CARRION: DNA Abilities and Body Sizes

All nine required ability stages, acquisition facilities and size-dependent obstacle solutions.

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Required DNA in acquisition order

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Abilities unavailable at your current size cannot be used. Health and body size also determine your available moves.

Ability	Facility	Size	Use
Arachnoptysis	Military Junkyard	Small	Immobilize enemies and operate remote levers with a web.
Xiphorrhea	Uranium Mines	Medium	Charge through wooden barriers.
Photokinesis	Botanical Gardens	Small	Pass lasers while invisible; consumes energy.
Hydrophilia	Leviathan Reef Base	All sizes	Pass narrow underwater gaps.
Parasitism	Relith Science HQ	All sizes	Control humans or androids.
Acanthosis	Leviathan Reef Base – Bridge	Medium	Use spikes in close combat; consumes energy.
Harpagorrhea	Nuclear Power Plant	Large	Pull plugs and targets with tentacles.
Keratosis	Armored Warfare Facility	Large	Armor against attacks and explosions; consumes energy.
Final Parasitism stage	After returning to BSL-4	Transformation	Pass authentication equipment in human form.

Armor is not unlimited invulnerability. Check your charge and size before explosive puzzles.

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Check these combinations before repeating the same failed action.

Problem	First check
Cannot fire a web	Deposit biomass in a pool to become small.
Cannot break a wooden wall	Recover biomass or feed to become medium, then charge.
Large plug will not move	Check whether it needs pulling or pushing; distinguish the large-form pull from the medium-form charge.
Lasers keep spawning drones	Use the small form, charge and invisibility to avoid detection.
The host can advance but the creature cannot	Use the host to open a route for the creature, then return to the pipes.
Fire drains your health	Use water as a retreat and avoid a head-on exchange.

Even with optional fire resistance, do not assume that charging straight through flames is safe.