For the Discriminating Loonie--Mad Scientist shticks
(c) 1996 by Spotty Logic/Jacob Williamson
New Shticks:  

Messing Around with Genetics
                                                                
Chemistry (4 pts.)
  Yes, friends, now you, too, can concoct secret formulae, 
Generate Acid in your Own Home, and Create Life in a 
Four-Liter Bottle!  Just mix any two substances--Silicon 
Pyrofooglefate, Razzafapalite Potasside, or Seltzer Water 
and potato chips--whatever's available, you can use it to 
create any Secret Concoction you wish.  Any potion or 
substance on the Bottle Contents table (TOON, page 205) is 
certainly possible, but no self-respecting Mad Scientist 
would limit himself to such a small list.  The Chemistry 
shtick can only be used to create liquids (a safety feature 
against loonies who would try to make an atom bomb by mixing 
baby formula and spicy mustard). The Animator should assign 
a one- to three-point penalty for characters daring enough 
to create very odd substances (such as the fabled Lead into 
Tuna Fish potion).  When the character has access to a real 
laboratory, with real chemicals (as opposed to orange juice 
and macaroni) the Animator should allow a small bonus for 
the character's shtick roll.

Advanced Global Destruction (5 pts.)
  Weird Science only goes so far.  Sure, you can use it to
create namby-pamby little Trigammic multiphase-inducing
quadrocilators, but what about _really_ nice toys, like that 
planet-orbital Death Ray satelite you saw in the ACE 
catalog? 
  How do they make those things?
  Ask no more!  Now your own mad scientist can assemble 
great and powerful weapons of planetary ahnnialation.  All 
she needs is a workshop, cobalt-cadmium batteries and the 
Global Destruction shtick.  Perfect for all your world
conquest schemes, Global Destruction is the high-tech art of 
really big weapon design, and is an essential part of every 
would-be potentate's scientific know-how.
 NOTE:  Only mad scientists with this shtick are allowed to 
make oscillatory plutonium warheads and the like.  It is up 
to the Animator to keep "normal" characters from blowing up 
the world without the appropriate special abilities.
     
Incredible Speed: Science (5 pts.)
  Also popular with the technical staff of the StarToon Universe, 
Incredible Speed: Science is a must for every Mad Doctor on the 
go.  With this shtick the average bomb, giant robot or giant 
zap-gun takes only five or six minutes to build. REALLY complex 
stuff takes fifteen, at the most.  Repair jobs and any sort of 
scientific experiment take even less time to perform.  
  
Monsterology (2 pts.)
  Monsterology is the "science" of big scary things--making them, 
zapping them and identifying them.  A Mad Scientist with this 
valuable skill knows exactly what form of cosmic radiation and/or 
dessert topping is required to exponentially increase the size of 
a housepet and give it a bloodthirsty drive for destruction. How 
useful. In addition, on a successful shtick roll, the scientist 
will know how to _undo_ what he has released on creation 
("Croutons, senator! Only croutons can stop the terrible beast, 
Koalagon!") Lastly, Monsterology gives the Mad Scientist an 
accurate internal listing of ALL city-stomping monsters, by name 
and description. ("Run! That's none other than Ratma, the Rodent 
The Size of a Skyscraper!")

Messing Around with Genetics (4 pts.)
  Considered the classic Mad Scientist effect, Messing Around 
with Genetics is definately an all-around favorite when creating 
armies of loyal-yet-mindless servants.  With only a scalpel or 
syringe, the scientist can wreak havok on any character or normal 
animal.  Half-animal, half-toaster creations are the least of 
this shtick's possibilities.  "Mindless" is an option that is 
generally not used on player characters, though it is _required_ 
of minions created with this shtick.
            
          Mad Scientists, an Historical Perspective
1691  Victor Von Victorstein becomes the first scientist 
      to say "It's Alive!" 
1692  Victor Von Victorstein becomes the first scientist to
      lose control of a monster.
1693  Victor Von Victorstein's tragic and mysterious death      
1875  Ace Industries, previously a meat-packing factory, 
      becomes a megacorporation.  A new market for dangerous 
      devices opens, and mad scientisting becomes a lucrative 
      career choice.    
1936  Prof. Mainspring born
1943  Dr. Nutzenboltz born
1953  It becomes scientifically feasible to split the Pie atom.
      Mad Doctors rejoice.
1960s Earthlings reach space. Bold new vistas for global 
      destruction are opened.
1990  The Idaho Institute of Technology opens its Potentially 
      Dangerous Stuff department.
      
Instant Chemistry Experiment Chart

The new substance is:
                              
1) Transparent      2) Blue,     With...    2) Little bubbles
2) Translucent      3) Purple,              3) Big, explosive bubbles
3) Opaque           4) Red,                 4) Little glowing sparks
4) Irridescent      5) Orange,              5) A tendancy to float away
5) Phosphorescent   6) Yellow,              6) Little green squishy things
6) Sparkling        7) Green,               7) Explosive tendancies
                    8) Gold,                8) The ability to swirl and                          
                    9) Silver,                 splash without outside aid
                    10) White,              9) A huge head of foam
                    11) Black,              11) Two or three fish
                    12) Ecru,               12) The texture of Jell-O

                    
                    widgets, hypermathmatics, 
                    Shtick-o-matic, bipolar gaterometer
                    transdimensional biophaser
                    
                    Magic Chalkboard