Omnipredator 6 (18)

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An omnipredator is a postapocalyptic mutant that acquires useful traits from creatures it eats. Each one is different—over time its appearance, intelligence, tactics, and abilities grow and change based on its past kills. What creature it originally was is no longer recognizable, lost to adaptation and mutation, but overall its body tends to evolve into a muscular quadruped with large jaws and keen eyes. A maneater usually has the ability to rear up on its hind legs for short periods and use its front claws like primitive hands.

An omnipredator can crossbreed with most large reptiles and mammals, producing hybrid young that mature into new omnipredators.

Young omnipredator: level 2, perception and stealth as level 3; Armor 1; bite and claw each inflict a minor wound; has one additional trait that its parent has

Motive: Hunger for flesh

Environment: Any postapocalyptic environment, alone or in groups of three

Health: 25

Damage Inflicted: Moderate wound

Armor: 3

Movement: Short; short when swimming

Modifications: Perception and stealth as level 7

Combat: An omnipredator attacks with a bite and claw, each inflicting a moderate wound.

An omnipredator usually has one or two of the following traits. Older, more successful hunters may have three or more.

• Armored: Armor increases by +2.
• Intelligent: Much smarter than a typical specimen and uses better tactics (generally easing one attack or defense task each round).
• Nightbeast: Can see in darkness as if it were dim light.
• Radioactive: Creatures within immediate range automatically take a minor wound each round.
• Slasher: Makes a second claw attack on its turn, inflicting a moderate wound.
• Sprinter: Can move a short distance as an extra action on its turn.
• Venom: Character damaged by its bite must make a Might defense roll or take 5 Speed damage from poison each round and be hindered. The damage and hindrance repeat each round until the character succeeds on a Might defense roll.
• Vicious: One attack inflicts a major wound instead of a moderate wound.

Interaction: Omnipredators have beast-level intelligence (similar to a bear or wolf) and use dozens of strange vocalizations to indicate prey or danger and coordinate simple tactics among their own kind. They are aware that humans are dangerous and use deadly weapons. Maneaters are as intelligent as chimpanzees or gorillas.

Use: A hungry omnipredator has moved into the area and is attacking livestock. If it’s not killed or driven away before it can eat human flesh, it’s likely to grow bolder, smarter, and more dangerous.

GM Intrusion: The omnipredator quickly evolves in response to a threat, gaining a new trait.