So Shadowrun famously has fantasy elements in a cyberpunk setting. I kind of crave that for New Hades, but don't want to simply do a pastiche of it. Also, I could introduce aliens, but again, don't want to have to fall into the same cliches. The solution (so far, it might change....) is to use genetic engineering.
So if in need a monster as a guard (troll, Thing-Man-isn't-Supposed-To-Know, humanoid with 8 eyes), I'm going to explain it as being a MegaGen construct. The discovery of DIVERS (Delivery Viral Genetic Substitution), viruses that could take anything and splice it into anything, allowed for a blank canvas. With a little trial and error, any animal could be fine tuned to its makers' content. Big teeth, fine! 6 legs? Good times! Tentacles?.... FINE!
So if in need a monster as a guard (troll, Thing-Man-isn't-Supposed-To-Know, humanoid with 8 eyes), I'm going to explain it as being a MegaGen construct. The discovery of DIVERS (Delivery Viral Genetic Substitution), viruses that could take anything and splice it into anything, allowed for a blank canvas. With a little trial and error, any animal could be fine tuned to its makers' content. Big teeth, fine! 6 legs? Good times! Tentacles?.... FINE!
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