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Genomorphs; Nature's greatest weapons are yours to command...
Topic Started: Sep 20 2013, 01:27 PM (2,571 Views)
Russwallac
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Genomorphs is an idea that I've been tossing around for a while. It probably has its origins in my NeoSaur SPORE creations (which, in turn, inspired the mildly successful XenoCorp and possibly Genome Corporation RP sites). The basic idea is a fairly standard "mon"-type game, but with a twist- the creatures are all designed by their masters.

A Genomorph consists of two separate organisms; the first is a small, worm-like creature called a Neurite. Neurites serve as the "brain" of a Genomorph, and are placed inside larger organisms called Somas to form a whole Genomorph. Somas are taken from one of three templates (Brute, Stalker, or Striker) and modified using DNA from various organisms, ranging from bacteria to complex animals. Armed with such abilities, Genomorphs are pitted against one another in battles for fun and fame. Fortunately for the Genomorphs, Neurites can easily switch into a new Soma if their current one is destroyed and don't really feel pain the way normal creatures do. The Somas themselves may be totally destroyed, but they have no central nervous system to speak of and so it's no worse than killing a plant.

So yeah, those are the basics. There's also some background story stuff and specific rules I've though of, but I'll just leave it here for now. TL;DR, think miniature biological mecha controlled by worms.
Edited by Russwallac, Sep 20 2013, 01:29 PM.
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Then how do they live?
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No one's quite sure about Somas, as they tend to die rather quickly. Neurites live as long as humans though.
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Ill join, sure as hell.
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They'll be explained in the rules.
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I'd give this a shot too.

I'm rather good at this kind of thing. .3.
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Okay, I haven't worked out the combat mechanics yet (I'm leaning towards having two players tell their Genomorphs what to do while a third "referee" determines the outcome), but here's the outline for designing a Genomorph:

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NAME HERE
SOURCES: what DNA is used
CLASS: either Brute (defense-based), Stalker (speed-based), or Striker (attack-based)
BAUPLAN: what your Genomorph's basic shape is based off of; determines if it can fly, swim, run, etc.
PRIMARY WEAPON: your Genomorph's main attack
SECONDARY WEAPON: your Genomorph's secondary attack; usually a weaker one
TERTIARY WEAPON: specialized weapon; often with venom, etc.; only available to Strikers
BODY COVERING: either heavy (shells, etc.; cutting defense), medium (exoskeleton; mixed defense), light (thick skin; crushing defense), or none (normal skin/fur/feathers; no defense but high speed)
ABILITIES: any ability that's not a direct attack, such as venom, sense, etc. (maximum of three)
DESCRIPTION: your Genomorph's description and personality; you can also have an image too
Edited by Russwallac, Sep 23 2013, 12:49 PM.
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Here's a sample Genomorph (with description omitted 'cuz I'm lazy):

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ATLAS
SOURCES: bull, mantis shrimp, hyena, armadillo, viper, dog, cat
CLASS: Brute
BAUPLAN: bull
PRIMARY WEAPON: mantis shrimp claws
SECONDARY WEAPON: hyena jaws
TERTIARY WEAPON: n/a
BODY COVERING: armadillo shell (heavy)
ABILITIES: infrared senses (viper), keen sense of smell (dog), night vision (cat)
DESCRIPTION: Blah blah blah...
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A quick note on the bonuses of each class: only Brutes can use heavy armor, only Stalkers can fly, and only Strikers can have tertiary weapons.
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Hmmm, choosing animals will be hard, because there are so many epic options D:
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They don't even need to be animals; you can use traits from literally ANY living organism.
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You're only making 't harder for me to choose D:
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Here's my genomorph.

Seth:
Sources: Spotted Hyena, lion, lammergeier, poison dart frog, mongoose & cheetah.
Class: Stalker.
Bauplan: Lion.
Primary weapon: Lion and hyena claws.
Secondary weapon: Lammergeier beak.
Tertiary weapon: n/a.
Body covering: None.
Abilities: Poisonous skin (Poisonous dart frog), reflexes (mongoose), speed (cheetah).
Description: A beast with the back half of a spotted hyena, the front half and manes of a lion, the head and wings of a lammergeier, and the spots of a cheetah around the paws. It's a stealthy animal, only showing itself when it attacks. When his prey is weakened, he'll walk around it, play with it and taunt it with laughter like the laughter of a spotted hyena, before moving in for the final blow.


Only one beast per player?
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Russwallac
Sep 23 2013, 01:00 PM
They don't even need to be animals; you can use traits from literally ANY living organism.
When you say any, do you mean ANY?
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Except humans. That's a big no-no. Besides, the only human trait that's worth using is intelligence, and that's determined by the Neurite, not the Soma.
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SOURCES: African elephant, giant tortoise, silver back ape.
CLASS: Brute
BAUPLAN: Silver back gorilla
PRIMARY WEAPON: Elephant tusks
SECONDARY WEAPON: Gorilla hands.
TERTIARY WEAPON: NA
BODY COVERING:Massive tortoise shell, carapace covering entire back and entire front chest area is covered by plastron.
ABILITIES: None.
DESCRIPTION: Generally shaped like a silverback gorilla, but has the grey wrinkled skin of an elephant with a tortoise shell covering the back and front. Also has two meter long tusks coming out of it's lower jaw. It is five meter tall and weighs 15 000 kg. It's shell is 25 centimeters thick. and weighs 15 000 kg. After defeating a foe by stabbing it though with tusks and breaking bones by swatting it, it usually finishes off the enemy by squashing it with an enourmous fist.

P.S: Is my guy not allowed to sit or fall onto enemies as that would be a third attack?
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