Chrysalis Machine

Chrysalis Machine (TL11)

A chrysalis machine is a pod that spins a life-support web around the patient, completely enfolding him. Each cell is surrounded with biological repair and support machinery, which take over control from the patient's own DNA. The machine instructs the cells to begin self-repair procedures, and if necessary, takes apart the patient cell by cell and rebuilds him in accordance with its own programming.

A chrysalis machine can function as a high-speed regeneration tank, healing injury at 1 HP per hour. Crippled limbs or organs are restored when the lost HP are recovered. A chrysalis machine can also function as a nanostasis tank and rejuvenation tank; it does so at 12 times normal speed.

A chrysalis machine can revive the dead, provided the body was not totally destroyed (-10 × HT or worse). Roll against Physician skill to do so, at -2 for every hour the subject has been dead. Success restores the patient to life. Failure by 1 or 2 restores the patient with personality intact, but with substantial memory loss (treat as Partial Amnesia). Failure by 3 or more restores the body with no mind or personality, although downloading could potentially fix that.

As long as there are some traces of genetic material remaining (the body may be crushed or burned, but not disintegrated) the chrysalis can clone the original using genetic reconstruction. Unless a mind emulation is available, the result will be a blank-minded clone. A chrysalis machine can direct itself using its own dedicated computer's Physician-13 skill (15 at TL12), or be controlled by an operator. $500,000, 600 lbs., 2E/200 hr. LC2.