How My Hero Got His Powers

How My Hero Got His Powers Optional Tables by Stone Gargoyle

These Tables were developed as an alternative to the Cause Of The Mutation and The Nature of the Experiment tables for the Mutant and Experiments categories.

Powers Origin/Triggers Tables

Cause/Triggers of Powers:

01-50% Deliberate: Go to Deliberate/Experiments Table

51-00% Accidental/Natural: Go to Accidental/Natural Mutants Table

Accidental/Natural Mutants Table: Create as Mutant unless otherwise directed

01-15% Deliberate Exposure: Go to Deliberate/Experiments Table

16-30% Unknown/Natural: Latent mutations caused by everyday substances/exposure. Triggers may include sunlight, moonlight or even food or air substances. At any rate, the cause is unknown to the mutant.

30-50% Mutant Gene Structure/Genetic Aberration (10% chance it is common to all family members). Parentage:

01-10% Parents were both mutants/superbeings(80% chance of powers from birth)

11-20% One parent was a mutant(30% chance it was latent and never manifested, 30% chance powers from birth, 80% chance by puberty).

21-00% First generation mutant (5% chance of powers from birth, 50% chance from puberty)

51-80% Accidental Encounter:

01-25% Radioactive Waste/infection

01-10% Atmospheric Pollution

11-20% Food Contamination/Crops

21-30% Irradiated Animal or Person

31-40% Toxic Waste

41-50% Radiation Disease/Virus

51-60% Mutant Livestock Used as Food Source

61-70% Nuclear Bomb Site

71-80% Nuclear Fallout

81-90% Radioactive Isotope

91-00% Nuclear Reactor

26-50% Chemical Interaction: Go to Chemical/Toxin Table

51-75% Space Debris/Meteors

76-00% Energy of Unknown Origin or unusual type

81-00% Close Encounter/Exposure to Alien or Otherdimensional Beings

01-50% Superpowers- Create as Mutant

51-00% Alien Symbiote- Create as Sybiotic Superhuman

Deliberate/Experiments Table: Create as Experiment unless otherwise directed

01-05% Machine (roll for type)

01-05% Particle Accellerator

06-10% Quantum Flux Chamber

11-15% Molecular Accellerator

16-20% Molecular Destabilizer

21-25% Molecular Compressor

26-30% Hyperbolic Chamber/Transfusion of mutant blood

31-35% Vortex/Rift Generator

36-40% Energy Convergence Chamber-Choose type of energy

41-45% Matter/Anti-Matter Mix Chamber- Must roll one Insanity

46-50% Disintegration/Reintegration Chamber-Must roll one Insanity

51-55% Teleportation Device

56-60% Temporal Shift Device/Time Machine

61-65% Temporal Destabilizer

66-70% Subtle Energy Alteration Chamber

71-75% Interdimensional Rift Generator

76-80% Radiation Exposure Tank- Go to Radiation Exposure

81-85%Chemical Vapor Tank- Go to Chemical/Toxins

86-90% Injection/Inoculation Apparatus- Go to Chemical/Toxins

91-95% Submersion/Saline Tank- Go to Chemical/Toxins

96-00% Biohazard Chamber- Got to Exposed to Substance

06-10% Exposed To Substance (roll for type)

01-05% Alien Microbe

06-10% Alien Device- Go to Machine

11-15% Alien Element not on Periodic Table of the Elements

16-20% Interdimensional Rift

21-25% Interdimensional Substance- Go to Radiation Exposure

26-30% Otherdimensional Virus/Microbe

31-35% Alien Energy Ray- Choose type of energy

36-40% Otherdimensional Energy Source- Choose type of energy

41-45% Meteor or other Space Debris- Go to Radiation Exposure

46-50% Medicine/Vaccine- Go to Biological Agent

51-55% Quantum Anomaly

56-60% Vampire Blood(80% chance of becoming Undead Mega-Hero)

61-65% Psionic Device(80% chance of being Psionic- Create as Psionics character if under 80% is rolled)

66-70% Cosmetics Reaction- Go to Chemical/Toxins

71-75% Experimental Food Item

01-50% Biological Contamination- Go to Biological Agent

51-00% Chemical/Ingredient Reaction- Go to Chemical/Toxins

76-80% Chemical Weapon- Go to Chemical/Toxins

81-85% Biological Weapon- Go to Biological Agent

86-90% Psionic Weapon- Reduce IQ, MA and ME by -2

91-95% Nanytes

01-33% Supersoldier- Create as Supersoldier

34-66% Bionics Enhancement- Create as Bionics character

67-99% Super Powers- Create as Mutant

00% Mega-Hero- Creater as Mega-Hero

96-00% Magical Item

11-15% Combined with Symbiotic Creature- Create as Symbiotic Superhuman

16-20% Created to be Superior Fighting Machine- Create as Supersoldier

21-25% Steroid and Drug Enhancement- Create as Alterative Type Supersoldier with Chemical Enhancement

26-30% Implanted with Brain Alteration Technology- Create as Alternative Type Supersoldier with Brain Implant Augmentation

31-35% Endoskeletal Replacement- Create as Alternative Type Supersoldier with Endoskeletal Replacement

36-40% Bionic Experimentation- Create as Bionics character

41-45% Genetic Experimentation- Create as Eugenics character

46-50% Radiation Exposure (roll for type)

01-10% Meteor

11-20% Cosmic Rays

21-30% Gamma Radiation

31-40% Uranium (80% chance of having radiation side-effect)

41-50% Plutonium (80% chance of having radiation side-effect)

51-60% Nuclear Radiation (90% chance of having radiation side-effect)

61-70% Alien Particles

71-80% Interdimensional Rock

81-90% Alien Artifact

91-00% Other-Dimensional Artifact/Object

51-55% Biological Agent (roll for type)

01-10% Alien Microbe

11-20% Vampire Blood(80% chance of becoming Undead Mega-Hero)

21-30% Animal Serum or Blood

31-40% Alien Blood

41-50% Other-Dimensional Being's Blood

51-60% Transfusion from Superhuman or Mutant

61-70% Bio-Weapon

70-80% Supervirus

81-00% Experimental Mega-Toxin/anti-Virus

56-60% Addictive Limited Effect Substance- Create as Imbued Character

61-65% Part of Test Group to form Gestalt- Create as Physical Human Gestalt, then roll unde Machine to determine how it was accomplished

66-70% Attempt to Create Group Consciousness- Create as Psychic Human Gestalt

71-75% Sexuality Experiment resulting in Hormonal Surge- Create as Mutant

76-80% Social Experiment resulting in Hormonal Surge- Create as Mutant

81-85% Psychological Experiment- Create as Mutant using Crazy Hero option

86-90% Chemical/Toxins (roll for type)

01-15% Venom or Anti-Venom

16-30% Man-made Chemicals/Medicine

31-45% Man-made Chemical Weaponry

46-60% Alien Chemical

61-80% Acid

81-00% Biological Agent- Go to Biological Agent

91-95% Robotic Experiment to Create Duplicate as Robot- Create as Robotics Character

96-00% Mentally Transferred Into Robotic Body- Create as Robotics Character