MCC - Expanded and Customized Manimal Sub-type Table (Glowburn Episode 17)

Since there was a lot of discussion about manimals and the manimal feel in MCC vs TMNT & After the Bomb I decided to split the difference and stay somewhat true to MCCs old school roots but also leverage in some species/genus consistency. This table replaces table 1-7 on page 20 of the MCC core rules.

Table 1-7: Manimal Sub-Type (roll 1d30)

• 1-2 Primate: Roll 1d4 (1) gorilla; (2) chimpanzee; (3) orangutan; (4) gibbon. 
• All Primates receive Heightened Intelligence instead of a random Mental mutation
• 3-5 Canine: Roll 1d4 (1) dog; (2) wolf; (3) coyote; (4) fox. 
• All Canines receive Extra Senses in place of their first Physical mutation
• 6-8 Feline: Roll 1d4 (1) lion; (2) tiger; (3) cheetah; (4) panther. 
• All Felines receive Heightened Agility in place of their first Physical mutation
• 9-10 Ursine: Roll 1d4 (1) brown bear; (2) grizzly bear; (3) polar bear; (4) panda bear. 
• All Ursines receive Heightened Strength in place of their first Physical Mutation 
• 11-12 Bovine: Roll 1d5 (1) cow; (2) bison; (3) buffalo; (4) antelope, (5) yak. 
• All Bovines receive Gas Generation in place of their first Physical Mutation 
• 13-14 Suidae: Roll 1d3 (1) pig; (2) hog; (3) warthog. 
• All Suidaes receive Heightened Stamina in place of their first Physical Mutation 
• 15-17 Rodentia: Roll 1d6 (1) mouse; (2) rat; (3) squirrel; (4) porcupine; (5) beaver; (6) rabbit. 
• All Rodents receive Shorter in place of their first Physical Mutation 
• 18-19 Amphibia: Roll 1d3 (1) frog; (2) toad; (3) salamander. 
• Frogs & Toads receive Domination instead of a random Mental mutation;
• Salamanders receive Pyrokinesis instead of a random Mental mutation.
• 20-22 Avian: Roll 1d6 (1) hawk; (2) eagle; (3) crow; (4) owl; (5) vulture; (6) seagull. 
• All Avians receive Wings in place of their first Physical Mutation 
• 23-25 Insecta: Roll 1d6 (1) roach; (2) ant; (3) fly; (4) grasshopper; (5) beetle; (6) moth. 
• All Insectas receive either Wings or Carapace in place of their first Physical Mutation, appropriate to their species type. (i.e. Ants = Carapace, Moth = Wings)
• 26-27 Serpents: Roll 1d4 (1) king cobra; (2) python; (3) boa constrictor; (4) rattlesnake.
• All Serpents receive Plasticity in place of their first Physical Mutation 
• 28-29 Lizards: Roll 1d6 (1) chameleon; (2) gecko; (3) komodo dragon; (4) gila monster; (5) iguana; (6) turtle or tortoise. 
• Chameleons receive Holographic Skin in place of their first Physical Mutation;
• Turtles/tortoises receive Carapace in place of their first Physical Mutation;
• All other Lizards receive Regeneration in place of their first Physical Mutation.
• 30 Roll again on this table, then roll on Table 1-6 Mutant Appearance.

MCC - New Mutation - Kawaii

Kawaii

You have evolved the ability to retain a juvenile appearance even into adulthood. As a result other mammalian sentients find you extremely cute, a fact which you have learned to take advantage of. From social situations to catching enemies off guard in combat, your overwhelming cuteness has given you the ability to gain a leg up on many other denizens of Terra A.D.

Type: Passive
Range: N/A
Duration: Permanent
Save: None

General:  The mutant is unnaturally cute.

Manifestation Roll 1d4: (1) The mutant’s eyes are unusually large; (2) The mutant’s body is covered by a fuzzy coat of fur/hair/feathers, as appropriate; (3) The mutant’s head is large for their body and their face is round and cherubic; (4) The mutant’s body is slightly rotund in such as way that is adorable.

Check Results

• 1 Failure, mutation replaced by defect.
• 2-11 Failure, mutation results in cosmetic change only; you're cute, but not that cute.
• 12-13 The mutant’s Personality score is increased by +1.
• 14-17 The mutant’s Personality score is increased by +2.
• 18-19 The mutant’s Personality score is increased by +3.
• 20-23 The mutant’s Personality score is increased by +4; when the mutant is in social situations with other sentient mammalians they never have a disposition toward the mutant worse than neutral.  
• 24-27 The mutant’s Personality score is increased by +6; when the mutant is in social situations with other sentient mammalians they never have a disposition toward the mutant worse than friendly; when in combat against other sentient mammalians the mutant is never the first target.
• 28-29 The mutant’s Personality score is increased by +7; when the mutant is in social situations with other sentient mammalians they never have a disposition toward the mutant worse than friendly and the mutant receives a +1d for interaction rolls; when in combat against other sentient mammalians the mutant is never targeted until they have attacked.
• 30-31 The mutant’s Personality score is increased by +8; when the mutant is in social situations with other sentient mammalians they never have a disposition toward the mutant worse than helpful and the mutant receives a +2d for interaction rolls; when in combat against other sentient mammalians the mutant is never targeted until they have attacked.
• 32+ The mutant’s Personality score is increased by +9; when the mutant is in social situations with other sentient mammalians they never have a disposition toward the mutant worse than helpful and the mutant receives a +2d for interaction rolls; when in combat against other sentient mammalians the mutant is never targeted until they have attacked and their first attack is always considered a surprise attack.

MCC Recap - You're in Rubble

Last Wednesday I ran the another session of my monthly(ish) MCC game.

Meet the Seekers:

• Sinclair, the Mutant (Chitinous armor) (level 2)
• Played by Andrew Lyon
• Bo Goodboy, the Yorkie Manimal (level 1) and Ricki the Dog Manimal
• Played by Jon Hook
• Winona, the Beaver Manimal
• Played by William Keller
• Ratfinkle, the Rat Manimal (level 1) and Flic-Flak the Sentinel (level 2)
• Played by Alex Perucchini 

Prior Session Reports:

• A Branch to the Head for All
• A Door Too Far
• Things Get Blue
• Hot hot hot!
• Purple Pit of the Mole Men
• On the Trail of Tibbar
• Entering The Ruined Citadel
• Wabbit Season

Have you gotten a tetanus shot recently?

The tibbar were now dead, and the ruins quiet. The seekers took a moment to assess their situation and decide on next steps. Ratfinkle, proud owner of one of the tibbar's strange weapons, decided to put some time into figuring out just how to make use of it. Unfortunately the manimal was not well prepared for such introspective tasks and in the process of attempting to figure out the workings of the cadmium rifle he loaded a shell into the wrong end of the barrel and then fired the weapon. The resulting explosion killed the manimal and when his companions tried to roll the body the found there was little enough left to even bury.

Deciding to open the door at the back of the room the seekers found it locked and the only apparent means of unlocking, a small square of ancient material. They attempted hands and faces, both their own and those of the fallen tibbar, but to no avail.

Bo Goodboy, bored of the repetitive testing of the lock, moved out to investigate the courtyard area alone. As he approached the ruins of one of the fallen towers he spied the fallen form of another tibbar, one that they had not killed. Cautiously approaching Bo was at least partially prepared when a giant mutant mantis sprang up from the rubble near the corpse and slashed him with it's wicked serrated claws. His flesh rent in a nearly fatal first attack he swung his stone axe up and over his head and cleaved the creature's head from its body. After taking a moment to collect himself he looted the tibbar and found a fully charged c-cell! Almost a worthy reward for the damage incurred.

Meanwhile Sinclair was frustrated by the lock, and swing his massive club into the square of strange material destroying it and receiving a nasty shock. Annoyed the group decided to see in there was a way in from outside the ruin, and moved out to search for a window. They found that the tower did have windows but that the closest was two dozen feet above the ground. Using their skills as gatherers two of the team made rope using the local vines and tied them to a section of rubble. Wenona used her teleportation mutation to place the rubble beyond the window to act as a grapnel and Sinclair climbed up the rope and into the tower.

Within he found that there was a hole in the roof and that time and water had destroyed all the tower's floors except a small section he now stood on. Looking down into the tower he spied the other side of the door they could not open and beside it a long desiccated and decayed corpse. Searching the corpse Sinclair found a small hexagonal badge in silver with a white bird, five shiny discs, and, searching the remains specifically, a strange mechanical implant in the skull of the body.

Sinclair fiddled with the hexagonal badge enough to get it to stick to his clothing and unlock the door allowing him to exit the tower's ruins back into the room of the tibbar slaughter. The seekers then decided search the last room within the ruin, a largely collapsed pile of rubble that quickly collapsed as they searched. Sinclair was pulled in and Bo grabbed his arm but was unable to prevent himself from being pulled inward as well. Wenona was quick to grab Bo but likewise fell into the collapsing rubble. Flik-flac reached out to try and help his friends but failed to grab hold of Wenona and then followed the other seekers into the mess. In the end they all fell into the pit created by the collapsed rubble, taking many cuts from the shattered glass and twisted metal. As they pulled themselves out the found that Bo, already weakened by his encounter with the mantis had bled out from all the cuts he took from the glass. They could not rouse their freind and had to mourn his loss.

At last the seekers had had enough, they took the rest of the day and rested, using the tents the tibbar had left behind, and regrouped in the morning. They decided to check the small ruin at the overlook before pushing deeper into the ruin. Investigating the nearly destroyed structure the group found a ring of gold and red stone and another hexagonal badge, this one in gold and white, but only after defeating a quartet of giant centipedes that ambushed them from the rubble. Flik-flac quickly used the remains of one of the centipedes to fashion a manica for his arm out of the segemented chitin while Riki gather the remaining plates up with the intent of getting the village craftsman to fashion it into a suit of armor.

With all the external ruins explored the group turned their eyes on the passage into the mountain, and the ruins within ....

In Memoriam: 

• Ratfinkle, blown to smithereens by his own cadmium rifle
• Bo Goodboy, falling into a pit of glass