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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 9694856" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/28615/d20-Menace-Manual-d20M?affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">d20 Menace Manual (d20M)</a></p><p>d20 Modern</p><p><strong>Undead, Undead Creature:</strong> An undead is a once-living creature animated by spiritual or supernatural forces.</p><p><strong>Bodak:</strong> The fraal, or grays, occasionally come into conflict with true evil, just as humans do. A fraal slain by a force of evil becomes a bodak—a kind of malicious undead alien.</p><p>Few of these creatures actually manage to move from the city-ships to Earth; most of the bodaks found on the planet came into being when grays died at the hands of evil creatures while on missions for their people.</p><p><strong>Advanced Bodak:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Charred One:</strong> A charred one is the restless and vengeful spirit of a person who was burned alive, either through the willful or careless act of another or through fire from an infernal source.</p><p><strong>Advanced Charred One:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Doom Hag:</strong> It is said that these foul creatures are the withered spirits of demented spinsters who were feared and reviled by people who knew them in life.</p><p><strong>Ghoul, Modern Ghoul:</strong> The rise of streptococcal gangrene—the infamous flesh-eating virus—during the late 19th and 20th centuries created a new kind of undead creature—a variation of the ancient ghoul.</p><p>“Ghoul” is an acquired template that can be added to any living corporeal creature that has flesh.</p><p>If a ghoul’s prey contracts advanced necrotizing faciitis (see below) from the wounds it has sustained and dies from the disease, it rises 1d3 days later as a ghoul. A remove disease spell cast on the corpse can prevent it from rising.</p><p><strong>Ghoul Human Strong Ordinary 1/Tough Ordinary 1:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Revenant:</strong> The exact circumstances of a revenant’s creation are something of a mystery, but some trauma or injustice is always involved. A person killed in a gun battle does not usually return as a revenant, but a person who was taken captive, tied, up, humiliated, and then shot might do so. Victims whose killers took pleasure in their fear or pain and strong-willed individuals who met their deaths at the hands of people they trusted are the ones who might claw their way back from the grave and seek vengeance.</p><p>Unfortunately, not all revenants were good people killed by criminals, and not every revenant knows who was actually responsible for its death. The revenant of a terrible villain might return to murder those who were forced to use extraordinary means to stop her, or a good person could be deceived about his killer’s identity while dying and return later to seek revenge on innocents.</p><p>“Revenant” is an acquired template that can be added to any corporeal living creature that has both an Intelligence score and a Charisma score greater than 6.</p><p><strong>Revenant Police Officer, Revenant Human Strong Ordinary 1/Dedicated Ordinary 1:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Skin Feaster, Animated Corpse of a Person Who Has Died From Some Terrible Trauma to the Skin:</strong> A skin feaster is the animated corpse of a person who has died from some terrible trauma to the skin—burns, leprosy, necrotizing faciitis, or some other similar affliction.</p><p><strong>Advanced Skin Feaster:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Whisperer in the Dark, Shadow Caller:</strong> Sometimes known as a shadow caller, a whisperer in the dark is an incorporeal amalgamation of dozens of sentient minds—mostly the minds of living beings who died together in abject terror.</p><p><strong>Once-Living Creature Animated by Spiritual Forces:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Once-Living Creature Animated by Supernatural Forces:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Undead With No Intelligence Score:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Bodak, Malicious Undead Alien, Gnarled Version of a Gray:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Charred One, Human Being That Has Been Burned to a Blackened Husk:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Charred One, Restless Vengeful Spirit of a Person Who Was Burned Alive Through the Willful Act of Another:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Charred One, Restless Vengeful Spirit of a Person Who Was Burned Alive Through the Careless Act of Another:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Charred One, Restless Vengeful Spirit of a Person Who Was Burned Alive Through Fire From an Infernal Source:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Doom Hag, Horrible Creature, Foul Creature, Withered Spirit of a Demented Spinster Who Was Feared and Reviled By People Who Knew Them in Life, Grizzled Crone:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghoul, Pitiable Creature:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ancient Ghoul:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Formerly Human Ghoul, Human Ghoul:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>The Hanged Man, Spirit:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>The Drowned Maiden, Spirit:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>The Guy With a Hook for a Hand, Spirit:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Revenant of a Terrible Villain:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Revenant That Died in the Cold:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Revenant That Died From Poison:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Revenant That Died From Starvation:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Revenant That Died From Suffocation:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Human Revenant:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Skin Feaster, Human Completely Stripped of Skin:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Whisperer in the Dark, Incorporeal Amalgamation of Dozens of Sentient Minds:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Whisperer in the Dark, Swirling Bank of Mist:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Whisperer in the Dark, Swirling Bank of Light Fog:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghost:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Vampire, Monster With Mind-Dominating Power, Shadow Creature:</strong> ?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 9694856, member: 2209"] [URL=https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/28615/d20-Menace-Manual-d20M?affiliate_id=17596]d20 Menace Manual (d20M)[/URL] d20 Modern [b]Undead, Undead Creature:[/b] An undead is a once-living creature animated by spiritual or supernatural forces. [b]Bodak:[/b] The fraal, or grays, occasionally come into conflict with true evil, just as humans do. A fraal slain by a force of evil becomes a bodak—a kind of malicious undead alien. Few of these creatures actually manage to move from the city-ships to Earth; most of the bodaks found on the planet came into being when grays died at the hands of evil creatures while on missions for their people. [b]Advanced Bodak:[/b] ? [b]Charred One:[/b] A charred one is the restless and vengeful spirit of a person who was burned alive, either through the willful or careless act of another or through fire from an infernal source. [b]Advanced Charred One:[/b] ? [b]Doom Hag:[/b] It is said that these foul creatures are the withered spirits of demented spinsters who were feared and reviled by people who knew them in life. [b]Ghoul, Modern Ghoul:[/b] The rise of streptococcal gangrene—the infamous flesh-eating virus—during the late 19th and 20th centuries created a new kind of undead creature—a variation of the ancient ghoul. “Ghoul” is an acquired template that can be added to any living corporeal creature that has flesh. If a ghoul’s prey contracts advanced necrotizing faciitis (see below) from the wounds it has sustained and dies from the disease, it rises 1d3 days later as a ghoul. A remove disease spell cast on the corpse can prevent it from rising. [b]Ghoul Human Strong Ordinary 1/Tough Ordinary 1:[/b] ? [b]Revenant:[/b] The exact circumstances of a revenant’s creation are something of a mystery, but some trauma or injustice is always involved. A person killed in a gun battle does not usually return as a revenant, but a person who was taken captive, tied, up, humiliated, and then shot might do so. Victims whose killers took pleasure in their fear or pain and strong-willed individuals who met their deaths at the hands of people they trusted are the ones who might claw their way back from the grave and seek vengeance. Unfortunately, not all revenants were good people killed by criminals, and not every revenant knows who was actually responsible for its death. The revenant of a terrible villain might return to murder those who were forced to use extraordinary means to stop her, or a good person could be deceived about his killer’s identity while dying and return later to seek revenge on innocents. “Revenant” is an acquired template that can be added to any corporeal living creature that has both an Intelligence score and a Charisma score greater than 6. [b]Revenant Police Officer, Revenant Human Strong Ordinary 1/Dedicated Ordinary 1:[/b] ? [b]Skin Feaster, Animated Corpse of a Person Who Has Died From Some Terrible Trauma to the Skin:[/b] A skin feaster is the animated corpse of a person who has died from some terrible trauma to the skin—burns, leprosy, necrotizing faciitis, or some other similar affliction. [b]Advanced Skin Feaster:[/b] ? [b]Whisperer in the Dark, Shadow Caller:[/b] Sometimes known as a shadow caller, a whisperer in the dark is an incorporeal amalgamation of dozens of sentient minds—mostly the minds of living beings who died together in abject terror. [b]Once-Living Creature Animated by Spiritual Forces:[/b] ? [b]Once-Living Creature Animated by Supernatural Forces:[/b] ? [b]Undead With No Intelligence Score:[/b] ? [b]Bodak, Malicious Undead Alien, Gnarled Version of a Gray:[/b] ? [b]Charred One, Human Being That Has Been Burned to a Blackened Husk:[/b] ? [b]Charred One, Restless Vengeful Spirit of a Person Who Was Burned Alive Through the Willful Act of Another:[/b] ? [b]Charred One, Restless Vengeful Spirit of a Person Who Was Burned Alive Through the Careless Act of Another:[/b] ? [b]Charred One, Restless Vengeful Spirit of a Person Who Was Burned Alive Through Fire From an Infernal Source:[/b] ? [b]Doom Hag, Horrible Creature, Foul Creature, Withered Spirit of a Demented Spinster Who Was Feared and Reviled By People Who Knew Them in Life, Grizzled Crone:[/b] ? [b]Ghoul, Pitiable Creature:[/b] ? [b]Ancient Ghoul:[/b] ? [b]Formerly Human Ghoul, Human Ghoul:[/b] ? [b]The Hanged Man, Spirit:[/b] ? [b]The Drowned Maiden, Spirit:[/b] ? [b]The Guy With a Hook for a Hand, Spirit:[/b] ? [b]Revenant of a Terrible Villain:[/b] ? [b]Revenant That Died in the Cold:[/b] ? [b]Revenant That Died From Poison:[/b] ? [b]Revenant That Died From Starvation:[/b] ? [b]Revenant That Died From Suffocation:[/b] ? [b]Human Revenant:[/b] ? [b]Skin Feaster, Human Completely Stripped of Skin:[/b] ? [b]Whisperer in the Dark, Incorporeal Amalgamation of Dozens of Sentient Minds:[/b] ? [b]Whisperer in the Dark, Swirling Bank of Mist:[/b] ? [b]Whisperer in the Dark, Swirling Bank of Light Fog:[/b] ? [b]Ghost:[/b] ? [b]Vampire, Monster With Mind-Dominating Power, Shadow Creature:[/b] ? [/QUOTE]
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