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A Biohacker in the character creator

Calling · Hybrid

Biohacker

Gene-shaper of the last living things. Your body is a draft.

Your first Redaction

It dulled how much you loved living things. The Burn tuned you to the biological Grain, and your body became a draft.

At a glance

Role
Hybrid: shifts between roles mid-fight
Relies on
Instinct
Hard to knock down by
mind hacks · fear and trickery
Health
Average
Fuel
Culture
Armour
Light, Medium
Gear family
Medic

Skills

Four skill slots, unlocked one per level from 1 to 4. Where a slot depends on your weapon, both versions are listed.

  1. 1

    Spore Cloud

    Unlocks at level 1 · 8 s cooldown · 30 Culture

    A 6 s cloud that stacks Toxin on everything inside.

  2. 2

    Vine Snare

    Unlocks at level 2 · 12 s cooldown · 30 Culture

    Cables of grown fibre net everything in a 2-tile circle for 1.8 s (STR save negates).

  3. 3

    Overgrowth

    Unlocks at level 3 · 18 s cooldown · 40 Culture

    An 8 s garden under your feet that heals your squad every second.

  4. 4

    Morph: Splice Beast

    Unlocks at level 4 · 40 s cooldown

    15 s as a bruiser beast: heavy claw cleaves and 40% of max HP as a barrier.

Weapons and gear

WeaponDamageRangeHandsFrom level
Spore Staff1d8 ToxinRanged · 6 tilesOne-handed1
Spore Pods1d6 ToxinRanged · 5.5 tilesOne-handed1
Grown Claws1d6 SlashingMelee · 1 tileOne-handed1

Off-hand: Culture Jar, Second Claw. Armour: Light, Medium. See all gear families.

First Exploit · Zero-Day

Wild Growth (Spore Staff)

Kills sprout a spore node that heals allies 2–4 HP per second for 4 s.

Something in the concrete was waiting for you.

Signature traits

  • Morph. Rewrite your body into a spliced beast form for an hour.
  • Overgrowth. Engineered vines and mycelium tangle everyone in an area.

Fighting style: Morph: turn into a spliced beast · Culture: a store of powers, back after a rest.

Specialisations (planned): Circle of the Vat, Circle of the Hive, Circle of the Wild Code.

Tabletop numbers

Under the hood LAST AWAKE runs on SRD 5.1 rules. The Biohacker is built on the Druid: hit die d8, main abilities Instinct, saving throws Intellect and Instinct. Class features: Morph (Wild Shape) · Culture slots.