KAPPA [Chimaera]
Description: In an effort to create the classical mythological being known as kappa for amusement parks, turtles were gene-spliced with frogs and monkeys.
Size Level: Varies (Average 7, minimum 5, maximum 9).
Height: Typically 3 feet.
Weight: Typically 80 pounds.
Build: Short
Mutant Changes & Costs
Total BIO-E: 35 for Mutant Powers, Psionics and Size Level .
Attribute Bonuses: +2 to P.E., Brute Strength, +6 P.S., plus whatever bonuses are conferred by the specific breed.
Human Features
Hands: Partial
Biped: Partial
Speech: Partial
Looks: Partial & Weird. See Breed for physical description.
Natural Weapons:
5 BIO-E for 1D6 damage Digging Claws
5 BIO-E for 2D6 damage Bite
Mutant Animal Powers:
15 BIO-E for Medium Natural Armor
25 BIO-E for Heavy Natural Armor
5 BIO-E for Hold Breath
5 BIO-E for Advanced Vision
10 BIO-E for Nightvision
5 BIO-E for Advanced Swimming Skill (+15% bonus)
10 BIO-E for Master Swimming (113)
10 BIO-E for Advanced Smell
10 BIO-E for Beastly Strength
20 BIO-E for Crushing Strength
15 BIO-E for Extra Physical Prowess
5 BIO-E for Hibernation
Vestigial Disadvantages:
-5 BIO-E for Nearsightedness
-5 BIO-E for Webbed Feet
-5 BIO-E for Dehydration: Simple
-5 BIO-E for Vestigial Tail
-10 BIO-E for Vestigial Shell (138)
-10 BIO-E for Reptile Brain: Predator
Notes: Due to the wide mix of DNA used in attempting to create Kappa, there are several breeds which have resulted.
Kappa Breed:
01-06 Benkeiborinokawata (SL 8, +2 to I.Q.,+1 to M.A., +1 to P.E., and +2 to Spd). Has a slim body with long arms & legs.
07-12 Enkou (SL 5, +3 to P.P. and +5 to Spd.). Body like a human baby, slimy skin like an eel, and a red face like a monkey.
13-18 Fuchizaru (SL9, +2 to P.E. ). Turtle-like body with the legs and arms of a monkey and a bowl depression on the top of the head.
19-24 Garappa (SL 5, +1 to P.P. and +4 to Spd.). The creature has a slim body and long arms and legs. Its legs particularly long. When it sits, its knees rise above its head, and a bowl depression on the top of the head. Gets Leaping: Standard.
25-30 Gataro (SL 7, +3 to I.Q., +1 to M.E., and +2 to P.P.). Yellow-green skinned monkey with long arms & legs, short hair and no fur.
31-36 Hyousue (SL 8, +2 to P.P. and +5 to Spd.). Green-skinned frog body with a duck-bill and short hair.
37-42 Hyouzunbo (SL 8, +1 to P.P. and +4 to Spd.). Blue-skinned frog body with a turtle beak and thick scaly skin.
43-58 Kappa (SL 7). Yellow-green skin with the body of a turtle, long, fish-scaly legs and arms, an ape face and a bowl depression on the top of the head. Gets Beastly Strength.
59-64 Kawaero (SL 6, +3 to I.Q., +1 to M.E., +1 to M.A., +2 to P.P., +1 to P.E., and +2 to Spd). Appears as a monkey with a a white face and dark eyebrows, with no heels.
65-70 Kawatarou (SL 6, +2 to I.Q., +2 to M.E. and +2 to P.E.). The creature has a red face, sharp eyes and a body as big as a five-to-six-year-old human child. Bowl depression on the top of the head.
71-76 Kawawaro (SL 7). Green skinned tortoise with long arms & legs, webbed hands and feet, long hair and no fur.
77-82 Kenmun (SL 9, +2 to I.Q., +2 to M.E. and +1 to P.B.). Bald although others have bobbed hair. Its body looks like that of a 3-to-13-year-old child, but its skin color is purple or red and its feet are like those of a bird's or are sickle-shaped.
83-88 Mintsuchi (SL 9, +2 to I.Q., and +1 to M.E.). Yellow skin with the body of a turtle, long, slimy, arms and legs, turtle-like shell on the back, red face and sharp eyes.
89-94 Nenekogappa (SL 6, +4 to I.Q., +3 to M.A., and +2 to P.P.). Yellow-green skin with the body of a turtle, long, fish-scaly legs and arms, and a beak-like snout.
95-00 Umikozou (SL5, +3 to I.Q., +2 to M.E., +3 to P.P., and +3 to Spd). Appears as a blue-skinned three-year old boy with long hair and long body fur.