Adaptation

Practice — Change, evolution, environmental response

Practice Domain

Adaptation is the Practice of biological change, evolution, and environmental response. It allows practitioners to develop resistances, mutate, shapeshift, and push their body beyond normal limits.

Resistance

Attunement: Hearts

RCTagEffect
0AcclimateAdjust to temperature, altitude, minor hazards
1HardenResist specific damage type, develop immunity
2ArmoredSignificant damage resistance, natural armor
3ReactiveAutomatically adapt to counter current threat
4ImmuneComplete immunity to chosen damage type

Tuning

Attunement: Diamonds

RCTagEffect
0AdjustFunction in uncomfortable environments
1SurviveThrive in hostile conditions—underwater, vacuum briefly
2ThrivePerfect environmental adaptation, no penalties
3NativeBecome suited to impossible environments
4Omni-AdaptFunction perfectly in any environment instantly

Mutation Trigger

Attunement: Flowers

RCTagEffect
0QuirkMinor harmless mutation, cosmetic changes
1ShiftFunctional mutation, extra features
2EvolveSignificant beneficial mutation
3ChimeraMajor transformation, monstrous features
4ApotheosisTranscend current biological form entirely

Selectivity

Attunement: Diamonds

RCTagEffect
0MimicCopy minor features—voice, coloring
1BlendCamouflage, appear as different person
2ShapeshiftTake on complete other form
3Perfect CopyIdentical duplication, fooling even magic
4BecomeActually become target, gain their abilities

Overadaptation

Attunement: Pikes

RCTagEffect
0PushExceed normal limits briefly, mild strain
1StrainSignificant overperformance, damage accumulates
2Break LimitsDangerous enhancement, body suffers
3Burn OutExtreme power at extreme cost
4Final FormUltimate adaptation, may be permanent/fatal

Atavic

Attunement: Flowers

RCTagEffect
0RememberBody remembers recent adaptations
1StoreBank multiple adaptations for later
2PermanentMake temporary changes permanent
3LibraryAccess any previous adaptation instantly
4Evolutionary MemoryAccess ancestral adaptations, species memory