Goonhub
01-31-2020, 12:46 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-31-2020, 12:46 PM by Podrick Equus. Edited 1 time in total.)
Currently one of the many issues that people have with Pathology as a department is it is often seen as a place that only traitors go to, because the bad symptoms are extremely powerful (Plasma Farts, Leprosy, Gibbing, etc.) and the good symptoms are really weak (Wound Mending, Burn Healing) or just straight up don't work (Oxygen Production, Oxygen Conversion).
I'm making this thread to consolidate some of the ideas I have had and have seen for "Good" symptoms, in the hopes that we can one day see them in-game. Feel free to add any ideas you have, and if there are any symptoms on this thread that were already suggested elsewhere, I apologize.
Reanimation Syndrome (Tier 5)
Hint: The Pathogen appears to have no dead cells in it.
If the infected individual dies, the pathogen will attempt to convert TOX/BURN/BRUTE damage into BRAIN damage or ORGAN damage (to random organs), then after a certain threshold is reached (minimum 20% hp) the pathogen will revive the afflicted (similar to how SR revives people).
Decelerated Metabolism (Tier 3)
Hint: The pathogen appears to be taking its time breaking down the materials around it.
Upon reaching the fourth stage, all chemical depletion rates in your system are reduced by 50% (therefore doubling the amount of time it takes to get them out of your system). At the fifth stage, all chemical depletion rates are reduced by 66% (tripling the amount of time it takes for them to deplete)
This is essentially the Slow Metabolism trait.
Oxytocin Production (Tier 2) (Contagious: Hands, Body)
Hint: The Pathogen appears to be... hugging each other?
The pathogen will occasionally inject small amounts of Pure Love into your system, and will cause you to randomly hug nearby individuals. The higher the stage, the more Pure Love that is produced.
Flesh Restructuring (Tier 4)
Hint: The pathogen appears to have the ability to bond with organic tissue to an unprecedented degree.
The pathogen will passively apply the TOUCH reaction of 4/7/10/13/15 Synthflesh to the afflicted individual, once every sixty (60) seconds.
I'm making this thread to consolidate some of the ideas I have had and have seen for "Good" symptoms, in the hopes that we can one day see them in-game. Feel free to add any ideas you have, and if there are any symptoms on this thread that were already suggested elsewhere, I apologize.
Reanimation Syndrome (Tier 5)
Hint: The Pathogen appears to have no dead cells in it.
If the infected individual dies, the pathogen will attempt to convert TOX/BURN/BRUTE damage into BRAIN damage or ORGAN damage (to random organs), then after a certain threshold is reached (minimum 20% hp) the pathogen will revive the afflicted (similar to how SR revives people).
Decelerated Metabolism (Tier 3)
Hint: The pathogen appears to be taking its time breaking down the materials around it.
Upon reaching the fourth stage, all chemical depletion rates in your system are reduced by 50% (therefore doubling the amount of time it takes to get them out of your system). At the fifth stage, all chemical depletion rates are reduced by 66% (tripling the amount of time it takes for them to deplete)
This is essentially the Slow Metabolism trait.
Oxytocin Production (Tier 2) (Contagious: Hands, Body)
Hint: The Pathogen appears to be... hugging each other?
The pathogen will occasionally inject small amounts of Pure Love into your system, and will cause you to randomly hug nearby individuals. The higher the stage, the more Pure Love that is produced.
Flesh Restructuring (Tier 4)
Hint: The pathogen appears to have the ability to bond with organic tissue to an unprecedented degree.
The pathogen will passively apply the TOUCH reaction of 4/7/10/13/15 Synthflesh to the afflicted individual, once every sixty (60) seconds.