Exotics

🐾 Exotics & BioExotics

“There’s nothing you can’t become.”

Exotics are people who have modified their bodies to look non-human — cat ears, wolf muzzles, reptilian skin, dragon wings, elf ears, and everything in between. The cheapest route is Exotic Bodysculpting (cosmetic only), but the real deal is a BioExotics® package from Biotechnica — a month-long program that combines surgery, cyberware, drugs, and therapy into a single transformative experience.

For individual package details, see the Exotics catalog in the Database. For cyberware installation rules, see Cyberware. For Humanity rules, see Humanity.

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⚡ Quick Reference

Exotics At A Glance

Aspect	Rule
What they are	Cyberware packages installed at Biotechnica’s “The Zoo” over 31 days
Cost range	2,100eb–11,000eb (packages include all surgery, therapy, and chrome)
HL range	12–52 (reduced by Zoo therapy — much less than installing each piece individually)
Installation	31-day stay at The Zoo (Biotechnica facility in Southern Washington)
Availability	Hard to get — requires a Fixer or connections to secure a slot
Cosmetic only	Exotic Bodysculpting (100eb, Fashionware) gives the look without chrome underneath
Lifestyle	No Lifestyle cost during the month at The Zoo — it’s included

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🏕️ The Zoo: How It Works

Biotechnica’s BioExotics® Camp (“The Zoo”) is a month-long intensive program in Southern Washington. The marketing focuses on amenities — ice cream, massages, ropes courses — but the real magic is a combination of:

• Innovative drug cocktails and revolutionary surgery
• Full cyberware installation for your chosen package
• Therapy that significantly reduces Humanity Loss
• A mysterious 3-day memory gap that every participant reports

Hard to Get

Demand massively exceeds supply. Getting a slot requires either friends in high places or a Fixer at the right rank. Street ripperdocs try to replicate the process, but without Biotechnica’s unknown therapy technique, MAX-TAC tends to get called real quick.

Rules for Buying a Package

1. Choose your package — cost is independent of its price category (listed for Fixer availability)
2. At character creation: You may pool the 1,500eb from “selling your souls” with other non-fashion money to afford a package
3. Total HL is the listed amount (already reduced by Zoo therapy) — not the sum of individual pieces
4. All cyberware in the package is installed during the stay

What If You Already Have Some Chrome?

• Biotechnica won’t install duplicates unless the effects stack
• They will rip out existing cyberware to make room — ensure you have enough option slots
• Reduce the package HL by 2 for each piece of cyberware already installed (or by 4 for each Borgware piece)

What If You Leave Early?

Don't Leave Early

If you don’t complete the full month, you do not get the therapy HL discount. Instead, you must roll HL for the Exotic Bodysculpting and each piece of cyberware individually, as if installed simultaneously.

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🎨 Exotic Bodysculpting

Exotic Bodysculpting covers all the cosmetic changes needed to look like your chosen form — whiskers, muzzles, manes, reptilian skin, fur, cosmetic tails, hooves, antennae, cosmetic claws, fins, and paws. Cosmetic fat and muscle can alter your build.

• Cost: 100eb (Fashionware — Mall install, 0 HL)
• This gives you the look but none of the substance
• To duplicate actual senses, weapons, and natural abilities, you need the cyberware in a full package

Style vs. Substance

Bodysculpting alone is safe and cheap. A full BioExotics® package gives you functional chrome underneath the look. You’ll be the animal, not just look like one.

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📋 Package Catalog

Full stat blocks are in the Database.

Minor Packages

Affordable entry-level transformations with focused chrome loadouts.

Package	Cost	HL	Key Chrome	Form
Demonique™	2,100eb	14	Combat Tail, Subdermal Armor, Cyberlegs	Demon (hooves, horns, tail)
Embrace Rodentia®	2,100eb	16	Sensor Array, Low Light/IR/UV, Amplified Hearing	Rodent (mouse, mink, ferret)
KatNip®	2,200eb	18	Cyberlegs, Scratchers ×2, Grafted M&BL, Low Light/IR/UV	Cat (the classic)
LagoForm®	2,100eb	16	Jump Booster ×2, Sensor Array, Amplified Hearing	Rabbit / Bunny
LupaForm®	2,200eb	20	Combat Jaw, Olfactory Boost, Low Light/IR/UV, Amplified Hearing	Wolf / Dog (customizable)
Serpentize Yourself®	2,100eb	16	Vampyres, Olfactory Boost, Low Light/IR/UV	Snake

Major Packages

Serious transformations with heavy chrome and higher Humanity cost.

Package	Cost	HL	Key Chrome	Form
AquaForm®	4,500eb	22	Gills, Web Foot ×2, Radar/Sonar, Combat Jaw	Shark / Dolphin / Seal / Orca
NeuHuman™	4,000eb	32	Reflex Co-Processor, Pain Editor, Subdermal Armor, Enhanced Antibodies	”perfected” human
BigKatt®	7,000eb	36	Sandevistan, Wolvers ×2, Grip Foot ×2, Jump Booster ×2, 2× Grafted M&BL	Big cat (lion, tiger, etc.)
BugHouse®	6,600eb	48	MultiOptic Mount, 6 Cybereyes, Extra-Jointed limbs, Jump Booster ×2, Combat Jaw	Insect
UrsaForm®	8,200eb	52	Linear Frame Sigma, Wolvers ×2, Pain Editor, Olfactory Boost, Grip Foot ×2, Combat Jaw	Bear

FantaForms™

Fantasy-themed packages with exclusive LARP experience at The Zoo.

Package	Cost	HL	Key Chrome	Form
Dwarvish	2,100eb	12	Low Light/IR/UV, Grafted M&BL, Toxin Binders	Dwarf
Elvish	2,100eb	16	Image Enhance ×2, Low Light/IR/UV, Amplified Hearing	Elf
Orcish	2,500eb	12	Low Light/IR/UV, Grafted M&BL, Skin Weave	Orc
Merish	3,600eb	24	Gills, Web Foot ×2, Tactile Boost, Low Light/IR/UV	Merperson
Ogrish	4,000eb	12	Pain Editor, Enhanced Antibodies, Grafted M&BL, Subdermal Armor	Ogre
Draconic	11,000eb	34	Linear Frame Beta, Firebreather, Wolvers ×2, Combat Jaw, Combat Tail, Subdermal Armor	Dragon

FantaForm LARPs

Each FantaForm package includes an exclusive live-action roleplay adventure at The Zoo. Dwarves trek through mountains, Orcs wage battle, Merish solve an underwater murder mystery, and Dragons fight Dwarven adventurers in a mountain lair.

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⚙️ Exotic-Specific Cyberware

These cyberware items were introduced alongside the BioExotics program:

Item	Type	Cost	HL	Effect
Combat Jaw	External Body (2 slots)	500eb	14 (4d6)	Very Heavy Melee Weapon bite
Combat Tail	External Body (2 slots)	1,000eb	14 (4d6)	Heavy Melee Weapon tail (Requires Neural Link)
Firebreather	Internal Body (2 slots)	1,000eb	14 (4d6)	Exotic shotgun in throat — fires 1 incendiary shell. Auto-concealed
Reflex Co-Processor	Neuralware Option	500eb	14 (4d6)	Can dodge bullets regardless of REF
Extra-Jointed Cyberlimb	Cyberlimb Option	500eb	3 (1d6)	+2 Contortionist per limb (max +8 from 4 limbs)
Appetite Controller	Internal Body	500eb	7 (2d6)	Ignore hunger (requires Biomonitor). Starvation still kills after 7+ days
NeuTongue	Internal Body	100eb	7 (2d6)	Alter taste sense, add virtual seasoning via Agent
Heuristic Health Monitor	Fashionware	500eb	0 (N/A)	Know your own HP at a glance (requires Biomonitor)

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🌍 Exotics in Night City

Exotics have been part of Night City’s culture since the 2020s. In the Time of the Red:

• Acceptance is growing — younger generations are far more open to Exotics than previous ones
• Posergangs often adopt specific Exotic looks as their identity
• Nomad packs have been rumored to go full-animal (there’s allegedly a bunny pack out there)
• NeuHumans are popular among bodyguards and corporate security — all the combat chrome, none of the obvious animal look
• FantaForms are the newest trend, driven by Elflines Online and fantasy culture

Street Alternative

Can’t get a Zoo slot? Street ripperdocs will try to do it their own way — but they can’t offer Biotechnica’s therapy discounts on HL, and the results can be… unpredictable. If things go wrong, expect MAX-TAC.

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❓ Quick Answers

Is Exotic Bodysculpting the same as a BioExotics® package?

No. Bodysculpting (100eb, Fashionware) is cosmetic only — fur, ears, tails that look real but have no function. A BioExotics® package (2,100eb+) includes functional cyberware underneath the look.

Can I mix chrome from different packages?

Not at The Zoo. You buy one package. Outside The Zoo, a ripperdoc can install any individual cyberware, but you won’t get the therapy-reduced HL.

How much Humanity do I really lose?

Only the listed amount — Zoo therapy absorbs the rest. For comparison, installing KatNip’s chrome individually would cost ~40+ HL. At The Zoo, it’s 18.

Do I have to pay Lifestyle while at The Zoo?

No — it’s included in the package cost. But you might want to keep paying for housing, or come home to find your stuff stolen.

What's the strongest Exotic package?

UrsaForm® (8,200eb, HL 52) — includes a Linear Frame Sigma, Wolvers, Pain Editor, and more. The Draconic FantaForm™ (11,000eb, HL 34) has a Linear Frame Beta and a Firebreather.

Can a Full Body Conversion be an Exotic?

Sort of — an FBC body can be sculpted to look exotic with coverings and faceplates, but you can’t install Exotic Bodysculpting on a metal body. The BioExotics® program requires a meat body.

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🔗 Related Topics

• Cyberware — Installation rules, option slots, all 8 categories
• Humanity — Humanity Loss, Cyberpsychosis, therapy
• Full Body Conversions — The other endgame body mod: going fully metal
• Exotics Database — Full package catalog with included cyberware lists
• Database — Browse all items

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(Source: Interface RED Volume 2, Chapter 8 — Exotics of 2045)