Effect
| Image |  |
| Description | You can feel your flesh tingling as strange shapes move under your skin. |
| Hidden Flags | Ratty Suit Part, Skin Effect |
| Effects | (Hidden: Can give HP and/or skew XP gains after a fight (see below)) |
Sources
filmy bandage (20 energy, 2 Body)
soaked cell sample (30 Energy, 4 Body)
writhing cell sample (30 Energy, 3 Hunger)
Using Ghoultouched to consume an opponent with this effect, including a Sewer Mutant or Subway Dweller, or Gang Warfare (PvP) opponents (gain as much energy of the effect as you got energy from eating it).
Removed by
Installing Bodyware
Notes
Acid-based techniques do extra damage vs. opponents with writhing flesh. These include:
- Acid Splash
- Acid Spit
- Acidic Ecofuel
- Fuming Acid
- River of Acid (NPC only)
If you win a fight with less than 50% HP, gain <some amount> of HP along with one of the following message:
With Perception as your highest base stat:
Your wounds knit over with thousands of tiny, staring eyes.
(Hidden: Gives ~Greatly Increased Chance of Perception XP to stat gains for that fight)
With Reflexes as your highest base stat:
Your body twists, wounds healing as your limbs become longer and more nimble.
(Hidden: Gives ~Greatly Increased Chance of Reflexes XP to stat gains for that fight)
With Strength as your highest base stat (or a tie among highest):
Lumps of knotted muscle and flesh knit over your wounds.
(Hidden: Gives ~Greatly Increased Chance of Strength XP to stat gains for that fight)
With Will as your highest base stat:
Your wounds heal, seemingly of their own volition.
(Hidden: Gives ~Greatly Increased Chance of Will XP to stat gains for that fight)
And with preserved cell culture equipped:
<one of the four messages above> The preserved cell sample you're carrying twitches and appears to grow in response.