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And here's the Medium! My very own slugcat OC with their own little campaign. They were born with diprosopia, the condition that causes embryos to develop with split faces or craniofacial duplication (like Frank and Louie, the famous cat!). Normally the Medium wouldn't have survived past the pup stage, however Taut Gossamer Strings decided to take them in despite the judgement from their fellow iterators.

If they were part of the game, the Medium would have the following attributes (subject to change):
Low Vision - the two middle eyes are non-functional, so the Medium's vision is impaired. They'd have a lower FOV and objects further away would become blurry.

Monk-like movement and strength - while Goss managed to heal the Medium so that it can survive to adulthood, general mobility is still a little hindered, therefore this slugcat will not be performing any of the Hunter's stunts.

Double Stomach Carry - Two faces means two potential throats to store small objects in! The Medium keeps objects in their throat rather than their stomach, which I'd assume you'd be able to swap using a button to choose which storage you use.

Second Vision - For reasons unknown, the Medium has always been able to see strange apparitions of long-dead creatures and echos of the ancients. As a result, the Medium can use these visions to otherwise survive in a world which offers no safety. By holding down a button, the Medium stands still and connects with this second vision, allowing them to see more clearly, surpassing their otherwise bad FOV. Echos define structures around the Medium (similarly to the overseer helping the Medium see in dark places), as well as point out creatures from across screens, alerting the Medium to their presence. The more the button is held, the stronger these visions become. Releasing the button will cause the visions to slowly fade until the button is held again. Medium's echos will also act as guides, leading the slugcat either to the Depths or another objective depending on the route you choose to take.

Only 1 Karma -the Medium starts with only the first level of karma, and must visit multiple echos to reach max karma.

Many more echos - you can see so many more echos!! Almost required to get max karma.

Scav Reputation - low at first, but easier to increase with gifts and aiding them.

Creature Reputation - High from the get go, the Medium's affinity with echos and the world around them either means creatures ignore the Medium, or will approach with curiosity rather than hostility.

I don't know much about balance, I'm more having these abilities for the sake of storytelling, so I'll probably refine these the more I think about it!

Description
And here's the Medium! My very own slugcat OC with their own little campaign. They were born with diprosopia, the condition that causes embryos to develop with split faces or craniofacial duplication (like Frank and Louie, the famous cat!). Normally the Medium wouldn't have survived past the pup stage, however Taut Gossamer Strings decided to take them in despite the judgement from their fellow iterators.

If they were part of the game, the Medium would have the following attributes (subject to change):
Low Vision - the two middle eyes are non-functional, so the Medium's vision is impaired. They'd have a lower FOV and objects further away would become blurry.

Monk-like movement and strength - while Goss managed to heal the Medium so that it can survive to adulthood, general mobility is still a little hindered, therefore this slugcat will not be performing any of the Hunter's stunts.

Double Stomach Carry - Two faces means two potential throats to store small objects in! The Medium keeps objects in their throat rather than their stomach, which I'd assume you'd be able to swap using a button to choose which storage you use.

Second Vision - For reasons unknown, the Medium has always been able to see strange apparitions of long-dead creatures and echos of the ancients. As a result, the Medium can use these visions to otherwise survive in a world which offers no safety. By holding down a button, the Medium stands still and connects with this second vision, allowing them to see more clearly, surpassing their otherwise bad FOV. Echos define structures around the Medium (similarly to the overseer helping the Medium see in dark places), as well as point out creatures from across screens, alerting the Medium to their presence. The more the button is held, the stronger these visions become. Releasing the button will cause the visions to slowly fade until the button is held again. Medium's echos will also act as guides, leading the slugcat either to the Depths or another objective depending on the route you choose to take.

Only 1 Karma -the Medium starts with only the first level of karma, and must visit multiple echos to reach max karma.

Many more echos - you can see so many more echos!! Almost required to get max karma.

Scav Reputation - low at first, but easier to increase with gifts and aiding them.

Creature Reputation - High from the get go, the Medium's affinity with echos and the world around them either means creatures ignore the Medium, or will approach with curiosity rather than hostility.

I don't know much about balance, I'm more having these abilities for the sake of storytelling, so I'll probably refine these the more I think about it!