"B" is for "Boarhemoth"

Boarhemoth

No. Enc.:  1 (1d4)

Alignment:  Neutral
Movement:  60' (20')
          —Fly:  150' (50')
Armor Class:  4
Hit Dice:  8
Attacks:  1 (tusks)
Damage:  2d10
Save:  L4
Morale:  11
Hoard Class:  None
XP:  2,160

The irridescent boarhemoth is an enormous beast, with a heavy, stocky body reaching 10' long and a wingspan exceeding 20' wide.  They favor dense forests, jungles, swamps, and overgrown ruins.  At night, they glow with a greenish luminescence (which can be channeled into a destructive beam).

Voracious scavengers, boarhemoths devour plant matter, carrion, and even the occasional live morsel...and they find Mutant Plants to be a particular delicacy (meaning they favor Plant PCs as targets, and will utilize the Dive maneuver to carry them off to be devoured at leisure).

Boarhemoths breed in the spring, and lay 1d8 eggs.  There is a 25% chance that any boarhemoth encountered will be accompanied by 1d2+2 caterpigs.

Mutations:  Energy Ray (Light), Shriek, Ultraviolet Vision

"C" is for "Caterpig"

Caterpig


No. Enc.:  1d4 (2d6)

Alignment:  Neutral
Movement:  45' (15')
Armor Class:  8
Hit Dice:  4
Attacks:  1 (bite)
Damage:  1d4
Save:  L2
Morale:  5
Hoard Class:  None
XP:  135

When stretched end to end, caterpigs stand about 2' tall and reach lengths of 15'-20' long; however, their unusual looping gait makes their midsections reach heights of 6'-8'.  Voracious herbivores, they dwell amongst the giant flowers and leafy treetops of  overgrown forests and jungles.  Caterpigs also infest derelict farms and food processing plants.

A caterpig spends a year in its infant form, but then spins a cocoon in the winter...whereupon it emerges in the spring as a fearsome boarhemoth. 

There is a 25% chance that any wild group of 3 or more caterpigs will be accompanied by a boarhemoth.

Some enterprising settlements gather boarhemoth eggs so as to raise the hatchlings in captivity, as certain herbal combinations and supplements keep caterpigs in their larval state indefinitely.  Once their venom sacs are removed, domesticated caterpigs not only provide succulent meat, but also a fine silk prized by weavers and traders.

Mutations:  Dermal Poison Slime (Class 4)

"B" is for "Bulopper"

Bulopper

No. Enc.:  0 (4d8)

Alignment:  Neutral
Movement:  300' (100')
Armor Class: 6
Hit Dice:  5
Attacks:  1 (gore or kick)
Damage:  1d10 or 2d8
Save:  L3
Morale:  6
Hoard Class:  None
XP:  350

The chitinous bulopper averages 12' long, stands 5'-6' tall at the shoulder, and weighs close to a ton.  Despite their size, they are capable of leaping great distances.

Buloppers are migratory herd animals, grazing their way across the Mutant Future, and they consume any and all vegetation they encounter.  Relatively docile, they normally flee from predators, but larger males may try to protect the females and young.  (In any big group, there are 4 females/young per male.  Adult males have 1d4 more hit points than normal, and all young have half the standard adult hit points.)  A fleeing herd, or aggressive male, may perform the Trample maneuver.

Buloppers can be domesticated as mounts (carrying up to 2 people) or draft animals; however, in the latter instance, weighted harnesses must be used to prevent them from leaping.

Mutations:  Increased Sense (Taste)

"C" is for "Croctopus"

Croctopus

No. Enc.:  1 (1)

Alignment:  Neutral
Movement:  120' (40')
      —Swim:  120' (40')
Armor Class:  2
Hit Dice:  8
Attacks:  6 or 4 (6 tentacles, or 3 tentacles, 1 bite)
Damage:  1d4 (per tentacle), or 1d4 / 1d4 / 1d4 / 2d8
Save:  L6
Morale:  11
Hoard Class:  None
XP:  2,560

One of the most horrifying predators of the Mutant Future is the deadly and vicious croctopus.  Its suckered limbs can reach lengths of 15' or more (allowing it to "stand" vertically, and scale great heights), and its skin is thick and rubbery.  Combining their fundamental hardiness with the ability to locomote over land and through water with equal ease, croctopi lurk in a diverse array of environs:  abandoned sewers, freshwater rivers, brackish swamps, sandy beaches, deepsea reefs, and even underground lakes.

Wily hunters, they lurk in ambush, or patiently stalk their prey awaiting an ideal time to attack.  With a successful hit, each croctopus tentacle deals 1d4 constriction damage per sequential round.  Furthermore, for each tentacle constricting in this fashion, the victim suffers a cumulative attack penalty of -1.  A croctopus can only lash out with up to 6 tentacles at any given time, as they use the remaining 2 to anchor themselves.

A croctopus can discharge a 20' diameter cloud of sticky ink that blinds all targets failing a Saving Throw Versus Stun Attacks for 2d4 rounds. 

Mutations:  Chameleon Epidermis, Increased Balance, Toxic Weapon (Ink Spray)

"D" is for "Dunestrider"

Dunestrider

No. Enc.:  1d6 (2d10)

Alignment:  Neutral
Movement:  240' (80')
Armor Class:  6
Hit Dice:  3
Attacks:  1 (kick)
Damage:  1d6
Save:  L2
Morale:  6
Hoard Class:  None
XP:  65

Dunestriders are antelope-sized, herbivorous rodents that inhabit deserts and badlands.  Their unusual physique—their hind legs jut forward, and their front legs recede towards the back of the body—lets them bound great distances.

They are a staple food source for desert predators and hunter-gatherer nomads.  Efforts to domesticate the dunestrider have proven unsuccessful, however, as they are too temperamental and twitchy.

Mutations:  Increased Sense (Hearing)

"R" is for "Remorga"

Remorga  ("Psucker")

No. Enc.:  1d4 (1d10)

Alignment:  Chaotic
Movement:  90' (30')
      —Swim:  60' (20')
Armor Class:  5
Hit Dice:  6
Attacks:  3 (2 claws, 1 bite + drain fluid)
Damage:  1d4 / 1d4 / 1d10 + drain
Save:  L5
Morale:  10
Hoard Class:  None
XP:  1,320

The noisome remorgas are three-eyed, rubbery, man-sized amphibians that haunt swamps, waterways, sewers, and cave systems.  They skulk on the fringes of cities and trade routes, so as to be as close as possible to their favorite source of food:  intelligent beings.

Remorgas are drawn to, and actively hunt, sentients with high WIL (15+) scores and/or 2 (or more) Mental Mutations.  Lurking beneath the water's surface, they lie in wait until suitable prey draws near, then explode forth (with the victim consequently suffering a -1 to Surprise rolls).  If both claw attacks hit successfully, the target is grappled in a crushing, face-to-face hug, whereupon the remorga's clutching palm-siphons burrow into the spine...and once attached in this manner, the remorga envelops the top of the head with its razored maw (doing an additional 1d10 damage in the process, with no To Hit roll required). 

And then the horrid feeding begins.  Each round that the remorga is attached in this fashion, it greedily leeches the victim's cerebro-spinal fluid (causing 1d12 damage per round) until either the target or the remorga is dead.

Remorgas can also clutch onto the backsides of creatures (animals and intelligent beings alike) their size or larger, digging into the shoulders and neck and semi-swallowing the head as above.  While the target still takes the initial claw and bite damage, it is not drained each round; instead, the remorga uses Parasitic Control to dominate them.  It is a horrific sight to see someone "wearing" a remorga like a living cloak and being used as an unwilling, powerless "mount".  Hushed rumors and campfire tales tell of hidden underground colonies swarming with remorgas and their ambulatory puppets.

Remorgas apparently have no language of their own, and show no apptitude for tools...yet they seem to possess a malevolent cunning.  Some scholars suggest that remorgas might not be sentient beings in the proper sense, but may temporarily become so upon absorbing and retaining the "intelligent essence" (including, theoretically, the Mental Mutations) of their victims.

They are never surprised.

Mutations:  Mental Barrier, Mind Reflection, Parasitic Control, Unique Sense (360-Degree Vision)

"O" is for "Orank"

Orank  ("Miasmonk")

No. Enc.:  0 (2d6)

Alignment:  Neutral

Movement:  90' (30')
Armor Class:  5
Hit Dice:  5

Attacks:  3 (2 claws, 1 bite)

Damage:  1d4 / 1d4 / 1d6

Save:  L3

Morale:  8

Hoard Class:  VI

XP:  500

Oranks are strong, shaggy beasts that reach heights of 4'-5' tall and weights of 200-250 pounds.  Their prominent cheek-flaps form a hardened protective frill about their heads and neck.   Arboreal, they spend almost all their time in the treetops of deep forests and jungles, foraging for leaves, fruit, bark, insects, and the occasional egg.

Oranks are relatively docile, but will vigorously defend their territory and young.  When threatened, an orank discharges an obscuring, fetid musk from its frill that forms a 20' radius protective cloud.  This vapor acts as a Class 11 paralytic agent (which induces wracking, debilitating coughs and nausea, instead of paralysis proper), but even a successful Save Versus Poison results in blindness for 1d6+3 rounds.  Oranks are immune to the effects.

They are semi-intelligent, and have been witnessed using makeshift tools.

Mutations:  Increased Balance, Toxic Weapon (Musk Cloud)

"S" is for "Shockroach"

Shockroach

No. Enc.:  1d6 (3d12)

Alignment:  Neutral
Movement:  120' (40')
          —Fly:  60' (20')
Armor Class:  5
Hit Dice:  2+3
Attacks:  1 (shock, or drain)
Damage:  1d8 (or 4d4—only against Androids / Robots)
Save:  L3
Morale:  7
Hoard Class:  VIII
XP:  83

Shockroaches are 2' long insects found almost exclusively in Ancient ruins, installations, and power plants.  They are drawn to, and feed off of, the electrical current and/or voltage contained in Ancient technology, making them the bane of traders, weaponsmiths, and Restorationists.

When threatened, shockroaches discharge an arc of electricity (usable every round, up to a distance of 20') at their foes.  And the vermin attack Androids on sight, latching on so as to consume the energy reserves contained within (meaning a successful hit requires no further attack rolls, with drain damage cumulative per round).  Furthermore, any powered item, weapon, or armor will lose 1d6 charges / shots / uses per round when in contact with a shockroach.

Rumors suggest some enterprising Restorationists have fashioned "living generators" out of shockroach nests.

Mutations:  Energy-Retaining Cell Structure, Reflective Epidermis (Electricity), Unique Sense (Detect Electricity/Voltage)

"P" is for "Phosfin"

Phosfin  ("Blisterfish")

No. Enc.:  0 (2d10)

Alignment:  Neutral
Movement:  120' (40')
Armor Class:  7
Hit Dice:  2
Attacks:  1 (bite)
Damage:  1d6
Save:  L2
Morale:  9
Hoard Class:  None
XP:  47

Phosfins are predatory, 2' long fish that are equally at home in fresh- and saltwater environs.

When phosfins attack, they are so tenacious that a successful hit results in latching onto their target, automatically doing biting damage each successive round.  Not content to hunt only beneath the waves, phosfins can leap up to 10' above the surface to grab water-side or flying prey...and when exposed to the air in this fashion, they burst into luminous flame, causing an additional 1d8 damage per round to those in contact.  (Truly, being devoured by razor-sharp teeth while simultaneously roasting alive is one of the grislier fates in the Mutant Future.)  The only way to extinguish this flame is to either return the phosfin—usually along with its victim—to the water, or kill the fish.  Dead phosfins still burn for an additional 1d10 rounds after perishing.

Fishermen and waterborne traders dread phosfins, as one stray catch or errant leap can reduce a boat and its cargo to cinders; however, some pirates and warlords use them as living weapons.

Phosfins return annually to their spawning grounds, and migratory waterways and rivers blaze with the fury of hundreds (if not thousands) of leaping fish.

Mutations:  Aberrant Form (Fiery Slime), Reflective Epidermis (Heat)

"F" is for "Floralynx"

Floralynx

No. Enc.:  1d3 (1d6)

Alignment:  Neutral
Movement:  150' (50')
Armor Class:  6
Hit Dice:  4
Attacks:  3 (2 claws, 1 bite)
Damage:  1d4 / 1d4 / 1d6
Save:  L2
Morale:  7
Hoard Class:  None
XP:  355

The lithe and lean floralynx (both singular and plural) stands 2'-3' tall at the shoulder, reaches nose-to-tail lengths of 7'-8' long, and weighs 150 pounds.  Ambush predators, they can be found anywhere with significant concealing vegetation:  jungles, forests, grasslands, and overgrown ruins.

Due to their markings and the flowery growths sprouting from their hides, floralynx are nigh-invisible in verdant terrain, and they will not be noticed 75% of the time by those using normal or ultraviolet vision; furthermore, they gain +1 to Initiative.  And those that fall under the thrall of a floralynx's hypnotic scent either lie down to passively await being devoured, or vigorously attack their companions.

Floralynx extracts are valued for medicinal purposes, and some jungle tribes have been rumored to domesticate the beasts as hunting companions and guards.

Mutations:  Epidermal Photosynthesis, Fragrance Development, Increased Balance, Regenerative Capability

Fun With Feedback — Spider-Goat Edition

To the esteemed Mr. Daniel "Theophage" Clark...


This is a spidergoat:

This is a groatch:

I'm just not seeing it.

"G" is for "Groatch"

Groatch—Domestic


No. Enc.:  0 (2d8)

Alignment:  Neutral
Movement:  180' (60')
Armor Class:  7
Hit Dice:  3
Attacks:  1 (bite or heat-butt)
Damage:  1d4 or 1d6
Save:  L4
Morale:  6
Hoard Class:  None
XP:  95

The domesticated groatch is an herbivorous, six-limbed beast that averages 3' tall and weighs 75-125 pounds.

Popular livestock thanks to their hardiness (they are immune to all known toxins and diseases), groaches are raised for their meat, wool, milk, and hides.

Mutations:  Increased Sense (Smell), Increased Sense (Taste)


Groatch—Wild


No. Enc.:  1d8 (2d12)

Alignment:  Neutral
Movement:  240' (80')
Armor Class:  5
Hit Dice:  5
Attacks:  2 or 1 (2 bites, or 1 head-butt)
Damage:  1d8 / 1d8, or 1d10
Save:  L6
Morale:  10
Hoard Class:  None
XP:  800

Wild groatches are larger (reaching heights of 4'-5' tall, and weights of 300 pounds), nastier, and more vicious than their domesticated cousins.  They are omnivores in the truest sense of the word—in addition to plant and animal matter, they devour paper, resins, electronics, metal, garbage, and toxic waste.  Wild groatches, too, are immune to all known poisons and diseases.

They are nocturnal, and avoid bright light (but aren't impaired by its presence).

Mutations:  Increased Sense (Smell), Increased Sense (Taste), Night Vision

"G" is for "Gorkilla"

Gorkilla  ("Fangphantom")

No. Enc.:  1 (1d6)

Alignment:  Neutral
Movement:  120' (40')
Armor Class:  5
Hit Dice:  8
Attacks:  3 (2 claws, 1 bite)
Damage:  1d6 / 1d6 / 1d12
Save:  L5
Morale:  9
Hoard Class:  VIII
XP:  3,060

Gorkillas are muscular, bipedal predators that reach heights of 10'-12' tall and weigh 1,500 pounds, and they dwell in a variety of environs:  forests, jungles, grasslands, and even mountainous caves.  Their massive, toothy heads have 2d4 eyestalks that they use to pinpoint prey with unerring accuracy. 

While their fur is naturally a deep purplish-black color, it can become transparent and refractive, giving gorkillas the ability to flawlessly blend into their surroundings.  Their stealthiness and enhanced senses mean they are never Surprised, and they gain +2 to all Initiative rolls.

If both claws strike successfully in one round, the gorkilla squeezes its target for an additional 2d6 damage.

Gorkillas are primarily solitary hunters, but mated pairs and their offspring can be found in subterranean dens.  Being inquisitive creatures, their lairs are littered with assorted shiny objects scattered amongst the carcasses and skeletal remains of former meals.

Mutations:  Chameleon Epidermis, Incerased Sense (Smell), Increased Sense (Vision), Reflective Epidermis (Lasers/Light), Unique Sense (360-Degree Vision)

"B" is for "Brainwhale"

Brainwhale

No. Enc.:  0 (1d4)

Alignment:  Any (Lawful, Neutral, or Chaotic)
Movement:  180' (60')
Armor Class:  5
Hit Dice:  20
Attacks:  1 (bite)
Damage:  4d10
Save:  L12
Morale:  9
Hoard Class:  XXII
XP:  12,250 (+1,000 per additional Mental Mutation)

Brainwhales are enormous creatures that reach sizes of 40'-50' long, and weigh up to 25 tons.  They traverse the world's oceans, but prefer warm tropical seas to cold polar waters.

Words like "smart" or "gifted" or "ingenious" fail to do the creatures justice—they are perhaps the most brilliant race (average INT and WIL of 18+)  in the Mutant Future.  Their oversized lobes distend from their skulls, constantly throbbing, glowing, and sparking with powerful neuro-electric impulses.  Brainwhales all possess a wide array of Mental Mutations, and each has 1d4 extra that set them apart from their fellows.

They prefer attacking with their vast mental powers (particularly Mind Thrust and Neural Telekinesis) instead of physically, and while carnivores, Brainwhales disdain devouring fellow sentient beings...but they will do so when necessary (or when sufficiently annoyed).  They Swallow any creature equal to or lesser than human size on any attack roll least 4 higher than the number needed to strike, and those Swallowed suffer 2d8 damage each round thereafter until digested and drowned at the end of 4 rounds.

Like all sentients, Brainwhales have distinct personalities and agendas.  Some are pacifists prone to introspection and the quest for enlightenment, while others are adventurous and mercenary...but there is rumored to be a growing segment of their race that seeks to redress—in the most brutal manner possible—the slaughter of their ancestors by The Ancients.  These "Warwhales" may be involved in all manner of schemes:  those with Possession using it to infiltrate land-dweller cities so as to sabotage from within (through blatant acts of terrorism, or subtle, long-term political machinations), or enslaving lesser species to rebuild Doomsday Artifacts, or uniting various disparate species into a mighty undersea army...or even fashioning mighty vehicles so as to let them leave the water and roam the surface world with impunity.  This faction naturally lacks any compunction against devouring lesser beings....

Some Brainwhales have been seen in the company of squalruses; whether they view them as equals, allies, servants, or pets is unknown.  And they find the Killgrim to be ridiculously naive irritants (as many of the zealots who follow The Ingestion Gospels make pilgrimages to known Brainwhale territories, begging to be eaten alive).

Mutations:  Echolocation, Energy Ray (Electricity), Force Screen (Greater), Increased Sense (Hearing), Mental Barrier, Metaconcert, Mind Thrust, Neural Telekinesis, Neural Telepathy, Shriek (Greater)

"P" is for "Poxie"

Poxie  ("Leprokaun")

No. Enc.:  1d10 (8d8)

Alignment:  Chaotic

Movement:  45' (15')
          —Fly:  120' (40')
Armor Class:  3
Hit Dice:  2
Attacks:  2 or 1 (2 claws, or 1 bite, or 1 mini-spear)
Damage:  1d3 / 1d3, or 1d6, or 1d2
Save:  L8
Morale:  8
Hoard Class:  XVII
XP:  56

Poxies are a race of tiny, winged humanoids—males average 6-8" tall, females 9"-1' tall—that make up for their lack of size with an overabundance of nastiness, cruelty, and selfishness.  Base creatures, they live in squalor and filth, eschewing clothing and social niceties.  They are matriarchal (for what little organization they have), and a Poxie queen is a malevolent force, indeed.

The creatures swarm with all manner of contagions, parasites, and toxins (making them naturally immue to all poisons and forms of disease).  Any Poxie scratch or bite attack has a 50% chance of infecting a victim with a random sickness [see pages 48-49 of the Mutant Future Core Rules] upon the failure of a Saving Throw Versus Poison.   [Such illnesses are just the default options; the Mutant Lord should feel free to design his own, with a variety of effects:  Ability loss, induction of Mutation Drawbacks, etc.]  Even close physical contact with them is harmful.

Poxies tend to nest near isolated settlements so as to extort food, wealth, and other tribute from the residents—unless their demands are met, the creatures will befoul the water supply, contaminate food stores, infect livestock, and target children.  And the bullying imps are too cunning, too cruel, and too lazy to eradicate the villagers they target, as they have no desire to procure their own food, and relish in dragging out terror and torment.   Besieged communities have been known to hire adventures to eradicate Poxie hives.

Mutations:  Dermal Poison Slime (Class 5), Dwarfism, Toxic Weapon ("Viral Bite")

"S" is for "Shroo"

Shroo

No. Enc.:  4d6 (6d20)

Alignment:  Neutral
Movement:  90' (30')
Armor Class:  5
Hit Dice:  1d3 hit points
Attacks:  2 (2 scratches)
Damage:  1 point / 1 point
Save:  L1
Morale:  5
Hoard Class:  None
XP:  7

Shroos are hairless, wrinkly-skinned, bipedal rodents that vary in size from 6"-8" tall.  Each has a trunk that branches into two separate snouts.

They are fond of the taste of the paper and inks of Ancient texts, and tend to infest abandoned libraries and record depositories (much to the dismay of Archivists, Restorationists, and collectors).

Given their inquisitiveness, relative docility, and amusing hopping movements, shroos make popular pets.

Mutations:  Extra Parts (Snouts), Increased Sense (Smell)

Field Guide Updates

In addition to today's newest mutant, a few notes:

1)  It's making the rounds, but Mutant Future gets a revised edition at year-end.  This blog wouldn't exist without Mr. Proctor and the Goblinoid crew, and I'll happily give them more money.

2)  I've gone back and added additional pics to many of the previous entries.  Take a gander!  (I'm particularly happy with the loaded-for-bear Meen'go.  Firepower-wielding, five-limbed flamingos are exactly why I fell in love with Gamma World in 1983.)

3)  I've also added "Reaction" buttons.  (I'd like to say it's for the noble purpose of figuring out what my audience likes, but it's really just to appease my vanity.  I'm not made of stone.)

4)  I'm thinking of statting up some of these critters for Gamma World 4e (or 7e, for us purists).  Just something to keep in mind.

"S" is for "Stiltfin"

Stiltfin

No. Enc.:  1d4 (2d8)

Alignment:  Neutral
Movement:  150' (50')
      —Swim:  90' (30')
Armor Class:  6
Hit Dice:  3
Attacks:  1 (bite, or kick, or gore, or trample)
Damage:  1d4 or 1d6 or 2d4 or 3d4
Save:  L2
Morale:  8
Hoard Class:  None
XP:  80

Stiltfins are freshwater fish that reach lengths of 6'-9' long, and measure 3'-5' from pelvic fins to spines.  They are encountered in lakes, rivers, and even underground caverns.

While primarily aquatic, stiltfins can travel over land by elongating their fins (so as to attain total heights of 12'-15') for use as makeshift legs.  This allows them to not only reach fruits and leaves in tall treetops, but also chase down live prey.

During rainy seasons, large schools of stiltfins (containing from 1d00-3d00 members) migrate across the plains to spawn in isolated lagoons.  Such throngs of the graceful fish are a wondrous sight indeed, but they can leave swaths of devastation in their wake, stripping vegetation bare and devouring wildlife.  And settlements dread few things more than a stiltfin stampede (whose members naturally use the Trample maneuver).

Mutations:  Aberrant Form (Gills and Lungs), Aberrant Form (Locomotive Fins)

"B" is for "Beebra"

Beebra  ("Zeebee")

No. Enc.:  1d4 (3d12)

Alignment:  Neutral
Movement:  150' (50')
          —Fly:  240' (80')
Armor Class:  6
Hit Dice:  3+2
Attacks:  1  (kick or sting)
Damage:  1d6, or 1d8 + poison
Save:  L2
Morale:  7 (or 12)
Hoard Class:  None
XP:   100

Beebras, standing 5' tall at the shoulder and weighing about 1,000 pounds, typically construct their skyscraper-esque hives in savannahs, forests, and jungles, but they also nest in abandoned ruins.  Skittish animals, they tend to avoid combat, but will furiously defend a hive (Morale 12 when attacked).  A beebra's stinger injects a Class 11 paralytic poison.

Young grubling beebras can be captured to be trained as mounts.  And the honeyed secretions of adult beebras have medicinal properties, healing 1d6 hit points per cup ingested.

Mutations:  Toxic Weapon (Venom)

"C" is for "Chromodo"

Chromodo

No. Enc.:  1 (1d6)

Alignment:  Neutral
Movement:  150' (50')
Armor Class:  4
Hit Dice:  7
Attacks:  3 or 1 (2 claws, 1 bite, or 1 tail-slap)
Damage:  1d10 / 1d10 / 2d10 or 2d6
Save:  L5
Morale:  9
Hoard Class:  XI, XII, XIII
XP:  2,190

Chromodos are large, stocky lizards reaching lengths of 12'-16' long and weighing over a ton.  They are quicker and more agile than they look, and can scale all but the smoothest vertical surfaces.  They inhabit hot and dry environs, favoring deserts, wastelands, and savannahs.

While able to digest meat, chromodos primarily feed off of metal, and they can hone in on even the slightest amounts within five miles of their location.  In combat, they always attack Android PCs first, followed by the person(s) wearing and/or carrying the most metal objects.

Such a diet makes their scales shiny, dense, and impervious (meaning chromodos only take 1/4 damage from standard melee weapons and conventional firearms), and causes ore-like growths and nodules to erupt from their hides (representing their "treasure").  Because their bodies are comprised of so much metal, chromodos avoid water, and suffer 1d8 damage per round when doused or immersed due to "oxidation poisoning".

While primarily solitary, breeding pairs will nest in junkyards, abandoned installations, and vehicle graveyards.  The strange alloys comprising the shells of chromodo eggs can be melted down and forged into bladed weapons of such fine quality that they grant +2 to hit and +2 to damage.

Mutations:  Epidermal Susceptibility (Water) [D], Natural Armor (Extreme), Reflective Epidermis (Radiation), Unique Sense (Metal Detection)

"F" is for "Fizzfiend"

Fizzfiend  ("N-R-Genie")

No. Enc.:  1 (1d4)

Alignment:  Neutral
Movement:  90' (30')
Armor Class:  0
Hit Dice:  12
Attacks:  2 or 1 (2 fists, or immersion)
Damage:  1d8 / 1d8, or 2d8 + special
Save:  L6
Morale:  10
Hoard Class:  XIV + 1d4 foodstuffs
XP:  6,800

The Ancients greedily guzzled high-caloric beverages infused with various electrolytes, stimulants, vitamins, anti-oxidants, and, ultimately, even nanites.  The strange radiations of the Mutant Future altered the remaining stockpiles of these liquids, giving rise to the malevolent fizzfiends.

Fizzfiends are aqeuous creatures found in comestible stockpiles (often trapped in cans and bottles seemingly too small to contain them), or storage tanks and vats in ruined bottling plants.  While they are ordinarily 7'-9' tall and 3'-5' wide, they have full control over their size and shape, being able to stretch, compress, elongate, and flow as need be.  They appear in a wide variety of unholy colors not found in nature, and reek of bizarre fruits and extracts.

They feed off the bio-electical energies of their prey.  In combat, a fizzfiend will either pummel with its fists, discharge a shocking jolt, or engulf the target so as to "drown" it with surging liquids.  Whenever this attack is used, the victim must make a Saving Throw Versus Poison to avoid permanently gaining the Quickness Physical Mutation, but at a severe cost: acquisition of a corresponding Frailty Drawback that manifests as jittering, debilitating insomnia.  For every day afflicted, the target suffers 1d10 damage, -1 to attack rolls, -1 to Saving Throws, and -10% to Technology Rolls; these effects are cumulative.  Even if somehow still alive at the end of 7 days, the victim perishes from sheer exhaustion.  Shamans and healers know of no cure for this condition.

Due to the complex chemical stew comprising their forms, fizzfiends' physical attacks do double damage against Plant-based foes.  They are immune to normal weapons and resistant to mental attacks, but vulnerable to temperature- and energy-based attacks and armaments.

Antzees are often drawn to fizzfiend lairs.

Mutations:  Density Alteration, Energy Ray (Electricity), Energy-Retaining Cell Structure, Mental Barrier, Toxic Weapon ("Insomnia Infusion")