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Issue 2
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Sept—Oct
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Editors
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Chris Conboy
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Benjamen Hebert
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Derek Holland
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Lord Irish
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Tormentor
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John Traglio
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Guest Contributors
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Derek Winston
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Fabian Benavente
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Tetsubo
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Issue 2
Volume 1

Sept—Oct
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THE SLEETH SPEAKS

Ahh, the second issue. Much more
material was available to use for this issue,
so much in fact, we have set some aside
for the next issue. I must send out a
heartfelt thanks to Derek Winston, Tetsubo,
and Fabian Benavente for their
The Apocalyptic Post : Issue #2
contributions this issue. Look for more
outside pieces in the coming issues
Intro - Benjamen Hebert 2 including some fiction from Wolfy and a
scenario from David Little.

- The Mutant Menagerie
One of the biggest comments from readers
Sep Ethology - Derek Holland 3
on the first issue was that we were to
Sep Variations - Benjamen Hebert 4
Alternity heavy, which after looking it over
Lorida Orp for 2nd - John Traglio 5
can be considered true. This issue we
Lurker for 2nd - John Traglio 5
included some 2nd editions mutations and
Wedon for 5th - Derek Holland 6
4th edition cyborgs to name a few non-5th
Spider Lil - John Traglio w/ Bill 7 items. But don’t get to upset if you think
we are ignoring the older editions, just
- P.A. Gear submit something. As the cover says, this
Underwater Equipment - Tetsubo 8 zine covers all editions (as messed up as it
Converted Weapons for 5th - Derek Holland 9 can get) and will try its best to do so.

- Mutants, Martyrs, and Madmen Putting together this issue was a little
Mutant Animal NPC Party - Ben Hebert 10-12 easier since we had a process in place this
4th edition Cyborgs - Derek Winston 13-15 time. Also if you notice the download is
Converted 5th edition PC types - Derek Winston 16-19 smaller with more pages. After a little trial
and error we learned how to streamline
New PSH Strains - Derek Holland 20
our .pdf files for smaller file size.

- Swimming in the Gene Pool
So far the time I have spend working on
Organic Mutations for 5th - Derek Holland 21
this zine has been an enjoyable nuisance,
2nd edition New Mutations - John Traglio 22
with more emphasis on the enjoyable part
4th edition New Mutations - Tormentor 23
and I can only hope my co-editors feel the

same way.
- Gamma Flora

New Plant Mutations - Derek Holland 24 In closing I must say thank you for your
kind words and suggestions regarding the
- Irradiated Errata Apocalyptic Post and be sure to know we
Alternate Disease Rules - Derek Holland 25 listen. Do not hesitate to send a comment
Alternate Skill Advancement System - Derek Holland 25 or better yet a submission to
[email protected] and we will be
- Rumors Amid the Ruins sure to get back to you. To those that are
Hunter Hunted - Short story by Fabian Benavente 26 recurring readers thank you for taking the
time to check us out again and to those
- Attercop’s Web 28 that are just finding us I hope you are
pleased.

Original Art - John Traglio
Benjamen Hebert

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Land Sharks
Sep (Carcharodon terrestalis)
Variant species:
Ancestry: The sep is descended from the great white
shark. C. arthropodus
This sep has crab-like legs. It is much rarer
Morphology: A sep is .3 meters than the standard sep and is quite unusual
long at birth. An average adult is as it is amphibious. It is found near shallow
4 meters with the record being shores in salt lakes and the ocean. Like
5.7 meters. Its pectoral fins have some crocodiles, it lunges from the water
mutated into stubby, clawed (giving it a bonus to surprise). It is also
legs. The skin retains the rough hunted for its skin (for armor), meat, and
texture and is either light brown other organs.
or dun in coloration. The skin
has also thickened and hard- C. frigidus
ened to prevent damage from This sep lives the the far north and can only
impacts with underground ob- swim in snow.
jects. Its dorsal fin is reduced in
size, but has a mineralized structure to prevent it from rip- C. canus
ping off during burrowing. Its eyes have gained a thick "3rd This sep, the pack sep, is totally blind and must use its
eyelid" to also protect it underground, and to keep the ret- electrical detection to find food. Its pectoral fins have 4
ina safe from direct sunlight. It has retained the regenerat- claws, 2 long and 2 short. Unlike other seps, this species
ing tooth structure and usually leaves several in anything it lives in small groups and can use its tail to stun its prey.
has bitten. All other external features are unchanged. This Do to its unique body structure and pack style, Sleeth his-
includes the ability to detect electric fields given off by ani- torians have had a difficult time classifing them, with some
mals. This allows them to detect unmoving prey. The only even leaning towards not calling C. canus a sep at all.
other organ of note is a small addition to its brain that al-
lows it to "swim" through the soil. It is thought that this has
to do with telekinesis.

Natural History and Sociology: Seps give birth to live
young, usually 4-8 of which only 1 or 2 survive to adult-
hood. They grow to adult size in 6 years and males are
able to breed in 8 (12 for females). Seps are solitary
predators that hunt most other animals. They attack sur-
face dwelling animals by leaping out of the soil much as a
fleshin jumps out of the water. The can not afford to over-
lap hunting territories due to their dietary requirements, but
cannibalism is com-
mon is areas with little
food. A species is
found in the far north
and "swims" through
the snow found there.

Range: Seps are
found from Texas to
Manitoba west to Al-
berta. They can only
be found in sandy de-
serts (which do not ex-
ist in quantity in North
America) and the
plains.

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Sep Variations for 5th
Seps (Land sharks) - Standard

Encounter: This pack sep, is totally blind and must use
STR d8+10 INT 1 (an d4)
its electrical detection to find food. Most animals are not
DEX d3+2 WIL d8+8
able to escape its detection but plants and fungus pro-
CON d6+8 PER 1 (an. d3)
duce no response from them. Most often found in groups
dur as CON X 1.5 AC 8+/7/3/1
of 2d4 these seps will try and surround prey and attack
Mov swim 4 # Actions 1
from several angles at once.
RS O/1
Mutations: Skeletal Enhancement, TK Burrowing
Defects: none

Attacks
Bite 18/9/4 d6+3w/d8+2w/d6m (LI/G)

Defenses
armor d6 (LI), d4 (HI), d3 (En)
+2 vs melee
+3 vs ranged
+2 for cover modifier when underground

Skills
Movement; Stamina- endurance 6; Awareness- perception
6; Investigate-track 6
Seps -
C. canus
Seps - C. arthropodus

STR d8+10
STR d8+10 INT 1 (an d4)
INT 2
DEX d6+4 WIL d8+8
DEX d6+2
CON d6+8 PER 1 (an. d3)
WIL d8+8
dur as CON X 1.5 AC 8+/7/3/1
CON d6+8
Mov walk 6 # Actions 1
PER 1
RS O/1
dur as CON
Mutations: Skeletal Enhancement, New Body Parts -
X 1.5
Crab legs, TK Burrowing
AC 8+/7/3/1

Mov walk 4
Attacks

Bite 18/9/4 d6+3w/d8+2w/d6m (LI/G)
# Actions 1

RS O/1
Defenses

Mutations: armor d6 (LI), d4 (HI), d3 (En)
Skeletal Enhancement, New Body Parts - Legs, Blind (D) +2 vs melee
+2 vs ranged
Attacks
Bite 18/9/4 d6+3w/d8+2w/d6m (LI/G) Skills
Tail Swing 15/7/3 d6+1s/d6s+3/d4+1w (LI/O) Movement; Stamina- endurance 6; Awareness- perception
6; Investigate-track 6
Defenses
armor d6 (LI), d4 (HI), d3 (En) Encounter: Found near shallow shores in salt lakes and
+2 vs melee the ocean. This sep will usually bury itself in the sand or
+2 vs ranged shallow water and wait for prey to wander nearby giving it
a +3 bonus to escape detection by its victim. The attack is
Skills a quick lunge and bite with the goal of pulling the prey un-
Movement; Stamina- endurance 6; Awareness- perception der the sand with it.
6; Investigate-track 6
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Lurker & Lorida Orp for 2nd
Lurker Lorida Orp
NUMBER: 1d4-2 NUMBER: 1d20+5 (1d20+15)
(10d4+1) MORALE: 2d6+6
MORALE: 1d6+6 HIT DICE: 12d8
HIT DICE: 10d8 ARMOR: 2
ARMOR: 3 SIZE: 2.5 meters at the shoulder
SIZE: 2 me-
ters at the LAND SPEED: 3 / 900 / 18
shoulder
MS: 1d10+10 IN: 1d6+12
LAND SPEED: 3 / 900 / 18 DX: 1d10+7 CH: 1d10
CN: 1d10+6 PS: 1d12+11
MS: 1d10+10 IN: 1d6
DX: 1d10+8 CH: 1d4 ATTACKS: 4 Claws (1d10 damage each)
CN: 1d10+6 PS: 1d10+11 2 Stingers (1d6 damage + intensity 11-18 poison each)
Weapon (by weapon type)
ATTACKS: 1 Bite (3d6 damage + poison-intensity level
11-16) ORIGINAL STOCK: Florida Bark Scorpion
2 Claws (1d10 damage each)
2 Darts (1d8 damage each + poison-intensity level 11-16) MUTATIONS: Taller, New Body Parts, Modified Body
Parts, Total Carapace,
ORIGINAL STOCK: Green Lynx Spider Heightened Intelligence, Heightened Sense (Sight)

MUTATIONS: Taller, New Body Parts, Modified Body HABITAT: Any Forest or Jungle or Ruins
Parts, Total Carapace
DIET: Large animals, including humans and humanoids
HABITAT: Any Forest or Jungle
DESCRIPTION: The Lorida Orp has the brownish color of
DIET: Large animals, including humans and humanoids its ancestor. It has two sets of claws that it uses very well.
The first pair of legs have mutated to large arms and the
DESCRIPTION: The lurker barely resembles its ances- second pair of legs have also mutated to arms, though
tors. The body is heavily plated and the first pair of legs smaller than the first. The lorida orp has two tails, one has
end in long, barbed hooks. All of the legs are covered in venom causing paralysis for 1d20 rounds and the venom
green fur, matching the coloration of the body. Also the of the other tail causes death.
cephalothorax has two long growths on it that fire darts. The lorida orps are very fond of guns, knives, swords, and
When the darts are fired, spinnerets on the edge of the axes of all Tech levels. They will go to great lengths to ob-
"harpoon" guns attach webbing to them enabling the lurker
to reel in prey. Each harpoon gun can fire 8 darts a day.
The poison of the darts is of a paralytic origin with a "D"
resulting in paralyzation for 1d8+12 rounds, while that of
the fangs is a neurotoxin with a "D" resulting in death.
A lurker will usually cover the ground of a large area and
cover the web with debris. When a victim gets entangled
in the web, the lurker will start firing its darts at the prey. If
the victim falls to paralyzation, the lurker will emerge from
his ambush spot and web up the victim and drag him off to
be consumed at a later date. If the victim is still standing
after all darts are fired, the lurker will emerge and attack
with fangs and hooks. If the lurker is losing badly in a bat-
tle, it will attempt to run off.
If more than one lurker is encountered, it will be either a
mating pair or a female and her young. These young lurk-
ers have only half the hit dice of their parents and their
poison intensity level is 8-12.
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Wedon for 5th
tain ancient weapons. The lorida orp, if able, will attack a Skill
foe from afar with any firearm it may have; and then it will Awareness- perception 3
engage its prey in hand to hand combat using any weapon
it may on hand and it will also use its natural weaponry. Desc. Wedon are mutant anoles (American chameleon).
As a whole, lorida orps are xenophobic as several races They are brown with green stripes and are about .1 to .4
consider their young to be a delicacy. However, there are meters long.
two races that the lorida orps get along with; the spider lill
and the drax (see next issue). Also, there is the rare lorida Encounter They are feared by most intelligent races be-
orp that seeks to venture from its familiar surroundings cause of their fear aura. It is 3 meters in diameter and
and lead the life of an adventurer. forces a will check to all those in it with a 2 step penalty
Lorida orp encounters are usually with a male patrol, any once per minute (A and G results- no affect, O- one step
one unfortunate enough to find a base camp will have to penalty to all actions within field, F- run for 1d6 phases,
deal with very irate and protective females and even the CF- drop what in hand, run for 5d6 minutes, and 3 step
young will fight. If any children are killed the lorida orp tribe penalty to all checks for 2d4 hours). Animals with an INT
will track the wrong doers back to their village and kill any 0-3 will tend to stay out of the aura even if they are not af-
adult they find as well as burn everything. fected. Non-animals are not affected. If it is attacked, a
wedon will try to bite the aggressor into submission. The
only thing that drives them away is attempted telepathic
contact. Unfortunately very few people try this.
Wedon (scaly terrors)

STR d3 INT d3+2
Habitat/Ecology Wedons live where there is food for
DEX d4+2 WIL d4+2 them, which includes small animals, most herbaceous
CON d4+1 PER d2+3 plants, carrion and fruit. Because of the fear aura, wedon
dur as CON AC 8+/7/3/1 have a low hatchling mortality rate, each pair may have
Move walk 1 # act 1 between 6 and 8 hatchlings surviving per year. Because of
RS O/1 this, they are considered a walking plague. The only
Mutations: Fear generation, Night vision, Toxin tolerance predators that might eat a wedon are usually to large to
Defects: Thermal intolerance, Severe Phobia (telepathic consider them food. Those towns that know of wedon will
contact) usually consider them more deadly than large predators
and will react accordingly.

Ecological data

Biome Temperate: forests, grasslands, and hills
Encounter Chance: unlikely
Group size: 5d6+
Organization: pack
Niche: high level herbivore
Intelligence: subsentient
Attacks
Bite 6/3/1 d2s/d3s/d4s (LI/O)
Fear See Below

Defenses
Armor d2-1/0/0
-1 vs melee
+2 vs ranged

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Spider Lil for 2nd
Spider Lil (*indicates those affected by their home. There will be several
the Taller mutation) traps on the outskirts. Also, there
NUMBER: 1d20 (10-100) will be a variety ballista weapons.
{*1d8 (2d20)} The first type of ballista weapons
MORALE: 1d6+5 is a crossbow jury rigged for the
HIT DICE: 6d6 (*13d8) spider lil to be able to fire. The
ARMOR: 2 (*3) bolts of this weapon will be cov-
SIZE: 10-25cm (*1.5-3 meters) ered in some type of local poison.
The second type of ballista is a
LAND SPEED: 6 / 500 / 15 handgun secured to a wooden
*LAND SPEED: 12 / 900 / 20 frame which allows the spider lil to
move and fire the gun. The third
MS: 1d10+12 type of ballista involves DNA
IN: 1d10+13 (*1d10+8) locks. The spider lils take a freshly
DX: 1d12+14 (*1d10+11) severed human or android hand
CH: 1d10+8 and jury rigs it with the weapon to
CN: 1d10+8 (*1d12+11) be able to fire.
PS: 1d10+8 (*1d12+12) In hand to hand combat, the spi-
der lils poison their hand-held
ATTACKS: weapons with their own poison.
Bite: 1d4 damage + poison intensity Also, they will make "web bombs"
level 16-18 that contains a powdered version
*Bite: 1d8 damage + poison inten- of their poison. The spider lils can
sity level 12-18 leap 3 meters upward and back-
Weapon (by weapon type) ward; and 5 meters forward. Those affected by the taller
mutation can leap 6 meters upward and backward; and 10
ORIGINAL STOCK: Spider/Human meters forward.
Spider Lils also use allies in their defense and combat
MUTATIONS: Shorter, New Body Parts, Modified Body situations. In the Great Kudzu Jungle, the lurker is used
Parts, Heightened Intelligence, Heightened Strength, Re- troop carrier, tank, and general support. Also, the lorida
generation, Ultravision, Skeletal Enhancement, Genius orp is used as the lurker is and used as shock troops
Capability-Mechanical, Heightened Brain Talent, Duality, when required. Other tribes use whatever creature they
Mental Blast, Force Field Generation can find that will work with them. It is rumored that tribes in
urban ruins have modified ancient vehicles--yes beware
*MUTATIONS: Taller, New Body Parts, Modified Body the heavily armed and armored GO-CART of DEATH.
Parts, Heightened Intelligence, Heightened Strength, Re- The spider lils prefer to set their villages up in out of the
generation, Ultravision, Skeletal Enhancement, Genius way places. They maintain a work and play hard ethic.
Capability-Mechanical, Duality, Total Carapace Everyone has an important job to do, regardless of what
the job is. The center of a spider lil village is the library.
HABITAT: Any This is where most of the techs live, work, and die. The
techs are responsible for all mechanical and technological
DIET: Animals goings on in the village. The techs do not believe in the
impossible. Lately, they have been working on how to use
DESCRIPTION: Spider Lils have a humanoid body. They cybernetics for their race.
have four spiderlike arms attached to their back. Each arm Every 18 months, spider lil villages from around Mergia
ends in a three fingered hand that has spinnerets in the will travel to a secret location for a species "equinox."
"palm." These arms and hands are very dexterous and are They trade many things here; animals, gadgets, gems,
able to wield tools and weapons as well as their humanoid ideas, and DNA. The spider lil mate throughout the whole
arms. Each humanoid arm has two fingers and a thumb. year, but the "equinox" celebration gives them the chance
Their legs have an extra joint in them and they end in two to share their bloodlines.
claws. The spider Lils have eight eyes, the arrangement of Every thirteenth generation there several spider lil are
the eyes depends upon the tribe. The spider Lils' colora- born who are affected by the taller mutation. While they
tion covers the spectrum, and they have varied markings. are very welcomed in their tribe, they realize they are very
The bones and muscles of the spider lil are very dense. different. The "equinox" celebration offers them a chance
The spider lils employ a wide variety of weapons around to meet others of their size.
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Underwater Equipment for 3rd
Underwater Equipment 3E SCUBA Gear: NEWT Suits
"Pony" reinforced polymer air tank, 15- A NEWT suit is a hard polymer div-
My Overkill 3E campaign took place minute air supply, 150m depth range, ing suit. Essentially a man shaped
on the planet Tau, originally a pleas- 100 cp. submarine. They maintain a one-
ure world. Tau, like Earth, is covered atmosphere pressure internally so no
mainly in water. The climate is sub- Reinforced polymer air tank, 2 hour air decompression time is required. Cre-
tropical to tropical and is covered in supply, 150m depth range, 500 cp. ating a true "shirtsleeve" diving ex-
rain forests, jungles and savannahs. perience. Special joint seals actually
Plus thousands of kilometers of Reinforced polymer high compression become tighter and more effective at
coastline, island chains and atolls. air tank, 4 hour air supply, 150 depth greater depth. AC 7 (-35), rebreath-
Prior to the Great Death there were range, 1200 cp. ing unit (16 hour air supply), 900m
genemodified dolphins, octopus, effective depth range, suit is very
seals and of course humans using Reinforced polymer rebreathing unit, 8 bulky, eliminates PS and DX modifi-
these nature resources. After the hour air supply, 150m depth range, ers, reducing movement to LS 1
Great Death and it's orbital kinetic 2C, 3000 cp. and WS 3, has built-in Power Swim
bombardment there were a great Boots allowing WS 18, has three
number more atolls and island Reinforced polymer helium tank, 2 "fingered" claws that function as Par-
chains... The following equipment hour supply, extends range to 300m, tial Hands (borrowed from Palladi-
was used in my Overkill campaign. 500 cp. ums TMNT RPG), two headlights,
There were a number of ocean left forearm has a built-in mini-spear
based nations that had use of such Wet Suit, 100 cp. gun (BD 4, BR 5, 30 round clip, 1C
equipment. This is "mature" technol- per clip, can be modified to carry
ogy. Tried and proven devices that Diving Mask, 23 cp. drugs or poisons), has short range
have a low failure rate. Most compo- radio similar to the Hard Diving Hel-
nents are inert (ceramics, plastics, Diving Gauge, shows time, depth and met, suit requires 4C or 1H power
etc.) and effectively foolproof. These air time left, 250 cp. cells to function for 30 hours, suit can
devices are based on "ancient" tech- mount all five power cells at once to
nology, made from plasteel, duralloy Swim fins, 15 cp. allow emergency back-up power,
and other such ultra-tech materials. 10,000 cp. Note: This is loosely
Such "ancient" items were available Spear gun, 50 cp. (use crossbow stats, based on an actual world diving suit.
to the PC's but as treasure. The one reduce range by 75%)
area where my campaign's technol-
ogy matched ours or exceeded it Power Swim Boots, WS 24, 2C each (8 "SeaHorse" Mini-Sub
was in diving devices. I have always hours), uses small motors to generate This is a true submarine in all re-
loved GMing water based adven- water jets; handheld wired control, spects. Used for research, wreck re-
tures. I hope that these items can be 1000 cp. covery and of course adventuring.
of some use in your campaigns. AC 8 (-40), 48 air supply, 5km depth
Note: Prices are in copper pieces. Weighted net, 20 cp. range, HD/EN 30, hp 900, MN 16,
The planet Tau had little in the way Mv 40, A/D 10, 2A (60 hours), pilot
of heavy metals, so based their Tank refill, 10% of original cost and copilot/navigator in forward com-
economy on copper/brass/bronze. partment, separate diving bell has
They excelled at the use of fiber- Sealed "Dry" Diving Suit, AC 4 (-20), room for four divers, 200kg of inter-
glass, plastics and ceramics how- completely separates the wearer from nal cargo, two built-in mini-spear
ever. the diving environment, useful for cold guns (BD 4, BR 5, 30 round clip, 1C
water diving or exposure to possible per clip, can be modified to carry
toxins, rather restricting however, drugs or poisons), two "waldo" style
eliminates DX modifiers, includes manipulating arms (3m long, three
"Hard" diving helmet, 1500 cp. "fingered" claws function as Partial
Hands), two torpedo tubes (BD 20,
"Hard" Diving Helmet, AC 6 (-30), a BR 500(6R), Slam), four extra torpe-
reinforced polymer helmet, allows does are mounted internally in two
wearer to be free of a mouthpiece clips, 100,000 cp.
breathing device and speak normally
via short range radio (1C 60 hours,
1000m range), mounted headlight (1C
30 hours, 25m range), 500 cp.
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Converted Weapons for 5th
Lasers, Gauss, and Stutter Weapons for 5th Converted from the Alternity Player's Handbook

After playing Fallout 2 and looking through the weapons To simulate the idea of different types of lasers, here are
list in the 5th ed. of GW, I decided to convert some weap- some suggestions. Only the altered stats are below, the
ons from GURPS Ultra-Tech I & II. I also "converted" rest are in GW 5th edition.
some weapons from the Alternity Players Handbook. and
tried to make them more GWish.

Weapon Skill Range Damage Cost
Converted from
Visible Pistols 15/30/150 d4w/d6w/d3m 3000
GURPS Ultra Tech and UT 2.
Rifles 75/300/750 d6w/d6+2w/d4m 5000

IR Pistols 20/40/200 d4+1w/d6+1w/d4m 3500
The gauss submachine gun fires 3 mm rounds. Its
Rifles 100/400/1000 d6+1w/d6+3w/d4+1m 6000
power cell must be replaced after 10 clips.
UV Pistols 20/40/200 d4+2w/d6+2w/d4+1m 4000

Rifles 100/400/1000 d6+2w/d6+4w/d4+2m 7000
The gauss battle rifle fires 4 mm rounds. Its power
Maser Pistols 26/52/260 d4+3w/d6+3w/d4+2m 5000
cell must be replaced after 12 clips.
Rifles 130/520/1300 d6+3w/d6+5w/d4+3m 8000

Xray* Pistols 40/80/400 d4+5w/d6+5w/d4+4m 7500
The gauss dragonslayer is the most powerful rifle
Rifles 200/800/2000 d6+5w/d6+7w/d4+5m 10000
known. It fires 3.8 mm rounds and expends a
Graser** Pistols 10/20/100 d4+5w/d6+5w/d4+4m 6000
power cell in 3 clips. If not used prone, it incurs a
Rifles 50/200/500 d6+5w/d6+7w/d4+5m 9500
+2 step penalty due to its weight.
*Xray lasers are Good weapons.
The gauss close assault weapon fires 18.5 mm rounds **Grasers inflict R4 on the target and R2 on the wielder.
(12 gauge). Its power cell must be replaced every 5 clips.

As long as the clip is not damaged, a trained blacksmith, failure on this check will produce rounds that will destroy
who must know what he is doing and must be at rank 12, the weapon (but he/she will know this unless it is a critical
can create gauss rounds with a complex skill check (at failure).
+3 steps over 8 successes- one per 10 minutes). Any
Weapon Skill Acc Md Range Type Damage Actions Clip Clip Hide Mass Cost
Size Cost
Gauss SMG smg 0 B/A 30/60/350 HI/O d6w/d8w/d4m 4 60 60 +2 4 2000
Gauss BR rifle 0 F/B/A 40/80/500 HI/O d6+2w/d8+2w/d6m 4 60 60 - 5 3000
Gauss DS rifle -1 F/B 70/120/800 HI/G d6+2w/d10+4w/d6m 4 400 400 - 18 15000
Gauss CAW rifle -1 F/B/A 15/30/250 HI/O d8w/d4m/d6m 3 30 30 - 5 5000
Converted from the Alternity Player's Handbook

Stutter weapons use sound to stun the target. The Brotherhood of Thought use these weapons extensively.
Charge guns use a plasma explosion to propel bullets much faster and farther than gunpowder. The weapons need both
a power cell and a bullet clip.

These (IMC) are the most numerous artifact weapons as they replaced normal pistols and rifles in the Shadow Age.
The arc, or lightning, gun uses a low powered laser to ionize the air to provide a pathway for the electrons.
Weapon Skill Acc Md Range Type Damage Actions Clip Clip Hide Mass Cost
Size Cost
Stutter Pistol Pistol 0 F 6/12/30 LI/O d6+2s/d8+2s/d8+4s 4 10 50 - 4 1500
Stutter SMG Smg 0 B/A 10/20/80 LI/O d6+2s/d8+3s/d10+4s 4 20 200 +1 3 2000
Pistol, 9 mm Pistol 0 F 12/40/85 HI/O d4+3w/d6+3w/d4+2m 4 15 50 +3 1 1000
Pistol, 11 mm Pistol 0 F 18/30/100 HI/O d4+4w/d6+4w/d4+3m 4 10 60 +2 1 1500
Rifle, 11 mm Rifle 0 F/B/A 100/200/600 HI/O d6+3w/d6+5w/d6+3m 4 30/10 60 - 4 2700
Arc gun Direct -1 F 20/40/100 En/G d8+1s/d10+4s/d6+3w 2 6 150 - 10 4500
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Mutant Animal NPCs for 5th
Hero's Name: Phantbof serve soldier he wears a Ranks chainmail shirt and carries
Species: Mutant Elephant a small book of rules and regulations involving military and
Gender: Male police policy.
Profession: Combat Spec
Level: 4
Last Resorts: 2/2 Actions per round: 3
STR 14 (+2) 10 trunk
INT 8
DEX 9 13 (+2) trunk
WIL 10
CON 14 (+2)
PER 11 (+1)
Durability: 14/ 14/ 7/ 7
Action Check: 13+/ 12/ 6/ 3 base die: +d4
Move: sprint 17, run 11, walk 5

Mutations: New Body Parts (split trunk with "fingers" at
end. STR 10 DEX 13 when using trunk), Pheromones,
Biorhythm Control, Suggestion, Slow Reflexes (D)

Attacks:
Unarmed -untrained (+d4)
7/3/1 d4+1s/d4+2s/d4+3s LI/O
Metal Club* (-d4)
16/8/4 d4+4s/d4+3w/d4+4w LI/O *+1 dmg

Defenses:
Chainmail: d6-1 (LI), d6-4 (HI), d6-4 (En)
+2 resistance modifier vs. melee attacks
-1 to Stamina or Resolve-physical resolve checks from Phantbof will use his pheromones to "soften" the willpower
Biorhythm Control of his opponents then use suggestion to his advantage as
often as possible. This and his leadership skills influence
Skills: Athletics [14]; Melee Weapons [14]-bludgeon [16]; novice Ranks recruits to hold him in high regard and
Armor Operation [14]-combat armor [16]; Stamina [14]; speak highly of him. He doesn't really care as much about
Knowledge [9]; Law [9]-moral code [10]; Technical Sci- ancients, their secrets, and their items as his other party
ence [9]-improvised weapon [11]; Awareness [10]- members. As a matter of fact the only artifact he really
perception [11]; Resolve [10]-physical resolve [11]; Inter- cares about is his metal club he pulled from the ground the
action [11]; Leadership [12] last time he had been drug on an artifact hunt. Yakword
insists that it is just a hitching post, but Phantbof is not
completely swayed from his first thought that it was a
Items: 10m chain, grappling hook, zippered pouch, Ranks marker of some sort.
chainmail shirt, "Rank and File" by Herman Willis, parking
meter*, handcuffs Notes: Combat Spec bonus Melee Weapons -bludgeon
+1 step to action check for Slow Reflexes

Background: Leader by default Phantbof towers over the
rest of the group measuring over 8' tall. He carries a long
metal rod* with a large hollow metal "bulb" at the end. The
bulb seems to have had glass on either side with a band
of metal rounding the top creating a slightly sharp edge.
His dual trunks each end in three 2" long "fingers" that he
can use to manipulate small items. He can fire small fire-
arms with his trunks using their DEX rather than his slower
and less efficient real hands. As a Ranks of the Fit re-
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