Rust and Redemption
Exposure to radiation and other mutagens—or possibly the malign design of some before times military lab or inscrutable AI instance—transformed an already large and aggressive bear into something truly horrific. Standing well over 20 feet (6 m) tall, radioactive bears are drawn to radioactive areas, which empower and sustain them, though not completely. Which is why sometimes they head into uncontaminated areas to hunt large game. They especially prefer people.
Motive: Hunger for flesh and radiation
Environment: Anywhere radioactive
Health: 35
Damage Inflicted: Moderate wound (7 points)
Armor: 1 (immune to radiation)
Movement: Short
Modifications: Speed defense as level 4 due to size; perception as level 8
Combat: Creatures within immediate range of a radioactive bear are irradiated on a failed Might defense task, hindering their tasks on their next turn.
The bear attacks twice each round with its claws, or bites once. If its bite attack succeeds against a target suffering from radiation sickness, the bear regains 5 points of health.
On a target's failed Might defense roll, the bear holds the target in its jaws, hindering their tasks until they can escape. If the bear begins its turn with a target held in its jaws, the bear automatically deals bite damage as its action.
As an action, the bear can cough forth a radioactive cloud once every few hours (and again if the bear is killed), targeting everything within immediate range. Targets that fail a Might defense roll take damage from the radiation.
If the radioactive bear is the result of military or AI design rather than a natural mutation, it may also have a mechanism capable of firing a long range laser at distant targets, deployed from a harness fused to the creature's flesh.
In areas of dangerous radiation, the radioactive bear regains 2 points of health each round.
Interaction: Radioactive bears are clever predators, sly if they need to be. If not too hungry, a radioactive bear might let potential prey pass it by, assuming they don't antagonize the bear.
Use: The characters glance behind them as they drive their vehicle across the landscape and see a huge bear, apparently giving chase.
GM Intrusion: The character survived the bear’s attack but is now facing radiation sickness.