Mortasheen "official" Gill Man Generator
Added 2017-09-13 10:01:00 +0000 UTCTitleknown on tumblr made one of these himself which is much more elaborate, but this is how I might have done one myself. You can use either one!
To generate a Gill Man, start with a human, then roll a D10 for each category:
SKIN:
1-Almost humanlike, if oddly wrinkly in places.
2-Slick and slimy, like an eel.
3-Warty and toadlike.
4-Rough and sharklike.
5-Finely scaled.
6-Larger, obvious carp-like scales.
7-Bony armor plating.
8-Mossy texture, like a stonefish
9-Translucent and jellylike, may sag on land.
10-Extremely slimy, always coated in thick goo.
EYES:
1-Almost humanlike, but slightly large and bulging.
2-Flat, circular fishy eyes.
3-Inky black orbs.
4-Incredibly huge and bulging.
5-Mudskipper-like protruding eyes.
6-Stalked.
7-Tiny pinpricks.
8-Binocular-like tubes.
9-Small, but surrounded by goggle-like transparent bubbles.
10-Absent.
HEAD (may be earless/noseless by choice) :
1-Fairly human.
2-Humanoid with fish fins where ears would be.
3-Fish fins on sides and on top.
4-Head basically looks like an entire fish.
5-Thin, may have elongated nose or even swordfish snout.
6-Big and neckless, toadlike.
7-Humanoid but unusually bony, sunken features.
8-Lacking any features but eyes and mouth.
9-Somewhat triangular and shark-like.
10-Big, bulbous cranium like a porpoise or octopus.
MOUTH:
1-Almost humanlike.
2-Lipless with exposed gums and teeth.
3-Fish lips.
4-Sharklike or piranha-like jaws.
5-Cluster of tentacles.
6-Big, wide, toothless and froglike.
7-Tubular, like a seahorse.
8-Long gar-like or salmon-like jaws.
9-Lamprey-like or toothless sucker.
10-Viperfish or anglerfish-like.
ARMS:
1-Humanlike, but with webbed hands.
2-Froglike. Suckered fingers.
3-Thin, long and bony.
4-Huge fish fin arms, almost like bat wings.
5-Big, powerful limbs with prominent claws.
6-Fish fins beginning at elbow.
7-Fish fins for hands.
8-Long whale-like flippers.
9-Manta-like fins, with or without fingers on the ends.
10-Tentacle-like.
LEGS:
1-Fairly normal, but with webbed feet.
2-Very long, thin and bony.
3-Thick, squat or clublike.
4-Fish tail instead of legs.
5-Both legs and a tail.
6-Two fish tails for legs.
7-Blubbery seal-like fused legs from the waist down.
8-Froglike legs, suckered toes.
9-Multiple small legs.
10-Tentacle-like.
DECORATIVE FEATURES:
1-Many elaborate fins and frills.
2-Sharp, protective thorns and spines
3-Illicium (anglerfish lure)
4-Fleshy chin barbel or whiskers.
5-Bioluminescent nodules.
6-Psychedelic, intense color patterns.
7-Leafy growths like a sea dragon.
8-Fleshy "hairs" or cilia
9-Long spines down back of head and/or torso.
10-Roll twice for two decorative features.
ODDITIES: (OPTIONAL)
1-Completely transparent except for organs.
2-Intensely psychedelic colors.
3-Covered in a thick, hard shell like some prehistoric fish.
4-Entire form unusually elongated and thin.
5-Face twisted sideways like a flounder.
6- Entire form naturally camouflaged to resemble rock, sand, algae, sea sponge, etc.
7-Extremely bloated, blobby body.
8-Large, hunched over, tends to walk on all fours when on land.
9-Roll for two oddities.
10-Roll for extreme oddity.
EXTREME ODDITIES: (only if you rolled a 10 on oddities)
1-HUGE overall. 3-10 times human size.
2-TINY overall. Could fit in another person's mouth.
3-One arm is like an entire eel or other fish. Other arm may appear to be its "tail."
4-Symbiotic jellyfish-like organism draped over body like "hair" or even a cloak.
5-Crusty layer of living barnacles and/or shellfish.
6-One or more crustacean features. (Sure you didn't mean to just play a crab Sectilian?)
7-Boneless.
8-Can completely change color and texture at will.
9-Paper-thin flattened body.
10-Disregard everything else: this Gill Man just looks like a fish with a normal, human face on it.
Comments
Very interesting. I like how with the right rolls/choices you can basically end up playing a Mortasheenian version of Octodad. :D
cobo4231
2017-09-30 10:21:54 +0000 UTC