Skills have a base score equal to the attribute that they are listed under. They can be increased by experience.
Strength
Close combat
This skill is used when you are attacked by bacteria or viruses.
Climb/Jump
This is used to get across hindrances like a blood clot or a ruptured vein etc.
Lift
Used to lift or carry heavy things (like carbondioxide spheres)
Endurance
Used to perform heavy work over long time periods.
These Bactera are pretty strong (Photo (C) Procidis)Dexterity
Dodge
Used to dodge thrown objects and weapons
Parry
Used to block an attack
Throw
Attack using a ranged weapon like a CO
2 ball
Sneak
Used to sneak past bacteria or police (white bloodcells). This skill can also be used to hide and to camouflage yourself to something else.
Knowledge
Survival
This skill is used to find nutrients outside of the bloodstream (where there is a rich variety of nutrients).
This skill can also be used to gain knowledge of the tissue you are in. /"Oh so this is the liver. Riight"/
A third use of this skill is used to survive in totally hostile environments, like on the skin, etc.
Cheat
This skill is used to fool security, and to detect such attempts.
Search
This skill is used to search for something that you know/suspect is there. Like a Sneaking virus.
Targeted attack
This skill is used to make a ranged attack using antibodies or other chemicals.
Character types
Red blood cell
Red blood cells (Photo (C) Procidis) Strength 3D
Dexterity 1D
Knowledge 1D
These guys are generally strong and dumb. They spend their days hauling O2 from the lungs and CO2 to the lungs. CO2 is quite heavy, while O2 is quite light.
Players who choose this character type get to assign 2D in any of the attributes. This can be split however the player wishes.
For more info see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_blood_cell
Macrophage
Strength 3D
Dexterity 3D
Knowledge 1D
The policeforce of the body. They Are very physical and love to kick bacterial but! They have a special talent. They can do mitosis, that is split and double them selves. It takes 4 turns to perform a mitosis. When this is complete the character is essentially duplicated and the player gets to control both clones. They can also attack at very long ranges
For more info see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrophage
T-lymphocytes
Strength 1D
Dexterity 3D
Knowledge 3D
These are also part of the body's defense force. T-cells co-ordinate the defense forces and have the knowledge to kill the body's own infected cells. These are the only ones that can attack a virus infected cell. The virus infected cells usually become factories that create more viruses. To kill an infected cell they need to detect it and the use a targetted attack on it. T-lymphocytes can also do a mitosis.
For more info see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T_cell
B-lymphocytes
Strength 2D
Dexterity 3D
Knowledge 2D
B-lymphocytes attack bacteria and viruses using antibodies. They are also part of the defense force. They are capable of mitosis.
For more info see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_cell
Character creation
- Choose character type
- Choose skills. You get 3D to split among skills. 1D is equal to three "pluses" That is with 1D you can either increase one skill with 1D OR three skills with +1 OR one skill with +2 and another with +1.
- Choose a name and all the important stuff like personality and background.
- Your character is ready! Enjoy!
The bad guys
Virus in the act of changing the RNA. Photo (C) Procidis) Influenza
Strength 2D
Close combat 3D
Dodge 4D
Targetted attack 5D
Cheat 2D
Influenza is a virus. It will try to infect as many cells as it can.
For more info see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influenza
Bacillus
Strength 4D + 2D armor
Close combat 5D
Dodge 4D
For more info see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacillus
