Origins – Trait Overhaul v1.0
Lightweight, immersive adjustments to underwhelming vanilla Traits.
ALIEN DNA
A dangerous, experimental medical procedure has turned you into a chimera of human and alien.
You must regularly consume Alien genetic material to prevent recombination of your immune system from destroying your body.
EMPATH
You are keenly aware of other’s feelings.
Your social abilities grow when you companions are pleased with you, and diminish when they are disappointed.
EXTROVERT
The more Crew and Passengers aboard your vessel, the greater your damage resistance in ship or ground combat.
ENLIGHTENED
You are an adherent of the Enlightened.
Every level, you may receive some items as charity from any House of the Enlightened.
SANCTUM UNIVERSUM
You share the beliefs of the Sanctum Universum.
You keep a copy of their religious texts with you, and may discuss your faith with others from time to time.
SERPENT’S GAZE
You are a worshipper of the Great Serpent.
You are profoundly uncomfortable around heretics, and suffer mental distress in heavily populated areas.
Sacrificing heretics in the name of the Great Serpent or Grav Jumping can provide some solace.
SPACED
Since birth, your body has adapted to the space lanes.
You are at one with your ship, but less effective in old-fashioned kinetic combat.
TERRA FIRMA
You are the picture of health – but only with both feet on the ground.
Health and Oxygen are increased while planetside, but you never got your space legs.
TIPS
Alien DNA
Recombination accumulates over time – when full, you will begin to suffer random autoimmune ailments.
Consuming Alien cuisine will slightly reduce your Recombination.
This includes cooked foods like Alien Kebabs, and some local delicacies like Xenowurst.
Consuming Alien Genetic Material will reset your Recombination and prevent it from accumulating for ~40 hours.
Enlightened
Visit Houses of the Enlightened in Akila City or The Well and find the Gift of Charity – a small white box.
Some Credits are available here each level.
Serpent’s Gaze
Distress accumulates over time in populated areas.
Each stage of Distress leads to more severe debuffs: lowered barter or speech abilities, less XP gained, etc.
There are a number of ways you can ameliorate Distress.
– Embrace – Perform a grav jump.
– Solace – Spend time in space.
– Communion – Travel with another follower of the Serpent.
– Penance – Destroy spaceships.
– Fealty – Pray at a shrine.
Terra Firma
You will regularly get Nauseous in space.
Nausea reduces the efficacy of healing or other effects from food and drink.
