User:Nullaurelian/Genetics ErisEN Draft

On the CEV 'Eris', Genetics is the science of identifying and activating latent powers in humans via mutations. Passengers of the ship may contact Moebius Laboratories about activating their true biological potential, or purchase sequences from other donors to protect themselves from the various dangers of the ship.

Genetic Machines

Chrysalis Pod

The Chrysalis Pod is a stationary DNA scanner. To scan a target, drag them onto the machine and use the outside control panel to scan them.

Genetic Regurgitator

The Genetic Regurgitator produces items to apply or remove genetic mutations from nutriment, glucose or animal protein. The Regurgitator takes liquid containers and data disks like a standard autolathe.

ML "Sensillum"

The ML "Sensillum" is a handheld DNA scanner. Unlike the Chrysalis Pod, the ML "Sensillum" cannot independently scan a person's DNA; in order for the handheld DNA scanner to collect data the DNA donor needs to be injected with Kognim as a catalyst for genetic analysis. Kognim can be synthesized from any Chemical dispenser, being a compound of one part radium, two parts ryetalyn and one part synaptizine.

Kognim

When using the Sensillum it is recommended to limit the amount of Kognim injected into the target as the reagent causes a large amount of pain when it is metabolized. More than 5u of Kognim may send the target into paincrit in short order.

Analyzing Genes

Every human being has at most 3 latent mutations that are dormant. These mutations can be scanned with the Chrysalis Pod or the ML "Sensillum" and saved to a storage device. The scanned data can then be analyzed by the Genome Decoder software.

Genome Decoder

The Genome Decoder is a Moebius Labs software that decodes genetic data and categorizes it by it's function. To use the decoder simply download the software onto any compatible laptop or console, insert the disk of encoded genetic data and let the software do the work. The time that the software takes to decode the genome is dependent on the hardware of the host computers - more powerful processors speed up the decryption of the genetic data. The Genome Decoder software may be downloaded through the Download Manager.

Mutations

Mutation Tier Probability and Capacity

	Nero	Vespasian	Tacticus	Hadrian	Aurelian
Probability	45%	25%	15%	10%	5%
Limit per person	5	4	3	2	1

Moebius has cataloged several types of mutations, each with their own tier of rarity. More powerful mutations are typically rarer to find and have stronger drawbacks when activated. Each passenger has at most 3 dormant mutations that can be scanned, pulling from the following pools of mutations.

• Each mutation "card" is drawn separately - if a human has 3 dormant mutation each one has a 45% chance to roll from the 'Nero' tier of mutations
• Dormant mutations cannot be repeated - a human cannot have Blindness twice

Mutations by Tier

Nero (Tier 0) Mutations

Mutation	Effect	Drawbacks
Blindness	Mutant cannot see	Adds 0 NSA
Deafness	Mutant cannot hear	Adds 0 NSA
Myopia	Mutant needs glasses	Adds 0 NSA
Stat Debuff	Mutant has -15 in the effected stat	Adds 0 NSA

Vespasian (Tier 1) Mutations

Mutation	Effect	Drawbacks
Stat Buff	Mutant has +25 in the effected stat	Adds 10 NSA
No Reject	Mutant does not reject incompatible blood types and can have any limb or organ attached to them	Adds 10 NSA

Tacticus (Tier 2) Mutations

Mutation	Effect	Drawbacks
Lesser Healing	Mutant slowly heals as if they had Tricordizine in their bloodstream	Adds 15 NSA
Mind Projection	Mutant may speak to a target telepathically	Adds 15 NSA
Remote Observation	Mutant may see through another person's eyes 1 minute cooldown	Adds 15 NSA
Force Speak	Mutant may speak through a target	Target has a 70% chance of identifying who is speaking through them Adds 15 NSA
Numb Fingers	Mutant does not leave fingerprints	Adds 0 NSA
Roach Pheromones	Mutant may release Roach Pheromones, making Roaches friendly for about a minute Ability has a 2 minute cooldown	Other humans in range without internals take sanity damage Adds 15 NSA
Spider Pheromones	Mutant may release Spider Pheromones, making Spiders friendly for about a minute Ability has a 2 minute cooldown	Other humans in range without internals take sanity damage Adds 15 NSA

Hadrian (Tier 3) Mutations

Mutation	Effect	Drawbacks
Reject	Mutant periodically rejects foreign objects from their body, such as shrapnel	Rejection will eject implants and prosthetics if not paired with the No Reject mutation Adds 20 NSA
Greater Healing	Heals the mutant as if they had a constant feed of Bicardine	Adds 20 NSA
Oborin Syndrome	Mutant sees the world in greyscale Mutant has increased sanity	Adds 0 NSA
Night Vision	Mutant may see in the dark	Adds 20 NSA
Thermal Vision	Other creatures appear highlighted to the mutant without a red tint	Adds 20 NSA
Inner Furher	Mutant may emit a scream that attracts nearby roaches 1 minute cooldown	Adds 20 NSA
Telekinesis	Mutant may interact with objects using mental powers
Clerical Psishielding	Mutant is immune to all effects of Neotheology litanies	Adds 20 NSA

Aurelian (Tier 4) Mutations

Mutation	Effect	Drawbacks
God Blood	Negative effects of implants are suppressed for the Mutant. This includes cruciforms and excelsior complant implants	Adds 0 NSA
X-ray Vision	Mutant may see through walls	Adds 15 NSA
Phasing	Mutant may pass through solid walls over a period of 15 seconds	Adds 20 NSA
Morph Body	Mutant may change their body to match someone else	Adds 10 NSA

Activating Mutations

Once a mutation has been scanned and decoded, Moebius can print out an imprinter - a meat cube that imprints a mutation on a person's genetic code. The imprinter can be printed out from the Gene Regurgitator for a nominal cost of 15u of nutriment or like material.

To apply a mutation:

1. Select the genetic mutation from the scanned mutations list
2. Select the "Make Imprinter" button
3. Have the target consume the resulting imprinter

Removing Mutations

In the case of undesirable or unnecessary mutations Moebius Laboratories offers removal services. To remove a mutation, Moebius Labs provides "antidots" - worms that remove unwanted genetic mutations.

To remove a mutation:

1. Select the target mutation from the scanned mutations list
2. Select "Create Antidot"
3. Have the mutant consume the resulting worm

Note that this is a targeted removal - if no mutation is selected before the Antidot is created the worm will remove a randomly selected mutation on consumption.

Mutants in Society

Most passengers on the CEV 'Eris' won't care that any particular person has mutation unless that mutation would cause them direct harm. Neotheology as a faction however does not look kindly on human Mutations, even if individuals may be more or less tolerant. Ship law outlines most mutants as legal per The Agreement, however overtly hazardous or destructive mutations may see the liberal application of Ironhammer Cease and Desist projectiles applied to the mutant's head in a repeated fashion.

Cruciforms

Cruciforms passively suppress mutations in Neotheology members, unless that person has an active "Godblood" mutation to negate the Cruciform implant. Cruciforms slowly remove mutations in their hosts over time.

Obelisks

Neotheology Obelisks passively apply BURN damage to mutants within their range. The amount of BURN damage scales off the number of mutations the human has and the tier of the mutations. Mutants with multiple high-power mutations may literally start melting in the presence of holy symbols.