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Biotic Inquisitor

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 Biotic Inquisitor
Limits only exist until someone is mad enough to break them

A demented specialty for those willing to bend the body beyond nature

By Ignacio Revilla

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Artificer Specialist: Biotic Inquisitor but they don’t count against the number of artificer

Your contemporaries forge and brew and craft, spells you can prepare.

incapable of seeing that innovation lies not in steel and Biotic Spells

stone, but blood and bone. You were born with a knack Artificer Level Spell

for discerning weakness in design, wasted potential. 3rd Ensnaring Strike, Find

Villains, champions, and monsters alike, all show that Familiar

the capacity to excel is intrinsic to every form of life. Yet
it remains dormant, yearning to be tapped into.
Though your practice may be ridiculed and frowned
upon amongst your peers, only you seem to recognize
that in the face of the dangers of the supernatural,
civilization has withered to ghastly mundanity. You
swear to explore the secrets of flesh and mind, augment
them to their breaking point, then press even further. A
glorious return to glorious evolution.
The task is far from easy, but that has only encouraged
you. The journey will be long and hard-fought, fraught
with failure and persecution. But you live to challenge
the “set in stone”, to ignore restrictions and refutations,
and to risk it all for a shot at change. So you persevere.
Mutate, blow past your limits, and inch ever closer to
the peak of natural selection. Happy harvesting!
5th Barkskin, Dragon’s Breath
9th Magic Circle, Meld Into
Stone
13th Stoneskin, Polymorph
17th Awaken, Reincarnate
Plot Hooks for a Biotic Inquisitor:
1. An experiment gone wrong is running rampant. Perhaps
it was the cause of a calamity or actively terrorizes the local
populace. Matters were never supposed to get this out of
hand. You will put things back where they belong.
2. A rival inventor feigned interest for your ideas and a
willingness to brainstorm, being one of the few artificers
not to scoff at your practice. Instead, they sent a group of
hired thugs to raid your workplace, leave you for dead, and
claim your designs for their own.
3. You got into massive debt chasing mad science from
dawn to dusk and dawn again. Mere inches away from
realizing your wildest dreams, your gold ran out. Figures.
Those you got involved with have killed for a debt a tenth
of the size of yours. You need money. Badly. Quickly.

Tool Proficiency: Mutation:

3rd-level Biotic Inquisitor feature
You gain proficiency with cook’s utensils. If you already
have this proficiency, you gain proficiency with another
type of artisan’s tools of your choice.
Biotic Spells:
3rd-level Biotic Inquisitor feature
You always have certain spells prepared after you reach
a particular level in this class, as shown in the Biotic
Spells table. These spells count as artificer spells to you,
3rd-level Biotic Inquisitor feature
Over the course of a long rest, you can expose any
creature (other than yourself, Elementals, or
Constructs) to an experimental gene therapy, twisting
the fiber of their very being into a strand of macabre,
revolutionary new life. Performing a mutation requires
you to have cook’s utensils and tinker’s tools on your
person.
Mutations last for a number of days equal to your
Intelligence modifier, and could cause physical or even
behavioral changes, at DM discretion. A creature can

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 only be affected by one mutation at a time, and you can
only apply a number of mutations equal to your
proficiency bonus. Mutations need not be reapplied to
gain any new benefits you have acquired, such as a
bonus to Steel-Skin from you leveling up. To determine
the resulting deviant effect, roll a d8:
• 1 = Super Warrior Serum: Gain 2d6
Temporary Hit Points as a bonus action. Once these are
lost or replaced, have disadvantage on your first attack for
the following turn.
• 2 = Hyper-Sense: Gain a +3 to Wisdom
(Perception) checks, 60 ft. of darkvision, and 10 ft. of
blindsight. Your sense of smell allows you to cast Detect
Poison and Disease at will, and you can recognize a
material or person you have encountered before by tact
or sound. Your extreme environmental awareness
prevents you from taking a long rest or sleeping in the
vicinity of a densely populated area.
• 3 = Inebriated Might: When under the
influence of alcohol, gain a +2 to Strength and a +2 to
damage rolls with any melee weapon attack. However,
for every drink you take after the first, you must make a
DC 8 Constitution saving throw or become Poisoned for
1 minute. This DC increases by 2 for every subsequent
roll. Your metabolism also consumes alcohol at a faster
rate, ensuring the beneficial effects fade after 1 round.
• 4 = Blighted Boils: Force diseased boils to
sprout on your skin as a bonus action. On your following
turn, you can spend your action to release the plague,
dealing 4d6 poison damage to any creature within 10 ft. If
an enemy hits you while the boils are not yet popped, the
effect triggers, but you take damage as well.
• 5 = Elasticity: You become as malleable as
rubber and can stretch your limbs out to double their
usual range. As an action, you can flatten yourself to the
width of a piece of paper, grow to double your height, fold
to 1/4th of your size, or turn your body into a parachute,
bridge, shield, or any other feasible shape. However, this
doesn’t impact how much you can carry, push, drag, or
lift, or your overall endurance. You have vulnerability to
piercing damage.
• 6 = Brainiac: You can flawlessly recall anything
you have experienced in the past 7 days, recognize any
language being spoken and any spell being cast, learn 5
languages of your choice, and gain proficiency with 2 skills
of your choice. Your now-proud brain sternly rejects
failure. Any failed roll, check, or save forces you to take
1d6 psychic damage. If you roll a natural 1, regardless of
the result, the damage is increased to 2d6.
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• 7 = Speed Freak: Your speed increases by 10 ft.,
you can Dash as a bonus action, climbing doesn’t cost you
extra movement, and you are unaffected by difficult
terrain. You have disadvantage to resist any effect that
activates when you move into a space and require an
additional 2 hours to gain the benefits of a long rest.
• 8 = Steel-Skin: Your Hit Point Maximum
increases by an amount equal to double the Biotic
Inquisitor’s artificer level and you can carry, push, drag,
and lift double your usual amount. However, your speed
decreases by 5 ft., you have disadvantage on Initiative
checks, and you have vulnerability to acid damage.
Plot Hooks for a Biotic Inquisitor:
4. You discovered that a well-loved organization secretly works on
stagnating society instead of advancing it. They have long been on
a crusade to assimilate the world into their fold of “genetic
superiority”. Everyone under the same umbrella, without
exceptions or liberty for personal growth. Despicable! You must
put an end to their abominable quest.
5. You have spent your life trying to create a perfect hero, someone
to unite and protect us against all odds. You have nothing thus far,
but through following extraordinary individuals, testing them, and
learning from them, you may just find what you need. You will
deliver this world its savior.
6. Wary of your increasingly “unsafe” and “unethical” experiments,
your investors have cut your funding. The gall! This is how they
thank you for years of diligence? No. They might be powerful, but
you won’t be a pawn. If they were to have tragic accidents or be
met with scandals and disruption, it might prompt them to
consider a new, more reasonable arrangement.
Dissect:
5th-level Biotic Inquisitor feature
Over the course of a short rest, you can apply your
anatomical expertise to conduct an autopsy on the
corpse of any creature. You learn the species of the
creature, its age, gender, precise cause of death, and if it
has any vulnerabilities, resistances, or immunities. Upon
completion, you can choose to spend a slot for your
Infused Items to create a keepsake of the creature,
storing a “Special Ability” (traits listed above actions in
the monster statblock) into a talisman.
If the ability can be activated at will during the creature’s
turn (such as a Medusa’s petrifying gaze), you can
activate it as an action on your turn. If the ability is a
passive trait (such as a Minotaur’s labyrinthine recall),
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 you can grant yourself that effect by attuning to the
talisman. You cannot create a talisman from any
creature with a CR higher than your artificer level
divided by 3, rounded down.
Genetic Expertise:
9th-level Biotic Inquisitor feature
Your talent in biology and gene-splicing has progressed
enough for you to have discovered 4 additional
mutations to inflict along with upgrades to all previous
mutations, upping your Mutation Die to a d12. You can
now choose to make a mutation permanent until you
replace it. Additionally, you can substitute the tools used
for mutation for a workbench (an operating table
shadowed by a lightning rod over an exposed sky, a
crystal vat of radioactive material, a dentist chair, the
potential is limitless), which allows you to roll your
Mutation Die twice and pick either result.
• 1 = Super Warrior Serum: Gain [2d6 + your
Constitution modifier] Temporary Hit Points as a bonus
action. Once these are lost or replaced, have disadvantage
on your next attack roll, check, or save. Once per day, if
you drop to 0 Hit Points, you can choose to drop to 1 Hit
Point instead.
• 2 = Hyper-Sense: Gain a +3 to Wisdom
(Perception) checks, 120 ft. of darkvision, and 20 ft. of
blindsight. Your sense of smell allows you to cast Detect
Poison and Disease and Detect Evil and Good at will and
Zone of Truth once per day. You can recognize a material
or person you have encountered before by tact or sound.
Your extreme environmental awareness prevents you
from taking a long rest or sleeping unless completely
insulated to the point of sensory deprivation. You gain a
+3 to Wisdom (Insight) and Wisdom (Survival) Checks
and 5 ft. of truesight.
• 3 = Inebriated Might: When under the
influence of alcohol, gain a +2 to Strength and a +3 to
damage rolls with any melee weapon attack. However,
for every drink you take after the first, you must make a
DC 8 Constitution saving throw or become Poisoned for
1 hour. This DC increases by 2 for every subsequent roll.
Your metabolism also consumes alcohol at a faster rate,
ensuring the beneficial effects fade after 1 round. Once per
day, you can add a damage bonus to a melee weapon
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attack equal to the number of drinks you have had that
day, to a maximum of 20.
• 4 = Blighted Boils: Force diseased boils to
sprout on your skin as a bonus action. On your following
turn, you can spend your action to release the plague,
dealing 4d6 poison or necrotic damage (your choice) to all
creatures within a 10 ft. radius. If an enemy hits you while
the boils are not yet popped, the effect triggers, but you
take damage as well. When you drop 0 Hit Points or
below, a virulent explosion of disease and malodor applies
your boils damage to any creature within a 30 ft. radius.
• 5 = Elasticity: You become as malleable as
rubber and can stretch your limbs out to triple their usual
range. As an action, you can flatten yourself to the width
of a piece of paper, grow to triple your height, fold to 1/8th
of your size, or turn your body into a parachute, bridge,
shield, or any other feasible shape. However, this doesn’t
impact how much you can carry, push, drag, or lift, or
your overall endurance. You have vulnerability to
piercing damage.
• 6 = Brainiac: You can flawlessly recall anything
you have experienced in the past 7 days, recognize any
language being spoken and any spell being cast, learn 10
languages of your choice, gain proficiency with 2 skills of
your choice, and Expertise with a skill of your choice you
were proficient with before mutating. Your now-proud
brain sternly rejects failure. Any failed roll, check, or save
forces you to take 1d8 psychic damage. If you roll a natural
1, regardless of the result, the damage is increased to 2d8.
• 7 = Speed Freak: Your speed increases by 20 ft.,
you can Dash as a bonus action, climbing doesn’t cost you
extra movement, and you are unaffected by difficult
terrain. You have disadvantage to resist any effect that
activates when you move into a space and require an
additional 4 hours to gain the benefits of a long rest. You
can take 2 reactions per round and carry up to two
Medium or smaller willing creatures without hindering
your speed. Taking the Dash action now triples your
speed instead of doubling it.
• 8 = Steel-Skin: Your Hit Point Maximum
increases by an amount equal to double the Biotic
Inquisitor’s artificer level and you can carry, push, drag,
and lift double your usual amount. However, your speed
decreases by 10 ft., you have disadvantage on Initiative
checks, and you have vulnerability to acid damage. You
are considered Large in size, can exchange one of your
attacks with the Multiattack feature to shove or grapple,
have advantage to shove or grapple smaller creatures, and
are able to wield weapons made for Large creatures (such
as an Oni’s glaive).
• 9 = Psionic: You can read the surface level
thoughts of any creature within 80 ft. of you and use your
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action to push or pull one object or creature you can see
toward or away from you at a speed of 60 ft. per turn if the
target weighs as much as your [Intelligence score x your
character level] or less (Kg). Overflowing thoughts from
every nearby creature makes it so you cannot concentrate
on any spell and cannot speak coherently (you can still
mutter verbal components for spells). If you are hit while
manipulating a target, you must make a Concentration
check as if you were concentrating on a spell, dropping
whatever you were holding on a failure.
• 10 = Ether Step: As a bonus action, you can
step between the Ethereal and Material Planes, teleporting
yourself and everything you are wearing or carrying to a
space you can see within 100 ft. If the space is occupied by
an object, you can rebound and teleport again by spending
your Reaction. If the space is occupied by a creature, the
first successful attack you make against the creature on the
same turn forcefully moves them to the nearest available
space. Ending your turn in an occupied space deals 6d10
force damage and returns you to your initial position.
You can freely teleport a number of times per day equal
to the Biotic Inquisitor’s Intelligence modifier. If you
choose to teleport past this point, you roll a d20 for each
“jump”. On an 11 or higher, nothing happens. On a 10 or
lower, you teleport to an unoccupied space of your DM’s
choosing within 400 ft, even beyond range of sight.
• 11 = Elemental Avatar: You choose a damage
type: Either fire, cold, acid, or lightning (This decision
cannot be reversed unless the mutation is lost and
regained). As an action, you can envelop your body in an
aura of that element for 1 minute, gaining resistance to
damage of its kind and immunity if you normally had
resistance. Any weapon attacks you make deal an
additional 1d6 elemental damage, and you can spend an
action or swap an attack with the Multiattack feature to
shoot off a blast equivalent to a Chromatic Dragonborn’s
breath weapon of the matching element. You also choose
to gain either a swimming, flying, or burrowing speed
equal to your movement speed to accompany the
transformation.
The first time you use this transformation gives you 1
level of Exhaustion upon reverting. The second on the
same day gives 2 more, while the third inflicts another 3.
A fourth metamorphosis is lethal, though you ignore the
effects of Exhaustion while transformed. You can end the
transformation early as a bonus action.
• 12 = Healing Factor: At the start of your turn,
you heal an amount of damage equal to [your character
level + your Constitution modifier] and your life
expectancy doubles. You can regenerate any lost limbs or
organs within 24 hours. Magical healing and spells that
remove Conditions have no effect on you.
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Plot Hooks for a Biotic Inquisitor:
7. You employed mutated individuals to procure much-needed
resources for you, your family, and those in the neighborhood.
Steal from the rich, the rich bite back. Everyone you know is
between a rock and a hard place, and some good people you
mutated have ended up dead for getting involved. You have to
find a way to get out of this mess.
8. A shadowy cabal made you an offer you couldn’t refuse, but
you declined away. Can’t an artificer have peace to tinker these
days? Turns out they aren’t fond of “No”, and enforcers
trashing your shop and gear seems to be the least of your
problems. Just what have you gotten yourself into?
9. They called you a monster for things you had no control
over. They spat as you passed, denied you your future. Not
anymore. Let them shift into twisted forms, let the world see
them for the monsters they truly are. Fire will cleanse their
masks, and your science is the spark.
Stitch Monster:
15th-level Biotic Inquisitor feature
As your fascination with organic matter, living or dead,
grows with time, you make strides in the development
of an ultimate project, an unholy fusion of every trophy
you have ever harvested. Over the course of a week, you
can create a Stitch Monster from the talismans obtained
by dissecting corpses. The number of talismans you can
use for a single Stitch Monster is equal to your artificer
level, and once a talisman is part of your abomination, it
no longer counts against the number of Infused Items
you can have.
The resulting aberration can use the Special Abilities
from all of the talismans and has access to a maximum
of one action of your choice from each creature it is
composed of, assuming the action remains possible for
the body part in question. If these creatures have access
to the Multiattack feature, the Stitch Monster does as
well. Its size is determined by its largest component, and
it retains any senses, resistances, and vulnerabilities (but
not immunities) from its genetic makeup.
The Armor Class of the Stitch Monster is the average of
all its constituents, rounding down. Its speed equals the
average of its constituents rounding up to the nearest
multiple of 5. It is proficient in no skills or saving throws.
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Its Stats are determined by the highest value of each Stat
between its members. Its Maximum Hit Points equal
[the number of talismans used in its creation + your
Intelligence score + five times your Artificer level).
Once created, the Stitch Monster is only given life if you
cast the Awaken spell on it. Alternatively, casting
Reincarnate within 10 ft. of it allows you to transfer even
an unwilling soul into the shell of your creation. Given
life, it understands no languages but answers to you, and
can even act as your familiar. When not given any direct
orders, it acts on its own accord to disturbing effect,
seeing as its mind is the product of multiple entities’
clashing desires. It takes its initiative after your own, and
you can spend your bonus action to give it a simple
verbal command, lest it lash out against the world and
devour anything within its path.
If the command compels it to self-harm or death or
forces it through degrading circumstance, there is an
80% chance it will rebel and never obey your commands
again. If treated with care, it may even allow you to
mount it. You can only have one active Stitch Monster
at a time, but instead of destroying the previous model,
you can choose to release it to the wild, gifting it
complete liberty. If you die, your current Stitch Monster
is released in the same manner.

(Sample Stitch Monster crafted by a 15th level artificer with an Intelligence score of 16, using 5 talismans)

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 Suggested Physical Mutations Tables (d4)
Super Warrior Serum
1. Increased muscular development.
Physical strength and resilience don’t
necessarily grow to match. Body could
break under strain.
2. Irregular hair growth throughout the
body. Inconsistent thickness and color.
3. Sudden cravings. Ravenous hunger.
Potential appetite for socially inedible
substances.
4. Unmanageable outbursts of might,
perhaps leading to unintentional damage
of a person or object.
Blighted Boils
1.Fungal growths throughout the body.
Each time they are removed, they grow
back, spreading farther each time.
2. Any object in prolonged contact with
you experiences a mold-like growth.
Sufficient exposure causes structural
weakness.
3. Foul stench. Repulsive to most
monsters. Plants wither as you pass.
4. Your blood becomes a green, syrupy
sap. Toxic if ingested, undetectable when
mixed with water. Cauterizes wounds.
Speed Freak
1. Biological need to intake titanic
amounts of food and drink to feel full.
Resistance to inebriation.
2. Constant need to keep at least one part
of your body moving unless you are either
asleep or dead.
3. Bizarre fatigue when physically inactive.
Coupled with adrenaline burst when
beginning any endeavor.
4. Distracting blur to form, as if
permanently vibrating. A low buzz can be
heard emanating from your body.
Ether Step
1. Parts of you become translucent at
random intervals.
2. Objects in your possession periodically
materialize and reappear.
3. Tendency for accidental teleportation,
especially when overlooking a landscape.
4. Distinguishing marks on your body,
such as scars, tattoos, or burns, move to a
different place each time you warp.
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Hyper Sense
1. Aberrant development of sensory
organs: Mainly the nose, eyes, ears, and
tongue.
2. Bioluminescent eyes and blood.
3. Sensory saturation. Food tastes the
same, voices mix and match when not
paying attention, faces start to blend into
one.
4. Acute awareness of own bodily
processes. Senses can keenly detect the
heartbeat, flow of blood and oxygen,
contraction of muscles, creaking of bones.
Elasticity
1. Tendency to droop when nervous, or
for body to subconsciously elongate
toward an escape route when afraid.
2. Spring-like rebound after landing.
3. Ability to store tiny harmless objects
between the folds of your body.
4. Capacity to “print” objects unto body by
pressing them against it for a sufficient
amount of time. Can mold hands to
replicate small tools you are proficient
with or simple bludgeoning weapons to
replace your unarmed strikes (ex: mace).
Steel-Skin
1. Skin turns to a metallic shade when hit
or under pressure.
2. Armor and weapons partially bond to
your shape and wrap around your form,
becoming extensions of yourself.
3. Strange glistening skin, bouncing off
light from afar similar to a spyglass.
Reflections can be seen on your body.
4. Intense discomfort and rustiness when
exposed to humid environments. Sinking,
defeated feeling in warm climates.
Invigorating boost in the cold.
Elemental Avatar
1. Elemental energy permanently wisps
around you, surging through anyone who
touches you.
2. Your element is volatile in your
presence.
3. Your element shies away from your
form, slightly becoming more subdued.
4. You can summon powerless sparks of
your elemental power, if only for show.
Inebriated Might
1.Permanent dehydration when deprived
of drink. Body seems to unnaturally swell
with energy when drinking.
2. Irregular bodily proportions. One limb
larger than the other, crooked back,
permanently squinting eyes.
3. Twisted teeth and fingers, adept at
tearing caps off the bottle.
4. Tendency to transpire heavily for
prolonged periods of time, without
apparent cause. Sweat becomes minimally
acidic and flammable.
Brainiac
1. Dramatic increase to size of head.
Durability of skull boosted to match.
2. Perceived breathing trouble. Larger
oxygen intake needed to power new brain.
Incessant yawning.
3. Slight golden glow emanates from
forehead when formulating bright ideas.
Emits various colored glows depending on
your emotional state.
4. Concentration noticeably heats the
skull, accompanied by twitching. Smoke
may pour out the ears.
Psionic
1. Ability to unwillingly sense flashes of the
past of an object or person upon first
contact.
2. Muscular atrophy, caused by an over-
reliance on telekinesis over physical
activity.
3. Inability to mask what you are feeling or
perceiving. Body language follows what
you meant, not what you said.
4. Aura that varies alongside you between
empathy and antipathy, slowly spreading
to those nearby.
Healing Factor
1. Any wounds formerly healed by magic
begin to retroactively scar your body.
2. You ignore pain and may not even
detect that you have been wounded.
3. You can briefly dislocate bones or sprain
muscles with no detriment.
4. Weapons or ammunition stuck to your
body soon fall to the ground as it fills the
space with fresh tissue.
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 Behavioral Mutation Table (d20)
1. Carelessness: There is no trial you cannot tackle, no obstacle too
great and no crusade too hopeless. You’re invincible.
2. Irritability: Your new abilities fire off at their own convenience.
Though sometimes you aren’t so sorry about the consequences.
3. Temper: Your emotions frequently overwhelm you, even in cases
you could previously manage with ease.
4. Isolation: Those you love can never see your sorry state. Never!
They would despise you. You would lose them. Anything but that.
5. Evasion: You know you’re a freak, but there’s really no point
discussing it. A deflection here and there and they should get the hint.
6. Hubris: Your newfound skills are unparalleled and place you firmly
above the rest. You feel no hatred for them. Only pity.
7. Impatience: Can we get going already? You didn’t get these powers
to stand around.
8. Toughness: Act like a beacon of hope, an unbreakable icon, even if
you aren’t. It makes them feel safer. Happier. Even if you aren’t.
9. Antipathy: You can see through masks and pleasantries. There are
no saints in the world. Everyone is just as bad as all the rest.
10. Low Commitment: You float from group to group, seeking
acceptance. Even if you were to find it, would you know it?
11. Imposter: You don’t deserve it. You owe it all to the mutations.
12. Depression: This power is a curse, not a gift. Those who say
otherwise should walk a mile in your shoes.
13. Curiosity: Your new outlook forces you to reexamine and
rediscover everything you took for granted.
14. Empathy: You understand what Orcs and Drow and other
“monsters” have gone through. You see the true monsters now.
15. Loyalty: Not many stick by you, but those who do are precious.
16. Bravado: A charismatic wit never killed anyone. Right?
17. Honesty: Frankly, you don’t care what they think anymore.
Sometimes the words just flow out of your mouth.
18. Addiction: You gluttonously chase the high of mutations.
19.Epiphany: You must have been given this great power for
something. This is a calling to make something of yourself.
20.Paranoia: You can feel them loathe you. Hate you for being
different, better. You will not allow it. You will strike first.
Biotic Workshop Table (d8)
1. The sewers provide a sprawling network for you to hide your
experiments from prying eyes. The common pests and stench ensures
you never run out of fresh subjects, but also make for a steady flow of
foolish adventurers. In time, you have even installed markings to guide
your way and secret passages to evade pursuers.
2. After the local astrologist was put to the noose for heresy, his well-
stocked observatory has lain empty for decades. At least, that is what
most think. No one could suspect that beneath the rusty copper and
rotting wood hides a follower of progress, not decay. The place might
be a decrepit dump, but it’s your decrepit dump.
3. Apparently, you won a contest staged by an aristocratic couple to
pawn off their family manor. A murder in the family, or some such,
prompted them to move away. No matter. The estate provides more
than enough space for your research, which, coincidentally, hasn’t
helped the rumors that the place is haunted.
4. You decided to reinvigorate a watchtower by the beachside, meant
to scout for pirates in an age long past. Renovating it was no easy feat,
but certainly gratifying and well worth it. However, the bright lights
from your experiments meant folk took it as a lighthouse, and before
you knew it, a municipal contract was in your hands. Damn it.
5. You can never go wrong with the classics. A series of interconnected
caverns, laden with bottomless pits, bountiful ore, and clusters of bats?
Sounds like home already. Just image the waterfall secret exit!
6. A sentient great oak has recently opened its doors to you to work
within its colossal trunk. The tree itself is wise and well-meaning but
has the bothersome trait of communicating solely through cryptic
rhymes. It has never revealed its name, age, origin, or motive for aid.
You have yet to look the gift tree in the mouth.
7. Your current lab finds itself in the back and basement of a popular
tavern. The innkeeper is under the impression that you’re a brewer-
Supplying him with booze pays the rent, at least. You just pray that an
unlucky drunk doesn’t wander in looking for the lavatory.
8. After a Beholder dreamt up a baby, both fell in the resulting skirmish,
and you moved into its charming lair. Without levitation or telekinesis,
getting it to work has been difficult, but you aren’t known as a genius
for no reason. Just watch out for any live traps or stray minions.

Sample Biotic Inquisitor NPC: Matthias Silco

Matthias was known by many names, often multiple at once. Doctor. Heretic. Father. As a local healer, his skills were always seen as
second to the priests of the nearby temple, who mocked his science, called it unnatural, the antithesis of dignity. And it was when his
daughter fell ill from a plague that he couldn’t cure that the priests laughed the hardest. She deserved it, they said. Who were they to say
what she deserved?
But he didn’t kill them. He was a doctor. He would help them. Help them see themselves as what they truly were. What he claimed was
an offering for divine mercy was bait, and the clerics gobbled it up. They became twisted servants of Matthias, monstrous reflections of
their monstrous souls. He realized that if he could stamp out evil here, he could do so elsewhere. For Matilda.

Plot Hook:
First, he made the priests eradicate their own family lines. Poetic. He took their gold to buy out the village, make some renovations. A
lab, defenses. Then, he began. The clergy, the aristocracy, the guilds, anyone who represented corruption and repression would be
dragged back by a warband of abominations and become one by next dawn. If some perished in the raid, no tears were shed by Matthias.
The rich and powerful managed to track down Dr. Silco, and now turn to hired help to assail his compound, bring back any “intact”
hostages, and return with Matthias himself, dead or alive. If confronted, however, the doctor will present a rival bid. He has claimed the
wealth of many men. If it is gold they seek, go back on their word, and side with him. What will they choose?

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