Fat Burning

Fat burning [Major] by Iczer

'Who're you calling tubby?'

The character finds himself with a superhuman but finite supply of raw energy that unfortunately leaves him with a somewhat socially distinguishing side effect:

1) Fat reserves: The character is overweight by all technical definitions. His body mass is heightened by 50lbs plus 20 lbs per level. while socially less appealing, the character is accustomed to this extra mass, which does not hamper his agility or speed.

2) Burning reserves: The character has the ability to access these reserves for extra kicks of speed and endurance when necessary Burning off 5 lbs grants the character the following for 1 minute.

• +2PP
• +10 Spd
• +1 action per melee
• +4 PS
• +4 PE
• +6 initiative.

The character extends the duration by another melee at levels 3,5,7,9,11,13 and 15.

3) Burn like there is no tomorrow: When the character has depleted his fat reserves, he has the option to start burning muscle mass instead. This harrowing process grants the listed abilities above, but costs the character 1D6 HP as well as 2D6 SDC. When burning fat or muscle, the character gives off extra heat, like he has become feverish, a distinction that does not escape those who can detect heat sources. Burning off 20% or more of a character's HP can results in losing 2 PB as well as 1 PE point. (the character acquires a hungry, wasted look). this process repeats itself at 40%, 60% and 80% (At 100% HP loss the character has other problems as well as the dropped attributes)

4) Recovery: Presuming a normal lifestyle, the character reacquires his extra weight at a rate of 4lbs every 15 minutes. binge eating can double this recovery rate. HP and SDC lost recover as normal, though diminished attributes recover at a rate of 1 point per day with rest and care.

5) Other bonuses: The character has adapted to carrying the extra mass around with him, leading to the following alterations:

• +2PS
• +20 SDC (+5 per level)
• +2 PE
• Character is immune to heart disease and obesity related traumas, and is not skills penalized for this extra weight.