Goonhub
01-19-2023, 08:20 PM
Right now, all of the synthetic body parts have at least one purpose: to replace what was lost. But if you do that with the brain... you get a brain-dead person. I feel like there should be a purpose to the brain beyond completing a set like the synth-pancreus. Here's some ideas:
1. Skull regrowth. Did someone lose at russian roulette? Botany can encourage the carnage by plopping a brain onto the beheaded corpse like you would a synthlimb, and over a few minutes a new skull is formed and the brain returns to its normal pink fleshy self! No need to bother medbay with a stream of corpses during the festivities. Can be removed prematurely with the harm intent targeting the head.
2. Create Synthfriend. Similar to how the SICC works, you're able to have a latejoiner or even a ghost host the brain and cause it to bloom and buzz. Then, by applying Synthflesh, you can shape a critter for them to speak through and control! (aka a green tinted critter like a bee, a roach or spider, maybe a dog). Their only objective (or law if you will) is to see their friends safe and happy. A traitor could add something during the process to make them able to fight.
3. Botanized. A botanist, after getting a synthbrain up to enough potency, is able to consume the synthbrain. After a few minutes and some text popups talking about their mind growing or sprouting leaves, the botanist is able to see all the information about a plant and its products just by examining them. (Like the pro-doc glasses upgrade but for botany) This comes at a terrible cost however: you cannot eat plant matter without taking BRAIN damage as your brain revolts against your body.
1. Skull regrowth. Did someone lose at russian roulette? Botany can encourage the carnage by plopping a brain onto the beheaded corpse like you would a synthlimb, and over a few minutes a new skull is formed and the brain returns to its normal pink fleshy self! No need to bother medbay with a stream of corpses during the festivities. Can be removed prematurely with the harm intent targeting the head.
2. Create Synthfriend. Similar to how the SICC works, you're able to have a latejoiner or even a ghost host the brain and cause it to bloom and buzz. Then, by applying Synthflesh, you can shape a critter for them to speak through and control! (aka a green tinted critter like a bee, a roach or spider, maybe a dog). Their only objective (or law if you will) is to see their friends safe and happy. A traitor could add something during the process to make them able to fight.
3. Botanized. A botanist, after getting a synthbrain up to enough potency, is able to consume the synthbrain. After a few minutes and some text popups talking about their mind growing or sprouting leaves, the botanist is able to see all the information about a plant and its products just by examining them. (Like the pro-doc glasses upgrade but for botany) This comes at a terrible cost however: you cannot eat plant matter without taking BRAIN damage as your brain revolts against your body.