Goonhub
01-22-2014, 10:31 PM
There's one antag that can make itself plenty of fellow antags that I think really works well at balancing itself out. Namely, the vampire's ability to make thralls. It takes a good while to actually even get the ability(Or not depending on your pr0 vAmPiR3 skillz), eats up a massive portion of your resources, and takes a while to actually convert the person while putting out some rather blatant messages as you do so.
What if the pod people needed to obtain their equivalent of blood/DNA points by eating or collecting something plant related before they could start converting people? Like, they have to eat compost or produce, or maybe any sort of food. Once they have enough biomass, they can start to convert crew members to their cause.
Also, if we ever get a Changelings versus Pod People versus The Sociopathic Manchildren We Call A Crew type of round, It'd be better if the pod people are just as hard to uncover as the lings are. Or maybe just a bit easier. Instead of needing to get a blood sample and heat it, maybe they leave(leaf
) green blood splatters because chlorophyll? Maybe they bleed clear/yellow sap?
What if the pod people needed to obtain their equivalent of blood/DNA points by eating or collecting something plant related before they could start converting people? Like, they have to eat compost or produce, or maybe any sort of food. Once they have enough biomass, they can start to convert crew members to their cause.
Also, if we ever get a Changelings versus Pod People versus The Sociopathic Manchildren We Call A Crew type of round, It'd be better if the pod people are just as hard to uncover as the lings are. Or maybe just a bit easier. Instead of needing to get a blood sample and heat it, maybe they leave(leaf
) green blood splatters because chlorophyll? Maybe they bleed clear/yellow sap?