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The Strange
You possess a radical biomodification that allows you to unlock metamorphic forms called chrysalides that are hinted at in the All Song.
Chrysalid forms are a frontier of Ruk science, and they can prove actively dangerous to your allies and possibly even to you. But, oh, the power! Many do not trust you and consider you dangerous, and for good reason. Metamorphs are most often vectors, but chrysalid forms can enhance any character.
You wear either loose clothing that you can doff quickly, or specially made Ruk clothing that can handle whatever chrysalid shape you choose to take.
If this is your starting focus, choose one of the following connections.
Ruk clothing, light armor, one weapon of your choice, an umbilical, and an account with 70 bits.
While you're transformed, an unsuspected aspect of your chrysalid form sprays the target with dazing enzyme. The target is dazed for one round, during which time the difficulty of all tasks it performs is modified by one step to its detriment.
While you're transformed, an unanticipated aspect of your chrysalid form encapsulates the target in a translucent sheath of tissue. The target must spend an action to free itself. Until it does, attacks against it are modified by one step to the attacker's benefit.
You can change and gain a battle chrysalid for up to one hour. In this new form, you add 4 points to your Might Pool, add 1 to your Might Edge, add 2 points to your Speed Pool, and add 1 to your Speed Edge. Claws sprout from your hands, serving as a medium melee weapon.
Action to change; Action to change back.
You can use all attacks in any chrysalid form without penalty.
You can change and gain a Ruk-eater battle chrysalid for up to one hour. In this new form, you add 8 points to your Might Pool, add 1 to your Might Edge, add 4 points to your Speed Pool, add 1 to your Speed Edge, and gain +1 to Armor. Mouth stalks protrude from your body, which serve as a medium weapon. If you become impaired or debilitated, you lose control over your own voracious appetite. Each round, you automatically inflict 1 point of damage on yourself (ignoring Armor) as your mouth stalks self cannibalize.
Action to change; Action to change back.
You are trained in using all attacks you gain while in a chrysalid form.
You can change and gain a flyer battle chrysalid for up to one hour. In this new form, you can fly a short distance each round, and you add 4 points to your Might Pool, add 1 to your Might Edge, add 2 points to your Speed Pool, and add 1 to your Speed Edge. Wingblades sprout from your arms, allowing you to fly and serving as a medium melee weapon.
Action to change; Action to change back.
You are specialized in using all attacks you gain while in a chrysalid form.
You can change and gain a monstrous battle chrysalid for up to one hour. In this new form, you add 10 points to your Might Pool, add 2 to your Might Edge, add 6 points to your Speed Pool, add 2 to your Speed Edge, and gain +2 to Armor. Your arms become huge, hammerlike appendages, serving as a large melee weapon. Your body is also covered with spikes, so that if anyone strikes you in melee, they suffer 1 point of damage. Further, you can throw spikes as a medium weapon with short range.
Action to change; Action to change back.
GM Intrusions: The creature you are tearing apart might be a friend, not a foe. You terrify others, who might try to deal with the danger you pose in ways you wouldn’t like.