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Message no. 1
From: "J.W.Thomas" <cm5323@***.AC.UK>
Subject: nastys
Date: Wed, 11 May 1994 14:28:45 +0100
You want nastys?

Me have whole head full of deamons you kan play with...
NB always tailor these nastys to your players level.

ALIENS...
These have hardened/high armour(watch AL 2...10mm AP HE bounce off
the little buggers unless you get a square hit), but like all
bugs,they come appart real easy when injured.(low bod?)
They can really rip things up (v high str,10-12 ish) and ar
REALLY FAST.(quick >10?)
Int,wil,cha? who knows...Int taken as 1/6.or GM call

Close combat...they are at least equal to the hardest H+H party
member.Damage STR M(claw) .Skill 6-10,combined weapon attack with claw
, bite and tail sting(str+2 L, poisoned). And they are FAST
(reaction 10+3d6 ish?)

Classic use is to attack in waves and try to overrun target.
If single alien,goes for hit and run (or skuttle) stealth high.

PREDATORS
High technology,high gravity,predatory things from beyond the
stars.
They have high bod, str and quick. (all >troll values, maybe
Bod+7, str+6, quick+5. )they have very high density muscle
tissue,giving then dermal 2,and rating 2 armour naturally.
Mentally, they're Smart...They are a warrior caste orientated
intergalactic star race ,with space travel...Int +2,wil+1,CHa-6
(ugly mother,isn't it...)
They travel the stars,and hunt for pleasure...so the ones you
meet are going to be experienced hunters,with only the best
weapons and equipment...
Skills like firearms,melee armed and unarmed, survival,stealth,
athletics, tracking, B/R weapon, firstaid, vehicle
skills,tech skills ,the lot all at least 6
Equiped with bodyarmour (6/4 at least) atmosphere mask(they
don't like earths air) firstaid kit, multispectrum sensor
suite, invisibility feilds(as ruthium or as spell) and other
useful items (skull cleaning kit)
Weapondry ranges from PLASMA cannon(shoulder mount, 20D
normally, adjusted for target, targeter TN-1, scoped rating
3, sniper ranges) to blades(forearm snap
blades, spears, knives, throwing discs,)all made of very high
quality non earthly materials(count as dicoated?).
varoius predators usually have favorite weapons... and unusual
ones,like mono fibre nets,rocket projectiles,telescopic spears,etc
Want to be really evil? count them as physical adepts and give
then increased reaction and personal combat sense...
There reactions are certainly high enough to give them extra
dice to reaction due to the lesser effects of earths gravity...

CHOPPER
What if this wasn't a hypothetical question?

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