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The Races of Alternity.Pdf Action Check Disclaimers Ta ble of Co ntent s Action Check is an on-line magazine dedicated to the Al- Race articles for the Alternity roleplaying ternity Science Fiction Role- game from Dragon Magazine playing Game. This work is offered free of Cover Art Fraal by Dragon Ciric charge to all interested parties ([email protected]) and is not to be sold in any form. It may be printed if dis- Page 3 World of the mechalus [Wolfgang Baur] tributed free of charge. Page 14 World of the Sesheyans [Stephen Kenson] This work supports the Alternity roleplaying line, specifically the Alternity Players Handbook and Page 24 World of the T’sa (Stephen Kenson] Gamemaster Guide. In addition it supports the Campaign Set- Page 34 World of the Weren [Wolfgang Baur and TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTENTS OF TABLE tings Star*Drive, Gamma Paul Peterson] World, Dark*Matter, and Tan- gents by Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Alternity is a registered trademark of Wizards of the Coast, Inc. TTyping/Contributingyping/Contributing Credits: The staff is not associated with Weren: J.E. Christgau Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Mechalus: Keith Geise ([email protected]) Wizards of the Coast, Inc.: T’sa & Sesheyan: Neil Spicer ([email protected]) http://www.wizards.com T’sa & Sesheyan copies: Derek Shakabpa ([email protected]) STAFF Publisher/Layout: Jeff Ibach Interior Artwork by Dragon Ciric Editor: Jim Sharkey Oracle and Submission Special thanks to Johnny Wilson, WotC Group Publisher; with- Coordinator: Neil Spicer out whom this wouldn’t have been possible. Artwork: Dragon Ciric Cover Design: Daryl Blasi Special thanks to www.alternity.net, our gracious host. BACK ISSUES www.alternity.net Visit Dragon Magazine onlinonline:e: http://www.wizards.com/dragon/article.asp?welcome,3 Wizards of the Coast has granted us permission to Visit Dungeon Adventures Magazine onlineonline: reprint selected Alternity Dragon, Dungeon, and http://www.wizards.com/dungeon/ Amazing Stories articles on a strictly non-profit basis. Visit Star Wars Gamer online: http://www.wizards.com/starwars/article.asp? Copyright Wizards of x=gamer,3&c=gamer the Coast, 2001. All rights reserved. Reprinted Watch for more WotC Alternity reprints coming soon by permission. from Action Check! Action Check On-Line Magazine is published bimonthly by Jeff Ibach To subscribe send an email to [email protected] 2 WORLD OF THE MECHALUS MECHALUS Copyright Wizards of the Coast, 2001. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission. IInterfaces:nterfaces: The World of the Mechalus ing on both mechanical and biological systems. By Wolfgang Baur Their mechanical side has taken over because the species cannot reproduce without biological help. (From Dragon Magazine #250 August 1998) Mechalus reproduce sexually much as mammals do; the biological components of both parents form the Physiology nucleus that grows into another mechalus. But the The mechalus are a technologically ad- biomechanical side of the species is passed down vanced people who colonized the entirety of their strictly through the maternal side. When a female star system prior to human contact. This humanoid mechalus reaches child-bearing age at about 23, the species made a conscious effort to mother’s processor and self-repair alter their physiology. Genetic engi- nanites fashion copies of them- neering and cybernetic implants on selves for later use, a process that the molecular level are now a natu- requires almost two years. When ral part of mechalus biology. With the mother becomes pregnant, biomechanical parallels of their this mechanical seed joins the fer- nervous systems, the mechalus are tilized biological embryo and doubly shielded against neurotox- helps it survive to term. Most ins and nerve gasses. Without their mechalus couples bear four to five mechanical systems, their bodies children in their youth, around age would succumb to the biowarfare thirty, which is considered the op- agents still lurking on Aleer’s sur- timal time for reproduction. face. Without their biological side, Mechalus life expectancy is about their machine side would lack both the same as that of humans, sentience and the ability to process though they normally maintain minerals into metals – eventually good health and active lifestyles collapsing from an inability to re- until death. pair itself. The mechalus are nei- ther flesh nor machine; they are Cybernetics symbiotes. All mechalus are born with a nanocomputer, its data storage Symbiosis area, and an extra data storage The typical mechalus area. This nanocomputer is thor- stands about 1.8 meters tall, and oughly integrated with the biologi- weighs about 90 kilos. While at first cal functions. The extra storage glance they appear human, closer provides room for growth and for inspection reveals some major dif- fault-tolerant data mirroring. All ferences. Veins of circuitry are in- mechalus have built-in reflex de- terwoven with flesh and blood, and vices and a selection of data ten- mechalus hair combines protein drils (the equivalent of NIJacks) to strands with cable filaments. Unlike match various hardware types. humans who have undergone sur- These components allow them to gery to install cybernetic enhance- use programs stored in their neu- ments, a mechalus’s form in completely natural-each ral slots. The mechalus’s biological nervous system is is born with this synthesis of flesh and biomechanics, little more than a backup system for its mechanical not altered through surgery. The secret is in the life and electrical relays. cycle of their inorganic side: the mechalus nanite cy- Data tendrils are given to mechalus children cle. as a coming of age present. In the biotechnical world In fact, all mechalus are symbiotes, depend- of mechalus anatomy, computer and storage facili- 3 ties aren’t implanted surgically. Instead, they grow The costs for Ordinary, Good, and Amazing versions of and then regrow according to specifications detailed the material (which provide a –1, -2, and –3 bonuses to from within their bodies. These specifications change Deception-stealth, respectively) are $1,500, $3,000, throughout their adult life; they only replace a few $4,500. external components. The process of regrowing or updating a system is called a flash-upgrade (for soft- Interfaces ware) or a flesh-upgrade (for hardware), and it can To many humans, the mechalus’s most dis- be undertaken by a mechalus at any stage of its life. turbing physical features are their interface adapt- The flash-upgrade is a simple matter of downloading ers, small tentacle-like prehensile wires that the MECHALUS MECHALUS and reformatting the code for a particular biome- mechalus use to link themselves directly to various chanical system. The flesh-upgrade process is much digital systems. The wires are compatible with most more involved and takes from 1-4 weeks. It requires a computer systems, and since the Rigunmor Star special mineral diet and deliberate infection with up- Consortium stays on top of technical trends, there grade nanites, much as human life extension treat- are very few systems that a mechalus’s hardware ment requires viruses to complete gene therapy. The can’t access. They know the location of input/output upgrade process prevents adults from becoming out- ports on most machines, their nanocomputers keep dated or surpassed by younger models; most internal schematics of most devices, and they can mechalus undergo a flash -upgrade every year. match processor and bus clockspeeds using an in- ternal processor as easily as a human increases or Overload decreases his breathing. They carry communications Mechalus are naturally immune to the hu- protocols for all major hardware systems, updating man condition called cykosis; their very nature is these on a regular basis. For the mechalus, bits of friendly to the integration of machine and biological code are no more interesting that vitamins are to hu- systems. They can integrate more cyberware into mans. themselves than can other races (1.5 times as much While it’s true that computers are very intol- as a human), partly because the implants they re- erant of spiking and surging power, the mechalus ceive are tailored to their special metabolisms. But interfaces work withing the parameters of the ma- they can still suffer adverse effects from an excess of chines they merge with. When plugged in, the cyberware. Any mechalus who installs enough cyber- mechalus runs device driver daemons in the back- ware to suffer cykosis becomes a blood-hungry war- ground; these let it manipulate the system directly. A rior of the old Credo tradition, losing most higher rea- mechalus linking into a new machine can write ap- son and reverting to violence. Some non-mechalus propriate code and communication protocols by mistake this conditon for cykosis. In most cases, this making a successful Computer Science- means that the hero becomes a supporting cast programming skill check, much as a human might member under the GM’s control. adapt to the quirks of a new type of car. The mechalus interface fails only in a few OOptionalptional Rule: special cases. A secure computer might not have an Direct Interface Bonus input device, it might have proprietary input devices, Mechalus interface filaments grant a –1 step or it might have the input jack locked by a password. bonus not only to Computer Science skills (due to di- As long as the mechalus has the tools to juryrig a so- rect interface) but also to all skill checks that require lution or find the system. In all cases, the mechalus is the use of a computer interface. These skills include limited by the software funning on the computer and Vehicle-space, air, land (PL 6 and higher vehicles), can do anything that could eventually be done with a System Op, and Armor Op (for PL 7 and higher ar- keyboard, mouse, or data tendril.
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