FISH: SCORPIONFISH
Original Animal Characteristics
Description: Also known as "lionfish," "stonefish," "firefish," "turkeyfish," "barbfish," and "stingfish." The various species of scorpionfish have a wide variety of coloration, typically either brightly colored splotched or striped patterns, or
more natural-looking splotched colors which aid in camouflage and/or serve as a warning that the fish is poisonous.
Size Level: 3
Height: up to 6.2 feet (1.9 m ) long, though generally smaller than 35 inches (90 cm).
Weight: up to 200 pounds (90 kg ), but generally about 6.6 pounds (3 kg).
Build: Medium
Mutant Changes & Costs
Total BIO-E: 70
Attribute Bonuses:
Human Features
Hands: 5 BIO-E for Partial hands at the end of the pectoral fins (applicable even with arms and hands).
10 BIO-E for full hands at the end of the pectoral fins (applicable even with arms and hands).
20 BIO-E for Extra Limbs; a set of fully developed arms and hands.
Biped: 5 BIO-E for Partial feet at the end of the pelvic fins.
10 BIO-E for Full pelvic fins developed into legs and feet.
Speech : 5 BIO-E for Partial or 10 BIO-E for Full.
Looks: None; Looks like a fish, the body is generally compressed appearing. They have caudal fins, dorsal fins, anal fins, and pelvic fins. The dorsal, anal, and pelvic fins are notable for having elongated spines, often widely separated from
each other. Several have ridges and/or spines which give their body a rough appearance.
5 BIO-E for Partial; Rounded head with a flatish snout, large eyes on the side of the head, thick skin, short arms and legs.
10 BIO-E for Full; Rounded features, hairless, dark skin, fat looking.
Natural Weapons:
5 BIO-E for 1D4 damage Teeth
20 BIO-E for Paralytic Poison Spines: A successful attack means the victim must save vs Non-Lethal Poison to avoid paralyzation for 1D8 melee rounds.
30 BIO-E for Deadly Poison Spines Requires a successful spine attack (1D4 damage) and the poison does 3D8 damage, direct to hit points, each minute for 1D8 minutes. The poison is so toxic that the character must roll to save vs lethal poison each minute he/she is affected. A successful save means that no damage occurs that minute.
Mutant Animal Powers:
Automatically gets Breathing: Gills and Swimming: Master
5 BIO-E for Nightvision
5 BIO-E for Hold Breath (in the air)
5 BIO-E for Lateral Line
10 BIO-E for Swim Bladder (Neutral Buoyancy)
10 BIO-E for Breathing: Lungs
10 BIO-E for Camouflage Pattern
10 BIO-E for Poison Immunity (Scorpionfish)
20 BIO-E for Breathing: Dual Breathing
Vestigial Disadvantages:
-5 BIO-E for No Gills
-5 BIO-E for Webbed Hands and Feet
-10 BIO-E for Nocturnal
-10 BIO-E for Diet: Carnivore
-10 BIO-E for Reptile Brain: Predator
-20 BIO-E for Dehydration: Extreme
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