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SUGGESTED CHARACTERISTICS d6 Bond
The bizarre science of the Simic Combine attracts a 5 I will get revenge on the shortsighted fool who killed
certain type of personality and encompasses a set of be- my precious krasis creation.
liefs about the nature of life. Simic members' bonds and
flaws derive from their scientific research-including 6 Everything I do is an attempt to impress someone I
their creation of new life forms, which they can become love.
very attached to.
FLAWS
PERSONALITY T RAITS
d6 Flaw
d8 Personality Trait I have a rather embarrassing mutation that I do every-
I can't wait to see what I become next! thing I can to keep hidden.
2 I am convinced that everything inclines toward con- 2 I'm more interested in taking notes on monstrous
stant improvement. anatomy than in lighting monsters.
3 I'm eager to explain every detail of my most intricate 3 Every social situation I'm in seems to lead to my ask-
experiments and theories to anyone who shows the ing rude personal questions.
least bit of interest. 4 I'm supremely confident in my ability to adapt to any
4 I assume that everyone needs even the most basic situation and handle any danger.
concepts explained to them. s I'll take any risk to earn recognition for my scientific
s I describe everything that happens as if it were going brilliance.
into my research notes (and it often is). 6 I have a tendency to take shortcuts in my research
6 I am insatiably curious about the seemingly infinite and any other tasks I have to complete.
forms and adaptations of life.
7 I can't resist prying into anything forbidden, since it C ONTACT S
must be terribly interesting. The fluid nature of clades, whose rosters span different
8 I employ a highly technical vocabulary to avoid laboratories and change as researchers discover new in-
imprecision and ambiguity in my communication. terests, creates abundant connections among the Simic.
The guild members live in watery sinkholes called
zonots, and their isolation shelters them from much con-
IDEALS
tact with outsiders. Nonetheless, a fair number of Simic
d6 Ideal members are former members of other guilds.
Guild. My guild is all that really matters. (Any) Roll twice on the Simic Contacts table (for an ally and
a rival) and once on the Non-Simic Contacts table.
2 Change. All life is meant to progress toward perfec-
tion, and our work is to hurry it along-no matter
SIMIC CONTACTS
what must be upended along the way. (Chaotic)
3 Knowledge. Understanding the world is more import- d8 Contact
ant than what you do with your knowledge. (Neutral) My research builds on my parents' work and takes it
in interesting new directions.
4 Greater Good. I want to reshape the world into higher
forms of life so that all can enjoy evolution. (Good) 2 If a serious problem confounds me, I can count on
s Logic. It's foolish to let emotions and principles inter- my mentor to provide clarity of thought.
fere with the conclusions of logic. (Lawful) 3 A former laboratory colleague went on to work on the
6 Superiority. My vast intellect and strength are di- Guardian Project.
rected toward increasing my sway over others. (Evil) 4 A former colleague has ventured into fields of
research that are possibly immoral and almost cer-
tainly illegal.
BONDS
s A former lover is now the supervisor of a prominent
d6 Bond clade.
I helped create a krasis that I love like a pet and would 6 My sibling has become an almost unrecognizable
carry with me everywhere ... except it's the size of a mutant.
building, and it might eat me. 7 An old friend has retreated into a secluded life as an
2 In my laboratory, I discovered something that I think ascetic deepsage, devoted to contemplating philo-
could eliminate half the life on Ravnica. sophical principles.
3 The other researchers in my clade are my family-a 8 My former clade supervisor is now engaged in field
big, eccentric family including members and parts of research studying some of the largest beasts and
many species. monsters on Ravnica.
4 The laboratory where I did my research contains
everything that is precious to me.

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