Augmented Mutant "Template"

[Christopher Lambert]

In a lot of sci-fi novels, there are "generic mutants". They don't have powers like creating bioelectricity or emitting poison gas, but they're measurably stronger, faster, and smarter than regular humans. You can find them in old Star Trek (eg Khan), Andromeda and, I think, Dark Angel as well.

Needless to say there's no way such a creature would be balanced compared to regular humans without a CR and level adjustment; they're a lot more powerful than franks.

If a creature, in D20 Modern, had +4 Strength, +4 Dex, +4 Con and +4 Int, would you consider that template to have a level adjustment of +2? More? Less? Some fraction (eg 1.5)? I'm willing to touch the stats up or down to reach a full number for the level adjustment.

 

[jaerdaph]

I've been thinking about how this might work for a similar idea - a Wold Newton Family template that would allow for exceptional characters like Sherlock Holmes and Doc Savage.

Edit: Forgot to add that I think switching to the CR/XP system in Grim Tales is probably the easiest way to go with this sort of thing.