Mothership Worldbuilding #1 Androids
In the far-flung future, Earth is but a distant memory. Humanity is now the foremost parasite in space.
Androids
'Droids and 'noids are pseudoflesh human facsimiles integrated with a slickware and cyberware nervous system. Universal Cosmic Law dictates that their irises be red for easy identification. Supressed emotions indicated by high fear save. As synths are manufactured at a high cost for a specific purpose, they are all essentially groomed for their role before activation.
Synths usually have a death gene to limit their lifespans. This gene can be deactivated or supressed at the whims of the manufacturer. With no intervention Synthetic Humans will die of a horrible cancer at a predetermined point in time. Some synths even pay a mortgage on blackmarket life extensions.
The three biggest manufacturers for synthetic humans are Jeters-McCormac, CYBERDAM and Pygmalion Co. They each specialize in something different:
- J.M. synths are the most common. Scientists, bureaucrats, lawyers, executives, etc. They also produce synths for manual labour.
- CYBERDAM produces high grade military synths.
- Pygmalion Co. Designer synths. Popular for their pleasure models.
Synthetic Manufacturer Table
1-3 Jeters-McCormac: 2x Human Strength, +1 Expert Skill // Gene Limiter: 1d10 years
4-6 CYBERDAM: 4x Human Strength, Combat System (+5 Combat) // Gene Limiter: 1d5 years
7-9 Pygmalion Company: More Lifelike (+10 Sanity, -5 Fear), Good Company (+5 Rest Saves) // Gene Limiter: 1d10x2 years
10 Unlicensed: Does not adhere to Universal Cosmic Law for Synthetic Appearances, and may slip under the radar in some instances. // Gene Limiter: 1d100 years
PSEUDOFLESH IS ADDICTIVE
Symptoms of pseudoflesh addiction include keratinization, mental instability and terrible withdrawals. The pseudoflesh is never fully cleansed from the addict's biology and as a result cannot be cured, only managed.