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New Mutant Monday # 27 - Oracles

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All outward appearances indicate these mutants are humans or pure humans. Physically, they tend to be tall, standing over six feet in height and are generally quite attractive. The eyes are typically very pale blue or even white, which usually gives away their heritage as mutants. The hair is always a medium to dark brown and the flesh is often quite pale.

They live in small communities of a dozen or so families. Often they will settle in larger communities of humans and humanoids, setting up small enclaves. Those who know of the capabilities of these mutants are willing to pay very well for their services, which lead these creatures to being quite wealthy.

Please note the image for this article was used without permission. Visit the artist's site and check out his great work! http://www.paolopuggioni.com/three-oracles/

So recently a friend [Hey Chris!] and I were complaining of a dearth of Sci Fi stuff for the d100/ Runequest system. Since I am hard at work on the BASH-SF setting Knights-Marshal of the Commonwealth for Skirmisher Publishing, and since I have been a huge RQ fan since the 70s, it made sense to me to adapt the weapons and armor of the KMotC 'Verse to Runequest. I have attached the Doc to this post. You can see the link just below the picture.

A couple of caveats:

1 - This adaptation is hot off the keyboard and has not been play-tested. You have been warned. Having said that, if you try it, and love it,  or hate it, I would love to hear from you. I would like to get your opinion on it so I can improve it. Heck you can improve it! it's a doc, you can modify it however you like. Please, tell me about it though. Not because I am proprietary, but because I would like to see it improve.

Thanks in advance.

2 - I kept the Legend System specifically in mind while writing this. It does Hit Points generously, which i think is going to be necessary with the high powered options available to warriors in Sci Fi. It also has Hero Points, which I use for overcoming Stun damage in this system. Older RQ systems don't use Hero Points, and have lower Hits Per Location. You may want to adopt both of these if you want to use this with the Avalon Hill RQ, for example. 

Art is by the incredibly talented Daryl Mandryk.

So - try it out, LMK what you think in the comments section below.

No. Enc: 1d4 or 3d8 (family)
Alignment:  Neutral
Movement: 90’ (30’)
AC: 6 (males) 4 (females) or by armor type
HD: 16 (males) 10 (females)
Attacks: 1 horn, 1 bite or by weapon
Damage: 1d8+2, 1d6+2 (males) 1d6+1 or 1d4+1 (females) or by weapon
Save: L10
Morale: 8
Hoard Class: VII, VIII (x3, 75%), IX, XII (95% each, x3), XXI (weapons and armor only, 55%)

No. Enc: 5d10
Alignment:  Neutral
Movement: 150’ (50’)
AC: 3
HD: 1d4 hit points
Attacks: 1 bite
Damage: 1d3+1
Save: L1
Morale: 3
Hoard Class: N/A

No. Enc: 1d6
Alignment:  Chaotic
Movement: 120’ (40’)
AC: 6
HD: 6
Attacks: 2 bites, 4 claws
Damage: 1d4 / 1d4 / 1d6+2 / 1d6+2 / 1d6+2 / 1d6+2
Save: L9
Morale: 11
Hoard Class: N/A

No. Enc: 3d4
Alignment: Chaotic
Movement: 150’ (50’)
Armor Class: 4
Hit Dice: 6
Attacks: 3 (bite, claw, claw), or spine
Damage: 1d8 / 1d6 / 1d6 / or 1d6 (see description.)
Save: L6
Morale: 7
Hoard Class: None

No. Enc: 1d6
Alignment:  Neutral
Movement: 120’ (40’)
AC: 0
HD: 12
Attacks: 2 claws, 1 bite
Damage: 1d8 / 1d8 / 1d6
Save: L20
Morale: 4
Hoard Class: N/A

No. Enc: 1d8
Alignment:  Neutral
Movement: 210’ (70’)
AC: 3
HD: 2
Attacks: 1 bite and two claws and special
Damage: 1d4 / 1d6 / 1d6 and special.
Save: L2
Morale: 11
Hoard Class: Incidental

No. Enc: 1d3
Alignment:  Neutral
Movement: 90’ (30’) – unless limb is effected, see description.
AC: 7
HD: 10
Attacks: 1 punch or kick or by weapon.
Damage: 1d6+2 or 1d8+2 or by weapon
Save: L10
Morale: 4
Hoard Class: V, VII, XI, XIV (50%, if rolled, always one weapon, never armor)

No. Enc: 1
Alignment:  Neutral
Movement: N/A
AC: 5
HD: 14
Attacks: Special, see description
Damage: Special, see description
Save: L14
Morale: N/A
Hoard Class: Incidental

No. Enc: 1
Alignment:  Chaotic
Movement: 90’ (30’)
AC: 6
HD: 12
Attacks:  2 bites, 4 claws
Damage: 2d4+4 / 2d4+4 / 2d6+4 / 2d6+4 / 2d6+4 / 2d6+4
Save: L6
Morale: 11
Hoard Class: Incidental.

No. Enc: 1d4
Alignment:  Neutral
Movement: 60’ (20’)
AC: 2
HD: 10
Attacks: 2 kicks and 2 bashes
Damage: 1d12+3 / 1d12+3 / 2d8+4 & special / 2d8+4 & special.
Save: L12
Morale: 11
Hoard Class: Incidental

No. Enc: 1d4 clusters
Alignment: Neutral
Movement: As per host
Armor Class: 6
Hit Dice: 3
Attacks: see description
Damage: see description
Save: L6
Morale: 11
Hoard Class: None

No. Enc: 3d12
Alignment:  Chaotic
Movement: 120’ (40’)
AC: 5
HD: 6
Attacks: 1 bite, 4 claws
Damage: 2d4 / 1d8+4 / 1d8+4 / 1d6 / 1d6
Save: L6
Morale: 11
Hoard Class: Incidental.

No. Enc: 2d100
Alignment:  Neutral
Movement: 90’ (30’)
AC: 6
HD: 1 hit point
Attacks: 1 area attack and 1 swarm attack (see below)
Damage: see below
Save: L1
Morale: 8
Hoard Class: N/A

No. Enc: 2d8
Alignment:  Neutral
Movement: 180’ (60’) Flight
AC: 3
HD: 1
Attacks: 1 peck or 2 bullets
Damage: 1d4 or see description
Save: L5
Morale: 8
Hoard Class: X, XII, VIII (95%, bullets or power cells only!)

No. Enc: 10d10
Alignment:  Neutral
Movement: 90’ (30’)
AC: 1
HD: 1 hp
Attacks: 1
Damage: See description
Save: L1
Morale: 4
Hoard Class: N/A

No. Enc: 2d4
Alignment: Neutral
Movement: 30’ (10’)
Armor Class: 6
Hit Dice: 2
Attacks: Special (see description)
Damage: Special (see description)
Save: L2
Morale: 11
Hoard Class: N/A

No. Enc: 2d4
Alignment: Neutral
Movement: 90’ (30’) Swimming
AC: 4
HD: 6
Attacks: 1 bite or two tentacles plus boiling water
Damage: 1d6+4 (thermal), 1d4+4 / 1d4+4 (thermal)
Save: L8
Morale: 7
Hoard Class: N/A

No. Enc: 1 or 2+2d6
Alignment:  Neutral
Movement: 300’ (100’) air
                    120’ (40’) ground
AC: 5
HD: 4
Attacks: 2 claws or 1 bite, 2 claws, 1 tail, 2 wings
Damage: 1d6+3 / 1d6+3 or 1d4+3 1d6+3 / 1d6+3, 1d8+3 / 1d3+3 / 1d3+3
Save: L7
Morale: 11
Hoard Class: XII (80% each)

No. Enc: 1
Alignment: Chaotic
Movement: 90’ (30’), burrow 30’ (10’)
Armor Class: -1
Hit Dice: 25
Attacks: 3 (bite, claw, claw)
Damage: 3d6 / 4d8 / 4d8
Save: L10
Morale: 11
Hoard Class: None

No. Enc: 2d4 or 3d20 in communities
Alignment: Neutral
Movement: 90’ (30’)
Armor Class: depends on armor
Hit Dice: 14
Attacks: 2 weapons
Damage: by weapon
Save: L18
Morale: 11
Hoard Class: VII (100%), IX (100%), XV (100%), XXI (weapons only 100%)