Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Mutants In The News — "Fire Burn, And Cauldron Bubble" Edition



This is sooooooo very cool.

UK Scientists have re-created a millennium-old recipe from Bald's Leechbook (a leatherbound, Old English collection of unguents reputed to be one of the earliest-known medical tomes) that seemingly eliminates that modern super-scourge, MRSA.

The concoction calls for garlic, onions (or leeks), wine, and bovine bile to be boiled in a brass vessel, then left to stand for nine days before being strained through a cloth.  I'm sure "during an eclipse" and "while chewing dandelions plucked from a bishop's grave" are in the mix somewhere.


Just think what this means for denizens of the Mutant Future.  Thee Olde Wayes (am I doing that right?) just may contain the secrets for combating bioweapons and hyper-germs!

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

"S" is for "Splicesaur — Kylon"

Splicesaur — Kylon (Female)

No. Enc.:  1d4
Alignment:  Any
Movement:  60' (30')
Armor Class:  1
Hit Dice:  15
Attacks:  1 (tail, or by weapon)
Damage:  2d8, or by weapon
Save:  L15
Morale:  8
Hoard Class:  XXII
XP:  6,900

Kylons are ponderous, 14' tall bipeds that weigh well over a ton.  Their blue-scaled, bony bodies are covered in assorted nodules, spikes, and plates.

The females rule the species, and any given tribe's temperament is governed by its leaders' Alignment.  Chaotic-natured kylons (the most common encountered) lean towards decadence, indulgence, and corruption, and grow fat on the spoils plundered from neighboring sentients.

Kylons can use Ancient technology, but require modifications for their bulk.

Mutations:  Energy-Retaining Cell Structure, Mental Phantasm, MetaconcertNeural Telepathy, Pain Insensitivity [D], Teleport



Splicesaur — Kylon (Male)

No. Enc.:  4d6
Alignment:  Any
Movement:  105' (35')
Armor Class:  3
Hit Dice:  10
Attacks:  1 (gore, tail, or weapon)
Damage:  2d8, or 2d6, or by weapon
Save:  L12
Morale:  11
Hoard Class:  XXII
XP:  2,400

Male kylons are the smaller of their species, averaging 9' tall (though appearing much larger with their antlers) and weighing over a half-ton.  These imbeciles barely possess two brain cells to rub together, but compensate with a gleeful propensity for stabbing, stomping, and bludgeoning.

Male kylons serve as worker drones for their females, and forage, guard, and attack as commanded.

Mutations:  Atrophied Cerebellum [D], Energy-Retaining Cell Structure




Saturday, March 7, 2015

"A Telephant Never Forgets"

Secret Santicore has delivered his presents, and you can find the adventure I submitted right here!

Regretfully, my images didn't get attached, so I'm posting them.  Damn those pesky elves!



Friday, March 6, 2015

Mutants In The News — "...And Old, Old, Old, Freakin' OLD Lace" Edition



Our impending future overrun by super-mutants grows ever closer, as scientists just discovered a population in the Andes Mountains that has acclimated to high concentrations of environmental arsenic.  This is the first documented instance of human adaptation to a toxic substance.

The village's drinking water contains around 20 times more arsenic than what is considered safe.  Apparently, the residents metabolize arsenic not only faster than most people, but also convert it into a less deadly form.

Mummies from the region—dating between 4,000 and 7,000 years old—also have high levels of the hazardous metal, indicating the development of the natives' resistance has been a long-term process.


Neat.  Just neat.