Antag - Body Snatchers?

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And they come back until every pod is destroyed? Automatically after death at the nearest pod?

But what about NPC pod people?
The strength in numbers is only a given after having killed like half the station; so for the first half of the round you are nearly on your own with lower health - your ability is group based and gives you away - and you can only respawn if you got a pod up that has biomatter in it,...

Couldn't that lead to the antag being killed in the first 10 minutes because he is alone?

I would imagine yes, they could continue to respawn, possibly at a pod of their own choosing, nearest, or random. NPCs contribute to biomatter but do not spawn Snatchers.

Perhaps you're right about strength in numbers. It might be that any ghost could be an antag spawn. This would need some play testing to eyeball the respawn rate, etc.

These problems could be an issue, to be sure, but the same can be said of all antags.

Some possible ideas might be solved via the interconnected pods idea I had earlier. If pods share a biomass pool, then the starting antag can nest several spots on the station and dump viscerite, monkeys, food and produce into the pods to build a powerful stock.