Monsterpunk Class Playbook: The Bodybuilder

“I changed my name after my state change from a primarily biological being to a primarily mechanical one, but that doesn’t mean I’ve only been two people throughout my life, rather, I’ve been dozens. I’ve changed most of my components at least three times and before that I’d replaced all of the cells in my body an estimated four times. Every time I enter sleep mode, the personality that reboots is a slightly different one to that of the previous day. Continuity of consciousness, therefore, is an illusion. The key is that you never realize how much you’ve changed until a sufficiently traumatic experience forces you to confront it.” -Theseus, Hivemind Cyborg.

The Bodybuilder is an advanced Class for the game of Monsterpunk. Bodybuilders have entirely mechanical bodies, which are easier to repair and do maintenance on at the cost of having less Orgone to draw from. As machines with souls they can do things like throw rocket punches or self-destruct their outer shells, which biological forms couldn't dream of.

Bodybuilders are dependant on having material resources to afford upgrades to their bodies. The Bodybuilder has a long list of selectable Tricks & Features that they can buy with Wealth, with the ability to install or switch around whichever they need as money allows. While other Classes must balance their Tricks & Features as they level, the Bodybuilder does not have this limitation and can fill themselves with whatever Tricks or Features from their list as long as they can afford them.

The Bodybuilder is recommended for Players that already have some experience with the Monsterpunk game system. In this file you'll find all the rules and lore to play as a Bodybuilder, example character concepts and a 1st Level build example with advice to play it.