The Idea:

To expand the Mythus RPG system to provide for Mythus to be played at levels that exceed its current capacity. The result of this will be a framework for roleplayers to game at a variety of capacities. The meta-human possibilities can lead to meta-human roles and situations for which the MAXIMUS rules will specialize. In a non-heka-active milileu, one maybe based somewhere closer to Earth than Aerth, there must be other resources available-- those that emphasize things like psychogenics and 'modern' K/S bundles.

Note: Refer to Mythus rules in every case where these rules aren't elucidating.

CHARACTER GENERATION

1. Roll SEC
2. Select Vocation
   • Business
   • Communication
   • Physical/Other
   • Politics
   • Science
3. Genetic Origin
4. Attribute Generation
5. K/S Areas
   • Business
   • Communications
   • Physical/Other
   • Politics
   • Science
6. Miscellania
7. Powers

You can use the same table as in Mythus, possibly with modifications depending on the regional economy.

Next you choose a vocation:

Specific VOCATIONS:

Unlike Mythus, the player must check for the existence of meta-human capabilities before this section can be begun. It is possible, if not preferred, that the character created be inhuman, parahuman or even metahuman. As different campaigns call for different priorities, the metahuman classifications are ranked and given percentile tables to roll on to merely serve as guidelines.

Remember, each of the general genetics classifications exist to provide a guide for statistics generation. Feel free to give your character one class but role on another table (for example, if you wanted to generate Howard the Duck, you might call him Metahuman but roll on the "human" table). Knowing your classification, follow the guidelines for ACT generation.

Generating the Numbers

HUMAN

• As per Mythus, roll 18 times. For Normal humans, roll 2D6 and add 3 to each result. Assign these to your Attribute scores.
• For Heroic humans similar to Mythus HPs, use the standard method described in the Mythus manual (2D6+8).
• If you want someone still stronger, roll 2 or 3D10 and divide the total points among your Attribute scores. Or, acquire a power to improve your ACT.
• If you want someone weaker, or with more disparity, roll eighteen 2D10s. Then, optionally, roll 4 or 5D10 and divide the total points among your Attribute scores. Choose 5 for slightly more powerful HPs than the standard Mythus HP. The GM should impose maximums as appropriate (for example, no more than 8 additional points can be given to any one Attribute).

PARAHUMAN

• There are three tables. The first, Mutate, will create characters with great fluctuations in scores, both very weak and quite strong.
• The second, Gengineered, will create a slightly more powerful and consistent characters.
• The third, Dynamo, will generate statistics of very high power and significant disparity.

Two methods for rolling Parahuman Trait scores are presented. Use Method 1 if the paranormality was acquired through relatively uncontrolled process (random mutation, freaky accident) or Method 2 if the outcome of the paranormality-inducing process was controlled (surgery, Magickal transformation).

Method 1

• Step 1: Roll D100.
• Step 2: Assign that number a Trait (Mental, Physical, or Spiritual).
• Step 3: Repeat Steps 1 and 2 until 18 numbers have been rolled.
• Step 4: Determine scores by converting using the appropriate table.
• Step 5: Assign them to whichever Attribute is preferred.

Method 2:

• Step 1: Roll D100 eighteen times.
• Step 2: Assign the results to each of the Attributes.
• Step 3: Convert the percentiles to scores based on the appropriate table.

As a rule, you might let the player opt to trade two points from one Attribute in order to raise another by one point. You can always make any modification the GM approves.

UNHUMAN

• For those bizarre and "non-living" living things called HPs, there are several methods for generating Attribute scores.
• The first sub-class, the Unliving Race, is for less-powerful, consistent members of a mass-producable group of characters. To generate Unliving Race characters, use the Human generation method either for "weaker" humans (Barbarella dolls, the Addam's Family hand) or Heroic humans (Transformers, Go-Bots, gargoyles).
• The second, Artifact, is for unique creations of variable power. To generate Artifacts, use the following Artifact Table. Manufactured Artifacts (Terminator, Machine Man, Frankenstein) are often designed to emulate characteristics of another body type classification (C-3PO's Mental, Machine Man's Spiritual, the robot dog in BattleStar Gallactica would roll as Multiplier 2 Metahuman (see below) for all Traits), in which case the particular sub-class' generation method should be used for that Trait. Accidental Artifacts, such as Number 5 from Short Circuit or Vigo's painting in Ghostbuster II, take more figuring. The Artifacts Table is a generic table for Humanoid robot. Mixing and matching tables as appropriate is recommended here. An accidentally sentient, magickal painting might use the Alien method for Spiritual scores and use the Mythus method for Mental scores (skipping Physical entirely). An accidentally sentient robot, like Number 5, would not typically have a chance for high Spiritual scores -- so it would use the normal human method for Spiritual Attribute generation.
• The last, Phenomena, is for truly inexplicable lifeforms such as energy or thought beings. To generate this, be creative or use the Alien method described below. The Multiplier for a Phenomena should be "variable".

METAHUMAN

This body type was never and probably never will be human. Conceived and composed of organic matter, Metahumans can be horses named Ed, demihumans, aliens, gods, celestial avatars, or symbiotic costumes- possibly all at once. Because of the truly infinite variety of incarnations this classification could have, only one general method will be treated here. Common sense must prevail.

Attribute creation: First, roll 2D10 and apply the Multiplier associated with the Metahuman Class. In other words, there should be 18 numbers and 18 multipliers. For small animals, their scores will all range between 2 and 20. For powerful, larger animals and vegetables, the scores will range from 4-40. For demihumans (basically human), the scores would range from 4-40. For members of a terran race (those beings of legend who are generally of the same scale as earthlings), the scores range from 4-40 or from 6-60, depending on how powerful the GM desires. Both multipliers can also be used, flipping a coin after each D100 to determine whether to multiply it by a 2 or a 3. Leprachauns would use a 2, whereas dragons would use a 3. And mythical Trolls would probably use a 2 for Mental and Spiritual and a 3 for Physical scores. Of course, common sense again applies. When creating a "Highlander" HP, use the Mythus rules for HP generation -- not this system. King Kong fits in this sub-class (Upon creation of King Kong, naturally, he traded away all his Spiritual and Mental scores for higher Physical ones.). For Angels, Demons, and Avatars, a multiplier of 4 yields scores ranging from 8-80. This could result in very potent creatures. But the most powerful are the Singularities, whose scores range from 10-100.

Alien Table
Multiplier	Sub Class	Examples
1	Animal	Little critters like parrots, ferrets, etc.
1-2	Animal, Vegetable	Bears, Killer tomatos
2	Demihuman	Pan, mutant turles/wolves
2-3	Terran Race	Elf, Wendigo, dragons
4	Angel/Demon	Freddy Krueger, any avatar
5	Singularity	Hercules
*Variable	Alien Phenomenon	ET, Vulcans "Bob" from Twin Peaks
*Variable: For potentially very "wild" characters (meaning huge variations in score: massive Mental, tiny Spiritual, huge PMSpd, miniscule PMPow, etc.), use a variable multiplier. That is, each roll of 2D10 is then multiplied by the result of a 1D5 roll. Thus, a 3 and a 8 rolled on 2D10 makes an 11. This is multiplied by a 1D5 roll, resulting in a 5 in this example, for a total of 55 points for a certain Attribute. Each roll in this system comes with its own uniquely determined multiplier (between 1 and 5).

SCORE GENERATION TABLES

* Note: You might consider using the HUMAN generation for Traits not included in the Gengineering process (Mental or Spiritual for example if the HP was Captain America). This table presumes Enhancement to all Traits.

For convenience, a comparison and roster chart has been provided for each Trait.

Turn to the next section of HP Generation, K/S Areas.

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