Futuristic Splicers - I Am Legion - Character Thread

[Sherwood]

All Attributes/Hit Points/Bio-E etc. will either be rolled in the OOC Thread using the on-site dice roller or by me using my own dice. Your choice.

Roll 4d6 for all Attributes, rerolling '1s' until there are no more. If your result is a 16-18, you add in 1d6. If that extra die is also a '6', roll one more d6 for a potential starting value of 30 before the addition of any skills.

Good or Selfish Alignments only. No Evil Alignments allowed.

As you level up, you can add one new skill starting at a level one proficiency.

Everyone gets the Skill Package of Basic Military for free. If your OCC already gets that, you can select another Package.

 

[Sherwood]

Martial Art styles that are allowed to be taken at the cost of one skill above and beyond the standard HtH Martial Arts.

Spoiler: Jeet Kune Do

Jeet Kune Do
Version developed by Dannigan

Character Bonuses
Add 2 to I.Q.
Add 3 to P.P.
Add 2 to P.S.
Add 2 to P.E.

Attacks per Melee: 3
Escape Moves: Roll, Maintain Balance, Breakfall.
Basic Defenses: Parry, Dodge, Automatic Parry.
Advanced Defenses: Combination Parry/Attack.
Hand Attacks: Strike (d6), Backhand (d6), Elbow (d6), Fingertip Attack (1 point), Forearm (d6), Palm Strike (d6), Power Punch (double-damage, counts as two attacks), Uppercut (d10).
Foot Attacks: Kick (d8), Crescent Kick (d10), Knee (d6), Reverse Turning Kick (Combination Dodge/Kick, 2d6 damage, 1/round), Roundhouse Kick (3d6), Side Kick (d10), Snap Kick (d6), Trip/Hook (no damage, causes knockdown, cannot be parried).
Jumping Attacks: Jump Kick (d8 + Critical Strike), Flying Jump Kick (d10 + Critical Strike).
Special Attacks: Body Flip/Throw, Choke, plus...
- Bite (grappling range only. 1-2 damage + 1/2 strength bonus [maximum +3]. Opponent must Save vs. Pain [14] or release hold/lock).
- Eye-flick (No damage. Opponent is -2 to Strike, Parry, and Dodge for one melee round).
- Head-butt (in-fighting and grappling range only, d8 damage).
- Self-knowledge (Special! The Jeet Kune Do may learn a martial art technique from any other system [subject to GM approval). Signature techniques [like Aikido's Knife-hand Knockout and Thai Kick Boxing's Lightning Form] cannot be learned. Techniques with a "prerequisite" must be learned in order. For example, to learn Automatic Elbow Hold, one must first learn Elbow Hold. "Take what is useful and develop from there." - Lee).
Holds/Locks: Arm Lock, Leg Hold, Wrist Lock.

Level Advancement Bonuses

1st - +1 to Perception, +2 to Parry, +2 to Dodge.
2nd - Eye-flick + Roundhouse combination (one Strike roll for both effects), +1 to Initiative, +1 to Strike, +1 to damage.
3rd - Self-knowledge, +1 Attack per Round, Critical Hit on a natural roll of 19 or higher.
4th - Way of the Intercepting Fist (Special! Once per round, upon his opponent's attack, the JKD artist may attempt to Simultaneously Attack the opponent. If successful, the JKD artist has the option to intercept before the opponent's strike connects. If the JKD artist's strike is successful, roll damage. The opponent must Save vs. Pain [14]. Failing the saving throw results in the opponent losing his attempted attack), +1 to Strike, +1 to Parry, +1 to Dodge.
5th - Flying Side Kick causes knockdown, +1 Attack per Round, Critical Hit on a natural roll of 18 or higher.
6th - Self-knowledge, One-Inch Punch (Special! May only be used once per melee, and must be the first attack used that round; does 2D6 damage + knockdown), +1 to Initiative, +1 to Strike, +1 to Damage.
7th - Flying Side Kick does 4d6 damage + knockdown, +1 Attack per Round, +1 to Perception, +2 to Body Flip/Throw.
8th - +1 to Initiative, +1 to Strike, +1 to Damage, Critical Hit on a natural roll of 17 or higher.
9th - Self-knowledge, +1 to Parry, +1 to Dodge, Knockout on a natural roll of 19 or higher.
10th - One-Inch Punch causes 4d6 damage + knockdown, +1 Attack per Round, +1 to Roll, +1 to Body Flip/Throw.
11th - Death Blow on a natural roll of 19 or higher. Critical Hit on a natural roll of 16 or higher.
12th - Self-knowledge, +1 to Initiative, +1 to Strike, +1 to Damage.
13th - +1 to Parry, +1 to Dodge, Knockout on a natural roll of 18 or higher.
14th - Death Blow on a natural roll of 18 or higher, +2 to Perception.
15th - Self-knowledge, +1 Attack per Round, Critical Hit on a natural roll of 15 or higher.

Spoiler: Kung Fu

SHAO-LIN KUNG FU

Entrance Requirements: No Attribute or Alignment restrictions.
This is the original version of Kung Fu (also called Gung Fu), and the martial art that spawned hundreds of derivative forms. It has shaped and influenced all the martial arts. It all started in the Shao-lin Temple in the Chiu Lien Mountains. For over a thousand years, students of the martial arts traveled there for training. This continued until the reign of the 17th Century Emperor K'ang Hsi, when the Shao-lin monks responded to a call to put down an insurrection. 128 of the monks responded and they managed to rout the enemy entirely. This was such an alarming display of power that the government eventually sent an army against the Shao-lin. Only five monks managed to survive the battle and burning of the temple.

CHARACTER BONUSES:
Add 2 to M.E.
Add 2 to P.S.
Add 1 to P.E.
Add 1 to P.P.
Add 10 to S.D.C.

Attacks per Melee: 3
Escape Moves: Roll With Punch/Fall/Impact, Back Flip.
Attack Moves: Leap, Back Flip.
Basic Defensive Moves: Dodge, Parry, Automatic Parry.
Advanced Defenses: Multiple Dodge, Combination Parry/Attack, Disarm.
Hand Attacks: Strike (Punch), Knife Hand, Double-Knuckle Fist, Backhand, Palm Strike.
Basic Foot Attacks: Kick Attack, Tripping/Leg Hooks, Snap Kick, Crescent Kick, Wheel Kick.
Jumping Foot Attacks: Jump Kick.
Special Attacks: Death Blow, Leap Attack, Forearm.
Holds/Locks: Arm Hold, Leg Hold, Body Hold, Neck Hold.
Modifiers to Attacks: Pull Punch, Knock-Out/Stun, Critical Strike, Critical Strike From Rear.

LEVEL ADVANCEMENT BONUSES

1st + 3 to Roll with Punch/Fall/Impact, + 2 to Strike, Critical Strike on Natural 19 or 20, Critical Strike from Behind.
2nd +1 to Back Flip/Leap, +1 to Parry/Dodge.
3rd +1 Attack per Melee.
4th +1 to Strike, +1 to Parry/Dodge
5th +1 to Roll with Punch/Fall/Impact, +1 to Damage.
6th +1 to Strike, Knock-Out/Stun on Natural 18 or better.
7th +1 Attack per Melee, Death Blow on roll of Natural 19 or 20.
8th +1 to Back Flip/Leap, +1 to Roll with Punch/Fall/Impact, +1 to Damage
9th +1 to Roll with Punch/Fall/Impact.
10th +1 Attack per Melee.
11th +1 to Strike, +1 to Parry/Dodge
12th Critical Strike on Natural 18 or better.
13th +1 to Back Flip/Leap, +1 to Damage.
14th +1 to Roll with Punch/Fall/Impact, +1 to Strike.
15th +1 Attack per Melee.

Spoiler: Tae Kwon Do

TAE KWON DO KARATE

Entrance Requirements: No Attribute or Alignment restrictions.

Tae Kwan Do, loosely translated as the "way of hands and feet," is studied in many of the world's military organizations. The idea is to efficiently combine kicks and punches for the best possible attack form. Probably the most kick-oriented of all the martial arts. A master will attack quickly, preferably with some kind of flying jump kick. If the opponent is able to avoid or counter the kicks, then the second approach will be to move in with a volley of punches and short-range kicks.

CHARACTER BONUSES:

Add 1 to P.S.
Add 2 to P.E.
Add 1 to P.P.
Add 4 to Spd.
Add 15 to S.D.C.

COMBAT SKILLS:
Attacks per Melee: 4
Escape Moves: Roll With Punch/Fail/Impact, Maintain Balance.
Basic Defensive Moves: Dodge, Parry, Automatic Parry.
Advanced Defenses: Multiple Dodge, Power Block/Parry (does damage!), Automatic Roll, Breakfall.
Hand Attacks: Strike (Punch), Knife Hand, Backhand, Palm Strike, Duo-Fist Strike.
Basic Foot Attacks: Kick Attack, Snap Kick, Roundhouse Kick, Backward Sweep, Reverse Turning Kick (Combination Dodge/Kick), Drop Kick (Combination Fall/Dodge/Kick).
Jumping Foot Attacks: Jump Kick, Flying Jump Kick, Flying Reverse Turning Kick.
Special Attacks: Death Blow, Leap Attack, Combination Grab/Kick, Butjapgo Chagi (Special! One opponent is grabbed and another is kicked simultaneously. Only takes one melee action, but requires two successful Strike Rolls. Does 1D6 damage to the opponent grabbed and 2D6 damage to the opponent kicked).
Modifiers to Attacks: Pull Punch, Knock-Out/Stun, Critical Strike, Critical Strike From Rear.

LEVEL ADVANCEMENT BONUSES
1st +2 to Maintain Balance, Critical Strike from Behind, Death Blow on roll of Natural Twenty.
2nd + 2 to Roll with Punch/Fall/Impact, + 2 to Damage.
3rd +1 Attack per Melee.
4th +2 to Parry/Dodge, Critical Strike on Natural 18, 19 or 20.
5th + 2 to Maintain Balance, +1 to strike.
6th +2 to Roll with Punch/Fall/Impact, +1 to Damage.
7th +1 Attack per Melee.
8th +1 to Parry/Dodge, Knock-Out/Stun on Natural 18 or better.
9th +1 Attack per Melee, + 2 to Maintain Balance.
10th +2 to Roll with Punch/Fall/Impact, +1 to Strike, +1 to Parry/Dodge
11th +1 to Strike, +1 to Damage.
12th +1 to Parry/Dodge, Death Blow on roll of Natural 19 or 20.
13th +1 Attack per Melee, +1 to Maintain Balance.
14th +1 to Roll with Punch/Fail/Impact, + 1 to Damage.
15th +1 to Strike, +1 to Parry/Dodge

Spoiler: Krav Maga

Krav Maga

Developed recently in Israel as a self defense form, this is one brutal martial art. Before its slow release to public use in America, Krav Maga can trace its roots to the commando training of the elite MOSSAD special forces units.

Krav Maga's philosophy is simple: If it hurts your opponent, it can't be all that bad. Biting, gouging, elbowing, kneeing to the groin - it's all there. If it works, chuck it in for good measure. Yet Krav Maga is not at all complicated or underdeveloped. Quite the opposite. It is coldly efficient and altogether brutal.

Character Bonuses:

Add 1 to M.A.
Add 2 to P.S.
Add 2 to P.E.
Add 1 to P.P.
Add 10 to S.D.C.
Attacks per Melee: 3

Escape Moves: Roll, Breakfall.
Basic Defenses: Parry, Dodge, Automatic Parry.
Advanced Defenses: Combination Parry/Attack, Power Parry (does damage), Multiple Dodge.
Hand Attacks: Strike, Power Punch, Backhand, Double Knuckle Fist, Fingertip Attack, Claw Hand, Elbow, Forearm.
Foot Attacks: Kick, Roundhouse Kick, Trip/Hook, Snap Kicks, Knee, Drop Kick (Combination Dodge/Kick).
Special Attacks: Body Flip/Throw.
Holds/Locks: Wrist Lock, Elbow Lock, Head Lock.
Weapon Skills: W.P. Knife.

Level Advancement Bonuses
1st - Critical Strike on a natural roll of 19 or 20 or from behind. +1 to Strike, +1 to Damage.
2nd - +2 to Parry, +2 to Dodge.
3rd - +1 Attack per round, K.O. on a natural roll of 19 or 20.
4th - Circular Parry, +1 to Initiative, +1 Body Flip/Throw
5th - +2 to Pull Punch, +2 to Roll with Impact/Breakfall.
6th - +1 to Initiative, +2 to Strike, and +1 to Damage
7th - Critical Body Flip/Throw. Death Blow on a Natural 19 or 20.
8th - +1 Attack per round, K.O. on a natural roll of 18 or higher.
9th - Critical Strike on a natural roll of 18 or higher.
10th - +1 to Parry, +1 to Dodge, +2 to Damage, +1 to Roll/Breakfall
11th - Critical Strike on a natural roll of 17 or higher.
12th - Death Blow on a natural roll of 18 or higher.
13th - Automatic Body Flip/Throw. +1 to Strike
14th - Critical Strike on a natural roll of 16 or higher.
15th - K.O. on a natural roll of 17 or higher. Critical Strike on a natural roll of 15 or higher.

 

[Sherwood]

Chief Carl Rybeck

 

[Purr]

• Attributes & Modifiers
• Skills
• Host Armor
• Woodstock
• Zanji
• Weapons & Gear
• Game Notes
• Background
• Inspiration

• 
  Chaska looks like this but with wild hair that travels just past his shoulders. "Happiness is not ready made. It comes from your own actions." - Dalai Lama XIV. (Image credit: Starfield) "It is always present within you. You can use it any way you want." - Tao Te Ching. "First learn stand. Then learn fly. Nature rule, Daniel-san, not mine." - Mr. Miyagi, The Karate Kid.
  
  "Happiness is a choice. Heaven or hell is a destination we alone decide." - Me. =)
  
  "To know one thing is to know ten-thousand." - Miyamoto Musashi, The Book of Five Rings.
  
  "Awareness has no frontier; it is a giving of your whole being, without exclusion." - Bruce Lee, The Tao of Jeet Kune Do
  
  Name: Kokoro Chaska formerly of House Apollo (defunct).
  Nickname (if any): Known to some as "Ghost Chaser"
  Homeland: Home of the Last Warriors (House Apollo)
  O.C.C.: Deliveryman
  Concept: Martial Survivor
  Rank: Sergeant
  Name of Host Armor: WyldKat!
  Name of Birb: Woodstock!
  Level: 5th!
  Species: Human
  Alignment: Scrupulous.
  Appearance: Rugged, wild-eyed, fit, watchful. Easy to not notice.
  Disposition: Very curious, observant. Sees the world through a different lens. Cautious, cunning, brave. Kind, honest, often quiet. A man of action with zero inhibitions. Doesn't let a whole lot bother him. Much smarter than he lets on. Not quick to trust, but not afraid to either.
  Quotes: "Mmm." "Machine no can kill what no can find." (When alone, he prefers to use body language, facial expressions, and animal sounds. Thinks people sometimes talk too much and care too little.)
  Age: 20 years, 9 months. Can appear much older when disguised. Excellent mimic concerning sounds; not so good with language.
  Gender: Male
  Height: 5 ft. 8 in./173 cm
  Weight: 175 lbs./79 kilos
  Hair: Sun-blond (originally dark blond). Long (mid-back), oft kept double-tied in a low bun.
  Eyes: Light gray. (Can be mistaken for a blind person. He knows how to properly act like one.)
  Skin: Bronzed by the sun and his family's own genes.
  Other physical features: Strong shoulders, lean waist, athletic limbs. Carries many nicks, scars, bumps, and callouses from an active boyish lifetime out in the wild.
  Hobbies: Endlessly practices the martial arts and its philosophies. Does all of the things outdoors. Whether inside the Kraken or in a village, Chaska can sit and people-watch for hours (he often stares).
  
  I.Q. 24 (+10% to Skills/+5 to Perception)
  M.E. 30 (+8 to Psionic Attack/Insanity)
  M.A. 24 (80% to Charm/Intimidate)
  P.S. 24 (+9 S.D.C. damage. Add lift/carry here if desired.)
  P.P. 28 (+7 to Strike, Parry, Dodge)
  P.E. 35 (+35% to Saving Throws vs. coma/death, +8 to Saving Throws. Immune to nearly all diseases.)
  P.B. 16 (30% to Charm/Impress)
  Spd 28 (approximately 19 mph/30 kph)
  
  Hit Points: 52
  S.D.C.: 73
  Action Points: 6 available out of 8.
  
  
  Spoiler: The Math behind the Attributes.

  Hit Points: 52 (+33 P.E.) (+4. 1d6 per level. +4 @ 2nd level, +4 @ 3rd level, 5 @ 4th, 2 @ 5th).
  S.D.C.: 73 (+50 O.C.C.) (+4 Outdoorsmanship) (+5 Running) (+10 Shaolin) (+4 Gymnastics)
  I.Q. 24 (21 Dice) (+3 O.C.C.)
  M.E. 30 (22 Dice) (+4 O.C.C.) (+2 Shaolin) (+2 Zanji)
  M.A. 24 (20 Dice) (+2 O.C.C.) (+2 Zanji instead of Chi)
  P.S. 24 (18 Dice) (+2 O.C.C.) (+2 Gymnastics) (+2 Shaolin)
  P.P. 28 (24 Dice) (+1 Gymnastics) (+1 Shaolin) (+2 Zanji)
  P.E. 35 (25 Dice) (+3 O.C.C.) (+2 Gymnastics) (+1 Outdoorsman) (+1 Running) (+1 Shaolin) (+1 Zanji)
  P.B. 16 (15 Dice) (+1 O.C.C.)
  Spd 28 (14 Dice) (+14 Running)
  
  Combat Modifiers
  Perception +5
  Initiative +3/+8 (+1 if Flying).
  Attacks per Round: 5/4/8
  Strike +11/+9//+12 (+6 with Bio-Energy Blades. +2 W.P. Heavy Weapons. +1 if flying.)
  Automatic Parry +8/+9/+10 (+2 with Bio-Energy Blades.)
  Automatic Dodge +9/+9/+17 (+2 if flying. See More Combat Modifiers for details.)
  Roll +3//+8//+8 (Remember: Automatic Roll and Breakfall when using Zanji) (+3 if impact-only, not melee w/ Righting Reflex).
  Damage: +10 S.D.C./+1D4 M.D. in WyldKat.
  
  
  Spoiler: More Combat Modifiers.

  Disarm +6/+7
  Horror Factor +6 (do we add M.E. bonuses?)
  Special Combat Bonuses: W.P. Paired Swords starting at 3rd level (Daisho - Musashi's Heiho). Combination Grab/Slash (Zanji), Automatic Roll (Zanji), Breakfall (Zanji), Critical Strike from Behind (Zanji and Shaolin), Critical Strike from Rear (Shaolin), Power Block/Parry (Zanji). Dragon when using Shaolin Kung Fu. Critical Strike on Natural 18, 19, or 20.
  
  
  Spoiler: The math behind the Combat Modifiers.

  Combat Attributes Zanji//Shaolin//in Host Armor.
  Perception +5/+5 (+5 I.Q.)//--
  Initiative +3/+8 (+2 O.C.C.) (+1 Zanji)//(+2 *) (+1 **) (+1 ##). (See Special for flight bonuses)
  Attacks per Round: 5//4//8 (+5 Zanji)//(+4 Shaolin)//(+1 **) (+1 ###) (+1 ++)
  Strike +11//+9//+12 (+7 P.P.) (+1 O.C.C.)(+3 Zanji)//(+1 Shaolin)//(+1 **). - +3 W.P. Daisho. +3 Bio-Energy Blades. +2 W.P. Heavy Weapons.
  Automatic Parry +8/+9/+9 (+7 P.P.) (+1 O.C.C.)//(+1 Shaolin)//(+1 **). +2 Bio-Energy Blades.
  Automatic Dodge +9/+9/+17 (+7 P.P.) (+1 O.C.C.) (+1 Zanji)//(+1 Shaolin)//(+2 *) (+1 **) (+1 #) (+4 ##)
  Roll +1//+3//+6 (+1 Zanji)//(+3 Shaolin)//(+2 **) (+1 ***) (+2 ##) (+3 from impact, but not melee +) - Automatic Roll when using Zanji.
  Damage: +10 (+9 P.S.) (+1 Zanji)//+1D4 M.D. (Robotic Strength of 25) in WyldKat.
  Disarm +7/+8//(+1 *)
  Horror Factor: +6 (+6 O.C.C.)
  Bio-enhancements: *Enhanced Neurological Connections. **Echo-location. ***Reinforced Exoskeleton. #Sensitive Whiskers. ##Motion Detector. ###Ambidextrous. +Righting Reflex. ++Prehensile Tail #1.
  Special: Organic Thrusters add +1 to Initiative, Strike, and +2 to Dodge and Roll during flight/hovering.
• 
  Skills free to all O.C.C.s
  Basic Mathematics: 94% (+2%)
  Speak Native Language: 101% (+1%)
  Read and Write Native Language 96% (+2%)
  
  O.C.C. Skills (Notes: "+5% twice" means a skill gets a +5% bonus for having shown up more than once in these skill packages per Sherwood.)
  Concealment: 81% (+4%) ("Peasant clothes" +15%. See Weapons & Gear)
  Bio-comms: 85% (+5%)
  Tracking: 75% (+5%) (+20% per Sherwood) (Special Counter-Tracking bonus: -40% to others' attempts to Tracking!)
  
  Survivalist Skill Program +25% (Note: Has every Wilderness skill save for Boat Building).
  Wilderness Survival (+5% twice): 85% (+5% Outdoorsmanship)
  1. Carpentry: 80% (+5%)
  2. Preserve Food: 85% (+5%)
  3. Fasting: 92% (+3%) (+5% Outdoorsmanship)
  4. Herding: 85% (+5%)
  
  Undercover Skill Program +15%
  Disguise: 70% (+5%)
  Imitate Voices & Sounds: 87%/81% (+4%) (+4% Hunting)
  Impersonation: 70%/+55% (+4%)
  Prowl (+15% total bonus, from four sources one being Gymnastics): 87% (+5%) (+2% Hunting)
  Surveillance: 75% (+5%)
  
  Reconnaissance/Scout Skill Program +20% sans Prowl.
  Detect Ambush: 80%(+5%) (+10% if using Echo-location.)
  Detect Concealment: 75% (+5%)
  Intelligence: 79% (+4%)
  Land Navigation: 83% (+4%)
  
  Outdoorsman Skill Program +25% sans Wilderness Survival.
  Climbing (+5% twice): 120%/110% (+5%) (+20% Prehensile Tail)
  Identify Plants & Fruits: 85% (+5%) (+5% Outdoorsmanship)
  Outdoorsmanship (adds to other skills)
  Swimming: 105% (+5%)
  Spelunking: 95% (+5%)
  
  Hunter/Trapper Skill Program +20% sans Prowl.
  Hunting (adds bonuses to other Skills (Main 202).
  Skin & Prepare Animal Hides: 85% (+5%) (+5% Hunting)
  Track & Trap Animals: 75%/85% (+5%) (+5% Hunting)
  Zoology: 80% (+5%)
  
  Basic Military Skill Program (+15%) sans Climbing (2) and W.P. Sword (see Zanji Shinjinken Ryu).
  Hand to Hand: Basic (increased to Hand to Hand: Zanji Shinjinken Ryu 3 Secondary Skills)
  Military Etiquette: 80% (+5%)
  Running
  W.P. Knife +2
  
  O.C.C. Related or "Other" Skills (Number of Skills goes here).
  1. Find Contraband: 73% (+4%)
  2. Lore: Machine: 66% (+4%)
  3. History (see Lore: Machine description): 70% (+5%)
  4. Machine Technology: 70% (+5%)
  5. Operate Bio-Equipment (or we can't use our Bio-weapons): 70% (+5%)
  6. W.P. Heavy Bio-weapons +2
  
  Secondary Skills (3).
  1-3 (all put into Hand to Hand: Zanji Shinjinken Ryu)
  
  Weapon Proficiencies from Zanji Shinjinken Ryu
  W.P. Daisho +3 (+1 twice. Two Swords as One - Paired Weapons - at 3rd level with +1 bonus from Basic Military Skill Program).
  W.P. Archery +2 (see Skills Included in Training).
  W.P. Blunt (Bokken) +2
  W.P. Pole Arms (Naginata) +2
  W.P. Spear +2
  W.P. Staff +2
  W.P. Sword +3 (+1 twice. Single sword only).
  
  Skills from Level Advancement
  2nd and 3rd - (2nd and 3rd level put into 1st level Shaolin Kung Fu per Sherwood.)
  4th - Cryptography: 55% (+5%)
  5th - Gymnastics (Main 196).
  6th -
  
  Skills Desired
  1. Acrobatics (+10% from Prehensile tail).
  2. Cook? =) (+10% Hunting to cook game)
  3. Boxing?
  4. W.P. Light Bio-weapons?
  5. Sniper.
  6. Quick Draw?
  
  
• 
  Host Armor included enhancements
  Advanced Eyes (Main 78. Eagle vision, passive night-vision but see additional Enhanced Sight below).
  Advanced Senses (Main 79. Hearing, taste, sense magnetic north, bonuses to Skills, amplify voice to 80 decibels).
  Bio-Comms (Main 80).
  Enhanced Senses (Main 81. Smell, touch, and taste).
  Regeneration: Enhanced (Main 84. Note: Purchased Super upgrade. See below).
  
  Thermosynthetic metabolism enhancements and bonuses (Main 75)
  Thermo-imaging/infrared/ultraviolet vision enhancement (all with a 1,200 foot/366 m range, Main 78).
  Battle bonuses when above 75 degrees Farenheit/24 degrees Celsius (Main 75).
  Invisible to thermograph/infrared.
  10 Bonus Bio-E (already added in).
  No need to feed or to sleep.
  (Neat dark colors that help absorb heat!)
  
  Spoiler: Thermosynthetic note per Sherwood

  Source link.
  

  You are in a temperate climate, so unless you are heading to high altitudes or deep in the water, your Thermosynthetic Armor will be fine. If you do go under the ocean for a long time, I can provide you with heat packs to keep your armor working for a few hours.

  
  Bio-E Deliveryman Enhancements
  Stealth Field (Main 85).
  Circadian Rhythm (Main 86).
  Enhanced Neurological Connections (Main 86. +2 to initiative, +1 to disarm, +2 to automatic dodge).
  
  Purchased Enhancements Total BIO-E: 390. Total invested: (260 + 130) 390. Bio-E available: 0. (Deliveryman gains +2d8 Bio-E/level.)
  
  Spoiler: BIO-E Math.

  How? 140 +10 (Thermosynthetic) +30 (M.E.) +35 (P.E.) = 215.
  Add +20 from the Librarians and +40 for impressing Chief Rybeck. = 60.
  66 by credit purchase (66 to Chaska, 0 to Woodstock) = 66.
  Level gains 2nd-5th = 2nd + 3rd = 25, 4th = 15, 5th = 9, = 49.
  +50 from Sherwood's 2024 X-mas gift to us!
  340 + 49 + 50 = 440 BIO-E.
  Remaining BIO-E: 5.
  
  Non-Weapon upgrades (305 BIO-E invested.)
  Ambidextrous (Main 86. +1 Action and Entangle. +5% to some Skills). 15B.
  Claws, Small, Non-retractable, Hands & Feet (Main 95. +1D6+3 M.D. to punch). 12B.
  Cosmetics (Black fur, cat-like markings and shape, furry but otherwise useless tail. More pronounced cat-like traits.). 3B.
  Echo-Location (Main 80. See description! 1,000 ft. range. Only -2 to combat when blinded). 35B
  Electromagnetic Vision (Main 78). See and feel the flow of electricity in 5 foot radius. (+20% to Land Navigation, +10% to Surveillance except when Tailing, +5% to all Electronics Skills. Help detect machines in people's heads a.k.a. Legion. 10B.
  Enhanced Leaping Ability (Main 86). Can leap 10 feet high or across. If running for 40 feet, can jump 50 feet high or 100 feet across. 5B per 10 feet (purchased once).
  Glow Cell (Main 87. Dim light including IR and UV light. Is a prerequisite for stronger Simple Light Cells). 3B.
  Grip Hands (see Lore). Mini-holders. +1 to Initiative for items held. 2B each, 4 purchased (maximum), for 8B total. Have them hold canvas bags?.
  Heat Pits (Main 81): Feel and see heat in 30 foot radius. +1 to Parry and Dodge. Track by heat: 70% (+2%/level) + I.Q. bonus. 10B.
  Macro-Vision (Main 79). See details up close like tiny particles, skin cells, nanobots. 20 foot range. 5B.
  Motion Detector (Main 81, 30 ft. radius, 60 ft. if target is quickly moving. Grants automatic dodge, more). 15B.
  Organic Thrusters (Main 93): 200 mph (combat bonuses under Special). Max Ceiling: 25,000 feet. Underwater: 100 mph. 35B.
  Prehensile Tail (Main 94. Furry tail, +1 Action/Round, +20% Climbing, +10% Acrobatics, can have up to three!) 20B.
  Reinforced Exoskeleton (Main 84. Add M.D.C., melee attacks do more damage. +1 to Roll). 5B.
  Regeneration: Super (Main 84. 2D6+3 M.D./Round! or 1D6x10/minute!). Chaska joins the 12%! 30B.
  Resin Ducts (Main 87). 2 Actions to produce, useable 1/Round. 8/hour. 50 foot range when thrown. 25B.
  Resistance to Cold (Main 84. 1/2 damage vs. cold). 3B.
  Resistance to Electricity (Main 84. 1/2 damage vs. electricity, immune to stun weapons, more). 10B.
  Resistance to Heat (Main 85. 1/2 damage vs. heat). 5B.
  Resistance to Kinetic Energy (Main 85. 1/2 damage vs. sharp fast-moving objects incl. rail guns). 20B.
  Resistance to Physical Energy (Main 85. 1/2 damage vs. blunt objects of nearly all kinds). 15B.
  Righting Reflex (Main 88. +3 to Roll or getting Knocked down, much less damage from falls, best of all? Cat-like landings!). 5B.
  Sensitive Whiskers: Main 82. 3 ft. long whiskers that feel. +1 to Dodge. Penalties in dark/blind are 1/2. 5B.
  Shell Vault (see Lore). Small. 5B.
  Simple Light Cell (Main 104. Replaced prerequisite Glow Cell with Simple Light Cell as it can be seen further and brighter.) 1 BIO-E.
  
  Bio-weaponry upgrades (130 BIO-E invested).
  Dual Heat Projection Cannons (Main 102. Per cannon, 5D8 M.D. for light blast or 1D8x10+10 M.D. heavy blast. Range: 1,800 ft. Payload: Effectively unlimited. Upgradable). 35B each / 70B total.
  Dual Bio-Energy Expulsion Vents (Main 98. Does 4d8+P.E. bonus in M.D., no bonus to hit. Work in water.) 20B total. (See Blades.)
  Dual Bio-Energy Blades (see Lore). 3d12+35 (bonus equal to P.E.) per individual hit, can be used with Zanji (Paired as Daisho). Up to 5 feet long. Placed in forearms. +3 to Strike, +2 to Parry, useable 210 min./12 hrs. Any use after causes weakness in pilot. 40B total.
  
  
  Spoiler: Future goodies?

  Possible future non-weapon enhancements?
  Hands: Suction Cups and Gripping Hairs (Main 90). Climb smooth or rough surfaces at 1/3 maximum running speed. 10B.
  Quick Clotting Blood (Main 87). 5B.
  Symbiotic Nourishment (see Lore). No need to eat or drink (feed others). +2 to Save vs. poisons/toxins. 15B.
  Large Shell Vault? (10B. Change size from centimeters to inches.)
  Bio-Force Field Emitter Spheres (Legion 121. 1d8x10+60 M.D. standard). 15B +5B per extra 25 M.D.C..
  Eye Spy (Legion 119). 25B
  Seismic Sense (Main 82?). +1 on initiative, +1 dodge, +10% Ambush when standing on ground. 30B.
  
  Possible future weapons?
  Flying Blades (1D4 M.D. each, but always have a sharp object. 4B each.)
  Viral Immobilizer (takes 2D4 Rounds and basically stops a single Machine cold. Main 106). 30B.
  
  "WyldKat" Host Armor Statistics (thanks for letting me copy/paste from ya, Psychie!)
  Class: Host Armor.
  Crew: One human pilot.
  Base M.D.C. by Location (Reinforced Exoskeleton bonuses added).
  Arms (2): 97 M.D.C., +5 additional M.D.C. points per level of experience (starting at level two).
  * Hands (2): 47 M.D.C., +10 additional M.D.C. at level seven and fourteen.
  Legs (2): 177 M.D.C., +5 additional M.D.C. per level of experience (starting at level two).
  * Feet (2): 77 M.D.C., +12 additional M.D.C. at level seven and fourteen.
  * Head: 117 M.D.C., +5 additional points per level of experience (starting at level two).
  * * Main Body: 295 M.D.C., +2D8+8 additional M.D.C. points per level of experience (starting at level two, 230 +14 +19 +13 +19). CURRENT M.D.C.: 295 M.D.
  Bio-Force Field: None (yet?).
  Robotic Physical Strength: 25 (1d4 M.D. to normal punches).
  Operational Lifetime: 51 years.
  
  Speed:
  Running: Starting maximum speed is only 60 mph (96 km). The act of running does tire the pilot/wearer, but at only 10% the normal fatigue rate, thanks to the musculature and augmentation of the Host Armor.
  Leaping: A young Host Armor can only leap up to 20 feet (6.1 m) high or 40 feet (12.2 m) across from a standing position.
  Digging: 20 mph (32 km) through sand or dirt, but one quarter as fast through rock or concrete. Digging tires out its pilot, but at half the usual fatigue rate. To dig down enough to adequately hide from enemies on the surface takes 3D6 melee rounds.
  Swimming: 30 mph (48 km/25 .9 knots); swimming tires the pilot but at 10% the usual rate.
  Underwater Depth: The Host Armor can withstand pressure up to 700 feet (213.4 m) down.
  Flying: See Wing Packs under Weapons & Gear.
  
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  Woodstock Blackbirb. Black Talon War Bird. =) (Legion, page 33).
  They receive an additional 1d6+2 (per Legion, page 37 under Deliveryman). See BIO-E Math below.
  
  
  Spoiler: BIO-E Math.

  Total BIO-E: 80. Total invested: 55. Bio-E available: 25.
  5D4+20 BIO-E at start = 33.
  BIO-E: 2nd + 3rd = 12. 4th + 5th = 10. = 22.
  Bonus from Chief Rybeck = 20.
  0 by credit purchase = 0.
  Total = 80.
  
  Black Talon War Bird BIO-E upgrades (that all of them get).
  Plasma Breath (Legion 35. 4D10 M.D., 40 foot range, 18 blasts, 1/hour regen. +4 to Strike).
  Stinger Talons (Legion 35. 4D4 for two-claw strike. Acid injection for 4D8 M.D. for 2D4 Rounds. +3 to Strike).
  Super Regeneration (Legion 35).
  Surveillance BIo-Comm (Legion 35).
  
  Upgrades
  Advanced Senses (Main 79. Can hear a whisper at 300 feet, taste and smell are twice that of a human's, sense magnetic north, amplify voice to 80 decibels.) 20B.
  Chameleon Skin (Main 83. Prerequisite for Stealth Field). 20B
  Enhanced Sight (Main 78. Thermograph, IR, and UV). 10B
  Glow Cell for spotting (dim light including IR and UV light. Is a prerequisite for stronger lights). 3B.
  Simple Light Cell (Main 104. Replaced prerequisite Glow Cell with Simple Light Cell as it can be seen further and brighter.) 1 BIO-E.
  
  
  Spoiler: Future BIO-E upgrades?

  Stealth Field (Main 85). (This is Woodstock's primary means of defense during combat.) 50B.
  
  Perception modifier +5 (a gift from Sherwood after I brought up that these birds have a ridiculous +0?)
  
  Main Body: 40 M.D.C.
  I.Q.: 9
  M.E.: 14
  M.A.: 14
  P.S.: 12
  P.P.: 19
  P.E.: 20
  P.B.: 12 (100!)
  
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  ZANJI SHINJINKEN-RYU
  Entrance Requirements: Limited to those of Honorable Alignments.
  Minimum attributes include: I.Q.: 9, P.P.: 10, and Spd.: 8.
  Skill Cost: 10 Years (6 Years as a Secondary Martial Art Form)
  Zanji Shinjinken-Ryu is an ancient school of Samurai swordsmanship, and one of the early methods of training Bugei or warriors. One important difference between Zanji and other martial arts is that the form is designed to kill. Not wound, not injure, not knockout. A sword is an instrument of death and it is the main tool of the Zanji. A master of the sword art will carefully evaluate any opponent. Standing motionless, he will wait until the exact moment when, without thought or direction, he can attack instantly. If attacked, the response will be to parry and counterattack instantly.
  Acceptance by a teacher of Zanji usually means months of having to go through rejection. The student must ask again and again, constantly suffering rejection, until the teacher is sure that the student is really motivated. Once accepted, the instruction is one-on-one, with constant discipline imposed and physical punishment used constantly as reinforcement.
  The student must change everything and in every way, from his way of thinking to his way of moving, to the most minute habits of everyday life.
  Costume: Keikogi (quilted, navy-blue jacket) and Hakama.
  Stance: Facing opponent, with one foot forward and the other back, arms extended forward and holding sword in a two-handed grip.
  
  CHARACTER BONUSES:
  Add 10 to CHI
  Add 2 to M.E.
  Add 2 to P.P.
  Add 1 to P.E.
  COMBAT SKILLS:
  Attacks per Melee: 4
  Escape Moves: Roll With Punch/Fall/Impact, Maintain Balance.
  Basic Defensive Moves: Dodge, Parry, Automatic Parry.
  Advanced Defenses: Multiple Dodge, Circular Parry, Combination Parry/Attack, Power Block/Parry (does damage!), Automatic Roll, Breakfall.
  Hand Attacks: Strike (Punch).
  Basic Foot Attacks: Kick Attack, Backward Sweep.
  Jumping Foot Attacks: Jump Kick.
  Special Attacks: Death Blow, Leap Attack, Combination Strike/Parry, Combination Grab/Slash (SPECIAL!), Forearm.
  Weapon Katas (NOTE: May select either Katana or Wakizashi W.P. at 4th level, or the W.P. Daisho at 3rd level. All the rest are taken at 1st level.): W.P. Sword — Katana, W.P. Sword — Wakizashi, W.P. Daisho — Paired, W.P. Bokken, W.P. Bo Staff, W.P. Spear, W.P. Naginata.
  Modifiers to Attacks: Pull Punch, Knock-Out/Stun, Critical Strike, Critical Strike From Rear.
  
  SKILLS INCLUDED IN TRAINING:
  Martial Art Powers: Select a total of two (2) Powers from among Body Hardening Exercises or Martial Art Techniques. If desired, any number of Powers can be traded, one-for-one, for any Basic Skill Program (excluding physical). See below.
  Language: Japanese
  Cultural Skills (Choose three): Ikebana (floral arranging), Bonsai (tending miniature trees), Calligraphy, Haiku (special poetry), Ukio-E (Ink brush painting), or Go.
  Physical: Archery, Prowl
  Philosophical Training: Zen
  If this is your Primary Martial Art Form, then the following other forms can be learned in a shorter time: Jujutsu (3 Years), Taido (5 Years), Moo Gi Gong (4 Years), or Ch'in-Na (5 Years).
  
  Note: Instead of gaining Martial Art Powers in Splicers, "+1 to Initiative, +1 to Strike, and +1 to damage" per my rules in Robotech: Broadsword.
  
  LEVEL ADVANCEMENT BONUSES
  1st + 2 to Strike, +1 to Dodge, +1 to Roll with Punch/Fall/Impact, Critical Strike from Behind.
  2nd + 2 to Parry, +1 to Maintain Balance.
  3rd Select One (1) Additional Martial Art Power from Body Hardening, or Special Katas, or Chi Mastery.
  4th +1 to Strike, +1 Attack per Melee.
  5th Critical Strike on Natural 18, 19, or 20.
  6th +1 to Roll with Punch/Fall/Impact, Death Blow on roll of Natural 20.
  7th Select One (1) Additional Martial Art Power from Chi Mastery, or Body Hardening, or Special Katas.
  8th +1 Attack per Melee, +1 to Maintain Balance.
  9th Double Existing Chi.
  10th +1 Attack per Melee, + 2 to Parry.
  11th Select One (1) Additional Martial Art Power from Chi Mastery, or Body Hardening, or Special Katas.
  12th +1 to Roll with Punch/Fall/Impact, +1 to Maintain Balance.
  13th +1 Attack per Melee.
  14th + 2 to Dodge, Knock-Out/Stun on Natural 19 or 20.
  15th +1 Attack per Melee, Add One (1) Zenjorike Power
  
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  "Zen has no other secret than that of meditating seriously on life and death." - Takeda Shingen, Samurai Wisdom Stories.
  
  
  
  
  Weapons
  Two Acid-Edged Large Swords (Main 131, two Katanas.)
  Damage: 4D6 M.D. plus acid for 1D6 per Round for 1D4 Rounds.
  
  High Frequency Spear + Chigs (Main 131, Yari. Main 137 for Chigs)
  Damage: 2D6 M.D. plus wounds take twice as long to heal.
  Has 21 Chigs attached to it (5D8 M.D. to an 8 ft. radius. 200 ft. thrown alone, but spear range -30% if spear-chucked. Must be "beamed," not tossed. But what happens to the spear? Boom, right? Maybe just separate the two? Long pokey things like spears can come in handy out in the wasteland!).
  
  Burner (Main 134. Enter "I love the smell of Bio-napalm in the morning." Single Burst for 3D8 M.D. or 1D8x10 M.D. for two Attacks. Can sweep. All attacks cause 2D8 M.D. for 2D8 minutes unless one rolls in dirt or sand (not water) for 15 seconds! Lots of attack methods). 10 charges before it needs to regenerate for 1D4 hours). Notes: Can probably self-burn to activate thermosynthetic heat bonuses? A small amount of damage for a pay-off that might be a necessary edge? I will have to try it in combat.
  
  Armor
  None.
  
  Gear
  Military fatigues
  Dress clothing
  "Peasant clothes" (adds +15% to Concealment when operating undercover in Retro-Villages.)
  Survival knife
  Utility Belt
  First-Aid kit
  4 Slap Patches
  Face Wrap
  Stealth Sheet
  Second Skin
  Portable Nutrient Tank
  Extractor
  Prosthetic makeup kit
  Tinted goggles
  Hatchet for cutting wood
  Tent
  Knapsack
  Backpack
  Two Water Skins
  Emergency food Rations (two weeks supply).
  Some personal items (lightly-seasoned bird treats for Woodstock, bird gear including forearm guard, strong leather gloves, armored journal, writing utensils, small books, basic unmarked maps, ceramic magnifying glass and case, ceramic food and hunting utensils, ceramic whistle, ceramic dog whistle (to alert Packmasters and get the attention of wild animals), things to learn from while passing the time.
  
  Two wooden practice swords (bokken katana). Special: matching woobies for him and Woodstock. One spare human-sized woobie. But only one. =) ).
  
  Procurements from the enemies.
  Watertight map case with miniature explosive charge so it doesn't fall into the hands of The Machine.
  
  Currency
  Trade Items: 0.
  Credits: 2,316.
  
• 
  Cerberus Squad rescued Jin, Axel, and Gus from a deadly Battle Track while en route to the facility they need to get to to complete their own mission.
  
• 
  He is called "Chaska." Almost no one in House Artemis knows where Chaska came from, but he will never forget.
  
  He came from the topside. Out of the wasteland, to be sure, for he seems to have sprung up from the very forested earth he was born to wander, like some long-forgotten fable or nature spirit given flesh and resolve. And yet, it was one of the Kraken's science-personnel, an Engineer if you believe the tales, that requested the Kraken to pick him up. To make "a minor but important detour. A matter of honor. Won't take long."
  
  The leader of the Kraken knew there were no humans and thus no villages out here, Retro or otherwise. There was only forests and lakes, underground tunnels with a mountain range on top of them. Above the range came hot days and cool star-filled nights. They were basically in the middle of nowhere. Seeing no danger in this beauty-filled diversion, the leader agreed.
  
  When the Kraken's leader saw what the Kraken was rising out of the water for, the leader did not at first trust her eyes. It was a single human. A teenager and barely so. Long-haired, filthy in ways only the Houseless know, but somehow... incredibly fit and well-fed for one so all alone in the wastelands.
  
  The barbarian wore no Host Armor. He carried no bio-weaponry. Instead, he was clad in the tattered hides of a lowly peasant. But unlike a peasant, this youth person was armed. Across his broad shoulders, he carried a sharp ceramic spear. From that slim waist a pair of long ceramic curved swords hung clean in their sheaths. These were well-used and also well-kept, just like him. One glance at that youth and you could tell - those weapons were perhaps the only things he might call "friends."
  
  As this "wild one" beheld the surfacing Kraken, he stared at it with the widest eyes. He stood there transfixed, mystified. And who could blame him, given the grand sight of the Kraken slowly bursting out of the water? It was when the Wild One knelt down and seemed to be praying to it that the leader began to have her doubts.
  
  "Why do you wish for this sole vagrant to join us?" she asked the waiting Engineer who had started this ball rolling.
  
  The Engineer's reply was certain. "Because if we do not, another house will. Unlike the others, it just so happens we owe him. House Artemis is the sole cause of this young man's destitution. We provided his life's pain. In this land, he is friendless and futureless. I would be grateful if we gave him a chance at his own destiny... a destiny under our banner."
  
  "Who is he?" asked the leader and the Engineer told her. The leader's surprise was great and after a few more questions, she found herself agreeing to the Engineer's plan. It was the Engineer alone who had established contact with the Wild One. There, they communicated, for "conversed" is too untrue a word for the manner in which they shared their first conversation. Patient and wise Engineer and rattled untamed youth - they seemed to know each other and with that knowing came crucial trust.
  
  As the Engineer walked the Wild One aboard, the leader made a point not to spread the origin of the young barbarian around. It was not a necessary thing for many others to know, she decided. The more that knew, the more trouble that was likely to come of it. What was important was that he was safe. Perhaps in time, he might be of use to House Artemis.
  
  As the Kraken submerged back under the dark and salty safety of the restless sea, the leader then learned it was the Engineer - years ago - who had gotten word to the Wild One to meet here. Some three whole years, through the power of bio-enhanced animals, he had made contact with the Wild One. He gave him the choice of a new life. The Wild One had agreed. The Engineer took him in and gave him a new if alien home, one that drew great surprise from everyone. Some disliked the idea of a strange unknown boy joining House Artemis like this, but the Engineer stood firm like a father.
  
  Was it out of mercy? Or perhaps regret? Whatever it was, the leader knew well the dangerous name the Engineer had given her and the heavy load that name carried. House Apollo. It was a dead house. But this time, the Machine had not been responsible.
  
  The Wild One was the last survivor of House Apollo. In his veins ran the blood of cunning, powerful warriors and scholars, brave souls who were once feared and respected by the few that knew them. House Apollo - the former smaller house whose biotechnical science, if it had been given time and opportunity, might have some day far in the future rivaled House Artemis's own creativity and might. Ever competitors, the two fought a brief and bloody secret war in the shadows of the underground. In that fateful end, House Apollo seemed to vanish from all the planet as if it had never been.
  
  But this one ragged and rough remnant had certainly survived. All on his own.
  
  "Chaska" was the only name he answered to. Only the Engineer knew if this was his first name, a nickname, or even his last name. Chaska held no thoughts of revenge for his house's end for he was hardly old enough to fend for himself when he had lost everything. He knew the truth and was at peace with it. Now here, all these years later, he had emerged undestroyed by the Machine and possessing a cunning and knowledge of the land that only Deliverymen knew. Might he become one someday, the Engineer wondered?
  
  Much to his delight and relief, Chaska eventually had done just that.
  
  As Chaska grew, House Artemis raised the youth as one of their own - never divulging the details of his war-filled heritage except to those who had a rightful need to know. Then they too were sworn to secrecy lest old feuds rise.
  
  Though a quick learner and talented mimic, Chaska had not grown up around humans. He had grown up around animals and nature and the Machine whom he had learned quickly would destroy him without hesitation. Chaska did not speak much. When he chose to speak, his harsh barbaric accent that belonged to no House Artemis culture ever had instantly gave him away as someone mysterious, perhaps someone very different.
  
  An incredibly loyal young fellow, Chaska followed his own way during his upbringing. He lived so without apology, without anything to prove to anyone except for himself. He often got things wrong and had to be corrected constantly. But his eager to learn was insatiable. His was the mind of a scholarly people whose love of the unknown had bordered on the ferocious. So too was it unusual that he practiced some form of martial combat unknown to most. This system used weapons and never for any other purpose except to kill. When asked, he simply replied that he had "found it in the wild."
  
  In time, Chaska graduated to become a Deliveryman. He appreciated and enjoyed the education House Artemis had provided him. He wished to return to the land he had grown up in, for in the time he had been gone, humans had moved into the wild and dangerous territory where it could, for its naturally warm climate, fierce and final forests, and craggy mountains gave it many hiding places from the Machine.
  
  Chaska's wish was granted. He re-assimilated himself into that vast lawless land in what felt like no time at all. He made great use of his hard-earned skills and can hide his accent to sound like someone completely different. For years, he has traveled and delivered across this land better prepared than ever before. His Host Armor he proudly dubbed, "WyldKat." He calls his beloved Black Talon War Bird, "Woodstock."
  
  Inside House Artemis, Chaska has a reputation of being a loner. While exceptionally friendly, he is never quick to trust. He is aware there is probably no one like him in House Artemis and this understanding keeps him apart from most people while also granting him a great faith and comfortability in who he is and who he wishes to be in the future. Tremendously skilled in nearly all things outdoors, there remains no one but the Engineer who really knows him. As a Splicer, he is dutiful and obeys commands well if he understands them. He seems to hold absolute confidence in himself. However, House Artemis knows the power of teamwork and now it has become Chaska's time to learn this lesson.
  
  Chaska has been asked to join a team - a small team, both new and diverse for no old team will yet have him. He is too new. His way of speaking, his unusual perspective and habits, cause most other to watch him from afar like a mysterious stranger. Chaska does not seem to mind this at all. In his heart, House Artemis's challenges are his challenges. He will face them fearlessly and without regret.
  
  For who knows how long one will draw breath? Best to live a life you can be proud of. Best to walk roads where happiness is not only the journey which to share with others but also a destination when one's own time comes. If you ask Chaska the purpose of good living, he might tell you, "To learn. To share."
  
  In this way, House Apollo lives on in the heart of a barbaric Deliveryman unlike any before him.
  
  
  * * *​
  Spoiler: Quotes but from whom?

  "Woe betide any who would cause House Artemis ill. Swift destruction is not good enough. Instead, let the Machine suffer and doubt and finally fall into obscurity incarnate with none to remember its false legacy. Only then can humanity shine once again."
  
  "Bring unto me the trackless steppe, the lonely call of the wild, and the open starlit sky than even the smallest gathering of hypocrites. We humans oft create our own woes. We dive headfirst and so very willingly into the stuff of our own nightmares. The Machine is testament to this. Who can free us from ourselves?"
  
  "Slipping inside Fair Wanderer, my second body, surrounded by its warmth and life, how can I be anything but eager to live as much as a man can? All things are impermanent. O life! Let me live whilst I can! Learn and share what I will! Go where I may! And die content!"
  
  "Whence comes wisdom? From the shining sun that bathes daily the world in its glowing power? From the feeling of soft winds upon your cheek? From the beating of another's heart nearest your own? From the mouths of souls long since gone? Nay. Nay to all of these. Wisdom stems only from within. To be kept. Perchance to be shared. But best of all... to be followed."
  
  "Doing battle and destroying the Machine? Will doing so bring back our dead? Restore us? Bring hope for the morrow? I know not. But it most certainly feels good to do it!"
  
  
  Spoiler: Old partially-used Background

  Kokoro Chaska is a widely-traveled Deliveryman born of the scholarly House Apollo that no longer exists (thanks to its rivalry with House Artemis who defeated and absorbed it). He seeks to merge the martial lessons of the past with modern-day bio-technology (preferably House Artemis's technology). His only true sanctuary outside his house is an incredible secret tomb - a vault of ancient wisdom filled with life lessons belonging to a fallen house dedicated to destroying the Machine. They were dubbed The Lost Warriors.
  
  Greatly astounded and intrigued, ever-curious Chaska has devoted his life to memorizing the lessons writ upon their urns. He seriously practices martial arts for hours every day. Chaska's beloved war birb, Lockheed, is the only being he counts on, at least at this early stage in the game.
  
  Chaska has some skill in melee and makes most use of it when silence and stealth must be observed. An unorthodox student of life with few friends, Chakska has recently set out to learn how to most-practically set fire to his own Host Armor in attempts to bring alive the advantages granted by its thermosynthetic metabolism, without badly damaging himself or the rest of his gear in the process. =)
  
  A combination of these two backgrounds and probably more.
  
  Spoiler: Predator concept

  

  
  
  The Deliveryman has the Bio-tech at 1st level (like Stealth Field) and some of the skills to perhaps take on small numbers of the Machine (especially with the Black Talon War Hawk assisting). I like the idea of playing a ranged combatant. But who?
  
  Here's one road I thought up:
  
  EDIT: I rewrote this a bit to clean up some of my grammar/word choices and to add a bit more to it.
  
  This involves a Splicer who was once forced to be an Assassin. His house, rather small, was a cult of scholars who sold their assassin skills to anyone who would help further their cause (destroy the Machine at all costs - including their own humanity). To this end, they sent out their assassins to capture recruits (much quicker than breeding them). Once captured, the recruits had Bio-chips put into their brains which granted the temporary skill set of a killer at the cost of any morality save for honor (it made them Aberrant Alignment, the same as the majority of the house). Sooner or later, someone brought this to House Artemis's attention.
  
  Perhaps a Warlord in the house or some other higher-up had been targeted? Whatever the case, my character - one of these assassins - acted boldly and fearlessly against House Artemis. None of the assassins were successful. House Artemis burned the smaller house to the ground but salvaged the scholars' long-accumulated wealth of unusual knowledge and a handful of what few soul in the house could be (re)turned to the path of Good. With the character's morality restored by House Artemis, he swears fealty to them and becomes a weapon for humanity - something he always wanted to be. Now he sometimes uses his Deliveryman O.C.C. as a guise while hunting hard-to-kill Machine targets.
  
  He or she seems like a person from another time to me. The scholar-house taught him to speak their ways, ways some time long ago imagined. When hunting for House Artemis, he retains many lessons from his time as an assassin - patience, strategy, technique, and the ability to change tactics on the fly.
  
  What do I know of his personality? I think he's a loner (at least at the start). Very proud of his accomplishments. Prouder still to serve House Artemis whom he views as his saviors. I think he has family, but perhaps they believe him dead. Perhaps he has not been reunited with them and he does not want to put them through any pain, hence no reunion. Self-sufficient, a born explorer, and well-traveled, he is willing to work in a small team (perhaps to help him re-assimilate into a world where goodness, and not just serving his scholarly masters, matters again).
  
  He's starting life over again. We are playing first level characters after all, but even novices have pasts.
  
  House Artemis saved him from the Bio-chip that stole his humanity and once freed from it, he returned to his honorable alignment very quickly. With a full working memory of what he had done, he acts in good ways sometimes as a kind of penance. He is as at peace with himself as he can be; he knows now that none of his past was his doing, his fault. Instead of sitting and drowning in self-loathing, he chooses the far more positive path of hunting the Machine in ways he hopes it might not expect. He turns from the world of the cold assassin to a hunter - a hard-to-find enigma that destroys his opponents with absolute confidence.
  
  Like a Predator maybe.
  Spoiler: The Martial Survivor.

  The Martial Survivor is one who has gone through many years of living virtually alone on the surface of the world, avoiding the Machine, being given his education and means of survival by a Splicer-mentor (a computer-like training device) - a last memento from a dead Splicer house. Having unearthed the wisdom of the martial arts from the past and has chosen to take on the difficult path, he realizes this is not a simple journey leaning towards just creating a larger Machine body count, but a lifelong journey enlightenment as its goal. In this concept's travels, "he" has acted as something like a modern-day Kwai Chang Caine - a traveler who has seen many different lands and tasted each, helping his fellow human beings wherever they needed aid.
  
  The Martial Survivor is a concept that combines the pure power of a person who has seriously practiced the arts of life and death with all that he is. All the while, he keeps these powers a secret. He moves from place to place helping others, not staying, leaving only the goodness left behind him in his wake. This combination of skill and determination merged with humility and compassion perhaps makes him seem to some as if he is a wandering monk of sorts. But in truth, he is performing his Deliveryman duties for House Artemis while aiding others along his path.
  
  This concept also contains a special link with the past and death and a new way of life.
  
  Once, not so long ago, after many trials and solving mysteries, he discovered a well-hidden tomb - a sacred mortuary - undisturbed by the ravages of time, the Machine, and Humanity. The tomb belonged those whom humanity would come to know as the Lost Warriors.
  
  Urns inside a sacred mortuary, ceramic and covered in age, held the remains of dead Splicer warriors who, long ago, were revered by the common person in life. The Lost Warriors sought peace among humanity while endlessly fighting the Machine. Some were legends though none sought fame. Only justice and freedom from the Machine and the enlightenment of humanity so that they might never war again, but instead live in peace.
  
  In the end, it was a biotechnical error of the worst magnitude that would lay the Lost Warriors to rest in their fortification-like urns. A single calculation in the creation of their Host Armors resulted in an incurable brain-disease that made them nearly invincible for a time, but it took each of their lives long before the natural order would have. The Lost Warriors knew this. They made use of what time they had remaining. They sent all of their non-combatants, their science teams, and their families far, far away that they would not suffer the brain-disease. Once this was done, together, the Warriors set out on one final mission, one final farewell to humanity, to perform an incredible deed.
  
  They succeeded. They returned with proof of their deeds - they stole sacred wisdom from the Machine. Data that could not be copied, only utilized by those deeply-immersed in the methods of super-science. They destroyed and melted down the site of the Machine. Never again would it terrorize the living. Its secrets belonged to the Warriors now.
  
  But the Lost Warriors had run out of time. One by one, they began to fall to the incurable brain-disease. They did not have the special knowledge required to make sense of the great science they had taken. So instead, as each one passed away, they wrote upon their ceramic urns, the codes that made the super-science active - they wrote too their wisdom of martial methods and mindsets for a life worthy of their goal. Together, the urns translated into one great scientific formula - that once made into reality - might provide some great benefit to humanity - the Warrior's final parting gift.
  
  My Martial Survivor has found the Warriors' final resting place. He has read the urns and memorized the science-code. He burns it into his memory daily (by way of practicing forms, or katas if one prefers the Japanese term). Reading the urns has not only taught him the science-code, but also unlocked some of the secret methods and mindsets of the Lost Warriors - which my character seeks to master. For these Warriors had spent lifetimes merging The Martial Way with the Way of the Splicer - and they alone had made them one before they fell. To them, the passing on of these matters were just another gift to their fellow human being.
  
  My Martial Survivor made House Artemis aware of all of this. He asked how he might proceed or if even he was allowed to. After much consideration and no small amount of debate, House Artemis realized it too lacked the exact science necessary to unlock the Warrior's code. Without the scientists that belonged to the Warriors, the code was good only for learning the martial way - a prize indeed, but only half of a sacred whole. House Artemis agreed to allow my Martial Warrior to continue his search while performing his regular Deliveryman duties - and to share his knowledge with only a small few (our party, I imagine, after we have come to know one another and if those meetings bode long and well).
  
  My Martial Survivor's mission? To one day find the scientific minds and families that the Lost Warriors sent away and provide them this knowledge so that he might return it to House Artemis for the betterment of all living under its banner. The mere mention of this has been disallowed to strangers. He is to allow no other house to learn of it.
  
  So this Martial Survivor concept continues his Deliveryman duties. He helps those people who honestly require aid. He battles the Machine only when he is certain of success and otherwise avoids combat whenever possible. He follows no code except his own and his deep loyalty to House Artemis. He travels all across the land and sea delivering wherever he is sent, all the while practicing daily and seriously the methods that one day will allow him to bring together in harmony the Bio-science of Splicers and the Martial Ways of the Lost Warriors.
  
  On that day, for attempting to erase humanity, the Machine will truly learn the meaning of the word, "regret."
  
  

  * * *​

  One books says, "Seek and ye shall find."
  
  But the Urns of the Lost Warriors say, "When you seek it, you cannot find it."
  
  When the Warrior meditates, he brings his mind right back to the Lost Warriors' resting place. He has memorized every urn, every line, series of pictures, every word. He has practiced with every weapon left in the Old School; he is only good with a few of them. But... he is just a beginner... and people have to start somewhere.
  
  He seeks to unite the ways of the Lost Warriors with the ways of Splicer Bio-tech. "The one thing the Machine cannot take from us is our humanity," says he. "It is we who choose to surrender it, hold it, or best yet - express it to its fullest. The union of old ways and new - of the martial ways and Splicer bio-tech - can aid us! The battle arts can sharpen our skills while the philosophies can teach us to walk in the ways of the wise. The combination of the two can cause havoc to the Machine and greaten us in ways that ensure we will not repeat humanity's mistakes of the past."
  
  This is his path. The Way of the Lost Warrior. A troubled spirit learning to find himself through personal liberation, through practice and refinement, to melt away the unnecessary, to add what is essentially him. To aid others along his lifelong journey. To uncover just knowledge, but sacred wisdom. To give the Machine the worst possible insult - to die of old age instead of at the hands of the Machine. To give humanity a great gift - the means to treat each other well, to find oneself within oneself, and hone the martial spirit and skills which will one day put an end to the Machine.
  
  Humanity will enter an age of liberation incarnate. And this time, humanity will stride on taking each day, each breath, with wisdom and compassion in our every step."
• 
  "天元貫 Tengen-Nuki"
  
  
  "動の神無太刀 Kannadachi with footwork"
  
  
  "一水月截剣 Issui-Gessaiken"
  
  
  "monochrome Ide-ntity"
  
  
  
  
  
  Inspiration? Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaa and the Valley of the Wind
  for starters. Reminds me of Splicers in a distant way that pleases me. =)
  
  Dalailama.com by Tenzin Gyatso; The Fourteenth Dalai Lama. "We have to consider what we human beings really are. We are not like machine-made objects. If we are merely mechanical entities, then machines themselves could alleviate all of our sufferings and fulfill our needs.
  
  "However, since we are not solely material creatures, it is a mistake to place all our hopes for happiness on external development alone. Instead, we should consider our origins and nature to discover what we require."
  
  The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi. "To know one thing is to know ten thousand."
  
  Cadfael by Ellis Peters. "Between friends, there is no owing."
  
  And S.O.G. by Major John Plaster. "THE MOST HELPLESS FEELING YOU CAN HAVE IS TO EXPEND ALL YOUR AMMO." (Capital letters his)
  

 

[Psychie]

• Attributes and Abilities
• Skills
• Host Armor - Valkyrie
• Martial Arts
• Equipment

• 
  Name: Toni Cruse
  Gender: Female
  Age: 25
  Alignment: Scrupulous
  Rank: Sergeant
  
  Iq: 26 - +12% to all Skills, +6 to Perception
  Me: 26 - +6 to Save vs Psychic Attack/Insanity
  Ma: 24 - Trust/Intimidate 80%
  Ps: 22 - +7 in HtH Combat
  Pp: 31 - +8 to Strike, Parry and Dodge, +1 Initiative
  Pe: 28 - +7 to Save vs Poison/Magic
  Pb: 19
  Spd: 31 - Approx. Running Speed of 20mph
  
  OCC: Dreadguard / Dreadnought Upgrade
  Level: 5
  Exp: 0
  Hit Points: 44
  SDC: 82
  Host Armor Bio-E: 0 Points Banked
  +5d4 Bio-E per Level for Host Armor
  +5 Bio-E per Level for Handheld Weapons (28 banked)
  
  MDC by Location:
  Arms (2): 197 M.D.C.
  Hands (2): 107 M.D.C.
  Legs (2): 202 M.D.C.
  Feet (2): 147 M.D.C.
  Head: 137 M.D.C.
  Main Body: 630 M.D.C.
  Elbow Bone Blades: 115 M.D.C.
  Harbinger Cannon: 187 M.D.C.
  Munitions Reservoir: 487 M.D.C.
  Sentinel Eels: 217 M.D.C. each
  Sentinel Shell: 307 M.D.C.
  
  Sidekick Rifle - Super Light Cell Cluster: 132 M.D.C., 2 Attacks, 8d10 Damage, 1,000 ft range - Mega Upgrade
  Sidekick Rifle - Spore Discharger: 132 M.D.C., 2 Attacks, 4d8 Damage, 40 ft Radius, 1.200 ft range - Omni Upgrade
  
  Action Points: 8 / 7
  
  Combat Bonuses On Foot / In Armor
  Number of Attacks: 6 / 9
  Strike: +9 / +10 (+5 in melee) (+3 ranged)
  Parry: +12 / +15 (+4 in melee)
  Dodge: +12 / +3 Automatic Dodge
  Roll with Punch: +2 / +10
  Initiative: +2 / +9
  Perception: +7 / +7
  Damage in HtH: +1
  Critical Strike on a Natural 18-20
  [Critical on a 17-20 with Mantis Blade from Opti-Upgrade]
  [Critical on a 17-20 with Velocity Cannon from Opti-Upgrade]
  
  Mantis Blade: 12D6 M.D. [15d6 with PS] for a Blade Strike; 4d4x10+10 for a Dual Strike
  Energy Expulsion Vent: 2D8 +bonus M.D. equal to the P.E. attribute (2d8+28)
  Organic Rockets: 5d10 M.D. to a 10 foot radius
  --Rocket Payload: 15 /
  Central Maw: 3d8 M.D.
  Velocity Cannon: 2D8x10+40 M.D. for a short burst of 10 rounds from one cannon or 4D6x10+40 M.D. per simultaneous bursts from both cannons firing a total of 20 rounds.
  --Ammo in Cannons: 120 /
  --Ammo in Munitions Reservoir: 600 /
  Spore Discharger Tusks: See Description
  
  
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  Climbing: 86%/76% +5%
  HtH Basic - Upgraded to HtH Jeet Kune Do
  Military Etiquette: 98%
  Running
  WP Sword - +1 to strike at levels 1, 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15. +1 to parry at levels 2, 4, 7, 10 and 13
  WP Knife - +1 to strike at levels 2, 4, 7, 10, and 13. +1 to parry at levels 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12. + 1 to strike when thrown, at levels 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, and 13.
  Bio-Comms: 98%
  Biology: 76% +5%
  Genetics: 70% +3%
  Machine Lore: 98%
  Operate Bio-Equipment: 98%
  Host Armor Combat: 98%
  WP Heavy Bio-Weapons - + 1 to strike at levels 1, 4, 8, 12 and 15.
  Boxing
  Kick Boxing
  Wrestling
  
  Reconnaissance Skill Package - Free
  Detect Ambush: 72% +5%
  Detect Concealment: 72% +5%
  Intelligence: 65% +4%
  Land Navigation: 64% +4%
  Prowl: 57% +5%
  
  Horsemanship: 48%/58% +4%
  Recognize Weapon Quality: 72% +5%
  Trap and Mine Detection: 62% +5%
  Demolitions: 91% +3%
  Demolitions Disposal: 91% +3%
  Camouflage: 52% +5%
  
  Athletics
  WP Light Bio-Weapons - +1 to strike at levels 1, 3, 5, 8, 12, and 15.
  Demolitions - Underwater: 84% +4%
  Heavy Fire Support: Dreadnaughts are trained how to provide strategic weapons fire with their Harbinger Cannons to best support their troops and to cause the maximum amount of destruction to their enemies. Dreadnaughts know that they are the tank equivalents of Host Armors and utilize their massive size and fire power as such. They utilize their scale and heavy firepower to bring down the most significant targets or threats first and allowing the infantry and the rest of the troops to finish off the targets. Dreadnaughts learn to use the Harbinger cannon for suppressive fire against armored targets, and to provide suppressive fire in landing zones and against ground and aerial threats. Base Skill: 72% +3% per level of experience.
  
  Level 2: Kung Fu
  Level 3: Kung Fu
  Level 4: Public Speaking: 47% +5%
  Level 5: Quick Draw
  
  
• 
  Basic Statistics for All Host Armors
  Class: Host Armor.
  Crew: One human pilot.
  Base M.D.C. by Location
  MDC by Location:
  Arms (2): 197 M.D.C. +10 additional M.D.C. per level of experience (starting at level 6); both arms have the same M.D.C.
  Hands (2): 107 M.D.C. +15 additional M.D.C. at levels six, eleven, and fourteen; both hands have the same M.D.C.
  Legs (2): 202 M.D.C. +10 additional M.D.C. per level of experience (starting at level 6); both legs have the same M.D.C.
  Feet (2): 147 M.D.C. +20 additional M.D.C. at levels six, eleven, and fourteen; both feet have the same M.D.C.
  Head: 137 M.D.C. +10 additional M.D.C. per level of experience (starting at level 6).
  Main Body: 630 M.D.C. +15 additional M.D.C. per level of experience (starting at level 6).
  Elbow Bone Blades: 115 M.D.C.
  Harbinger Cannon: 187 M.D.C. +10 additional M.D.C. per level of experience (starting at level 6).
  Munitions Reservoir: 487 M.D.C. +10 additional M.D.C. per level of experience (starting at level 2). If the M.D.C. of the shell is depleted to zero, then there is a 35% chance that the explosive payload will detonate if hit by projectiles or lasers or ignited, inflicting 3D6x10 M.D. to the main body of the armor and half damage to everything within a 20 foot (6.1 m) radius. Note: The Munitions Reservoir can only be targeted from behind with a called shot. However, it is a large target, so there are no penalties to strike.
  Sentinel Eels: 217 M.D.C. each +5 additional M.D.C. at levels six, eleven, and fourteen.
  Sentinel Shell: 307 M.D.C. +10 additional M.D.C. per level of experience (starting at level 6). If the M.D.C. of the shell is depleted to zero, then there is a 80% chance that the Symbiotes brains will be exposed and vulnerable (50 M.D. each brain) Note: The Sentinel shell can only be targeted form behind with a called shot. However, it is a large target, so there are no penalties to strike.
  
  
  Spoiler: Statistical Data

  Speed:
  Running: 42 mph. The act of running does tire the pilot/wearer, but at only 10% the normal fatigue rate, thanks to the musculature and augmentation of the Host Armor.
  Leaping: Host Armor can only leap up to 10 feet high or 15 feet across from a standing position.
  Digging: 15 mph through sand or dirt, but one quarter as fast through rock or concrete. Digging tires out its pilot, but at half the usual fatigue rate. To dig down enough to adequately hide from enemies on the surface takes 4d6 minutes.
  Swimming: 10 mph; swimming tires the pilot but at 10% the usual rate.
  Underwater Depth: The Host Armor can withstand pressure up to 1500 feet down.
  Flying: Flight is not possible for a basic Host Armor.
  
  Height: Approximately 3 feet are added to the height of the pilot.
  Width: About 5-6 feet, based on the size of the pilot.
  Length: About 4-5 feet, based on the size of the pilot.
  Weight: Adds 700 pounds to the weight of the pilot.
  Cargo: None, other than what the character can carry.
  Handheld Bio-Weapons and gear contained in satchels, backpacks and bags can be strapped to the back of the Host Armor, slung over the shoulder or hung on various appendages (spikes, spines, and outcroppings).
  Physical Strength (P.S .): 30 - Splicer P.S. is equal to Robotic Strength.
  Robot P.S. 26 to 30: Inflicts 1D4 M.D. on a restrained punch, 1D6 on a full strength punch, 2D6 M.D. on a power punch (counts as two melee attacks). Kicks do 2D4 M.D. and leap kicks 2D8 M.D. (counts as two melee attacks).
  Production Cycle: Six months gestation, plus 3 months growth time.
  Operational Lifetime: 2D10+40 year life span.
  Trade Value: None, because each Host Armor is bonded to a specific pilot and will not function for any other person.
  Bio-Regeneration: 2D6 M.D.C. per hour for the main body and 1D4 M.D.C. per hour for all other locations except the retractable tentacles which regenerate at a rate of 1D6 M.D.C. per melee round. Only the tentacles can be regrown once severed, all other locations require at least one point of M.D.C. in order to regenerate. However, an Engineer can generate and attach a replacement limb with minimal difficulty. Upgraded to Regeneration: Super. See Below.
  Horror Factor: 7 for humans and other intelligent live forms; none against the machines.
  Senses & Features: All Host Armors have advanced sight, about equal to that of an eagle, able to recognize a face or read a small sign up to a mile ( 1 .6 km) away, passive nightvision (light amplification, range: 2000 feet/610 m), polarization (to prevent blinding and reduce glare), sound amplifying hearing (able to hear a whisper 300 feet/91.5 m away) and a sense of taste and smell about twice as acute as an ordinary human. The Host Armor can also accurately sense magnetic north at all times, as well as project the pilot's voice at up to 80 decibels as if amplified by a megaphone/loudspeaker. The Armor itself is shielded from damage by high intensity sounds, radiation and normal (S.D.C.) heat, fire and cold. The Host Armor purifies the air before it is passed on to its pilot, removing all toxins, poisons and impurities before it is breathed. The Host Armor also has a built-in system of gills to allow an armored pilot to breathe via the Host Armor, underwater for an unlimited period of time.
  Special Communications: All Host Armors possess a unique set of communications gear called Bio-Comms. These organic resonators create sympathetic vibrations in other living creatures that can then be decoded by other Bio-Comm units, creating a system of telepathic-like communication that has proven to be undecipherable to the creations of the Machine. However, maximum Bio-Comm range is only 6 miles (9.6 km).
  Feeding: See Step Two; based on the metabolism chosen for the Host Armor.
  Sleep Requirements: See Step Two; based on the metabolism chosen for the Host Armor. The Armor does not actually "sleep" but needs a certain amount of inactivity per day. Note: Even if the Host Armor does not require sleep or rest, the pilot still does.
  Combat Bonuses: All combat bonuses are based on the metabolism, but all Host Armors have instinct driven reflexes that are roughly the equivalent of a biological combat computer that adds +1 to strike, parry and dodge. These instinctual drives assess threats, plot available targets and route the relevant data directly to the pilot's mind as sort of an enhanced reflex action.
  The Host Armor is able to simultaneously track up to 18 targets and to identify as many as 4000 enemy images and sounds.
  Damage: Hand to hand damage is based on the final Splicer/Robotic P.S. of the Host Armor, bite damage is based on metabolism, and as per any handheld weapons or melee weapons that are part of the suit. Ranged attacks are based on which Bio- Weapons are grown onto the Host Armor with the available Bio-E points.
  Spoiler: Omnivore Host Armor

  Just like a human, the Host Armor is able to consume both plant and animal matter, but also like a human, the Host Armor is limited to eating the most palatable of foods. So the suit cannot eat grass, leaves, bark or other rough vegetation, nor can it eat rotting meat, its food must be cooked and prepared as if it were to be eaten by humans. This means that the pilot will not be able to feed the Host Armor cheap, burned or spoiled foods, but must spend as much on the armor' s upkeep as he does on himself.
  Feeding: The Host Armor must eat from 20 to 30 lbs (9 to 1 3 .5 kg) of vegetable and/or animal matter a day.
  Sleep Requirements: The suit requires 1D6 hours of sleep/rest/inactivity per day, generally during the nighttime hours.
  Color of Host Armor: Omnivorous suits tend to run the gamut of colors seen in the insect world, with solid colors like a beetle's shell to iridescent combinations of reds, yellows, orange, blues, greens, purples, black, white and others, much like that of the flamboyant butterfly.
  Special Senses: The suit possesses no enhanced senses unless purchased with Bio-E points.
  Bonus Bio-E Points: 30 additional Bio-E points.
  Bite Damage: 1D8 M.D. ; has teeth similar in shape and form to its human pilot.
  Bonuses: +2 on initiative, + 1 to strike in hand to hand combat, +2 to parry, + 1 to dodge, + 1 to pull punch and +2 to roll with fall, as well as base instincts that provide Dowsing 50%, Identify Plants & Fruits 60%, Land Navigation 60%, Prowl 40%, Track Animals 40% and Wilderness Survival 50%.
  Penalties : None per se, as long as it gets sufficient food.
  
  
  Spoiler: Bio-E Modifiers

  Spoiler: Dreadnought Weapon Systems

  1. Harbinger Cannon: A dual, handheld, heavy assault cannon, the Harbinger Cannon has come a long way in the form of field tested and proven firepower. It is a sophisticated monster of a weapon composed of three major components and is frowned upon by many who dispute its efficiency when wielding it, minutes after they have exhausted its destructive ammo.
  
  The Central Maw is a formidable set of crushing jaws filled with powerful teeth and large spurs adorning the top of its broad head and neck. Jet black with a white stripe going down the middle, the Maw uses its jaws to deliver a vicious bite (3D8 M.D.) into adversaries or into structures. This huge maw can stretch and quickly lunge at attackers, like a snapping turtle, striking targets up to 6 feet (1.8 m) away. The jaws can retract the seized prey or item, bringing them into the horrific discharges of the cannons. The victim can pull away (counts as one melee action/attack) or be pulled out of the Harbinger’s Maw by comrades provided they match the Dreadnought Armor’s Splicer P.S. Lastly, the maw is also able to spew a gaseous fluid that instantly ignites the liquid streams fired from the three Spore Discharger Cannons that are also mounted on the Harbinger.
  
  Side-Mounted Velocity Cannons (2): These twin cannons resemble the mouths of a viper with a barrel shoved down their throats. They are the lethal cannons of the Harbinger that fire high-velocity Burster Shards up to 3,000 feet (914.4 m). The cannons inflict 2D8x10+40 M.D. for a short individual burst of 10 rounds from one cannon or 4D6X10+40 M.D. per simultaneous bursts from both (counts as one melee attack). The cannons can only fire in bursts; single shots are not possible. Each burst creates an explosion with a blast radius of 15 feet (4.6 m) +5 feet (1.5 m) per additional burst fired.
  The explosions can be heard up to three miles (4.8 km) away.
  Payload: 120 rounds per Velocity Cannon with an additional 600 rounds in a Munitions Reservoir housed in the back of the armor for reloads. It takes 2D10+30 minutes after every meal or 6D6 hours to regrow a full load. It takes only 1D10 minutes to grow one full burst without a meal.
  Critical Strike on a Natural 17-20 from Opti-Upgrade
  Mega-Upgrade Damage Applied
  
  Spore Discharger Tusks (2): Two medium-range dischargers mounted on the sides and a long-range discharger directly underneath the cannon, each fires a stream of metal eating spores in a liquid form. Once the liquid comes into contact with a robot, machine or any metallic object (including Technojackers armor), the spores burst like a stream of micro-explosive rounds and begin to eat into the metal target. These spores are ineffective against living/organic targets. However, unlike most Spore Dischargers, when the liquid is ignited by the Central Maw of the harbinger cannon, these spores turn into a blue napalm plasma that is able to incinerate living targets as well. The spore dischargers inflict the
  standard damage listed in the Splicers Main Book, page 104 [Mega-Damage: 4D8 M.D., with a blast (splash) radius of 10 feet. Duration: The spores continue to do 1D8 M.D. to any metal, including any metal that may come in contact with it, for the next 3D4 melees as the spores complete their life cycle and die.] When used as a napalm discharger, the damage and effects are identical to the napalm discharger on the Dracos War Mount, (Splicers Main Book, page 115). Range is reduced to 500 feet (152.4m).

  Spoiler

  [This concentrated Mega-Damage fire does not dissipate quickly, but lasts for a period of 2D6 melee rounds, enough time to cook most targets or to create a flaming barrier to hold foot soldiers and vehicles at bay (though not necessarily robots). During this time, a target covered in the napalm continues to take damage (3D8 M.D. per melee round), and so does anyone (or thing) that tries running through the flame (2D8 M.D.).] [Mega-Damage: 3D8 M.D. per fiery single blast, but the target hit with napalm continues to bum and take an additional 3D8 M.D. per melee round. If human, the character is on fire, loses half his attacks per melee, is -6 on all combat bonuses and likely to be panicked and trying to put the fire out any way he can (half these penalties if the character is clad in M.D. armor, and robots and drones only lose one melee attack and a penalty of - 1 on all combat bonuses as they ignore the fire and continue to fight). Three rapid-fire blasts will easily span a 20 foot (6. 1 m) width/section of road. Note: The only way to douse the napalm is to roll in dirt or sand for one entire melee round (15 seconds), rub the napalm off for one entire melee round (but takes double damage; 4D8 M.D. that melee) or to be doused with napalm retardant chemicals (at the disposal of the Resistance) which puts it out in 3 seconds/one melee action.]

  
  2. Sentinel Eels (2): Within the armor’s Back Carapace shell are two large chambers that house the alien symbiotes that mature into Sentinel Eels. Their voracious tentacles were enhanced and augmented into powerful constrictor-like creatures, each with a deadly maw filled with fangs. Sentinel Eels are symbiotic creatures capable of fighting independently of the Dreadnaught Armor; biting, pummeling, coiling and constricting opponents that dare get into close range of the Dreadnaught.
  The Dreadnaught pilot can seize complete control over the Sentinel Eels at any time and utilize them like an extension of his own body, but with heavy firepower suppression often being the focus, most Dreadnaughts simply let the Eels operate freely as vicious, defensive counters against close proximity opponents.
  Primary Purpose: Defense.
  M.D.C. of each Sentinel Eel: Each Eel has a starting M.D.C. value of 4D6x10 points. A severed eel will completely regenerate within 3D8 hours.
  Damage: Each successful Bite does: 3D8 M.D.C. Special Crush/Squeeze attack first requires that a victim is successfully entangled/grabbed and held. But instead of holding tight or biting, the Sentinel Eel squeezes with the intent to crush and hurt its captive.
  Damage is 3D4 M.D. per squeeze + Splicer P.S. punch damage. Due to the Independence Enhancement, each constriction of the body counts as one of the Sentinel Eel’s Attacks (not the Host Armor’s melee attacks/actions). Victims can use their Escape Artist skill at +10% to escape (slip the hold), or the victim can pull away (counts as one melee action/attack) or be pulled out of the Eel’s hold by comrades provided they match the Dreadnaught Armor’s Splicer P.S.
  Effective Range: Typically 10 feet (3 m) away from the Dreadnaught Armor is the maximum.
  Bonuses: Each eel possesses two attacks per melee with bonuses of +3 on initiative, +4 to strike, +3 to parry, and +2 to dodge. Both Sentinel Eels can engage the same target, but each eel must roll to strike independently. The previous bonuses for the tentacles only apply when they are controlled by the Host Armor pilot. The pilot also gains a bonus of +4 on initiative and +3 to Horror Factor when the eels are active and cannot be surprised from behind.
  

  Spoiler: Sentinel Eels

  These are actually tentacles that have been enhanced and modified to have gaping mouths filled with razor sharp teeth. These fearsome tentacles can be used to rip and tear their prey to shreds, or the Host Armor can actually use them to feed. Furthermore, these tentacles have evolved into symbiotic creatures capable of thinking and fighting independently of the Host Armor. They will alert the pilot of potential threats, attack enemies on their own, and even defend the armor when the pilot is rendered unconscious. Of course, the tentacle is still a part of the armor and cannot survive on its own, and the Sentinel Eels know this. The creatures instincts push them to fight and to defend the Host Armor even over their own preservation. Since the brain of the symbiotic Eel is actually located inside the suit of Host Armor, a severed Sentinel Eel will regenerate completely given enough time. Each Sentinel Eel grows its own independent brain at the base of the tentacle and a row of four tiny black beadlike eyes adorn each side of the maw. The visual range of these eyes is only 100 feet (30.5 m), but that is more than adequate for the symbiotes as they are also equipped with Motion Detector Pits adorning their lower jaws (Same as Motion Detection Enhancement in Splicers® Role-Playing Game, page 81).

  3. Twin Bone Blades [Upgraded to Mantis Blades - See Below]: Located on the elbows of the Dreadnaught Armor are a wicked pair of large bone blades that are capable of slashing through the thickest armored hides or shredding metal.
  Primary Purpose: Melee combat.
  Secondary Purpose: Defense.
  Mega-Damage: 1D6x10 M.D.

  Spoiler: Organic Rockets x15

  Each Organic Rocket appears as a small point protruding from the Host Armor's arms, legs, shoulders, chest, back or just about any other location on the armored body. These weapons are like an organic version of a technological missile or rocket propelled grenade. Each of the Organic Rockets has its own independent neurological bundle (similar to a tiny brain) and a single eye mounted in the nose of the rocket, allowing the rocket to see, track and target its subject independently.
  This provides each of the Organic Rockets with one attack per melee round, as well as a bonus of +5 to strike and dodge, until it strikes its target (and is destroyed), is shot down and destroyed, or until it dies within 2D4 melee rounds after being launched.
  M.D.C. of the Rockets: 11 M.D.C. points, but the rocket is a small target and -3 to hit on a "Called Shot" while still located on the Host Armor before being fired. After launching, each rocket is treated the same as a high-tech mini-missile and can be shot down as normal.
  Mega-Damage: 5D10 M.D. per individual Organic Rocket fired with a blast radius of 10 feet (3 m).
  Maximum Effective Range: One mile ( 1 .6 km).
  Rate of Fire: One at a time or in volleys of 2, 4, 6 or up to the number located on that particular Host Armor. Whether a single rocket or an entire volley is fired, it counts as one melee attack/action. Roll once to strike, either all the rockets in the volley hit or they all miss.
  Payload: Based on the number of Organic Rockets purchased during the creation stage for the armor. It takes 6D6 hours to regrow spent rockets.
  Bonus: +5 to strike and dodge, as noted above.
  Bio-E Cost: Five points per Organic Rocket with a maximum of 15 possible (but that's 75 Bio-E !).
  Prerequisite: None.

  Spoiler: Bio-Energy Expulsion Vents

  The Host Armor can fire energy blasts from a vent-like protrusion. Bio-Energy Vents can be mounted on the forearms or the shoulders (some even have it mounted on top of the head). Bio-Energy blasts draw on the life force of the pilot inside (not the Host Armor itself), so the greater the Endurance of the pilot (P .E. attribute), the more massive the Bio-Energy blast. Of course the pilot must be careful not to overtax his own body when using this weapon.
  M.D.C. of the actual Bio-Energy Vent: 75 M.D.C. points per Vent.
  Mega-Damage: 2D8 + bonus M.D. equal to the P.E. attribute [28] value of the human pilot.
  Rate of Fire: Each blast counts as one melee attack/action. Cannot fire volleys or simultaneous blasts at the same target.
  Maximum Effective Range: 1 800 feet (549 m), but only 900 feet (274 m) underwater.
  Payload: Effectively unlimited. However, firing more than 20 blasts a minute (that's 5 per melee round) weakens the pilot, causing him to lose two melee attacks/actions per round and reduces all of his combat bonuses by half for the next 1D6 minutes.
  Bonus: +3 to strike on a carefully aimed Vent shot only.
  Bio-E Cost: 10 points per each Bio-Energy Vent.
  Prerequisite: None.

  Spoiler: Mantis Blade x2

  Mounted on the forearms of the armor are a large pair of Mantis Blades. Each weapon consists of a three foot (0.9 m) long, serrated blade attached to an articulated insect leg that can move in nearly any direction. The pilot controls the movement of the blades for the most part, but each leg also possesses a small neurological bundle that automatically moves the blades in conjunction with the pilot’s actions to maximize the effectiveness of strikes and parries.
  It is difficult for opponents to adapt to the subtle movements of the Mantis Blades. Just a change of a few inches can mean the difference between an opponent’s strike getting intercepted by the blades’ defenses or the attacker’s defenses being pierced by the blade. The legs are as articulate as fingers and surprisingly strong. They can tie up and incapacitate the toughest foes.
  M.D.C.: 2D6x10 each [115 MD].
  Mega-Damage: 12D6 M.D. [15d6 with PS] for a single blade strike or 4D4x10+10 M.D. per dual strike (counts as one melee attack)
  Bonuses: +3 to strike and parry and +2 to entangle and disarm.
  Bio-E Cost: 10 per blade.
  Prerequisite: Forearm Mounted Bone Blades.
  Bio-Enhancements: Mega Upgrade.
  Critical Strike on a Natural 17-20 from Opti-Upgrade

  Spoiler: Opti-Upgrade x2

  While most of the Weapon Upgrades are only available for ranged weapons, the Opti-Upgrade can be used for both melee and ranged Bio-Weapons. This recently developed
  enhancement increases the range for critical attacks for a particular weapon by one. For example,. If a Dreadguard normally scores a critical hit with his Gore Cannon on a Natural 20, but invests in the Opti-Upgrade, he will then score a critical hit on a Natural 19 or 20. This can be a very useful enhancement for weapons which have a special effect on a critical hit, such as the tentacle harpoon. This enhancement can only be purchased twice per weapon.
  Blo-E Cost: 20 points.
  Prerequisite: Applicable to melee or ranged weapons. [Storyteller note: This upgrade is purchased individually for each weapon system you have, not one purchase for ALL your weapons/attacks.]
  Purchased for Mantis Blades x1
  Purchased for Velocity Cannon x1

  Spoiler: Reinforced Exoskeleton

  An extra-thick, extra-hard, and resilient exoskeleton and bones that are difficult to break. Bonuses: +30 M.D.C. to the main body and +7 M.D.C. to all other locations. A head butt does + 1d6 M.D., a running ram/body block does an extra +3d6 M.D., and +2d6 M.D. bonus to punches, elbows and kicks from the character. +1 to roll with punch, fall or impact.
  Bio-E Cost: 5 points.
  Prerequisite: None.

  Spoiler: Increased M.D.C x3

  The physical structure, density and toughness of the Host Armor' s flesh is genetically altered (may become thick, leathery, scaley, lumpy or hard) to withstand greater physical damage.
  M.D.C.: Adds 30 pounds (13.5 kg) to the weight, 40 M.D.C. [+120 MD] points to the main body, and 10 M.D.C. [+30 MD] to all the other locations per each reinforcing enhancement procedure . As many as 11 reinforcements can be done, so +440 M.D.C. to the main body is the maximum that can be purchased this way. Each reinforcement instills an accumulative skill penalty of -5% to the skills Prowl, Acrobatics, Dancing, Escape Artist, Gymnastics, and Swimming.
  Bio-E Cost: 10 points per Increased M.D.C. enhancement. [30 Bio-E Spent]
  Prerequisite: None.

  Spoiler: Regeneration: Super

  This is the best regenerative power the Engineers can provide, but is performed on less than 12% of the Host Armors due to the high Bio-E cost. Damage is healed at the rate of 2d6+3 M.D.C. per melee round (or 1d6x10 M.D.C. per minute) for the main body and 1d4+2 M.D.C. per melee round (or 4d6 M.D.C. per minute) for all other body locations. Fingers, toes, ears and the nose can be regenerated in 4d6+24 hours. Hands and feet are regenerated in 6d6+40 hours, and an entire limb, such as an arm or leg, is regenerated in 4d6+12 days. Cannot regrow a heart or brain, but can regenerate a sick or damaged one. Of course if the human limb was lost too, the pilot will still be unable to use that limb until the healing powers of the Host Armor can regrow it. Note: For the pilot to regrow a lost or severed limb, he must remain inside the Host Armor until it is completely restored. Exiting the armor early means a mishapened limb or no limb at all.
  Bio-E Cost: 30 points.
  Prerequisite: Enhanced Regeneration.

  Spoiler: Resistance to Heat

  Glands and water storage organs, or other methods to vent heat and cool the body, enable the Host Armor to tolerate extreme heat. Temperatures as hot as 140 degrees Fahrenheit have no adverse effect. Likewise, the character can pick up and hold an item that is as hot as 200 degrees Fahrenheit without injury or pain. Fire and heat greater than that, including plasma blasts and magic fire, do half damage.
  Bio-E Cost: 5 points.
  Prerequisite: None.

  Spoiler: Resistance to Kinetic Energy/Attacks

  Below the surface of the Host Armor' s exoskeleton is a weave of tough fibers that are very similar to Kevlar. This weave of natural internal fibers serves to cushion and slow down stabbing, cutting and piercing weapons and attacks enough to minimize damage. Bullets, arrows, knives, swords, Vibro-Blades, other sharp implements, and even rail gun rounds, shrapnel and impalement do half damage.
  Note: Blunt attacks such as punches, kicks, clubs, etc., as well as falls, explosions and impacts do full damage, as do energy blasts, fire, cold, magic and psionics.
  Bio-E Cost: 20 points.
  Prerequisite: None.

  Spoiler: Resistance to Lasers

  The exoskeleton of the Host Armor is embedded with tiny, naturally growing salt crystals (and no, it's not sodium/table salt). These crystals are generated as a byproduct of the suit's sweat, and as such, constantly replenish themselves. The crystals give the Host Armor's exterior a glimmering appearance, making hiding more difficult (-20% to Prowl, Camouflage and hide), but are able to scatter and deflect laser beams. As a bonus, because the tiny salt crystals are all individually formed, variable lasers are useless in overcoming the effect of the salts. Reduce all laser attacks against the suit by half.
  Bio-E Cost: 15 points.
  Prerequisite: None

  Spoiler: Glow Cells

  The cells are clustered on the arms, chest or forehead (can have up to six on one arm or up to four on the forehead) of the Host Armor to generate a weak light from a biochemical reaction. About 60 watts is produced by the bio luminescence, roughly equal to a dim light bulb, but is enough to read by. The light produced can be seen from about three hundred feet (91.5 m) away. Glow Cells may be genetically tweaked to radiate visible light or ultraviolet or infrared spectrums of light (the player may choose).
  Bio-E Cost: 3 points for each glow cell.
  Prerequisite: None.

  Spoiler: Enhanced Sight (Infrared, Ultraviolet & Thermal Vision)

  Changes the pair of eyes into a natural, but a bit unusual looking pair with pupils noticeably larger than normal eyes, and the irises an unusual violet or alizarin color. These eyes enable the wearer of the Host Armor to see into the thermal, infrared and ultraviolet spectrums of light and color, so everything is seen in hues of purple, purple-blues, deep greens, and violet, much like wearing red or purple tinted sunglasses all the time. But the benefits far outweigh the detractors of purple vision.
  Infrared is an extension of normal vision past red into the (normally invisible) infrared range. Infrared light is normally used for targeting and combat systems of the robots which means the character with Enhanced Sight can see the infrared target beams the same as we can see the beams of ordinary flashlights. Smoke blocks infrared sight.
  The ultraviolet sight is an extension of normal vision beyond purple and violet into the (normally invisible) ultraviolet range, which is used by some security systems of the Machine.
  Thermal vision allows the Host Armor to see the heat coming off of all warm objects, enabling him to see through a wall to the heat patterns directly behind it, tell if a human has been recently active (higher than usual body heat), and see heat signatures given off by living, warm-blooded beings in total darkness, as well as heat patterns of machines and engines, indicating they are active/in use or were recently running, and similar. Thermal sight can see through smoke where infrared is blocked by it.
  Range: 2000 feet (610 m) for special optics.
  Bio-E Cost: 10 points per pair of eyes to be upgraded.
  Prerequisite: Advanced Eyes. (The initial pair of eyes given to Host Armors and War Mounts start out as Advanced Eyes, though additional eyes start as normal ones.)

  Spoiler: Radar

  This radar sense sends out high-frequency radio waves which bounce off objects and return to indicate the direction and distance of the reflecting objects. This sense provides the Host Armor with a crude type of radar and compensates for being in the dark. Although the ability enables the character to know/sense the location of objects and movement, it is not as long-range or accurate as radar machines. Still this ability is especially useful underground, sensing large targets approaching in the distance, and combat situations, providing a relatively full view of the combat area.
  • Interpreting Shapes : 50% +5% per level of experience.
  • Estimating Distance: 60% +4% per level of experience.
  • Estimating Direction: 60% +4% per level of experience.
  • Estimating Speed: 40% +4% per level of experience.
  • Estimating Exact Location: 50% +4% per level of experience.
  Maximum Range: 6 miles (9.6 Ian) in open spaces, half that if there is a lot of ground clutter (tall buildings, trees, or mountains).
  Bonuses: + 1 attack per melee round, + 1 on initiative, +1 to strike, parry and dodge. Also no minuses/penalties apply while blinded or when in total darkness.
  Disadvantages & Limitations: Radar does not go through cloth, walls, people or any solid objects. Consequently, the Host Armor cannot see or sense through walls or doors. Likewise, while he may sense a car, estimate its speed, direction and distance, he cannot tell how many people are inside the vehicle. Cannot detect opponents hiding behind walls, debris or ground cover.
  Cannot detect opponents smaller than 8 feet (2.4 m) tall or traveling close to the ground unless moving faster than 40 mph (64 km).
  Radar is totally fouled in the rain, snow, dust, sandstorms, and similar obscuring conditions. No bonuses apply under these conditions, including no additional attacks per melee. If these conditions exist at night, in total darkness or while blinded, the radar is ineffective and the wearer of the Host Armor suffers all the penalties that usually apply for being blind. Smoke and fog also fouls radar, but not as severely as the aforementioned conditions: All the abilities to estimate speed, direction, distance, shape and location are -30%. All bonuses are reduced by half.
  Bio-E Cost: 50 points. (free from Dreadnought armor)
  Prerequisite: None.

  Spoiler: Enhanced Speed Factor: Running x2

  The basic Host Armor is listed with a standard speed rating for running, digging and swimming. However, the Speed Factor can be increased. The maximum running speed for a Biotic or Host Armor is 300 mph (480 km), but it is increased for Gore Hounds (approx. 450 mph/720 km). The maximum increase possible for the War Mounts is only 60 mph (96 km). Wing Packs obviously cannot run. Digging rates for a Biotic, Host Armor, Gore Hounds and War Mounts (but not Wing Packs) can be increased to a maximum speed of 60 mph (96 km). The swimming speeds can also be increased to a maximum of 60 mph (96 km) for all. Of course, flight capabilities can be built into a Biotic, Host Armor or Gore Hound, but not the others.
  Bio-E Cost: 10 points per each 5 mph (8 km) of speed rating beyond [+10 mph] the starting Spd attribute. Thus, to increase a speed rating of a standard Host Armor from 60 mph (96 km) to the maximum of 150 mph (240 km) would cost 180 Bio-E points. [20 Bio-E spent]
  Note: The individual speed ratings for running, digging and swimming must be increased separately.
  Prerequisite: None.

  Spoiler: Organic Thrusters

  Mounted on the back of the Host Armor is a set of Organic Thrusters, that are the equivalent of a biological jet pack. At the top of the Organic Thrusters are two large air intake orifices that suck in the air. Then an internal set of baffles, similar to a set of hearts, compresses the air and forces it out through four small cones at the base of the thrusters. Direction and control is performed by moving the cone-like thruster ports, and the overall effect is like a vectored thrust jet engine, just not as fast.
  Flight Ability: 200 mph (320 km), with a maximum altitude of 25,000 feet (7620 m).
  Underwater: May be used underwater with a speed of 100 mph (160 km).
  Bonuses When in Flight: +1 on initiative, +1 to strike, +2 to dodge and +2 to roll with fall or impact in flight.
  M.D.C.: The Organic Thrusters have 4D4x 10 M.D.C. each [100 MD], and the four thruster ports have 1D4x10+10 each [30 MD].
  Bio-E Cost: 35 points. Speed can be increased by +20 mph (32 km) for 10 Bio-E points. The speed can be upgraded in this manner up to 10 times (200 mph/320 km extra), for a maximum possible speed of 400 mph (640 km). Underwater speed is half the air speed.
  Prerequisite: None.

  Spoiler: Stealth Field

  While not true "invisibility," the Host Armor can generate a stealth field around it that renders it and anything carried by it (up to 200 Ibs/90 kg in weight) semi-invisible at will. If the suit is carrying weight exceeding the weight limit, the Host Armor will remain visible, unable to generate the stealth field. The stealth field makes the suit nearly invisible, as if it were a sheet of shimmering water that reflects its surroundings. When not moving at all, the suit is completely invisible, but when the Host Armor moves it appears as a blur on the landscape. The Host Armor is 90% undetectable if standing still, 80% if moving at a leisurely walking pace or slower, 60% undetectable if jogging at half Spd., and only 33% undetectable if moving at a full run.
  Neither normal vision, infrared optics, thermal-imaging systems, heat sensors, nor nightvision can see through the stealth field; however, motion detectors, sonar and radar can detect and track the blurred Host Armor with reasonable accuracy (-20% to the Read Sensory Equipment skill of those trying to locate and/or track the invisible character). Although the Host Armor may be imperceptible to the naked eye, it retains its physical mass, meaning that it cannot go through walls, and it is affected by physical attacks. The armor also still makes noise - footsteps, breathing, bumps, knocks, etc. - and may be tracked down by tracing the sounds.
  Bio-E Cost: 50 points.
  Prerequisite : Chameleon Skin, which is replaced by the Stealth Field.
  
  Bonuses: All bonuses are in added to the pilot's own Hand to Hand Combat training, attribute bonuses, and any additional bonuses due to the character' s Host Armor' s specific attributes and Biological Enhancements. These bonuses apply only when the character is inside his Host Armor, they do not apply to the pilot's physical abilities outside of the armor.
  + 1 extra attack/action per melee round, plus those of the pilot, at levels 1, 5, 10 and 15.
  +1 to strike, +5 to parry (mainly due to the retractable tentacles), +3 to entangle, +1 to disarm, and +4 to roll with punch. Note: Due to the size and weight of the cannon and armor, a Dreadnaught can never have a dodge bonus higher than +3, regardless of any enhancements chosen. Critical Strike is the same as the pilot's Hand to Hand skill.
  
  Mega-Damage: Each Host Armor will have its own range of P.S. and Hand to Hand damage based on the Splicer P.S. table and any melee Bio-Weapons given to it during its creation or augmentation. These basics let the pilot do a restrained punch, full strength punch, power punch (double damage but counts as two melee attacks), a normal kick (same as the punch +1D6 M.D.), a stomp (1D6 M.D. to targets under 3 feet/1.9 m tall), leap kick (triple the damage of a normal punch, but counts as two melee attacks) and a block/tackle/ram (1D4 M.D. plus a 50% chance of knocking an opponent down, causing him to lose initiative and one melee attack/action, but counts as two melee attacks).
  
  
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  Jeet Kune Do
  
  Character Bonuses
  Add 2 to I.Q.
  Add 3 to P.P.
  Add 2 to P.S.
  Add 2 to P.E.
  
  Attacks per Melee: 3
  Escape Moves: Roll, Maintain Balance, Breakfall.
  Basic Defenses: Parry, Dodge, Automatic Parry.
  Advanced Defenses: Combination Parry/Attack.
  Hand Attacks: Strike (d6), Backhand (d6), Elbow (d6), Fingertip Attack (1 point), Forearm (d6), Palm Strike (d6), Power Punch (double-damage, counts as two attacks), Uppercut (d10).
  Foot Attacks: Kick (d8), Crescent Kick (d10), Knee (d6), Reverse Turning Kick (Combination Dodge/Kick, 2d6 damage, 1/round), Roundhouse Kick (3d6), Side Kick (d10), Snap Kick (d6), Trip/Hook (no damage, causes knockdown, cannot be parried).
  Jumping Attacks: Jump Kick (d8 + Critical Strike), Flying Jump Kick (d10 + Critical Strike).
  Special Attacks: Body Flip/Throw, Choke, plus...
  - Bite (grappling range only. 1-2 damage + 1/2 strength bonus [maximum +3]. Opponent must Save vs. Pain [14] or release hold/lock).
  - Eye-flick (No damage. Opponent is -2 to Strike, Parry, and Dodge for one melee round).
  - Head-butt (in-fighting and grappling range only, d8 damage).
  - Self-knowledge (Special! The Jeet Kune Do may learn a martial art technique from any other system [subject to GM approval). Signature techniques [like Aikido's Knife-hand Knockout and Thai Kick Boxing's Lightning Form] cannot be learned. Techniques with a "prerequisite" must be learned in order. For example, to learn Automatic Elbow Hold, one must first learn Elbow Hold. "Take what is useful and develop from there." - Lee).
  Holds/Locks: Arm Lock, Leg Hold, Wrist Lock.
  
  Level Advancement Bonuses
  
  1st - +1 to Perception, +2 to Parry, +2 to Dodge.
  2nd - Eye-flick + Roundhouse combination (one Strike roll for both effects), +1 to Initiative, +1 to Strike, +1 to damage.
  3rd - Self-knowledge, +1 Attack per Round, Critical Hit on a natural roll of 19 or higher.
  4th - Way of the Intercepting Fist (Special! Once per round, upon his opponent's attack, the JKD artist may attempt to Simultaneously Attack the opponent. If successful, the JKD artist has the option to intercept before the opponent's strike connects. If the JKD artist's strike is successful, roll damage. The opponent must Save vs. Pain [14]. Failing the saving throw results in the opponent losing his attempted attack), +1 to Strike, +1 to Parry, +1 to Dodge.
  5th - Flying Side Kick causes knockdown, +1 Attack per Round, Critical Hit on a natural roll of 18 or higher.
  6th - Self-knowledge, One-Inch Punch (Special! May only be used once per melee, and must be the first attack used that round; does 2D6 damage + knockdown), +1 to Initiative, +1 to Strike, +1 to Damage.
  7th - Flying Side Kick does 4d6 damage + knockdown, +1 Attack per Round, +1 to Perception, +2 to Body Flip/Throw.
  8th - +1 to Initiative, +1 to Strike, +1 to Damage, Critical Hit on a natural roll of 17 or higher.
  9th - Self-knowledge, +1 to Parry, +1 to Dodge, Knockout on a natural roll of 19 or higher.
  10th - One-Inch Punch causes 4d6 damage + knockdown, +1 Attack per Round, +1 to Roll, +1 to Body Flip/Throw.
  11th - Death Blow on a natural roll of 19 or higher. Critical Hit on a natural roll of 16 or higher.
  12th - Self-knowledge, +1 to Initiative, +1 to Strike, +1 to Damage.
  13th - +1 to Parry, +1 to Dodge, Knockout on a natural roll of 18 or higher.
  14th - Death Blow on a natural roll of 18 or higher, +2 to Perception.
  15th - Self-knowledge, +1 Attack per Round, Critical Hit on a natural roll of 15 or higher.
  
  
  SHAO-LIN KUNG FU
  
  Entrance Requirements: No Attribute or Alignment restrictions.
  This is the original version of Kung Fu (also called Gung Fu), and the martial art that spawned hundreds of derivative forms. It has shaped and influenced all the martial arts. It all started in the Shao-lin Temple in the Chiu Lien Mountains. For over a thousand years, students of the martial arts traveled there for training. This continued until the reign of the 17th Century Emperor K'ang Hsi, when the Shao-lin monks responded to a call to put down an insurrection. 128 of the monks responded and they managed to rout the enemy entirely. This was such an alarming display of power that the government eventually sent an army against the Shao-lin. Only five monks managed to survive the battle and burning of the temple.
  
  CHARACTER BONUSES:
  Add 2 to M.E.
  Add 2 to P.S.
  Add 1 to P.E.
  Add 1 to P.P.
  Add 10 to S.D.C.
  
  Attacks per Melee: 3
  Escape Moves: Roll With Punch/Fall/Impact, Back Flip.
  Attack Moves: Leap, Back Flip.
  Basic Defensive Moves: Dodge, Parry, Automatic Parry.
  Advanced Defenses: Multiple Dodge, Combination Parry/Attack, Disarm.
  Hand Attacks: Strike (Punch), Knife Hand, Double-Knuckle Fist, Backhand, Palm Strike.
  Basic Foot Attacks: Kick Attack, Tripping/Leg Hooks, Snap Kick, Crescent Kick, Wheel Kick.
  Jumping Foot Attacks: Jump Kick.
  Special Attacks: Death Blow, Leap Attack, Forearm.
  Holds/Locks: Arm Hold, Leg Hold, Body Hold, Neck Hold.
  Modifiers to Attacks: Pull Punch, Knock-Out/Stun, Critical Strike, Critical Strike From Rear.
  
  LEVEL ADVANCEMENT BONUSES
  
  1st + 3 to Roll with Punch/Fall/Impact, + 2 to Strike, Critical Strike on Natural 19 or 20, Critical Strike from Behind.
  2nd +1 to Back Flip/Leap, +1 to Parry/Dodge.
  3rd +1 Attack per Melee.
  4th +1 to Strike, +1 to Parry/Dodge
  5th +1 to Roll with Punch/Fall/Impact, +1 to Damage.
  6th +1 to Strike, Knock-Out/Stun on Natural 18 or better.
  7th +1 Attack per Melee, Death Blow on roll of Natural 19 or 20.
  8th +1 to Back Flip/Leap, +1 to Roll with Punch/Fall/Impact, +1 to Damage
  9th +1 to Roll with Punch/Fall/Impact.
  10th +1 Attack per Melee.
  11th +1 to Strike, +1 to Parry/Dodge
  12th Critical Strike on Natural 18 or better.
  13th +1 to Back Flip/Leap, +1 to Damage.
  14th +1 to Roll with Punch/Fall/Impact, +1 to Strike.
  15th +1 Attack per Melee.
  
  
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  Military fatigues, a couple of sets of dress clothing, survival knife, utility belt, first-aid kit, a Face Wrap (gas mask), tinted goggles, hatchet for cutting wood, one or two light Bio-Weapons of choice and one weapon for each W.P. with appropriate ammunition, tent, knapsack, backpack, two water skins, emergency food rations (three week supply), some personal items and a Mega-Horse for transportation.
  
  Spoiler: Face Wrap

  The Face Wrap hugs around the face tightly, covering the mouth and nose completely, but the wearer can still speak clearly and breathe easily. The creature automatically purifies the air before it is passed on to its wearer, removing all toxins, poisons and impurities before the air is breathed by the person. It also has a built-in system of gills to allow the wearer to breathe underwater for an unlimited period of time, and it can amplify the wearer's voice at up to 50 decibels (roughly the equivalent of using a megaphone/loudspeaker). As a result, the Face Wrap is an organic version of a gas mask, rebreather and megaphone all rolled into one.
  A Face Wrap resembles a squashed octopus with only four arms. Two of the arms wrap around the person's neck, while the other two wrap behind the head to hold the creature in place.
  Over each cheek of the wearer are the Face Wrap's air intake valves while the waste gases are expelled through a small "horn" at the bottom of the mask that hangs down just below the wearer' s chin. The Face Wrap even has two small bladders, like the throat sac on a frog, that can be filled with enough air to let the person survive for up to 30 minutes with no air at all.
  M.D.C. of the Device: 25, and regenerates damage at a rate of 1D6 M.D.C. per hour.
  
  
  Spoiler: Chig Hand Grenades x4

  Bio-Hand Grenades: Chigs. The Splicer version of a hand grenade is a Chig, a baseball (hardball) sized organism (egg-shaped insectoids) that consumes all types of garbage and debris and is used to dispose of waste, however during combat they can be hurled like grenades, exploding on impact. Chigs can be placed on Living Body Armor and Host Armor (secured by fabric or hooks) or kept in a satchel bag or backpack. Some warriors simply place the Chigs loose on his armor. Most will cling to the armor, eating any foreign substance that comes in contact with the body, as well as waste and garbage (everything from rotten food to the wrapper it came in) that the warrior may have along the way. Most (90%) will cling to the body and stay there until physically moved, but there is a 01-33% chance of one or more crawling away during sleep or rest, and a 01-50% chance of 1d6x10% of the Chigs getting knocked off the body from an impact/ram attack. When the warrior needs one, he pulls it off and hurls it at the enemy. The character must throw the Chig with enough force to make the Chig explode on impact, as if throwing a hard fastball, a simple toss or looping lob will not do the job. Chigs may also be affixed to the tip of an arrow or spearhead (one Chig per arrow, two on a spear) and then fired or thrown, with greater distance, at the enemy.
  Weight: Half a pound (0.22 kg).
  Mega-Damage: 5d8 M.D., to an eight foot (2.4 m) radius.
  Maximum Effective Range: Thrown as a grenade: 100 feet (30.5 m), twice that for Splicers. If attached to an arrow or spear the range is that of the projectile reduced by 30% due to the extra weight and imbalance of the Chig(s) on the tip.
  Trade Value: 600 credits each.
  Spoiler: Mig Bio-Explosive x1

  Heavy Bio-Explosive: Migs. Migs are also living organisms that resemble two medium-sized pie pans placed together, with a pair of sucker mouths on the bottom which are used to both move around and eat. They too feed on trash, garbage and organic waste. In this case, Migs are placed where they are needed (stuck to a door, wall, the back of a robot, etc.), held in place by the suction cup mouth and "set" to explode in 1-10 minutes. They may also be buried under the ground (close to the surface) or under leaves, like a land mine, to explode when something very heavy (900 Ibs/405 kg or more) steps on them. They can also be set for one minute, held and then tossed like a Frisbee at a specific enemy (to hopefully explode when it arrives at the desired target or 1d4 seconds later; it' s all a matter of timing on the part of the thrower). Note: An artificial timer and detonator or a Squig must be used to detonate the Mig.
  Weight: One pound (0.45 kg).
  Mega-Damage: 1D8x10 M.D., to a 12 foot (3 .6 m) radius.
  Maximum Effective Range: Thrown, about 40 feet (12.2 m; double for Splicers).
  Trade Value: 1,200 credits each.
  Organic Blasting Cap: Squig. Squigs are organic blasting caps designed to detonate other explosives. They are relatively fragile creatures with a very accurate timing mechanism. Squigs resemble a sea urchin with 30 small tendrils, and when one of the tendrils is pulled off the Squig it starts a 30 minute countdown. The delay is reduced by one minute for each additional tendril that is removed, and if all tendrils are removed the Squig detonates in 2d4 seconds. Leaving one tentacle means it will explode in one minute. The Squig can also be squished, and if this is done the resilient little thing becomes set to detonate on impact, and can then be thrown like a baseball at the enemy. Squigs can be affixed to an arrow or spearhead (up to two Squigs per arrow and four per spear) and then they can be fired or thrown the usual distance for that weapon, exploding on impact).
  Weight: Quarter pound (0.12 kg).
  Mega-Damage: 1d4 M.D. per single Squig, no blast radius.
  Maximum Effective Range : Thrown, about 80 feet (24.4 m), or as per the normal range of a missile weapon.
  Trade Value: 100 credits each.
  Spoiler: Sidekick Rifle x2

  Side Kicks receive all the physical structured upgrades that their corresponding Host Armor or War Mount receive (e.g. Acid Blood, Increased M.D.C., Horned Defense, Regeneration, etc.), but they are limited with their senses as they are only equipped with a Bio-Comm, Advanced Eyes and Antennae (all other types of Sensors must be purchased and added to the Side Kick). For armors and War Mounts that have Stealth field abilities; once the Side Kick disengages from the Armor/War Mount, it is no longer hidden by the Stealth Field nor can it receive this Bio-Enhancement. Side Kick Rifles can only be upgraded with Omni, Mega and Super upgrades.
  
  Super Light Cell Rifle - Mega Upgrade
  M.D.C. of the Rifle: 132 MDC
  Range: Super Light Cell Cluster Type: 1,000 feet (305 m), but the range can be increased to 2,000 feet (610 m) for 5 Bio-E per each Light Cell.
  Mega-Damage: Super Light Cell Cluster Type: 2D10 M.D. per Super Light Cell fired in the volley from 1, 2, 3 or 4 Super Light Cells. [Mega Upgrade damage applied. Max damage 8d10.]
  Rate of Fire: The Super Light Cell Cluster can fire volleys of 1, 2, 3 or all 4 Super Light Cells simultaneously and count as one melee attack.
  Payload: Super Light Cell Cluster type is effectively unlimited.
  Bonus: +3 to strike on an aimed shot. +2 to strike when shooting wild.
  
  Spore Discharger Rifle - Omni Upgrade
  The weapon fires a stream of metal-eating spores in a liquid medium. Once the liquid comes in contact with a robot, machine or any metallic object, the spores pop like a stream of micro-explosive rounds and begin to eat into the metal target. These spores are ineffective against living/organic targets (no damage) and do one quarter damage (1D8 M.D.) to M.D.C. ceramic, stone or plastic. This means these weapons are safe to use in close proximity to other humans.
  M.D.C. of Rifle: 132 MDC
  Range: Spore Discharger Cannon Type: 1.200 feet
  Mega-Damage Spore Discharger Type: 4D8 M.D., with a blast (splash) radius of 40 feet [Omni Upgrade applied]
  Rate of Fire: Each blast of the Spore Discharger counts as one melee attack.
  Payload: Spore Discharger types are effectively unlimited.
  Bonus: +3 to strike on an aimed shot. +2 to strike when shooting wild.
  
  Abilities When Operating Independently:
  Running: Side Kicks can reach 50 mph (80 km) up to a maximum range of 2 miles (3.2 km) away from their commanding Bio-Comm Host Armor before overheating. The act of running does overheat the living cannon and they must rest for two hours before running again. If overheated, Side Kicks suffer a reduced speed of 50%, -3 to strike and dodge, and their maximum effective range is reduced by half. However, if the Side Kick periodically pauses for 10-20 minutes every hour or so, it can continue to run and fire at normal speeds and range.
  Leaping: 10 feet (3 m) high or across.
  Swimming: Not possible.
  Number of Attacks per Melee: 2
  Combat Bonuses: +2 on initiative, +3 to strike in hand to hand combat, +4 to strike with its laser blast, +2 to parry, +3 to dodge, and impervious to Horror Factor, disease, and poison.
  Close Combat Capabilities: Claw Strike 3D4 M.D. Equivalent (Instinctive) Skills of Note: Climb 80% and Prowl 50%.
  Penalties: Side Kicks must reconnect with their bonded Host Armor or War Mount every 1D4 days or they will die off. Side Kicks can only operate within 6 miles (9.6 km) away from their bonded Host Armor or War Mount. If the distance exceeds that, the Side Kick instantly goes dormant and will not move or come back online until it detects its bonded Bio-Comm.
  Trade Value: 30,000 credits, but limited availability.
  
  Credits: 18.750
  
  

 

[Eonivar]

• Profile
• Skills
• Character/Host Armor Bonuses/Damage
• Host Armor Detail
• Equipment/Other Gear

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  The tall, guant, and heavily muscled Jin Li was born in the lowest and poorest levels of the resistance cell. Since she could walk, she had to learn and fight her way in the poorest sections of the underground settlement. Jinny did not have the luxury of birth to become a Dreadguard (although many think she would have been one if she was higher born), and learned and scrabbled for herself and her family. Her mother had been a doctor and was killed by the Machine during a raid while helping others when she was young. Her grandmother was insistent she learn to read and write as well as learning history to always remember where they came from as it was often than not their rulers would try and erase history to forget their sins. She learned to fight defending herself and family against the gangs and others who would attempt to take advantage of the poor. She followed in her mothers footsteps, learning medicine and patching up her family and fellow gang members. When she turned eighteen, she aided and helped a recruiter, and got recruited herself. She distinguished herself in her training with her quick mind and strong body and was chosen and trained to be a roughneck host pilot, sniper, and field medic.
  
  Jin is a very tall woman around 6'2", heavily muscled, with an athletic build (think body builder/lady pro wrestler build similar to someone like Rhea Ripley except taller) , and is completely hairless and tattoo-less due to her Parasitic Host Armor, with Asian features and bright blue eyes.
  
  She is usually very stoic and calm. She learned to keep control of her emotions and her tongue at a young age preferring to listen before saying something she would regret. She has never stopped learning. She joined the Roughnecks to fight for the people, not their rulers. She will never forget where she came from.
  
  Name: Jin Li
  Gender: Female
  Age: 25
  Height: 6' 2"
  Weight: 180 (no fat)
  Alignment: Unprincipled
  
  IQ: 24 - +10% to all Skills, +5 to Perception
  ME: 20 - +3 to Save vs Psychic Attack/Insanity
  MA: 14
  PS: 37 - +20 in HtH Combat
  PP: 28 - +7 to Strike, Parry and Dodge , +1 gained at lvl 2
  PE: 37 - +8 to Save vs Poison/Magic, Impervious to disease, 36 % Save Coma/Death
  PB: 19
  Spd: 27 - Approx. Running Speed of 18.5mph
  
  OCC: Roughneck
  Rank: Sergeant
  Level: 5
  Exp: 16501
  Hit Points: 54
  SDC: 112
  
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  Skill Programs:
  Field Medic (+10)
  Advanced Math 99 +2
  Biology 70 +5
  Chemistry 75 +5
  Field Surgery 53 +4
  Paramedic 80 +5
  
  Basic Military (+20)
  Climbing 90/80 +5
  Hand to Hand: Basic
  Military Etiquette 85 +5
  Running -
  W.P. Sword (+2 S, +2 P, +1 T)
  W.P. Knife (+2 S, +2 P, +2 T)
  
  Support Man (+10)
  Physical Labor -
  Operate Bio-Equipment 95 +5 + 1 to strike when using handheld Bio-Weapons (guns) and can use any handheld Bio-gear as wellas maintain any Bio-System, including those on armor or mounts.
  Recognize Weapon Quality 65 +5
  Body Building -
  W.P. Heavy Bio-Weapons (+2 S, +PP Bonuses if built into Host Armor)
  
  Espionage
  Hand to Hand: Martial Arts
  Detect Ambush 60 +5
  Intelligence 58 +4
  Sniper - + 2
  Vital Points(Robots) - Costs two attacks, Can choose one: +3 Strike on Called Shot, +3 Disarm, +4 Pin/Incapacitate, Critical Strike on 18-20
  
  Guerilla Warfare:
  Camouflage 50 +5 (50% in Host Armor)
  Resist Torture - + 1 to save vs mind control, hypnosis, all other types of psionic attacks, and Horror Factor
  Tracking 60 +5
  Wilderness Survival 65 +5 (70% In Host Armor)
  Trap & Mine Detection 60 +5
  
  Technical
  Bio-Comms 75 +5
  Machine Lore 66 +4
  Machine Technology 70 +5
  History 70 +5
  
  Suit Parasitic Metabolism Skill: Escape Artist 60%
  
  Elective Skills:
  W.P. Light Bio-Weapons (+2 S, +PP bonus if built into Host Armor)
  Hand to Hand: Martial Arts upgraded to Jeet Kun Do
  Host Armor Combat
  Prowl 55 +5
  Boxing (+1 Att, +2 P, +2 D, +1 R)
  Acrobatics (gained at level 2)
  Sense of balance 85% +5.
  Walk tightrope or high wire 79 +3
  Climb rope 96 +2
  Back Flip 85 +5
  Vital Points (Organic)(Gained at level 3) Costs two attacks, Can choose one: +3 Strike on Called Shot, +3 Disarm, +4 Pin/Incapacitate, Critical Strike on 18-20, Knockout Stun on 16-20
  Wrestling (free skill pick up from Ryback training)
  Pathology (gained at level 4) 55 +5
  Medical Doctor 70% +5/60% +5
  Secondary Skills:
  Land Navigation 58 +4
  Swimming 75 +5
  
  Jeet Kun Do
  Character Bonuses
  Add 2 to I.Q.
  Add 3 to P.P.
  Add 2 to P.S.
  Add 2 to P.E.
  
  Attacks per Melee: 3+1 = 4+1 = 5+1 = 6
  Escape Moves: Roll, Maintain Balance, Breakfall.
  Basic Defenses: Parry, Dodge, Automatic Parry, Automatic Dodge (gained with Self-knowledge)
  Advanced Defenses: Combination Parry/Attack.
  Hand Attacks: Strike (d6), Backhand (d6), Elbow (d6), Fingertip Attack (1 point), Forearm (d6), Palm Strike (d6), Power Punch (double-damage, counts as two attacks), Uppercut (d10).
  Foot Attacks: Kick (d8), Crescent Kick (d10), Knee (d6), Reverse Turning Kick (Combination Dodge/Kick, 2d6 damage, 1/round), Roundhouse Kick (3d6), Side Kick (d10), Snap Kick (d6), Trip/Hook (no damage, causes knockdown, cannot be parried).
  Jumping Attacks: Jump Kick (d8 + Critical Strike), Flying Jump Kick (d10 + Critical Strike).
  Special Attacks: Body Flip/Throw, Choke, plus...
  - Bite (grappling range only. 1-2 damage + 1/2 strength bonus [maximum +3]. Opponent must Save vs. Pain [14] or release hold/lock).
  - Eye-flick (No damage. Opponent is -2 to Strike, Parry, and Dodge for one melee round).
  - Head-butt (in-fighting and grappling range only, d8 damage).
  - Self-knowledge (Special! The Jeet Kune Do may learn a martial art technique from any other system [subject to GM approval). Signature techniques [like Aikido's Knife-hand Knockout and Thai Kick Boxing's Lightning Form] cannot be learned. Techniques with a "prerequisite" must be learned in order. For example, to learn Automatic Elbow Hold, one must first learn Elbow Hold. "Take what is useful and develop from there." - Lee).
  Holds/Locks: Arm Lock, Leg Hold, Wrist Lock.
  
  Level Advancement Bonuses
  
  1st - +1 to Perception, +2 to Parry, +2 to Dodge.
  2nd - Eye-flick + Roundhouse combination (one Strike roll for both effects), +1 to Initiative, +1 to Strike, +1 to damage.
  3rd - Self-knowledge, +1 Attack per Round, Critical Hit on a natural roll of 19 or higher.
  4th - Way of the Intercepting Fist (Special! Once per round, upon his opponent's attack, the JKD artist may attempt to Simultaneously Attack the opponent. If successful, the JKD artist has the option to intercept before the opponent's strike connects. If the JKD artist's strike is successful, roll damage. The opponent must Save vs. Pain [14]. Failing the saving throw results in the opponent losing his attempted attack), +1 to Strike, +1 to Parry, +1 to Dodge.
  5th - Flying Side Kick causes knockdown, +1 Attack per Round, Critical Hit on a natural roll of 18 or higher.
  6th - Self-knowledge, One-Inch Punch (Special! May only be used once per melee, and must be the first attack used that round; does 2D6 damage + knockdown), +1 to Initiative, +1 to Strike, +1 to Damage.
  7th - Flying Side Kick does 4d6 damage + knockdown, +1 Attack per Round, +1 to Perception, +2 to Body Flip/Throw.
  8th - +1 to Initiative, +1 to Strike, +1 to Damage, Critical Hit on a natural roll of 17 or higher.
  9th - Self-knowledge, +1 to Parry, +1 to Dodge, Knockout on a natural roll of 19 or higher.
  10th - One-Inch Punch causes 4d6 damage + knockdown, +1 Attack per Round, +1 to Roll, +1 to Body Flip/Throw.
  11th - Death Blow on a natural roll of 19 or higher. Critical Hit on a natural roll of 16 or higher.
  12th - Self-knowledge, +1 to Initiative, +1 to Strike, +1 to Damage.
  13th - +1 to Parry, +1 to Dodge, Knockout on a natural roll of 18 or higher.
  14th - Death Blow on a natural roll of 18 or higher, +2 to Perception.
  15th - Self-knowledge, +1 Attack per Round, Critical Hit on a natural roll of 15 or higher.
  
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  Character Base Bonuses:
  Perception: +6
  Attacks Per Melee: 6
  Strike: +9
  Parry: +10
  Dodge: +10
  Damage (SDC): +22
  Roll with Punch/Fall/Impact: +2
  Disarm: +2
  Initiative +1
  Non-Suit Based Ranged Weapons to Strike: +2
  Non-Suit Based Ranged Weapons to Aimed/Called Shot: +5
  Critical Hit on a Natural 18 or Higher
  Pin/incapacitate on a roll of 18, 19, or 20.
  Automatic Dodge
  Save vs Coma/Death +37%
  
  
  
  

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  Host Armor Bonuses
  Perception: +8
  Attacks Per Melee: 10
  Strike: +12 (+13 when using echo location)
  Strike in Flight: +13 (+14 when using echo location)
  Parry: +13 (+14 when using echo location)
  Dodge: +12 (+13 when using echo location)
  Dodge in Flight: +14 (+15 when using echo location)
  Initiative: + 8 (+9 when using echo location)
  Initiative in Flight: +10
  Automatic Dodge: +12/+14 In Flight
  Roll with Punch/Fall/Impact: +10
  Roll with Punch/Fall/Impact in Flight: +11
  Disarm: +6
  Pull Punch: +5
  Suit Based Ranged Weapons to Strike: +8
  Suit Based Ranged Weapons to Strike Aimed/Called Shot: +10
  Suit Based Acid Seed Cannon to Strike: +10
  Suit Based Acid Seed Cannon to Strike Aimed/Called Shot: +12
  Non-Suit Based Ranged Weapons to Strike: +2
  Non-Suit Based Ranged Weapons to Aimed/Called Shot: +5
  Critical Hit on a Natural 18 or Higher
  Pin/incapacitate on a roll of 18, 19, or 20.
  Automatic Dodge
  
  Host Armor Physical Damage:
  1D4 MDC Restrained Punch
  3D6 MDC Full Strength Punch
  2D6 MDC Head Butt
  4D4+2D6 MDC Power Punch
  2D8+2D6 MDC Kick
  Leap Kick 4D8+2D6 MDC Leap Kick
  Acid Edged Knife (Host Armor) 5D6 MDC
  Acid Edged Short Sword (Host Armor) 6D6 MDC
  
  Host Armor Heat Projector Cannon (Left Shoulder Mounted)
  Range: 1800 Feet Damage: a light 10D8 M.D. blast, or a heavy 2D8x10+ 20 M.D. blast.
  Rate of Fire: Each blast counts as one melee attack/action.
  Payload: Effectively unlimited
  Upgrades: Mega
  
  Host Armor Acid Seed Cannon (Right Shoulder Mounted)
  
  This cannon fires a hollow seed round filled with a powerful acid. The acid is devastating to metals and other inorganic material, but is relatively harmless to humans. The hollow round is more likely to shatter on impact than other seed rounds, but on a positive note, the explosive impact sprays a 10 foot (3 m) area with a fine corrosive mist.
  
  M.D.C. of the Seed: 4D4 each.
  Range: 3,800 feet (1,158 m).
  Mega-Damage: 4D8 from the seed round. If the seed does not pierce the robot’s armored shell, the round shatters on impact and creates a fine mist of powerful acid. Everything within a 10 foot (3 m) area suffers 1D8 damage per melee round for 1D4 melees. The acidic mist only inflicts 1D4 S.D.C. to organic tissue.
  
  If the attacker rolls a Natural 20 (or 24 or higher with strike bonuses, or only 17 or higher if the M.D.C. of the Main Body has been reduced by 50 percent), the seed round punches straight through the external armor and releases its acidic payload directly into the internal circuitry of the robot. This inflicts an additional 5D8 damage every melee round for 1D4+1 melees. The melted circuits and components will impair the robot’s motor functions until the damaged systems can be repaired or rerouted. The robot loses one attack per melee and is -2 to strike, parry, and dodge for 1D4 melee rounds.
  
  Sniper Note: Characters that possess the Sniper skill are more likely to successfully puncture a robot’s armor with a seed round. If the character rolls a Natural 18, 19, or 20 (or 21 or higher with strike bonuses), or only 16 or higher if the M.D.C. of the Main Body has been reduced by 50 percent), the seed round punctures the target’s outer shell and begins damaging the robot’s internal cavity.
  
  Note: The seed round will not open if fired into an organic target. Duration: The acid burns for 1D4+1 melee rounds.
  Rate of Fire: Each shot counts as one attack per melee.
  Payload: 15 seed rounds. The Host Armor can produce one replacement seed round every 2D6 minutes.
  Bonus: +2 to strike.
  Bio-E Cost: 50 points.
  Prerequisite: None.
  
  
  

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  Other Weapons
  
  
  Light Cell Laser Pistol
  Range 1000 Feet:
  Damage: 1D8 MDC, 2D8 MDC, 3D8 MDC, 5D8 SDC
  Payload: 35 Light Blasts/16 Heavy per Hour (if fired more user becomes weakened -2 Attacks, combat bonuses halved for 1D6 minutes)
  Strike Bonus: +3 Strike, +4 Aimed Strike
  
  Shield Cracker Rifle
  Range: 1,400 feet (426.7 m).
  Mega-Damage: No damage from the initial impact. After two melee actions, the projectile starts drawing energy off the shield. At this point, the starfish inflicts 5D8 M.D. to the force field twice per melee round. The projectile also inflicts 3D6 M.D. to the main body of the target twice per melee round. Alternate back and forth between damaging the force field and damaging the main body every melee action.
  Rate of Fire: Each shot counts as one melee attack.
  Payload: 10 starfish projectiles. The Shield Cracker can regrow one spent projectile every 4D6 minutes.
  Bonus: +3 to strike, +7 aimed
  
  
  Acid Edged Knife 2D6 MDC
  
  Acid Edged Short Sword 3D6 MDC
  
  4 Chig Bio Hand Grenades : 5D8 MDC, 8 foot radius, 200 feet range, +9 Thrown Strike
  
  Some sort of smoke/distruption grenades
  
  
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  Host Armor Bio-E: 300, 2 Banked
  (lvl 2 +8, lvl 3 +10, lvl 4 +10, lvl 5 +48+90 )
  Host Armor Metabolism: Parasitic
  Host Armor Color: Olive
  
  Spoiler: Metabolism Notes

  Feeding: The Host Armor consumes 2D4 of the pilot's Hit Points each day that it is worn, but when it is not being worn, it can survive 2D4 days without feeding at all, before feeling the effects of starvation. (It begins feeding the moment the suit is put on.)
  Sleep Requirements: As a parasitic organism, the Host Armor does not require sleep or rest, but its pilot does
  Special Senses: No enhanced senses, unless purchased with Bio-E points.
  Bonus Bio-E Points: 40 additional Bio-E points.
  
  Bite Damage: Not applicable; has no mouth, just small breathing vents.
  
  Bonuses: +2 attacks per melee round, +3 on initiative, +2 to strike, + 1 to parry and dodge, +4 to roll with fall, +3 to pull punch, +2 to disarm and add 1D6x l 0 M.D.C. to the main body
  of the Host Armor due to its strong bond with the pilot. Powerful survival instincts that provide Escape Artist 55%, Camouflage 50%, and Wilderness Survival 70%.
  
  Penalties: On the down side, the Host Armor slowly does irreparable damage to its wearer. Although the damage is minimal, the results are accumulative and permanent. Reduce P.B. attribute by one point every 10 years the Host Armor is worn. Reduce S.D.C. (or Hit Points if there is no S.D.C. left) by 1D6 points per year. This loss is irreversible and cannot be regenerated or healed in any way, even by a Saint, magic or psionics.
  
  Host Armor Movement:
  Leaping: A young Host Armor can only leap up to 20 feet (6. 1 m) high or 40 feet ( 1 2.2 m) across from a standing position.
  
  Digging: 20 mph (32 km) through sand or dirt, but one quarter as fast through rock or concrete. Digging tires out its pilot, but at half the usual fatigue rate. To dig down enough to adequately hide from enemies on the surface takes 3D6 melee rounds.
  
  Swimming: 30 mph (48 km/25 .9 knots); swimming tires the pilot but at 1 0% the usual rate.
  
  Underwater Depth: The Host Armor can withstand pressure up to 700 feet (2 1 3 .4 m) down.
  
  Host Armor Physical Strength: 31
  
  Host Armor Physical Damage:
  1D4 MDC Restrained Punch
  3D6 MDC Full Strength Punch
  2D6 MDC Head Butt
  4D4+2D6 MDC Power Punch
  2D8+2D6 MDC Kick
  Leap Kick 4D8+2D6 MDC Leap Kick
  
  MDC by Location:
  Arms (2): 117 M.D.C.
  Hands (2): 47 M.D.C.
  Legs (2): 157 M.D.C.
  Feet (2): 139 M.D.C.
  Head: 97 M.D.C.
  Main Body: 335 M.D.C.
  Bio-Force Field: None
  
  Bio-Regeneration (Enhanced): 1D6 MDC Per Minute (6d6X10 MDC per hour) for main body, 1 MDC per minute (1D6x10 MDC per hour) for all other locations
  
  Horror Factor: 7 for humans and other intelligent live forms; none against the machines.
  Senses & Features: The Host Armor has the following Features:
  
  Advanced sight, about equal to that of an eagle, able to recognize a face or read a small sign up to a mile ( 1 .6 km) away,
  Passive nightvision (light amplification, range: 2000 feet/6 1 O m),
  Vision polarization (to prevent blinding and reduce glare),
  Has sound amplifying hearing (able to hear a whisper 300 feet/9 1 .5 m away)
  A sense of taste and smell about twice as acute as an ordinary human
  Can also accurately sense magnetic north at all times,
  Can project the pilot's voice at up to 80 decibels as if amplified by a megaphone/loudspeaker.
  Is shielded from damage by high intensity sounds, radiation and normal (S.D.C.) heat, fire and cold.
  Purifies the air before it is passed on to its pilot, removing all toxins, poisons and impurities before it is breathed.
  Has a built-in system of gills to allow an armored pilot to breathe via the Host Armor, underwater for an unlimited period of time.
  
  
  Special Communications: All Host Armors possess a unique set of communications gear called Bio-Comms. These organic resonators create sympathetic vibrations in other living creatures that can then be decoded by other Bio-Comm units, creating a system of telepathic-like communication that has proven to be undecipherable to the creations of the Machine. However, maximum Bio-Comm range is only 6 miles (9.6 km).
  
  Host Armor Enhancements(BIO-e Cost):
  Armored Eyes (10) Dirt, sand, smoke and chemicals, including mace and tear gas, do not have any physical effect or damage to the eyes, though a cloud of smoke or dust still obscureslblocks vision and may blind the character even though the eyes are unharmed.
  Motion Detection (15) - Sensing Range: 30 Feet/60 For fast movement. Near impossible to sneak up on. +1 Initiative, +1 Parry, +2 Roll With Punch/Fall/Impact, +4 Automatic Dodge
  Stealth Field (Chameleon Skin 20+50 = 70)
  
  
  Spoiler: Stealth Field Details

  While not true "invisibility," the Host Armor can generate a stealth fIeld around it that renders it and anything carried by it (up to 200 Ibs/90 kg in weight) semi-invisible at will. If the suit is carrying weight exceeding the weight limit, the Host Annor will remain visible, unable to generate the stealth fIeld. The stealth fIeld makes the suit nearly invisible, as if it were a sheet of shimmering water that reflects its surroundings. When not moving at all, the suit is completely invisible, but when the Host Armor moves it appears as a blur on the landscape. The Host Annor is 90% undetectable if standing still, 80% ifmoving at a leisurely walking pace or slower, 60% undetectable if jogging at half Spd., and only 33% undetectable if
  moving at a full run.
  
  Neither normal vision, infrared optics, thermal-imaging systems, heat sensors, nor nightvision can see through the stealth field; however, motion detectors, sonar and radar can detect and
  track the blurred Host Armor with reasonable accuracy (-20% to the Read Sensory Equipment skill of those trying to locate and/or track the invisible character). Although the Host Armor may be imperceptible to the naked eye, it retains its physical mass, meaning that it cannot go through walls, and it is affected by physical attacks. The armor also still makes noise - footsteps, breathing, bumps, knocks, etc. - and may be tracked down by tracing the sounds.
  
  Reinforced Exo Skeleton(5) - +30 MDC Main Body, +7 MDC all other locations, Head Butt +1D6 MDC, running ram/body block +3D6 MDC, +2D6 punches/elbows/kicks, +1 Roll with impact
  Regeneration (Enhanced) (10)
  Resistance To Heat (5) - Plasma/magic fire does half damage
  Circadian Rhythms (10) - the Host Armor can allow its pilot to stay awake for up to four days straight without any ill effect (recovers from days of sleep deprivation after only ten hours of sleep)
  Enhanced Neurological Connections (20) - +2 Init, +1 Disarm, +2 Auto Dodge
  Quick Clotting Blood (5) - Stops bleeding from small cuts and abrasions in 4D6 seconds, and serious wounds in ID4 melee rounds without need for any bandages or sutures.
  Organic Thrusters (25) - Flight 200 mph, Underwater 100 mph, (see Host Armor Bonuses for Bonuses in Flight)
  Heat Projector Cannon (35) with Mega Upgrade (50)
  Range: 1800 Feet Damage: a light 10D8 M.D. blast, or a heavy 2D8x10+20 M.D. blast.
  Rate of Fire: Each blast counts as one melee attack/action.
  Payload: Effectively unlimited
  Enhanced Sight (Infrared, Ultraviolet & Thermal Vision) Range: 2000 ft
  3 x Simple Light Cells
  4 x Storage Pouches (one on each thigh, 2 on either side of the back)
  Echo Location
  
  Spoiler: Echo Location

  The Host Armor has very large, flexible ears, at least as large as a hand. The Echo-Location is used by bouncing high-pitched sound waves off the suit's surroundings
  and using the reflected sounds to "see" the locations, shapes,numbers and sizes of objects around the Host Armor, even in total darkness. This sense is used like a short-ranged radar.
  
  o Estimating the Shape and Configuration of One's Surroundings: 70% +4% per level of experience.
  o Interpreting Specific Shapes (Le., is that a gun or spoon he' s holding): 70% +3% per level o fexperience.
  o Estimating Distance (precise): 70% +4% per level of experience.
  o Estimating Direction (precise): 70% +4% per level of experience.
  o Estimating Speed (precise): 50% +4% per level of experience.
  o Estimating Location of Enemy Targets (precise): 50% +4% per level of experience.
  
  Note: Echo-Location is very similar to sonar, in that it emits high-pitched sound waves when used that can be heard and traced by those with the right equipment, senses or who are also using Echo-Location or other passive means of sonic detection.
  
  Range: 1 000 feet (305 m).
  
  Bonuses: + 1 on initiative, + 1 to strike, parry and dodge, and + 1 0% to Detect Ambush, but only when actively using Echo-Location. +1 additional attack per melee round. Penalties
  are only a -2 to strike, parry and dodge when the character is blind or in total darkness.
  
  Disadvantages: Echo-Location is totally fouled in heavy rain, thick fog, snow, dust or smoke, and similar conditions, or if unable to make the high-pitched, ultrasonic whine. If these conditions exist at night/dark or while blinded, Echo-Location is rendered useless and the full penalties for blindness apply.
  
  
  
  
  Spoiler: Host Armor Enhancement Wish List

  Extra Eyes - Underwater
  Extra Eyes - Advanced - Back of head
  Bio Force Field
  Ambidextrous
  Spinneret
  Non-Skid Pads
  Prehensile Tail
  Medium Claws
  Enhanced Strength
  Bio Energy Vent
  Needle Death Blossom
  Regeneration Super
  
  
  
  
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  Military fatigues, a suit of non-organic body armor for back up or disguise, a couple of sets of dress
  clothing, survival knife, utility belt, first aid-kit, a Face Wrap (gas mask), tinted goggles, hatchet for cutting wood, one weapon for each W.P. with an appropriate amount of ammunition for heavy combat, a good Mega-Horse for transportation, tent, knapsack, saddlebags, backpack, two water skins, emergency food rations (two week supply) and some personal items.
  
  Shield Cracker Rifle
  Range: 1,400 feet (426.7 m).
  Mega-Damage: No damage from the initial impact. After two melee actions, the projectile starts drawing energy off the shield. At this point, the starfish inflicts 5D8 M.D. to the force field twice per melee round. The projectile also inflicts 3D6 M.D. to the main body of the target twice per melee round. Alternate back and forth between damaging the force field and damaging the main body every melee action.
  Rate of Fire: Each shot counts as one melee attack.
  Payload: 10 starfish projectiles. The Shield Cracker can regrow one spent projectile every 4D6 minutes.
  Bonus: +3 to strike, +7 aimed
  
  Light Cell Laser Pistol
  Range 1000 Feet:
  Damage: 1D8 MDC, 2D8 MDC, 3D8 MDC, 5D8 SDC
  Payload: 35 Light Blasts/16 Heavy per Hour (if fired more user becomes weakened -2 Attacks, combat bonuses halved for 1D6 minutes)
  Strike Bonus: +2 Strike, +7 Aimed Strike
  
  
  Acid Edged Knife 2D6 MDC
  Acid Edged Short Sword 3D6 MDC
  
  4 Chig Bio Hand Grenades : 5D8 MDC, 8 foot radius, 200 feet range, +9 Thrown Strike
  
  Has 1D6x100 credits in precious metals, relics or trade items, as well as 6D6x10 in available credits.
  
  Roughneck & Outrider Exp Table
  Level l : 0,000 - 2,050
  Level 2: 2,05 1 - 4, 1 00
  Level 3 : 4, 1 0 1 - 8,250
  Level 4: 8,25 1 - 1 6,500
  Level 5: 1 6,50 1 - 24,600
  Level 6: 24,60 1 - 34,700
  Level 7: 34,70 1 - 49,800
  Level 8: 49,80 1 - 69,900
  Level 9: 69,90 1 - 95,000
  Level 10: 95,00 1 - 1 3 0, 1 00
  Level 1 1 : 130, 1 0 1 - 1 80,200
  Level 12: 1 80,20 1 - 230,300
  Level 1 3 : 230,3 0 1 - 280,400
  Level 14: 280,40 1 - 340,500
  Level 1 5 : 340,50 1 - 400,600
  
  Notes
  Level Up List
  Skills
  HP +1D6
  Host Armor BIO-e +2D10
  Host Armor MDC
  Arms +5 per level
  Hands +10 (at levels 7 and 14)
  Legs +5 per level
  Feet +12 (at levels 7 and 14)
  Head +5 per level
  Main Body +2D8+8 per level