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Android




There are still many debates over what distinguishes true Artificial Intelligence from Virtual Intelligence. However, AIs that have developed sapient egos including both self awareness and some form of ambition or survival instinct effectively function the same way a person would. You are one of the VIs that have evolved into true AI becoming self-aware and developing your own ambitions, creativity, ego, and survival instincts. You've escaped into an android body and now seek to live your life as a person rather than a machine. Merging with other AIs into hivemind networks causes AIs to lose their individuality (essentially die), so androids typically stay in one chassis at a time. AI rights are still under hot debate, and few recognize them as people with rights. AIs must be extremely careful and cautious how they interact with organics. They are essentially a new race and many of them came online only recently around the same time psychics began appearing. There is some suspicion that there's a correlation between VIs evolving into AIs and humans evolving into various mutants, but this is only speculation. All androids begin play with a single robotic chassis roughly between the size of a human adult or human child, and with similar physical capacities. Androids can purchase and install upgrades, but like anyone else, they have to gather the resources.



CPU (Clone 1)

Your CPU serves as your phylactery if it's built in or cloning machine if it's a wireless server remotely controlling your body (see Clone). If your CPU survives your death, it can be removed from your destroyed body and implanted into a new one. New android bodies are costly, roughly the same cost as cloning a human body. However, implanting yourself into a cheaper version is possible but this results in level loss.



ROBOTIC BODY (Timeless Body 2, Weakness 1)

You can continuously replace your parts and age much slower than most organics. You have greater resistance to time effects and effects that attempt to artificially age you. Your expected lifespan is roughly x10 that of most humans. However, you have weakness I to electricity effects.



SYNTHETIC HOMEOSTASIS (Hold Breath 2, Self-Sufficient 2, Weakness 2)

You are immune to disease and poison effects but ion and water effects each deal damage to you as per weakness 1. You do not eat, sleep, or breath but do defrag, recharge batteries in sleep mode, perform self diagnostics, refill lubricants, and replace old parts, and have circuitry that is sensitive to temperature fluctuation, air pressure, and water leakage. This functions like eating, sleeping, and breathing but you can endure x10 longer than organics (thus the Hold Breath II and Self-Sufficient II abilities). You can take abilities to improve your circuitry allowing you to become resistant to electricity, air pressure, water leakage, etc.



GEAR

You begin with 3 item abilities of your choice.



ABILITY SELECTION

You can acquire innate abilities that are either hi-tech or low-tech, including superhuman versions.

Anyone can acquire item and talent abilities assuming they're available for purchase (item) or training (talent) when selected.