Pigskins

This article is about the xenotype. For the textile, see pigskin.

Pigskins are a xenotype, genetically engineered for their organs.

Lore

Human-pig hybrids, Pigskins were initially created for organ-harvesting operations by a long-gone government that was uncomfortable with the thought of exploiting baseliners. However, they found success in their attempt to merge human DNA with that of a pig - to make easier transplantable organs such as hearts and lungs - creating a more humanlike being than anticipated.

They retain similar characteristics to baseliners; capable of speech, tool usage and bipedal movement. However, they do maintain piglike elements. Pigskins have a robust digestive system and can eat almost anything without getting sick, however, a notable drawback of the xenotype is their trotter-shaped hands that make it more difficult to manipulate tools and objects and their nearsightedness results in their preference for close-range - or explosive - weaponry.

Occurrence

The table below describes the chance for a given pawn from each faction being a pigskin. Note that this value does not account for chances in xenotype chance from ideoligion or from pawn kind, it only shows the base value before those factors.

Xenogenes

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Name	Description			Exclude
Pig nose	Carriers of this gene have pig-like snouts. Non-pig nose romance chance ×20%	0	0	Nose
Trotter hands	Carriers of this gene have hands that partially resemble pig trotters. This reduces their ability to manipulate objects. Manipulation ×85%	+1	1	Hands
Pig ears	Carriers of this gene will grow pointed pig-like ears.	0	0
Hulk body	Carriers can have large bodies. A person can have more than one body type gene; one body type will be chosen among those that are allowed.	0	0
Fat body	Carriers can have fat bodies. A person can have more than one body type gene; one body type will be chosen among those that are allowed.	0	0
Nearsighted	Carriers of this gene have difficulty seeing at a distance. Their shooting accuracy at long ranges is reduced. Accuracy factor (long) ×25% Accuracy factor (medium) ×50%	+2	1	ShootingAccuracy
Strong stomach	Carriers of this gene have an extra toxin-filtering organ in their stomach and will never suffer from food poisoning even after eating rotten food. Immune to food poisoning.	−1	1	-
Robust digestion	Carriers of this gene grow a multi-fold stomach, allowing them to digest raw foods more efficiently than baseline humans. In general, they get the same nutrition from raw food as from if it is cooked. They also don't mind the taste of raw food at all. Raw nutrition multiplier ×180% Removes mood: Ate raw food: -7 Note: This gene does not prevent food poisoning.	−2	2	-
Pig voice	Carriers have a squealing voice like that of a pig.	0	0
Poor cooking	The carrier's aptitude in skill is reduced by 4. Aptitude acts like an offset on skill level.	+1	1
Reduced pain	Carriers of this gene feel half as much pain compared to a baseliner. Reduced neuron activity in the brain's nociception centers makes pain dull and faint. This can be advantageous sometimes, and dangerous other times. Pain ×50%	−1	1	Pain
Strong immunity	Carriers of this gene gain immunity to diseases faster than normal. Immunity Gain Speed ×110%	−1	1	Immunity

With a metabolic efficiency of −1, pigskins have a hunger rate of x125%.

Rough pig unions

Pigskins congregate and usually form factions known as the rough pig union. Essentially, a loose alliance of rugged pigskin townships that prefer to interact with their own kind - but, have been known to make friends with 'thinsnouts'. However, they're far more ready to toss a bomb and gnaw human gristle when it suits them, which is their general approach unless one cosies up to them. Earn their respect, and they'd be a worthwhile ally, reading to offer a trotter to those they think of as friends.

Analysis

Pigskins are formidable opponents. Thanks to reduced pain, pigskins require twice as much damage to be downed from pain shock - the most common way to disable a pawn through combat. Rough pigskin unions often use a combination of shotguns, grenades, and melee weapons to make up for their nearsightedness. While not as tough as a neanderthal, pigskins move as fast as a baseliner and have access to industrial technology.

As colonists, pigskins come with a few quirks. Trotter hands reduces Manipulation, meaning pigskins are 85% as fast at doing most work. Nearsighted means an accuracy penalty when shooting from 12 tiles or more. And they eat more food than a baseliner. In return, pigskins can eat raw food safely, are resistant to disease, and have reduced pain.

Early on, both food poisoning and disease can be major setbacks. Their traits are also useful in a caravan. But in an established colony, the negatives will often outweigh the benefits. Yet the negatives are tolerable. You shouldn't reject an otherwise good colonist just for being a pigskin. Like with the rough pig union, colonist pigskins are most effective wielding shotguns, grenades, melee, or launchers, which all circumvent the nearsighted gene.

Gene extraction

Some of the more valuable genes pigskins have to extract are:

• Strong stomach - Full immunity to food poisoning, which is still possible (if rare) even with the best cooks.
• Strong immunity - 110% immunity can be helpful to save on medicine and potentailly save lives. Even when medicine is no longer an issue, this gene helps pawns recover from disease faster.
• Nearsighted - Can be installed on brawlers, melee fighters, noncombatants, and grenade users without much penalty, giving a boost to metabolic efficiency.

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Biotech (DLC)

Families

Relationships (Reproduction • Children)
Life stages (Babies • Children • Adults)
Furniture (Crib • Baby sleeping spot • Growth vat • Toy box • Baby decoration • School desk • Blackboard)

Mechanoids

Laborers (Agrihand • Cleansweeper • Constructoid • Fabricor • Lifter • Paramedic • Tunneler)
Combatants (Centurion • Legionary • Militor • Scorcher • Tesseron)
Commanders (Apocriton • Diabolus • War queen • War urchin)

Mechanitors

Control (Mechlink • Band node • Mech boosters • Mech signallers • Control pack • Airwire headset)
Mechanoid creation (Basic subcore • Standard subcore • High subcore • Subcore encoder • Subcore softscanner • Subcore ripscanner • Mech gestator)
Maintenance (Mech recharger)

Genetics

Xenohumans (Dirtmoles • Genies • Highmates • Hussars • Impids • Neanderthals • Pigskins • Sanguophages • Wasters • Yttakin)
Genes Germline • Xenogene • Metabolic efficiency
Genetic Modification Genepack • Gene extractor • Gene bank • Gene assembler • Gene processor • Xenogerm • Archite capsules
Deathrest (Deathrest accelerator • Deathrest capacity serum • Deathrest casket • Glucosoid pump • Hemogen amplifier • Hemopump • Psychofluid pump)

Pollution

Nature (Toxalope • Toxipotato plant • Waste rat • Gray pine tree • Pebble cactus • Rat palm tree • Witchwood tree • Stasis cocoon)
Mitigation (Wastepacks • Atomizers • Pollution pumps • Polux trees)
Adaptation Face mask • Gas mask • Tox grenades • Tox pack • Tox shell • Toxic needle gun • Toxbomb launcher • Detoxifier kidney • Detoxifier lung
Nonchalance Toxifier generator