cool mutant animal ideas not yet in Rifts

Shiva7 · Unread post by **Shiva7** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:57 am

I wants to hear what others have done with mutant animals that is unique and or interesting that is not in any published rifts material.

My current favorite mtant idea is...

Myutant River/Sea Otters in the Coalition navy.

They are highly intelligent (use rocks to open clam shells etc.), very agile and excellent swimmers.

These mutants would make deadly navy special forces operatives equal to the Navy SEALs if not better.

What are you ideas?

taalismn · Unread post by **taalismn** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:19 pm

Spider-Goats spinning megadamage fabric(or fabric components for existing types of megadamage padding/body armor).

Rimmerdal · Unread post by **Rimmerdal** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 3:26 pm

I don't see insect or Bug typers. You'd think with Ix there would be Mantis Hybrids to kill bugs.

Daniel Stoker · Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:45 pm

Rimmerdal wrote:I don't see insect or Bug typers. You'd think with Ix there would be Mantis Hybrids to kill bugs.

Mutants in Orbit had those on Mars, though you could do a lot more with them on Earth as well if you wanted.

Daniel Stoker

Crazy Lou · Unread post by **Crazy Lou** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 10:58 pm

How 'bout mutant elephants, or rhinos, or similar though, big critters to use as shock troopers (kinda like bears, but better)

MrMom · Unread post by **MrMom** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:40 am

How about snakes or scorpions.

Giant2005 · Unread post by **Giant2005** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 2:34 am

Mutant virusses, arachnids and whales (I know the Pneuma Biforms are almost mutants but the Coalition should really have tried something with Whales by now - Sperm Whales are the most powerful predators on Earth).

Josh Sinsapaugh · Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:32 am

In a Delta Blues campaign I ran there was a mutant Hyena named "Laughing Riot." A test subject, he was developed by Bradford to try and create a stealthy assassin versed in psychological warfare. He was also given M.O.M. implants, and thus was one formidable foe.

Yes, foe. It was the player characters' job to track him down. Turns out the crazy thing went AWOL and subsequently "Native" while on assignment and was attacking people at random - including Coalition forces.

Before the P.C.s took him down, he made a habit out of skinning his "prey," and publically displaying the bodies in a variety of disturbing ways within the mangrove swamp.

~Josh

Vrykolas2k · Unread post by **Vrykolas2k** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:51 pm

Shrews.
Yes.
EVERYTHING would fear the shrew, for it WOULD have an MD bite. I've seen these vicious little bastards run off dogs and coyotes.

MrMom · Unread post by **MrMom** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:59 pm

How about Lamas

Muw ha ha ha

Crazy Lou · Unread post by **Crazy Lou** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 5:14 pm

How 'bout chupracabras (sp... I'm sure that's wrong...). Take the nearest thing to it and mutate it to make one. They'd be sweet (this probably wouldn't be an intentional mutation experiment from Lone Star or anything, just a natural mutant loose in southern US and Central America.

taalismn · Unread post by **taalismn** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 7:23 pm

Pigeons From Hell...
They survive ANYTHING...

Qev · Unread post by **Qev** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 8:20 pm

Mutant pangolins... with cybernetic chainsaw tails!

Rimmerdal · Unread post by **Rimmerdal** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 8:38 pm

You need a CS Mutant Mongoose. natures Assassain....

Crazy Lou · Unread post by **Crazy Lou** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:59 pm

Rimmerdal wrote:You need a CS Mutant Mongoose. natures Assassain....

Yeah, that'd be really cool.

I also submitt mutant sharks for the navy. If any of you by chance have seen the movie or read the book Creature then you'd know why I say that (but the CS mutant sharks wouldn't be amphibious b/c that's just silly). But they'd be great for sneak attacks agains medium vessels.

Crazy Lou · Unread post by **Crazy Lou** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:00 pm

EPIC wrote:CS Mutant Lemmings. no wait ... those are DeadBoys.

You are aware that lemmings don't really kill themselves every few years and that the documentary which began that myth actually herded them over the cliff themselves just to get the shot?

Crazy Lou · Unread post by **Crazy Lou** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 5:04 pm

EPIC wrote:
Crazy Lou wrote:
EPIC wrote:CS Mutant Lemmings. no wait ... those are DeadBoys.

You are aware that lemmings don't really kill themselves every few years and that the documentary which began that myth actually herded them over the cliff themselves just to get the shot?

i'm already aware of that.

K, just checking. You might be surprised at how many people I know and have met that didn't realize that.

MrMom · Unread post by **MrMom** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 5:09 pm

I didnt know that.

sennin · Unread post by **sennin** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:42 pm

Mutant hippo - that will make one mean amphibious shock trooper.

Crazy Lou · Unread post by **Crazy Lou** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 10:53 pm

sennin wrote:Mutant hippo - that will make one mean amphibious shock trooper.

True!

Dead Boy · Unread post by **Dead Boy** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:48 am

How about a mutant Anaconca. Give the humaniod form, but have each of their limbs be like the body of a snake so they can writhe and move in impossibel ways. Basically they'd be bircks with SN strength, an Auto Dodge, and a bizarre martial arts style of their own.

Ooh, and put lasers on their heads! Yea, that'd be cool.

Giant2005 · Unread post by **Giant2005** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:13 am

Alejandro wrote:Mutant sharks.

No animal on Earth inspires more terror than the shark

It might be an irrational fear but I am far more scared of the blue Whale than a puny little shark - that shark might want to eat me and the whale not even notice me but I assure you when it comes to fear, SIZE DOES MATTER!
Besides that a Sperm whale is still probably scarier - big and it does want to eat me, not to mention that if it can take down Giant Squid with relative ease, I think those fears aren't so irrational.

Marrowlight · Unread post by **Marrowlight** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:18 am

Giant2005 wrote:
Alejandro wrote:Mutant sharks.

No animal on Earth inspires more terror than the shark

It might be an irrational fear but I am far more scared of the blue Whale than a puny little shark - that shark might want to eat me and the whale not even notice me but I assure you when it comes to fear, SIZE DOES MATTER!
Besides that a Sperm whale is still probably scarier - big and it does want to eat me, not to mention that if it can take down Giant Squid with relative ease, I think those fears aren't so irrational.

A sperm whale isn't going to be seen in water only 12 feet deep though.

Crazy Lou · Unread post by **Crazy Lou** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:14 pm

Dead Boy wrote:How about a mutant Anaconca. Give the humaniod form, but have each of their limbs be like the body of a snake so they can writhe and move in impossibel ways. Basically they'd be bircks with SN strength, an Auto Dodge, and a bizarre martial arts style of their own.

Ooh, and put lasers on their heads! Yea, that'd be cool.

That sounds like it's something you saw in a dream! That I think might be a bit too far out there for Prosek, but I guess anything's possible.

Rimmerdal · Unread post by **Rimmerdal** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:46 pm

Marrowlight wrote:
Giant2005 wrote:
Alejandro wrote:Mutant sharks.

No animal on Earth inspires more terror than the shark

It might be an irrational fear but I am far more scared of the blue Whale than a puny little shark - that shark might want to eat me and the whale not even notice me but I assure you when it comes to fear, SIZE DOES MATTER!
Besides that a Sperm whale is still probably scarier - big and it does want to eat me, not to mention that if it can take down Giant Squid with relative ease, I think those fears aren't so irrational.

A sperm whale isn't going to be seen in water only 12 feet deep though.

exactly and can see....er imagine one of them on land? the troops escape water thinking the sharks can't get them...then the sharks step on land and take aim with marine C-12's.

(

Josh Sinsapaugh · Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:53 pm

Giant2005 wrote:
Alejandro wrote:Mutant sharks.

No animal on Earth inspires more terror than the shark

It might be an irrational fear but I am far more scared of the blue Whale than a puny little shark - that shark might want to eat me and the whale not even notice me but I assure you when it comes to fear, SIZE DOES MATTER!
Besides that a Sperm whale is still probably scarier - big and it does want to eat me, not to mention that if it can take down Giant Squid with relative ease, I think those fears aren't so irrational.

Puny?

The Great White Shark averages out at 20 feet long.

~Josh

Crazy Lou · Unread post by **Crazy Lou** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:56 pm

Rimmerdal wrote:
Marrowlight wrote:
Giant2005 wrote:
Alejandro wrote:Mutant sharks.

No animal on Earth inspires more terror than the shark

It might be an irrational fear but I am far more scared of the blue Whale than a puny little shark - that shark might want to eat me and the whale not even notice me but I assure you when it comes to fear, SIZE DOES MATTER!
Besides that a Sperm whale is still probably scarier - big and it does want to eat me, not to mention that if it can take down Giant Squid with relative ease, I think those fears aren't so irrational.

A sperm whale isn't going to be seen in water only 12 feet deep though.

exactly and can see....er imagine on of them on land? the troops escape water thinking the sharks can't get them...then the sharks step on land and take aim with marine C-12's.

(

This is sounding more and more like Creature... That mutant thing was created by the navy too!

Also, I guess you're right, even though it might seem silly, I guess that making them amphibious like that would be a huge advantage.

EPIC wrote:Giant Mutant CS Spiders!

I love that idea too! They'd have a great "horror factor" (not game terms, but just in general -- though they probably would in game terms too) since not only would they look really weird and scary, but also there are tons of people w/ varying degrees of arachnophobia. Plus you're right, they'd make a really good way to combat the Xiticix

Josh Sinsapaugh · Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:51 pm

EPIC wrote:CS Mutant Lizards!

"I was right in the middle of a f***ing reptile zoo, and somebody was giving booze to these goddamn things. Won't be long now before they tear us to shreds."

"PLEASE. Tell me you got the f***ing golf shoes!"

Yes!

Awesome reference, Epic.

:ok:

~ Josh

Qev · Unread post by **Qev** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:51 pm

How about something like this?

taalismn · Unread post by **taalismn** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 11:21 pm

Giant mutant electric eels....area of effect shock attack...

Crazy Lou · Unread post by **Crazy Lou** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 6:49 pm

Geronimo 2.0 wrote:Highly inteligent mutant Gerbils.

I actually thought of that, but I couldn't think why the CS would bother...

sennin · Unread post by **sennin** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 9:34 pm

EPIC wrote:Giant Mutant CS Spiders!

gotta deal with the Xitikies some how.

I think that there would be trouble with any kind of insect/arachnid. I believe that it is explained in Mutants in Orbit. Also there is a short story in one of the Rifters (entitled "Just Three Words" IIRC) that also shows some possible problems.

Dead Boy · Unread post by **Dead Boy** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 3:30 am

Josh Sinsapaugh wrote:
EPIC wrote:CS Mutant Lizards!

"I was right in the middle of a f***ing reptile zoo, and somebody was giving booze to these goddamn things. Won't be long now before they tear us to shreds."

"PLEASE. Tell me you got the f***ing golf shoes!"

Yes!

Awesome reference, Epic.

~ Josh

I must have missed something somewhere.

Dead Boy · Unread post by **Dead Boy** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 3:35 am

Ooh! Just had a thought. Maybe it's time Palladium had a crossover of sorts.

CS Mutant Ninja Turtles!!! Dead Boys in a half shell... Turtle Power!

The only needed twist is their shells would have to be either naturally MDC or made so through artificial means, (it counts as partial armor so no armor ratings are needed).

Crazy Lou · Unread post by **Crazy Lou** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 4:06 pm

EPIC wrote:
Dead Boy wrote:
Josh Sinsapaugh wrote:
EPIC wrote:CS Mutant Lizards!

"I was right in the middle of a f***ing reptile zoo, and somebody was giving booze to these goddamn things. Won't be long now before they tear us to shreds."

"PLEASE. Tell me you got the f***ing golf shoes!"

Yes!

Awesome reference, Epic.

~ Josh

I must have missed something somewhere.

there is someone out there who hasn't seen Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas!

Apparently there're at least 2 people.

Dead Boy · Unread post by **Dead Boy** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 2:51 am

Crazy Lou wrote:
EPIC wrote:
Dead Boy wrote:
Josh Sinsapaugh wrote:
EPIC wrote:CS Mutant Lizards!

"I was right in the middle of a f***ing reptile zoo, and somebody was giving booze to these goddamn things. Won't be long now before they tear us to shreds."

"PLEASE. Tell me you got the f***ing golf shoes!"

Yes!

Awesome reference, Epic.

~ Josh

I must have missed something somewhere.

there is someone out there who hasn't seen Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas!

Apparently there're at least 2 people.

That one?!? Actually I did see it ... then I watched again with the subtitles on because I couldn't understand a friggin' word they were saying, especially Depp's Thompson character, (that was supposed to be Hunter S. Thompson, right?).

Zer0 Kay · Unread post by **Zer0 Kay** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 3:29 pm

Uh... they pretty much missed everything from TMNT/ATB.

Grafsburg · Unread post by **Grafsburg** » Sun Aug 08, 2010 2:51 pm

I actually play a mutant hyena as my regular character. Granted, all we did was take a Wolf variant of the regular Dog Boy... But still, he's been really fun to play.

Also, mutant lemurs. But then I suppose you could just use the Monkey Boy from Lone Star as a template for that.

Aaryq · Unread post by **Aaryq** » Sun Aug 08, 2010 3:25 pm

Bears with sharks for arms.

runebeo · Unread post by **runebeo** » Mon Aug 09, 2010 4:55 pm

I like the idea of mutant horses with full horse bodies or mostly horse-like but have hands growing out of their ankles on a forward angle so they could wield 4 guns thou I'd give their hind legs big penalties for aiming. Be a funny character but in the west could come in handy to a lucky cowboy lol.

dragonfett · Unread post by **dragonfett** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 2:34 pm

Bearsharktopus!

The creature would have the body and hind legs of a bear, the head of a shark, and tentacles for front legs!

In all seriousness, what about gators/crocs? (I can't remember which live in salt water and which live in fresh water).

abtex · Unread post by **abtex** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 9:03 pm

Critters that are come from the home worlds of the different DBee races would make sense. Their version of dogs, cats and riding or pack animals. Military or guard 'K-9s'.

taalismn · Unread post by **taalismn** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 9:36 pm

Flying jellyfish....

dragonfett · Unread post by **dragonfett** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 10:02 pm

Guar from Morrowind!

Crazy Lou · Unread post by **Crazy Lou** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 10:14 pm

taalismn wrote:Flying jellyfish....

They actually have flying jellyfish as a monster in one of the Rifters (#3). It's in the Primorder world article.

Zer0 Kay · Unread post by **Zer0 Kay** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 12:43 pm

Josh Sinsapaugh wrote:In a Delta Blues campaign I ran there was a mutant Hyena named "Laughing Riot." A test subject, he was developed by Bradford to try and create a stealthy assassin versed in psychological warfare. He was also given M.O.M. implants, and thus was one formidable foe.

Yes, foe. It was the player characters' job to track him down. Turns out the crazy thing went AWOL and subsequently "Native" while on assignment and was attacking people at random - including Coalition forces.

Before the P.C.s took him down, he made a habit out of skinning his "prey," and publically displaying the bodies in a variety of disturbing ways within the mangrove swamp.

~Josh

Stealthy.

Stealthy Hyena?? :-?

Stealthy Crazy Hyena?!? :shock:

So what he sneaks up on people and just before he attacks he starts laughing?

Zer0 Kay · Unread post by **Zer0 Kay** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 12:44 pm

Vrykolas2k wrote:Shrews.
Yes.
EVERYTHING would fear the shrew, for it WOULD have an MD bite. I've seen these vicious little bastards run off dogs and coyotes.

Why not use the super shrew also known as the Wolverine? Too common for a mutant though.

taalismn · Unread post by **taalismn** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 1:44 pm

Crazy Lou wrote:
taalismn wrote:Flying jellyfish....

They actually have flying jellyfish as a monster in one of the Rifters (#3). It's in the Primorder world article.

I bow to the Rifter diver!

Crazy Lou · Unread post by **Crazy Lou** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:31 pm

It was the first rifter I got, so I remembered it the instant I read your post.

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