / Ugliness: 4

"A set of heavy green scales has grown to cover your body, acting as natural armor. While difficult to penetrate, it also limits your flexibility, resulting in a -2 penalty to Dexterity. Greatly reduces wet effects."

Ectothermic COLDBLOOD4 Not purifiable Threshold Mutation LIZARD PLANT

Requires: Cold Blooded Cancels: Light Eater, Hyper-Metabolism, Fast Metabolism, Very Fast Metabolism, Extreme Metabolism, Heat Dependent, Very Heat Dependent, Cold Blooded, Point cost: 0

"Your body has become permanently cold-blooded. Your speed lowers or raises 1% for every 2 (1.1) degrees below or above 65 F (18.3 C). You only need to eat half as much as an average human."

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."

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."

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."

Large LARGE_OK Threshold Mutation LIZARD URSINE CATTLE

Requires: Inconveniently Large Additional requirement: Strong, Very Strong, Extremely Strong, Insanely Strong Cancels: Little, Tiny Changes to: Freakishly Huge Leads to: Resilient Point cost: 2 / Visibility: 1

"You carry your rugged body with the dignity you deserve. Strength +2."