Darwin’s World:

Brotherhood of Radiation
AND OTHER WASTELAND CULTS
BY
DOMINIC COVEY
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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 3
CHAPTER 1 - RELIGION AND CHARACTERS 6
RELIGION TALENT TREES 6
NEW TEMPLATES 8
W MUTATIONS 11
NEW FEATS 15
NEW ITEMS 24
RADIATION (OPTIONAL RULES) 25
RADIATION SOURCE 25
CHAPTER 2 - BROTHERHOOD OF RADIATION 27
THE APOCALYPSE 27
DEALT A BAD HAND 29
FOLLOW THE QUEEN 29
THE STAKES INCREASE 31
LAS VEGAS - A ROYAL FLUSH 32
THE PASTOR CASHES IN HIS CHIPS 32
ONE LAST HAND 34
THE ECCLESIARCHY 35
SEEKERS 35
PROGENY 37
INFUSED 37
ENLIGHTENED 38
ILLUMINATED 39
KRYTARCH 39
THE CITY OF LIGHTS 42
RUINS (CASINOS/HOTELS/ETC) 42
FOLLOWER CAMPS 42
SACRED QUARTER 43
THE GREAT WAY (AKA THE STRIP) 43
FIRST GREAT TEMPLE 43
THE BLACK EDIFICE 46
CAMP ALPHA 47
HOSPITAL OF THE GLOW 47
ARCHANGEL TOWER 48
SIN CITY 49
AURORA RANCH 49
AURORA TELEVISION BROADCASTING 49
OASIS 50
MERCURY THEATRE 50
ATOMIC AUTOS 50
CONVENT OF MOTHER HIROSHIMA 51
CRYPTORUM RADIUM REX 51
LADY LUCK 52
ALAMAGORDO LYCAEUM 52
THE PIT 52
SKYLINE HOTEL 53
JOKER’S 53
2 HOTEL IMPERIUM
TEN GALLON SALOON
54
55
KLONDIKE 55
PAI GOW PALACE 56
RED DOG’S 56
OMAHA HOTEL 56
PERSIA 57
BUFFALO BETTY’S BURLESQUE SHOW 57
PARADISE RANCH 58
PONTIFEX PRESS 58
PILGRIM’S PALACE 58
WALLY WORLD LAS VEGAS 58
COLONEL PACHINKO’S 59
BLACKJACK SALOON 59
LAS VEGAS RACE TRACK 60
PINK FLAMINGO 60
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE 60
ALLEGIANCE BENEFITS 62
BROTHERHOOD FORCE MASTER 62
BROTHERHOOD PSION 62
BROTHERHOOD CENSOR 63
ILLUMINATED 65
MAJOR NPCS OF THE BROTHERHOOD 67
KRYTARCH RADIUM PERPETUUM 67
MATRON HIROSHIMA (MATRIARCH OF PSIONS) 68
CENSOR HESPERIUM (PATRICIAN OF CENSORS) 69
BROTHER BISMUTH (WARMASTER) 70
HIGH ILLUMINATUS IONA 71
“PRINCESS” 73
FATHER THALLIUM LONGEVITUS 74
BROTHER NUKE 75
COMMISSIONER BILL NICKELS 75
CHAPTER 3 - OTHER WASTELAND CULTS 77
THE AXEMEN 77
AXEMAN 79
BOY SCOUTS 81
BOY SCOUT 82
CULT OF BLOOD 85
BLOOD CULTIST 88
CULT OF THE PROVIDER 89
PROVIDER’S CHOSEN 89
CULT OF THE SELF 90
MOUNTEBANK 91
DEVOTEES OF THE IRON IDOL 93
HERO OF IRON 95
THE MOVEMENT 96
UNIFIER 98
NUCHURCH 99
NUCHURCH CRUSADER 101
PARADISE BELIEVERS 103
TEKHEADS 106
TEKHEAD
WILD WEST GIRLS
106
107
PRAIRIE PALADIN 109
 THE BROTHERHOOD OF RADIATION
AND OTHER WASTELAND CULTS
They’re mysterious and
strange. They claim to seek
only peace and unity among
mutant kind. They’re everywhere,
in whistle-stop desert towns, isolated oasis, and the
worst dens of depravity. Their purple-clad monks
are sometimes glimpsed moving through crowds, and
some swear a glance from one of their Censors can
peel open a man’s mind like ripe fruit.
Their followers wander in meandering processions,
chanting the names of radioisotopes they claim
represent “elementals” - powerful radiated spirits - to
whom all worship is due. They say many die each
year in the rituals that expose potential adherents to
harmful radiation, but many more survive and claim
the radiation-induced hallucinations made clear their
“destinies“. That destiny, they say, is to serve the
Brotherhood of Radiation.
But the Brotherhood is not the only religion of the
Twisted Earth, and this book will take a look at all the
major faiths and cults of Darwin’s World.
“cult”, the Brotherhood of Radiation, and a sideshow
of weird, wacky, and sometimes fascinating freaks that
are the Twisted Earth’s other “religions“.
This book, then, is “dedicated” to the Ritual
Preservationists.
RELIGION IN THE AFTERMATH
In post-apocalyptic fiction, religion after the
apocalypse is almost universally portrayed as
either skewed, misled, or simply erroneous
misinterpretations of common, easily-explainable
events. If you need examples, just look at Walter
Miller’s Canticle For Leibowitz, where a post-Fall
religion based on the preservation of ancient-era
knowledge is rapt with fervor when a follower finds
a simple grocery list, which is quickly mistaken for
an artifact of great religious value. In the classic
PA movie, Beyond Thunderdome, a town’s system

INTRODUCTION
The book you are looking at (or holding in your
hands, if you managed to get a print copy), is
the latest in a “series” of character-oriented
Darwin’s World sourcebooks, a line of GM
and player reference tools intended to bring out
the flavor - and potential - of each of the eleven
Backgrounds of the Darwin‘s World playing game.
The first such book of this type was the combined
Foundationists/Metal Gods , which highlighted
the leading Guardian/Resurrector/Advanced of
the Twisted Earth setting. These two books (later
combined into one) introduced new advanced classes,
feats, equipment, and even a new playable race, the
android- all material with a decidedly “high-tech“ feel.
The next, The Broken And The Lost (which detailed
the Brethren), included a more in-depth look at the
Feral, Primitive, Resentful options, presenting new
rules and options intended to level the playing field for
these often-underpowered character types.
What about the other backgrounds, you ask?
Hopefully we will be able to put out a book
detailing the Twisted Earth’s Visionary
Reinventors, such as the powerful water
clans and other merchant/mercenary groups.
Or a supplement dedicated to Radicals, an
entire sourcebook focusing on the setting’s most 3
infamous “raiders“, from the smallest gangs to the
most menacing raider armies. For now, however, we’ll
take a look at the Twisted Earth’s most prominent
 of law is loosely based on a Wheel of Fortunestyle
gameshow. The same movie introduces a tribe of
children who’ve built a system of belief around the
return of their missing parents, who they believe will
fly them to “Tomorrow-morrow land” - some sort of
“better life“ someplace else.
The story of the religions and “cults” of any post-
apocalyptic setting thus tends to be the same as the
story of real-world “cargo cults”, which serve as a
prime example of how religions can and are formed
from ignorance and misunderstanding. Cargo cults
are a real phenomenon that occurred primarily in the
Pacific region from the 19thcentury on, when white
westerners first made contact with the primitive
inhabitants of New Guinea and Micronesia. The best
cases of cargo cults derive during World War II, when
these otherwise insignificant corners of the world
suddenly became important with the war against
Japan. Comparatively sophisticated technology was
introduced with the arrival of Japanese and American
forces, who brought airplanes and ships, built bases,
and distributed goods to the island natives hoping to
secure their cooperation against the enemy. Having
no previous contact with the outside world, and of
an almost stone-age technological level themselves,
the inhabitants of these isolated islands came to view
the outsiders as “gods”, and their goods (or “cargo“)
“magical” or “holy“. Ignorant to the whys and hows
of technology (and the strange people who brought
it), they began to develop beliefs around who these
newcomers were, where they came from, and how to
please them so that they would continue distributing
their goods and supplies.
After World War II many of these cults continued
well after the technically-superior Westerners left.
With the war over there was little reason to stay, and
the armies vanished, the bases became overgrown, and
the regular supply drops ceased. But the natives came
to believe that the “gods” had simply left, and regular
prayer, or parroting the “gods’” ways/actions, could
secure the “magical cargo” again. To this end cargo
cults have been known to construct “landing strips”
hoping to lure airplanes back, or built wooden replicas
of radios and chant at them, hoping to call the “gods”
back to the island.
Other cultures had similar misinterpretations of
technology. In the 1800s a belief existed among
some Sioux that their long-dead ancestors, taken
away by train, might, generations later, return by
train. In Papua, in the 1920s, existed a movement
where the natives (having observed white traders,
soldiers, and settlers on other islands) talked and
acted like regimented military personnel, attempted to
communicate with their ancestors by raising objects
4 up a flagpole, and continued a belligerence towards
a mythical enemy known as “djamans” (ostensibly
derived from “Germans“, a leftover from the First
World War).
This type of misinterpretation and
misunderstanding, leading to the development
of strange new religions, is the rule and not the
exception in Darwin’s World. Long after the Fall,
when old established religions have crumbled to
dust or been turned against by the bitter survivors of
a nuclear holocaust (where not even the righteous
and innocent were spared), the survivors turn to
other beliefs to belong, to give their lives meaning,
or simply for something to hope for. That many of
these religions are based on ignorance is nothing
new. Instead of delving into metaphysics and deep
theologies, the survivors are more likely to look back
through the haze of time at the era of the Ancients
with wonder, and worship them, their creations, and
their technology as “magic”. Leftover artifacts found
among the wastes, or structures uncovered by the
wind or an earthquake at just the right time, can spark
the beginnings of entire cults. Natural processes not
understood in this new age also form the core of new
religions, and the re-appearance of sun cults, and
star cults, and cults that deify Nature herself, are on
the rise. And with other forces now making up the
fabric of the world - such as radiation, death, and
the remnants of a war of widespread destruction -
religions based on the worship of abstract forces have
also begun to appear.
The reader will also likely wonder, “What became
of the world’s major pre-Fall religions?” That is
up to you, as GM, to decide. The basic assumption
in Darwin’s World (and in most, if not all post-
apocalyptic fiction), is that previous religions did
not survive the Fall, and if they did, they did not go
unaltered. Simply put, the Fall shattered nations,
destroyed society, brought low human civilization,
and drove man - burning and mutated - back into the
Dark Ages. The points to remember (and which would
certainly be spelled out by any survivor) are these:
 “God”, in any of his perceived forms, did not
ultimately stop the war. To the eyes of men,
God was powerless to intervene as cities and
nation states were scorched from the landscape.
His “mercy” seemed random; women, children,
and animals alike were massacred without
discrimination, while in the wake of the Final
War, evil rose to prominence and took hold. The
worst natures of mankind came to the fore, not
the best. God did not intervene to stop the rise of
raiders and murderous scavengers. Those who
clung to their principles were often the prey for
those of lesser scruples.
 Those who survived blamed their forefathers
for the mistake of war and the destruction of the
world. Technology was, at first, seen as evil, the
tool of this destruction. Books were burned, not
only technical books and manuals, but wholesale
devastation was leveled at existing religious
 texts, for these promised false hope and belief
in a god who had done nothing to spare man
immense suffering. What little remained after
this generation of “simplification” was often
incomplete, setting the stage for the ramshackle
understanding of what religion (and technology)
was like before the Fall.
 Some tried to continue the traditions of their
former religions, but each reader interpreted
what they read differently, or twisted the
truth for his own aims. An era marked by the
reign of “religious tyrants” emerged, led by
wily masterminds who were little better than
charismatic demagogues. Many who followed
were left destitute or disillusioned; ultimately
these charlatans ended people’s faith in the
religions from before the Fall.

Yet considering that the Christian Bible is the

world’s most prolific book, it is foolish to assume
that, even with the nuclear war and the years of chaos
and disintegration following it, all understanding of
pre-Fall religion would vanish. Granted, the bitter
survivors would have rounded up as many Bibles
and other “holy books” as they could and destroyed
them out of spite (while others eradicated them so
that, in the absence of anything more legitimate, they
could promote their own ideas), but some lingering
knowledge of Christianity, Islam, Judaism, etc. would
probably exist, even if only in minute, isolated, and
endangered cells. Those who cling to the worship of
these so-called “Old Gods” are by and large viewed
as holdouts, ignorant survivors who hold onto beliefs
and rituals that were long ago proven (at least to the
majority) to be false.
After all this, however, it still seems unlikely that
men would exist for long before they began to invent
something new. Man (and by association, his twisted
cousin, the mutant) seeks an understanding of his
place in the Universe, a why to his existence, and a
goal to struggle for on a spiritual level. Thus, even
after his bitter railings against God and the impotent
religions of the past, even after his spiteful casting
down of knowledge and the laws of civilized behavior,
it seems natural that eventually he would once more
embrace those same concepts, if only to satisfy his
restless, wandering mind.

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 CHAPTER 1 - RELIGION AND CHARACTERS
Wasteland Cults is intended as a
resource for GMs and players
RELIGION TALENT TREES
Religion talents are treated just like normal talents,
alike to incorporate religious
taking up a “talent” slot when selected. Also like
characters, or followers of
standard talents, some religion talents have specific
unusual post-apocalyptic cults,
prerequisites (see individual talent descriptions
into their campaigns.
for details). Religion talents have an additional
These rules are meant to be used as
requirement, however, that being an allegiance to a
a way for players to further flesh out their characters as
religious-themed faction, organization, movement, or
being members of a specific movement, giving them
body.
both a deeper background and possible future tie-ins.
If you choose to play with religion talents, religion
They are also meant to be used by GMs to create new
talent trees should then be added to the list of talent
threats, and to introduce cults (and cultists) as either
trees normally available to a character as a part of his
villains to challenge the characters, or organizations
or her class. Which religion talent trees are available
for them to work for or even join.
depend on the religion that character follows (see
The new features introduced in this book are
Table 2-1).
outlined below, and will be covered in greater detail in
Religion talents may be taken by characters
the following sections:
belonging to other religious-themed factions not
covered here, at the GM’s discretion.
Religion Talent Trees
New Templates
ANCIENT WAYS TALENT TREE
New Mutations Worship of the “Ancients” is a common religious
New Defects tradition in the wasteland, where simple mutants and
New Feats survivors live among the ruins of the Ancients’ former
New Items greatness. Left to wonder at the power once wielded
by pre-Fall man, one is understandably left with the
Radiation (Optional Rules)
impression that they were truly “gods”. Those who
Brotherhood of Radiation follow the “Ancient Ways” revere technology and
Other Wasteland Cults painstakingly devote their lives to its preservation and
reconstruction.

TABLE 1-1: RELIGIONS AND TALENT TREES

Major Cults Available Religion Talent Trees
Axemen Ancient Ways, Cultist, Stoic Holdout
Boy Scouts Ancient Ways, Missionary, Stoic Holdout
Brethren* Luddite, Cultist, Missionary
Brotherhood of Radiation Ancient Ways, Ecclesiarch, Missionary
Cult of Blood Cultist, Luddite, Nihilist
Cult of the Provider Ancient Ways, Luddite, Missionary
Cult of the Self Ancient Ways, Cultist, Missionary
Devotees of the Iron Idol Ancient Ways, Cultist, Stoic Holdout
Doomriders* Cultist, Ecclesiarch, Nihilist
Entropists* Ancient Ways, Cultist, Nihilist
Movement Ancient Ways, Cultist, Missionary
NuChurch Ecclesiarch, Missionary, Nihilist
Paradise Believers Ancient Ways, Cultist, Missionary

6 Tekheads
Wild West Girls
Ancient Ways, Cultist, Nihilist
Cultist, Missionary, Stoic Holdout

* These cults are not detailed in this book, but are mentioned in other Darwin’s World sources.
 Doodads & Whirligigs: Your collection of “relics”
always seems to include a few useful parts. The cost of
spare parts when repairing an item is reduced by half.
Finder of Relics: Any time a random roll for
treasure/swag is called for, you may roll twice and
pick the better of the two results.
Knowing of Things: You may make a Knowledge
(technology) check to identify any item by its
Ancient name, its intended purpose, relative rarity,
and value in cp. The DC is equal to the item’s
Craft DC.
Lorekeeper: You may make a Knowledge
(technology) check (DC equal to the item’s Craft
DC) to use any technological item without penalty,
even if you don’t have the appropriate proficiency
or technology feat. Prerequisite: Any other talent
from the Ancient Ways talent tree.
Sage: You gain a +2 insight bonus to Ancient
Lore, Computer Use, Decipher Script, Disable
Device, and Knowledge (technology) checks.
Storyteller: Once per day as a full-round action
you may make a Perform check before a group of
listeners to grant one of the three effects: grant a
+1 morale bonus to saving throws for 12 hours,
inflict a -1 penalty to saving throws for 12 hours,
or cancel the effects of fatigue.

CULTIST TALENT TREE

The post-apocalyptic world is a breeding grounds
for new religions, eccentric prophets, and quack
spiritualists. Those who are not killed outright
often find success in the wasteland, recruiting weak-
minded or desperate wastrels to their cause. “Cults” is
a broad term in the wastes, as these religions, however
small, usually have as fervent and radical a base as any
true “religion”.
Berserk Zeal: Any time you fail a Mas save, you
may make one attack as an immediate action before
collapsing.
Persecuted: You’re used to having enemies
everywhere. You gain a +1 insight bonus to Initiative.
Pseudo Religion: Pick one talent from the
Ecclesiarch Talent Tree.
Regimen of Suffering: You gain +1 hit point per
level.
Righteous Cause: If you use an Action Point
to modify a roll that results in you slaying a direct
opponent of your cult, you immediately regain the lost
Action Point.
Slave to Faith: Any time an action or compulsion
would have you act against your faith/cause, you gain
a second saving throw to resist the effect.
of these ecclesiarchies
may be small cogs in a far
greater machine, but they draw
strength knowing they live and
die for a cause that will outlast
their struggles.
Conditioning: Your Mas
increases by +1. In addition,
you ignore any effect that results
in bleeding (that is, a set hit point loss per round
from bleeding wounds).
For The Cause: You are immune to fear,
intimidation attempts, and morale-based penalties.
Prerequisite: Unswerving.
High Priest: Your Leadership score increases by an
amount equal to your Reputation.
Rigorous Indoctrination: You may spend an
Action Point to gain immunity to mental control,
influence, and domination for 10 minutes.
Shepherd of The Lost: Followers of your faith/
cause gain a +1 morale bonus to saves so long as they
are within 30 ft. of you.
Unswerving: You may re-roll any failed Will save
once per day.

ECCLESIARCH TALENT TREE

To follow the ecclesiarch talent tree one must belong
to one of the wasteland’s major religions, such as the
cryptic Brotherhood of Radiation or the powerful
(and hegemonic) NuChurch. Individual members
LUDDITE TALENT TREE
Those who follow the “Simple Path” perpetuate the 7
reign of rustic ignorance that began not long after the
Fall. Victimized, burned, or otherwise disillusioned
to the Ancients and their technological ways, these
 radical elements champion the cause of erasing all
evidence of the past to create a simpler, more “noble”
future.
Claws of Ludd: When using a primitive weapon
you gain a +1 enhancement bonus to attack rolls.
Cloak of the Closed Mind: Any primitive armor
you wear (leather, hides, chain mail, etc.) gains a +1
enhancement bonus to Defense.
Honed by Hardship: One physical attribute of
your choice (Str, Dex, or Con) gains a permanent
enhancement bonus of +1.
Nature’s Blessing: You gain one extra Action Point
per level.
Righteous Aim: Your gain a +1 morale bonus to
attacks against any opponent who uses a weapon more
technologically advanced than you.
Simple Path: Any time you face a situation where
an item of technology (weapon, gizmo, or other
device) in your possession could save the day, yet you
choose not to use it, you regain one Action Point used
during the adventure.
MISSIONARY TALENT TREE
Apostles of the wilderness, those who venture into the
wilds to spread the word of their particular faith or
cause face great adversity, both from the elements and
the inhabitants of the wastes.
Among the Heathens: You gain a +1 bonus
to saves so long as the party contains at least one
character who does not follow your faith.
Conversion: Once per adventure, if you sway an
NPC over to the worship of your deity/cause, you
regain one Action Point spent during that adventure.
Harmless Preacher: You gain a +2 bonus to
Diplomacy and Gather Information checks.
Trusted Neutrality: When dealing with NPCs,
an Indifferent attitude is considered Friendly, and
Friendly is considered Helpful.
Unbreakable Will: You may spend an Action Point
to completely shrug off the effects of interrogation
attempts for 24 hours.
Wilderness Apostle: You gain a +2 bonus to saves
vs. fatigue, exhaustion, starvation, and thirst.
NIHILIST TALENT TREE
Rare are those cults who seek only the destruction
of men, civilization, and all life on earth, yet they do
exist. To some of weak minds and sanity the idea of a
“second apocalypse” (one brought about by their own
hands) is appealing. Witnesses to the after effects of
the atomic bomb, these nihilists revere wholesale
slaughter, havoc, and raw destructiveness as
abstract concepts and forces to be worshiped. This
8 philosophy is most common among raider gangs,
but some cults do champion mass destruction as a
sacred “cause” as well.
Butcher: Any time you successfully hit a helpless
opponent you inflict an additional +1d6 damage.
Destructive: When using any weapon that affects an
area, you do an additional +1 point of damage per die.
Executioner: You may perform a coup-de-grace as
a standard action.
Killing Streak: Any time you kill an opponent, you
gain a +1 morale bonus on your next attack roll.
Marauder: You may use an Action Point to re-roll
a damage roll, but you must accept the results of the
second roll.
Massacre: If you defeat three or more opponents
in one round, you regain an Action Point you spent in
that encounter.
STOIC HOLDOUT TALENT TREE
The wasteland is rife with new religions, but on the
fringes of the known world (and in isolated settlements
scattered across the deep desert) are a handful of
holdouts who resist the prosthelytizing of the world‘s
rising cults. These stoic people cling to ancient
religions long thought dead or forgotten. Each such
cult usually has an heirloom Bible (or other “holy
text”) with which to inspire the dwindling faithful, a
relic they cling to despite the general view that theirs
is a religion made irrelevant by the Apocalypse and the
new “Age of Mutantkind“.
Armor of Faith: If you spend an Action Point you
may add your Wis bonus (if positive) to your Defense
for 10 rounds. This is a morale bonus.
Beacon of Light: Others who are normally afraid to
admit they also adhere to the ancient faiths are drawn
to you. Your Leadership score increases by +2.
Inspiring Parable: You gain a +2 morale bonus to
saves vs. fear, fatigue, and exhaustion.
Moral Compass: You are always aware of any
action or deed that might violate your strict moral
code. This gives you an additional +2 bonus to resist
compulsions that direct you to act against your nature.
Stories of the Martyrs: You are immune to fear. In
addition, any time you face a creature that causes fear
you gain a +1 morale bonus to attack rolls and saving
throws until it is slain or driven off. Prerequisite:
Inspiring Parable.
Strength of Faith: Whenever you use an Action
Point to modify a saving throw vs. fear, mind-affected
effects, or fatigue, you may roll d8s instead of d6s.
NEW TEMPLATES
With its focus on the Brotherhood and
its followers (namely, “mutant kind“),
as well as cults in general, this book
includes information on five mutant-
or cult-specific templates, Fetus In
Fetu, Scion, Star Child, and Warped.
The Warped templates actually appeared
in previous Darwin’s World but
are reproduced here for the GM’s
convenience.

FETUS IN FETU (TEMPLATE)

In the mutation known as Fetus In
Fetu, during development in her
mother’s womb one of a pair of
twins became dominant, while her
sibling became absorbed into the
dominant twin’s developing body.
This phenomenon is more commonly
known as “vanishing twin”.
On the exterior a mutant with
this template usually looks like a
single organism, but in fact her body
is merged with her less dominant
twin. Instead of separating during
development, the secondary twin
is now completely internalized,
contained inside the dominant
sister’s stomach or some other
abscess that grew around the
absorbed twin over the years, leaving
the dominant twin with a bloated,
“pregnant” look.
The dominant is not as adversely Ability Scores: A creature with this template
affected by this ghastly mutation as her secondary , receives a -2 penalty to Charisma.
who becomes virtually vegetative due to its parasitic, Special Abilities: Through some unknown power
physically-diminished existence. However, despite over their combined form the secondary twin produces
being inside of and completely reliant on the dominant a benefit that affects her dominant twin as soon as
twin, the secondary has remarkable powers of its own. one of the following triggers occur. Each ability is
It can sense its twin’s emotional and physical state triggered as an immediate action, and can be used once
and, since it relies on the dominant for survival, will per day.
instinctively react to any danger that threatens either Immediate Healing: If the dominant twin takes
of them. hit point damage, the secondary twin heals her. The
“Fetus In Fetu” is a template that grants a number amount of damage healed is 1d8, +1 per 2 character
of unusual abilities that are triggered as an immediate levels of the dominant twin.
action. The template indicates that the creature is in Immediate Repair: If the dominant twin is knocked
fact a “twin”, though the second twin is very much a unconscious or is dying, the secondary twin grants
part of her and thus not a separate entity (i.e. it does her fast healing 1 for 10 rounds (and automatically
not have hit points, class levels, or attributes of its stabilizes her).
own). Immediate Speed: If the dominant twin fails a
saving throw against fear, or uses the withdraw action,
the secondary twin increases adrenaline flow so that
TEMPLATE TRAITS
her base speed increases by 10 ft. This effect lasts for
“Fetus In Fetu” is a template that can be added to any
10 rounds.
living humanoid creature (hereafter referred to as the
Challenge Rating: Base creature’s CR +1.
base creature). A Fetus In Fetu mutant has all the base
creature’s characteristics except as noted here.

TABLE 1-2: NEW TEMPLATES

Template Description
Fetus In Fetu
Scion
Conjoined twins who benefit from special powers
Children who cannot grow old, but gain an affinity for neural powers 9
Star Child Prophet or other “chosen one” who gains a morale-based benefit
Warped Deformed but highly resilient variant of any existing creature
 SCION (TEMPLATE)
A Scion is a child that has been born with advanced
mutations and develops both psychologically and
intellectually at a super-advanced rate. Among
the Brotherhood of Radiation, children born with
unusual intelligence or wisdom are looked upon
as particularly favored by the “Glow”, especially
when they also exhibit a powerful affinity for the use
of neural mutations such as telekinesis, telepathy,
and precognition. The appearance of a Scion is an
extremely rare occurrence, which has only manifested
among the followers of the Brotherhood, and only in
recent years. As such all existing Scions are still very
young.
It’s not quite clear why Scions are just now
appearing, but some speculate it is because of the
alleged breeding programs of the Brotherhood that
strive to create the perfect being. It is also said that
while these children do grow, at some point they
seem to stop aging and are forever “frozen” at an
immature age, usually equivalent to a human child
between one to eleven years. Some whisper it is
the blessing of the Princess, who herself is virtually
“ageless“. Regardless of the strange properties of
Scions, tales of these “miracle children” are beginning
to spread through the wasteland, and the Brotherhood
of Radiation has not hesitated to exhibit the fantastic
abilities of these “wonder children” in their continuing
war of propaganda to gain more converts.
“Scion” is a template that alters an immature-aged
creature with additional abilities and enhancements.
TEMPLATE TRAITS
“Scion” is a template that can be added to any living
humanoid creature (hereafter referred to as the
base creature). A Scion has all the base creature’s
characteristics except as noted here.
Ability Scores: A creature with this template is
always considered to be a Child (age 1-11 years), and
as a result receives the following ability modifiers: -3
to Str and Con, -1 to Dex.
Special Qualities: The Scion template gives the
base creature the following special qualities:
Neural Prodigy (Ex): The base creature gains
one neural mutation with one free advancement, in
addition to any existing mutations it may already
possess.
Ageless (Ex): A Scion does grow old, but its body
never matures. A Scion has a normal lifespan but its
attribute scores are not affected by its changing age.
Challenge Rating: Base creature’s CR +0.
STAR CHILD (TEMPLATE)
10 Considered by many to be a “star cult”, the Paradise
Believers have a deep obsession with astrology,
reading into signs and portents from the cosmos which
they believe are messages from “Paradise“.
Among the more curious concepts of the Paradise
Believers cult is the idea of the “star child”.
According to Believer lore, once every generation
a child falls to Earth from the heavens, sent by the
inhabitants of Paradise to instruct the Believers in
the means to attain Paradise in their lifetimes. These
“child-prophets” are typically discernible by a peculiar
birthmark; strangely-colored eyes, a star-shaped
freckle, a crescent-shaped scar, or simply unusual
circumstances behind the child’s discovery (for
instance, being found the day after a meteor shower, or
when a comet is spotted in the sky) have all been used
as “proof“ that a child taken in by the cult is “special“.
Any orphaned waif or grub has the potential to be
named a “star child”, so long as he or she meets these
prerequisites.
A “star child” is raised from birth (or, if she was
found as an orphan, from an early age) in the Paradise
Believer faith, but unlike other converts, the “star
child” is treated from the start as a celebrity of sorts,
a messianic prophet and “holy man” to whom all
deference should be given. These children usually
grow up to be conceited and spoiled, a natural result
of such pampering, but with an unshakable faith in
themselves and their supposed “destiny”. What this
destiny is can vary; some may believe themselves to
be destined to convert others to the faith, or defend
the Paradise Believer religion against overwhelming
enemies, while others are simply here to enlighten
their followers about the Universe and their place in
it. Even so, all “star children” are expected to one
day gather up as many Paradise Believers as they can
and, after constructing a rocket ship, take them all to
Paradise in a fiery explosion of light and smoke.
“Star Child” is a template that gives the base
creature minor abilities based purely on faith.
TEMPLATE TRAITS
“Star Child” is a template that can be added to any
living humanoid creature (hereafter referred to as the
base creature). A Star Child has all the base creature’s
characteristics except as noted here.
Special Qualities: The Star Child template gives
the base creature her choice of one of the following
special qualities, picked when the template is first
acquired:
Armor of Belief (Ex): When unarmored and
unencumbered, the Star Child may add her Wis bonus
to her Defense (if positive).
Blessed (Ex): The Star Child gains a +1 luck bonus
on all saves.
Power of Faith (Ex): The Star Child believes she
is destined to survive any fight. She may use her Will
save for Mas saves.
Renown (Ex): The Star Child gains Renown as free
bonus feat.
Challenge Rating: Base creature’s CR +0.
WARPED (TEMPLATE)
The warped template is a means of creating a creature
that has been uniquely altered through contact with a
cocktail of chemical or radioactive pollutants. Warped
creatures are hideous to behold, being sickly, burned,
and poisoned versions of their former selves. Hair or
fur falls out in patches, skin turns red, blistered, or
simply necrotizes, and often other features dissolve;
a nose melts off, eyes burn away into white orbs,
fingernails fall out, etc..
While weakened in many respects, warped creatures
lose all sensitivity to pain and become almost
impossible to kill.
The Warped template was originally introduced in
Halidom.
TEMPLATE TRAITS
“Warped” is a template that can be added to any
organic, living, non-ooze creature (hereafter referred
to as the base creature). A mutant creature has all the
base creature’s characteristics except as noted here.
Type: The creature’s type remains the same
but gains the mutant descriptor (if it didn’t have it
already).
Speed: The base speed of the creature is reduced by
5 ft (minimum 0).
Natural Armor: If the base creature has natural
armor, reduce it by -2 (minimum 0).
Abilities: -2 Con, -2 Dex, -6 Cha (to a minimum of
1).
Attacks: A warped creature’s natural attacks do an
additional 1d6 points of acid damage on a successful
hit.
Special Abilities: The creature gains fast healing
and damage reduction depending on its hit dice, as
shown below:
1-5 HD Fast healing 5, DR 2/-
6-10 HD Fast healing 5, DR 5/-
11-15 HD Fast healing 5, DR 10/-
16-20 HD Fast healing 10, DR 10/-
21+ HD Fast healing 10, DR 15/-
NEW MUTATIONS
As a beacon serving to attract all
mutantkind to one banner, the
Brotherhood of Radiation counts
among its followers the most
perversely twisted, mutated, and
deformed creatures, both sentient and
bestial. From the furthest corners of the wasteland
flock mutants of all kinds, bringing with them many
new and previously unseen mutations.
But the Brotherhood of Radiation is not the only
organization to experience new and unusual mutations.
The new mutations introduced in this chapter are most
commonly found in the Brotherhood, but they are by
no means exclusive to that body.
NEW MUTATIONS
This section gives game information on a variety of
new mutations and defects, which should now be
available to player characters as well as NPCs alike.
CONJOINED TWIN
The mutant is a “Siamese twin”, with a grotesque
second twin growing out of her. This twin is a
fully sentient being, though both it and the original
character are joined into one body. The original
character is assumed to have control over all bodily
functions, however.
Benefit: The mutant’s twin has a separate
personality (that either the player or GM plays), but
has no character levels nor does it have separate
hit points, action points, talents, feats, or saving
throws. Likewise it acts simultaneously when the
primary character acts in combat. In all respects it
is considered a “part” of the character, and cannot be
separated or targeted individually. It can, however,
use its own skills during its actions (which it shares
at a rank equal to the primary character, buy only
applying Int, Wis, and Cha modifiers), but it has no
control over the body and thus cannot move, attack,
or manipulate its surroundings on its own. Skills that
can be used include Bluff, Concentration, Diplomacy,
Gamble, Gather Information, Intimidate, Investigate,
Knowledge (any), Listen, Navigate, Perform (any),
Research, Search, Sense Motive, and Spot. It may
perform other tertiary actions at the GM’s discretion.
Special: Because of the unusual nature of the
mutant’s conjoined body, the character must have
armor and clothing specially made for her at a cost one
and a half times the normal price.
CRANIAL PARASITE
The mutant has a fully developed second face growing
on its head (e.g. craniopagus parasiticus). The face is
more than vestigial; it has functional eyes and mouth
and can sometimes even speak - though it doesn’t
usually have a separate personality.
Benefit: The mutant cannot be flanked.
INCREASED BRAIN SIZE
The mutant’s brain size has more than doubled. While
this certainly results in a physical enlargement of the
head (including a domed, veined appearance), it also
has the effect of increasing the mutant’s neural powers
proportionately.
Benefit: An opponent’s DC to resist any neural
mutation used by the character is increased by +2.
Advancement: Each advancement of this mutant
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increases the DC by +2.
 TABLE 1-3: NEW MUTATIONS AND DEFECTS
Mutation Advancement?
Conjoined Twin No
Cranial Parasite No
Increased Brain Size Yes
Neural Mutation - Electrokinesis Yes
Neural Mutation - Iaetrokinesis Yes
Neural Mutation - Metamorphosis Yes
Protandry/Protogyny No
Supernumary Organ No
Syndactyly No
Defect Advancement?
Cyclopsian No
Hydrocephalus Yes
Massive Obesity Yes
Ophidianism No
Teratoma Yes
Transparent Dermis Yes
Xeroderma Pigmentosum No

NEURAL MUTATION - ELECTROKINESIS
A psychic mutant with this strange power is able to
influence electrical current, and often exhibits some
control over magnetism.
Benefit: The mutant may power a single minor
electrical device with a touch. In general this should
be limited to a flashlight, electric lamp, radio, etc., but
nothing that actually uses “charges”. The mutant can
continue to power the object for 1 minute per point of
Con bonus.
Advancement: Each advancement of this mutation
increases the duration of the character’s ability to
power a minor device by 1 minute per point of Con
bonus.
In addition, the mutant can manifest 2 additional
Electrokinesis-based neural feats per day.
Special: Note that each neural mutation has its own
uses per day.
NEURAL MUTATION - IAETROKINESIS
A mutant with this neural power seems able to
repair physical damage done to herself, through a
combination of paranormal willpower and unusual
muscle and organ flexibility.
Benefit: If reduced to zero or lower hit points (but
not -10 or below) the mutant heals 1 point of damage
and automatically stabilizes.
Special: Note that each neural mutation has its own
uses per day.
NEURAL MUTATION - METAMORPHOSIS
The metamorphic is somehow able to literally “will”
her bones (and possibly even her internal organs with
the right training) to rearrange themselves, as well as
elongate, to provide her with strange abilities.
Benefit: With the power of her mind the mutant
is able shift her bones and internal organs, granting
her a +2 circumstance bonus to Escape Artist checks,
and granting a +2 circumstance bonus to Treat Injury
checks used to give her care.
Advancement: Each advancement of this mutation
increases the skill bonuses by +1.
In addition, the mutant can manifest 2 additional
Metamorphosis-based neural feats per day.
Special: Note that each neural mutation has its own
uses per day.
PROTANDRY/PROTOGYNY
A mutant with this mutation is born either as a male
(protandry) or a female (protogyny), and changes
gender midway through life, assuming drastic physical
and hormonal changes in the process.
Benefit: At a specific age (determined by rolling
2d10 and adding 20 years) the mutant gradually

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increases the amount of damage healed by +1.
In addition, the mutant can manifest 2 additional
Iaetrokinesis-based neural feats per day.
changes gender. A male that becomes female gains
+2 Dexterity. A female that becomes male gains +2
Strength.
 THE CONJOINED
Though viewed with pity, disgust, and outright horror in most communities, those mutants who are born
as conjoined twins (a.k.a. “Siamese twins”) are held in great esteem by the Brotherhood of Radiation, who
believe the “combined” form of such mutants to be a particularly mystical union of the Glow and human
flesh. It is believed by the Brotherhood that all creatures have a karmic “twin”, and that conjoined twins
have been given a rare gift by the Glow in the form of bringing these aspects together in one body. The
Brotherhood believes conjoined twins are in fact superior to normal creatures, who are cursed to live life with
only one half the potential of conjoined mutants.
The Brotherhood of Radiation’s agents constantly seek out rumors and reports of such grotesque births,
moving quickly and secretly to find these children and take them into the fold before they are killed.
Horrified by the sight of such mutant offspring, many conjoined twins are euthanized by their birth families;
in others, where the age-old “covenant of exile” (see The Broken & The Lost) is still honored, these poor,
deformed infants are turned loose on the wild, exiled at a very young age with few prospects of survival.
Most will die within a few days on their own, if not by the complications resulting from the unique
arrangement of their organs and limbs.
The Brotherhood’s people actively seek out such outcasts, traveling great distances if need be to get
to them. In the Brotherhood these rare mutants find a new home and a new place to belong, learning of
the powers of the Glow and of the undiscovered destiny of mutantkind. Few conjoined twins spurn the
Brotherhood when it comes for them, for not only are their chances of survival increased, but they are
elevated and indeed even worshipped for the same deformities that once had them cast out.
The term “conjoined twin” is a broad category covering a wide range of genetic defects that basically
involve the gradual merging of two twin fetuses in the mother’s womb. The degree to which the twins
merge determines the nature of the conjoined twin at birth. All forms of conjoined twins are revered by the
Brotherhood of Radiation and accorded great respect and reverence; most will eventually go on to assume
positions of power and influence in the Sacred Heirarchy.
The most frequent forms of conjoined twins are termed diplopagus (two equal bodies fused together and
sharing a minimal number of organs - by far the most common type), but dicephalus (one body with two
distinct heads), cephalopagus (heads fused but with two distinct bodies), cephalothoracopagus (bodies fused
back to back, with a face on the front and back of the head), dibrachius (one body and one head, with the
secondary twin merely manifested as additional arms or legs), and diprosopus (one body with two distinct
faces, side by side on a shared head) also make an appearance among Brotherhood mutants. A variation of
diprosopus includes craniophagus parasiticus, which can manifest as a vestigial second head growing out of
the first, or it can be completely contained inside one oversized braincase skull, resulting in a “double brain”.
A final form of conjoined twin is the “vanishing twin”, in which one twin is absorbed by the other during
pregnancy but remains inside of (and often unseen by) the living twin well after birth.

Degree of Conjoinment Game Effect Type Reference

Cephalothoracopagus Conjoined Twin Mutation BoR
Craniophagus Parasiticus Cranial Parasite or Mutation BoR
Dual Cerebellum Mutation DW2
Dibrachius Multiple Limbs Mutation DW2
Dicephalus Dual Headed Mutation DW2
Diplopagus Conjoined Twin Mutation BoR
Diprosopus Aberrant Deformity Mutation DW2
Vanishing Twin Fetus In Fetu Template BoR

SUPERNUMARY ORGAN less from a single attack or effect you may make a
A mutant with this unusual mutation has developed Fortitude save (DC equal to the damage done) to
an additional heart, liver, kidney, etc., all of which remain alive. If successful, you are stabilized at -9.

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are generally redundant. However, when the mutant
suffers a potentially fatal injury due to the destruction SYNDACTYLY
of an internal organ, there is a chance that the A common mutation, this manifests as the presence
redundant organ is still enough to allow her to survive. of webbed tissue between the mutant’s fingers and/or
Benefit: If you are reduced to -10 hit points or toes.
 MINOR MUTATIONS
Mutations of all kinds crop up among the ranks of the Brotherhood of Radiation, but since not all mutations
have a game effect, only a few possibilities are mentioned in this book. Minor mutations, such as fused digits
(a more severe form of syndactyly), extra fingers (polydactyly), extra breasts (polymastia), extended tailbones,
multiple pupils, etc. exist in abundance in members from throughout the faction. When describing a member
of the Brotherhood feel free to make note of these visible aberrations; though they may not affect gameplay,
players unfamiliar with such strange physical deformities may assume them to be signs of heretofore
unknown mutations and abilities...

Benefit: The mutation gains a Swim speed equal to
his/her normal movement.
NEW DEFECTS
The following lists a variety of new defects that
have to appear among the ranks of the Brotherhood
of Radiation, but also exist elsewhere, at the GM’s
discretion.
CYCLOPSIAN
The mutant was born with only one eye. The other
eye is either blind, nonfunctional, or simply never
formed at all.
Penalty: The mutant receives a -2 penalty to Search
and Spot checks, as well as attack rolls with ranged
attacks.
HYDROCEPHALUS
A birth defect (also known as “water on the brain”)
made infamous by the “melonhead” legend, a mutant
suffering from this condition has a grotesquely
enlarged skull and a wobbly gait.
Penalty: The mutant receives a -1 penalty to
Dexterity and Intelligence.
Advancement: Each advancement of this defect
increases the penalties by an additional -1.
MASSIVE OBESITY
A genetic defect in certain glands has made the mutant
tremendously obese.
Penalty: The mutant suffers a -2 penalty to
Constitution. In addition, any time she moves at
more than her base speed (walking) she must make a
Fortitude save at DC 15 or become fatigued.
Advancement: Each time this defect is advanced
the penalty to Constitution increases by 1, and the
Fortitude save DC to avoid becoming fatigued
increases by 2.
Special: This defect was originally introduced in
Sandwalkers.
OPHIDIANISM
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vestigial fusion of bone and muscle that resembles a
serpentine “tail”.
Penalty: The mutant’s ground speed is reduced by
two-thirds (round to the nearest 5 ft. increment). The
mutant is limited to walking speed; she may not trot or
run. Balance, Climb, Jump, and Swim checks suffer a
-6 penalty, though Escape Artist checks are made with
+2 racial bonus.
Advancement: None.
Special: If the player applies this defect he cannot
also have Terminal Limb Deficiency (Legs). This
defect was originally introduced in The Broken & The
Lost.
TERATOMA
A teratoma is an abnormal genetic condition in which
defective cells continue to produce organic material
even after the mutant is fully developed, creating
vestigial additions on seemingly random parts of the
body. Encased by a large leathery case resembling
tumors, a teratoma can contain virtually any manner
of organic material, from hair, bone fragments,
completely-developed teeth, eyeballs, to stunted
fingers and entire hands.
Penalty: The mutant receives a -1 penalty to
Dexterity and Constitution.
Advancement: Each advancement of this defect
increases the penalties by an additional -1.
TRANSPARENT DERMIS
The mutant was born with a potentially lethal skin
defect that has robbed her dermis of all protective
pigmentation. Effectively transparent, this outer layer
of skin does nothing to shield the interior organs from
ultraviolet light. Veins, arteries, and musculature can
also be vaguely seen through this translucent layer.
Penalty: The character receives a -4 penalty
to Fortitude saves against damage by ultraviolet
radiation. In addition, bright lights directed at the
character (i.e. in the form of lantern or flashlight
beams, dazzle rifles and lasers, etc.) cause damage as
a ranged touch attack, doing 1d6 points of damage (in
addition to any normal damage, if applicable).
Advancement: Each advancement of this defect
increases the save penalty by –2 and damage done
from directed light by +1.
XERODERMA PIGMENTOSUM
Xeroderma pigmentosum (or “XP”) is a rare genetic
condition in which the body is unable to repair damage
caused by exposure to ultraviolet radiation. As a result
even the most insignificant damage accumulates over
time, so that each moment of exposure to the sun
shortens the mutant’s lifespan. A mutant with this
defect often sequesters herself entirely underground, or
else only emerges at night.
Penalty: Keep a constant tally of the amount of
exposure the character has had to ultraviolet radiation
(i.e. sunlight); the exposure is cumulative, and thus
seconds will add up to minutes, minutes into hours,
and eventually hours into days. The damaging
accumulation from this exposure can never be healed.
When the amount of exposure reaches 24 hours, 7
days, and over 7 days, check each time for damage
normally, making Fortitude saves as appropriate.
Keep in mind that certain devices (such as a UV
sterilizer) may subject the character to ultraviolet
exposure. In the case of a UV device such as this,
accumulated exposure for one round under the light is
considered to be the equivalent of one hour of sunlight.
Normal: Normally damage from ultraviolet
radiation is only checked for in certain environments
(see Darwin’s World 2nd Edition), and drops back
down to nil when the character removes herself from
the danger.
The statistics for the screamer are presented in
Darwin’s World 2nd Edition.
ARCING CURRENT
Neural Feat
With either a gesture or simply a glance the mutant’s
ability to psychically produce electricity allows her to
affect powered devices at a range.
Prerequisite: Electrokinesis.
Effect: The mutant’s ability to power a minor
electrical device is no longer restricted to objects she
touches. She can now power an object at a range
of 10 feet per point of Con bonus, plus 5 feet per
Electrokinesis advancement.
Action: Attack.
Duration: 1 minute per point of Con bonus, plus 1
minute per Metamorphosis advancement.
Usage: Electrokinesis.
BODY’S LIMIT
Neural Feat
The mutant’s conscious mind sidesteps her physical
body at the moment she suffers a major injury,
allowing her to bypass the shock of her condition and

NEW FEATS
Building upon the new mutations
introduced in Wasteland Cults,
the variety of new mutations
and defects presented here are
intended to give players and
game masters new options for
mutant characters in Darwin‘s World.

ANIMATION RADIATION
Mutant Feat
At great cost to herself, the mutant can
infuse a humanoid corpse with a portion of
the radiation emitted from her own body, to
create an animated screamer.
Prerequisite: Irradiated (Feat), character
level 10th.
Benefit: You may animate a corpse to
become a screamer by sacrificing hit points.
The screamer’s hit points, when created, are
equal to the number of hit points you sacrifice
(minimum 4, maximum 48). Hit points lost
in this manner are regained normally through
healing. The process takes one day, at the end of
which time a screamer is created.
The animated screamer obeys your commands
as if dominated, but cannot go more than one mile
from you or else lose its animated properties - and
immediately fall inert. You can only make and control
one screamer per point of Wis bonus, regardless
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of how many hit points you have to invest in your
“creations”.
 TABLE 1-4: GENERAL FEATS
Feat Name Prerequisite Description
Cryptic Ordainment Allegiance to a cult, character level 3rd +1 bonus to certain skills, +1 bonus to
saving throw of choice
Disciple of the Glow Mutant, Brotherhood of Radiation Use AP to turn a Fort or Ref save into a
allegiance Will save
Meditation - Gain bonus to Concentration checks
TABLE 1-5: MUTANT FEATS
Feat Name Prerequisite Description
Animation Radiation Irradiated, character level 10th Create screamers from inherent radiation
Cerebral Scion Neural mutation (any) Mutant abilities based on Int
Deadly Vapors Stench, Weakening Vapors Emit poison gas that does Con damage
Electric Charge Field Spontaneous Electric Charge Generation Reactive field that damages attackers
Eyes of Fire Optic Emissions Eyebeams set opponents on fire
Eye Terror Optic Emissions plus either Multiple Eyebeams make multiple attacks
Eyes, Craniopagus, or Dual Headed
Focused Pulse Pyrokinetic Pulse Generation Pulse area changes to a line
Hidden Mutation Disguise 4 ranks Spot check needed to notice mutation
Psycho-Potence Any mutation or neural feat that inflicts Spend two uses to increase damage
damage
Scintillating Eyebeams Multi-Faceted Eyes, Optic Emissions Area of effects changes to a line
Stun Field Spontaneous Electric Charge Generation Mutation stuns in addition to regular
damage
Superhuman Longevity Regenerative Capability (advanced), Con No penalties for advanced age
20+.
Tom Thumb Dwarfism Size is reduced
Weakening Vapors Stench Emit poison gas that does Str damage

reinvigorate herself, despite even the most painful BRAIN POISON

wounds. Neural Feat
Prerequisite: Iaetrokinesis. You have developed the ability to shield your mind
Benefit: When you use this ability you may against mental attack by overwhelming intrusive
continue to act even when reduced to zero hit points minds with feedback - violent and maddening images
or lower without penalty. You still die when you reach that slowly cause idiocy like an insidious poison.
-10 hit points, however. Prerequisite: Telepathy.
Action: Free. Effect: If another character or creature uses a
Duration: 1 round. neural ability to read or otherwise affect your mind
Usage: Iaetrokinesis. with a neural ability you may use this ability (as an
immediate free action) to force that character to make
BONEMORPH a Will save (DC 10 + your Cha modifier) or lose
Neural Feat 1d10 points of Int. 10 minutes later that character
The mutant is able to use her metamorphic abilities must make a second saving throw (at the same DC)
to shift the bones just beneath her skin to increase her or lose another 1d10 points of Int. This damage
natural armor. acts like normal temporary ability damage from
Prerequisite: Metamorphosis. poison (although it is not technically a poison), and
Effect: Using this ability temporarily increases a character that is reduced to 0 Int falls unconscious

16 your natural armor by +4.

Action: Free.
until the damage is healed.
Action: Instant.
Duration: 5 rounds plus one round per Duration: Instant.
Metamorphosis advancement. Usage: Telepathy.
Usage: Metamorphosis.
TABLE 1-6: NEURAL FEATS
Feat Name Prerequisite Description
Arcing Current Electrokinesis Power electrical devices from a distance
Body’s Limit Iaetrokinesis Act when at zero or fewer hp
Bonemorph Metamorphosis Increase natural armor by +4
Brain Poison Telepathy Damage those who try to read your
thoughts
Death’s Door Iaetrokinesis, Body’s Limit Concentration check to remain alive at
-10 or lower hp
Detect Thoughts Telepathy, Mental Communication, Detect thoughts in a 60 ft. cone
Empathy
Electrokinetic Jolt Electrokinesis, Arcing Current Generate 5 ft. line of electricity
Empathy Telepathy, Mental Communication Sense strong emotions
Focused Strike Precognition, Foresight, Precognitive Concentration check becomes bonus to
Combat next attack roll
Future Sight Precognition, Foresight, Precognitive Never flat-footed, able to act in surprise
Combat round
Healing Touch Iaetrokinesis, Body’s Limit, Mind Over Heal ally for 2d8+1 per level (max +10)
Body II
Hive Mind Telepathy, Cha 12+ Linked with allies
Ignore Pain Iaetrokinesis, Body’s Limit Automatically pass Mas saves
Inner Power Eletrokinesis Power hand-held electrical devices
Limb Elongation Metamorphosis Reach increases by 5 ft.
Levitation II Telekinesis, Telekinetic Hand, Telekinesis Gain fly speed
Mastery, Levitation
Magnetism Electrokinesis, Arcing Current Attract metal objects
Metamorphic Claws Metamorphosis Gain claw attack
Mind Bastion Telepathy, Mind Shield +4 bonus vs. certain neural abilities
Mind Over Body I Iaetrokinesis, Body’s Limit Heal self 1d8+1 per level (max +5)
Mind Over Body II Iaetrokinesis, Body’s Limit, Mind Over Heal self 2d8+1 per level (max +10)
Body I
Mind Shield Telepathy +4 bonus vs. certain neural abilities
Mind Trap Communication, Psychic Interrogation Causes Wisdom damage over several
rounds
Mind’s Eye Telepathy, Blindness Detect living creatures and motion
Neural Concert Telepathy Increase duration and DC of neural
abilities when working with allies
Neural Extension Any neural feat, Concentration 13 ranks Increase duration of neural feats
Precognitive Reading Precognition +4 bonus to certain skills
Rearrangement Metamorphosis Immune to all critical hits
Revelation Precognition, Precognitive Reading Steal a glimpse of target’s future
Shared Pain Telepathy Split damage between ally and yourself
Whirling Barrier Telekinesis, Telekinetic Hand, Telekinetic Create barrier of moving objects around
Shield self
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 CEREBRAL SCION
Mutant Feat
Through the power of her intellect the mutant is able
to project her potent mental abilities.
Prerequisite: Neural mutation (any).
Benefit: Choose one neural mutation you possess
(Precognition, Telekinesis, or Telepathy). The DC for
any ability linked to that mutation, as well as other
attribute-derived aspects (such as number of uses per
day), are now based on the mutant’s Intelligence.
CRYPTIC ORDAINMENT
You have gone through the mysterious rites and rituals
required to join one of the wasteland’s major cults.
Prerequisite: Allegiance to a cult; 3rd level.
Benefit: You gain a +1 faith bonus to your
religion’s favored skills (see each cult’s Allegiance
Benefits). You also gain a +1 morale bonus to any one
saving throw of your choice.
DEATH’S DOOR
Neural Feat
The mutant is able to bring herself back from death’s
door despite the most traumatic injuries.
Prerequisite: Iaetrokinesis, Body’s Limit.
Benefit: If an attack or effect would reduce you to
-10 or lower hit points you may make a Concentration
check (DC equal to the amount of damage inflicted) to
remain alive. Your hit points return to -9 and you are
stabilized.
Action: Immediate.
Duration: Instant.
Usage: Iaetrokinesis.
DETECT THOUGHTS
Neural Feat
You are able to invade the minds of intelligent
creatures and read their surface thoughts.
Prerequisite: Telepathy, Mental Communication,
Empathy.
Effect: You detect surface thoughts in creatures
within a 60 ft. cone. The amount of information
revealed depends on how long you study a particular
area or subject.
1st Round: Presence or absence of thoughts (from
conscious creatures with Intelligence scores of 1 or
higher).
2nd Round: Number of thinking minds and the
Intelligence score of each. If the highest Intelligence
is 26 or higher (and at least 10 points higher than
your own Intelligence score), you are stunned for
1 round and the effect ends. This feat does not let
18 you determine the location of the thinking minds if
you can’t see the creatures whose thoughts you are
detecting.
3rd Round: Surface thoughts of any mind in the
area. A target’s Will save (DC 10 + your Charisma
modifier) prevents you from reading its thoughts, and
you must use this feat again to have another chance.
Creatures of animal intelligence (Int 1 or 2) have
simple, instinctual thoughts that you can pick up.
Each round, you can turn to detect thoughts in a new
area. Detect Thoughts can penetrate barriers, but 1
foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal, a thin sheet of
lead, or 3 feet of wood or dirt blocks it.
Action: Attack.
Duration: One minute per character level.
Usage: Telepathy.
DISCIPLE OF THE GLOW
All who join the ranks of the Brotherhood of Radiation
surrender their individuality to become a part of the
greater whole. Service to the “Enlightened Hierarchy
of The Mutant Race” precludes any room for dissent
or idle thought. In return your single-minded
dedication to the Glow has transformed your mind into
a fortress of mental power.
Prerequisite: Mutant, allegiance to the
Brotherhood of Radiation.
Benefit: When called to make a Fortitude or Reflex
save you may spend an Action Point to use your Will
save instead.
Special: A Brotherhood Force Master, Psion,
Censor, or Illuminated may take this as a bonus feat.
DEADLY VAPORS
Mutant Feat
The mutant’s stench is heavy with the awful perfume
of a deadly toxin.
Prerequisite: Stench (mutation), Weakening Vapors
(Feat).
Benefit: As an attack action you may emit
poisonous vapors to complement your stench; these
vapors instantly extend out to the maximum range
of your stench cloud, but dissipate at the end of the
round. The vapors count as an inhaled poison, with
a Fortitude save DC equal to your Stench DC, initial
damage 1d4 Con, secondary damage unconsciousness.
You are innately immune to the poison of your vapors,
but others are not. You can use this ability once per
day per point of Con modifier (minimum of 1).
ELECTRIC CHARGE FIELD
Mutant Feat
The mutant is able to charge her body with power, so
that any contact with her is potentially lethal.
Prerequisite: Spontaneous Electric Charge
Generation (mutation).
Benefit: As an attack action you may charge your
body with a static field that reacts to sudden contact
with foreign bodies. Any time you are hit by a melee
attack - unarmed or armed - you inflict damage on
the attacker equal to the damage you normally do
with your Spontaneous Electric Charge Generation
mutation. Each time you use this ability counts as a
use of your Spontaneous Electric Charge Generation
ability, and the charge remains in place until you
choose to deactivate it (as an attack action) or it is
triggered.
Special: You can only benefit from one charge at
any given time, so if you use Spontaneous Electric
Charge Generation as an attack it negates the electric
charge field protecting you.
ELECTROKINETIC JOLT
Neural Feat
The powerful electrokinetic mutant is able to generate
a stroke of power to strike down enemies.
Prerequisite: Electrokinesis, Arcing Current.
Effect: The mutant can generate a 5-foot-wide line
of electricity that reaches up to 10 feet (plus 10 feet
per Electrokinesis advancement) and inflicts 2d6 plus
1d6 points of electricity damage per advancement
(maximum 10d6). All creatures in the area may make
a Reflex save (DC 15) for half damage.
Action: Full.
Duration: Instant.
Usage: Electrokinesis.
EMPATHY
Neural Feat
You can sense strong emotions in your immediate
vicinity.
Prerequisite: Telepathy, Mental Communication.
Effect: You automatically sense the strong
emotions of living creatures within the range of your
Telepathy (unless otherwise noted, 100 feet plus 10
feet per Charisma modifier). “Strong” indicates an
emotion that consumes the creature’s current behavior
or thoughts; typical feelings include anger, fear, envy,
love, pity, and madness. The empath either detects
these emotions through auras (visible displays of color
that only she can see), or else partly shares in the same
emotion, though in the latter case she has total control
over the feelings and may suppress them at will.
Action: Attack.
Duration: Instant.
Usage: Telepathy.
EYE TERROR
Mutant Feat
The mutant’s multitude of eyes allow her to sweep an
entire area with her searing eyebeams.
Prerequisite: Optic Emissions (mutation), plus
either Multiple Eyes (mutation), Cranial Parasite
(mutation), or Dual Headed (mutation).
Benefit: You may use your Optic Emissions
mutation to attack as many targets as you have sets of
eyes. For example, if you had all three eye mutations
(Multiple Eyes, Cranial Parasite, and Dual Headed),
you could make 4 attacks. Each attack requires a
separate attack roll. You can only attack a given target
once with an eyebeam..
EYES OF FIRE
Mutant Feat
The mutant’s eyebeams can cause opponents to ignite
in flames.
Prerequisite: Optic Emissions (mutation).
Benefit: In addition to doing damage, your use of
Optic Emissions has a chance of causing an opponent
to catch on fire. Any time you strike an opponent with
your eyebeams she must make a Reflex save (DC 10
+ your character level) or catch fire, taking 1d6 points
of fire damage immediately. Each subsequent round
she must make another saving throw; failure means
she takes another 1d6 points of damage that round.
Success means that the fire has gone out. This fire may
be put out normally (see Catching on Fire in Modern
d20 SRD)
FOCUSED PULSE
Mutant Feat
The pyrokinetic mutant is able to focus her wild talent
into a narrow but more destructive ray.
Prerequisite: Pyrokinetic Pulse Generation.
Benefit: The area of the mutant‘s pyrokinetic pulse
is changed to a line (instead of a burst centered on
her), and the damage increases by +1 die. Range and
DC is unaffected.
Special: This feat was originally introduced in In
Pursuit of The Mind Masters.
FOCUSED STRIKE
Neural Feat
Focusing her flow of emotions and thoughts, the
character becomes one with her weapon, if only for the
blink of an eye.
Prerequisite: Precognition, Foresight, Precognitive
Combat.
Benefit: By taking a move action to concentrate
you may make a Concentration check. The result of
this check becomes a bonus added to your next single
attack roll. If you do not make an attack immediately
after using this ability the bonus is lost.
Action: Move.
Duration: Instant.
Usage: Precognition.
FUTURE SIGHT
Neural Feat
Though you move at the same time as the world
around you, your senses are constantly a few steps
ahead, warning you of coming danger.
Prerequisite: Precognition, Foresight 19
Benefit: Because you see danger before it comes,
you are never considered flat-footed and are always
able to act normally in a surprise round.
 Action: Free. INNER POWER
Duration: Unlimited. Neural Feat
Usage: Unlimited. Only a few electrokineticists are able to generate the
electricity needed to power more advanced items, but
HEALING TOUCH those that do are a force to be reckoned with.
Neural Feat Prerequisite: Electrokinesis.
The mutant’s ability to mend the body through the Effect: The mutant is able to serve as a power
power of her mind extends to the wounds of others as source for any powered item she holds in hand. She
well. can provide power for one “charge” (just like a power
Prerequisite: Iaetrokinesis, Body’s Limit, Mind clip, power beltpack, minifusion cell, etc.) each time
Over Body. she uses this ability.
Benefit: You can use Mind Over Body on an ally. Action: Attack.
Action: Full-round. Duration: Constant.
Duration: Instant. Usage: Electrokinesis.
Usage: Iaetrokinesis.
LEVITATION II
HIDDEN MUTATION Neural Feat
Mutant Feat Through the use of her considerable telekinetic powers
The mutant’s mutation is either too subtle to notice, or the mutant is able to “fly” while levitating in the air.
can be retracted/absorbed back into her body to avoid Prerequisite: Telekinesis, Telekinetic Hand,
being seen. Telekinesis Mastery, Levitation.
Prerequisite: Disguise 4 ranks. Benefit: As Levitate, except you may move with a
Benefit: Pick one mutation; you may hide that fly speed equal to your base movement, and may go as
mutation when it is not actively being used. A high as 30 ft. per point of Con bonus (minimum 30 ft.)
Spot check (DC 25), along with a complete body above the ground.
examination, is required to discover its existence. Special: As with Levitate, if the duration ends
Special: This feat may only be taken at 1st level. before you have landed, you immediately drift to the
ground without harm (unless you choose to activate
the feat again).
HIVE MIND Action: Move.
Neural Feat
Duration: 5 rounds plus one per round per
The mutant is connected to similarly mutated allies by
Telekinesis Advancement.
a telepathic “hive mind”.
Usage: Telekinesis.
Prerequisite: Telepathy
Benefit: You and all allies who also have this feat
are connected by a hive mind. If any one of you is LIMB ELONGATION
aware of danger, you all are. If any one of you is not Neural Feat
flat-footed, none of you are. To benefit from this feat Through sheer force of will the mutant may alter her
all allies must be within 1 mile of each other. own bone structure to increase her reach.
Action: Free. Prerequisite: Metamorphosis.
Duration: Unlimited. Effect: The mutant’s reach increases by 5 ft. The
Usage: Unlimited. mutant suffers 1 point of lethal damage for every
round that the increased reach is manifested.
Action: Attack.
IGNORE PAIN Duration: 5 rounds plus one round per
Neural Feat
Metamorphosis advancement.
The mutant is able to shrug of devastating amounts of
Usage: Metamorphosis.
physical damage.
Prerequisite: Iaetrokinesis, Body’s Limit.
Benefit: You are immune to Massive Damage MAGNETISM
checks. Neural Feat
Action: Immediate. With her mind the mutant is able to magnetically
Duration: Instant. attract metal objects towards her.
Usage: Unlimited. Prerequisite: Electrokinesis, Arcing Current.

20 Effect: When this ability is activated the mutant

begins attracting small metal objects to her, which will
roll, skitter, slide, or fly towards her (depending on
the particular item). To be affected an item must be
made of metal (or mostly made of metal) and weigh
no more than 5 lbs. (plus 5 lbs. per Electrokinesis
advancement). The mutant is not hurt when these
objects converge on her, and once the effect ends all
affected items fall at her feet. Applicable objects
held or worn by other creatures are allowed a Reflex
save (DC 15) to resist being drawn to the mutant.
Unattended items get no saving throw.
Action: Full-Round.
Duration: Instant.
Usage: Electrokinesis.
MEDITATION
The mutant may enter a momentary trance to focus her
mind and mental powers with unparalleled clarity.
Benefit: By spending a move action the character
gains a bonus to any Concentrate check (made in the
next round) equal to her Wisdom bonus.
METAMORPHIC CLAWS
Neural Feat
Though painful the metamorph can “will” the bones in
her hands to elongate, effectively giving her “claws”
to fight with.
Prerequisite: Metamorphosis.
Effect: The mutant’s may now make a claw attack
for 1d6 points of damage (and also provide a +2 bonus
to Climb checks). The damage increases by one step
for each Metamorphosis advancement (i.e. 1d8, 1d10,
and 2d6). The mutant suffers 1 point of lethal damage
for every round that the claws remain manifested.
Action: Attack.
Duration: 5 rounds plus one round per
Metamorphosis advancement.
Usage: Metamorphosis.
MIND BASTION
Neural Feat
You have developed your Mind Shield into an
impenetrable bastion into which your mind can retreat
in the face of attack.
Prerequisite: Telepathy, Mind Shield.
Effect: You gain a +4 bonus to saves against
the following neural abilities: Mind Crush, Mind
Stun, Mind Blast, Mind Strike. In addition, if you
successfully save you take no damage (instead of half).
Action: Free.
Duration: Constant.
Usage: Unlimited.
MIND OVER BODY I
Neural Feat
With this ability the mutant is able to repair her own
wounds, through strict concentration and focus.
Prerequisite: Iaetrokinesis, Body’s Limit.
Benefit: You are able to heal yourself as a full-
round action for 1d8 points of damage, +1 character
level (maximum +5).
Action: Full-round.
Duration: Instant.
Usage: Iaetrokinesis.
MIND OVER BODY II
Neural Feat
The mutant’s ability to heal her own injuries is
substantially increased.
Prerequisite: Iaetrokinesis, Body’s Limit, Mind
Over Body I.
Benefit: You are able to heal yourself as a full-
round action for 2d8 points of damage, +1 per
character level (maximum +10).
Action: Full-round.
Duration: Instant.
Usage: Iaetrokinesis.
MIND SHIELD
Neural Feat
Through mental training you have fortified your mind
against intrusion and domination.
Prerequisite: Telepathy.
Effect: You gain a +4 bonus to saves against
the following neural abilties: Anxiety Trigger,
Attraction Trigger, Brain Poison [BoR], Charm
Person, Domination, Fight Trigger, Flight Trigger, Lie
Detector, Psychic Interrogation.
Action: Free.
Duration: Constant.
Usage: Unlimited.
MIND TRAP
Neural Feat
As an attack the mutant can trap the consciousness
of one opponent in sight within the confines of her
own mind, causing her to face phantasms of her own
imagination. These phantasms appear monstrous and
hunt the opponent through a “dream maze”; if killed
in the “maze”, the opponent may enter a coma or even
suffer a fatal heart attack.
Prerequisite: Telepathy, Lie Detector (feat), Mental
Communication (feat), Psychic Interrogation (feat).
Benefit: An opponent targeted by this ability must
make a Will saving throw (DC 10 + your Charisma
modifier) each round for 1d6 rounds; each time the
opponent fails, she loses 1d4 points of temporary
Wisdom. An opponent reduced to zero Wisdom from
the use of this ability must make another Will save (at
the same DC) or enter a permanent coma; otherwise
she is simply knocked unconscious.
Action: Attack.
Duration: Instant.
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Usage: Telepathy.
 MIND’S EYE PRECOGNITIVE READING
Neural Feat Neural Feat
This feat allows a blind mutant to “see” through Because you can see the end result of a conversation
obstacles and obstructions, using the power of her before it even takes shape, your precognition gives
mind to detect life and motion out to a certain range; you a particular edge in negotiations. Not only can
i.e. a kind of psychic “sonar”. you finish another person’s sentences even before they
Prerequisite: Telepathy, Blindness (defect). are formed, you can glimpse into the future to see
Benefit: You “see” all living creatures and sources what responses will anger or appease the people you
of motion out to a range equal to 15 feet times your are dealing with.
Charisma bonus (if positive; minimum of 15 feet) Prerequisite: Precognition.
as if you had 360 degree senses. This even operates Benefit: When you use this ability you gain a +4
through obstacles and solid obstructions. bonus to Bluff, Diplomacy, and Gather Information
Action: Free. checks for the duration.
Duration: Instant. Action: Free.
Usage: Unlimited. Duration: 1 round per level.
Usage: Precognition.
NEURAL CONCERT
Neural Feat PSYCHO-POTENCE
A mutant with this ability can unite her mind with Mutant Feat
those who share the same level of neural mastery, By exerting tremendous mental control the mutant
magnifying her abilities to increase the duration of is able to alter the power of her mutations to violent
effect or the difficulty to resist. effect.
Prerequisites: Telepathy. Prerequisite: Any mutation or neural feat that
Benefit: Total up the number of friendly characters inflicts damage.
who also have the Neural Concert feat within 30 ft. Benefit: When using any mutation or neural feat
(including yourself), and modify one aspect (duration that inflicts damage, you may elect to spend two daily
or DC) of any other neural feat you use this round uses instead of one (e.g. two daily uses of Telekinesis
according to the table below. or Spontaneous Electric Charge Generation) to
Action: Free. replace its existing damage and instead inflict damage
Duration: Instant. equal to 1d6 per character level (maximum 20d6). All
Usage: Unlimited. other associated rules governing the ability (such as
range, type of damage, etc.) remain the same.
In Concert Characters Duration DC
2 x1.5 2 REARRANGEMENT
3-4 x2 4 Neural Feat
5-9 x2.5 6 Through mind over matter you are able to re-arrange
your internal organs for a short period of time.
10-15 x3 8 Prerequisite: Metamorphosis
16 x4 10 Effect: For the duration you are completely
immune to critical hits.
Action: Attack.
NEURAL EXTENSION Duration: 5 rounds plus one round per
Mutant Feat
Metamorphosis advancement.
Your inhuman mastery of the mind allows you to
Usage: Metamorphosis.
extend the duration of your mental powers.
Prerequisite: Any one neural feat, Concentration
13 ranks. REVELATION
Benefit: When you use a neural feat that has a Neural Feat
duration greater than Instant, the effective duration By focusing on a specific individual the mutant is able
increases to the next step. Rounds become minutes, to snatch a glimpse of her future - and learn of her true
minutes become hours, hours become days, and days nature.
become weeks. Prerequisite: Precognition, Precognitive Reading.
Benefit: This ability only works if the target

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Concentration check (DC equal to 20 + target’s
HD) you are able to steal a glimpse into the target’s
future, becoming witness to a significant event that,
if it would otherwise come to pass, would reveal her
hidden agenda. The ability lets you see what the target
has in store for you in specific, as if her plans were
able to come to fruition in the future. For example, if
the target means to kill you by ambushing your party,
you would have a vision of the ambush being set; if
the target was merely a spy gathering information
for a rival faction, you might have a vision of her
meeting with agents of that faction and overhear their
conversation.
Action: Full-round.
Duration: Instant.
Usage: Precognition.
SCINTILLATING EYEBEAMS
Mutant Feat
The mutant’s multi-faceted eyes diffuse and disperse
its eyebeams so that they pour from the eyes in a
coruscating torrent of multi-colored lights.
Prerequisite: Multi-Faceted Eyes (mutation), Optic
Emissions (mutation).
Benefit: Your Optic Emissions now have an affect
of effect equivalent to a line, with a range of 50 feet.
All opponents along this corridor are struck; no attack
roll is required, though all targets along the line may
make a Reflex save (DC 20) to take only half damage.
SHARED PAIN
Neural Feat
Brotherhood Force Masters assigned to protect the
Illuminated often master this unusual telepathic ability,
which helps them to shield their masters in battle.
Prerequisite: Telepathy.
Benefit: You can designate a single individual
within sight to benefit from this feat. So long as this
link is maintained that character no longer needs to
make massive damage saves. However, each time that
character takes damage you suffer an amount of non-
lethal damage equal to 1/2 the original amount. You
can only designate a single individual at any given
time, and may break the link as a free action on your
turn. Designating an individual counts as a daily use
of your Neural Telepathy.
Action: Free.
Duration: Unlimited.
Usage: Telepathy.
STUN FIELD
Mutant Feat
The mutant is able to stun opponents with his charge
generation.
Prerequisite: Spontaneous Electric Charge
Generation (mutation).
Benefit: In addition to doing damage, your use
of Spontaneous Electric Charge Generation also
forces those opponents successfully struck by it to
make a Fortitude save (DC 15 + your Con modifier, if
positive) or be stunned for 1 round.
SUPERHUMAN LONGEVITY
Mutant Feat
Through some unknown process linked to the radiated
environment, the mutant’s cells exhibit an astonishing
ability to regenerate, replicate, and regrow themselves
despite damage, destruction, and even natural cell
death due to age.
Prerequisite: Regenerative Capability (advanced),
Con 20+.
Benefit: The mutant no longer suffers the
debilitating penalties for advanced age, nor does she
gain any bonuses. Her lifespan has no maximum
length, but she may still be killed by normal means,
however.
TOM THUMB
Mutant Feat
Your particular form of dwarfism is an extreme case,
resulting in a size far smaller than usual, even for a
mutant.
Prerequisite: Dwarfism.
Benefit: Every Dwarfism advancement you take
decreases your size by one step (Medium becomes
Small, Small becomes Tiny, Tiny becomes Diminutive,
Diminutive becomes Fine), accumulating all the
normal bonuses and penalties for your new size.
Normal: Normally you cannot decrease your size
past Small with the Dwarfism mutation.
Special: This mutation was originally introduced in
In Pursuit of The Mind Masters.
WEAKENING VAPORS
Mutant Feat
The mutant’s stench carries a hint of debilitating
poison.
Prerequisite: Stench (mutation).
Benefit: As an attack action you may emit
poisonous vapors to complement your stench; these
vapors instantly extend out to the maximum range
of your stench cloud, but dissipate at the end of the
round. The vapors count as an inhaled poison, with
a Fortitude save DC equal to your Stench DC, initial
damage 1d4 Str, secondary damage 1d4 Str. You are
innately immune to the poison of your vapors, but
others are not. You can use this ability once per day
per point of Con modifier (minimum of 1).
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 WHIRLING BARRIER
Neural Feat
The skilled master of telekinesis can manipulate
dozens, if not hundreds or small objects (such as
rocks, shards of glass, debris, etc.) to surround herself
in a whirling, defensive barrier.
Prerequisite: Telekinesis, Telekinetic Hand,
Telekinetic Shield.
Benefit: Using this ability creates a “vortex” of
small debris that surrounds the mutant in a whirling
barrier. This barrier gives the mutant a deflection
bonus to her Defense equal to 1+ her Con bonus, and
does not impede the mutant in any way, moving with
her as she moves. In addition, any creature entering or
remaining in a square adjacent to the mutant takes 1d8
points of damage each round on the mutant’s action.
There must be a reasonable amount of applicable
objects (i.e. debris) nearby to form the barrier when
this ability is triggered.
Action: Move.
Duration: 1 round/level.
Usage: Telekinesis.
NEW ITEMS
From radioactive relics sought-after
by the Brotherhood, to quack cures
peddled by mountebanks and
unprincipled juju doctors, to items
found only in the hands of specific
cults, this section covers a number of
new items for Darwin’s World.
ARIUM RADIUM TABLETS
Created during the heyday of the Ancients’ obsession
with radioactivity, these tablets, when taken, would
revive energy and vitality in the patient, “stronger than
1,000 cups of coffee”.
A character taking a single arium tablet gains
1D10x10 REM, but instantly recovers from any
fatigued or exhausted condition. A typical tin of arium
tablets contains 1d10 doses.
FALL-OUT FACE POWDER
Created during the heyday of the Ancients’ obsession
with radioactivity, this face powder was used to
irradiate the face and cause all hair to fall out,
basically duplicating a shave without the razor or
mess.
A character using fall-out face powder loses all
facial hair for 1d4 weeks, but gains 1D10 REM. A
typical jar of fall-out face powder contains 1d4 doses.
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LIFE GAUGE
Used exclusively by the Cult of Blood, the “life
gauge” is a handheld device similar to a diagnostic
scanner. This Geiger counter-sized gizmo monitors
life signs in a single living creature within 30 ft.. The
gauge displays the creature’s current condition; the
“conditions” are: full health, wounded, below 50% hit
points, dying, and dead. A life gauge requires a power
belt pack to operate, and using it is a standard action.
RADITHOR CREAM
Created during the heyday of the Ancients’ obsession
with radioactivity, this dubious cure-all (a solution of
radium salts) was sold in drug stores and supermarkets
everywhere for its curative properties.
A character taking a dose of radithor gains 2D20
REM, but also gains +1 to all saving throws to resist
the effects of disease for 48 hours. A typical vial of
radithor contains 1d4 doses.
RADIUM EMANATOR
This cylindrical glass device was created during the
heyday of radioactive quackery, and was touted as a
means of increasing agricultural outputs geometrically.
The device resembles a hand-pump, to be placed in an
irrigation source in which Ra-226 would be aerated.
Water aerated by an emanator becomes radioactive
(as a Mild source), but this water, if used to irrigate
soil, will generate crops/plant life that is 50%-100%
larger than normal.
SERUM BOOSTER
Followers of the Cult of Blood are sometimes given
“boosters” of the serum that created them, small
samples contained in test tubes or bottles that can be
consumed when needed.
A mutant with the Nocturnal mutation who takes a
serum booster extends her peak activity cycle by an
additional 6 hrs. Multiple doses have no effect. The
booster acts a poison (Ingested, Save DC 22, Initial
1d6 Con, Secondary 2d6 Con) to anyone without this
mutation.
WATER REVIGATOR
Created during the heyday of the Ancients’ obsession
with radioactivity, this device was a ceramic container
lined with uranium and radon. The radioactive
elements were believed to be a sure means of water
purification.
Water placed in a revigator (5 liter capacity) for
at least 8 hours will have all parasites and organic
contaminants neutralized. Chemical contaminants are
not affected, however. Water purified in this fashion is
irradiated however (1D10 REM per liter).
 RADIATION (OPTIONAL Source Intensity* REM / Minute
1D10
RULES) Lightly irradiated
Moderately irradiated 1D10x10
Of all things post-apocalyptic,
what could be more iconic than Highly irradiated 1D10x50
radiation? In the classic post- Severely irradiated 1D10x100
holocaust setting, it is the lingering
remnants of a war fought long ago, the “curse” of
Unless a character is shielded from radiation (either
a race of Ancient people whose weapons poisoned
through a radiation suit, or a specific mutation), REM
and killed their planet, a looming threat that every
is automatically accumulated without a saving throw.
survivor hopes to avoid, an invisible killer that lurks
However, the dire effects of radiation can be avoided
in lost ruins and crumbling necropolis. Yet, for all its
with a saving throw, if applicable.
importance to the genre, the rules for radiation found
The various levels of radiation sickness are outlined
in the basic Darwin’s World rulebook are simplified
below, listed by REM level.
and scant.
This section offers optional rules for radiation,
both getting into more detail as well as making a run- 0 - 20 REM
in with radiation a far deadlier experience through This level of irradiation is generally not noticeable,
simulating more realistic consequences. If you like having little or no effect on the victim.
your radiation deadly, these new rules might be an
appealing option! 21 - 50 REM
At this stage, irradiation leads to a reduced white
blood cell count, making it difficult for the victim to
RADIATION SOURCE fight off disease and infection.
All radiated areas (or sources of radiation, such as
Effect: Victim takes 1 Con damage. In addition,
an irradiated object or person) will have an intensity
she must succeed at a Fortitude save (DC 15) or
rating. Exposure to such a source will cause the
take a -2 penalty to all saving throws vs. disease,
accumulation of “REM”, which becomes more
contamination, or infection until her REM level is
hazardous the higher the level. The amount of REM
reduced to 20 or less.
accumulated from a source depends on its intensity
and the time exposed, as shown below:

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 51 - 100 REM
At 51-100 REM the victim may suffer headaches and
sickness, and also faces an increased risk of infection
(due to disruption of cell activity).
Effect: Victim takes 1d3 Con damage. In addition,
she must succeed at a Fortitude save (DC 15) or
become sickened until REM level is reduced to 50 or
less.
101 - 200 REM
Nausea and vomiting appear soon after exposure,
followed by lack of energy. Long-term effects often
include sterility; pregnant women suffer spontaneous
abortion or stillbirth.
Effect: Victim takes 1d6 Con damage. In addition,
she must succeed at a Fortitude save (DC 15) or
become sickened and fatigued until REM level is
reduced to 100 or less. On a successful save the
victim is still fatigued.
201 - 300 REM
As 101-200 REM, but the victim gradually loses all
of her body hair, and suffers from a greater risk of
secondary illness due to the wholesale destruction of
her body’s white blood cells.
Effect: Victim takes 2d6 Con damage and is both
fatigued and sickened. She also takes a -4 penalty to
all future saving throws vs. disease, contamination, or
infection until her REM level is reduced to 200 or less.
In addition, she must succeed at a Fortitude save (DC
20) or gradually lose all body hair.
601 - 1000 REM
At this stage the victim faces bone marrow destruction,
as well as gastric and intestinal tissue damage.
Effect: As above, except the DC to stop the
bleeding increases to 30.
1001 - 5000 REM
Symptoms appear moments after exposure, involving
exhaustion and nausea caused by direct activation of
chemical receptors in the brain. Death is typically
inevitable due to massive cell death, presaged by
delirium resulting from a destruction of the victim’s
circulatory system.
Effect: Victim takes 3d6 permanent Con
damage and is both exhausted and nauseated, and
automatically loses all body hair. In addition, she must
succeed at a Fortitude save (DC 25) or begin bleeding
at a rate of 1 hit point per round (this bleeding can
only be countered with a Heal check at DC 30, or
the application of hemochem). If the saving throw is
failed by 5 or more, she is also considered stunned.
5001 - 8000 REM
This level of exposure results in immediate
disorientation and coma, followed by death due to a
total collapse of the nervous system.
Effect: As above, except victim becomes
unconscious if the saving throw is failed by 5 or more,
instead of stunned.

301 - 400 REM

At this level of irradiation the victim suffers
uncontrollable bleeding from the mouth, under the
skin, and in the kidneys.
Effect: Victim takes 2d6 Con damage and is both
fatigued and sickened. She also takes a -4 penalty to
all future saving throws vs. disease, contamination,
or infection until her REM level is reduced to 200 or
less, and automatically loses all body hair. In addition,
she must succeed at a Fortitude save (DC 20) or
begin bleeding at a rate of 1 hit point per round (this
bleeding can only be countered with a Heal check at
DC 15, or the application of hemochem).

401 - 600 REM

At 401-600 REM the inability of the body to fight
internal bleeding often leads to a slow death.
Effect: As above, except the Con damage is
permanent. In addition, the victim is considered
nauseated on a failed Fortitude save (DC 20), and the
DC to stop the bleeding increases to 20.
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 CHAPTER 2 - BROTHERHOOD OF RADIATION
The largest and most influential
“religion” of the Twisted
Earth setting is the so-called
“Brotherhood of Radiation”.
Like any real-world religion,
the history of the Brotherhood
of Radiation has seen episodes of
ignorance, treachery, tragedy, and inspiration. And,
like any real-world religion, the realities are often
unknown to the general masses.
The following details the true history of the
Brotherhood, from its origins among the urban
gangs of Denver, to its rebirth in the dusty ruins of
Las Vegas, Nevada. Much of what is written here
is unknown, or at best hinted at through old legends
and hagiographical scripture; the complete picture
presented below is unlikely to be known to any one
individual alive today.
THE APOCALYPSE - SOCIETY KNOWS
WHEN TO FOLD
Denver, at the height of the Ancient era. Like most
major urban centers in America at the beginning of
the 21st century, Denver was nothing like the city
familiar to most readers. Massive overpopulation
and crowding of the great cities of the country was
out of control, leading to an escalating stratification
of society, an economic crisis that was fast creating a
massive lower class. Cities became mass arcologies
for the poor, and as a result crime levels in major
metropolitan areas skyrocketed.
It was in this atmosphere of despair and misery
that the origins of the Brotherhood of Radiation can
be found. Most remarkably, the figures that would
come to found and set forth the course for this religion
(arguably the most well-known and influential on the
Twisted Earth) also originate from this time.
One person in particular, a prophet strong in body
with a stubborn will to survive, lived during this time.
She was a street orphan, used and abused and made
tougher as a result. She was well known on the streets
as a tough despite her age of 14, and for managing to
stay one step ahead of the drug-addicted “crazies” that
ruled the city streets by night. She cared for a small
band of fellow orphans including her younger brother,
a local troublemaker named “Sledge”, as well as other
street youths and misfits, instilling them with the same
stubbornness to resist taking the cards that were dealt
them, to strive for more. She was considered to be
bad news by the legitimate authorities as well, having
had a long criminal record of petty theft, break-ins,
and vagrancy. But despite this, she held her head
high, clinging to her own particular dream to become a
professional dancer. To pay her way and help support
the other orphans she turned to modeling, and did low-
budget commercials for Denver-area car dealerships.
Then the nuclear war happened. The face of the city
changed; the glass towers of commerce and industry
were leveled. The ruins were rendered into identical
heaps of glittering stone and rotting debris for as far
as the eye could see. But for those who lived there,
it wasn’t much worse than before; the survivors still
had no medical care, still had to steal or scrounge for
food, still had to watch out for the “crazies” and the
“legitimate authorities”.
There was hope for those who needed it, however.
After the Fall Denver was the focus of a major
reconstruction effort by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, better known as FEMA. In
the immediate aftermath, as communications and
coordination with out-of-state entities first dwindled,
then ceased altogether, the city and state government
consolidated their power in Denver, then buckled
down to weather the nuclear winter.
The Defacto Commission on Reconstruction
(“DCR” for short) was made up of important elected
officials from the state and city governments, as well
as experts in the fields of environmental science,
medicine, sociology, and law enforcement. The
Colorado National Guard also contributed a significant
presence in the form of advisers, as well as providing
security and enforcement to keep the DCR in power.
The DCR’s goal was to maintain order immediately
after the Fall, re-establish infrastructure for the
distribution of food and medical care, and to maintain
law and order until a federal presence could be
restored.
Under the DCR Denver became even more
stratified, with the wealthy finding relative security
in the DCR’s handful of secure cordons, with other
survivors being forced to eke out an existence in the
radiated ruins – which dwarfed the DCR enclaves in
sheer scope. It was not long before the street people,
urban poor, and “crazies” (the worst of the gangs)
began to recognize the unwillingness of the DCR to
get involved beyond their camps. Thus, petty gang
lords began to rise in power, taking over enormous
areas of the city and beginning the first turf wars for
control of the wreckage.
The girl, who’d been known to her gang peers by
her street handle, “Princess”, was one of the unlucky
ones to survive the nuclear exchange. Her dreams of
becoming a dancer, of escaping the hell of poverty,
were ended in the same flash that snuffed out millions
of lives. But she didn’t dwell on the tragedy; as a
survivor, she simply rolled up her sleeves and prepared
to dig her way “out of the shit”. It was particularly 27
hard for her, as she had to battle a lifelong addiction to
heroine purely with the force of her own will. But she
emerged victorious, coming out of the hell storm both
 alive and free.
Yet long-term survival wouldn’t be easy. The
streets were fast falling under the control of the city’s
rabid gangs, in particular a gang led by the city’s
worst megalomaniac, Maurice, lord of the “crazies”.
Maurice was at least familiar with Princess and her
gang of orphans; before the war they were victims of
the “crazies” abuse, but now, after the Fall, Maurice
hoped to woo her into adding her people to his ranks.
With the DCR quickly becoming more and more
isolated from events outside their sphere of control,
the city’s gangs were preparing for open war, a final
struggle to see who would be top dog and take the
title of “King of Denver”. Any and all fighters – even
headstrong teen girls and street orphans – could
help tip the balance in the favor of one contender or
another.
Princess refused at first, knowing the “crazies”
were savages and killers, yet to protect her younger
brother and the other orphans she had little choice
but to accept. When the street war was declared,
her youngsters went out to fight… and many never
returned. Maurice was victorious, however, taking the
city after two weeks of brutal, costly urban warfare.
Life under the rule of the “crazies” was just that
– crazy. Daily life was ordered along the whims
of Maurice and his top subordinates, which could
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change daily, even hourly. People were killed for
small grievances, or simply as entertainment. Women
were enslaved and raped. The last straw came when
Maurice ordered patrols of the DCR to be considered
“fair game” and attacked. Princess, at least,
recognized that tangling with the DCR was a bad idea,
one bound to provoke unthinkable reprisals.
Fearing for herself and her “kids”, Princess escaped
the “crazies” and led them to a DCR encampment on
the other side of the city. They had heard word that a
hospital had been taken over by the authorities, which
had been turned into a government-run holding camp
for the sick and starving.
For someone who was used to taking care of herself,
life in the DCR hospital was only marginally better
than out on the streets. She and her followers received
medical care for their radiation sickness, dysentery,
and keloid tumors, but they lived like refugees in large
communal tents, and forced to consume rations of
nutrient-rich (but awful tasting) meals. Furthermore,
agents of the DCR were present in the camp, sorting
out those with contagious diseases and separating them
from the general population. Those who were taken
were never seen again, leading to speculation they
were being killed as a desperate, if inhuman, measure.
Those same agents were also examining those
who’d been exposed to radiation, and before long
Princess, Sledge, and the remaining orphans came
under scrutiny, for all of them had been in the open
when the bombs went off. Princess herself had begun
to show the beginnings of a strange dermal mutation,
which according to camp physicians warranted
quarantining and special care.
Princess resisted, but to ease her mind her orphans
were allowed to go with her, the entire “gang” being
moved to a special ward of the hospital. Here, in
addition to DCR doctors, a Catholic priest named
O’Malley (recuperating from flashburns at the
hospital) made Princess’ acquaintance, and helped
to take care of the children while she recuperated.
Though wary of how good things seemed to be at first,
Princess’ treatment improved and she came to enjoy
her time at the hospital.
DEALT A BAD HAND
During the first few weeks at the hospital, doctors
treated Princess and her orphans for their wounds
and malnutrition, as well as diagnosing the long-
term effects of their radiation exposure. Princess, in
particular, appeared to be mutating. According to the
doctors, her outer layer of skin was degenerating as a
result of a slow-acting necrosis. The condition, they
said with cool indifference, was probably terminal.
Yet, for some reason her body appeared to be adapting,
exhibiting an inhuman effort to regenerate damaged
or dead cells. Her body was fighting back against
the cell death caused by being exposed to the bomb,
but they insisted her time was running out. It was all
technical talk, and above her head, but Princess began
to become agitated under this continued care. The
only thing that kept her there was Father O‘Malley,
who taught her to read and told inspiring stories to the
orphans at night. If not for him, she would have led
the kids away under the cover of night, just like she’d
done when they’d fled the “crazies”.
A year later Princess’ mutations, both good and bad,
seemed to have fought each other to a standstill. The
ionization of the outer dermal layer of her skin, which
had been described initially as “degeneration”, soon
proved to be far more frightful, as the natural pigments
in her skin began in pinpoint-sized patches, to glow.
She panicked, thinking her expected time had come,
but her doctors - unable to explain it - now attested
that the problem was no longer life-threatening.
They further assured her that, with the miraculous
regenerative capabilities of her cells, the process of
degeneration would be a gradual one, taking weeks,
and that the “glowing spots” could be covered, at least
for the time being.
Despite the news, around the same time things
began to go bad for the central authority of Denver.
Continued harassment by the urban crazies led to
a concerted effort by the DCR to sweep the worst
neighborhoods and “pacify” them. The technological
edge of the DCR was significant, but the diminishing
morale of its forces was on the rise. The inability of
the DCR to make contact with any other organized
entity outside of Denver was taking its toll on its
personnel; without hope of help, the DCR’s efforts
at reconstruction seemed to be in vain. Within 16
months of the Fall, the DCR’s organization, forces,
and authority disintegrated, leaving Denver to the
mobs.
Princess and her people stood to inherit the deserted
remnants of the DCR hospital, but it would only be
secure for so long before the crazies discovered it.
Rumors that many of the crazies were now turning to
cannibalism on a large scale to survive made staying
in Denver even less palatable. Princess decided to
leave, taking her brother Sledge and the other orphans
with her. Father O’Malley, no longer able to convince
her to stay until federal forces came to restore order,
joined them. With Princess’ permission, O’Malley
brought along all those men and women still in the
vicinity of the hospital who cared to escape Denver.
What began as a small group of children soon began to
grow into an exodus.
FOLLOW THE QUEEN
The escape from Denver led Princess and her rag-tag
band of followers west into the mountains. Survival
was not easy at first, what with ordinary civilians
quickly turning into trigger-happy xenophobes who
shot everything on sight. That she and her followers
looked like diseased gangers from the inner city didn’t
help, and they were turned back at every door along
I-70. But the children's ability to adapt and live off
the most meager supplies (as they had done for most
of their lives) kept them alive; they soon turned into
expert scavengers, scrounging the abandoned truck
stops, gas stations, and rest stops along the way.
Father O’Malley, who’d since become the unofficial
“conscience” of the group, excused their behavior only
because it was done out of necessity.
East of Idaho Springs the refugees found the
highways and mountain passes to be desolate, and
signs of battle were evident everywhere. Paratroopers
and special forces units had been seeded throughout
the mountains during the war in an effort to cut off
vital supply lines or to disrupt the rail network. This
activity had driven out the native inhabitants of the
Rockies, leaving empty communities and deserted
one-stoplight towns. The nuclear winter was already
beginning to settle in as well, dusting the remnants of
these Rocky Mountain battlefields with a fine layer
of irradiated snowfall. The challenge of surviving
became far more difficult, now that people had been
driven out and the wildlife was beginning to die off.
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The few foods and other supplies found in the region’s
abandoned towns were also becoming contaminated,
so that incidents of radiation sickness rose. By their
third week, virtually all of the refugees suffered from
contamination to some degree.
 When the refugees reached the outskirts of Aspen,
however, they found a town very much alive.
Surrounded by a makeshift wall, the small resort city
appeared to have been fortified by survivors of the
Fall. The rag-tag refugees at once came under scrutiny
by the “Christian Citizen’s Committee of Aspen”, but
the sheer number of children among them prevented
any immediate attack. Instead, Princess, Sledge,
O’Malley, and the others were shepherded in and
given hospitable (albeit shaky) sanctuary.
Over the next few weeks or so Princess and her
people learned that Aspen had been abandoned
by most of its 5,000 inhabitants when word of the
battles between National Guard units and Pacific
Union airborne forces at Glenwood Springs and
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Gunnison first reached the town. Only a handful of
people remained, few of whom were natives: these
included a total of 1,000 followers of the “Aurora
Evangelical Church of Jesus Christ”, whose leader,
Pastor Jeremy Bright, had made Aspen the site of an
annual gathering for his “church”. Having rented out
the Aspen Convention Center for the hosting of an
Evangelical revival (and the filming of the church’s
yearly evangelical telethon - normally held in his
Church’s headquarters of Las Vegas), Bright and his
people had remained when others fled. Inheriting
the small resort town, with the poshly-appointed
Convention Center as his base, Bright counted among
his followers numerous right-wing rich from all across
America, including powerful businessmen and energy
lobbyists. Most of these were living in deep denial
about the War, turning to Bright’s comforting charisma
to insulate them from the horrors beyond Aspen.
Bright, besides being (at least outwardly) a
Christian, businessman, and charismatic leader,
was no fool. He recognized the power that had just
landed in his lap. He had never been one to resort to
cheesy “apocalyptic evangelism” to gather money and
followers (preferring to focus on optimism and self-
betterment to trick people out of their cash), but here
had come the prophesized apocalypse like manna from
heaven. That the “wicked cities” had been stricken,
and people like he and his followers had survived,
made the prospect of firebrand fear-mongering
just too easy to resist. Since the Fall he had turned
Aspen into a respectable community of like-minded
people dedicated to Christ and righteousness.
Attending Sunday services was mandatory; dressing
in wholesome clothing, addressing one another as
“brother” and “sister”, and engaging in all-American
pass times (weather permitting) were encouraged.
He’d even begun to vilify the old way of life (the
“Ancient ways”, which had surely brought down the
wrath of God), and even those outside Aspen’s walls
as “irredeemable sinners”. One didn’t have to go
far to find proof that what he said was true: the only
survivors in the mountains were now scattered bands
of desperate bandits and thieves, and the marauding
remnants of military units (who could be just as bad, if
not worse).
But along came a pretty young woman and a motley
band of pitiable children - accompanied by a priest.
Pastor Bright immediately sensed a threat to his little
“Utopia”, but his followers (many of them secretly
eager to find out there was more to the world outside
than just “sinners” and “devastation”) demanded that
they be given shelter. Fearing that his followers might
turn against him if he refused, Bright relented.
For several weeks Princess, O’Malley, and the
others stayed in Aspen, but soon found Bright’s way
of life suffocating. Bright, for his part, did his best to
make life miserable for them as well - though stopping
just short of persecuting them. But her own unusual
charisma was beginning to take root in Bright’s
followers, many of whom were now beginning to
see the dangerous road they were headed on under
Bright’s guidance. Soon there were murmurings
advocating the creation of a secular government
apart from Bright, one that mandated a separation of
religion and politics.
Seeing the writing on the wall, Bright resorted to a
desperate plan. Eager to keep his followers, many of
whom had been powerful and influential in the pre-
Fall government (and whom, he hoped, would retain
power if and when the federal government managed to
rebound from the War), Bright organized a “town hall”
meeting where he petitioned his people with a plan.
He invited Princess and O’Malley to attend, and, in a
masterstroke, addressed them as equals in a deceiving
show of humility and reconciliation.
Bright put forth the idea of abandoning Aspen and
heading further west. The citizens - including Princess
and O’Malley - were surprised by the unexpected
idea of a full evacuation. But citing reports that a
large gang calling themselves the “Ravagers” had
begun terrorizing small towns further south in the
Rockies, Bright claimed that it was only a matter of
time before Aspen too, was attacked. Furthermore,
if they managed to survive the Utah badlands, it was
a short trek to Las Vegas - a city that Bright insisted,
due to the fact that short of Nellis Air Force Base
had no relevant nuclear targets, would be intact.
That Las Vegas was also his hometown, the base of
his Evangelical empire, and a place where he was
owed many favors by many influential people (and
thus would guarantee him a place in the post-Fall
political landscape if he so wished), was a fact he
did not immediately share. As a coup de grace, with
craftiness comparable to a real-life Mephistopheles
Pastor Bright ingeniously hit Princess below the belt,
showing brochures of the “family fun” to be had in
Las Vegas to the orphans, who were soon behind the
plan 100%.
Princess had little choice but to go along. History
isn’t clear, but she may have been just as eager as the
other inhabitants of Aspen to move on. Whether or not
she realized the dangers of the long journey, Princess
and Bright, with their combined followers, began to
move west.
THE STAKES INCREASE
Passing through the Utah badlands was a torturous
ordeal. Like the Rocky Mountains had been, many
of the towns in Grand and San Juan counties were
deserted; those that were inhabited had turned recluse,
and shunned all contact, even going so far as to go
underground to escape detection. During this period
Pastor Bright, seeing the toll this new leg of the
exodus was going to take on both his and Princess’
followers, cleverly let Princess assume gradual control
over their combined peoples. He did this to prevent
any possible backlash against him for promoting the
idea of leaving Aspen in the first place, and it worked
to some degree. When people began to dry up and
die, a small faction of the refugees began to murmur
against Princess, blaming her for her youth and lack of
education, wondering why they ever agreed to follow
her in the first place. Compounding things was the
revelation that Princess had somehow gotten pregnant
during the journey, and the idea of an unwed teenage
mother went against everything the closest followers
of Bright believed in. These Bright kept close,
knowing that someday their dissatisfaction could come
in handy…
Almost all hope was lost, until at last, one morning
the distant shape of an abbey was seen on the horizon.
The refugees had come across the isolated abbey
of Monticello, whose resident monks had survived
the Fall miles from any urban centers. A visiting
Bishop now reigned over the community, opening the
monastery’s gates to other survivors of the Fall who
had congregated there (seeking assistance and basic
medical care), many of whom, like Princess, were
showing the first signs of mutation.
At Monticello the refugees found shelter, food,
water, and other refugees. They also found a secluded
society of the religious hungry for news of the
outside world. What news they did bring was ill-
tidings, however; the cities had plunged into chaos
and savagery (Denver’s gangs had seized control and
turned to cannibalism, after all), the rural communities
had dispersed, the military’s remnants were now
as desperate as the civilian survivors, and rumors
of “mega-gangs” prowling the roads caused great
concern.
During their stay at Monticello Princess gave birth
to a daughter, whom she named “Angel”. The child
was clearly mutated but strong, exhibiting some of
the bizarre regenerative capabilities of her mother.
Though deformed, she was baptized at the monastery.
Princess, saddened by the idea of bringing such a weak
child into such a horrific world, was comforted by the
Bishop with an old saying: “The birth of a child is
proof that God wants the world to continue on”.
Despite her ignorance, urban upbringing,
questionable past, and relative youth, Princess (now
exhibiting a full-body glow from her complete cellular
ionization) was well-liked by the monks of Monticello.
Before long they were questioning her and the others
where they planned on going. They were welcome to
stay as long as they liked, but the Bishop confessed
that their own supplies would eventually run dry. A
more permanent home had to be found for the children
and the other refugees.
When the plan to go to Las Vegas was revisited, it
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was a source of contention. Many Aspen survivors
had grown weary from the unexpected hardships of
the journey from the Rockies, and arrogantly insisted
on staying at Monticello (despite the abbot’s warnings
 that its sustainability would not last forever). But the
vast majority, who were now firmly in Princess’ camp,
were ready to go wherever she led them.
Before he tragically died of infected keloid lesions
that winter at Monticello, Father O’Malley completed
a comprehensive report to the Bishop - the only
legitimate Church authority for miles, possibly
anywhere in the world, as far as anyone knew -
detailing what had occurred in Denver, Aspen, and
Utah. The Bishop, a hopeful and religious man who
was ready to see signs in the most innocuous places,
made a surprising move: he promoted the idea of
someday venerating Princess, citing Father O’Malley’s
reports of her miraculous nature. By Church law a
candidate for sainthood had to have three miracles
attributed to him/her, and Princess already had two:
her miraculous regeneration, and the miraculous
birth of her child, Angel. All they needed was a third
and final miracle, and she could someday be the first
“saint” of the nuclear apocalypse.
Pastor Bright was agitated by the attention given
to Princess during their stay at Monticello, and by
the onset of spring motivated Princess, the children,
and his own followers to move on. With little
reason remaining to stay at Monticello, the Bishop,
his monks, and their own refugees also uprooted
themselves and chose to join in their journey.
LAS VEGAS - A ROYAL FLUSH
Las Vegas, Nevada, was not as Pastor Jeremy Bright
had imagined. Or as he had promised. It was a
ruin, still covered in the deadly fallout left over from
tactical nuclear weapons detonated over nearby Nellis
Air Force Base. The “glittering jewel of the desert”
was dark at night, its streets, its Strip, and its world-
famous gambling destinations plunged into lightless
shadow except for a subtle violet haze that hovered
over the ruins like a radiated corona. The streets were
empty, the thrill-seeking inhabitants having panicked
and fled when the first bombs began to detonate. Fires
had claimed large swaths of the city, leaving a belt
of ruin surrounding the inner city. Only the haunting
empty husks of the city’s infamous pleasure-palaces,
the grand casinos, stood intact.
As is wont to happen with people pushed too far,
a good number of followers wanted to string up
Pastor Bright for having led them hundreds of miles,
through mountains and hostile desert, to this “empty
bit of nowhere”. Now that she was regarded as their
“leader” of sorts, it was only Princess’ intervention
that saved Bright from being killed.
At first the refugees didn’t know what to do,
faced with the grim reality of having come here for
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nothing, but it was an idea put forth by the Bishop
of Monticello that brought everyone together. After
striking a deal with the city’s two dozen inhabitants
(a pathetic band of ruin-pickers and two-bit gamblers
humorously calling themselves the Nevada Gambling
Commission, or just “The Commission” for short)
for the right to settle here, the Bishop suggested
to Princess that all was not lost. The city could be
rebuilt. They had people and the will to survive. She
was an example of the resilience of this new, post-war
world, in which even a simple young woman could
resist the devastation of the atom and flourish. She
had, after all, survived massive doses of radiation
during the Fall, and had gone on to give birth to a
baby girl who had survived against all odds. The
Bishop suggested Princess and her followers turn Las
Vegas into a “beacon”, a light in the darkness of the
wasteland to draw others from all over, to become a
sanctuary for the sick, diseased, and mutated.
The idea proved to be a catalyst for Princess
and her people, who found hope in working for a
greater ideal. Efforts to clear the streets were made,
scrounging parties were sent into the ruins to find
salvageable supplies, and shelters were constructed or
rebuilt. The Commission, watching from the sidelines,
were inspired to build as well, though they mostly
concentrated their efforts on the northern stretch of the
city. But either way, the old buildings were inhabited
and a drive was initiated to restore power. Power,
Princess believed, would let them “light up Vegas like
a light bulb that could be seen for miles”, drawing
the destitute and hopeless to the new paradise they
planned on building.
THE PASTOR CASHES IN
HIS CHIPS
The Las Vegas Nuclear
Power Plant had just become
operational right before the
Fall. A complex of twin, state-
of-the-art nuclear reactor buildings, LVNPP had been
built not only by the greater city of Las Vegas, but by
funding and contributions from the major gambling
establishments of the area. Power needs, like water
needs, had grown in necessity with the growth of
the city, and true to its future name, the “City of
Lights” demanded a tremendous amount of electricity.
Existing power sources were insignificant for the
massive mega-casinos that planners envisioned in Las
Vegas’ future, and LVNPP was the solution.
Princess and her people found the power plant
to be deserted but only slightly damaged. As they
learned from the Commission, when word of the
coming war reached Las Vegas, the technicians and
engineers at the plant promptly decided to shut down
the reactors to prevent a meltdown in the event of a
catastrophic nuclear strike, or, even if the city wasn’t
hit, the possibility of an electromagnetic pulse in the
atmosphere damaging the plant’s control computers.
Thus, LVNPP was almost in perfect shape, a nuclear
plant whose switch had simply been turned off - and
waited for someone to turn it back on. Yet none of
Princess’ followers (or any among the Commission)
was certified to reactivate something as complex and
dangerous as a nuclear reactor.
After months of trying to revive the reactor using
manuals at the plant, and more technical diagrams
looted from libraries throughout the city, a third
“miracle” occurred - but one with tragic consequences.
With men working inside the main reactor, Princess,
Pastor, and a committee of the city’s new civic
council were at the plant to oversee the operation’s
progress when a freak accident occurred. A critical
event occurred with one of the fuel rods inside
the reactor was struck against a foreign surface (a
tungsten carbide block being used out of ignorance
as an “anvil” for straightening the dented rods). A
burst of blue light instantly filled the reactor chamber,
starting a reaction that somehow activated the reactor
core. The seven workers in the room, as well as
Princess (directly) and Pastor (to a lesser extent, as
he was wearing a radiation suit at the time at his own
insistence, even though the plant was not supposed
to be operable) were exposed to massive doses of
radiation. Princess rushed to the workers in the reactor
to try and assist their escape, while Pastor retreated
from the chamber and sealed off the compartment,
ostensibly to “protect the members of the civic
committee from becoming irradiated as well”.
The seven men in the reactor died within minutes,
but Princess survived. Her body’s superhuman
ability to regenerate cell death now leapt into action,
preventing the potentially-lethal doses of radiation
from killing off her tissues or organs. Effectively
“radiation immune”, she was nonetheless impregnated
with heretofore unheard of levels of roentgens, turning
her into a living, lethal source of radioactivity.
News of the accident left the people of Las Vegas
torn and unsure of what to do. Some insisted they
find a way to shut down the reactor from outside,
before moving in to try and treat Princess. Those
few who had any knowledge of the plant had died
in the accident, however, and shutting the reactor
off would be impossible short of blowing up the
building - killing Princess in the process, and likely
contaminating the entire city and nearby desert in a
new cloud of deadly fallout. Bright argued against
this, as did the Commission, who had no loyalty to
Princess but whom greatly desired to keep the flow of
electricity open.
Pastor Bright, leading a group of loyal followers
in radiation suits into the power plant, claimed they
would make contact with Princess and ask her what
she wanted them to do. Whatever occurred inside
the complex - for it was now off-limits to the general
public, “for their own safety” - Pastor Bright emerged
with a grim and heartbreaking message.
Princess was forever trapped, and she knew it,
but she was thoroughly opposed to endangering her 33
people with any attempt to extract her from the reactor
chamber or damage the plant. Her mission, to turn
Las Vegas’ lights on to create a “beacon for all”,
 was of paramount importance. She would remain
in the reactor chamber and repair the facilities for
loading/unloading the reactor rods, and stay as long
as her body would hold out. She put Pastor Bright
in charge in her absence, pleading to her followers to
avoid entering the power plant to see her. She would
communicate to her followers through Bright, passing
messages through the shielded door to him until
her body’s recuperative abilities were spent and she
ultimately passed away.
ONE LAST HAND
Pastor Bright assumed control of the Las Vegas
refugees not long after. Heeding Princess’ wishes
though terribly traumatized by her loss, the refugees
(including her daughter, Angel, who would go on to
found the first order of Force Masters) turned from the
tragedy to embrace the one good thing that came out
it: Las Vegas was now lit up, burning bright under the
desert moon. Soon would come other survivors and
other refugees, and the rebuilding of the world could
begin.
With Princess gone, Pastor Bright settled
subtly into power. Rumors that he had somehow
orchestrated the accident at the plant with the help
of the Commission (who had supplied the faulty fuel
rod) were suppressed. With a small core of loyal
followers (those who had questioned Princess from
the start) he began to mold the refugees into a new
society. The only thing he really knew well - religious
quackery - became his tool once more, as he slowly
transformed the people of Las Vegas into a perverse
theocracy. To avoid being called a despot, on the
exterior he developed a system of shared power,
ostensibly with Princess at the top, and him as the sole
intermediary between her and her followers (again,
“for their safety”). He would become her mouthpiece,
communicating her will and leadership to the people
at large. Also sharing power (at least on the surface)
was the Bishop of Monticello, leader of the monks
of Monticello, but for him Bright (pretending to be
speaking for Princess) had other plans. Bright charged
him with spreading the word of this new religion’s
open-door policy beyond Las Vegas, establishing
outposts and cells across the wasteland. With the
Bishop’s removal from Las Vegas proper, Bright was
free to pervert the hierarchy with his own followers
and “disciples”. The Commission, whatever their
involvement had been, were rewarded with near
autonomy in the northern part of town, which they
could do with as they wished.
Unknown to most, throughout the slow
transformation of her people into a zealous and corrupt
religious brotherhood, Princess (now known to her
followers as the “Priestess” at Bright’s insistence)
remained alive in the reactor. With her inhuman
recuperative abilities, no doubt accelerated and
empowered by the radiation she was continuously
exposed to, Princess’ cells replenished themselves
at an unthinkable rate. Simply put, she found that
despite fearing an early death, she was unable to
die. Age, a factor in all normal people’s lives, did
not affect her; the natural degeneration of tissue and
organs from advancing time did not affect her, as she
merely regenerated dead and dying cells. Trapped in
a glowing cell and unable to die naturally, and taunted
and tormented by a bitter Pastor (who came to visit her
on occasion, speaking through the lead-laced glass of
the reactor compartment) she withdrew into herself.
Pastor Bright eventually died of thyroid cancer
years later, but not before he transformed Las Vegas
from the ground up into a marvel of sheer lunatic
proportions. Virtually ignoring the desperate cries
of Princess in her irradiated tomb, Bright grew drunk
with power. Pretending to be acting on her orders, he
was successful in establishing a mysterious society
that first worshiped a quasi-Christian God then, as
time went on, turned to the worship of “radiation”
itself. Pointing to Princess’ unnatural healing abilities
and inconceivable refusal to die, and the “new and
marvelous” mutations evident in the growing influx of
refugees coming to Las Vegas everyday, it was easy
for him to personify radiation as an abstract force
and make it a thing worthy of worship. As time wore
on, and people only grew more ignorant, this quack
religion took root.
Bright passed away, but the damage he inflicted
was already done. His followers, who would become
a branch of the Brotherhood ecclesiarchy known as

THE TREFOIL - SYMBOL OF THE BROTHERHOOD

Most outsiders consider the “mushroom cloud” the symbol of the Brotherhood, but the Ecclesiarchy’s official
icon is the trefoil, an ancient, pre-Fall symbol long associated with radiation - and everything nuclear. The
trefoil is worked into banners, temple masonry, and even personal amulets and rings worn by powerful
Brotherhood clerics.
The overt symbolism is obvious, but there is also a hidden meaning to the symbol. Most only see the three
arms created by the trefoil, but when one includes the spaces in between the arms, there are actually six equal
34 pieces to the trefoil. This is seen as representative of the six orders of the Brotherhood: Seekers, Progeny,
Infused, Enlightened, Illuminated, and the lofty Krytarch. The three primary arms of the trefoil stand for the
latter three, considered the “Nuclear Trinity”, for they are by far the most important - and powerful - of the
Ecclesiarchy’s orders.
the “Censors”, buried the treacherous secrets of the
past and perpetuated the worship of radiation. The
power plant at the heart of the city had claimed their
once-great leader, Princess (now worshiped as an
“immortal being”, a sort of living “goddess” with
whom all contact was restricted, under threat of death),
but her loss had been for a greater cause - the cause
of radioactive power. The lessons of Princess’ life,
living and dying to recover the secrets of nuclear
power, became the life goal of generations of deluded
believers.
Today a much different people inhabit the “City of
Lights”. Rising from the ashes of the Fall, clouded in
a shadowy past, is a religion on the scale of medieval
Rome, with adherents proliferating through the ranks
of those “birthed by Holy Radiation”, i.e. mutantkind.
The missionary works of the Bishop of Monticello
(now long dead) have created cells up and down the
trade routes, populated by followers keeping their ear
to the ground for lost sources of radioactive materials,
fuel, and technology - all things that have become
objects of worship. By extension, the glorification
of mutants has also become a key component of
Brotherhood beliefs, for they are truly “children of the
atom”. In Las Vegas itself, a powerful ecclesiarchy
now exists, draped in unparalleled wealth, influence,
and power that hasn’t been seen since the days of
the medieval Church. It is paralleled only by the
decadence and moral ambiguity of the town’s ugly
mirror, the district controlled by the Commission now
known as “Sin City”. This grand city is stratified into
many layers and tiers, and has its own sordid, shadowy
secrets.
But this is Vegas, a city that has always been good at
keeping secrets…
THE ECCLESIARCHY
Officially known as the “Enlightened
Hierarchy of The Mutant Race”,
the hierarchical organization of
the Brotherhood of Radiation is
strictly stratified into ascending
“orders”. These orders each have a distinctive name,
code of dress and behavior, and degree of authority/
responsibility to the Brotherhood Ecclesiarchy as a
whole.
The various orders of the Ecclesiarchy are:
Order Description
Seekers Believers who are not (or cannot
be, for one reason or another)
ordained
Progeny Lowest rank of cloistered members
Infused Followers who have undergone
ritual exposure to radiation
Enlightened Brothers disseminated into the
orders of Force Masters, Psions,
and Censors
Illuminated Leaders, prophets, and ministers of
the Brotherhood
Krytarch Overall head of the Brotherhood of
Radiation
SEEKERS
"Seeker" of the Brotherhood is a broad term that has
come to indicate those vast numbers of mutants who
have heard the Brotherhood's message and flocked to
its banner, but who still lack a deeper understanding
of the religion and its true aims. Seekers can be
found virtually everywhere on the Twisted Earth,
from bustling market towns along the main arterial
trade routes, to the most distant outposts of the deep
wasteland. Their name, “Seeker”, describes the
personal journey that each individual takes to reach the
fabled City of Lights and join with the Brotherhood.
To some this journey involves an actual pilgrimage,
packing up their meager belongings and leaving their
impoverished homes to travel hundreds of miles to
reach the city. To others this involves spreading the
word of the Brotherhood wherever they go. Most
Seekers are benevolently ignorant to the truth lying
beneath the surface of the Brotherhood. These
individuals have only heard the stories of the religion’s
good deeds, or blindly believe in the insidious

THE SECRET FATE OF SOME SEEKERS

There are whispered rumors of a secret ritual performed by the Brotherhood, known as the “Ritual of
Sacrifice”. According to Seeker lore, a follower of the “Glow” who first comes to the City of Lights is
sometimes approached by cloaked members of the Enlightened one or two nights after arriving. These
cloaked men move among those who have only recently arrived in town, and claim that if the pilgrim follows
them, telling no one that she is leaving, she has a chance to be used as an “instrument” to further the glory of
the Ecclesiarchy. The only drawback is that she will never see her family or friends again. Most accept the
calling and follow these shady agents of the Brotherhood, and are indeed never seen again.
Rumors abound as to what happens to those who go, from being “fast-tracked” to Enlightened status to
being “transformed” into an Illuminated. The reality is much more horrific; those gullible recruits taken
by night are invariably fed to the abominations and other monstrosities bred by the Brotherhood in their
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underground spawning pits beneath Nellis Air Force Base, serving as a steady source of food for one of the
Ecclesiarchy’s darkest secrets.
 propaganda leaked out by the Brotherhood to other
communities
The vast masses of Seekers (whose numbers include
entire tribes such as the Followers; see The Broken
36 & The Lost) camp outside the walls of the City of
Lights, living in huge squatter camps that ring Old
Las Vegas like a second city. Most Seekers believe
that proximity to the Brotherhood will bring them
insights into the “Glow” (a phenomenon few Seekers
truly understand), or will draw the attention of the
Brotherhood who will have mercy on them and bring
them into the fold. Though they are poor, hungry, and
destitute, the Seekers are generally filled with hope
that their lives are going to get better because of the
Brotherhood, and live their lives not only contented,
but eager to learn more.
In addition to being an entire caste of loyal and
zealous followers for the Brotherhood, the ranks of the
 BECOMING PROGENY
Once each year members of the Infused, including at least one Censor, venture into the camps of the Seekers
to select new Progeny. They listen to potential candidates, as well as consider reports from others advocating
a particular member to be promoted into the Ecclesiarchy. Sometimes existing Progeny will select a Seeker
to join their ranks due to some service or exhibition of loyalty, but usually the Progeny jealously restrict
entrance and do not support Seekers attempting to enter the Brotherhood (it is true that many Seekers work
their entire lives hoping to earn the good graces of the Progeny above them, only to be passed over again and
again because they are more useful where they are).
However, the ranks of the Progeny must grow and the Infused walk the camps looking for likely
candidates. As mentioned, candidates can be selected through referral, but more often than not they are
simply selected by the Infused at random. To most Seekers and Progeny the selection seems completely out
of the blue, but in reality the Infused observe the crowds using their telepathic powers to determine who is
the most loyal, who is the most dedicated, or who has the most psychic potential. With simply a glance the
Infused are able to bypass those who are unfit, or those who just aren’t dedicated enough, and find the true
“diamonds in the rough”.

Seekers also provide other services. Many Seekers
willingly offer up food, water, and trinkets to the
Brotherhood as “donations” (not unlike the giving
of gifts to monastic orders in the ancient world).
Their camps also indirectly serve the Brotherhood by
generating income, as merchants have begun to follow
the masses of Seekers and now trade has begun to
flourish in the City of Lights.
Though most Seekers know little of the
Brotherhood, what they do know is usually a
positive, naive, and altruistic image. As such Seekers
spread reverent (and often exaggerated) tales of the
Brotherhood wherever they go, and thus serve as a
second voice for the Brotherhood, helping to affirm
their roles as the “saviors of mutantkind”.
PROGENY
The ranks of the "progeny" lie at the bottom of the
Brotherhood's hierarchical pyramid; like all societies,
the masses lie here, at the foundation of the entire
religion. The Progeny include lesser members of
the cult such as low-ranking brothers and sisters, as
well as lay workers and dedicated followers who do
not have the ability or potential to rise higher in the
ranks. Unlike Seekers, however, Progeny have been
accepted into the hierarchy for some reason or another;
sometimes an individual is promoted into the Progeny
simply with a nod from a high-ranking Infused who
passes by, or through a more complex ritual involving
voiced praises from her peers and her immediate
superiors from among the Progeny. To many mutants
this show of acceptance can be the greatest gift they’ll
ever receive; low-witted individuals, or creatures
greatly stunted by their mutations, often remain at this
level for the duration of their lives.
The Progeny of the Brotherhood fill a wide variety
of roles, as befits their numbers and diversity. Many
Progeny serve as mundane watchmen or camp
enforcers, walking among the camps of the Seekers,
keeping an eye on their activities, watching out for
trouble, etc. They are mostly unskilled in combat, but
even brutish tactics are usually sufficient to keep the
masses in line. Most Progeny aren’t wise enough to
understand the theology and pseudo-metaphysics of
their Brotherhood masters (and never will be), and so
simply content themselves with serving the religion
the only way they can.
Progeny also serve as cooks, scullery boys, animal
handlers, porters, copyists, craftsmen, and laborers,
and can be found throughout the City of Lights as well
as on Brotherhood missions to far-flung lands. Some
might join an Illuminated’s train of personal servants,
mending robes, cleaning rooms, and taste-testing food
for her master. Those with a particular talent might
be chosen to become choir members or musicians,
who then receive further training and become part of a
Brotherhood elite’s personal entourage of entertainers.
A Progeny with a strong voice might be selected
to read sacred passages at religious ceremonies, or
chosen to join teams of camp enforcers to act as the
Brotherhood’s mouthpiece when public declarations
are to be made.
Because of their low intelligence and limited
potential most Progeny are little better than the
Seekers (see above), but they are feverishly proud of
their positions and titles, and jealously guard against
those who lie beneath their station.
INFUSED
Those who are deemed worthy of joining the
Brotherhood are selected for any number of reasons,
from physical prowess to mental acuity, or simply for
possessing unusual or powerful mutations that could
serve the Ecclesiarchy well. Still, by tradition even
the most promising recruit to the Brotherhood must
undergo a spiritual and physical transformation known
as the “Ritual of Infusion”.
The Ritual of Infusion is a personal test given to
each and every recruit, and takes place inside the 37
First Holy Temple - a sacred site normally forbidden
to all but the most trusted Censors. Here, in one of
many deteriorating, radiated chambers that riddle the
 PERSECUTORS
The Persecutors are an infamous branch of the Ecclesiarchy made up primarily of elite Force Masters
and Psions, and overseen by hand-picked members of the Censors. The Persecutors are a special military
division of the Brotherhood charged with eradicating the threat posed from pureblood humans. What this
mandate typically means is that the Persecutors are responsible for policing the masses coming to the City of
Lights, searching for purebloods attempting to enter the city, and apprehending them.
The Persecutors are a recent addition to their hierarchy of the Brotherhood; in years past the Brotherhood
had no qualms with pureblood humanity, and thus there was no need for a militant approach to dealings
with their kind. In recent decades, however, the rise of radical pureblood factions and societies (such as the
original Foundation, the Revenants, and a handful of racially-motivated raider gangs) became a cause for
understandable concern. The Persecutors were founded as a result of this underlying caution in regards to
the “non-mutated”, which has since served the Brotherhood well. Rumor has it infiltration attempts by the
Revenants have been thwarted in the past, including a plot to smuggle a neutron weapon into the City of
Lights to eradicate the mutants and leave the city intact for Revenant exploitation.
No one knows if such wild tales are true, but the Brotherhood funds the Persecutors well and their powers
are on par with the Censors, at least in executing their mandate.

dilapidated nuclear power complex, a new recruit

is required to endure exposure to potent doses of
radiation, usually in the form of a Highly radiated
source being brought into the room. Here, in the
unnatural glow of a discarded reactor rod (or any other
bit of radioactive waste), the supplicant is expected to
kneel and bask in its “miraculous energies” - though
some zealous recruits even seek to touch it, handle
it, etc. as one might a holy relic. Worshipers are
informed of the deadly nature of being in the “Glow‘s”
presence, making it an even more powerful sign of
loyalty and obedience to willingly undergo the Ritual.
Those worshipers who survive the life-threatening
Ritual of Infusion become members of the “Infused”,
indicating not only have they passed an important
test, but that they have proven themselves fit (in
both body and dedication) to serve the Brotherhood.
Most newly-ordained Infused spend the next few
days or weeks recovering from debilitating radiation
sickness, losing their hair and purging themselves
(I.e. vomiting). It is a physical process which is also
seen as a spiritual “metamorphosis”, symbolizing the
Infused’s passage from mundane into something far
more wonderful.
ENLIGHTENED
After years of service to the Brotherhood in various
menial or administrative roles (from soldiers to
missionaries to clerks), those Infused who either
exhibit a natural affinity for mind powers, or have
otherwise developed their latent neural talents
(assuming they have them), graduate into the ranks
of the “Enlightened“. Three separate schools (or
“orders”) exist for the training of the Enlightened,
focusing on enhancing either a mastery of telekinesis,
The orders of Enlightened are:
Force Masters: Masters of the martial pursuits,
the Force Masters are trained to focus the powers of
telekinesis to create weapons and armor of pure energy
from their thoughts. The true “mind knights” of the
Brotherhood. Force Masters are employed as elite
soldiers sent to protect Brotherhood envoys/emissaries
traveling in distant lands. Members of this order gain
access to the Force Master advanced class.
Psions: Psions are masters of precognition, putting
their talents to use reading what the future has in store
for the Brotherhood. Besides those raised by the
benevolent “Hiroshiman Order” (see later for details
on this sub-faction of the Brotherhood), most Psions
are relegated to serving in the Brotherhood military,
putting their talents to use foreseeing the movements
of enemy armies, and advising military commanders
with their uncanny predictions about coming
certainties. While individual Psions are often turned
to by the Krytarch for advice or prophetic visions,
there is also said to be a branch of the Ecclesiarchy
hidden from the public whose focus is bent entirely to
predicting the future of the Brotherhood in the grand
scheme of things. In addition to being able to foretell
the fates of entire factions (such as the Foundation,
Brethren, etc.), they are said to allow the Illuminated
to see, years in advance, the results of their plots and
machinations - though whether any of this is true or
not is open to speculation. Members of this order gain
access to the Psion advanced class.
Censors: Arguably the most powerful (and
feared) order of the Enlightened, the Censors have
held practical control of the Ecclesiarchy since the
Brotherhood’s earliest inception. Gifted with the

38 precognition, or telepathy. Depending on which

field the Brother most excels at, he will be given to
that order to be trained and will from there on out be
expected to serve until death.
ability to read minds - and in some cases, control
bodies - the Censors’ duties are to use their powers to
protect the Brotherhood from all enemies, foreign and
domestic. As such, the Censors are entrusted to ferret
out the weak or unworthy, judge the guilt or innocence
of accused criminals, root out spies and heretics from
the ranks of the Ecclesiarchy, police the masses, and NAMES
even perform espionage against other major wasteland All who enter into the ranks of the Infused are
powers to find out their plans and, when needed, required to forfeit their former name, regardless
infiltrate their ranks to insure the Brotherhood’s of their cultural background, racial origins, and
security is maintained. Members of this order gain mutations. To signify that they are “re-born”,
access to the Censor advanced class. and to reflect their worship of the atom, all who
survive the rituals are given a new name that they
will be known by until the day they die.
ILLUMINATED Brotherhood names would appear random and
The Illuminated comprise a very meaningless to outsiders, but to each member
select few, a narrow strata of of the Brotherhood there is hidden meaning and
Brotherhood society that rests at inexplicable value to each name. These names
the very top of the hierarchical are reminders of the glory of the “Glow”, and of
pyramid. Elevated beings, these the ancient words used to describe the “Glow” in
creatures are members of the so- its infinite forms.
called “third generation” of mutant kind, deformed The following is a list of sample Brotherhood
and powerful beings groomed for what some say is a names. Names always follow the acolyte’s title
special, “secret” purpose. Like other members of the (Brother or Sister for followers up to 34 years of
Brotherhood they are ritually exposed to radiation, age, Father or Mother for followers ages 35 and
but the Illuminated are said to turn their radiated over). E.g. “Brother Nuke”, “Father Strontium”,
bodies into living weapons. Surrounded by a blinding, “Sister Luminosity”, etc.
radiated glow, the Illuminated are looked upon as
Male Female
“angels” or even living “deities” by the masses of
Atom Ausonia
Brotherhood followers. Indeed, the powers exhibited
Cesium Becquerel
by a single Illuminated makes the comparison seem
Hanford Brilliance
quite appropriate.
Though from the outside the Illuminated all Hesperium Chernobyl
seem the same, they are in fact quite varied in Isotope Curie
form, appearance, and powers. The only traits Klaproth Deuteria
shared by all Illuminated are their potent abilities, Kryton Doramad
radiated composition, and their involvement in the Neptunium Dosimetra
leadership and decision-making of the Brotherhood at Nuke Fermi
large. They are also privileged to the history of the Radium Hiroshima
Brotherhood, and are said to know many details about Rem Iona
the world before the Fall and the corruption of the Sievert Luminosity
Ancients. The Illuminated comprise the “inner circle” Strontium Plutonia
of the Brotherhood, a council of equally-powerful and Thallium Polonia
near-omniprescient beings who shepherd the masses of Thorium Protactinia
mutant kind towards a greater future, while protecting Trefoil Purity
the secrets of the present and obscuring the horrors of Tritium Radiance
the past. Uranium Roentgenia
The aims of the Illuminated are widely believed
to involve the betterment of mutant kind, whether in
the form of alleviating suffering to building a new KRYTARCH
civilization for mutants and their offspring. Yet it is Elected by the ranks of the Illuminated, the “Krytarch”
almost a certainly that other goals and plans occupy fills the role of visible figurehead for the Brotherhood
the minds of these super-powerful mutants, and not all of Radiation, resembling the closest thing to a “High
of them are benevolent in purpose. The Illuminated Priest” or “Pope”. Far from a mere puppet, however,
plot and scheme to advance the Brotherhood’s power the Krytarch is almost universally the oldest and most
and prestige, and to weaken other factions contending veteran member of the Ecclesiarchy, and serves as
for control (either of territory, or something as simple arbitrator and final say concerning Brotherhood policy
as the minds of the wasteland’s people), and these - as well as religious dogma. The Krytarch must be
plots thus put the Illuminated in the position of pre- a learned individual, and one whose mind and body
Fall generals, ministers of state, diplomats, policy
makers, and intelligence coordinators.
exhibit unswerving loyalty to the ongoing “cause” of
advancing mutant kind.
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Members of this order gain access to the Illuminated There is only ever one Krytarch at any given time,
epic class. and the position is held for life. Most Krytarchs are
 canonized upon death, their bodies becoming things of Ecclesiarchy makes its power and influence known.
worship or relics worthy of a pilgrimage to visit and Thousands flock to here each day hoping for a glimpse
view. of the monks, nuns, and bishops of the Brotherhood,
or of the legendary “Illuminated”, radiated beings who
are believed to be the true powers behind this bizarre
THE CITY OF LIGHTS religious society. On the other side of town, outsiders
Some call it the “New Rome”, the are welcome and the old flavor of Vegas - a place for
seat of a hegemonic theocracy, fun, debauchery, and action - is preserved through the
while others see it as “Paradise”, efforts of various entrepreneurs, shady or otherwise.
a Mecca for all of mutant kind to This is the Las Vegas of the Twisted Earth.
flock to. From the ruins of a town Welcome to the City of Lights!
originally built on sin has risen a
Holy City, a physical manifestation of the belief that
mutants were meant to inherit the Earth. It is here RUINS (CASINOS/HOTELS/ETC)
that the Brotherhood of Radiation rules, and from The ruins of Vegas are full of them - destroyed,
the glittering palaces that line the city’s streets its crumbling, and disintegrating buildings. Even some
of the great casinos and hotels, once world-renowned
monuments, have been reduced to mere shadows of
their former greatness. All over town one is bound to
MAP KEY find the empty remnants of some structure that was
A map of the City of Lights is provided on the once a glittering pleasure palace, now reduced to a
following pages. The following key indicates husk.
where the major sites are located in relation to
one another.
Adventure Hooks
 Parties unwilling to pay the varied rates of the
1. THE GREAT WAY
town’s numerous hotels could conceivably hole
2. FIRST GREAT TEMPLE
up in any of these ruins, through the conditions
3. BLACK EDIFICE
will be bad at best, awful at worse.
4. CAMP ALPHA
 While investigating the ruins of a particular
5. HOSPITAL OF THE GLOW
building, the characters stumble upon an
6. ARCHANGEL TOWER
abomination dwelling in the darkness of a
7. AURORA TELEVISION BROADCASTING
subterranean basement. A product of the
8. OASIS
Brotherhood breeding programs let loose to see if
9. MERCURY THEATRE
it could survive (see Nellis Air Force Base), the
10. ATOMIC AUTOS
monster will voraciously attack the party on sight.
11. CONVENT OF MOTHER HIROSHIMA
If killed, it will be found to be wearing a curious
12. CRYPTORUM RADIUM REX
tracking collar, which may lead the party into a
13. LADY LUCK
confrontation with the Brotherhood.
14. ALAMAGORDO LYCAEUM
15. THE PIT
16. SKYLINE HOTEL FOLLOWER CAMPS
17. JOKER’S Ignorant, simple, and savage, the tribal people known
18. HOTEL IMPERIUM as the “Followers” make up a major portion of the
19. TEN GALLON SALOON squatters, pilgrims, and other refugees who inhabit the
20. KLONDIKE ruins of Las Vegas. Not intelligent or useful enough
21. PAI GOW PALACE to join the official Brotherhood, those who still revere
22. RED DOG’S the “Glow” and all things mutant still have a place
23. OMAHA HOTEL in Brotherhood society, joining the vast masses of
24. PERSIA unwashed chattel and sycophantic worshipers that live
25. BUFFALO BETTY’S BURLESQUE SHOW in deteriorating camps throughout the city.
26. PARADISE RANCH The Followers are not only worshipers of the
27 PONTIFEX PRESS Brotherhood, they serve several useful purposes as
28. PILGRIM’S PALACE well. Dwelling in camps that virtually ring the Sacred
29. WALLY WORLD LAS VEGAS Quarter (the inner district where only Brotherhood
30. THE MALL monks, nuns, and other clergy are allowed), they
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32. BLACKJACK SALOON
serve as a means of isolating the Sacred Quarter from
outsiders; most Followers are quick to alert authorities
33. LAS VEGAS RACE TRACK of suspicious activity or trespassers, hoping to earn
34. PINK FLAMINGO some kind of reward from their Brotherhood masters.
 In addition, Followers often feel motivated to donate
their worldly possessions to the Brotherhood,
Adventure Hooks
 While wandering the camps of the Followers,
a PC is singled out by a demented member of
the tribe who claims he/she is a reincarnation of
a famous Brotherhood “saint”. The tribal will
follow the character everywhere, eventually
drawing the attention of others. Unless the PC
deals with the problem, the attention eventually
draws the Brotherhood, who do not have a
sense of humor about outsiders pretending to be
“resurrected saints”. A convincing explanation
will be required to prevent the Brotherhood from
acting decisively against such “blasphemy”.
 The PCs overhear talk in a Follower camp
of “strange dreams” and “nocturnal visions”
plaguing people during their sleep. These
messages have inspired some to greater heights
of devotion to the Brotherhood, but from
an outside perspective, it all sounds just too
fishy. An investigation may lead the party to
the source of the strange dreams - not drugs or
religion fervor, but a strange broadcast coming
from the ostensibly deserted Aurora Television
Broadcasting building on the south edge of town.
SACRED QUARTER
The south part of downtown Las Vegas has, over the
years, become the primary haunt of the Brotherhood
of Radiation. It has transformed from a glitzy part of
town focused solely on gambling and entertainment
to become the greatest center of worship in the known
world. It is within the confines of this sprawling area
that the Brotherhood has built its vision of a “New
Rome”, a seat whose grandeur is reflective of its
powerful Ecclesiarchy. The have turned old casinos
into government buildings, and resorts into cathedrals
dedicated to the worship of the “Glow”.
By and large the streets and buildings of the Sacred
Quarter is reserved exclusively for members of the
Brotherhood of Radiation, but visitors with special
diplomatic passes (or during certain times of the year,
during religious festivals) the district may be open to
outsiders. Pilgrims who come hundreds of miles to
see the great temples, as well as merchants seeking
to buy souvenirs or sell their own wares, can then be
found everywhere in the quarter, but all such activity
takes place under the careful, all-seeing eye of the
Brotherhood’s Force Masters and Censors.
Adventure Hooks
 On a visit to Sin City, the characters get drunk
and somehow take a wrong turn, ending up on
the streets of the Sacred Quarter after dark.
Knowing that they could be killed for such an act
of forbidden trespassing, they must dodge Force
Master patrols and bands of Progeny with trained
Rad Wolves to find their way back to Sin City
without stirring up more trouble than they can
handle.
 Someone in Sin City hires a group of adventurers
who can be both stealthy and quick. He wants he
party to sneak into the Sacred Quarter and take
radiation readings around the First Great Temple
- all without getting caught. Who he is, and why
he wants such information, will remain his little
secret, and if the characters are discovered he will
deny ever meeting them.
THE GREAT WAY (AKA THE STRIP)
During the time of the Ancients this road, Las Vegas
Boulevard, was known colloquially as “The Strip”.
It still is by the gangers of the Commission (see
Archangel Tower), but the Brotherhood and its people
have come to know it as the “Great Way”.
The Great Way stretches the entire length of
occupied Las Vegas, and along its tree-shaded asphalt
are some of the largest temples and religious sites in
the known world. The Great Way also serves as a
processional route for Brotherhood religious events,
such as the Week of Wailing, a seven-day ritual
gathering in which thousands of worshipers flock to
the City of Lights like Mecca during Ramadan.
Adventure Hooks
 The characters observe a procession of robed
monks passing through the area along the Great
Way, and also notice that they aren’t stopped as
they enter the Sacred Quarter. If the characters
need to sneak into the Sacred Quarter for any
reason, they might consider donning robes and
slipping unseen among such a procession to do
so!
 The buildings up and down the Great Way
would make ideal hiding places for a sniper, or
merely a scout wishing to observe Brotherhood
processions or crowds of worshipers. Of course,
any one of these buildings could also be inhabited
by vagrants or pilgrims, who on discovering an
intruder are sure to report them to the authorities.
FIRST GREAT TEMPLE (AKA LAS VEGAS NUCLEAR
POWER PLANT)
Constructed on the former grounds of McCarran
Airport, the “First Great Temple” was formerly known
as the Las Vegas Nuclear Power Plant. Considered
at its time to be a Class IV reactor, the LVNPP
complex employed gas-cooled fast reactor technology,
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contained within an enormous building covering the
2,800 acres of what used to be the previous airport
runway and terminals.
The LVNPP was a major undertaking in time,
personnel, and funding, part of which came from
 the private sector, but which used state-of-the-art
technology to accelerate the plant’s power output to
meet the needs of a growing Las Vegas entertainment
district. With more and more highrises and super-
casinos going up every day, with greater and greater
power needs to light up the sky and power the demand
for more efficient mass transit systems, the new
technology of helium gas-powered reactors came into
its own.
While the plant did supply Vegas’ power needs for
a short time before the Fall, most of the plant was
shut down as a precautionary measure at the outbreak
of international hostilities. Fearing a nuclear attack
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on California, or even detonations of nearby Nellis,
the operating authority deemed it prudent to shut
the reactors down to avoid crippling the plant in the
event of an EM pulse frying the complex’s intricate
electrical network. It was a wise move, and had the
secondary effect of preserving much of the complex
until new inhabitants of Las Vegas would discover it
generations later.
Rebuilding and reviving the plant was a phenomenal
task considering the lack of expertise on the part of the
early refugees who came to the city, but a rudimentary
system was patched together through scrounging the
plant ruins, the shells of old libraries, and locating old
service robots on the plant grounds. With this hodge-
podge of knowledge the plant was on its way towards
being fully restored when the accident that claimed the
Brotherhood heroine, Princess, occurred.
Today the LVNPP is technically still in operation,
though it is prohibited to visit. A sort of “Forbidden
City” to the Brotherhood, the plant’s buildings, cooling
towers, and reactors are off-limits to all outsiders, and
to most Brotherhood personnel as well. Officially
this is due to “age and gradual deterioration”, which
has made the complex dangerous. The grounds
are heavily guarded at all hours, surrounded by a
high-security cordon manned by Brotherhood Force
Masters, plasma-carrying Progeny with night vision
equipment, trained rad wolves, and other mutated
creatures adapted to tracking or guard duty. The
complex itself is also entered on occasion by special
Censor patrols armed with monitoring equipment,
to test the plant’s integrity and look for signs of
increasing wear - and do repairs where possible. The
structure is heavily radiated, as the shielding is cracked
in places and the reactor dome is only mediocre in
keeping the radiation in. However, around 200 MWth
of power continues to be generated by the reactor,
powering everything in Las Vegas that has any form of
electricity.
Adventure Hooks
 A shipment of uranium rods (scavenged from a
newly-discovered power station in some dusty
corner of the desert) arrives at the gates of the
First Temple, where they are to be unloaded and
taken to the reactor. Here, using robotic loading
units to circumvent the potent radioactivity, the
rods will be transferred to the core, where the
undying “Princess” remains trapped. Bold and/
or powerful player characters who’ve learned
the truth of the Princess’ plight may mount a
mission to slip into the Temple to find her and
make contact. What her reaction would be to
an encounter with strangers (other than adoring
Brotherhood goons who are too excited to see
her to listen to her pleas for help) is open to
speculation, but her release could change the
Brotherhood forever!
 A fire breaks out at the First Temple, and soon

ARTIFACTS OF THE BROTHERHOOD

The Brotherhood is said to have in its possession a number of legendary artifacts that are known far and wide
by the mutated, and serve as symbols of the Brotherhood‘s legitimacy to the mutant race. These artifacts
are jealously guarded by the Ecclesiarchy, for they are one-of-a-kind relics that, in many cases, date to
generations before the modern era.
DOEF109663 Dossier: A disc showing the location of nuclear waste sites, processing centers, and
disposal/storage bunkers throughout the United States. Only accessible on special computers, the disc
contains information that the Brotherhood has used on numerous occasions to mount expeditions to find lost
nuclear sources, fuel, and waste. Many of these have since been named “holy sites”, and shrines/temples
built around or near them for pilgrims to visit.
Rod of Power: An actual uranium rod, normally kept secure in the Great Cathedral, but taken out,
exhibited, and wielded by the Krytarch on special holy days. The rod itself is only partly used, and contains
useable nuclear fuel. It is also highly radioactive (treat as a Severe source of radiation), meaning that it is
hazardous to those nearby and extremely hot to the touch, requiring special gloves (or immunities to radiation
and heat) to handle.
Three-Mile Scrolls: Eighty-six loose-leaf pages of blueprints, and technical diagrams detailing a nuclear
reactor complex, its systems and procedures, major components, and the technology behind it. These scrolls
are essentially a “how-to” guide for building and maintaining a working nuclear plant.
Catalogues of Brother Klaproth: An in-depth survey financed by the Brotherhood and conducted by a
distinguished scholar, listing all known mutant life encountered by the Brotherhood and its agents over the
generations. The catalogues basically contain information on all mutant beasts and mutant humanoids in
Terrors of The Twisted Earth, including descriptions, sketches, physical traits, known abilities, and hazards of
each new life form.
Pot-Belly Pete: This enormous black “bomb” was discovered by the Commission among the ruins of
Vegas, and donated to the Brotherhood as a “goodwill” gesture. Pot-Belly Pete is an actual live hydrogen
bomb (a la “Fat Boy”) ensconced in the Black Edifice in the City of Lights, and revealed once each year to
the faithful during the Krytarch’s Jubilee (a holy day in which worshipers are permitted into a handful of
normally-cloistered sanctuaries of the Brotherhood to revere artifacts of the faith).
Revered Krytarch Neptunium: The preserved corpse of a former Brotherhood Krytarch who died after a
critical accident left him irradiated with over 18,000 REM. The Krytarch passed away after only a few hours,
but his body was kept as a holy relic. Parts of the desiccated corpse (especially the fingers, hands, and face)
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actually glow, and some worshipers claim heat can still be felt in proximity to the corpse’s resting place, a
lead-lined sealed capsule in the Black Edifice.
 alarms sound all over the city. A tremendous
“fountain” of radioactivity blooms into the sky
over Vegas, visible as a blue “Glow” that brings
light to an otherwise moonless night. Worshipers
of the “Glow” all over town drop to their knees
in awe of this “sign”, while those in the know
(including the higher-ups in the Brotherhood
Ecclesiarchy) quietly slip out of town before the
city gets too “hot”. During all the chaos come
reports of a beautiful, glowing woman emerging
from the shattered doors of the First Temple, and
people are proclaiming their “goddess” has been
reborn…
THE BLACK EDIFICE
A gleaming black building of massive proportions,
what the so-called “Black Edifice” (a.k.a. the Second
Great Temple, next in line after the First Great
Temple, the Las Vegas Nuclear Power Plant) was
originally meant to resemble has been lost to time.
Still, the pyramid-shaped structure is one of the most
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dominating in all of Las Vegas, a seemingly-perfect
four-sided structure that points towards the cloudless
sky like the mythical Tower of Babel.
The Black Edifice is the visible center of the
Brotherhood’s power, serving as both the functional
and ceremonial heart of the Ecclesiarchy. Similar in
function to St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, it is a visible
symbol of the Brotherhood as well as the official
seat of power for the Ecclesiarchy, the repository of
some of its most well-known artifacts, and a famous
pilgrimage spot known across the wastes.
The Black Edifice is open to small numbers of
the public on certain days; it is otherwise closed to
intrusion, for it is very much an active dormitory for
Brotherhood Force Masters. The Illuminated - strange
glowing beings whose angelic presence serves as
inspiration for the masses - are said to also dwell in
the Black Edifice in a secretive and secure part of the
structure, as does the current Krytarch, who maintains
alternative quarters of appropriately lavish apartments
near the building‘s summit (his other residences are
the Hotel Imperium and Aurora Ranch).
The Edifice is traditionally guarded by a
considerable contingent of Brotherhood Force
Masters, who serve as a sort of “Swiss Guard”,
keeping the grounds secure, patrolling the Edifice’s
vast museums dedicated to preserving the history of
atomic understanding and radiological science, and
acting as internal security.
Adventure Hooks
 The Foundation, always seeking means to
generate energy to fuel their reconstruction
efforts, learn of the Three-Mile Scrolls (see
nearby sidebar) and are looking to mount a raid
on the Black Edifice to get them. Player character
Foundationists, or even unaffiliated mercenaries,
might be used for the near-suicidal mission.
 Wronged in some way by a powerful Brotherhood
cleric in a distant land, the PCs have tracked him
to the City of Lights after weeks of traveling.
To get revenge, the characters will have to plan
a daring raid on the Black Edifice, where the
influential cleric is currently the guest of the
reigning Krytarch!
CAMP ALPHA
Lying on the outskirts of town is this sprawling desert
camp, a concentration center established and run by
the Persecutors branch of the Brotherhood. It is here,
in a makeshift “tent town”, that the rare handfuls of
pureblood humans found attempting to enter Vegas (or
even discovered within ten miles or so of the city in
general) are taken for indefinite incarceration.
Camp Alpha is well-patrolled by a contingent of
Force Masters and Rad Wolves. At least one Censor
is on site at all time for the interrogation of inmates
(concerning their business coming to a “mutant-
only” city); the camp itself is run by a high-ranking
Persecutor whose duty it is to report possible plots or
saboteurs and deal with them accordingly.
Life in Camp Alpha is miserable for those taken
here, with conditions being little better than a pre-Fall
prisoner of war camp. Prisoners are separated by
gender, kept in secured barracks, and overseen from
a series of lofty guard towers. Escape is improbable,
and even attempting to slip out of the compound
is considered “proof” that a prisoner means the
Brotherhood harm.
To survive, most who are taken here must put up
with the humiliation of captivity and the poor living
conditions for as long as it takes to have their names
cleared. This can take from one week to six months.
Those who do live to be released more often than not
leave the City of Lights behind, having had enough
of Brotherhood “hospitality” to stay longer than
necessary.
Adventure Hooks
 Pureblood characters have a good chance of
being discovered if/when they come to the City
of Lights, and if they do, they’ll be taken here.
The Persecutors are looking for signs of spies
everywhere, so escaping accusation (whether
warranted or not) may sometimes be difficult.
Mounting an escape may be the only option if the
characters hope to avoid being executed!
 The PCs are hired by a man who claims to be
a merchant. The mission: to sneak into Camp
Alpha and rescue a pureblood human who used to
work for him. On at last finding the detainee, the
characters discover he never “worked” for their
employer at all - he was in fact a captive being
held by the “merchant” (actually a tech looter)
on the suspicion that he might know the location
of a lost vault. The character might fulfill their
part of the bargain anyway, or they might help
the pureblood escape and return with him to a
secret vault of other pureblood human s located
somewhere in the Nevada Desert.
HOSPITAL OF THE GLOW
Erected on the grounds of an old radiotherapy complex
from before the Fall, the so-called Hospital of the
Glow is the headquarters of an influential branch of
the Brotherhood known as the “Sisters of Asclepius”.
Here, in an enormous decaying building, the Sisters
attempt to treat the injured and dying, many of whom
are pilgrims who have made the trek to the City of
Lights from places far away.
The Hospital is a marvel of Ancient technology,
though most of the advanced equipment has
deteriorated over time. A small amount of medical
technology was salvageable, however, and over the
years they have slowly managed to piece together this
equipment, as well as rediscover the procedures once
used to treat advanced diseases, cancers, etc.
Most of the ground floor level of the Hospital
is taken over by camps of those being treated by
the Sisters. The second story is reserved for the
dormitories of the Sisters themselves, while the
top level and outbuildings house treatment rooms,
surgeries, radiology rooms, etc. A large garden in one
of the courtyards is used to grow medicinal herbs for
more rudimentary treatments as well.
Adventure Hooks
 Characters who find themselves injured or on the
run may secure “sanctuary” at the Hospital of
the Glow, even if their pursuers are Brotherhood
agents. The Sisters of Asclepius honor their
vow to aid the sick and wounded even over their
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the grounds of the Hospital are expected to be
sacred. While enjoying the relative safety of the
Sisters’ care, the characters may still become the
 BROTHERHOOD VS. COMMISSION
The long-standing treaty and steady peace between the Brotherhood and the Commission may seem like a
permanent fixture to some, but it isn’t. Sure they were around since the beginning; Pastor Bright made peace
with them, later using them to help cut Princess out of the picture and seize control. He used the Commission
as secret muscle to make the transition from silent partner to total autocrat both smooth and painless.
Over the years they stood quietly by as the Brotherhood took shape, rising from a quack cult to a twisted
perversion of old world religion. The only thing that kept the Commission loyal (and their lips sealed) was
the promise that the “Sin City” district was theirs to do with as they wished, growing fat off of the plentiful
corium coming through town in the pockets of thrill-seeking wayfarers like a flood.
It worked for a long time. The Commission grew rich and Sin City became their personal kingdom, just
like Bright said. But things change. The current leader of the Commission, Bill Nickels, often entertains
the idea of a Vegas free of religion altogether; he’d love to see Bright’s colorful cult reduced to the freakish
sideshow it once was, full of televangelists and over-made-up celebrity preachers crying on camera. Instead
of a hegemonic theocracy, he wants to see the pursuit of business take its rightful place in Vegas: at the top.
Nickels is currently paralyzed by the sheer power and influence of the Brotherhood, however, unable or
unwilling to openly move against them for fear of destroying what progress the Commission have made.
Open warfare would be tantamount to suicide, what with the sway the Brotherhood has over so many
thousands of starry-eyed mutants not only here in Vegas, but all over the desert. But that doesn’t get Mr.
Nickels down. Like the fortunes at any roulette table in any casino in this town, things can turn around on a
dime. You just have to be patient and keep an eye open for the right opportunity…

targets of Brotherhood infiltrators and/or hired
assassins, however.
 The characters are recovering from injuries at
the Hospital when an uproar sweeps the City of
Lights. The Ascelpians have been denounced
as heretics, and the Censors are moving to shut
down the Hospital and sweep the Sisters from
the city. With the Hospital under siege, the
characters discover a group of Sisters trying to
smuggle someone out of the cordon, a young
scion who claims to have prophetic visions which
she claims are being broadcast to her psychically
from Princess that reveal the ugly truth of
the Brotherhood’s past, as well as her current
imprisonment. To preserve this vital information
the characters will have to protect the girl while
also escaping across the desolate Badlands with
armies of Brotherhood warriors in pursuit!
ARCHANGEL TOWER
Archangel Tower is the headquarters of Commission,
as well as the opulent residence of Bill Nickels, the
gang’s Machiavellian leader. It is also the tallest
building in Las Vegas, a former skyscraper/casino-
resort on the north end of the city that provided
unparalleled views of the desert. They used to say one
could see the grow of atmospheric detonations taking
place in the atomic proving grounds out in the desert
from the tower top restaurant, and people came from
all over the country to gamble in its first-class casino
under that same unnatural glow.
bands of refugees - or the movement of predatory
raider gangs. They have continued to hold the
tower as their “ancestral territory” since, a claim the
Brotherhood honors due to each group’s long (and
shamefully parasitic) history.
Archangel Tower has been renovated over the
years using wealth gained as a direct result of the
Commission’ relationship with the Brotherhood. The
Commission have rebuilt the casino and hotel almost
to pre-Fall standards, and have even revived the old
swimming pools for the use of their guests. The
grounds are also well cared for and encircled by walls,
allowing the Commission to offer the promise of
security to those travelers who have reason to fear the
other natives of Las Vegas.
Archangel Tower is the nerve center of the
Commission gang, and as such much of the compound
is off-limits to outsiders. Still, those parts that are
open to the public generally attract the real high-rollers
and the most serious gamblers. Games of unheard-of
stakes, with the fates of merchant houses or more have
often taken place here. All in all, a visit to Archangel
Tower is generally not for the rank-and-file.
Adventure Hooks
 When the Commission first found Pot Belly Pete
(see the sidebar on page ?), Mr. Nickels didn’t
hand it over to the Brotherhood without first
taking out “ insurance”. That insurance was the
bomb’s kryton switch, a vital component needed
to actually detonate the bomb. Nickels has the

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Tower was inhabited by the Commission since the
earliest days after the Fall. From here the gang’s
followers could keep an eye out on the desert for
switch hidden in Archangel Tower, in the event
that should relations with the Brotherhood ever
turn sour, he has something over them (the ability
to detonate a nuclear weapon in the heart of the
city).
 Mr. Nickels doesn’t trust anyone, and the
Brotherhood is no exception, regardless of their
long-standing “treaty“. He’s looking to hire
someone exceptionally skilled (i.e. high level)
to learn more about the Brotherhood’s secrets.
Investigating rumors of strange lights seen in the
radiated ruins of Nellis Air Force Base at night is
a good place to start…
SIN CITY
Once a nickname for all of Las Vegas, “Sin City”
has been applied specifically to the north portion of
town since the time of Pastor Bright and the rise of
the Brotherhood. It is here, in the rundown part of the
city that by treaty (made by the followers of Princess
to settle any disputes with the sole inhabitants of the
original town) serves as the local “free trade zone”,
that the original pre-Fall flavor of Las Vegas still
manages to flourish. The traditional “Strip”, lined
with its old casinos-turned-temples may be what first
comes to mind to outsiders when they hear about the
“City of Lights”, but it is Sin City that really attracts
outsiders.
For those who come to the City of Lights for
reasons other than religion, Sin City is there to cater
to their every whim and desire. The Commission
have benefited tremendously from their almost 300
year-old treaty with the Brotherhood of Radiation,
a relationship that has allowed them to virtually
monopolize the casinos, gambling dens, drug parlors,
and bordellos in this disintegrating corner of the
city. It is in this same quarter that the interests of
outside merchants are also catered to, and so major
caravanserai have been established here for the rest
and re-supply of Clean and Cartel caravans, as well as
quartering the personnel other regional trading houses.
Merchants, peddlers, caravan guards, mercenaries,
desert scavengers, and wayfarers all walk the same
streets under the sleazy glow of the neon lights,
finding virtually endless places to spend every last bit
of corium in their pockets.
Adventure Hooks
 Characters looking for information, supplies,
or specific individuals might do well coming to
Sin City to find them. They may not find what
they want on the streets, but there is bound to be
someone who knows where to find what they’re
looking for.
 The characters come across the body of a
Brotherhood monk in an alley in Sin City.
Finding a dead Brotherhood cleric in such a sleazy
part of town is one thing, but the contents of the
holodisc he seems to be clutching with a death
grip could be even more alarming…
AURORA RANCH
This sprawling, white-walled ranch sits on the edge
of town in a 30 acre plot of land that once boasted a
cactus forest, natural spring, and the sole breeding
grounds of an endangered species of rattlesnake. It
was the property of Pastor Jeremy Bright (officially,
however, it was owned by his Evangelical church, for
tax purposes), his “headquarters” in Las Vegas. Much
of the ranch was destroyed during the Fall.
The Brotherhood rebuilt the ranch and uses it as
a third alternative residence for the ruling Krytarch.
When the Krytarch is in residence the complement
of Brotherhood security usually quadruples, and
trespassers are generally not allowed within a half mile
of the ranch grounds.
Adventure Hooks
 Characters looking to get close to the Krytarch
might consider approaching the ranch when he is
present - but to do so would be risky. If caught,
some explaining will be in order to avoid being
delivered into the hands of the Censors.
 The Aurora Ranch is said to have a museum
dedicated specifically to Pastor Bright, recognized
by many as the first Krytarch, with relics and
artifacts chronicling the early years of the
Brotherhood in Las Vegas. Some of these relics
are priceless, and could be traded for staggering
amounts of corium to followers of the religion.
Characters sneaking into the ranch and stealing
these artifacts could stand to make a great deal of
money!
AURORA TELEVISION BROADCASTING
This large downtown building is now crumbling, but
still features an aging broadcast tower that looms
over the nearby ruins. Long ago it was a television
studio, in specific the broadcast studio used by Pastor
Jeremy Bright for his Evangelical Church’s television
broadcasts and fund raising telethons.
Most of the equipment in the building was damaged
by the EMP over the city during the Final War,
and scavengers damaged most of what remained
afterwards. When refugees first came to the city,
however, they saw no need to come here (what world
was left to preach to?), and the building has remained
mostly deserted in the ensuing decades.
Adventure Hooks
 Unknown to most, the old T.V. broadcast tower
has become ground zero for a project run by the
Brotherhood’s Censors. The project is an effort to
create a means of mass mind control, projecting
invisible and inaudible broadcasts to the various
Followers camps. These broadcasts are intended
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to allow the Brotherhood to influence the dreams
of sleeping subjects, implanting ideas and/or
 suggestions as they sleep. So far the project
has had some tantalizing results, but is far from
successful.
 The broadcast equipment works, and characters
looking for a way of broadcasting information
over a wide area will find the old station as their
best (and possibly only) option. Not many people
monitor T.V. signals anymore, but those that do
are important: the Foundation regularly scans
T.V. frequencies for possible messages, as does
the Iron Society in Styx and the Cartel merchants
of Kingman Town.
OASIS
A former hotel and casino on the outskirts of town,
the “Oasis” was transformed into a caravan stop years
ago. Though the buildings themselves are structurally
in shambles, the complex (including three dried-up
swimming pools) is functional, serving to quarter
those who come to the City of Lights on business.
On a typical day the Oasis will be populated by 30-
90 visiting merchants, scribes, tallymen, bodyguards,
caravan guards, muleskinners, and animal handlers,
along with their associated vehicles, mounts, beasts of
burden, traveling supplies, and assorted trade goods.
Though the quarters are hardly lavish, the Oasis
provides shade from the withering heat, and clean
water for men and animals at a reasonable rate. Space
is always at a premium here due to the enormous
amount of trade conducted in the city, so unless the
party has clout they may not be able to find quarters
here on a given evening.
Adventure Hooks
 Room may be hard to find, but anyone looking for
work has a good chance of finding it at the Oasis.
Since many caravaneers get lured in by the lights
of Sin City and never want to leave, merchants are
always in need of new recruits to replenish those
men lost to the lure of Vegas. Any character with
a gun, spear, or bow would be welcome.
 A merchant staying at the Oasis is furious over
an attack that occurred not ten miles from the
City of Lights by a bold band of raiders. He’s
looking to hire a group of “problem-solvers” to
find the missing caravan and punish whoever is
responsible.
MERCURY THEATRE
Las Vegas’ premiere gay destination before the Fall,
the Mercury Theatre mostly survived the blasts over
Nellis despite neighborhood fires that destroyed
almost everything else. The theatre continues to stand,
50 however, resembling a turn-of-the-century cinema
decorated with warped and blistered paint and the
melted, monstrous stubs of once-heroic bronze statues.
Rumors abound that the theatre has been taken over by
either terminals or hermavs, but whether or not this is
true is unknown.
Adventure Hooks
 Characters investigating this area will be surprised
to find the theatre in operation. Movies are
played here every evening for paying audiences
of impoverished terminals squatting in the area.
The movies are usually limited to trashy porn
intermixed with a few Broadway musicals, but
tickets are cheap and its not the worst place to
come for entertainment - if one doesn’t mind
rubbing elbows with the grubby homeless mutants
who are only here for a few hours of warmth away
from the desert at night.
 The Mercury Theatre serves as the meeting spot
for Foundation scouts who’ve been sent to keep
an eye on the Brotherhood in Vegas. The PCs
may or may not witness such a meeting, and even
possibly overhear a secret conversation that will
surely peak their interest…
ATOMIC AUTOS
Atomic Autos was a well-known automotive franchise
throughout the Southwest during the height of
the Ancients, dealing most lucratively in nuclear-
powered automobiles. Utilizing the much-publicized
“automotive reactor”, many of Atomic Autos’ cars
were state-of-the-art machines that promised to bring
back the Golden Age of the Automobile.
The Atomic Autos in the City of Lights is still in
operation, the owner, “Lucky”, still managing to
turn a profit selling atomic-powered cars to the rare
client who can afford them. Many of his customers
are Brotherhood clerics, and in fact, a visit to the
lot will likely involve an encounter with a group
of Brotherhood monks out scouting for something
suitable for their master. In Vegas, it is said, any
Brotherhood Bishop worth his mitre must have his
own “Plutonium Pontiac”, and it’s Lucky they come to
when they want to make a deal.
Adventure Hooks
 Lucky is in a panic after finding the atomic power
cells of his cars - every last one of them - have
been stolen. With a powerful Brotherhood cleric
expecting the delivery of his new car in a few
days, Lucky’s in a rush to find the culprit(s) and
get the energy cells re-installed. If the PCs take
the job their investigations may take them to the
ruins of the Mall, where a group of Tekheads has
been hiding out while scavenging for technology
(including atomic car batteries) by night.
 The characters muster up the money to buy a car
from Atomic Autos. What they get is a dusty old
sedan with Michigan plates refitted with a rickety
plutonium power plant. In the trunk they find
 what appears to be a shovel and a disintegrating
skeleton, the latter with an old gold watch around
one wrist with the initials “JRH” engraved on the
back...
CONVENT OF MOTHER HIROSHIMA
The Convent of Mother Hiroshima was the first
convent for female followers of the Brotherhood
established anywhere on the Twisted Earth. Since
its founding, sister chapters have sprung up in other
populated places (such as the notorious, “religion-
starved” city of Styx), but the original edifice in the
City of Lights remains the most prestigious.
The convent was built on what was apparently a
hidden missile silo in the heart of Las Vegas. The
placement of active missile silos in urban areas was
not a common practice, and it stands as a rarity.
Regardless, the deep underground shaft and adjoining
subterranean support structures have been put to use
creating a school of instruction and indoctrination for
Brotherhood youth.
The convent currently serves as a sort of boarding
school for female children (many of them members
of the mysterious race known as “Scions” - see New
Templates) devoted to the Brotherhood from an
early age, as well as for the continued education of
teenagers and young women in the theology of the
Glow. The convent consists of no less than three large
dormitories, a rectory area, library and scriptorium,
and other administrative buildings. The grounds are
entirely underground, of course, except for the shell
of an abbey constructed above ground to shelter the
old “secret” entrance (now just a concrete stairwell
descending into the dark caverns below).
There are rumors that the convent houses more than
dormitories, however, and that here special students
undergo secretive training for some future militant
campaign. None can really say if such stories are true,
or merely reflect the uncertainty others have about the
Brotherhood’s goals in general.
Adventure Hooks
 A new cadre of all-female mind warriors has
begun to appear on the streets of Las Vegas.
At first they are lauded by the Brotherhood as
an example of what all women can achieve
- strength, internal control, and power - but
when word spreads that the women pledge
allegiance to the convent’s matriarchy first, and
the Ecclesiarchy second, rumors abound that the
convent will be declared heretical.
 Rumor has it that a high-ranking matriarch of
the convent possesses powerful clairvoyant
abilities; some say her “second sight“ is limitless,
letting her see any place on the Twisted Earth.
Characters seeking to know about the world
beyond the familiar borders of the desert might
seek her out and petition her wisdom, but what
she sees of the world beyond the wasteland might
be something the PCs don’t want to hear...
CRYPTORUM RADIUM REX
The Cryptorum Radium Rex is the largest Brotherhood
monastery in Las Vegas, known more widely for
housing the staggering archives of the Ecclesiarchy.
Here, under the care and supervision of senior
clerics and scholars, documents and relics relating
to or associated with the history, science, or study
of radioactivity have been painstakingly compiled
for generations. These archives include a boggling
variety of topics, from financial documents from the
Department of Energy to blueprints for the creation
of minifusion cells. There are writings of Einstein
and Oppenheimer (some relating to nuclear topics,
others collected merely because their author was of
such fame), and textbooks on nuclear physics. The
archives include actual usable uranium fuel rods (kept
in a separate, bunker-like building on the monastery
grounds), to the world’s largest known corium nugget
(said to be the size of a Volkswagen Beetle - and
worth at least half a million cp). Other “relics” kept
here include radiological samples used in hospitals,
to radiated trinkets and baubles (from twisted car
bumpers to metal toys) that merely picked up radiation
as a result of being outside when the bombs first
fell. There is a vast museum of dosimeters and other
radiation-measuring devices, as well as a gallery
containing fascinating pieces of artwork (employing
uranium, radiated metals, or uranium glass) created
by long-dead Brotherhood monks over the centuries
as a symbol of their devotion to the “Glow”. Many
of these pieces of jewelry and art are surprisingly
beautiful, intricate, and valuable.
Adventure Hooks
 The world’s largest corium nugget? When the
characters are tipped off to the existence of this
metallurgical marvel, a caper to “acquire” it is in
order. But breaking into the Cryptorum may be
more difficult than it seems and, making an enemy
of the Brotherhood of Radiation could have far-
reaching consequences.
 A seemingly innocuous rustic approaches the
characters and asks them to go to Vegas and
retrieve the remains of what he claims is his
ancestor, a man who was badly radiated in an
accident and his mummified remains interred at
the Cryptorum as a mere curio. The rustic claims
he only wants to have his ancestor’s remains
back so they can be properly buried, but in reality
he is a member of a Radite cell who hopes to
retrieve the radiated remains (actually a famous
Brotherhood saint whose writings inadvertently 51
gave birth to the Radite movement) for their own
veneration.
 LADY LUCK
The Lady Luck is an abandoned casino, standing in
the shadow of the Omaha Hotel. It’s unclear why the
building is deserted, considering its proximity to the
action going on day and night in “Sin City”.
Adventure Hooks
 The Lady Luck could be just what an enterprising
PC is looking for: an old casino ready to be
resurrected and filled with patrons. The only thing
lacking is someone with business sense and the
ability to deal with sometimes-hostile neighbors
(like Gloria Glitz of the Omaha, next door). A PC
with personality, and willing to take risks, might
make a fortune with the right investment of time
and money.
 There’s a reason the Lady Luck stands empty
while other pre-Fall casinos thrive in Sin City
- it is infested with giant mutant cockroaches.
Whether the problem is simply a matter of
clearing the old casino and its subterranean
storage areas of the bugs, or requires the
characters to venture into the old sewers beneath
Vegas to find the real source of the infestation, is
anyone’s guess.
ALAMAGORDO LYCAEUM
The Alamagordo Lycaeum is an enormous “crystal
palace” on the south side of the City of Lights, at
the southern tip of the Sacred Quarter. Visited by
the Brotherhood elite (that is, high-ranking monks,
bishops, etc.), the Lyceaum is a sort of meditative
retreat and spa geared towards the pampering of the
more important players in the Ecclesiarchy.
The Lycaeum is comprised of numerous inter-
connected chambers beneath a single roof, with
steam rooms and baths (with warmth generated by
the radiation in the surrounding walls), gardens, and
an extensive library of Ancient-era readings as well
as texts penned by illustrious Brotherhood “saints”.
What makes the Lycaeum one of the true “wonders of
the post-apocalyptic world” is that the entire building,
from its walls to its roof to its doors, is made from
trinitite, a radiation- and uranium-infused glass created
from sand fused after a nearby nuclear blast. Trinitite
is exceptionally rare, and most of the world’s supply
is currently worked into the structure of the Lycaeum.
Even more remarkable than the fact that the building
is made from glass, however, is that at night the entire
structure glows with a lambent green radiance without
need of electricity.
Adventure Hooks
 Characters looking to get in contact with a specific
somebody of any import in the Brotherhood
of Radiation might consider coming here; it is,
after all, the “place to be” for the Brotherhood
elite (as many of them shun the idea of visiting
casinos or brothels). Getting in, however, will
require considerable cache and references on the
characters’ part.
 A Brotherhood bigwig is found murdered late
one night at the Lycaeum, and for some reason
outsiders (the PCs) are brought in to investigate.
The Brotherhood agent in charge fears the murder
was done by a fellow cleric, possibly one of great
influence in the Ecclesiarchy, and so he needs
someone who is unfettered by loyalties or vows of
obedience to find out who the culprit really is. Of
course, tracking down a politically-powerful killer
always has its dangers…
THE PIT
Concrete, asphalt, stone, and steel have all been torn
up here, revealing a gargantuan crater in the city that
is a full block in size. This huge pit was dug here
centuries ago, probably in preparation for laying
the groundwork of a new resort, but after the Fall it
became the lowest point in town - and thus the nexus
for all of the radioactive sludge and toxic runoff from
the city’s streets and sewers.
Even though it is highly radioactive, and the
blue glow of the Pit can be seen as far as the Hotel
Imperium at night, the Pit is considered a well-known
Vegas landmark and a holy pilgrimage point. Its
proximity to the Cryptorum Radium Rex and the

BUYING INDULGENCES
As it was with the medieval Roman Catholic Church, the Brotherhood of Radiation does a brisk trade in the
“sale of indulgences”. Unlike the indulgences of the past, however, which promised to wash away sin, the
indulgences sold by the Brotherhood offer a more tangible “cleaning of the slate”.
By buying a Brotherhood-sanctioned indulgence (available at most major Brotherhood temples, as well as
landmarks such as the Pit in the City of Lights), a petitioner pays a modest 500 corium and in exchange is
given a “holy dose” of rad-purge shot.
The way the Brotherhood and its followers see it, a person who subjects him- or herself to the “Glow” and
52 gets sick was too sinful, and thus only an indulgence (I.e. a radiation shot) will “cleanse” her spirit.
After taking such a shot, most believers assume they have been spiritually “purified” and do not attempt to
expose themselves to the “Glow” again. At least not unless they have the cash to pay for another indulgence
to heal them!
Convent of Mother Hiroshima, places it squarely in the
center of things in the Sacred Quarter.
The Brotherhood maintains a presence here, mostly
to keep order over the pilgrims that come to bathe in
the Pit’s waters, day and night. Many who enter the
Pit’s murky, luminous waters tend to grow sick and die
within a few days, so a surprising number of small-
time vendors have set up shop in the area offering
quack cures for radiation sickness. The Brotherhood
itself maintains an officially-sanctioned pavilion here
where believers can purchase indulgences (see nearby
sidebar) after the experience of bathing in the Pit’s
unnaturally warm waters.
Adventure Hooks
 Characters looking for treatment for radiation
sickness might be drawn here by stories of the Pit
and the selling of “indulgences” that takes place
there.
 Destitute followers who come to the Pit have
begun reporting appearances of “angels” seen at
the Pit during the night. In reality these “angels”
are heliogryphs, which are attracted to the
radiation in the waters and have fluttered in from
the desert. Preying on pilgrims in the area by
night, and vanishing to an unknown lair by day,
the characters are hired to hunt the heliogryphs
and drive them from the city. Their lair could be
in a complex of nearby buildings, or might lead
the characters into the heavily-radiated sewers
beneath the City of Lights.
SKYLINE HOTEL
The Skyline was once a landmark of Las Vegas, a
sprawling hotel/casino complex covering several city
blocks and made to resemble the skyline of some
famous city on the eastern seaboard. In recent years
its character has changed drastically, transforming
into a gargantuan tenement sprawl for the masses of
unwashed adherents who flock to the Brotherhood
each year.
Unlike the Follower camps that ring the city
like grungy barrios, this area is reserved for actual
members of the Brotherhood (Infused and higher).
This has not meant much in the way of improving the
living standards, however, and the shells of buildings
and hotels range widely in appearance and cleanliness,
degree of occupation and access to utilities.
Adventure Hooks
 Rumors of Radite infiltrators in the city lead the
characters to this largely residential area, but
finding their quarry (spies and potential saboteurs)
won’t be easy when everyone looks and acts the
same!
 Characters looking to make contacts inside the
Brotherhood might find young, impressionable
acolytes among the Skyline’s congested quarters
willing to help. Getting them to risk their
positions (and possibly, their lives) by feeding the
party information on the Ecclesiarchy is another
matter.
JOKER’S
Joker’s may have once been a rowdy casino and bar,
but not anymore. A few years ago an enterprising pair
of twins from out West came here with truckloads
of guns and ammunition, and a bunch of reactivated
androids, and began what has become a booming
trade: buying and selling arms and ammunition.
What makes Joker’s so appealing to visitors to the
City of Lights is the staggering array of weapons that
the twins, Dick and Donny Deuce, have amassed. The
Deuces claim to have all sorts of connections in the
desert, and its true; they have their finger on the pulse
of scavs, local traders, and faraway merchants alike.
They have agents in various settlements find their
guns and ammo, buy it for reasonably cheap, and ship
it back here to be sold in a much more cosmopolitan
venue.
Dick and Donny are a bit annoying in their Tweedle
Dee/Tweedle Dum manner of finishing each others
sentences and going everywhere together, and the
power their wealth and business has brought them has
begun to make them arrogant. Still, they are the only
place to go if someone’s looking for real working laser
or plasma technology, or rare types of ammunition
such as large caliber rifle rounds or machinegun
ammo. They also do a brisk trade in explosives and
anti-tank weapons too!
Adventure Hooks
 Joker’s is a fortress, and Dick and Donny aren’t
the only ones armed and expecting a fight. The
androids they brought with them aren’t limited
to repair/service models, they also brought a
few soldier androids as well that pack lasers and
energy shields, patrolling the grounds 24 hours
a day - tirelessly. And as if that wasn’t enough,
Dick and Donny aren’t really twins - they’re
androids too, based on the same model! A party
planning a raid on Joker’s might be able to get
away with the haul of a lifetime in armaments, but
it won’t be easy!
 Bill Nickels (see Archangel Tower) would love
to have Dick and Donny working for him (and
funneling weapons to the Commission), but so
far the twins have resisted all efforts to bring
them into his employ. Mr. Nickels would pay
handsomely for a party to humiliate the twins and
find a way to blackmail them into doing it “his
way“. 53
 HOTEL IMPERIUM
The single largest hotel/casino in Las Vegas before
the Fall, the Hotel Imperium combined the luxury
accommodations of two major casinos into one
sprawling Roman-themed complex. When the
Brotherhood of Radiation first came to power in
Las Vegas and began its slow transformation into
MAJOR BROTHERHOOD PLOTS
Besides uniting all of mutant kind under one banner,
and spreading the belief in the power of the “Glow”,
the Brotherhood is involved in a handful of other
grand plans (or plots, depending on which side one
stands), none of which are common knowledge -
and most of which are in fact well-guarded secrets.
These plots may have far-reaching consequences,
and could be the driving force behind entire
campaigns in which the Brotherhood is slowly
revealed to be a villainous entity. Discovering these
plots, and working to defeat them, would be feats
worthy of epic-level adventurers.
Breeding Program
Among the Brotherhood’s darkest secrets is its
active program of capturing mutants and other forms
of life at random and subjecting them (in hidden
facilities) to radiation and toxic chemicals to alter
them. Those that survive are subjected to intense
and brutal breeding programs to strengthen certain
qualities, while weeding out others. As if the idea of
abductions and forcing mutagens on witless outsiders
wasn’t alarming enough, what the Brotherhood plans
on doing with these creatures is a secret that might
upset the stability of the wasteland by tipping off
outsiders to the Brotherhood’s secret military aims.
These breeding programs are nothing short of a long-
term plan to build an army of super-beings, allowing
the Brotherhood to conquer the entirety of the
wasteland in the name of mutant kind. The fate of
neutral groups, pureblood humans, and other factions
who do not buy into the Brotherhood’s religious
quackery? None can be certain.
Burning Lands
Many of the original followers of Pastor Bright were
pre-Fall energy lobbyists, a few of whom knew of
an experimental power complex and vault being
built beneath what is now known as the “Burning
Lands”. In recent years, Censors and Psions of
the Ecclesiarchy detected the rise of a powerful
psychic being in the same vicinity as this lost vault,
and subtle efforts have been made to find a way to
54 penetrate the heart of the Burning Lands to find it.
The Brotherhood believes that if such a source of
power can be harnessed (or bent to their will), then
domination of the vast lands on the other side of the
a true “Church”, the Hotel’s classical architecture,
vast interior space, and sheer formidable appearance
made it a natural choice for the headquarters of the
Ecclesiarchy.
Today the Hotel Imperium is about as secure a
government building as one will find on the Twisted
Earth, serving as the main headquarters for the cryptic
Censors branch of the Ecclesiarchy, as well as the
Rocky Mountains may be within their grasp.
The Brotherhood’s effort to penetrate this
forbidden corner of the desert and secure this
legendary power source is described in the novel,
Burning Lands.
Mount of Thorns
Associated with their dreadful breeding program,
the Brotherhood’s hunt for the legendary “Mount
of Thorns” is a secret they have tried hard to
keep. A lost location believed by some to be mere
myth, the mountain is said to be the resting pace
of unimaginable quantities of atomic waste and
radioactive byproducts from the time of the Ancients.
The “Mount of Thorns” is believed to lie somewhere
in the Deadlands, west of Las Vegas, but none have
ever found (or if they did, they never returned to
tell the tale). The Brotherhood has actually funded
numerous expeditions to find it, but all have returned
empty-handed. Still, the Brotherhood’s agents
persist, because they believe that if they do find
the mountain, the toxic sludge found in its deep
subterranean tunnels could advance their breeding
program by years, if not decades.
The drive to find the Mount of Thorns is fleshed out
in detail in the adventure series, One Man‘s Garbage
and Another Man‘s Treasure.
Takeover of Lil’ Vegas
That the Brotherhood has agents already in the
corium mega-mines of “Lil Vegas” (on the far side
of the Big Rocks) may or may not be a secret known
to the characters. But the Brotherhood has placed a
large priority on the infiltration of the labyrinthine
mines, having sent numerous agents discreetly as
both prospectors and slaves to get past that ugly
little town’s watchful guards. The Brotherhood
knows that the mines are among the largest and
most productive in the known world, and getting
their hands on that much radioactive material would
serve not only as a major religious victory, but also
put untold wealth at their fingertips. And though
religious victories are nice, taking control of the
world’s largest source of corium would be even
better…
More on the efforts of the Brotherhood to infiltrate
Lil’ Vegas are covered in depth in the adventure,
Death By Corium Light.
primary day-to-day residence of the Kryptarch.
With government offices taking most of the ground
and upper levels, along with apartments for senior
members of the Brotherhood and visiting dignitaries
in a separate wing, most speculate there must be
underground levels to the complex as well for the
Censors and their rumored experiments into mental
manipulation and control.
Adventure Hooks
 A loyal follower of the Brotherhood of Radiation
might be selected for a special mission by
the Censors to perform a mission of utmost
importance for the Ecclesiarchy. Brought here
under secrecy, the character would be scrutinized
psychically for trustworthiness before being
informed of her mission: to find a way of
assassinating Bill Nickels (see Archangel Tower),
and through his death weakening the Commission.
With Nickels gone, whatever involvement the
Commission had in the disaster that entombed
Princess in the First Temple will be forgotten - a
nagging problem the Censors have wished to deal
with for generations.
 High-level characters working for other major
factions might have the motive to try and infiltrate
the Hotel Imperium to learn the Brotherhood’s
darkest secrets. If successful, the intruder(s)
might learn of the Brotherhood’s shadowy
history, the truth behind their alliance with the
Commission, as well as the major Brotherhood
plots currently being pursued well beyond the
borders of the City of Lights.
TEN GALLON SALOON
An enormous 50s-era sign looms over this crumbling
casino, depicting a towering cowboy with a giant hat,
whirling a lasso over his head. Long ago this sign
glittered with over 1000 lights, but it is now dark and
dead - like the building itself.
Adventure Hooks
 The Ten Gallon Saloon isn’t exactly empty,
as a group of ballsy raiders has taken it over
as a hideout/secret lookout post. They use its
relative proximity to the city to spy on parties
of Brotherhood pilgrims and caravans leaving
Las Vegas for the open desert. The raiders are
responsible for some of the recent disappearances
of caravans in the area.
 The leader of the raiders is concerned after a small
party of his men out on a scouting foray failed to
return a few nights past. They went missing in the
vicinity of Nellis Air Force Base.
KLONDIKE
The Klondike, lying on the edge of town, has long
been the favored haunt of scavs and other temporary
migrants who otherwise make their lives among the
deserts. Deep-desert dwellers, sand pickers, and junk
peddlers alike patron the place, one of the largest (and
most dilapidated) pre-Fall casinos in Las Vegas.
The Klondike continues to thrive despite its great
age and the rowdy, often-violent nature of its patrons.
Fights are a common occurrence here (both fistfights
and gunfights). With so many visitors hailing from
a class of men usually overlooked by the rest of
society, the frequent deaths are of little concern to
the establishment and the city authorities as a whole.
Typically such victims are simply picked up, carted
off, and dumped out the back door to become prey to
wild dogs or packs of particularly-desperate Follower
cretins scrounging for their next meal.
Its reputation aside, the Klondike is an interesting
place to visit, because the sheer number of scavs
means there are always interesting items for sale.
Considering Las Vegas’ long association with the
Nuclear Age (nuclear weapons were tested within
sight of it during the Cold War years), many of the
junk items picked out of the desert junk heaps include
things like “radium tablets”, “fall-out face powder”,
“radithor cream”, “radium emanators”, and “water
revigators” (these items are detailed in New Items).
Adventure Hooks
 The characters meet a trigger-happy desert scav
who claims he‘s only in town long enough to
spend his corium (to lighten his load) before
he vanishes again. Yet he seems to be wary
of everyone, and overly jumpy. In reality he
discovered the ruins of Nellis (see separate
entry) during one foray into the wilds and, by
chance, witnessed some of the experiments
being conducted there. He knows what he saw is
important, but also dangerous, and only wants to
get out of town and leave Vegas behind for good.
 A scav boarding at the Klondike has an interest
item for sale: an old kryton switch, an important
component used in the detonation of nuclear
bombs. He says he found it out near the old
nuclear proving grounds, and is willing to sell
it to the highest bidder. When the Brotherhood
finds out, they move to acquire it, as does another
mysterious party, who’s willing to use less subtle
methods to get their hands on it (this could be
Bill Nickels, eager to keep every last detonator
under his control, or some other party, such as the
Foundation).
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 PAI GOW PALACE
An Asian-themed casino and hotel before the Fall,
the Pai Gow Palace continues the tradition well after
with a new breed of customers: merchants from the
largely-oriental Clean and Cartel trade houses.
The Pai Gow Palace is unlike other casinos in
the City of Lights, as it enjoys a special status as an
official “embassy” of the Clean trading house. Here,
on sprawling grounds once designed to resemble
a Chinese palace, the Clean maintain a host of
servants, slaves, janissary guards, and well-groomed
concubines. The Palace serves not only as the
residence of the local Clean mandarin, as well as its
embassy for all affairs between the trading house and
the Brotherhood, but also as a luxurious rest-stop for
its soldiers and traders making the arduous journey
from the east.
Adventure Hooks
 The Palace is off-limits to those who aren’t
members of the Clean (or their allies, the Cartel),
but characters could come here on important
missions involving those two houses (whether
delivering information, or passing warnings to the
ambassadors here about Brotherhood activities).
 Characters who’ve recently joined the
Brotherhood might find themselves invited to
an official gala/function at the Pai Gow Palace,
either as junior emissaries of the Brotherhood or
part of a larger entourage engaging in negotiations
with the powerful traders. While visiting the
Palace, one of the PCs is approached by an
agent of the Clean - a friendly soldier, a powerful
diplomat, or even a seductive concubine. To a
young aspirant of the Brotherhood the attempt at
friendship might at first appear innocent, but to
anyone of any experience it is obvious the Clean
agent it hoping to make a “spy” of the character,
earning his trust and eventually using him to spy
on the Brotherhood - for the benefit of the house,
of course.
RED DOG’S
An older bar that has seen better days, this locale has
been a favorite hangout for mutants and the deformed
since it re-opened after the Fall. Technically located
inside the Sacred Quarter, Red Dog’s is a bustling
bar and casino that adheres to a strict “mutants-only”
policy; purebloods will be turned back at the door.
The clientele is mostly made up of mutant adventurers,
mercenaries, and terminals from the city’s outlying
ruins, but stranger mutants have made appearances as
well.
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Adventure Hooks
 “Dog”, owner of the establishment, is a fierce
mutant and proud of it. He doesn’t trust
purebloods in general (he’s heard too many tales
of persecution from pureblood holdouts over the
years), and is staunchly loyal to the Brotherhood
of Radiation. Any activity that goes on in his
bar that he even thinks could be against the
Brotherhood he reports at once. He will even
take what he perceives to be the “law” into his
own hands, arming himself and his bouncers to
“apprehend” those he suspects of being enemies
of the Ecclesiarchy. This has gotten him in
trouble in the past, for he’s not always right about
the shady characters that haunt his bar.
 A group of mutant thugs have begun preying
on purebloods in Sin City. They’re clever,
though, coming here to Red Dog’s to spend their
ill-begotten gains, using the proprietor’s no-
question’s asked support of mutants to shield them
from pursuers. Characters who’ve been victims
of these thugs may have to take out the whole
place if they want justice.
OMAHA HOTEL
Looming over the corner of Sahara Boulevard and the
Strip, the Omaha Hotel is one of the oldest casinos
in Las Vegas, and is still a hotbed of gambling and
prostitution. Thriving under the shadow of nearby
Archangel Tower, the Omaha has seen prosperity
due to its focus on specific clientele - the military
personnel, caravan guards, and other mercenaries who
blow into town on the caravans and convoys of the
various merchant houses.
The proprietor of the Omaha is one “Gloria Glitz“,
a shrewd businesswoman who claims she has a soft-
spot in her heart for military men, for her first husband
was a soldier who died defending her community
from raiders. It probably isn’t true, and the reality is
that Glitz simply recognizes the potential money to
be made from dumb men with more money than they
know what to do with. Merchants pay their guards
well, and since Sin City is the only place in the desert
for them to spend their hard-earned corium, it’s up to
her to “help” them.
The Omaha is packed at almost any hour with Cartel
soldiers, Clean janissaries, and the hired mercenaries
of lesser trading houses. Glitz has made it rich
catering to their needs (warm food, warm rooms,
limitless hard alcohol, and girls galore), putting the
money right back into her establishment, acquiring
even more pricey booze, decent cooks, competent
bouncers, and hiring some of the prettiest girls in
town. She‘s also sunk a lot of money repairing much
of the interior. Of all the casinos operating in Sin
City, the Omaha is closest thing to a pre-Fall gambling
house.
Adventure Hooks
 The characters are hired to break into the Omaha
and “rescue” a captive being held by Gloria Glitz.
The captive is a man named “Bandit”, whose
sole claim to fame is that he’s the only person
around who knows anything about fixing slot
machines (both in terms of repairing them, as well
as stacking the odds in the favor of the House).
Bandit has been living as a virtual slave for years,
being traded between casinos when his expertise
is needed, but Glitz has decided to keep him to
herself - a fact that displeases Mr. Nickels. What
the PCs do with Bandit when they rescue him
(free him, or give him to Mr. Nickels as they were
originally hired to do) is up to them.
 Gloria Glitz is looking for hired help to keep the
peace; with so many military grunts and mercs
running around her place, arguments turn to feuds,
and feuds into gun battles she (and the building)
can ill afford. Glitz is known to pay well, and a
stint working at her establishment as “security”
might lead to future job offers.
PERSIA
This seven-story hotel has seen better days, both as
a hotel and casino destination. When its owner, a
member of the Commission gang, attempted to split
from the gang and start his own gambling empire, Mr.
Nickels (see Archangel Tower) moved in quick and
shut him down. The previous owner disappeared,
and the Persia has since become little more than
a flophouse for vagrants and gamblers-on-the-run,
known for its dangerous inhabitants.
Adventure Hooks
 Anyone can find a place to stay at the Persia,
but there are a lot of armed thugs and would-be
robbers living in the sky rise’s many rooms (or
lurking in the moldy stairwells). Still, a well-
armed group could do well by carving out a place
here, as the Persia is close to all the action in Sin
City.
 If/when the PCs move in, word of a band of
outsiders taking over the Persia soon reaches
Archangel Tower, and Bill Nickels dispatches a
band of goons to officially “welcome” the party.
Afraid they’re here as upstarts, Mr. Nickels’ men
make it clear who runs the show in Sin City.
Though the characters may explain their way out
of trouble, the encounter will at least clue them in
on the real power on the north side of town.
BUFFALO BETTY’S BURLESQUE SHOW
This former roadside casino and nightclub was already
a low budget joint during the twilight of the Ancients,
catering to those traveling salesmen and truckers who
had to have one last shot at the one-armed bandit
before moving on. Everything about the place is built
to accommodate passersby, including a huge parking
lot, truck stop facilities, and a motel for travelers.
The casino itself is a simple one-story affair, and it
was here that “Buffalo Betty’s Burlesque Show” was
staged six nights a week, every week, for the two short
years it was in operation.
The casino was one of several sexually-suggestive
attractions related to the “Wild West Girls” traveling
road show, an exploitative topless revue populated
primarily by desperate ex-convict women and
wayward girls. The producers of the show attempted
to legitimize the revue with USO appearances and
televised public service messages, but the sheer
crassness of the production brought about an early
shutting of the establishment’s doors.
Generations later, the Burlesque Show continues
to serve as a brothel. The greasy little proprietor,
who calls himself “Harry Flinn” after some obscure
pre-Fall pornographer, has managed to start turning a
profit from the old place. He’s found a source to stock
the bar with cheap booze, and found a ready source
of paying customers in the raiders, scavs, and other
cretins living on the fringes of the Brotherhood “Holy
City”. His girls are all local mutants, only taking up
the costumes of Wild West Girls for their lewd shows,
having no actual connection with the real, all-female
cult.
Adventure Hooks
 During their travels the characters meet a Wild
West Girl whose obsession is to travel to the City
of Lights and make a pilgrimage of her own - to
Buffalo Betty’s Burlesque Show. Thinking she’d
find some “holy site”, she is horrified by what
she finds: a cheap bordello run by a slick little
gangster, populated by rowdy thugs, and worked
by destitute girls who know nothing about the
movement they’re inadvertently mocking. The
characters can help their companion when she
goes on a shooting rampage to cleanse the place,
or find some other means to driving Flinn out and
making the place a respectable “shrine” again.
 Flinn stays in business by providing cheap
entertainment, cheap girls, and most importantly,
cheap booze. He manages to keep his operating
costs low by doing it the old-fashioned way:
stealing everything he needs. Flinn keeps a few
hired hands who make rounds of the various
saloons in town, as well as places like Paradise
Ranch, breaking in and stealing their stock and
secreting back here to serve to the patrons. The
characters could get involved by discovering
Flinn’s racket, or he might actually approach them
(as they probably look more competent than most
of his customers) with offers of paid, clandestine
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 PARADISE RANCH
A sprawling ranch on the outskirts of town, “Paradise”
is run by a pleasant old woman by the name of
“Auntie Ante”. What strikes most people as odd,
however, is the fact that Ante is a mongoliant with a
surprisingly gentle disposition. Ante has managed to
create a thriving business here, despite its isolation
from the city, populating the ranch with pretty girls
taken from the pleasure pits of wasteland settlements
up and down the trade routes. The expenditure of
buying these exclusive playthings has proven worth it,
and the Paradise Ranch is hopping on most evenings
with high-rollers and wealthy merchants.
Adventure Hooks
 Auntie Ante has never needed security, what
with her hulking size, but in recent weeks her
establishment has been harassed by merchant
menaces coming in from the deep desert. The
nasty creatures haven’t been bold enough to attack
the ranch en masse, but Ante isn’t going to wait
around for them to muster their strength. She’s
hoping to hire some men to help out, but keeping
their hands on their guns (and off the girls) could
be a challenge of its own!
 Ante is looking to hire on new help - not just girls,
but other kinds of performers who can add to the
experience of her clientele. Comedians, jugglers,
musicians, singers, even the idea of having an in-
house repairman would help improve the business
at the Ranch. The benefits for signing on are
obvious.
PONTIFEX PRESS
This small building stands alone, bordered on all sides
by fields of ruin. Taken over years ago by a local man
who merely sought to spread the good word of the
Brotherhood with the pen (or, more accurately, with
an antiquated printing press), he soon found others
willing to fill his newspaper with other stories.
The Brotherhood has given its official sanction to
the press, which now generates a regular news flyer
that is distributed by merchant caravans to cities as
far away as Tucumcari. These carry stories of the
“wonders” of the City of Lights, as well as an open
call for mutants of all kinds to come and find their
“rightful” place in the Brotherhood of Radiation.
Besides this mandatory propaganda, the press is free
to fill its pages with other stories and/or adverts.
Currently the paper pays its bills with money gained
from running sleazy advertisements for Mr. Nickels’
casinos (see Archangel Tower) and the various
entertainments of “Sin City”.
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 Tired of carrying only propaganda (for either
the Brotherhood or the Commission), the owner/
operator of Pontifex Press is looking for real
stories to print. He will pay a respectable amount
for PCs to do the footwork investigating stories,
whether it’s about road conditions outside
of town, recent raider activity on the desert
highways, or more scandalous exposes about
individuals here in Vegas.
 A fire breaks out at the building and by morning
the Press is no more. It looks like a cell of the
Brethren has finally come to Vegas and have
destroyed the press and its “evil machinery of
misinformation” as their opening move. The
characters are hired by one interested party or
another to find the Brethren cell and drive them
from town.
PILGRIM’S PALACE
… is anything but. Even before the Fall this 60s-era
hotel/casino was geared towards accommodating
budget travelers and tourists, and lacked much in the
way of glitz or glamour. Still, it is one of the few
buildings still standing in this part of the city, and has
been taken over by an entrepreneur named “Stevie
Sin”. Sin has turned the Palace into a cheap boarding
house for pilgrims who’ve traveled hundreds of miles
to get to the City of Lights. Like before the Fall, the
accommodations are no-frills (boarders find their own
space, usually in a decaying room with more than a
few rats to contend with), but the rates are extremely
affordable.
Adventure Hooks
 Sin is looking for a group of toughs to collect on a
few overdue hotel bills. The current residents of
the Pilgrim’s Palace are quite impoverished, and
their promises of “making it big” at the casinos
hasn’t panned out (no surprise). Sin wants the
PCs to rough a few pilgrims up, break some legs,
and get a little back in the way of payment - no
matter how small. Oh, and a few evictions may
be in order.
 A desperate pilgrim family approaches the party
looking for help. The father claims his daughter
was abducted the first night they came to Vegas,
and he fears she’s been taken to Sin City to work
in one of the brothels. Whether she really was
kidnapped, or simply ran off on her own, is open
to speculation. Finding her will be like finding a
needle in a haystack.
WALLY WORLD LAS VEGAS
A licensed casino/theme park based on the popular
cartoon character “Wally” (of Wally World fame),
Wally World Las Vegas was a family-oriented
destination situated on the northern leg of the strip.
It was in operation for less than eight weeks before
runaway expenditures and low attendance forced it
to be shut down. Rumors persisted even before the
Fall that the sprawling casino was haunted, but this of
course was never proven.
Wally World Las Vegas continues to remain
abandoned, its windows and doors boarded up and
tumbleweed blowing across its oversized, deserted
parking lots. The rumors that the park is haunted keep
most would-be scavengers away.
Adventure Hooks
 Brave characters could use Wally World Las Vegas
as a base of operations in the City of Lights, but
the place is dark, dusty, and full of dangerous
machinery - not to mention a few specimens of
giant mutated cockroaches.
 The more recent reports of “ghosts” are the result
of a group of nocturnal scavengers who’ve been
sneaking into Wally World Las Vegas every few
days or so to scavenge parts from the animatronic
characters there. The scavengers are actually
Tekheads working for the local cell (see the Mall).
THE MALL
The Las Vegas Downtown Mall was, before the Fall,
an upscale shopping destination catering to wealthy
tourists, full of stores selling souvenirs, fancy attire,
and accessories. It was ransacked during the Fall, and
fires originating in the food court consumed many of
the ground-level stores. Most inhabitants of the city
assume it’s a deserted ruin.
Adventure Hooks
 The ground-level of the Mall is not uninhabited,
as most assume. About two dozen wastrels and
waifs live here like residents of a squatter camp,
decorating the place with salvaged junk and
other garbage; the partly-melted mannequins
that once decorated the storefronts now populate
the main mall floor in natural-looking “crowds”,
painstakingly assembled to look like pre-Fall
shoppers (complete with hats, clothing, purses,
etc.) enjoying a day at the mall. The residents are
wary of discovery, as they are not associated with
the Brotherhood.
 Having occupied the remnants of a former
electronics superstore anchored at one end of
the mall, a far-ranging gang of Tekheads has
temporarily settled in the ruins of Vegas looking
for stuff to salvage. The Tekheads are well
aware of the danger they’re in if discovered by
the Brotherhood, and have so far limited their
activities to scrounging at night.
COLONEL PACHINKO’S
Colonel Pachinkos’ is a dusty little casino and bar
that is run by a colorful entrepreneur who claims to
be descended from Russian invaders stranded in the
West after the Fall. Taking his name after the bar (or
vice versa), Pachinko’s establishment is known around
town for high-stakes gaming, including cards, dice,
tables and, it is rumored, back-room games of Russian
roulette. It is not a place for the faint of heart.
Adventure Hooks
 Characters in desperate need of big money, fast,
may be directed here. The back-room games of
Russian roulette have the highest payouts in town
(at least that’s what they say), but only one man
ever walks away a winner…
 A mysterious man has been haunting Pachinko’s
of late, a steely-eyed, shady character who says
little but has a voice like an angel. He carries two
nickel-plated automatics, and a mother-of-pearl
inlaid mariachi guitar on his back. They call him
“Rick the Righteous Ronin”, and some say he was
(or is) an Axeman, a legendary gunslinger and
songster who’s here one day and gone the next.
What the PCs do if and when they meet him could
be the beginning of an interesting adventure, or
the start of a nightmare vendetta that refuses to go
away…
BLACKJACK SALOON
Dark, dirty, grungy, and dangerous. Every major
settlement has one, and the Blackjack Saloon is Las
Vegas’. The Saloon is a favorite of the more savage
followers of the Glow, a place where brutal fighting
and bloodshed is celebrated, not shunned. Here, under
a decaying roof in the shadow of grander casinos,
herds of more barbaric faithful flock to engage in
bloodsports, gladiatorial games, and matches pitting
men against mutant beasts.
The Blackjack Saloon is a typical den of iniquity
and vice, a degenerate place whose primary attraction
is the exciting, life-or-death battles played out here
each night for the entertainment of its patrons. But
other pass-times are also catered to here, including
drink, drugs, and, if handled discretely, prostitution.
The Blackjack Saloon is largely ignored by the
authorities, who see it as a necessary evil. Here the
cruder, more violent wasteland worshipers can vent
their primitive lusts and sate their ugly hungers off the
streets and out of the public eye.
Adventure Hooks
 Any given night at the Blackjack Saloon is an
adventure in and of itself. The chance of getting
drunk and waylaid by unscrupulous patrons, being
drawn into a riotous brawl, accidentally insulting
a tribal and being challenged to a pit-fight, or
making big bucks gambling on the games - all
of these are distinct possibilities for a night‘s 59
“entertainment”.
 Attacked in an alleyway at night, one of the
characters goes missing. While his fellow PCs
 fear he may have been taken by the Brotherhood,
in reality he was taken by simple-minded thugs
at the Blackjack Saloon, who hope to use him as
the next “guest-star” in the night’s gladiatorial
pit! Hopefully the kidnapped character is a good
fighter, because his opponent certainly will be!
LAS VEGAS RACE TRACK
Situated on the south side of town, the old Las Vegas
Race Track is no longer host to races. Its former
purpose has been forgotten over time, and now it
serves as the primary nexus for airships coming in
from the distant city of Styx (via the “Big Hole”).
Here, at any time of night or day, giant, rickety
zeppelins can be seen hovering, loading or unloading,
and casting off into the brilliant clear sky.
In addition to serving as the local “airport” (where
hundreds of mutants from across the known world
arrive each day on the last leg of their pilgrimage to
see the City of Lights), the race track is also a ritual
pilgrimage point in its own right. It’s not clear how
the legend came about, but it is widely believed by
followers of the Glow that any worshiper who does
92 circuits (a number equal to the atomic weight of
uranium) barefoot gains substantial graces for the
afterlife.
Adventure Hooks
 For the countless many who arrive at the City of
Lights from distant Styx each day, the race track
is the first thing they see. It’s not as many had
imagined, a dusty sprawl filled with the squalid
camps of pilgrims who’ve just arrived, or can’t
find a place to stay in the City of Lights itself.
The overcrowding gets even worse around festival
times, when the numbers explode and the race
track is virtually overwhelmed. Characters could
be hired to help keep order, drive out the worst of
the lot (diseased, thieves, beggars, etc.), etc.
 The race track could very well be the setting of
a dramatic escape if/when the characters need to
get out of Las Vegas in a hurry. Whether chased
by gamblers, riled-up zealots, or agents of the
Brotherhood, a race to reach the race track and
climb aboard a departing zeppelin right before it
takes off could be the stuff of an epic chase scene!
PINK FLAMINGO
This was once a well-known casino in post-
apocalyptic Las Vegas, but a major gun battle here
causing the death of its former proprietors forced it
to close down. The building is now an empty, bullet
hole-ridden shell.
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 Characters in desperate need of shelter (or a place
to hide) might break into the boarded-up building.
Besides sharing space with a few roaches and
spiders, they won’t be bothered if they avoid
attraction attention.
 There’s a rumor floating around among ruin
scavengers that there’s a hidden safe somewhere
in the Pink Flamingo that might contain a
small arsenal of pre-Fall guns and ammo. PCs
might locate the secret basement where it lies,
but in doing so stumble upon the giant mutant
cockroach(es) that dwell there.
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE
The ruins of Nellis were avoided for years by the
refugee followers of Princess, as the levels of radiation
were abnormally high there, enough to keep away
even well-equipped parties. Over the years, however,
agents of the Ecclesiarchy came here to scout out
the wreckage for military hardware and other usable
finds. In addition to salvageable war materiel, the
Brotherhood’s expedition uncovered a secret network
of bunkers, reinforced hangars, and strengthened
underground structures running beneath the base.
In 2215 the Brotherhood began cleaning up these
underground areas under a cover of secrecy, reviving
the machinery and air purification systems in these
small “vaults” to provide a series of workable spaces
for a special “breeding program”. This breeding
program, as envisioned by the poisoned minds of
the Ecclesiarchy, centered on experimentation with
various newly-recovered radioactive agents and
living specimens with the end goal of creating a new
race of “super beings”. Combining quack science,
radiological ignorance, and inhuman brutality, the
Brotherhood created a twisted eugenics and genetic
crossbreeding program rivaled only by Dr. Mengele in
madness - and by none other in scope.
The Brotherhood’s breeding programs have resulted
in a success rate that is less than impressive. Though
their current laboratories are well-equipped, their
underground location is not ideal. Still, these efforts
have resulted in the creation of strange and hideous
new races of mutant monsters, grotesque beasts bred
for specific and ghastly purposes. There are creatures
bred to serve in the frontlines of any future conflict the
Brotherhood might find itself in, and beasts designed
for short lives but ravenous appetites. There are
also humanoid mutants turned into mindless killing
machines. Some of these experiments have been
deliberately let loose into the deserts around Las Vegas
at night to see if they can survive and thrive despite
their deformities; sightings of such deformed and
impossible creatures feed the persistent rumors that all
is not as it seems in the City of Lights…
Adventure Hooks
 What’s going on beneath the ruins of Nellis
Air Force Base is one of the Brotherhood’s
best-kept secrets, as any revelation of the
 BREEDING PROGRAM
The Brotherhood breeding program covers a
vast number of genetics projects, most of which
amount to variants of the classic abomination,
terminal, or screamer (with or without the addition
of the mutated or warped templates). A sampling
of specific creatures successfully bred by the
Brotherhood include:
 A breed of beasts that resemble huge bladders
of inter-connected, helium-filled organs, with
enormous spherical eyes set on each of its three
sides. The creature floats above the ground, its
mass of organs pulsing and inflating to maintain
equilibrium and buoyancy, using dangling,
scythe-like appendages to slash and stab at
enemies caught below it. They easily disabled
(being quite fragile), but they are frightening and
disgusting to look at.
 Colossal land leviathans that resembles walking
beehives. Tiny centipede legs propel these
beasts along, while a minute head at one end
with a collection of little black eyes contains
its sensory organs. Essentially a tremendous
walking “brain”, these creatures are used as a
psychic “battery” to enhance the abilities of
Brotherhood psychics nearby.
 A creature that resembles nothing more than a
mass of purplish-gray tentacles, some swollen to
the point that they have become useless. These
tendrils support a flowery trunk from which
sprout two star-shaped heads on the end of
elongated necks. Each head has a gaping maw
atrocities committed here could be potentially
devastating to their cause (and tipping their hand
to other organizations of the wasteland that the
Brotherhood has a campaign of aggression in the
planning stages). Characters stumbling upon the
secret chambers underground, or coming here
investigating any of several whispered rumors
around town concerning the ruins, could easily
find out the truth. But simply discovering one of
the Brotherhood’s major secrets could be a death
sentence in its own right, as agents will continue
to hunt the PCs until they are dead.
 Picking through the ruins in the vicinity of
Nellis, the characters stumble upon a horrific
monstrosity that they first try to kill. But when
it soon becomes clear the aberration is just as
terrified of them as they are of it, they attempt
to communicate. Though unable to speak
beyond a few parroted words, the creature tries
to explain to the party where it came from, and
how imperative it is that it escapes undetected.
It seems the creature is an escaped test subject
ringed with needle-like teeth. The creature’s
twin heads emit a constant, low-pitched drone
that has an effect similar to non-lethal sonic
weaponry, causing disorientation and nausea in
those who hear it.
 A race of diminutive creatures bred specifically
to serve the Brotherhood as mindless servants.
These are simpering, simple creatures
brainwashed to be unflaggingly optimistic,
positive, and uplifting when around their
masters, despite their bizarrely misshapen forms.
Each resembles a bald human head attached to
a diminutive “trunk”, from which sprout four to
six human arms and legs arranged like a spider.
These creatures walk along barefoot behind
their masters, usually with head bent upwards
and smiling like a dog happily following its
owner. They are capable of limited speech, and
are usually trusted to remember important dates
or to remind their masters of things that need
tending.
 Tall anemic creatures with albino skin,
possessing an enlarged head with strangely
deformed bone structures. Each creature has
four eyes, the two of which are tiny and almost
vestigial. Unable to speak, they are nonetheless
masters of memorizing. The Brotherhood
uses them as walking data storage; their
photographic memories allow them to remember
everything they see or hear almost indefinitely.
Brotherhood telepaths tap their minds to
withdraw this information for later use.
of the Brotherhood breeding program, and there
are agents out looking for it. If the PCs are seen
with or near the creature, they are just as likely
to be hunted and killed as it for the dangerous
knowledge they now possess. The party can help
the monster in its attempt to get away, but once
they do, will it be content with being a survivor
- or will it, motivated by its own sense of loyalty,
try to convince the party to help it return to Nellis
and free its own imprisoned comrades?
The existence of this breeding program (as well
as the laboratories under Nellis) is a secret that
the Brotherhood does not want to get out. That
the Brotherhood has been abducting mutants from
the wasteland to experiment on is bad enough, but
knowledge that the Brotherhood is building a secret
army of genetically-modified beasts could very well
jeopardize the illusion of “benevolent neutrality” that
has allowed the Brotherhood access to many trade
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towns and settlements throughout the desert.
 TABLE 2-1: BROTHERHOOD ADVANCED CLASSES
Class Description
Force Master Elite soldiers and guardians; masters of Telekinesis
Psion Oracles and seers possessed of prophetic powers; masters of Precognition
Censor Agents and protectors of the Ecclesiarchy; masters of Telepathy
Illuminated Beings that gradually transform into entities of pure energy

ALLEGIANCE BENEFITS will be. This disjunction is known to have adverse

psychological effects, and the segregation Psions
Considering its mysterious
impose upon themselves is as much for their benefit as
reputation, and the many rumors
for the benefit of others. A rogue Psion, finally having
whispered about its secret goals
her mind splintered under the weight of her constant
and plans, why would one want to
precognitive awareness, can be a deadly, unpredictable
join the Brotherhood of Radiation?
foe. Capable of seeing into the future, a Psion knows
The simplest answer is to say that, as
all outcomes to every action, and will have chosen the
a religion of, about, and for mutantkind, it appeals
one with the greatest chances of success long before
primarily to mutants.
she even raises a finger to act.
From a game standpoint, the Brotherhood of
In the Brotherhood of Radiation, Psions still hold
Radiation makes an ideal source of adventures of
a great deal of mystery, for their particular art is not
intrigue and religious zealotry. The fact that their
widely understood. Yet they are an invaluable tool,
ranks are composed of mutants, a race by its nature
turned to for advice, portents, and prophecy. In the
infused with unpredictable powers and diversity,
makes them an ideal enemy. While not
prohibited to player characters, their relatively
narrow scope (dedicated to a sometimes-
obscure vision of mutant dominance) usually
means they will serve as villains and challenges
for player characters to face, not embrace.
Characters (non-player or otherwise) who join
the Brotherhood of Radiation and adhere to its
bizarre tenets may achieve rank of considerable
power and prestige, as well as entry to four
powerful advanced classes, as shown below.
Favored Skills: A character who takes the
Cryptic Ordainment (Brotherhood of Radiation)
feat receive a permanent +1 morale bonus to
Concentration, Knowledge [Mutant Lore], and
Knowledge [Theology & Philosophy].

BROTHERHOOD FORCE MASTER

This advanced class was first introduced in the
Darwin’s World Campaign Guide. The class
remains unchanged.

BROTHERHOOD PSION
While Force Masters refine and perfect the
neural control known as “telekinesis“, and
Censors are masters of telepathy, those who join
the ranks of Brotherhood Psions are masters of
precognition, the ability to see, even if only in
glimpses, the future. Psions comprise a separate
branch of the Ecclesiarchy, and are viewed
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simple-minded followers. Revered as seers and
oracles, these prophetic beings live in a sort
of “half-state” that straddles what is and what
 TABLE 2-2: THE BROTHERHOOD PSION
Level BAB Fort Reflex Will Special Def Rep
1 +0 +0 +2 +2 Radiation Immunity +1 +0
2 +1 +0 +3 +3 Neural Feat +2 +0
3 +1 +1 +3 +3 Prediction I +2 +0
4 +2 +1 +4 +4 Probability Armor +3 +1
5 +2 +1 +4 +4 Neural Feat +4 +1
6 +3 +2 +5 +5 Prophecy +4 +1
7 +3 +2 +5 +5 Prediction II +5 +2
8 +4 +2 +6 +6 Neural Feat +6 +2
9 +4 +3 +6 +6 Future Sight +6 +2
10 +5 +3 +7 +7 Superior Wisdom +7 +3

past Psions have risen to positions of great power
in the Ecclesiarchy, and no Krytarch has ever gone
without one or two Psions as personal advisors at his
side.
REQUIREMENTS
To qualify to become a Psion, a character must fulfill
all the following criteria.
Race: Mutant.
Mutations: Neural Precognition.
Skills: Concentration 13 ranks.
Feats: Foresight, Precognitive Combat,
Precognitive Dodge, Perceive Outcome.
Allegiance: Brotherhood of Radiation.
CLASS INFORMATION
The following information pertains to the Psion
advanced class.
Hit Die: 1d6.
Action Points: 7 + one-half of the character’s level,
rounded down, every time he or she attains a new level
in this class.
Class Skills: The Psion’s class skills are:
Concentration, Diplomacy, Disable Device, Gamble,
Intimidate, Knowledge (Theology & Philosophy),
Knowledge (Tactics), Listen, Research, Sense Motive,
Spot.
Skill Points at Each Level: 4 + Int modifier.
CLASS FEATURES
The following features pertain to the Psion advanced
class.
Radiation Immunity: A Psion, once “enlightened”,
becomes immune to Severe radiation (if not already).
However, she loses all body hair as a result of
continued exposure and also becomes sterile.
allowing her to react appropriately to avoid harm.
This ability is identical to Evasion.
Probability Armor: At 4th level the Psion’s sight
extends to a thousand possibilities, allowing her to
react to virtually every threat before it even occurs.
This grants her a dodge bonus to Defense equal to her
Wisdom modifier. Unlike Precognitive Dodge (which
has a duration), this ability is always in effect.
Prophecy: A Psion’s prophetic abilities allow her
to glimpse into the future, granting her the ability to
see things that have yet to occur. In game terms, by
spending an Action Point a Psion may ask the GM a
question about whatever encounter or event currently
faces her and receive a simple “yes” or “no” answer.
Questions may only be asked of events that will take
place in the near future (that is, 1 day per point of
Wisdom modifier into the future).
Prediction II: At 7th level the Psion’s Prediction
ability improves, giving her the equivalent of
Improved Evasion.
Future Sight: By spending an Action Point, the
Psion may automatically hit an opponent with her next
attack. This ability can be used a maximum of once
per day.
Superior Wisdom: At 10th level a Psion’s Wisdom
bonus is doubled. This is an ongoing effect.
BROTHERHOOD CENSOR
Censors are feared Brotherhood agents whose mission
is to weed out those who would “pollute” the ranks
of the faithful. They are there to watch over the
masses and guide their thoughts towards the glorious
future outlined by the “Final Generation” (I.e. the
Illuminated).
Unknown to most, the branch of the Ecclesiarchy
know as the Censors descend from the small cadre

Neural Feats: A Psion receives a bonus neural feat
at 2nd, 5th, and 8th level, which may be any neural
feat whose prerequisites she meets.
Prediction I: At 3rd level a Psion is able to see
moments into the future to see events that affect her,
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of loyal followers who once followed Pastor Bright
(see History of the Brotherhood of Radiation). In the
early years of the Brotherhood they were a secretive
entity, undeclared to the public, whose purpose was to
perpetuate the lies of Bright to maintain control over
 the people of the City of Lights. They also monitored
the activities of the missionary branch of the
Ecclesiarchy, ensuring that their activities remained
outside of the city and the secrets of the Brotherhood
were maintained.
With the rise of mutants exhibiting neural
mutations, those exhibiting telepathic abilities were
often groomed to join the ranks of the Censors. The
ability to read minds, it was presumed, would be an
invaluable tool in pursuing the Ecclesiarchy’s goals
of not only maintaining a focused society, but also
for ferreting out those who might dig too deeply into
the Brotherhood’s secretive goals. Thus, an arm
of the Brotherhood was born that resembled most
the Inquisition, with far-ranged powers, terrifying
authority, and a secretive agenda.
Censors are greatly feared in Brotherhood society.
Wearing reflective masks and draped in sinister black
robes, they are the faceless mind-readers who populate
the nightmares of those who seek to upset or betray the
Brotherhood of Radiation.
REQUIREMENTS
To qualify to become a Censor, a character must fulfill
all the following criteria.
Race: Mutant.
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Mutations: Neural Telepathy.
Skills: Concentration 8 ranks.
Feats: Mental Communication, Lie Detector,
Psychic Interrogation.
Allegiance: Brotherhood of Radiation.
CLASS INFORMATION
The following information pertains to the Censor
advanced class.
Hit Die: 1d4.
Action Points: 7 + one-half of the character’s level,
rounded down, every time he or she attains a new level
in this class.
Class Skills: The Censor’s class skills are: Bluff,
Concentration, Diplomacy, Gather Information,
Handle Animal, Intimidate, Investigate, Knowledge
(History), Knowledge (Theology & Philosophy),
Listen, Search, Sense Motive, Spot.
Skill Points at Each Level: 4 + Int modifier.
CLASS FEATURES
The following features pertain to the Censor advanced
class.
Radiation Immunity: A Censor, once
“enlightened”, becomes immune to Severe radiation
(if not already). However, she loses all body hair as a
result of continued exposure and also becomes sterile.
Neural Feats: A Censor receives a bonus neural
feat at 2nd, 5th, and 8th level, which may be any
neural feat whose prerequisites she meets.
Sensory Magnification: Because her training
continually refines her senses to an almost supernatural
level, at 1st level the Censor receives a bonus to
Spot and Listen checks equal to her Censor level. In
addition, when blinded (or otherwise unable to use her
natural senses), the Censor can “see” and “hear” with
her mind. This acts just like the feat, Mind’s Eye, but
with twice the normal range.
Piercing Gaze: At 3rd level a Censor may
use Sense Motive to get a sense of someone’s
trustworthiness as a standard action (normally this
takes 1 minute).
Detection: As a standard action a Censor may
attempt a Concentration check (DC 20) to detect
hostile intent in any single subject within 50 ft. For
game purposes, hostile intent includes wishing the
character harm, intention to inflict harm, and any
other form of malice directed specifically towards the
character.
Ruthless Interrogation: At 7th level the DC of the
Censor’s Psychic Interrogation increases to 15 + her
Charisma modifier.
Mindlink: As a full-round action a Censor may
establish a mindlink with any living creature within
sight. The creature, if unwilling, may make a Will
save (DC 10 + Censor’s Charisma modifier) to resist.
A Censor may only maintain a mindlink with one
creature at any given time.
 TABLE 2-3: THE BROTHERHOOD CENSOR
Level BAB Fort Reflex Will Special Def Rep
1 +0 +0 +0 +2 Radiation Immunity, +1 +0
Sensory, Magnification
2 +1 +0 +0 +3 Neural Feat +1 +0
3 +1 +1 +1 +3 Piercing Gaze +2 +0
4 +2 +1 +1 +4 Detection +2 +0
5 +2 +1 +1 +4 Neural Feat +3 +1
6 +3 +2 +2 +5 Mindlink +3 +1
7 +3 +2 +2 +5 Ruthless Interrogation +4 +1
8 +4 +2 +2 +6 Neural Feat +4 +1
9 +4 +3 +3 +6 Detection Aura +5 +2
10 +5 +3 +3 +7 Greater Mindlink +5 +2

If the Censor forges a mindlink, from that point
on she is able to see and hear through that creature’s
eyes and ears as if she was physically present with
the subject, regardless of the actual distance between
them. This allows a Censor to spy “through” its
mindlinked subject, experiencing the sights and sounds
her subject does as if she were there in person.
The duration of the mindlink is one day per point of
Charisma modifier.
Detection Aura: At 9th level the Censor’s
Detection ability extends to all creatures within a 50 ft.
radius around her (instead of a single target). A single
successful Concentration check allows the Censor to
detect hostile intent in any and all creatures within this
area.
Greater Mindlink: At 10th level the Censor’s
mindlink ability becomes stronger. Any creature she
successfully affects with a mindlink falls under a
greater form of control, allowing the Censor to literally
take over the subject’s body. When the Censor
asserts control, the subject is effectively dominated
by her, becoming a puppet controlled by the Censor‘s
thoughts. A creature so dominated is controlled by the
Censor’s player, performing as she chooses (within the
creature’s normal capabilities). Note that the Censor
cannot make the dominated creature use abilities,
items, or powers she herself does not know about.
The Censor can assert control in this fashion for a
total of ten rounds per day, but these rounds need not
be consecutive. The greater mindlink otherwise has
the same duration as mindlink.
ILLUMINATED
The legendary illuminated comprise an inner circle
of elevated beings worshiped by the Brotherhood of
Radiation as quasi-deities. Members of the so-called
“final generation” of mutant kind, they are chosen
solely from what are perceived to be perfect examples
of mutant life, their entire being blessed, as it were, by
the eternal power of the atom.
Those few who are selected to become members of
the Illuminated are subjected to a long and ritualistic
period of indoctrination and “enlightenment”. Their
keepers use mental bombardment and long-term
exposure to radiation to weed out the mentally and
physically weak among them, and to test them for
future trials. Beyond building a mere immunity to
its ionization effect, radiation becomes like a new
“lifeblood” for the Illuminated, giving her strength,
power, and a “holy” aura that blinds and burns those
who gaze upon her. This brilliance serves not only to
inspire awe among the followers of the Brotherhood,
but also to empower the Illuminated in ways unseen
among the lesser creatures of the mutant world.
The mystical processes behind the creation of
an Illuminated are steeped in bizarre traditions and
secrecy, but the end result is the creation of an elite
“order” of super-mutants with amazing powers and
unprecedented abilities. Though few in number, these
brightly-glowing angelic beings have become the
center of Brotherhood worship, and are set to lead
them to an unknown future…
REQUIREMENTS
To qualify to become an Illuminated, a character must
fulfill all the following criteria.
Race: Mutant.
Background: Ritual Preservationist, Visionary
Reinventor.
Feats: Super Mutant.
Defects: Photoluminescent Aural Emission.
Skills: Concentration 13 ranks, Knowledge (mutant
lore) 6 ranks.
Allegiance: Brotherhood of Radiation.
CLASS INFORMATION
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The following information pertains to the Illuminated
epic class.
Hit Die: 1d10.
Action Points: 7 + one-half of the character’s level,
 TABLE 2-4: THE ILLUMINATED
Level BAB Fort Reflex Will Special Def Rep
1 +0 +2 +0 +2 Radiation Immunity, +1 +2
Irradiated, Vitality +1
2 +1 +3 +0 +3 Burning Touch +1 +2
3 +1 +3 +1 +3 Bonus Feat +2 +2
4 +2 +4 +1 +4 Vitality +2 +2 +3
5 +2 +4 +1 +4 Blinding Glow +3 +3
6 +3 +5 +2 +5 Bonus Feat +3 +3
7 +3 +5 +2 +5 Vitality +3 +4 +4
8 +4 +6 +2 +6 Radiated Pulse +4 +4
9 +4 +6 +3 +6 Bonus Feat +5 +4
10 +5 +7 +3 +7 Inhuman Resilience, +5 +5
Vitality +4

rounded down, every time he or she attains a new level Irradiated: The Illuminated gains the Irradiated
in this class. feat for free.
Class Skills: The Illuminated’s class skills are: Bonus Feats: An Illuminated receives a bonus
Concentration, Diplomacy, Gather Information, feat at 3rd, 6th, and 9th level. The feat must be
Intimidate, Knowledge (Ancients, Current Events, selected from the following list, and the character
Earth and Life Sciences, History, Physical Sciences, must meet the prerequisites to select it: Animation
Technology, Theology and Philosophy), Profession, Radiation*, Cryptic Ordainment*, Disciple of The
and Sense Motive. Glow*, Iron Will, Leadership, Meditation*, Mutation
Skill Points at Each Level: 4 + Int modifier. Advancement, Psycho-Potence*, Renown.
In addition to the above feats, the Illuminated may
CLASS FEATURES select any neural feat instead.
The following features pertain to the Illuminated epic Vitality: The strange radiations in the Illuminated’s
class. cells have the effect of invigorating her body, causing
Radiation Immunity: An Illuminated, once her to grow inhumanly strong. At 1st level the
enlightened, becomes immune to Severe radiation (if Illuminated gains a permanent point to either Strength,
not already). However, she loses all body hair as a Constitution, or Dexterity (player’s choice). This is
result of continued exposure and also becomes sterile. in addition to any attribute increases accumulated
from going up in
character level.
She gains an
additional point at
levels 4, 7, and 10
as well.
Burning
Touch: The
Illuminated is
infused with
ever-increasing
levels of radiation,
so hot that her
mere touch
burns. At 2nd
level, in addition
to transferring
radiation (see
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feat) she can also
cause terrible
burns with her
unarmed melee attacks. By making a successful
unarmed attack, the Illuminated inflicts 1d6 points of
heat damage per character level (no save, max 20d6).
A favorite tactic of an Illuminated is to use this heat
attack to burn through the radiation suits of those who
think themselves immune to her touch.
Blinding Glow: At 5th level the inherent glow
of the Illuminated becomes blindingly brilliant at all
times. Any time a creature gazes upon an Illuminated
it must make a Fortitude check (DC 10 + Cha bonus
+ 1/2 class level) or be blinded for 1d6 rounds. A
character may divert her eyes to avoid being blinded,
but doing so confers the normal miss chance. An
Illuminated is always immune to this ability.
Radiated Pulse: Through further enlightenment
in the secrets of “the glow” the Illuminated learns to
generate a vibrant pulse of radiation, which manifests
as a sweeping corona of light. This is essentially
an extension of the Irradiated feat. Once per day
per point of Constitution modifier (minimum once
per day), as a full-round action the Illuminated can
generate a pulse of radiation (of the same degree the
Illuminated would normally confer with a touch) that
affects a 40 ft. radius area, centered on herself. All
creatures in this area are affected.
Inhuman Resilience: At 10th level the Illuminated
is no longer wholly human, its body being in many
ways more energy than flesh. An Illuminated of this
level can no longer be killed by hit point damage (or
even instant death effects), and can only be slain if she
fails a Mas save (instead of falling unconscious when
she fails a Mas save the character now dies).
MAJOR NPCS OF THE
BROTHERHOOD
The Brotherhood of Radiation’s
agents are many, its followers
almost numberless among the
wastes. But as with any major faction
(religions or otherwise), the hierarchical pyramid only
gets narrower towards the top, and the Brotherhood is
no exception.
At the pinnacle of the Ecclesiarchy are a handful
of powerful individuals who, collectively, control
the destiny of this strange religion and its tens of
thousands of adherents. There also exist one or
two individuals who, while nominally outside the
hierarchy, maintain the potential to change the fate
of the Brotherhood and the masses who follow
its perverse teachings blindly. These characters,
prominent or unknown, mighty in sway or subtle in
influence, are detailed in this chapter.
KRYTARCH RADIUM PERPETUUM
What most people would expect to be the single
most powerful theocrat on the Twisted Earth is in
fact a man riddled with worry and uncertainty. The
religion he leads, the masses of faithful he “serves”,
are unparalleled. The power at his disposal, in the
form of armies, willing bodies, and moldable minds, is
impressive, even staggering. Yet, even with all of this
at his fingertips, Krytarch Radium Perpetuum knows,
as any leader worthy of being called “wise” knows,
it could all fall apart under the right circumstances.
The Krytarch’s goal, then, is to make sure those
circumstances never arise.
Radium Perpetuum was selected to the position
of “Krytarch” by his peers for that exact reason. An
administrator par excellence, a manager of people, a
diplomat, and a manipulator behind the scenes, he was
a renowned negotiator, preventing many squabbles
among his fellow Ecclesiarchs and heading off
schisms before they ever took shape. Preemption, and
a proactive manner of dealing with problems, were his
strong points.
As Krytarch, Radium Perpetuum does the balancing
act as well as could be expected, considering what‘s
massed against him. And he must, not only to survive,
but to keep the Brotherhood of Radiation together.
Beneath him are dynastic forces that seem almost
eager to tear themselves apart. There are zealots
willing to die, eager to martyr themselves. Radicals
seeking to propel even the most obscure prophecies
to the forefront and carry the Brotherhood off in
violent or apocalyptic directions. He must contend
with conspiring underlings, incompetent bureaucrats,
corrupt clerics, and the usual sprinkling of idiots and
madmen in the mix. On top of this, the religion’s very
origins, dubious at best, must be concealed and history
continually revised to keep the machine of “faith”
going. It’s exhausting work!
The Krytarch is very much a product of his powerful
position. An elderly mutant, his deformed face
shows signs of great stress, yet he manages it well.
His features are prematurely aged, his eyes wizened
and hard, his tongue prudently restrained. He seems
ready to act at a moment‘s notice, yet every action
is conducted only after great consideration. He
surrounds himself with a court of advisors, henchmen,
bodyguards, psionic mind-readers, and sycophants
whose only role is to remind him he is master of all
he surveys. To many he is a living god, to others a
sacred conduit to a force they only ambiguously know
as the “Glow”, and to outsiders, looking in, he is the
grand architect of a religion of pure absurdity. The
Krytarch does have one decidedly undiplomatic side,
however: as a warning to those who would attempt
to manipulate him, he has his throne room in the
Black Edifice decorated with the bodies of telepaths
who sought to infiltrate his thoughts or sway his
mind, crucified after being stunned into idiocy by his
overpowering neural defenses.
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Radium Perpetuum is not one of the more moderate
Brotherhood Krytarchs, but he is still unable to exact
 the radical changes lobbied by various quarters of the
Ecclesiarchy. As “blessed beings”, the Illuminated
have his ear and hold considerable sway over him
(especially High Illuminatus Iona). He believes
in a mutant-dominated world, possibly with the
Illuminated serving as “god-kings”, but he knows
the wasteland is not ready to embrace that particular
vision just yet. Instead, he finds himself walking the
proverbial tightrope again, placating his ravenous
Illuminated followers with sideways reassurances
while publicly repeating the promise of a “mutant
utopia for all” to keep the masses loyal, in line, and
subservient.
Krytarch Radium Perpetuum (Mutant Smart
Hero 3/Demagogue 10/Psionic 6): CR 19; Medium-
size humanoid; HD 3d6-3 plus 10d6-10 plus 6d8-6;
HP 54; Mas 9; Init +4; Spd 30 ft; Defense 26, touch
26, flatfooted 26 (+0 size, +0 Dex, +7 class, +9
equipment); BAB +10; Grap +9; Atk +9 melee (1d6-1,
weapon), or +10 ranged touch (1d2 plus paralysis,
hand stunner); FS 5 ft by 5 ft; Reach 5 ft; SQ medical
incompatibility, light 20 feet; AL Brotherhood of
Radiation; SV Fort +7, Ref +6, Will +16; AP 9; Rep
+11; Str 8, Dex 10, Con 9, Int 20, Wis 14, Cha 16.
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Occupation: Demagogue (Diplomacy, Knowledge
[Theology and Philosophy]).
Background: Ritual Preservationist (Knowledge
[Mutant Lore]).
Mutations and Defects: Dual Cerebellum, Neural
Mutation - Telepathy x2, Photoluminescent Aural
Emission.
Skills: Bluff +26, Concentration +18, Diplomacy
+28, Disguise +5, Gather Information +8, Intimidate
+22, Knowledge (Ancient Lore) +13, Knowledge
(Current Events) +31, Knowledge (History) +16,
Knowledge (Mutant Lore) +33, Knowledge (Tactics)
+19, Knowledge (Theology and Philosophy) +29,
Knowledge (Twisted Earth) +21, Listen +8, Profession
+8, Research +20, Sense Motive +21, Spot +8.
Feats: Attraction Trigger, Brain Poison*, Cerebral
Scion*, Charm Person, Deceptive, Detect Thoughts*,
Disciple of the Glow*, Educated (Knowledge [Current
Events], Knowledge [Theology and Philosophy]),
Empathy*, Improved Initiative, Leadership, Mental
Communication, Mind Crush, Mind Strike, Mind Stun,
Post-Apocalyptic Technology, Primitive Technology,
Renown, Simple Weapons Proficiency.
Talents (Smart Hero): Savant (Knowledge
[Current Events]), High Priest*.
Talents (Demagogue): Followers, Lead
Followers, Zealots, Captivate Masses,
Conversion, Improved Zealots, Mass
Conversion.
Talents (Psionic): Neural
Specialization, Mutation Advancement.
Possessions: Utopian robe [F/MG],
force field belt, two plutonium clips,
personal deflector (+5) [RoMM], power
belt pack, hand stunner, power clip, other
equipment as needed.
MATRON HIROSHIMA (MATRIARCH OF
PSIONS)
Matron Hiroshima (technically “Mother
Hesperia XII of the Hiroshiman Order“),
is the twentieth matriarch to hold the
position of “Matron” at the Convent of
Mother Hiroshima in the City of Lights.
Established long ago for the education,
betterment, and continued direction of
female adherents to the Brotherhood cause,
the Hiroshiman order has also been the
traditional seat from which the branch of
Psions draws its strongest recruits. With
traditional influence over the Ecclesiarchy’s
powerful and often-mysterious prophetic
arm, the matriarch who holds this position
is among the most powerful mutants on the
Twisted Earth. Turned to for guidance by
the Krytarch himself, and with countless
masses scrutinizing and parroting her
words for some glimpse at their futures, the
Matron is a figure of tremendous respect.
Matron Hiroshima is an elderly woman whose life,
in reality, is occupied primarily by diplomacy and
maintaining a delicate status quo. From the exterior
the Brotherhood of Radiation may seem united and
strong, but she knows (as do those others in positions
of real power) that the Ecclesiarchy is not as secure
as one would think. Fortunately for her, she is not
called upon to act or take sides; her gift of prophecy,
and “far-sight” (clairvoyance), are considered assets
too valuable to corrupt with political infighting and
the taking of sides. “Neutral” is a term she frequently
finds herself falling back on, reminding those who
would turn to her for an edge against their rivals that
fate is an unforgiving and merciless mistress, and
friend to no man. That she assumes a similarly grim
and distanced stance is also typical of Hiroshiman
seers.
Matron Hiroshima conducts herself with poise,
grace, and principles. She is gifted, as are most
Hiroshiman sisters, but she chooses to limit the use of
her powers unless directed by the Krytarch. Physically
she resembles a healthy, if older woman, missing one
of her legs. She walks with the use of a cane, with
only the slightest hint of a limp. In reality she is far
weaker than she appears, but she has learned over the
years to mask her physical shortcomings and defects to
appear as strong as possible.
Though she maintains an austere neutrality in all
things, Matron Hiroshima is aware of everything the
Censors branch of the Ecclesiarchy do - a knowledge
that, despite her attempts to keep them out of her
conscious mind, is beginning to assert itself. This
is due to a lingering psychic “bond” the Matron has
with Censor Hesperium, who happens to be her
twin brother. The two were born conjoined twins
(they shared a leg), but were separated at birth due
to life-threatening complications; hence her missing
limb. The fact that the two are related is not public
knowledge, which suits both parties fine, as they
disagree on many things, both in politics and in
principle. Censor Hesperium is also unaware of
their unique mental bond, beyond odd dreams and
premonitions that, so far, he has not linked to his close
ties to the Matron Mother.
Mother Hiroshima (Mutant Dedicated Hero 3/
Psionic 7/Brotherhood Psion 8): CR 18; Medium-
size humanoid; HD 3d6 plus 7d8 plus 8d6; HP 71;
Mas 10; Init +5; Spd 20 ft; Defense 28, touch 28,
flatfooted 22 (+0 size, +1 Dex, +12 class, +5 dodge);
BAB +11; Grap +10; Atk +10 melee (by weapon),
or +12 ranged (by weapon); FS 5 ft by 5 ft; Reach
5 ft; SQ medical incompatibility, bludgeoning
vulnerability; AL Brotherhood of Radiation; SV Fort
+6, Ref +12, Will +20; AP 5; Rep +5; Str 8, Dex 12,
Con 10, Int 15, Wis 21, Cha 14.
Occupation: Religious (Knowledge [History],
Knowledge [Theology and Philosophy], Sense
Motive).
Background: Ritual Preservationist (Knowledge
[Mutant Lore]).
Mutations and Defects: Neural Mutation -
Precognition x2, Neural Mutation - Telepathy,
Terminal Limb Deficiency (Leg), Skeletal
Deterioration.
Skills: Bluff +11, Concentration +21, Diplomacy
+18, Gamble +10, Gather Information +7, Intimidate
+17, Knowledge (Current Events) +11, Knowledge
(History) +17, Knowledge (Mutant Lore) +17,
Knowledge (Theology and Philosophy) +17, Listen
+8, Sense Motive +18, Spot +8.
Feats: Clairaudience, Clairvoyance, Disciple of the
Glow*, Foresight, Future Sight*, Improved Initiative,
Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Mental Communication,
Neural Extension*, Perceive Outcome, Post-
Apocalyptic Technology, Precognitive Combat,
Precognitive Dodge, Precognitive Reading*, Primitive
Technology, Revelation*, Second Chance, Simple
Weapons Proficiency.
Talents (Dedicated Hero): Empathy, Intuition.
Talents (Psionic): Neural Specialization, Mutation
Advancement, Mutation Advancement.
Talents (Brotherhood Psion): Radiation Immunity,
Prediction I, Probability Armor, Prophecy, Prediction
II.
Possessions: Utopian robe [F/MG], other
equipment as needed.
CENSOR HESPERIUM (PATRICIAN OF CENSORS)
Master Patrician of the order of Censors, and self
styled “High Inquisitor”, Censor Hersperium is
perhaps the most influential figure in the Brotherhood
of Radiation.. Leader of the much-feared Censors
branch of the Ecclesiarchy, it is ultimately
Hesperium’s task to protect the Brotherhood from
destructive agencies both inside and outside the
City of Lights. Combating the machinations of
dissenters, rebels, heretics, and more conventional
enemies of the Brotherhood (like rival factions of the
wasteland) occupy most of his time. Preparing for
the next insurrection, or scrambling to cover up the
Brotherhood’s darker secrets, take up the rest.
Censor Hesperium is one of the few members of the
Brotherhood who has full knowledge of the founding,
origins, and history of the Brotherhood of Radiation.
He is a direct inheritor of the “Bright-ian” school of
thought, namely that the original course set down by
Princess was a destructive one that, left to flourish,
would have led the Brotherhood nowhere. While
this philosophy is not widely spoken of (and indeed,
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is contrary to public teachings, which continue to
venerate Princess as a “demi-goddess”), Hesperium is
a leading proponent of it. He, however, and others like
the current Krytarch, continue to maintain the charade
that has kept Princess locked up for generations - and
 kept them in power.
Hesperium is an older man whose intense eyes
seem to project the same authoritarian power and
ruthlessness that are his hallmarks. He is utterly
without remorse, seeing each decision made as one
that was destined to be. The consequences of his
actions - including the deaths of alleged spies and
heretics - even when proven unnecessary, do not faze
him. He is a man with singular devotion to a greater
cause, a violent and unremitting enemy of anyone
and anything that threatens the Brotherhood’s current
course towards a future dominated by mutantkind.
Censor Hesperium is rarely seen without a cohort
of power-armor wearing force masters at his side. He
walks with a barely-noticeable limp, wearing long
organic robes that conceal the fact that he is missing
his right leg. He uses a plain metallic staff to help
support himself, but it seems just as natural at his side
as would a staff of office. In reality he was born one
of two conjoined twins, who were separated at birth
(hence his missing leg). While he rose to prominence
among the Censors due to his natural telepathic
talents, his sister, gifted with clairvoyance, was sent to
the Convent of Mother Hiroshima, only to eventually
be nominated as its High Matriarch.
Hesperium nurtures a slight bitterness against his
sister, for she was the weaker of the two twins and he
believes she should not have been given the aid she
was. A Darwinist, the fact that she was cared for, and
eventually promoted to Matron of the Hiroshimans,
disgust him. Indeed, the fact that she even exists is an
annoyance he only just tolerates - as it is for the good
of the Brotherhood, after all.
Censor Hesperium (Mutant Dedicated Hero 3/
Psionic 7/Brotherhood Censor 8): CR 18; Medium-
size humanoid; HD 3d6 plus 7d8; HP 43; Mas 10; Init
+1; Spd 20 ft; Defense 21, touch 21, flatfooted 20 (+0
size, +1 Dex, +10 class); BAB +11; Grap +10; Atk
+10 melee (by weapon), or +12 ranged touch (1d6 Int
damage plus nausea, neural lasher); FS 5 ft by 5 ft;
Reach 5 ft; SQ medical incompatibility, bludgeoning
vulnerability; AL Brotherhood of Radiation; SV Fort
+6, Ref +6, Will +17; AP 9; Rep +4; Str 8, Dex 12,
Con 10, Int 15, Wis 14, Cha 21.
Occupation: Religious (Knowledge [History],
Knowledge [Theology and Philosophy], Sense
Motive).
Background: Ritual Preservationist (Knowledge
[Mutant Lore]).
Mutations and Defects: Neural Mutation -
Telepathy x3, Terminal Limb Deficiency (Leg),
Skeletal Deterioration.
Skills: Bluff +14, Concentration +13, Diplomacy
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+13, Gather Information +18, Intimidate +20,
Investigate +10, Knowledge (Current Events) +11,
Knowledge (History) +9, Knowledge (Mutant Lore)
+9, Knowledge (Theology and Philosophy) +9, Listen
+17, Search +10, Sense Motive +26, Spot +17.
Feats: Attraction Trigger, Charm Person, Detect
Thoughts*, Disciple of the Glow*, Empathy*, Iron
Will, Lie Detector, Mental Communication, Mind
Crush, Mind Strike, Mind Stun, Post-Apocalyptic
Technology, Primitive Technology, Psychic
Interrogation, Psycho-Potence*, Simple Weapons
Proficiency.
Talents (Dedicated Hero): Rigorous
Indoctrination*, Unswerving*.
Talents (Psionic): Neural Specialization, Mutation
Advancement, Mutation Advancement.
Talents (Brotherhood Censor): Radiation
Immunity, Sensory Magnification, Piercing Gaze,
Detection, Mindlink, Ruthless Interrogation.
Possessions: Neural lasher [RoMM], power belt
pack, Utopian robe [F/MG], other equipment as
needed.
BROTHER BISMUTH (WARMASTER)
Blessed with a reputation for even-handed neutrality
the likes of Matron Hiroshima, Brother Bismuth,
Warmaster of the Brotherhood of Radiation and
commandant of the Force Masters arm of the
Ecclesiarchy, is one of the prestigious members of the
“inner circle” of the Brotherhood. As commandant
of the Force Masters, he is not only the leader of
that militant branch of the Ecclesiarchy, but also its
highest-ranking “general” and supreme commander of
the Brotherhood military.
Brother Bismuth maintains a title of low rank as a
sign of deference, both to reflect his own humility as
well as to exhibit his obedience to the Krytarch. In
past years the position of commandant has been a
seductive one, leading some generals to seek to impose
their influence on the Krytarch - instead of vice versa.
Brother Bismuth has taken great pains to reverse the
natural suspicion the Ecclesiarchy holds for its military
branch, making him and his regiments subservient to
the will of the Krytarch on countless occasions. These
efforts have not gone unnoticed, and Bismuth stands
as one of Krytarch Radium Perpetuum’s most trusted
advisors.
Unfortunately, that trust is built entirely upon
lies. While he has indeed been a loyal servant of the
Ecclesiarchy for years, Brother Bismuth is also its
most vehement opponent. Deceiver, malinger, and
heretic are only the politest words to describe him, for
in reality Bismuth has a second, more genuine identity
as the leader of the twisted and blasphemous “Radite”
movement.
How he managed to escape detection for so
many years is unclear, but likely it is due to his
unusual birth. Bismuth was born with craniophagus
parasiticus, a grotesque version of conjoined twins in
which one twin is dominant, the other made vestigial
(if visible at all). In Bismuth’s case, his “twin”
manifested solely as a deformed, partly-paralyzed
“face” growing out of the back of his head. At birth,
monks observed his deformity and proclaimed him
“blessed” (as all such mutants are believed to have
special potential in the eyes of the Brotherhood). That
over time his twin began to espouse radical ideas of
“perfection-through-pain”, and plot the destruction
of the Brotherhood as a whole went unnoticed, for
Bismuth had already begun to lead a double life. By
day his handsome, “normal” exterior played the part
of loyal warrior and commander; by night, his uglier,
hidden face gave birth to the Radite movement and
rallied the disaffected to their heretical cause.
Bismuth continues to lead the Radite movement in
secret; in fact, only a handful of high-ranking Radites
are even aware of who their leader really is, receiving
orders through intermediaries, message-drops, and
the like. Bismuth takes great pains to keep up his
disguise, and actually has very little contact with
his real followers. As his position requires him to
spend the majority of his time in the City of Lights,
or directing armies in the field, he has established a
complex network of agents to make his will manifest.
Ultimately, someone looking to find the leader of the
Radites would face a baffling maze of dead-ends,
Radite agents who know nothing of their handlers, and
a web of deception virtually impossible to peel apart.
Bismuth sits content at the center of it all, all but
immune to the possibility of discovery.
Though he keeps himself fit, Bismuth’s true strength
lies in the powers of his mind, not in his muscles and
bones. As such, he may appear slight to some, but as a
warrior he has few equals on the battlefield. He wears
a wig of long white hair atop his head; many of his
underlings think this is a small concession to vanity,
but in reality he wears this to cover his second face,
which sits like a malignant tumor attached to the back
of his head - patiently waiting until nightfall when it
becomes the dominant twin and can enact its malicious
(and insane) plots.
Bismuth is waiting for the right opportunity to
strike. When that day is, is unclear, for he has had
many opportunities (in his position) to act, but he has
deferred for his own reasons.
Brother Bismuth (Mutant Strong Hero 3/Guardian
8/Brotherhood Force Master 6/Warrior Monk
3): CR 20; Medium-size humanoid; HD 3d8+6
plus 8d10+16 plus 6d8+12 plus 3d10+6 plus 20; HP
162; Mas 14; Init +3; Spd 30 ft; Defense 28, touch
28, flatfooted 25 (+0 size, +3 Dex, +11 class, +4
equipment); BAB +18; Grap +23; Atk +24 melee
(3d6+10 plus radiation, radiation weapon), or +21
ranged (by weapon); FS 5 ft by 5 ft; Reach 5 ft; SQ
medical incompatibility, immune radiation, cannot be
flanked; AL Radites; SV Fort +13, Ref +13, Will +11;
AP 10; Rep +7; Str 20, Dex 16, Con 14, Int 17, Wis
18, Cha 22.
Occupation: Demagogue (Bluff, Sense Motive).
Background: Ritual Preservationist (Knowledge
[Mutant Lore]).
Mutations and Defects: Cranial Parasite*,
Radiation Immunity, Neural Mutation - Telekinesis
x3, Neural Mutation - Telepathy, Negative Chemical
Reaction x3.
Skills: Bluff +29, Concentration +8, Diplomacy
+14, Disguise +11, Gather Information +14, Intimidate
+17, Knowledge (Ancient Lore) +4, Knowledge
(Mutant Lore) +21, Knowledge (Tactics) +23,
Knowledge (Technology) +6, Knowledge (Theology
and Philosophy) +5, Listen +9, Sense Motive +13,
Spot +9.
Feats: Archaic Weapons Proficiency, Brain
Poison*, Combat Expertise, Combat Reflexes, Cryptic
Ordainment*, Hive Mind*, Mutation Advancement,
Post-Apocalyptic Technology, Power Attack, Primitive
Technology, Psycho-Potence*, Simple Weapons
Proficiency, Sunder, Super Mutant, Telekinetic Hand,
Telekinetic Shield, Telekinetic Sword, Telekinetic
Sword II.
Talents (Strong Hero): Melee Smash, Regimen of
Suffering*.
Talents (Guardian): Defender +2, Weapon
Focus (telekinetic sword), Tactical Aid, Weapon
Specialization (telekinetic sword), Defender +4,
Greater Weapon Specialization (telekinetic sword).
Talents (Brotherhood Force Master): Radiation
Immunity, Irradiated, Telekinetic Combat, Telekinetic
Surge, Radiation Weapon.
Talents (Warrior Monk): Perfect Attack, Superior
Weapon Specialization (telekinetic sword).
Possessions: Utopian robe [F/MG], energy shield
C, aegis gauntlet [RoMM], power belt pack, cranial
implant (Cha +2) [RoMM], other equipment as
needed.
HIGH ILLUMINATUS IONA
Mistress of the Illuminated, High Illuminatus Iona is
a creature seldom seen by the masses of Brotherhood
followers. As a member of the exclusive order of
Illuminated, her mere presence is deadly, for she is
infused with massive doses of radiation and to look
at her is to risk blindness. Yet she is also the most
prominent of the new race of “super-mutants”, the
Illuminated, and a trusted right-hand of the current
Krytarch who holds dangerous sway over his policies.
High Illuminatus Iona is a gruesome sight to behold;
a towering entity, she is spidery of limb and delicate
of stature, her flesh possessing a radiant glow and
surrounded by an invisible corona of heat and energy.
Though technically a “she”, Iona lacks obvious gender
traits, an androgynous creature of alien - and terrifying
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- beauty.
Despite the reverence of the faithful, who give
her titles like “angel” or “saint”, she is, in reality, no
benevolent figure. Like all Illuminated, Iona is a being
of great power and almost super-human potential.
 Such traits have begun to lead many Illuminated
astray, causing them to believe they are vastly superior
to the rank-and-file of mutant kind. While this may
be true, it has created a rift between the Illuminated
and the brothers and sisters they are supposed to be
guiding towards a “united future”. If the Illuminated
were to have their way, they would assume the mantle
of “gods” and rule without contest over the poisoned
earth.
Iona is the leading proponent of this as-yet unspoken
philosophy, more of a “sentiment” shared by her
and the growing numbers of Illuminated. Like her
peers, she is a cold and ruthless being, taking perverse
delight in the worship of the Brotherhood’s clerics
and the mindless devotion of primitives like the
Followers. She personally commands her devoted
to kill themselves just to remind her there are those
who would die for a moment of her fleeting attention.
That dozens do so unquestioningly each year during
the annual “Week of Wailing” festival is a sign of
the diseased mentality of many who follow the
Brotherhood.
High Illuminatus Iona is also a jealous being,
and she secretly agitates to kill Princess (who,
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ironically, was in fact the first true “Illuminated”)
and end the generations-long charade that has
portrayed her as a “savior” figure. The Krytarch
barely manages to constrain Iona (and those who
share her view), reminding them that belief in
the Princess is still strong, and that to remove her
would lead to devastating consequences - civil war,
widespread heresy, defection of key individuals in the
Ecclesiarchy, and even wholesale abandonment of the
Brotherhood by its people. The time is not right for
such a sweeping reversal of a generations-old lie, but
such reassurances do not sit well with the tempestuous
and impatient High Illuminatus…
High Illuminatus Iona (Mutant Smart Hero 3/
Scholar 5/Guardian 7/Champion 7/Illuminated
8): CR 30; Medium-size humanoid; HD 3d6+12 plus
5d6+20 plus 7d10+28 plus 7d12+28 plus 8d10+32
plus 3; HP 281; Mas 19; Init +9; Spd 35 ft; Defense
36, touch 36, flatfooted 31(+0 size, +5 Dex, +16 class,
+5 equipment); BAB +21; Grap +25; Atk +25 melee
touch (20d6, burning touch), or +26 ranged (1d6+0,
weapon); FS 5 ft by 5 ft; Reach 5 ft; SQ medical
incompatibility, extra arm, extra leg, light 20 feet,
increased critical threat; AL Brotherhood of
Radiation; SV Fort +20, Ref +17, Will +24;
AP 11; Rep +12; Str 18, Dex 21, Con 19,
Int 20, Wis 20, Cha 20.
Occupation: Academic (DW)
(Knowledge [Current Events], Knowledge
[Theology and Philosophy]).
Background: Visionary Reinventor
(Knowledge [Mutant Lore]).
Mutations and Defects: Spontaneous
Electric Charge Generation x2, Additional
Limb Development (Arm), Additional
Limb Development (Leg), Neural Mutation
- Telepathy, Photoluminescent Aural
Emission, Negative Chemical Reaction,
Critical Vulnerability.
Skills: Balance +7, Bluff +14, Computer
Use +10, Concentration +15, Diplomacy
+19, Disguise +8, Gather Information +16,
Intimidate +32, Knowledge (Ancient Lore)
+10, Knowledge (Current Events) +17,
Knowledge (Earth and Life Sciences) +16,
Knowledge (History) +14, Knowledge
(Mutant Lore) +28, Knowledge (Physical
Sciences) +10, Knowledge (Tactics) +30,
Knowledge (Technology) +10, Knowledge
(Theology and Philosophy) +24,
Knowledge (Twisted Earth) +8, Listen +19,
Repair +10, Research +16, Sense Motive
+30, Spot +19.
Feats: Archaic Weapons Proficiency,
Cleave, Combat Reflexes, Disciple of
the Glow*, Electric Charge Field*, Great
Cleave, Improved Initiative, Irradiated, Iron
Will, Leadership, Mental Communication, Mutation
Advancement, Post-Apocalyptic Technology, Power
Attack, Primitive Technology, Psycho-Potence*,
Renown, Simple Weapons Proficiency, Super Mutant,
Super-Charismatic, Toughness.
Talents (Smart Hero): Savant (Knowledge
[History]), Exploit Weakness.
Talents (Scholar): Gossip, Confusing Tirade,
Ancient Knowledge (Knowledge [Mutant Lore]),
Ancient Technology.
Talents (Guardian): Defender +2, Weapon Focus,
Tactical Aid, Weapon Specialization, Defender +4.
Talents (Champion): Rallying Cry +2, Improved
Tactical Aid, Rallying Cry +3, Awesome. Presence,
Challenge.
Talents (Illuminated): Radiation Immunity,
Irradiated, Vitality +1, Burning Touch, Vitality +2,
Blinding Glow, Vitality +3, Radiated Pulse.
Possessions: Personal deflector (+5) [RoMM],
power belt pack, other equipment as needed.
“PRINCESS”
Trapped in what amounts to a giant, graphite-lined
tomb, imprisoned within the Great Temple at the
heart of a city that has outgrown her initial vision,
and now worshiped by an unfamiliar race of people
she never intended to lead, the tough waif known to
her fellow orphans by the street handle “Princess”
carries an unimaginable burden. Sealed in perhaps
the last operating nuclear power station on the Twisted
Earth, she has been led to believe over the years (by
a manipulative religious theocracy polluted by the
teachings of Pastor Jeremy Bright, her long-dead
nemesis) that only her continued presence in the
reactor has staved off nuclear disaster. With her own
body failing her (in her eyes), succumbing to fantastic
mutations she cannot understand, Princess willingly
accepted what she believed was her fate: to live out
her last few years alone, doing what she could to keep
the power to Vegas - and her people - going.
It has been generations since Princess was sealed
in the reactor, and only her unique combination of
mutations keep her alive, maintaining her vitality and
health despite continued exposure to otherwise lethal
doses of radiation. Her body, capable of inhuman
regeneration, is able to replenish everything it loses
to this exposure, as well as to advanced age. In
essence, she is a unique being that has discovered a
sort of “immortality”, though for her it has become a
prolonged nightmare of suffering and isolation.
Princess continues to keep the power plant at the
heart of the City of Lights operating, even while the
reactor dome, the machinery, and the entire complex
grows weaker and more unstable around her. Through
the direct manipulation of the Ecclesiarchy, she has
no idea what has happened in the years since she
first became trapped, with little or no understanding
of the gradual degeneration of her followers into the
“Brotherhood of Radiation” and what it has become.
Shut off physically, and deliberately insulated from
outside contact by the Censors (whose agenda is still
tainted by the jealous mandates of Pastor Bright),
Princess clings to her miserable existence believing
herself to be a martyr to a cause that no longer exists.
None can say what she would do if she were to find
out the truth of what Pastor Bright did to her, or of
the continued betrayal of her followers by those who
claim to “serve” them, but being a super-powerful
being, the repercussions could be terrifying…
Princess (Mutant Tough Hero 3/Ganger 5/
Demagogue 2/Guardian 6/Champion 10/
Illuminated 10): CR 36; Medium-size humanoid;
HD 3d10+18 plus 5d8+30 plus 2d6+12 plus 6d10+36
plus 10d12+60 plus 10d10+60 plus 3; HP 419; Mas
22; Init +8; Spd 30 ft; Defense 33, touch 33, flatfooted
29 (+0 size, +4 Dex, +19 class); BAB +27; Grap +31;
Atk +31 melee (20d6, burning touch), or +31 ranged
(1d6+0, weapon); FS 5 ft by 5 ft; Reach 5 ft; SQ
medical incompatibility, light 20 feet, DR 10/-; AL
Brotherhood of Radiation; SV Fort +28, Ref +17, Will
+26; AP 13; Rep +15; Str 18, Dex 18, Con 22, Int 18,
Wis 20, Cha 20.
Occupation: Criminal (Knowledge [Streetwise],
Sleight of Hand).
Background: Visionary Reinventor (Knowledge
[Theology and Philosophy]).
Mutations and Defects: Regenerative Capability
x4, Photoluminescent Aural Emission.
Skills: Craft (mechanical) +8, Craft (structural) +8,
Diplomacy +30, Intimidate +41, Knowledge (Ancient
Lore) +19, Knowledge (History) +11, Knowledge
(Streetwise) +11, Knowledge (Tactics) +24,
Knowledge (Technology) +22, Knowledge (Theology
and Philosophy) +16, Knowledge (Twisted Earth) +9,
Listen +7, Perform (Dance) +15, Repair +16, Sense
Motive +26, Sleight of Hand +11, Survival +21, Treat
Injury +7.
Feats: Advanced Firearms Proficiency, Cleave,
Combat Reflexes, Great Cleave, Improved Initiative,
Iron Will, Leadership, Personal Firearms Proficiency,
Post-Apocalyptic Technology, Power Attack, Primitive
Technology, Rallying Leader, Remove Defect x2,
Renown, Simple Weapons Proficiency, Super Mutant,
Superhuman Longevity*, Toughness, Unbreakable x9.
Talents (Tough Hero): Stamina, Damage
Reduction 1/-.
Talents (Ganger): Underworld Grapevine,
Coordinator, Cold As Ice, Nine Lives.
Talents (Demagogue): Followers, Lead Followers.
Talents (Guardian): Defender +2, Weapon Focus,
Tactical Aid, Weapon Specialization.
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Talents (Champion): Rallying Cry +2, Improved
Tactical Aid, Rallying Cry +3, Awesome Presence,
Challenge, Rallying Cry +4, To the Bitter End.
Talents (Illuminated): Radiation Immunity,
 Irradiated, Vitality +1, Burning Touch, Vitality +2,
Blinding Glow, Vitality +3, Radiated Pulse, Inhuman
Resilience, Vitality +4.
Possessions: None.
FATHER THALLIUM LONGEVITUS (AKA “SLEDGE”)
Far from the City of Lights, under the oppressive heat
of a scorched desert landscape, rises the monastery of
Monticello, the ancient Christian abbey that hosted
Princess and her followers during their migrations
after the Fall. Generations ago, followers of the
Brotherhood, led by the original Bishop of Monticello,
returned here to re-establish a presence there; after all,
the place had some historical significance, and would
certainly become a place of pilgrimage in the future.
The first Bishop of Monticello died long ago, but
his successors continued to keep up the monastery
as a major Brotherhood outpost on the fringes of the
known world. Through their works, as mendicant
friars and missionaries, they spread the gospel of the
Brotherhood to the deformed and suffering. Through
their tireless efforts, hope was brought to mutant kind
and the rough outline of a sustainable future evolved
into the vision of today.
The reality, of course, was different. The first
Bishop of Monticello did die long ago, but he died
a bitter, disillusioned man. Essentially exiled from
the City of Lights, he was powerless to stop the
betrayal of Princess and the treasonous usurpation
of power by Pastor Jeremy Bright. Sent away to the
desert to basically be forgotten, the Bishop took with
him someone unusual. That someone was Sledge,
Princess’ younger brother, whom Bright’s followers
thought had perished during their purge of Princess’
original followers.
Somehow Sledge survived. He is no longer known
by his old name, however; years ago he took on the
name “Father Thallium Longevitus” - a made-up alias.
Before that he was “Father Uranium Half-Life”. And
before that were a string of other names. Like his
sister, Sledge’s exposure to the bombs over Denver
gifted him with the same prolonged life, though his
came with a drastically more debilitating defect (see
below). Still, when Pastor Bright took over Las Vegas
from his sister, it was all the Bishop of Monticello
could do to stop Sledge from getting himself killed by
confronting Bright. Instead, they fled to the desert to
save their lives.
Bright’s agents decided not to pursue. Certainly
Sledge’s notorious skin condition - a cruel variation
of the same photo-luminescence of his sister - would
spell the death of him in the wasteland beyond Las
Vegas. When the Bishop who smuggled him out of
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Vegas died years later, Sledge assumed the old man’s
title and took over administering Monticello, putting
aside his obsession for vengeance. After twenty or
so years passed, and people began to wonder about
his unusual longevity, he faked his own death (with
the help of a small core of loyal monks) to prevent
his discovery. He then assumed the identity of
another monk, and so on, throughout the generations,
to conceal his true identity from the growing
Ecclesiarchy back in Vegas. Throughout the ages he
has maintained Monticello as an outpost, staying far
enough from the twisted Ecclesiarchy Bright set up
to avoid discovery, yet near enough to keep an eye on
what has happened (and how things have devolved) in
the intervening years.
Father Thallium is a broken shadow of his former
self. Years of exile, and denial of his true identity,
have taken a toll on him. Living numerous “lives”
in denial of his self have taken much of his sense of
purpose. And, thoughts of returning to Vegas and
saving his sister from her unending imprisonment
have become an almost unattainable goal. Those who
travel to Monticello might meet the man and, seeing
his sagging, depressed state, never even suspect he
predates the Fall in age, or that he is in fact a sibling of
the “goddess” herself.
Physically Thallium is still a hulking figure, and
though his condition forces him to wrap himself
head-to-toe in robes to shield from the withering
sun, it cannot disguise the man’s large girth and
frame. Despite this he exudes the air of a peaceful
giant, often likened to an old boulder or stone that
has always been, and will always be, if only it is left
undisturbed…
Father Thallium Longevitus (Mutant Strong Hero
3/Ganger 5/Guardian 4/Champion 5): CR 17;
Medium-size humanoid; HD 3d8+15 plus 5d8+25 plus
4d10+20 plus 5d12+25 plus 3; HP 180; Mas 18; Init
+3; Spd 20 ft; Defense 26, touch 22, flatfooted 24 (+0
size, +2 Dex, +10 class, +4 equipment); BAB +15;
Grap +17; Atk +18 melee (2d6+5, greatsword), or
+17 ranged (1d6+0, weapon); FS 5 ft by 5 ft; Reach 5
ft; SQ medical incompatibility; AL Princess; SV Fort
+14, Ref +10, Will +5; AP 8; Rep +0; Str 14, Dex 17,
Con 20, Int 13, Wis 8, Cha 7.
Occupation: Healer (Knowledge [Mutant Lore],
Treat Injury).
Background: Visionary Reinventor (Knowledge
[History]).
Mutations and Defects: Regenerative Capability
x3, Photoluminescent Aural Emission, Xeroderma
Pigmentosum*.
Skills: Bluff +3, Disguise +6, Gather Information
+0, Handle Animal +0, Intimidate +11, Knowledge
(Current Events) +8, Knowledge (History) +8,
Knowledge (Streetwise) +7, Knowledge (Tactics) +15,
Ride +5, Sense Motive +4, Treat Injury +9.
Feats: Armor Proficiency (light), Armor
Proficiency (medium), Combat Expertise, Combat
Reflexes, Harmless [PA#12], Low Profile, Personal
Firearms Proficiency, Post-Apocalyptic Technology,
Power Attack, Primitive Technology, Simple Weapons
Proficiency, Super Mutant, Superhuman Longevity*,
Toughness.
Talents (Strong Hero): Melee Smash, Storyteller*.
Talents (Ganger): Underworld Grapevine,
Coordinator, Cold As Ice, Nine Lives.
Talents (Guardian): Defender +2, Weapon Focus
(great sword), Tactical Aid.
Talents (Champion): Rallying Cry +2, Improved
Tactical Aid, Rallying Cry +3, Awesome Presence.
Possessions: Chainmail armor, great sword, other
equipment as needed.
BROTHER NUKE
Brother Nuke is a petulant youngster who was
sent away to serve among the mendicant friars of
Monticello soon after he was discovered by the
Brotherhood of Radiation. Originally born from
scavenger stock, his naïve mind was easily molded
by his Brotherhood trainers… and reshaped again
by time spent far away from the City of Lights in
the care of Father Thallium Longevitus. Three yeas
of uninterrupted learning under the elder Father
eventually led to Nuke discovering the latter’s true
identity - and becoming enamored with the idea of
saving Thallium’s sister, Princess, in her “prison” far
away.
When Nuke first came to Monticello, Thallium
believed he was being gifted with an exceptional
youngster from the ranks of the strange new race
known as “Scions”. Essentially children blessed with
a mysterious affinity for mind powers and unnatural
agelessness (not unlike himself), Thallium wasn’t
quite sure what Nuke represented - a spy sent by the
Ecclesiarchy to keep an eye on their distant outpost, or
a godsend, or a nuisance. What he got was a little bit
of all three. Though he didn‘t serve the Ecclesiarchy
in any sinister capacity, the youngster was annoyingly-
curious and quickly discovered Thallium’s true
identity. Worse, as soon as the lad’s astute mind
figured things out, he began agitating to do something
about the “injustice” of the situation.
Thallium has only just barely managed to convince
young Nuke to remain quiet about his true identity,
and for the time being has him distracted with menial
duties around the monastery. What Thallium is hoping
for is a group of adventurers to appear at the gates
of Monticello, heroes he can send Nuke off with as
a “liaison” representing Brotherhood interests. With
recent troubles in the wasteland ranging from raider
activity to the dramatic rise of new and dangerous
cults, Thallium thinks Nuke would make an ideal
mendicant, traveling and assisting in the affairs of the
wasteland’s inhabitants against predators and other
calamities.
Should the player characters ever journey to
Monticello, there is a good chance Father Thallium
will learn of their adventures and, under the guise of
sending an agent to join them to “help make the desert
safe”, he may lend the party the services of the young
scion, if only to keep the boy out of his hair - and out
of even bigger trouble with the Ecclesiarchy should
he make good on his promise to go to Vegas and free
Princess. Of course, this could have just the opposite
effect; Nuke could easily see in the PCs the agents of
changes he’s been looking for, and come to share with
them the secret of the Brotherhood and its captive
“goddess“ in the faraway City of Lights.
Brother Nuke (Mutant Scion* Post-Apocalyptic
Hero 3/Skulk 1): CR 4; Medium-size humanoid;
HD 3d8 plus 1d8; HP 19; Mas 10; Init +4; Spd 30 ft;
Defense 17, touch 17, flatfooted 13 (+0 size, +4 Dex,
+3 class); BAB +2; Grap +2; Atk +2 melee (1d6+0,
weapon), or +6 ranged (1d6+0, weapon); FS 5 ft by
5 ft; Reach 5 ft; SQ medical incompatibility, immune
radiation, hemophilia, neural prodigy, ageless; AL
Princess; SV Fort +2, Ref +8, Will +2; AP 2; Rep +0;
Str 10, Dex 18, Con 10, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 10.
Occupation: Religious (Knowledge [Arcane Lore],
Knowledge [History], Knowledge [Theology and
Philosophy]).
Background: Ritual Preservationist (Knowledge
[Theology and Philosophy]).
Mutations and Defects: Neural Mutation -
Telepathy x2, Radiation Immunity, Hemophilia.
Skills: Climb +2, Computer Use +3, Craft
(mechanical) +3, Disable Device +3, Gamble +2,
Hide +10, Knowledge (Ancient Lore) +6, Knowledge
(History) +5, Knowledge (Tactics) +3, Knowledge
(Theology and Philosophy) +4, Move Silently +9,
Repair +4, Sense Motive +3, Sleight of Hand +8, Spot
+3, Survival +4.
Feats: Personal Firearms Proficiency, Point
Blank Shot, Post-Apocalyptic Technology, Primitive
Technology, Rip A Clip, Simple Weapons Proficiency,
Track.
Talents (Post-Apocalyptic Hero): Among The
Heathens*, Wasteland Lore.
Talents (Skulk): Sweep.
Possessions: Dirty robes, toaster (used as a club),
trail rations, canteen, binoculars.
COMMISSIONER BILL NICKELS
An island of reason in a sea of insanity. That’s how
Bill Nickels, leader of the “Commission”, considers
himself. Of course, his people have been involved in
the rise of the Brotherhood into the monstrosity it is
today from the very beginning, but the Commission
has always seen itself as something separate, a
“secular” ally of the Brotherhood, but nothing more,
riding on the coattails of a ridiculous movement that
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has surprised all onlookers by sweeping across the
desert.
Bill Nickels is descended from the same chiefs
of the Commission who allied with Pastor Bright in
the “old days”. Like his ancestors, he continues the
 fight to maintain the integrity of the Commission’s
sovereignty over “Sin City”, the district of Las Vegas
that has long been Commission-territory, while
performing a delicate balancing act so as not to offend
the Brotherhood and risk everything the Commission
has worked for.
Just like the last two generations of
“Commissioners“, Nickels is growing tired of having
to pay lip service (and bow) to the Brotherhood’s
carnival “Ecclesiarchy”. Though he’s lived in their
shadow his entire life, Nickels is an outsider to the
religion and sees it as a disgusting corruption of an
already disgusting idea: quack evangelism. Though
its pointless, he spends many hours cursing his
ancestors for getting into this wicked bargain in the
first place, lamenting the rise of the Brotherhood
and feeling oppressed by their overgrow power and
influence.
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Nickels only stands to enrich his people’s coffers by
maintaining the way things are, but he secretly years
for a way to turn the tables on the Brotherhood. Part
of him would act if only to strike a blow at the religion
and knock it down a few notches… but the more
reasonable part of him wins out. Most of the time.
Commissioner Bill Nickels (Charismatic Hero 3/
Ganger 10): CR 13; Medium-size humanoid; HD 3d6
plus 10d8; HP 56; Mas 10; Init +0; Spd 30 ft; Defense
19, touch 16, flatfooted 19 (+0 size, +0 Dex, +6 class,
+3 equipment); BAB +8; Grap +8; Atk +8 melee (1d6,
pistol butt), or +8 ranged touch (5d6 or disintegration,
blaster); FS 5 ft by 5 ft; Reach 5 ft; SQ none; AL The
Commission; SV Fort +7, Ref +9, Will +7; AP 6; Rep
+9; Str 10, Dex 10, Con 10, Int 14, Wis 16, Cha 15.
Occupation: Merchant (Gamble).
Background: Guardian (Knowledge [Business]).
Skills: Bluff +17, Diplomacy +11, Disguise +4,
Gamble +15, Gather Information +15, Intimidate +15,
Knowledge (Ancient Lore) +5, Knowledge (Business)
+18, Knowledge (Current Events) +8, Knowledge
(History) +6, Knowledge (Streetwise) +8, Knowledge
(Technology) +5, Profession +6, Sense Motive +13.
Feats: Advanced Technology, Armor Proficiency
(light), Deceptive, Educated (Knowledge [Business],
Knowledge [History]), Frightful Presence, Futuristic
Firearms Proficiency, Leadership, Lightning Reflexes,
Post-Apocalyptic Technology, Primitive Technology,
Renown, Simple Weapons Proficiency, Weapon Focus
(blaster).
Talents (Charismatic Hero): Fast-Talk, Charm.
Talents (Ganger): Underworld Grapevine,
Coordinator, Cold As Ice, Nine Lives, Ringleader,
Escapes Death, Godfather.
Possessions: Blaster, three minifusion cells,
undercover vest, stage IVC access card, energy shield
C, power belt pack, control rod, other equipment as
needed.
 CHAPTER 3 - OTHER WASTELAND CULTS
The Brotherhood of Radiation
may be the most well-known
cult of the wasteland, but
not to be forgotten are the
other religions of the desert,
from the mysterious and much-
maligned NuChurch to the stoic
and heroic members of the Movement. Other cults
also play a prominent role in the daily lives of many
desert settlements, as well as making the wasteland an
interesting place to adventure in indeed…
THE AXEMEN
He was a shady stranger
A wasteland ranger
Wandering near and far
The only thing he had
to keep the peace,
Was a six-stringed steel guitar…
- Legend of the “Axeman”
There are lots of stories of “heroes” in the scattered
communities of the wasteland, most of them fireside
tales told to inspire hope in the young, or teach a moral
lesson to new generations. Most heroes are portrayed
as do-gooders, paladins, and knights in shining
armor; a nameless outsider who came, saw evil, and
vanquished it to the adoration of the people. Most
settle down and take families, or assume the mantle of
“sheriff” like the ending of some soggy old Western.
But there are also stories of somewhat less
principled “heroes”, desert drifters who wander in
like rogue sagebrush tossed on the wind - and move
on just as randomly. These men always travel alone,
and carry with them all the implements they need
to survive - guns to put down the uglies, good looks
aplenty to break hearts, and a guitar to immortalize
their deeds in song. Known as “axemen“, these rare
individuals (of which only one or two seem to exist
at any given time) seem motivated solely by a driving
wanderlust, a need to travel and see the world despite
all its ugliness and ruin. Where they go they make
their mark, however, leaving a trail of mystery and
legendary heroism in their wake.
THE REALITY
No one really knows how or why a man becomes an
Axeman, but some suggest the uprooted life of drifting
could only be the result of some tragedy or another
that left the Axemen bereft of loved ones, and without
a home to defend. This theory seems accurate, for
Axemen are defenders at heart, whether they admit
it or not, though without any particular loyalties to a
community or people. They go where their feet take
them, and wherever that is, trouble is bound to cross
their paths. That they help people along the way may
even be an inadvertent bonus, because the Axeman
rarely stays long enough to enjoy the adulation of
those he helps.
In reality, the Axeman phenomenon is generally
limited to a single individual. According to Axeman
lore, the original Axeman was a musician whose
family was wiped out and who took up weapons for
revenge. After he avenged the deaths of his loved
ones he wandered off into the sunset, with too much
blood on his hands to settle down and try to make an
honest living. It was here that the man transformed
into a legend. When he eventually grew old and tired,
and sought only death, he found a youngster with
a similarly tragic background (usually a victim of
raiders, but not always so), and taught him everything
he knew, from music to weapons to stealth and the art
of intimidation. This youngster would become the

TABLE 3-1: WASTELAND CULTS

Cult Name Unique Benefit
Axemen Axeman advanced class
Boy Scouts Boy Scout advanced class
Cult of Blood Blood Cultist advanced class
Cult of the Provider Provider’s Chosen advanced class
Cult of the Self Mountebank advanced class
Devotees of the Iron Idol Hero of Iron advanced class
Movement Unifier advanced class
NuChurch
Paradise Believers
NuChurch Crusader advanced class
Benefit Packages, Star-Child template 77
Tekheads Tekhead advanced class
Wild West Girls Prairie Paladin advanced class
 BROTHERHOOD SPLINTER CELLS
The Brotherhood of Radiation has seen its share of
“heresies” and splinter cults over the generations,
though most of these have been mercilessly
persecuted when discovered. Like heresies of the
past, most of these splinter groups came about
through a misinterpretation of written texts or the
miscommunication of the more complex tenets of
the faith. Virtually all were expunged, violently.
Even with such radical countermeasures in place,
splinter cults do exist. The three most well-known
splinters of the Brotherhood currently evading
persecution (or eradication) are the Radites,
Listeners, and Asclepians.
Radites
An even darker faction of the Brotherhood, the
Radite “cult” has gained significant power and
numbers in recent years due to the inexplicable
increase in creatures with neural powers among
the ranks of mutant kind. The Radites, as a
“heresy”, favor mutants with such “mind powers”,
considering them to be more deserving of power
than mutants with mere physical augmentations.
The Radites were cast out of the City of Lights
for their beliefs, but the cult took root in the nearby
city of Copper Pit, finding fertile ground in the
labyrinth of flooded mine tunnels running beneath
that squalid little city. In these lightless depths the
Radites have been able to flourish, while perfecting
their diseased philosophies.
Radites are required to possess at least some
psychic potential, and typically seek to perfect
their mind powers through following the cult.
Unfortunately, the methods for “perfecting mind
powers” are in their infancy, and currently take
shape as brutal self-mutilation, sensory deprivation,
and torture. Adherents of the faith willingly give
themselves over for ritual torture, hoping that to
have their eyes plucked out, or their mouths sewn
shut, they will somehow increase the potency of
their mental abilities.
Listeners
The so-called “Listeners” are a backwards splinter
of the Brotherhood whose followers believe that
during the Fall those who were killed in the nuclear
detonations of the Final War were atomized and
became part of the background radiation of the
Twisted Earth. Their spirits still remain, it is said,
and concentrations of these constitute the radiated
hotspots found all across the wasteland (especially
78 among the devastated cities). Thus they believe
radiation is not a “god”, perse, but rather a lingering
energy left by these ghostly spirits. The Listeners
believe Geiger counters are devices that can be
used to “listen in” on the dead, whose words and
cries can be heard through the click and static of the
typical dosimeter.
Most Listener cults were begun by less advanced
Seekers and perhaps led by a few failed Progeny
only partly schooled in the terminology/theology
of the Brotherhood. With strange superstitious
beliefs these heretics believe they hear secret
messages from the ancient dead, transmitted to
them through their aging Geiger counters. Because
they are so garbled, these scrambled “messages”
(which are similar to the phenomenon known as
electronic voice phenomenon) are open to all sorts
of interpretation, but Listener leaders often claim to
receive directions or even prophecies from souls in
the Afterlife.
Sisters of Asclepius
Unlike the two previously-mentioned splinter
groups, the so-called “Sisters of Asclepius“ (or
simply “Asclepians”) have yet to officially break
with the Brotherhood, and currently have their
headquarters inside the City of Lights proper.
Founded by Sister Coronis almost ten years ago,
the Asclepian chapter house was created as a place
for mutants with the rare gift of iaetrokinesis, the
ability to mend the body through the power of the
mind. Sister Coronis founded a hospital among the
ruins of an old medical center on the edge of the
city, and through her works this hospital has grown
in stature and renown.
The Asclepians ostensibly attempt to operate
without political hindrances, offering their services
to whoever needs them. Thus the hospital is
usually quite crowded with the sick and wounded
at any time of day. However, rumor has it that the
Asclepians have in the past given sanctuary and aid
to purebloods as well as mutants, a fact that has put
the Asclepians in hot water with the Ecclesiarchy.
The movement’s stubborn unwillingness to publicly
vow to turn over purebloods to the Persecutors is a
point of dogmatic contention, one that risks earning
the Asclepians the title of “heretics” if they continue
to defy the Ecclesiarchy’s edicts.
next Axeman, continuing the legend and preserving
the ritual of how the Axemen are made.
ALLEGIANCE BENEFITS
A character who takes on the role of the Axeman has
a long, lonely road ahead of him. The payoff comes
in the form of remarkable abilities and near-mystical
strengths, as well as a legendary “mystique“ that
precedes him wherever the character goes.
Advanced Class: Characters who take Axeman
as their allegiance have the opportunity to enter the
Axeman advanced class, which provides unique
benefits.
Favored Skills: A character who takes the Cryptic
Ordainment (Axemen) feat receive a permanent +1
morale bonus to Gamble, Intimidate, and Perform
[Dance, Sing, or Stringed Instruments].
AXEMAN
It’s not clear how he came to develop his abilities, but
the Axeman fills the role of bard, skald, storyteller,
lore keeper… and armed avenger. The mystique of
his music is just a part of his arsenal, as is his ability
to use haunting melodies to unnerve opponents, or tell
the tragic tale of his own past. But that’s not all he
brings to the table. The Axeman is a skilled warrior,
a pick-wielding desert ronin who can make weapons
out of the most innocuous items, and even laugh in the
face of the Grim Reaper himself. There are numerous
stories of Axemen who came back from the dead to
exact revenge on those who’d wronged them, as well
as legends of near-mythical duels between wandering
Axemen and the dark and nefarious nemesis that
always seems to follow them, forcing them to never
settle in one place.
REQUIREMENTS
To qualify to become an Axeman, a character must
fulfill all the following criteria.
Background: Ritual Preservationist.
BAB: 5+.
Feats: Quick Draw.
Skills: Perform [stringed instrument] 8 ranks.
Allegiance: Axemen.
CLASS INFORMATION
The following information pertains to the Axeman
advanced class.
Hit Die: 1d10.
Action Points: 7 + one-half of the character’s level,
rounded down, every time he or she attains a new level
in this class.
Class Skills: The Axeman’s class skills are:
Disguise, Escape Artist, Gamble, Gather Information,
Hide, Intimidate, Knowledge (Tactics), Move
Silently, Navigate, Perform (Dance, Sing, Stringed
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 TABLE 3-2: THE AXEMAN
Level BAB Fort Reflex Will Special Def Rep
1 +0 +1 +1 +1 Code of Conduct, Nemesis +1 +1
2 +1 +2 +2 +2 Disguised Instruments +1 +1
3 +2 +2 +2 +2 Bonus Feat, Showdown +2 +1
4 +3 +2 +2 +2 Seven- Shot Six Shooter +2 +2
5 +3 +3 +3 +3 Mystic Virtuoso +3 +2
6 +4 +3 +3 +3 Bonus Feat, Showdown +3 +2
7 +5 +4 +4 +4 Whammy +4 +3
8 +6 +4 +4 +4 Haunted Virtuoso +4 +3
9 +6 +4 +4 +4 Bonus Feat, Showdown +5 +3
10 +7 +5 +5 +5 Encore +5 +4

Instruments), Profession, Ride, Sleight of Hand,
Survival, Tumble.
Skill Points at Each Level: 4 + Int modifier.
CLASS FEATURES
The following features pertain to the Axeman
advanced class.
Bonus Feats: An Axeman receives a bonus feat at
3rd, 6th, and 9th level. The feat must be selected from
the following list, and the character must meet the
prerequisites to select it: Acrobatic, Alertness, Archaic
Weapons Proficiency, Armor Proficiency (light,
medium, heavy), Blind-Fight, Combat Expertise,
Combat Martial Arts, Combat Reflexes, Confident,
Creative, Defensive Martial Arts, Dodge, Lightning
Reflexes, Nimble, Personal Firearms Proficiency,
Renown, Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus.
Code of Conduct: The Axeman must adhere to a
strict code of conduct or else lose the mystique that
surrounds him. The tenets of this code require him to
travel alone, redress wrongs wherever he comes across
them, and show no mercy to villains. He must respect
the rules of a fair fight, however, including honoring a
challenge and never running from an evenly-matched
duel. He is also required to seek revenge, no matter
the cost, when knowingly wronged by another.
Nemesis: Every Axeman is hunted by enemies,
usually mysterious rivals whom the Axeman wronged
somehow - but just as often merely gunslingers or
other fame-hungry wretches who simply want to prove
they’re “better”. This “nemesis” is always of a level
equal to the Axeman.
Showdown: At levels 3, 6, and 9 the Axeman’s
nemesis makes an appearance and a showdown takes
place. This encounter should be designed by the GM
and must take place sometime before the character
reaches the next level. The showdown can be played
80 as a stand-alone encounter, or it could take place
during an adventure - or the nemesis could even
appear while the Axeman is engaged in the middle of
another combat!
If the PC defeats his nemesis, another nemesis
will appear at the next experience level, a separate
individual who also has reason to confront the PC.
Disguised Instruments: The Axeman has hidden
weapons all over him, some even built into his
instrument, his guitar case, or hidden in his clothes.
These range from boot-switchblades to guitar-pick
shuriken.
Under most circumstances the Axeman is always
considered armed, able to make either a melee or
ranged attack with one of these disguised weapons,
which have a base damage of 1d3 (slashing or
piercing). Only if completely stripped does the
Axeman lose this ability.
Seven-Shot Six Shooter: At this level the Axeman
always seems to have one shot left, even when by all
logic his ammo should be exhausted! When using any
weapon with ammunition, the Axeman can spend an
AP to mysteriously regain one shot/charge. This can
be used only once per week.
Mystic Virtuoso: An Axeman can attempt to
unsettle her foes with a haunting performance. As
a standard action the Axeman may make a Perform
(Sing or Stringed Instruments) roll; the total result of
this check becomes the Will DC which all opponents
within earshot must succeed at or become shaken for
1d6 rounds.
Whammy: At 7th level the Axeman can make an
attack with exceptional flourish. If the attack hits,
spending an AP makes it an automatic critical. This
ability can be used once per day.
Haunted Virtuoso: As a full-round action the
Axeman may make a Perform (Sing or Stringed
Instruments) roll; the total result of this check becomes
the Will DC which all opponents within earshot must
succeed at or become panicked for 1d6 rounds.
Encore: At 10th level the Axeman exhibits an
almost supernatural ability to come back from the
dead. By spending an AP the Axeman somehow
manages to survive an otherwise fatal wound,
recovering 1d4 days later with 1 hit point.
 BOY SCOUTS
On my honor, I will do my best,
To do my duty to God, and my
Country, and to obey the Scout
Law;
To help other people at all times,
To keep myself physically strong,
mentally awake, and morally straight.
And to kill raiders wherever I find ‘em.
- The New Boy Scout Oath
The Boy Scouts of the future cling to their original
mission of nurturing the talents and strengths of all
youths, but now the stakes are more than just pride
and self-esteem - it’s a matter of survival. Boy Scouts
are trained from the earliest age to get along in the
wild, work as a team, and exploit the resources of
their environment to the best of their ability, often
in ingenious ways. They’ve learned to respect the
wilderness both as a giver and taker of life, as well as
a refuge from the enemies that infest the wasteland.
BACKGROUND
Mark Twain National Forest, 2011. The men and
boys of Boy Scout Troop 374 were camped along
the pebbly shores of Council Bluff Lake, in central
Missouri, when the sky brightened unexpectedly in a
flash. Immediately they knew something was wrong,
and over the course of several hours the various ’scout
parties returned to base camp to sort out the confusion
and fear of the unknown. The mere handful of adult
chaperones struggled to calm their young charges,
among whom speculation about the strange light was
growing.
As the adults met to discuss what had occurred,
a few older scouts came forward with a chilling
explanation. Having been busy building a radio for
one of their merit badges, the youngsters had managed
to tune in on a weak radio broadcast that, unbelievably,
seemed to indicate the country was under attack by
foreign enemies.
For weeks the Scouts hid out in the National Forest,
listening to the battles unfolding all around. Finding
more building materials in various old campsites the
Boys constructed an atmospheric radiation meter,
noting the high levels of fallout indicating a nuclear
exchange had occurred.
Realizing that their homes were probably destroyed,
the courageous adults led the boys deep into the
wilderness to weather the long nuclear winter, and to
avoid being caught up in the chaos that was sure to
follow the holocaust.
For generations the Boy Scouts hid out in the Mark
Twain National Forest, which over time slowly began
to outgrow its former dimensions. Here they remained
safe, living off the land and relying on their famous
survival skills (almost religiously-preserved, as they
meant the difference between life and death in the
early years) to get by. Over time the original adults
passed away, tragically leaving the children to fend
for themselves. But before they died, they were sure
to reinforce in the Boys their sacred oaths - to do their
duty to God and their Country.
Five or six years ago the secrecy of the Boy Scout
hideout in the deep woods was almost discovered
when a half-dozen slavers from the neighboring desert
wasteland, searching for children who’d fled to the
shelter of the forest to escape them, attracted a pair
of Boy Scouts out hunting for partridges with BB
guns. Curious of the bike- and battlecar-mounted
newcomers, the Boys went to greet them and find out
who they were (and hopefully learn about the world
beyond the forest’s borders, which none of them had
ever seen in their lifetimes), only to be fired upon.
Though surprised by the reaction of the intruders, the
Boys mustered a valiant defense that left one battlecar
burning, three slavers dead or blinded, and sent the
rest running for their lives. Only one Boy Scout was
injured, albeit mortally.
The leader of the slavers refused to believe the

TABLE 3-3: THE BOY SCOUT

Level BAB Fort Reflex Will Special Def Rep
1 +0 +2 +0 +1 Rigorous Training +1 +0
2 +1 +3 +0 +2 Merit Badge +1 +0
3 +2 +3 +1 +2 Merit Badge, Bonus Feat +2 +0
4 +3 +4 +1 +2 Merit Badge, Tenderfoot +2 +1
5 +3 +4 +1 +3 Merit Badge +3 +1
6 +4 +5 +2 +3 Merit Badge, Bonus Feat +3 +1
7
8
+5
+6
+5
+6
+2
+2
+4
+4
Merit Badge, Eagle Scout
Merit Badge
+4
+4
+2
+2 81
9 +6 +6 +3 +4 Merit Badge, Bonus Feat +5 +2
10 +7 +7 +3 +5 Merit Badge, Den Leader +5 +3
 AGE AND BOY SCOUTS
Most Boy Scouts left alive are youngsters, and adults are exceedingly rare. Most Boy Scouts are of the
Child Young Adult categories (see Aging Effects in Modern d20 SRD), with Adult older individuals becoming
more and more uncommon as time passes. It’s not clear how long until the last adult passes away, leaving
only dreamy children to carry on their crusade. When this happens the Boy Scouts’ message could easily
degenerate into superstition or worse, leaving the future of this benevolent movement uncertain at best.
stories of his men, which insisted there were “savage
children” living in the forest. He instead had the
surviving slavers executed for allowing their comrades
to “desert” and take a precious battlecar with them.
It would prove to be a foolish mistake, for with their
deaths the knowledge of the Boy Scouts‘ whereabouts
also died.
The Boy Scouts, learning of what happened, were
for a time paralyzed with indecision, afraid that their
hideout had been discovered (and by “child-hunting
slavers”, no less). They were pondering disbanding
their camps and melting back into the deep forest for
a few years, when they encountered a group of the
same refugee children who’d been chased into the
wilderness by the pursuing slavers.
From these destitute vagabonds the Boy Scouts
learned about the wasteland, its people, and the
existence of things like mutants, monsters, and raider/
slaver gangs - the latter being of paramount concern.
With this new evidence the Boy Scouts made a
fateful decision. Though young (few were older
than nineteen), they would emerge from their forest
stronghold to help the people of the wasteland combat
these great evils. Citing their ancient oath, to do their
duty to God and Country, and to “help other people
at all times”, the Boy Scouts rallied their numbers,
meager as they might be, and began their courageous
campaign to wage war on the evil-doers of the Twisted
Earth.
In time the Boy Scouts have grown stronger,
attracting orphaned children from all over, many
of whom are drawn to the idea of being part of a
“secret army” of do-gooders. The original core of
Scouts, descended from Troop 374 and their parental
guardians, were joined with a smattering of orphaned
survivors from communities devastated or laid waste
to by raiders/slavers.
Over the years the elders of the Scout Troop have
begun to dwindle, leaving ever-younger ranks of
fledgling Scouts to fend for themselves. Even from
childhood Boy Scouts are at great risk, as more and
more boys and girls (as young as eight years old)
are asked to do tasks and missions that once only
adult Boy Scout leaders undertook. Often a “troop”
of Scouts will be made up of ten or twelve young
82 children, with a single teenager to lead them - if at all.
Needless to say more and more of these starry-eyed
youths go missing each year, their troops captured
by enemies who have no sympathy regarding their
tender age. Those who survive become hardened fast,
becoming far older in outlook than most children their
age. Despite this they show a remarkable ability not
to lose sight of the righteousness of their struggle,
staying the course regardless of the troubles that face
them.
ALLEGIANCE BENEFITS
Those who join the Boy Scouts are expected to live up
to the oaths of their long-lost founders, but in doing so
are trained and prepared for a very harsh and deadly
world.
Advanced Class: Peerless survivalists, trackers,
and guerrilla fighters, those who join this ancient
organization gain access to the Boy Scout advanced
class.
Favored Skills: A character who takes the Cryptic
Ordainment (Boy Scouts) feat receive a permanent +1
morale bonus to Craft [any], Knowledge [any], and
Survival.
BOY SCOUT
The Boy Scouts of the post-apocalyptic wasteland
are more than just wilderness survivalists. The other
inhabitants of the wastes have begrudgingly come to
respect them, seeing them more and more as heroes
who promise a hope for victory against raiders, mutant
gangs, and other oppressors. Boy Scouts, even the
youngest children, are often sent out alone to help
neighboring communities with their struggles, from
repairing broken water pumps to digging irrigation
ditches, from preparing defenses to training local
militia how to fight. Boy Scouts serve as messengers
and diplomats, scurrying through the wilderness
keeping the loose association of peoples - tribal
villages, trading posts, xenophobe enclaves, etc. - in
touch despite the monumental dangers of the desert.
All would-be Boy Scouts are trained from an early
age in the history of the 'Scouts as well as basic
survival. From here individual 'Scouts get to choose
their own path, however. Through a system known
as “merit badges”, 'Scouts pursue and perfect their
own particular strengths whether it be athletics,
hunting, trap-making, mechanical aptitudes, first aid
and medicine, or marksmanship. The Boy Scout
leadership encourages 'Scouts to engage themselves
in challenges whenever they can, both to learn and to
grow. A 'Scout who proves himself capable in a given
field earns a badge (of varying degrees) signifying his
mastery of it, which he wears on a sash he proudly
displays on his uniform. Seasoned 'Scouts will often
have sashes embroidered with a half-dozen or more
badges, so that at a glance his superiors will recognize
his contributions, experience, and qualifications.
Overall the Boy Scouts' focus is on courage,
survival, selflessness, and staying true to his
principles. He finds strength in the long and proud
history of his ancestors, as well as the promise of
a better future where people will but peace and
brotherhood over tyranny and hate.
REQUIREMENTS
To qualify to become a Boy Scout, a character must
fulfill the following criteria.
Background: Ritual Preservationist or Resurrector.
Allegiance: Boy Scouts.
Skills: Knowledge (Ancient Lore) 4 ranks, Survival
6 ranks.
CLASS INFORMATION
The following information pertains to the Boy Scout
advanced class.
Hit Dice: 1d6.
Action Points: 7 + one-half of the character’s level,
rounded down.
Class Skills: The Boy Scout’s class skills are:
Balance (Dex), Climb (Str), Computer Use (Int),
Craft (any) (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Disable Device
(Int), Drive (Dex), Handle Animal (Cha), Jump (Str),
Knowledge (any) (Int), Language (any), Navigate
(Int), Perform (any) (Cha), Pilot (Dex), Profession
(any) (Wis), Repair (Int), Ride (Dex), Survival (Wis),
Swim (Str), Treat Injury (Wis), Tumble (Dex).
Skill Points at Each Level: 4 + Int modifier.
CLASS FEATURES
All of the following are class features of the Boy Scout
advanced class.
Bonus Feats: The Boy Scout receives a bonus feat
at 3rd, 6th, and 9th levels. The feat must be selected
from the following list, and the character must meet
the prerequisites to select it: Acrobatic, Alertness,
Animal Affinity, Archaic Weapons Proficiency,
Athletic, Builder, Cunning Trap-Maker [B&L],
Deadly Trap-Maker [B&L], Educated, Endurance,
Forecasting [PA#?], Gearhead, Great Fortitude, Guide,
Juju Medicine, Know The Signs [B&L], Leadership,
Master of The Flesh [B&L], Medical Expert, Personal
Firearms Proficiency, Quick Treatment, Stargazer
[B&L], Track, Trapmaking*, Trap-Setter [B&L], Trap
Tinker [B&L], Trustworthy, Vanishing Quarry*.
Rigorous Training: At 1st level the Boy Scout
adds his class levels to any saving throw to resist
fatigue, hunger, torture, brainwashing, fear, combat
fatigue, and intimidation.
Merit Badge: Starting at 2nd level, ’scout character
may choose a Merit Badge from the list of Merit
Badges, or he may increase his current mastery of a
badge he already has to the next step.
Tenderfoot: At 4th level the ‘scout receives a
bonus to all Navigation and Survival checks equal to
his class level.
Eagle Scout: At 7th level the ‘scout receives a
bonus to all Knowledge (Earth & Life Sciences),
Knowledge (Mutant Lore), and Treat Injury checks
equal to his class level.
Den Leader: At 10th level the ‘scout receives a
bonus to his Leadership score equal to his Reputation.
MERIT BADGES
The Boy Scouts follow a rigorous system of
certification, in which individual ‘scouts are awarded
accolades for accomplishments and learning new
skills. This system of “merit badges” continues well
after the Fall, with the same basic emphasis of making
the ‘scout more well-rounded and giving him the tools
he will need to survive in the real world. In the old
days these “tools” were geared on character-building,
but nowadays (after the Fall), the “Merit Badge”
system has taken on a more martial - and practical
tone.
At second level (and with each new level after that)
a ‘scout may venture down the path of a given Merit
Badge of his choice. When first picked, a ‘scout gains
the benefits of the “Junior” ability of that Merit Badge.
If at a later level he picks the same Merit Badge again,
he gains the “Senior” ability. If the Merit Badge is
picked a third time, he gains the “Master” ability of
that Badge.
A ‘scout is not required to finish a Merit Badge all
the way to “Master” level. At each new level he can
either advance in a current Merit Badge, or he can
select a new Merit Badge, at which point he gains
a new “Junior” ability (in addition to any others he
might already have).
Eight of the most popular Merit Badges for
‘scouts to pursue are detailed below, but there are
over a hundred actual Badges. The GM should feel
encouraged to create some of his own and add these to
the short list below.
MUTANT-KILLER MERIT BADGE
A ‘scout must always be prepared; not only to survive
in the wild, but also in combat against raving mutants
and lunatics. A ‘scout who can prove he knows how
to combat mutants, cannibals, and ghouls earns the
Mutant-Killer Merit Badge.
Quick-Assessment (Junior): The Junior Mutant-
Killer can, as a swift action, attempt a Knowledge
(mutant lore) check (DC 15 + opponent’s HD) against
any mutant or mutated creature in sight to learn what
special abilities, mutations, and defects it has.
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gains a +1 insight bonus on attack rolls vs. mutants,
as well on Listen, Sense Motive, Spot, and Survival
checks to when dealing with or tracking mutants.
 Effortless Kill (Master): If a Master Mutant-Killer
slays at least one mutant or mutant creature with
an attack during his turn, he immediately gains an
additional attack action.
PROSPECTOR MERIT BADGE
When the ‘Scouts learned that corium was the standard
currency of the wasteland, it was a small matter
to begin turning their past metallurgy and mining
knowledge towards prospecting for corium (which
they then began to donate to neighboring communities
to help them in their time of need). A Boy Scout with
this badge has shown he has a knack for finding and
extracting the valuable metal.
Digger (Junior): The Junior Prospector receives
a +2 bonus on saving throws to resist the effects of
radiation exposure.
Miner (Senior): The level of a given source of
radiation exposure is considered one degree lower for
the Senior Prospector (e.g. High is treated as Moderate
for the character).
Finder (Master): As a standard action the Master
Prospector is able to detect the presence of corium and
other precious metals within 30 ft. per point of Wis
bonus (minimum 30 ft.).
PSI-ABILITY MERIT BADGE
‘Scouts with neural mutations are not common, but the
presence of “psychic” abilities has begun to be noticed
and appreciated by the Boy Scouts as a whole. Those
rare ‘scouts who exhibit “Psi-Ability” have their own
badge ranking their qualifications with the use of
“mind powers”.
Junior Mentalist (Junior): The ‘scout gains a
+1 insight bonus to Concentration checks made to
manifest a neural ability.
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Senior Mentalist (Senior): The ‘scout may re-roll
any failed saving throw to resist (or reduce the effects
of) a neural ability directed against him, but he must
accept the results of the second roll.
Psi-Master (Master): Once per day the ’scout
can designate one use of a neural mutation as being
enhanced. This enhanced use of the mutation may
reproduce one of the following effects (player‘s
choice): increase the DC to resist by +2, increase the
damage dealt by one dice, increase the duration by
100%, or increase the range by 100%.
RAIDER HUNTER MERIT BADGE
The Raider Hunter Merit Badge is practically a basic
requirement for most ‘scouts, as raiders (and slavers)
constitute the most frequent enemy the ‘scouts must
face when operating in the field. The Boy Scouts
train their recruits how to fight these barbaric mounted
warriors with great courage and effectiveness.
Punk Plinker (Junior): The Junior Raider Hunter
receives a +1 insight bonus to attack rolls against
mounted targets or targets riding in (or on) vehicles.
Wasteland Warrior (Senior): The Senior Raider
Hunter gains a +2 insight bonus to damage against any
character with either Raider class levels or the Slaver
or Predator occupations.
Raider Reaver (Master): Any time the Master
Raider Hunter uses an Action Point to re-roll a roll that
directly results in him defeating an enemy in combat,
he immediately regains the lost AP.
TRAPMAKER MERIT BADGE
As holdouts who’ve lived in hiding for generations,
the ‘scouts have relied on traps not only to ensnare
game (for food), but also for catching those outsiders
who would discover them and hunt them to extinction.
Furthermore, with a focus on stealth, young ‘scouts are
encouraged to employ traps against their enemies, for
even a simple metal trap often helps offset a ‘scout’s
typical small size.
Speedy Snares (Junior): The Junior Trapmaker
can set up a trap in only one round.
Advanced Snares (Senior): The Senior Trapmaker
is considered to be three levels higher when
determining the damage of his traps.
Crippling Snares (Master): In addition to damage,
a trap constructed by a Master Trapmaker may be
used to inflict any one of the following conditions:
blindness, deafness, nauseated, or stunned when
triggered. The victim triggering the trap gets a
Fortitude save (DC 10 + ‘scout’s Int modifier + class
level) to resist the effect. If failed, the condition lasts
for 1d6 rounds.
TRUSTED ROBOT MERIT BADGE
The Boy Scouts have encountered the nefarious
movement known as the “Metal Gods” in the past
and thus have a healthy distrust of robots in general.
However, those ‘droids that exhibit an eagerness
to join the ‘Scouts are given a chance to prove
themselves, gradually earning the trust and friendship
of their organic comrades - and a spiffy badge to prove
they’ve been certified “trusty“!
Buddy-Bot (Junior): The Junior Trusted Robot
receives the Trustworthy feat for free.
Trusty Rustbucket (Senior): The Senior Trusted
Robot receives an insight bonus to Diplomacy, Gather
Information, and Sense Motive checks with organic
creatures equal to its class level.
Sgt. Rivethead (Master): The Master Trusted
Robot inspires all allies within 30 ft, granting them a
+1 morale bonus to all saving throws.
WASTELAND SAFETY MERIT BADGE
Since many ‘scouts are now sent beyond the borders
of their forested homeland and into the desert wastes,
a rudimentary knowledge of survival must give way to
a more thorough training course in wasteland safety.
Those ‘scouts who have mastered desert survival earn
this prestigious badge.
Junior Pioneer (Junior): The ’scout may make a
Knowledge (earth & life sciences) check at DC 20 to
detect the presence of dangerous radiation whenever
he comes within 50 ft. of a contaminated source/area.
Senior Pioneer (Senior): Even if taken by surprise
the ‘scout may still act during a surprise round.
Master Pioneer (Master): Any time the Master
Pioneer encounters a non-humanoid creature he may
make a Knowledge (mutant lore) check (DC 15 +
opponent‘s HD). If successful the ‘scout gains an
insight bonus equal to his Int modifier (if any) to
attack rolls against that creature for the duration of the
encounter.
WEAPONS MERIT BADGE
All Boy Scouts receive basic training in weapons,
from the ‘scout’s traditional BB gun to more practical
weapons such as the rifle and submachine gun.
‘Scouts who show above normal skill can earn this
particular merit badge, which recognizes an individual
‘scout for his accuracy and discipline with offensive
weapons.
Basic Weapons Specialist (Junior): By spending
an Action Point the ‘scout receives a +1 insight bonus
to attack rolls with any weapon (melee or ranged) for
10 rounds.
Pinpoint Accuracy Specialist (Senior): Any time
the ‘scout hits an opponent with a ranged weapon, he
may choose to spend an Action Point to increase the
damage dealt by +1d6.
Optical Hazard Specialist (Master): Any time
the ‘scout hits an opponent with a ranged weapon,
in addition to taking regular damage the opponent
must make a Fortitude save (DC 10 + the attacker’s
unmodified attack roll) or be blinded for 1d4 rounds.
CULT OF BLOOD
Stories in the St. Louis area speak of a
nameless, ruthless tech looter who
haunted the outskirts of the ruins for
many years. Affected by a mutation
that restricted his movements to
nighttime, this individual, whoever
he was, quickly earned a reputation as a cold-blooded
cutthroat who, in addition to scrounging the junk heaps
for anything of value, also dabbled in the opportunistic
killings of travelers for whatever they carried. He
amassed a considerable fortune in stolen tech and
corium, using this to recruit depraved individuals to
his side. Forming a sort of “gang”, this tech looter and
his minions became a widely-known terror.
The tech looter vanished almost a decade ago. For
years the abandoned neighborhoods in that part of
St. Louis remained a mystery, for those who dared
venture there in search of the lost tech looter’s horde
never returned. Over time the area began to develop
an evil reputation, until only a few years ago stories
began to circulate that a new group was living there,
a malevolent “cult” that, it was said, harvested
mutants, humans, and any other living trespasser for
their blood. Expeditions were mounted to thwart this
menace, but those armed parties that went there found
nothing but eerily-quiet streets and rubble. Eventually
they gave up trying to find the cult or destroy it, but
since then the rumors have only persisted, more scavs
and ruin-pickers have gone missing, and the dark
reputation of that area has grown.
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THE REALITY
The rumors of “cult activity” are in fact true, relating
to the machinations of a group calling itself the “Cult
 HOLDOUT FEATS
The following feats are thematically perfect
for characters from any kind of community or
society that is fighting a desperate struggle against
seemingly-impossible odds, on the run from other
powers, or hunted by more powerful enemies.
Like the Boy Scouts, these groups are considered
“holdouts”, stubbornly clinging to their antiquated
ways and beliefs despite adversity.
Regardless of their intended “theme”, these
feats are open to any character who meets the
prerequisites.
AGAINST THE ODDS
Your people have long struggled against superior
enemies and odds, learning new tricks to see them to
victory.
Benefit: As long as you are outnumbered by
enemies you gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage
rolls. If the number of enemies goes below the
number of allies in a battle (yourself included) you
lose this bonus.
LIFE-SAVING STRIKE
When all seems lost you have a knack for making
desperate attacks count.
Prerequisite: BAB 5+.
Benefit: So long as you are reduced to 10 hit
points or less you may spend an Action Point to
of Blood”. The Cult of Blood’s origins can be traced
directly back to the nameless tech looter who once
used the area as his base. Remarkably, the Cult’s
leader is one and the same.
Not long after establishing himself in the ruins of
southwest St. Louis, the tech looter and his minions
uncovered, among the wreckage, the site of a pre-
Fall “hospital”. Expecting to find salvageable
medical equipment, X-ray machines, centrifuges,
and medicines, the tech looter led his “gang” into the
subterranean halls of the building on what he hoped
would be a looting spree.
Instead they slowly came to realize that this
“facility” was not a hospital, but rather a top secret
government disease research center serving the
Midwest area. This became evident as, in the deep,
dark bowels of the structure’s subterranean levels,
the tech looter found what appeared to be a unique,
untested serum. As he examined the sample it broke
open, affecting him immediately with a heretofore
unknown strain of a plasma-based mutagen. Within
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minutes the tech looter was overcome by terrible pains
and wracking agony, followed by what appeared to
be violent, epileptic fits. As his followers gathered
he rose again, seemingly possessed with supernatural
strength - and a murderous hunger for blood. Before
automatically confirm a critical hit. This ability can
only be used once per encounter.
TRAPMAKING
Your people taught you how to set deadly traps to
ensnare animals for food and to keep enemies off
your trail.
Prerequisite: Survival 8 ranks.
Benefit: You gain the Trap-Making ability if you
don’t already have it. up a trap takes two full rounds.
The damage inflicted, when sprung, depends on your
level. A trap deals 1d6 damage at 5th level, 2d6 at
8th, and 3d6 at 11th level. The Base Attack of the
trap is equal to your base attack. The DC to disarm
or spot a trap you set is 9 + your level. Each day you
can make one trap per 2 levels (duration lasts until
triggered, however).
Special: If you later gain the Trap-Making ability
from taking an advanced class, this feat does not
stack.
VANISHING QUARRY
You’ve learned countless tricks to hide your trail in
the wilderness.
Prerequisite: Survival 4 ranks.
Benefit: Hide and Survival are now class skills
for you. In addition, Survival checks made to track
you in any environment have their DC increased by
+10.
his followers could react he was upon them with
lightning swiftness, tearing them apart and devouring
them before they could get even a single shot off.
Over the next week or so the tech looter - the only
survivor of the one-sided massacre - grew more and
more feral, succumbing to an uncontrollable drive
spurred by the effects of the serum. He returned to the
surface and began feasting on animals found among
the ruins, and anything else he came across.
Eventually the tech looter regained himself, but
when his faculties returned he found he’d changed.
A newfound power welled up within him, he was
full of vitality and strength; he was unstoppable. His
mind, too, was altered in unimaginable dark ways. He
immediately set out to recruit desert rabble from the
surrounding wasteland, hoping to return to the facility
to find more of the serum that had changed him.
Despite brutally motivating his new followers,
the tech looter uncovered only a small amount of
the blood-based serum in the facility. To empower
his minions, the tech looter deigned to let them each
consume a single drop of the highly-addictive stuff.
However, only one in ten seemed to survive the
process; as it had been with him, these were altered by
the infection, gaining supernatural strength and vigor,
enhanced senses, and an ability to frenzy in battle.
 For a while the tech looter could not figure out
why some were changed and others perished, until
he realized something he and the survivors had in
common - they shared the Nocturnal mutation. From
that point on, he began to recruit only others who
suffered from that specific genetic trait.
Though the serum was undeniably potent, the
administering of but a single drop to his minions left
them a mere shadow of his own power (for he had
consumed an entire test tube), guaranteeing he not
only had nothing to fear of rivals from within, but also
giving him control over them.
The tech looter, now dubbed “Sanguinian” by his
followers, continues to lead what has become known
as the Cult of Blood. He jealously guards what
remains of the serum, for fear that anyone consuming
too much will come to rival his own strength. He
has slowly gathered an army of lunatics, scavs, and
hermavs to his side, setting himself up as a “prince
among predators”. The Cult has devised an elaborate
ritual around the initiation of new members, in which
each must consume a drop of blood laced with the
serum, a ritual that enslaves them to Sanguinian and
the Cult.
RECENTLY
Sanguinian has improved his position in the ruins of
St. Louis by taking over the shell of an ancient, pre-
Fall asylum in the southwest part of the city. Here
he has set up an impressive laboratory complex,
collecting blood from murdered/waylaid travelers in
the hopes of finding and isolating a rare chemical in
their plasma that is required to recreate the serum.
Hundreds have died as a result of his cult’s activities,
ambushing or kidnapping travelers and would-be
adventurers daring the district’s foreboding reputation,
their bodies decorating the interior of Sanguinian’s
asylum, drained of all blood. Ultimately Sanguinian
hopes to find a way to create more of the serum, to
further enhance his own considerable powers and to
create an army of unstoppable cultists.
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 TABLE 3-4: THE BLOOD CULTIST
Level BAB Fort Reflex Will Special Def Rep
1 +0 +2 +2 +0 Nocturnal Adaptation, Weaknesses +1 +0
2 +1 +3 +3 +0 Feeding +1 +0
3 +2 +3 +3 +1 Bite +2 +0
4 +3 +4 +4 +1 Blood Frenzy +2 +1
5 +3 +4 +4 +1 Blood Calls to Blood +3 +1

ALLEGIANCE BENEFITS Hit Die: 1d8.

The serum that changed Sanguinian is the same one
administered to his followers (albeit in miniscule
doses), enacting a powerful change that alters the
drinker on a genetic level. Those who have been
changed by the cult (either willingly, as recruits, or
against their will, as test subjects) find they become
something more than human.
Advanced Class: Characters who have an
allegiance to the Cult of Blood are agents of the
cult and its leader, serving his will and working to
gather samples and/or victims. For their loyalty
and submission they are given remarkable powers,
reflected by the Blood Cultist advanced class.
Favored Skills: A character who takes the Cryptic
Ordainment (Cult of Blood) feat receive a permanent
+1 morale bonus to Hide, Move Silently, and Survival.
BLOOD CULTIST
Followers of the Cult of Blood are men and women
who are all genetically linked through a common
mutation which makes them more at home at night
than during the day. Whether it is diminished melanin,
low levels of vitamin D, or some other genetic factor,
this mutation seems to react to the serum discovered
by the cult‘s founder, allowing sufferers of this
mutation to metamorphose into something more
powerful than their previous incarnations.
Acceptance of this new “life” does not come without
a price, however, but those who embrace it usually do
so because they were mad, lunatics, or power-hungry
to begin with. By spending time unlocking their
newfound abilities, the Blood Cultist becomes more
deeply entrenched in the cult - but also more powerful
as a result.
REQUIREMENTS
To qualify to become a Blood Cultist, a character must
fulfill all the following criteria.
Background: Ritual Preservationist.
Mutation: Nocturnal.
Feats: Cryptic Ordainment.
Allegiance: Cult of Blood.
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CLASS INFORMATION
The following information pertains to the Blood
Cultist advanced class.
Action Points: 7 + one-half of the character’s level,
rounded down, every time he or she attains a new level
in this class.
Class Skills: The Blood Cultist’s class skills are:
Climb, Intimidate, Jump, Listen, Move Silently, Sense
Motive, Spot, and Survival.
Skill Points at Each Level: 4 + Int modifier.
CLASS FEATURES
The following features pertain to the Blood Cultist
advanced class.
Nocturnal Adaptation: At 1st level the Blood
Cultist slowly changes to adopt an even more
nocturnal existence, gaining low-light vision and a +2
species bonus to her Strength attribute at night.
Weaknesses: The Blood Cultist develops unusual
weaknesses. The Blood Cultist is considered shaken
when exposed to direct sunlight, or when confronted
by strong herbal odors.
Feeding: Starting at 2nd level, whenever a Blood
Cultist consumes a sentient creature she gains an
enhancement bonus to her Str, Con, and Dex attributes
equal to the victim’s HD/2. These bonuses last for
a number of hours equal to twice the Blood Cultist’s
character level. The Blood Cultist cannot benefit from
this ability again until the previous bonuses wear off.
Bite: At 3rd level the Blood Cultist gains a bite
attack. This is treated as a secondary attack, with a
base damage of 1d6 (1d4 for Small creatures, 1d8 for
Large creatures). This class feature may be improved
by taking mutation advancements.
Blood Frenzy: Once per encounter the Blood
Cultist must designate one living opponent as her
“mark”. Whenever the selected opponent is at half
hit points or less, the Blood Cultist must make a Will
save (DC 10 + opponent’s HD) or enter a rage, during
which she gains a +2 morale bonus to Str and Con
until that foe is killed. In addition, during the rage the
Blood Cultist never has to make Mas saves, and gains
a bonus to her base speed of +10 ft.
Blood Calls To Blood: At 5th level the Blood
Cultist gains the exceptional ability to detect all living
creatures (and pinpoint their precise location) within
100 ft. of her.
 CULT OF THE PROVIDER
“Sun, moon, and stars are my guides,
but the Earth is my Provider.”
- Motto of the Provider’s Chosen
Particularly prevalent among
the more primitive societies of the
Twisted Earth (such as desert tribes and technology-
resenting survivors), the “Cult of The Provider” is
a simple, rustic, and harsh religion whose followers
revere the wilderness as a living entity, or else respect/
venerate Nature as a dangerous, deadly force - but one
which can also protect and provide.
BACKGROUND
To understand the cult, Nature herself must be re-
envisioned through the eyes of a post-apocalyptic
survivor. Instead of grand vistas of mountains and
forests to be visited and appreciated, the survivor sees
her surroundings as a miserably harsh environment
of unending desert and unforgiving sun, a place of
hardship, not luxury. Heat, dust storms, and mutant
beasts are a constant companion to the wilderness
inhabitant. Cities, with all their insidious radiation
hazards and the diseases that lie dormant there, are
a blight upon the Earth, a testimony to the poison of
technology and proof that the end result of “progress”
is the devastation of nature. The world may once have
been full of danger, but now it is downright hostile to
humanoid life altogether.
To those who believe in the Provider, however, the
wilderness - for all her terrible aspects - is a constant
companion. Nature may be hard and unrepentant, but
once one learns to respect her and listen to her cues,
not only can one survive in the wild, but he can thrive
as well. While others die in the desert, succumbing
to the sun, heat, and dryness, the Provider’s Chosen
is at home, trusting in the quasi-deific force of Nature
known as “the Provider” to see to her needs and
survival.
The ritualism behind the cult of the Provider varies
from village to village, settlement to settlement. Some
give her no name, simply seeing the Provider as the
ultimate natural force, without mercy or sympathy,
while others humanize her, giving her a name (Gaia,
Mother Earth, etc.) or even making pictograms,
symbols, or statues to represent her. Some merely nod
in respect to the Provider when they catch their next
meal, or mutter a prayer of thanks, while some villages
devote rituals to her, honor her in annual festivals, or
perform elaborate masses to remind their people of her
power over them.
ALLEGIANCE BENEFITS
Advanced Class: Those who follow the path of
the Provider have a special option available to them,
an advanced class called the Provider’s Chosen. This
advanced class focuses on survival in the wasteland
against predators, beasts, and nature itself.
Favored Skills: A character who takes the Cryptic
Ordainment (Provider‘s Chosen) feat receive a
permanent +1 morale bonus to Navigate, Search, and
Survival.
PROVIDER’S CHOSEN
Among the primitive societies who believe in the
Provider, there are those who rise above the rest
in renown and respect; these are known as the
“Provider’s Chosen”. Men, women, elderly, and
sometimes even children, those who become the
Chosen are said to be singled out by the Provider,
sometimes for no known reason. Such individuals
often become legendary hunters, guides, and trackers,
for once having been selected by the Provider, the
Chosen knows his true home is among the wilds.
A typical Provider’s Chosen is a simple wilderness
survivor who found some lost artifact or ancient
relic among the sands, miraculously unearthed and
“given” into his care by the Provider. Such artifacts
can range from powerful advanced weapons to
ornate armor, to unique devices and gizmos and

TABLE 3-5: THE PROVIDER’S CHOSEN

Level BAB Fort Reflex Will Special Def Rep
1 +0 +2 +0 +0 Provider’s Gift (5,000 cp) +1 +1
2 +1 +3 +0 +0 Weatherbeaten (+1) +1 +1
3 +2 +3 +1 +1 Bonus Feat +2 +1
4 +3 +4 +1 +1 Trailfinder, Provider’s Gift (10,000 cp) +2 +2
5 +3 +4 +1 +1 Weatherbeaten (+2) +3 +2
6 +4 +5 +2 +2 Bonus Feat +3 +2
7
8
+5
+6
+5
+6
+2
+2
+2
+2
Provider’s Gift (25,000 cp)
Find Shelter, Weatherbeaten (+3)
+4
+4
+3
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9 +6 +6 +3 +3 Bonus Feat +5 +3
10 +7 +7 +3 +3 Provider’s Gift (50,000 cp) +5 +4
 even pre-Fall automobiles - all items rarely seen by
wasteland dwellers (but coveted by scavs and others
in the know). Revealed in the wake of a sandstorm,
or belched up by an earthquake, or uncovered after
a landslide, the Chosen sees the artifact’s sudden
appearance as a sign from the Provider that he has
been chosen to bear it.
REQUIREMENTS
To qualify to become a Provider‘s Chosen, a character
must fulfill all the following criteria.
Background: Resentful, Ritual Preservationist.
Skills: Survival 6 ranks.
Feats: Great Fortitude, Vulture.
Allegiance: Cult of the Provider.
CLASS INFORMATION
The following information pertains to the Provider’s
Chosen advanced class.
Hit Die: 1d6.
Action Points: 7 + one-half of the character’s level,
rounded down, every time he or she attains a new level
in this class.
Class Skills: The Provider’s Chosen’s class skills
are: Climb, Handle Animal, Jump, Knowledge (Earth
and Life Sciences), Knowledge (Twisted Earth),
Listen, Navigate, Ride, Search, Spot, Survival, Swim,
and Treat Injury.
Skill Points at Each Level: 4 + Int modifier.
CLASS FEATURES
The following features pertain to the Provider’s
Chosen advanced class.
Bonus Feats: A Provider’s Chosen receives a
bonus feat at 3rd, 6th, and 9th level. The feat must be
selected from the following list, and the character must
meet the prerequisites to select it: Animal Affinity,
Archaic Weapons Proficiency, Athletic, Forecasting[PA
Dispatch], Guide, Know The Signs [B&L],
Meticulous, Stargazer [B&L], Toughness, Track.
Provider‘s Gift: Every now and then the Provider
gifts her chosen with rare finds, vomiting up ancient
artifacts and strange objects of the past that the less
reverent would overlook. These items, seemingly
“given” by nature to the Provider’s Chosen for a
purpose, are gifts to be used in her name.
At 1st level the Chosen may choose any item of
5,000 cp value or less, which is now assumed to be
in her possession, a gift from the Provider. This item
may not be traded or sold, and if lost will only be
replaced once the character reaches the appropriate
level for an upgrade (see below). If the item requires a
power source or ammunition, these must be located or
90 purchased separately.
At 4th level the Chosen may upgrade to a new item,
this time of 10,000 cp value or less. However, if this
item is taken the previous gift must be discarded,
given back to the Provider (in a solemn ritual with no
witnesses) and returned to the desert’s hands.
At 7th level the Chosen may choose a new item of
25,000 cp value or less. At 10th level the item may be
of 50,000 cp value or less.
Weatherbeaten: Sun-baked and weather-beaten,
the Provider’s Chosen’s skin becomes tough and
resilient, granting her a natural armor bonus of +1.
This increases to +2 at 5th level, and +3 at 8th level.
Trailfinder: The Provider‘s Chosen is skilled at
finding her way around the wasteland. She may make
a Navigate check (DC 20) to shorten any overland
journey by -10%, utilizing hidden paths, game trails,
shortcuts, etc..
Find Shelter: Observing her surroundings by
studying the terrain, animal trails, and natural
landmarks, the Chosen is able to locate some sort of
shelter (this can be an abandoned building, a cave, a
large boulder with shade, a dry riverbed, etc.). With
a successful Navigate check (DC 20) the Chosen is
able to locate the direction and distance to the nearest
shelter, as well as determine its nature.
CULT OF THE SELF
“Step right up, folks, and see for
yourself a real-life miracle-worker!
For a small donation he may
even be willing to cure what ails
you!”
- All too-common cry of the
Mountebank
On the Twisted Earth, people are looking for hope
everywhere. Hope for their lives, hope for the next
harvest, hope for the future. There are said to be
hundreds of villages, settlements, trading posts, and
isolated communities all across the desert, clustered
along the trade routes (but equally numerous in the
wasteland when the entire volume of the world is
taken into consideration). And in each of those it’s a
sure bet that hardships and misery go hand-in-hand
with the daily struggle for survival.
Throughout the wasteland people search for a way
out of their problems. Some merely want rain, others
pray for good crops, and still more hope for heroes
to save them from raiders or bring about the promise
of a better tomorrow. True heroes who can make
even a fraction of these dreams come true are few
and far between; sadly, charlatans who claim that
same capacity (yet fall woefully short) are far more
common.
Just like misery, religion is everywhere. People
need to believe in heroes, prophets, and saviors. Cults
spring up overnight, and just as soon disappear. They
can revolve around the strangest concepts and most
easily-explained phenomenon, or can bloom, flourish,
and take root on the intangible (like faith) alone. This
truth is the lifeblood of a particularly loathsome breed
of cultist, those who follow the so-called “cult of the
 STAR COMMANDER DAWSON
Not long ago a particularly handsome man appeared on the radar of the wasteland, claiming to be a
reincarnation of the Movement’s “Fallen God”, an astronaut from outer space who landed and had a new
message. Wherever he goes, the square-jawed, heroic-looking Star Commander Dawson goes in style,
wearing a shiny “spacesuit” (actually just overalls covered in foil) and brandishing a “ray gun” (a hair
dryer). But it is enough to impress more than a handful of desert villages and settlements, whose inhabitants
have seen him for what he claims to be. Impoverished people began donating everything they had to him,
including money and livestock, while others began to follow him as he went from village to village.
Dawson is a true demagogue, however, and there is very little about his story that is real. He preys on
the ignorant, promising them miracles and hope, but really just takes their money and skips town before the
reality (and his inability to produce results) is discovered. Sadly, Dawson’s crimes are not merely limited
to cons and theft. When dreamy-eyed followers began to be drawn to him, he started leading them into the
desert and, once they were well out of sight of their homes, robbed and killed them (taking care to hide their
bodies).
Dawson still works his routine, and none are the wiser. Those who go missing after joining him as are
usually assumed to have “ascended” into the stars, or joined the greater Movement as foot soldiers. In reality,
they are simply more of Dawson’s victims.

self”. manages to get by using his wits, wiles, and social

Not an organized religion or movement, the “cult of
the self” is merely an all-too common phenomenon.
Having witnessed the sway other religions have on
the poor, downtrodden, or dispossessed, a particularly
charismatic entrepreneur comes up with the idea that
he himself could do the same. With a few made-up
miracles, tricks, bluffing, and sleight of hand, any fool
could conceivably hoodwink the wasteland’s pathetic
wretches into believing he is the next prophet!
Those who follow this path are usually charlatans
and demagogues, men and women who get by
primarily on the power of their own charisma and
social skills. Whether unable or simply unwilling to
work, these types use trickery and guile to pry open
the hardened hearts of the wasteland’s impoverished,
milking them for their hospitality - and every last
dime.
ALLEGIANCE BENEFITS
Demagogues par excellence, those who secretly follow
the “path of the self” quickly learn how to manipulate
people, prey on the needy, mimic miracles, and worse.
Advanced Class: A specific advanced class, the
Mountebank, serves as an “advanced” version of the
Demagogue for the truly unscrupulous.
cunning. He has an innate ability to observe a people
and discover their fears and weaknesses, hopes and
dreams, and uses this talent to first ingratiate himself,
then exploit them for all they‘re worth. Whether he
chooses to act slow and patiently, or marches into town
with obnoxious pomp and fanfare, the Mountebank
somehow seizes the attention of the needy, seeming to
address their every concern either with promises or by
performing bogus miracles. He manages to convince
people that he is the person they’ve been looking for,
the savior they’ve been praying to meet, and in this
way earns their trust, adoration, and in some cases,
even their worship.
Many Mountebanks simply play the con game to get
food, water, and the things they need before moving
on to another settlement to start anew. Others have far
grander ambitions, and use their silver tongue to set
themselves up in positions of greater comfort, stability,
and power. Some pretend to be seers or prophets to
earn the trust of chiefs or community leaders; some
even portray themselves as messianic figures to whom
the people turn for guidance in “these dark times”.
Those who have the knack at bluster can attract vast
numbers of loyal followers to their side, convince even
the poorest soul to part with her valuables, and inspire
hope and belief despite never having done anything to
deserve it!

MOUNTEBANK REQUIREMENTS
Those who pursue the “cult of the self” often take To qualify to become a Mountebank, a character must
the route of Charismatic Heroes or Demagogues, fulfill all the following criteria.
using the innate talents of those classes to live in Skills: Bluff 13 ranks.
comfort through exploitation. But the truly diabolic Feats: Silver Tongue.
Mountebank is a charlatan who takes the con game a
step further, preying on the gullibility of the ignorant
and taking advantage of the masses who seek a leader CLASS INFORMATION 91
- any kind of leader - to escape their worries and fears. The following information pertains to the Mountebank
The Mountebank is a form of con artist who advanced class.
 Hit Die: 1d6.
Action Points: 7 + one-half of the character’s level,
rounded down, every time he or she attains a new level
in this class.
Class Skills: The Mountebank’s class skills
are: Bluff, Diplomacy, Disguise, Forgery, Gather
Information, Intimidate, Knowledge (Ancient Lore),
Knowledge (Current Events), Knowledge (History),
Knowledge (Streetwise), Knowledge (Theology and
Philosophy), Perform (Act), and Profession.
Skill Points at Each Level: 4 + Int modifier.
CLASS FEATURES
The following features pertain to the Mountebank
advanced class.
Bonus Feats: A Mountebank receives a bonus feat
at 3rd, 6th, and 9th level. The feat must be selected
from the following list, and the character must meet
the prerequisites to select it: Attentive, Confident,
Deceptive, Educated, Frightful Presence, Leadership,
Meticulous, Renown, Run, Trustworthy.
Speak With Conviction: By speaking with
confidence the Mountebank can convince others she
channels God, the Devil, the spirits of the dead, or
simply fools them into believing her words are wise,
inspired, or prophetic.
As a full-round action the Mountebank can coerce
a subject speaking the same language and whom is
current Friendly into taking a specific action. The Will
DC is equal to 10 + the Mountebanks Cha modifier
+ ½ her character level. An affected subject treats
the Mountebank as a trusted friend and ally, and will
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generally do as she says, within reason. Typical
requests might include “donate your money to ‘the
cause’ (i.e. me)”, “follow me from now on”, “ignore
your orders and abandon your post”, etc.
Kindly Donations: Wherever the Mountebank goes
(assuming she hasn’t made enemies there) she attracts
believers who shower her with gifts and donations of
money. Each time the Mountebank enters a friendly/
hospitable settlement for the first time, within 1d4
hours she accumulates a one-time donation of 50 cp
(in corium pieces, food, trade goods, or whatever
currency is appropriate for the settlement) per point of
Cha bonus.
Followers: At 4th level the Mountebank gains the
Leadership feat for free. These followers (and cohort)
may benefit from the Mountebank’s Faith Healing,
Holy Relics, and Sycophants abilities (see below).
Holy Relics: The Mountebank can convince her
followers that even the most worthless junk is a “holy”
relic. By making a Bluff check (opposed by the
subject’s Sense Motive check), the Mountebank can
convince her follower that an object is blessed. If it
is a weapon or armor, the new owner (assuming she
believes) gains a +1 morale bonus when using it (this
applies either to attack rolls or Defense, depending on
the nature of the item bestowed).
Human Offerings: At 7th level the Mountebank
manages to accumulate further “donations”, this time
in the form of slaves given to her as a gift. The player
may choose either 1d2 bodyguards (treat as Strong
Hero 3), 1d4 porters/bearers (treat as Tough Hero 2),
or 1d6 concubines (treat as Charismatic Hero 1). This
additional entourage is bound to the Mountebank only
by the way they are treated.
Faith Healing: At 8th level the Mountebank finds
her Followers so enthralled that she can actually
“heal” them through the power of suggestion. With a
successful Bluff check (DC 25) the Mountebank can
heal 1d4 points of damage. This requires a standard
action on the Mountebank’s part, and can only be
performed on her Followers.
Sycophants: At 10th level the Mountebank’s
 TABLE 3-6: THE MOUNTEBANK
Level BAB Fort Reflex Will Special Def Rep
1 +0 +0 +2 +2 Speak With Conviction +0 +2
2 +1 +0 +3 +3 Kindly Donations +1 +2
3 +1 +1 +3 +3 Bonus Feat +1 +2
4 +2 +1 +4 +4 Followers +1 +3
5 +2 +1 +4 +4 Holy Relics +2 +3
6 +3 +2 +5 +5 Bonus Feat +2 +3
7 +3 +2 +5 +5 Human Offerings +2 +4
8 +4 +2 +6 +6 Faith Healing +3 +4
9 +4 +3 +6 +6 Bonus Feat +3 +4
10 +5 +3 +7 +7 Sycophants +3 +5

cohort, followers (including followers from taking
Leadership, the Followers class ability, and the Human
Offerings ability) will put the Mountebank’s welfare
even above theirs. They will steal, lie, and kill for her
if needed, and may even sacrifice themselves for the
Mountebank if her life is in danger.
DEVOTEES OF THE IRON IDOL
You’ve made it this far…
Are you ready to go a little further
and learn the truth of the Iron
Idol?
- Writing on the wall of a lost desert
cave
Legend states that a titan of iron will rise every
generation to punish the wicked, right the wrongs,
and redress the injustices of the present age. These
legends describe an ancient elemental being known
as the “Iron Idol”, a powerful force of good and
vengeance that often serves as the only hope for the
victims of raiders, slavers, and worse. Those who
devote themselves to carrying on these stories, and
seek to locate the enigmatic ‘Idol and re-awaken it for
a righteous cause, are known as Devotees of the Iron
Idol.
BACKGROUND
At the heart of the Deadlands there is said to lie
a deep, dark cave filled with danger and death.
According to the tales of tribal folk, and the disfigured
vagabonds who cling to their fires as the cold of night
sets in on the trail, this cave is the sacred resting
place of the “Iron Idol”, a legendary figure known
for generations by the wretched inhabitants of the
wasteland.
The origins of the Iron Idol are lost in obscurity.
Many believe the Iron Idol is as ancient as time itself,
an elemental titan as old as the human race. Others
claim the Iron Idol is man‘s protector, with qualities
similar to Prometheus, Hercules, and other mythical
deities who aided mankind in his greatest times of
need.
Belief in the Iron Idol is widespread, despite the
fact that he/it hasn’t been seen in over a generation.
Yet stories of the Iron Idol’s heroics are known to
virtually every storyteller and lore keeper the world
over. Every town, settlement, and tiny village seems
to have someone, somewhere, who can recall a tale of
the great deeds the Iron Idol did in combating a great
enemy, fighting a natural disaster, or saving lives.
Usually this lore belongs to village elders, but the
stories of the Iron Idol are passed down to eager and
excitable youngsters each generation as well.
Whether the Iron Idol ever did exist, or merely fills
the role of a much-needed heroic figure to inspire
the downtrodden and give hope to the oppressed, is
uncertain in this current age. But whenever there is
a need - a death cult spotted on the horizon, raider
activity on the rise, or the threat of a looming mutant
army - the Iron Idol serves to give people the strength
to fight against great odds. Some simply call on the
old tales to grant them courage, while others of a more
starry-eyed demeanor actively set out into the wastes
in the hopes of finding the lost cave where the Iron
Idol is said to lie. These few set out with the idea of
finding the cave, plumbing its depths, and awakening
the sleeping ‘Idol so that he/it might once again fight
on mankind’s behalf.
None ever return, at least not the same as they were
when they left…
THE REALITY
The Iron Idol does in fact exist, but it has virtually no
supernatural characteristics at all. It is, simply put,
an Ancient-era suit of powered armor that has been
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maintained by a small core of passionate “devotees”
who have learned the Idol’s secrets and, in the name of
the common good, maintained the legend surrounding
it.
It is unknown even to the devotees of the Iron
 Idol where the armor first came from, but the suit
(a completely functional powered Zeus Suit) is
remarkably preserved and has been religiously
maintained for hundreds of years by those few who
understand it. It is also unclear who originally found
and used the armor, creating the original legend of
the “Iron Idol”, but those who have since uncovered
its secret resting place have, one and all, donned the
armor and used it in the same heroic fashion - and for
the same common good.
Only one devotee per generation has ever found the
cave that hides the resting place of the Iron Idol, and
thus only one devotee typically knows the secret of the
’Idol at any given time. The cave that houses the ‘Idol
is maintained by this same devotee during his tenure as
the armor‘s wearer, since the caverns protect the ‘Idol
and its wearer and serves as a convenient hideout.
Similarly, when it is time for an aging devotee to
“retire”, he leaves the suit in a sacred chamber in the
cave’s deepest recesses, and sets up traps and other
challenges to prevent any but the most dedicated from
recovering the ‘Idol - and learning the truth behind it.
Thus the Iron Idol remains undiscovered until it
is needed again, at which point the right candidate,
asking the right questions in the right place, will be
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guided or directed by riddles (to test her brains) by
a former devotee - aged and likely disguised - to the
cave’s isolated location at the heart of the badlands.
Here the devotee will hopefully prove stalwart and
true, making her way through the traps and dangers to
the cave’s deepest pit where the gleaming silver suit
awaits her. Once it is attained the devotee soon learns
the ’Idol’s secret, and the secret of all its past owners
(inscribed upon the cavern’s walls), and chooses
whether or not to step up and take up the mantle of the
“Iron Idol“.
ALLEGIANCE BENEFITS
Devotees of the Iron Idol who uncovered the lost
cave of the ‘Idol quickly learn the truth of the ‘Idol’s
origins, and are faced with the decision of whether or
not to don the armor and “become” the Iron Idol. For
those that do, unique benefits become available.
Advanced Class: Those that choose to embrace
the responsibility of donning the Iron Idol have an
allegiance-specific advanced class, the Hero of Iron,
available to them.
Favored Skills: A character who takes the Cryptic
Ordainment (Hero of Iron) feat receive a permanent +1
morale bonus to Intimidate, Pilot, and Repair.
 TABLE 3-7: THE HERO OF IRON
Level BAB Fort Reflex Will Special Def Rep
1 +1 +1 +0 +0 Armor Proficiency (Powered) +1 +2
2 +2 +2 +0 +0 My Armor Is My Home +1 +2
3 +3 +2 +1 +1 Bonus Feat +2 +2
4 +4 +2 +1 +1 Improved Repair +2 +3
5 +5 +3 +1 +1 Become As One +3 +3
6 +6 +3 +2 +2 Bonus Feat +3 +3
7 +7 +4 +2 +2 Optimization +4 +4
8 +8 +4 +2 +2 Legend of the Idol +4 +4
9 +9 +4 +3 +3 Bonus Feat +5 +4
10 +10 +5 +3 +3 Legendary Heroics +5 +5

HERO OF IRON
Finding the Iron Idol in its lost hiding place among
the desert sands and labyrinthine caverns is only the
first hurdle for the individual who would become its
discoverer. Once it is found, such an aspirant must
come to terms with the realization that the Iron Idol
is nothing more than a suit, an apparatus, a tool to be
used by someone with something that the armor itself
does not possess: the heart and courage to face the
evils of the world. As such, the Iron Idol is in and of
itself powerless; it is the wearer who is the true “Hero
of Iron”.
Those infrequent men and women who make the
journey to the cave and plumb its depths become
inheritors of a proud, if secret tradition. They
must learn, usually in only a few short weeks, the
mechanisms of the armor and master its complexities.
But, in time, the suit becomes an extension of them,
answering their movements and gestures and laying
waste to evil-doers at their command. Within it they
become invulnerable, taking on the title of metal
titans who serve the inhabitants of the wasteland in
their eternal struggle against the forces of tyranny and
violence.
REQUIREMENTS
To qualify to become a Hero of Iron, a character must
fulfill all the following criteria.
Background: Ritual Preservationist.
Skills: Knowledge (History) 4 ranks, Knowledge
(Technology) 4 ranks.
Feats: Cryptic Ordainment.
Allegiance: Devotees of the Iron Idol.
CLASS INFORMATION
The following information pertains to the Hero of Iron
advanced class.
Hit Die: 1d10.
Action Points: 7 + one-half of the character’s level,
rounded down, every time he or she attains a new level
in this class.
Class Skills: The Hero of Iron’s class skills are:
Computer Use, Craft (electronic, mechanical), Disable
Device, Intimidate, Knowledge (ancient lore, history,
tactics, technology), Pilot, Repair.
Skill Points at Each Level: 4 + Int modifier.
CLASS FEATURES
The following features pertain to the Hero of Iron
advanced class.
Bonus Feats: A Hero of Iron receives a bonus feat
at 3rd, 6th, and 9th level. The feat must be selected
from the following list, and the character must meet
the prerequisites to select it: Armed To The Teeth,
Bull’s Eye, Futuristic Firearms Proficiency, Hard-
Eyed, High Ready, Improved Autofire, Improved Dead
Aim, Intuitive Mechanic, Room-Broom, Suppressive
Fire.
Armor Proficiency (Powered): The Hero of Iron
gains Armor Proficiency (Powered) as a bonus feat
at 1st level, even if she does not normally meet the
prerequisites. If she already has this feat, she may
select a different feat from the list of bonus feats
instead.
My Armor Is My Home: The Hero of Iron is more
at home in her armor than outside. She gains the
effects of the Endurance feat while wearing powered
armor.
Improved Repair: The Hero of Iron gains a bonus
to Repair checks when fixing hit point damage to her
powered armor. This bonus is equal to her class level.
This bonus is also applied to the amount of damage
repaired.
Become As One: The Hero of Iron gains a +1
competence bonus to attacks with built-in or mounted
weapons, as well as unarmed attacks, when wearing
powered armor.
Optimization: The wearer of the Iron Idol learns
to optimize all built-in weapon systems. When rolling
damage with a mounted weapon, the Hero of Iron may
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re-roll any damage dice that rolls minimum, though
she must accept the results of the second roll.
 Legend of The Idol: The Iron Idol’s invincibility is THE REALITY
a legend. The Hero of Iron gains a bonus to Defense The destitute tribals had not found the answer to their
equal to her Reputation score when wearing powered prayers, but rather advanced humans whose spacecraft,
armor. the “Mayflower”, had crashed to the Earth.
Legendary Heroics: When using an Action Point During the time of the Ancients, the Mayflower
to modify a dice roll, if a “6” is rolled the Hero of Iron was a newly-constructed transport ship originally
regains the lost AP even though it has been used. intended to take colonists to the asteroid colonies
of the Kuyper Belt. The enormous ship was fitted
THE MOVEMENT with cryogenic-sleep facilities for its complement of
crew and colonists for the voyage, but sometime after
“It took a miracle to bring us all
entering orbit (but before engaging its ion drives) there
together, but that’s what this man
was a major malfunction. Shockwaves from nuclear
was all about. Miracles.”
detonations in space as a result of the unexpected
- Campfire tale of the Fallen God
outbreak of the Final War paralyzed the ship, shutting
down her power, and entombing her passengers in
A lifetime ago, on the eastern fringes of
their icy holds indefinitely.
the Far Desert, the wasteland was a more dangerous
Hundreds of years later, as the Mayflower’s orbit
place. In the shadow of ruined cities and burned-out
began to decay, drawing it closer and closer to
monuments of industry, a race of mutant giants known
Earth, automated alarms went off. Passengers on
as “mongoliants” rose to power. Cold-blooded killers,
several levels were awakened, while others, stuck in
savages, and man-eaters, these hideously deformed
malfunctioning sleep-tubes, were trapped. Those that
ogres used brute strength to conquer the scattered
awoke struggled to find out what was going on (they’d
settlements of other wasteland inhabitants. Ruled by
been frozen before leaving Earth, and thus knew
a self-styled “emperor”, the mongoliants enslaved
nothing of the Fall), attempting to reach the control
many communities and turned their people towards
center to learn more of their fates.
the building of an Empire. Cruelty and slaughter
Unbelievably, however, a small but determined
became hallmarks of this savage nation, the bones of
faction of colonists aboard the ship took advantage
humans and mutants providing the building materials
of the chaos to seize control. By chance a band of
for fortresses and roads, their blood and tears serving
former convicts and lifers, paroled from Earth’s worst
as mortar. In the face of the mongoliants’ power and
prisons in a program to colonize the mining stations
numbers most communities were crushed outright,
of the asteroid belt, were among the first to awaken.
with only a few managing to avoid discovery on the
Their leader led a mutiny, attempting to wrest control
fringes of their lands, hiding in caves or in forgotten
of the Mayflower from its small military complement.
valleys littering the desert. Even these were unable to
They succeeded, rounding up all but one member of
affect what was happening around them, as they were
the soldier detachment sent with the ship to keep the
divided by race, creed, and color.
convicts in line. Several of these were murdered in
It was in this time of tyranny and fear that the people
cold blood in petty acts of revenge. But, as the ship
cried out to the heavens for a hero, someone who
entered the atmosphere, the mutineers were unable to
would come and deliver them from the mongoliant
prevent the inevitable. In the panic, the ship’s former
threat. Remarkably, the heavens responded. One
captain somehow managed to regain control of the
night a brilliant comet tore through the sky, burning
ship just long enough to eject the part of the vessel
through the oppressive darkness of the night like a
containing the convicts - and one soldier who found
ray of crimson wrath. Several communities in the
himself trapped with them.
desert noticed the star fall; some considered it an
The Mayflower’s automated systems allowed
omen of trouble, of turmoil and great trials to come,
the ejected portion of the ship to land relatively
but at least one saw in it a sign that the heavens had
unharmed somewhere in the Michigan wasteland.
answered their prayers. This tribe of “star-watchers”
Emerging from the wreckage, the soldier who’d been
immediately sent a scouting party into the wilderness
accidentally ejected with the convicts managed to
to locate the fallen comet and investigate.
escape, just before the vengeful convicts found him.
What they found on reaching the site - deep in a
He slipped away under the cover of night, plunging
forgotten corner of the desert - was something they did
headfirst into a world that was drastically different
not expect. A massive metallic “beast” had apparently
than the one he’d left centuries ago.
fallen to earth, carving up miles of desert terrain,
This former soldier would come to be known as
leaving a broad canyon, at the bottom of which it lay.
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the “Fallen God” by the people of the wasteland.
They could see “angelic beings” around the wreckage
First motivated by survival, and then by discovery
in numbers, apparently examining their craft for
(he wanted to learn what had happened to his planet
damage. On approaching the scouts were spotted…
in the Fall), he wandered the desert and the ruins of
but to their surprise they came under fire! These were
old towns, taking in what must have been a mind-
no saviors - these were enemies from the stars!
shattering revelation - that the familiar Earth was gone.
But in time he managed to recover from his injuries
and shock, locate weapons and armor, and eventually
find people.
The people he first came into contact with not
humans, but mutants. They were members of the
same tribe that had sent scouts to investigate the
“fallen star”, but his sudden appearance so soon after
the crash (and following the disappearance of their
scouting party) left the tribe divided. Some believed
he was a “god” sent from the stars to make things
right, while others believed he was responsible for the
deaths of their brave warriors.
The Fallen God quickly surmised that the tribe’s
scouts had found the wreck of the Mayflower, and had
most likely been captured by the convicts, who were
no doubt interrogating the tribals about the condition
of Earth - and laughing at the irony of civilization
turned on its head. The Fallen God warned the people
of the danger of the convicts (who now had the
resources of the entire ship at their disposal, including
lasers and explosives), but they had bigger problems
- the Mongoliant Empire. A patrol from the Empire’s
frontier would certainly be sent to investigate the
fallen star, and if this “fallen angel” was discovered
among them, they would suffer greatly. After learning
more about these “mongoliants”, the Fallen God
agreed to help the people fight if the monsters came.
The Fallen God led a successful ambush against the
mongoliants, slaughtering all but a handful who fled
back the way they came. The Fallen God returned
to a surprising welcome. It had been nothing to him,
simply falling back on his military training, but to
the villagers he had done the impossible, defeating
the mongoliants in open battle. He was immediately
celebrated as a hero, and hailed as a “savior”.
Emboldened, many of the young of the tribe wanted
to march out and take on the Mongoliant Empire head-
to-head but the Fallen God, and their elders, warned
against it. But believing he had truly been sent to
save them, the elders propositioned the Fallen God. If
he could venture out into the wasteland and build an
alliance of tribes, together they would be unstoppable.
They would not only be able to topple the mongoliant
tyranny, they could also help the Fallen God return to
the Mayflower to face his nemesis - the convict leader
- and put right his injustices.
The Fallen God accepted the challenge, leaving
the village to search for other tribes willing to join
the cause. According to legend he made friends with
the self-titled “King of Terminals”, a savage mutant
living in an old automated dome that once served as an
amusement park, recreating Louis Carroll’s Through
The Looking Glass. He had to do battle with the
robotic “Red Queen”, and negotiate a peace with the
terminal tribe’s quixotic leader, who styled himself
after the “Mad Hatter”.
He went on to discover a group of peaceful people
living in an old biodome research station in the
wasteland, a tribe who followed a druidic, nature-
worshipping path. He managed to secure their
allegiance by performing a great task, venturing
into the bowels of their ancient biodome to repair its
“miraculously” unending water source. Their future
saved, they committed themselves to the Fallen God’s
cause as well.
Despite his efforts, the Fallen God knew all that he
had was a loose collection of primitive peoples who,
though brave, were no match for the convicts of the
Mayflower. He was ready to give up, when one of the
elders of the biodome druids related to him a legend
of his people. This legend spoke of a great “creature
sheathed in metallic armor”, which stories claimed
still lay, sleeping, at the heart of a nearby swamp. The
Fallen God ascertained from details gleaned from the
storyteller that this “creature” was in fact an ancient
war droid. Knowing that having such a powerful
machine on his side could mean the difference
between victory and defeat, he set out to find it, and if
possible, reactivate it.
The journey to the swamp was full of danger and
trials of its own. When he did finally discover the
war droid at the heart of the swamp, he expected to
find it lifeless and in need of repair; he was surprised
when the thing rose in his presence and addressed him.
Remarkably the thing had developed intelligence since
the time of the Fall, though in a dark and brooding sort
of way. Having seen the human race extinguish itself
in a fiery flash, and having watched their survivors
descend into savagery, it was pessimistic about the
idea of helping man’s mutant descendants, and even
more skeptical about why it should even bother
leaving its miserable, swampy abode.
The Fallen God managed to convince the war droid
to assist in the coming battle by appealing to the war
droid’s sense of logic. He convinced it that where it
lay, in the swamp, it no longer served a purpose. Once
designed for war, and wholesale destruction, its self-
imposed exile made no sense. Boldly, he proposed
that the war droid give itself a new purpose, to help
man instead of killing him, and to protect his fragile
descendants instead of disdaining them.
Once accomplished, the Fallen God returned to the
village of the star-watchers to find that they had been
attacked by the mongoliants while he‘d been gone,
their people marched off to work in the mongoliant
mines. The time for war had come, and without delay
he and the allied army of tribes he’d built marched on
the mongoliant frontier. Several decisive engagements
were played out against the mongoliants, battles
fought in the open desert, in the hill country, and in the
ruins of the city of Cadillac, which had since become
the mongoliant “capital”. The Fallen God himself
killed the mongoliant “Emperor” in single combat
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during the last battle, putting an end to the mongoliant
power once and for all.
 With the mongoliants defeated and their vast legions
of slaves freed, the Fallen God turned his attention
to the Mayflower. Marching his followers across the
desert once more, they located the wreck of the ancient
ship and its well-armed defenders. Unlike the barbaric
mongoliants, the castaways of the Mayflower were
well-coordinated, and ultimately the Fallen God had to
leave his army outside to tie down the defenders while
he and a select few infiltrated within. In due course
they managed to locate the convict’s leader and, in yet
another heroic battle, put him to the sword as well.
When all was said and done, the tribes of the
wasteland celebrated, but the Fallen God slipped
once more into quiet brooding. After a few weeks,
he came before the elders of the combined tribes and
addressed them as one. In his short time with them he
had learned much of the world and its new inhabitants,
and had in turn taught them of the past, the Ancients,
and how things used to be. He had instilled them with
a belief that their differences and diversity were not
weaknesses, but strengths, and that united they were a
force far more powerful than alone. He had done all
he could to help them, and they had repaid the favor
in helping him destroy the people who had killed his
friends. He would leave, return to the desert, and help
others elsewhere. He charged them with only one task
- to never forget what he had taught them, and to use it
for good.
lasting peace. His followers, who call themselves “the
Movement”, work tirelessly to spread that hope. The
Movement’s followers are active in missionary work,
community betterment, and ridding the wasteland
of raiders, marauding monsters, and enemies who
threaten their way of life. Movement agents are often
active as adventurers as well, volunteering to aid
villages that need someone skilled to help rid them of
their troubles.
ALLEGIANCE BENEFITS
Those who follow the Movement are as varied in
race, abilities, and appearance as a religion gets on
the Twisted Earth. One can expect to find hospitality,
generosity, and understanding in communities where
the Movement is prevalent, a chance to forget one’s
past and join in a brighter future.
Advanced Class: Characters who take the
Movement as their allegiance have the opportunity to
enter the Unifier advanced class, a class the reflects
the cult’s emphasis on helping those in need, righting
wrongs, and resisting (or outright challenging) tyranny
wherever it rears its head.
Favored Skills: A character who takes the Cryptic
Ordainment (Movement) feat receive a permanent +1
morale bonus to Diplomacy, Gather Information, and
Knowledge [Ancient Lore, History, or Twisted Earth].

SINCE THEN…
The Fallen God left long ago, never to return. No one
knows what happened to him, if he died out there,
if he ascended once more into heaven, or if he still
wanders the wasteland helping those in need. Many
who met him spent their lives trying to understand
why he left and where he may have gone, but since
then most others have come to forget those details, and
instead focus on preserving his message.
The Fallen God gave the people of the wasteland
hope, not only to overcome enemies and oppression,
but hope of working together and enjoying true,
UNIFIER
Some see him as a hero. Others a troublemaker. But
wherever he goes, those who oppress, enslave, or prey
on the downtrodden would be wise to keep a gun by
their bedside at night.
The Movement Unifier is a man (or, in some cases,
a woman) who has chosen a hard road indeed. He
has taken it upon himself to challenge the status quo
of many of the wasteland’s established societies and
factions, namely those that employ slavery, stratify
their societies along racial lines, prey upon the weak,
or practice discrimination based on purity of blood,
mutation, etc. Foundationists, Brethren, Ravagers,

TABLE 3-8: THE UNIFIER

Level BAB Fort Reflex Will Special Def Rep
1 +0 +1 +0 +1 Code of Conduct, Unifier +1 +1
2 +1 +2 +0 +2 Avenger +1d6 +1 +1
3 +2 +2 +1 +2 Bonus Feat +2 +1
4 +3 +2 +1 +2 Heroism (saves) +2 +2
5 +3 +3 +1 +3 Avenger +2d6 +3 +2
6 +4 +3 +2 +3 Bonus Feat +3 +2

98 7
8
+5
+6
+4
+4
+2
+2
+4
+4
Heroism (attacks)
Avenger +3d6
+4
+4
+3
+3
9 +6 +4 +3 +4 Bonus Feat +5 +3
10 +7 +5 +3 +5 Refuse To Die +5 +4
Doomriders - they are all enemies to be dealt with
accordingly in the Unifier‘s eyes. “Hero” is an
appellation that certainly applies to him in most cases,
but the Unifier doesn’t wander the wasteland or risk
death simply for the satisfaction of being given a
self-gratifying title. He believes in what he is doing,
he believes in the message of the Movement, and he
is ready to lay down his life to preserve the less able
from the tyrannical deprivations of others.
The Unifier is often a charismatic individual,
whether as a diplomat who seeks to mend old wounds,
or using “gunboat diplomacy” to beat raiders and
slavers into line. Some are wily and cunning; others
are dark, silent types who let their guns do the talking.
REQUIREMENTS
To qualify to become a Unifier, a character must fulfill
all the following criteria.
Special: Defender class ability.
Feats: Iron Will.
Allegiance: The Movement.
CLASS INFORMATION
The following information pertains to the Unifier
advanced class.
Hit Die: 1d10.
Action Points: 7 + one-half of the character’s level,
rounded down, every time he or she attains a new level
in this class.
Class Skills: The Unifier’s class skills are:
Diplomacy, Drive, Gather Information, Intimidate,
Knowledge (Ancient Lore), Knowledge (History),
Knowledge (Twisted Earth), Knowledge (Theology
and Philosophy), Navigate, Profession, Ride, Sense
Motive, and Survival.
Skill Points at Each Level: 4 + Int modifier.
CLASS FEATURES
The following features pertain to the Unifier advanced
class.
Bonus Feats: A Unifier receives a bonus feat at
3rd, 6th, and 9th level. The feat must be selected
from the following list, and the character must meet
the prerequisites to select it: Advanced Firearms
Proficiency, Archaic Weapons Proficiency, Armor
Proficiency (light, medium, heavy), Burst Fire, Cleave,
Combat Reflexes, Double Tap, Exotic Firearms
Proficiency, Exotic Melee Weapon Proficiency, Far
Shot, Great Cleave, Improved Autofire, Personal
Firearms Proficiency, Point Blank Shot, Power Attack,
Rip A Clip, Reactive Shooter, Room-Broom, Strafe,
Suppressive Fire.
Code of Conduct: Unifiers adhere to a strict code
that requires them to offer assistance to those in need,
to redress wrongs enacted in the name of race or
prejudice, to emancipate slaves when possible, and to
never accept payment (with the exception of accepting
reimbursement for supplies, medical treatment,
ammunition, etc.) for such deeds. A Unifier who fails
to uphold this code does not lose her abilities, but is
unable to progress in the Unifier class ever again.
Unifier: A Unifier gains a +1 morale bonus to
attacks, skill checks, and saving throws for each
character of a different “race” in her party besides
herself, to a maximum of +3. “Races” that qualify
include pureblood humans (including eugenic
surrogates), mutants (including ghouls, hermavs,
winged ones, etc.), androids (including cyborgs and
robots), and beastmen.
Avenger: A Unifier gains bonus damage dice
against slavers, bandits, raiders, and gangers. This
bonus damage is inflicted whenever the Unifier hits
such a foe in combat. The bonus is +1d6 damage at
2nd level, increasing to +2d6 at 5th level, and +3d6 at
8th level.
Heroism (Saves): A Unifier may spend an Action
Point to give a morale bonus to saves to all allies
within 30 ft. This bonus is equal to her Rep score.
This bonus persists until the end of the current
encounter.
Heroism (Attacks): At 7th level the Unifier’s
Heroism bonus also applies to attack rolls made by
allies within 30 ft.
Refuse To Die: At 10th level a Unifier may
continue fighting even when she drops below 0 hit
points, without penalty, but only if she is defending or
fighting to directly save the lives of innocents. Each
turn that she is below 0 hit points she must make a
Fortitude save (DC 20 + 1 per round of being at below
0 hp) or fall unconscious. She may even continue
fighting past -10 as a result of this ability, but if at any
point she fails the Fortitude save to remain conscious
she dies.
NUCHURCH
“Growwwr! Stand aside, brother!
I must feed! I cannot control the
hunger!”
“No, Brother Torg! Remember
the Steps!!!”
- Conversation between a
struggling NuChurch
Beastman and his pureblood “brother”
A legend in the West, especially in the region known
to the ignorant as the Big Rocks, the rise of the
NuChurch has been a bloody, brutal story. Forged
from the white-hot flames of genocide and war, the
NuChurch has risen from the ashes like the proverbial
phoenix, becoming perhaps the most militant and
aggressively-expanding “religion” on the Twisted
Earth. It is without a doubt a feared regional power,
one whose terrible influence is expanding with 99
unrelenting fervor.
 BACKGROUND
The NuChurch’s beginnings are to be found in the
wreckage of the pre-Fall world. Years after the Final
War devastated the American continent, survivors of
the Salt Lake City area were struggling to rebuild. The
city itself was not a target of the nuclear exchange,
though nearby strategic targets in the vicinity were
devastated. One of these, the Dugway Proving
Grounds, had been used in the development of several
new chemical weapons that, the Ancients had hoped,
could be used to turn the tide of the Final W ndoned.
After a few months people began to return, mostly
former inhabitants of the city or those from outlying
communities who were seeking food and medicines.
These humans found the ruins to be infested with
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plague zombies, and formed armed militias to clear
areas, build secure stockades, and eke out a meager
existence salvaging for supplies.
This fragile way of life came under attack not long
after with the appearance of the first generation of
mutants. Cast out by their human families, many
of these poor wretches formed into gangs of thugs,
raiders, or hermavs. Some were maniacs and killers;
others were simply desperate bands of rabble fighting
for survival. But an enmity soon grew between these
mutants and their pureblood human counterparts, with
skirmishes being played out regularly on the city’s
deserted streets.
Soon a new danger began to appear, adding to the
chaos. Beastmen packs, descending on the outskirts of
the city in search of refuge from the blistering
hot Great Salt Desert, fought through zombies,
mutants, and humans to carve their own bloody
niche. Before long the city was gripped by
a three-way conflict as the zombie threat
became upstaged by the open warfare waged
by the more dominant “factions”. Within two
generations the original human population was
succumbing to attrition, while the mutants were
also scattered. The beastmen, suffering from
a lack of organization from the start, had bred
into motley, uncoordinated bands that would as
soon fight each other as their racial enemies.
It was in this atmosphere of looming
extinction that a strange new force appeared.
Metallic men, obviously hand-assembled by
some survivor (or survivors), began to appear
on the city streets. These rusty droids were
anthropomorphic in shape, but had large oval
loudspeakers instead of heads, and it was
clear they were unintelligent drones, operating
at the command of some unknown entity.
Curiously, all three factions were addressed
at the same time by separate machine envoys,
which approached the walls of each factions’
most powerful group with a message. The
voice coming over the crackling speakers was
clear, calm, but instilled with a determined fire
and a curiously educated elocution. It spoke
of peace and unity, and of cooperation. And,
with the utmost gravity in its tone, the speaker
threatened the total extermination of any side
that refused to coexist.
Not surprisingly, though all sides were
puzzled by these new arrivals, their enmity did
not die easily. It was the pureblood humans of
the city that struck first, in an effort to obliterate
the fighting ability of their mutant rivals. They
succeeded in slaughtering a great number, but
many escaped. The purebloods considered the
operation a victory, yet they would not rest on
their laurels for long.
The automatons returned, this time in
numbers. Unlike before, instead of simply carrying
loudspeakers, they had weapons. And one out of
every platoon had a giant all-seeing “eye” instead of a
head, a terrible, angry eye that observed all.
The purebloods came under attack immediately, and
within two days their former strength was a thing of
the past. Whatever edge the purebloods might have
had over the mutants and beastmen was taken from
them with the wholesale destruction of their fortresses
and communities. A few survived, but like the mutants
and beastmen who’d been watching, they were quick
to understand that a new power was now in control,
and in due course supplicated themselves before it.
This new power began to call itself the “NuChurch”,
and with the surrender of the warring factions to its
authority it began to build. It began to rebuild the
ruins of Salt Lake City, but more importantly, it began
to build a new society based on peace and unity. To
make this possible, the NuChurch began to command
its followers to deny their base instincts. A strict
code of law was put into place, in which purebloods
were forced to accept the deformed, in which mutants
were forced to rise from squalid depravity, in which
beastmen were made to deny their animal natures.
Those who refused or fought the “NuLaw” were killed
outright; those who later regressed, or who continued
their ways behind closed doors, were invariably
discovered and brutally punished with public
mutilation as “penance”.
With a new, united society, the NuChurch put its
subjects – now worshipers – to work. “Work Unifies”,
was the slogan broadcast from every aging drone’s
loudspeaker. The humans, mutants, and beastmen
were organized into work camps and work teams,
forced to get along to complete monumental projects
that, alone, would have been impossible. They rebuilt
city blocks, cleared streets, fought back the lingering
plague zombie population. They also rebuilt the
abandoned Tabernacle, an edifice that apparently had
become the “home” of the enigmatic “NuPope”. It
was here that a great fortress-complex was built, and
from where the drones seemed to originate, and now
it would become the center of the NuChurch‘s empire.
These vast, ambitious building projects created
(brutally or otherwise) a strong, robust society, but
one founded on fear and paranoia. Men, mutants, and
beastmen all work together for a common goal, the
appeasement and satisfaction of the all-seeing NuPope,
whose shadow looms over everything, and who, they
believe, “watches all”.
But gradually, as the Tabernacle Temple grew in
size, and the camps of NuChurch followers swelled
with recruits, the resources of Salt Lake City began to
dry up. Yet the NuPope’s demands for production did
not cease; there were rumors that “other” projects were
underway in the secrecy of the Tabernacle’s deepest
bowels, but none could say for sure. The only thing
that was certain was the NuPope’s need for resources,
and the dictum for the NuChurch’s followers to rise as
a “great army”, spread forth from Salt Lake, and begin
subjugating the “unworthy peoples of the wilderness”
for the good of all.
THE REALITY
The NuChurch is now a major religion based on
religious zeal, paranoia, and war. Its savage armies of
mutants, beastmen, and barbaric men spread from their
center of power – Salt Lake City – to conquer new
lands in the name of the NuPope. Many communities
have fallen to the NuChurch onslaught, all of them
given the choice to join… or die. Those who accept
become absorbed by the brutal society, while those
who resist serve as examples to others.
To this day the NuChurch continues to expand. In
addition to men, mutants, and beastmen, it now counts
among its “accepted races” ghouls, creatures that are
normally hunted elsewhere. This diversity is both a
weakness and a strength; nowhere else is one likely
to find a party of purebloods, mutants, beastmen,
and ghouls working together. But things are not
always harmonious; followers are quick to report
troublemakers and volunteer to administer “penance”,
if only to avert the NuPope’s wrathful eye from
themselves for a while.
The NuPope still remains an enigma; some say
“he” is in fact a robot, while others speculate he may
be a human manipulating more bestial races through
his drones (and using religion as a means of control).
Whatever the truth, those who follow the NuChurch
worship and adore their NuPope; many men die in his
name every day. The trick is to make sure you‘re not
one of them…
ALLEGIANCE BENEFITS
Those who fall under the influence of the NuChurch
find a new home and a new purpose to their lives,
being bent towards the “greater good” of the
NuChurch and its growing empire.
Advanced Class: All who join have a place in this
new society, whether as farmers, laborers, builders,
or warriors. Those who show a talent for fighting
(or who have no other skills to save them from being
drafted) become NuChurch Crusaders.
Favored Skills: A character who takes the Cryptic
Ordainment (NuChurch) feat receive a permanent +1
morale bonus to Bluff, Intimidate, and Knowledge
[Theology & Philosophy].
NUCHURCH CRUSADER
To outsiders, NuChurch Crusaders comprise vast
legions of screaming zealots, a faceless mass of
simple-minded warriors and barbarians spurred on
by the fear of their mysterious “NuPope”. To many
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they are seen as berserkers, monstrous mutants,
beastmen, and ghouls forced to wear a rigid mantle of
 TABLE 3-9: THE NUCHURCH CRUSADER
Level BAB Fort Reflex Will Special Def Rep
1 +1 +0 +0 +2 Holy Icon, +1 +0
2 +2 +0 +0 +3 Conditioning +1 +0
3 +3 +1 +1 +3 Bonus Feat +2 +0
4 +4 +1 +1 +4 Frenzy +1 +2 +1
5 +5 +1 +1 +4 Living Icon +3 +1
6 +6 +2 +2 +5 Bonus Feat +3 +1
7 +7 +2 +2 +5 Frenzy +2 +4 +1
8 +8 +2 +2 +6 Eye of The NuPope +4 +2
9 +9 +3 +3 +6 Bonus Feat +5 +2
10 +10 +3 +3 +7 Shield of Conviction +5 +2

“civilization” to legitimize their savagery in the eyes Crusader advanced class.

of the beholder. NuChurch Crusaders are the rank-
and-file of the NuChurch’s population, members of
every race thrown together by the NuLaw and forced
to cooperate - on threat of brutal punishment. Many
NuChurch Crusaders are feral savages, forced to parrot
the rituals, prayers, and eloquent speech of the more
civilized NuPope, as “he” demands. They chafe at
the yoke they are forced to endure, but aware that the
NuPope’s agents are watching, they deny their natures
for the “good of all”.
A typical NuChurch Crusader is a brainwashed
warrior who believes in the awesome power of the
NuPope as guide, protector, provider… and punisher.
Afraid of their own shadows (for even comrades could
be agents of the NuChurch), they fight to the death and
find strength in their faith in the all-seeing NuPope.
REQUIREMENTS
To qualify to become a NuChurch Crusader, a
character must fulfill all the following criteria.
Background: Radical, Ritual Preservationist,
Visionary Reinventor.
Feats: Cryptic Ordainment.
Base Attack Bonus: +3.
Allegiance: NuChurch.
CLASS INFORMATION
The following information pertains to the NuChurch
Crusader advanced class.
Hit Die: 1d10.
Action Points: 7 + one-half of the character’s level,
rounded down, every time he or she attains a new level
in this class.
Class Skills: The NuChurch Crusader’s class skills
are: Climb, Intimidate, Jump, Knowledge (theology
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and philosophy), Navigate, Ride, Survival.
Skill Points at Each Level: 4 + Int modifier.
CLASS FEATURES
The following features pertain to the NuChurch
Bonus Feats: A NuChurch Crusader receives a
bonus feat at 3rd, 6th, and 9th level. The feat must be
selected from the following list, and the character must
meet the prerequisites to select it: Advanced Firearms
Proficiency, Archaic Weapons Proficiency, Armor
Proficiency (light, medium, heavy), Burst Fire, Cleave,
Combat Reflexes, Double Tap, Exotic Firearms
Proficiency, Exotic Melee Weapon Proficiency, Far
Shot, Great Cleave, Improved Autofire, Personal
Firearms Proficiency, Point Blank Shot, Power Attack,
Rip A Clip, Reactive Shooter, Room-Broom, Strafe,
Suppressive Fire.
Holy Icon: All NuChurch Crusaders are given an
icon that, they believe, was created by the NuPope
himself specifically for that individual. It is inscribed
with a prayer chosen specifically for her. So long as
the Crusader has this icon in her possession she gains
a +1 morale bonus to Mas saves and saves vs. fear. If
the icon is lost or stolen she takes a -2 morale penalty
instead until she gets it back or acquires a new one.
Conditioning: Conditioning in the NuChurch is
often little better than torture designed to create tough
soldiers. The Crusader is immune to any effect that
would force her to act against her superiors or betray
her religion and/or orders.
Frenzy: When reduced to below half her maximum
hit points, the Crusader fights with a +1 morale
bonus to attacks and damage. At 7th level this bonus
increases to +2.
Living Icon: The veteran Crusader’s courage
inspires zeal in his comrades. When called on to make
a Will save vs. any morale-based effect (such as fear),
all allies within 30 ft. of the character may use the
NuChurch Crusader’s Will save.
Eye of The NuPope: The Crusader is conditioned
to fear the secretive Inquisition which monitors its
agents and soldiers no matter how far they go from
home. Afraid to show fear, weakness, or simply
to disappoint, the Crusader can push herself to
extraordinary heights. The Crusader may spend an
Action Point to re-roll any failed attack, save, or skill
check.
Shield of Conviction: At 10th level the Crusader
may spend an Action Point to gain a +4 morale bonus
to Defense for 10 minutes.
PARADISE BELIEVERS
Kenyu heer-me? Dis-is Paradise
Stashun…
Kenenyone heer-me?
Dis-is Paradise Stashun, cow-
leen Urth…
Eez enny-won steel uh-live?
- Chant of the Paradise Believers
The cultists known as “Paradise Believers” have
a strong presence in the Forbidden Lands and Far
Desert, where trade settlements stand as bulwarks
against the chaos of the wasteland. Motivated by a
somewhat defeatist view that this world isn’t worth
saving, the Paradise Believers adhere to a peculiar
belief that a better world exists out there, among the
cosmos. Their struggle, then, is to find a means to
perfect themselves for the journey to this so-called
“Paradise”.
HISTORY
Years ago a shady character named Guy Willis
appeared in the dusty boomtown of Midway, which
then was a growing outpost of Cartel rule in the
Forbidden Lands. Mangy desert peoples from all over
the wastes came there to trade scrap and scavenged
goods to the Cartel traders, receiving food, water,
medicine, or shelter in return. Many of those who
came here were little more than vagrants, deliberately
prolonging their stay in fortified Midway so as not to
be forced to face the harsh realities of desert life.
Guy Willis appeared to be no better than these
vagrants, a disheveled scav who came out of the desert
like any other bit of rolling tumbleweed. But this was
not the case, and before long Guy made it clear why
he had come: according to him, he had found among
the sands a “holy text” from before the Fall, describing
in great detail a lost “planet” called “Paradise Station”
where people went to live out the rest of eternity in
luxury and peace.
Followers immediately started flocking to the
charismatic Guy, hoping to learn of “Paradise” and
how to get there. Guy promptly became the caretaker
of the “holy text”, extracting information from it with
which to found a cult. The cult’s goal was to attract
those disillusioned with the current way of things on
the Twisted Earth, and together work towards a grand
“exodus” from earth to distant Paradise.
Using sections taken straight from the holy text,
Guy established a system of “tiers” for his followers,
stratifying the cult into four basic orders. Followers
of the cult entered at the lowest tier, of course, and had
to pay to rise in the ranks - just like it said in the text.
As a follower rose in ranks, she was accorded greater
privileges, including the right to demand shelter from
any Paradise Believer, the right to be provided with
food, and other luxuries. She could also share in the
money of the Paradise Believers movement (money
“donated” to the cause by those wishing to rise in the
ranks), though the majority of the hard cash found its
way upwards to Guy himself.
Once the religion had its foundation, Guy set about
looking for converts, selling “tickets” (as they were
called in the holy text) and accumulating adherents
and hard cash. Within a few years Guy was extremely
wealthy with a following of over five hundred
adherents in over twenty settlements in the Forbidden
Desert and Trade Lands.
Surprisingly, an event (which some call a
“miracle”) occurred not long after the religion became
established. Followers of the cult, operating without
Guy’s knowledge, managed to get their hands on a
smattering of advanced technology. With the aptitude
of a particularly skilled tinker, they succeeded at
building a microwave radio receiver, hoping to use
it to tune into “Paradise” and make contact with the
“higher beings” that were believed to be there. They
hoped to glean further instructions on how to achieve
Paradise in their lifetimes.
What they uncovered was startling. Through the
buzz of static came a message being broadcast from
the coordinates of Paradise, somewhere in deep space.
The message has since become a well-known Paradise
Believer prayer:
Kenyu heer-me? Dis-is Paradise Stashun…
Kenenyone heer-me?
Dis-is Paradise Stashun, cow-leen Urth…
Eez enny-won steel uh-live?
Not long after, the tinker who devised the receiver
went missing, and the receiver mysteriously broke
down. But to the faithful it was clear that the gods of
Paradise were real, and calling to them!
Guy continued to collect donations for the next few
months, as word of the remarkable message from the
stars spread through the towns and villages of the
desert. The cult was growing to several thousand
members, and Guy stood to inherit great power, when
he, too, vanished inexplicably.
The followers of the cult believed Guy had
“ascended”, finally taking his place among the gods
of Paradise as a reward for his faith. In time stories
began to circulate about Willis, portraying him as
a saintly figure by whose example others should
live if they wanted to reach Paradise. Other stories
insisted he had been born under a special set of astral
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circumstances, and depicted him almost as a quasi-
deity himself, giving rise to the concept of the “Star
 Child” (see Allegiance Benefits, below).
The Paradise Believers continue to follow the
tenets Guy Willis set down, including the buying
of membership, the sharing of privileges, and a
strict hierarchy for adherents of the faith. In recent
years, fringe cells of the cult have begun funding the
construction of “rocketships” from scrap and salvaged
junk, either to serve as temples or, in some cases, to be
loaded up with fuel and detonated in a hope that those
within will be sent to Paradise. Invariably these die
in the explosion of fire and sparks, but to the Paradise
Believers, this is merely a sign that their souls have
“ascended”.
THE REALITY
Guy Willis was merely a wily entrepreneur who
stumbled onto a relic of the past. The “holy text”
he found in the Far Desert was nothing more than a
detailed brochure of “Paradise Station”, a luxury hotel/
space station constructed in orbit around the moon
during the heyday of the Ancients’ civilization.
According to the brochure, Paradise Station was
a four-level orbital station that could accommodate
up to 2,000 “guests” at any given time. The station
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was designed as an exclusive resort, open only to the
upper strata of American society who could afford the
tremendous cost of recreational space flight. But the
designers of the station were intent on making it worth
their while; the station included escalating tiers of
accommodation, with enclosed parks, a fully-stocked
tropical lagoon, numerous enclosed ecosystems for
hunting or recreational safaris, holographic recreation
decks, zero-gravity sports arenas, and suites with a
level of luxury normally attainable only in the finest
resorts on Earth.
The brochure also listed available amenities, which
served as the model on which Guy founded his
movement. Each guest “tier” had a corresponding
price tag attached to it, and with it an escalating
selection of services. Guy realized he could use the
same model to set up his “cult”, promising greater and
greater benefits to his followers so long as they paid,
with him ultimately being at the top.
When his followers, led by a troublesome tinker,
managed to build a microwave receiver and make
contact with Paradise Station, Guy was flabbergasted.
He had believed Paradise to be a myth, or at most lost
and abandoned; he never expected survivors to still
be onboard! Knowing that continued contact with
whoever was still alive out there might unravel his
scheme (which had been years in the making), Guy
had no choice but to murder the tinker and sabotage
the receiver.
Worried he would eventually be discovered, Guy
stayed only a short while to stockpile the donations
of his followers and fled, never to be heard from
again. The Paradise Believers continue without
him, however, and the truth that survivors do
still live on Paradise (though in what state is
unclear) remains.
ALLEGIANCE BENEFITS
Followers of this strange cult risk ridicule and
scorn wherever they travel, but receive special
benefits (including sanctuary) when among other
believers.
Benefit Packages: Unlike other cults, the
Paradise Believers do not have a faction-
specific advanced class. Instead the Paradise
Believers offer benefits in the form of Benefit
Packages, which grant privileges of escalating
“luxury” to their followers, as well as access
to the Star Child template (though the latter
is typically quite rare; see New Templates for
details).
Favored Skills: A character who takes the
Cryptic Ordainment (Paradise Believers)
feat receive a permanent +1 morale bonus
to Diplomacy, Knowledge [Theology &
Philosophy], and Navigate.
 TABLE 3-10: PARADISE BELIEVER TIERS
Tier Reservation Price
Earthling 500 cp
Spacefarer 2,500 cp
Cosmonaut 10,000 cp
Galactic Guest 50,000 cp
BENEFIT PACKAGES
All Paradise Believers are ranked according to their
“tier”, a measure of their “dedication” to the cult.
Dedication, to the Believers, is measured in corium
pieces, because each tier in the hierarchy demands
a higher entrance fee. Ostensibly these fees go to
support the privileges granted by each ascending tier,
and so a large portion filters upwards to the upper
echelon of the cult to sustain their luxurious lifestyles.
To join the Paradise Believers, a new convert must
pay a flat 500 cp sum to the local cell for admittance.
This is known as the “reservation price”, a term
carried over from the fact that Guy Willis, the cult‘s
founder, based much of the cult‘s structure on a tourist
brochure for a space-based resort (the term is also used
literally by the Paradise Believers; they believe that,
once they reach Paradise, their place in eternity will be
“reserved” for them). The “reservation price” for the
tiers above require even greater expenditures of cash,
but have equally staggering benefits for the aspiring
cultist. Ultimately, Paradise Believers are generally
only restricted from rising in the ranks by the money
they can contribute.
The tiers of the Paradise Believer cult are described
below. Each tier has a reservation price and associated
benefits, which are detailed after the table. Some tiers
also require a requisite Reputation bonus, indicating
that in addition to money a certain amount of
“celebrity” must be possessed by the would-be cultist.
STELLAR WELCOME
Originally this package was for visitors on a budget,
who got to go home with a “complimentary jumpsuit
to remember their visit“. Now it serves as the basic
package for all Paradise Believers, who on joining the
cult receive a hand-made, one-piece uniform jumpsuit
(but only vaguely resembling the ones seen in the
original brochure).
Benefit: The Paradise Believer is given a
reasonably durable, one-piece jumpsuit with his or her
name stenciled over the right breast. The color of the
suit denotes the Believer’s rank. At the “Earthling”
level this suit is grey; at “Spacefarer” it is black; at
“Cosmonaut” it is white; and at the “Galactic Guest”
level the suit is silver.
LUNAR LUXURY
The next step up in accommodations, this package
added to the “Stellar Welcome” by offering a “room-
Rep Requirement Benefit Package
- Stellar Welcome
- Lunar Luxury
+1 Rep Astral Opulence
+2 Rep Prestige Package
available guarantee” and a “discount at the Paradise
gift shop”. The Paradise Believers interpret this by
offering those of the “Spacefarer” tier a guaranteed
place to shelter and a discount on goods purchased
from other members of the cult.
Benefit: The Paradise Believer is guaranteed a safe
place to shelter in any town, village, or trading post
that has a cell of Paradise Believers. The quality of
shelter can vary widely, but is usually in the home
of a local Believer of high standing; failing this, it
will likely be in an attic, stable, etc.. In addition, the
Believer is entitled to a 10% discount when buying
items from merchants or craftsmen who also belong to
the cult.
ASTRAL OPULENCE
This package offered the amenities of the lower tiers,
and also “complimentary room service”. The Paradise
Believers honor this by providing free food and drink
to any cult member who has attained Cosmonaut status
or greater.
Benefit: As with the “room-available guarantee”
of the previous tier, the free food and drink is subject
to great variation depending on the means of the cult
hosts. In cities and larger settlements a Paradise
Believer of this tier can expect to be given the best her
hosts have to offer, but in poorer villages she will have
to make do with whatever gruel or scraps her hosts can
get their hands on. Still, a free meal is often worth its
weight in gold in the wasteland…
PRESTIGE PACKAGE
The final word in discreet luxury, during the heyday
of Paradise Station this tourist package offered all the
amenities of the above tiers, but also “the services
of a personal valet” and access to a “discreet 24-
hour escort service”. Those Believers who attain
the “Galactic Guest” tier gain the services of a loyal
servant, and may require from any Paradise Believer
cultist sexual services suiting his/her taste - on
demand!
Benefit: The Believer of this tier gains a loyal
cohort (as if she possessed the Leadership feat, but
without Followers). In addition, though sometimes
controversial, she is entitled to require from any
Paradise Believer “additional” services suiting his/her
taste, on demand. Any Paradise Believer who refuses
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such a demand must pay restitution to the Galactic
Guest in the neighborhood of 50 cp, or be expelled
from the cult.
 TEKHEADS
That the Ancient world is now a
wreck
Is proof of the power of great
lord Tek!
- Tekhead belief
The term “tekhead” has become a somewhat generic
one on the Twisted Earth, referring to any gang or cult
that worships technology as an abstract sort of “god”.
The term’s origins lie in a powerful cult of the same
name, which has held sway along the artifact-strewn
ruins skirting the Old Mississippi River for over a
decade.
BACKGROUND
The Tekheads (and many similar “copy-cat” cults) first
began when a group of raiders managed to get their
hands on a cache of powerful, pre-Fall technology.
Quick to take advantage of their newfound power,
these raiders used their laser and Gauss armament to
eliminate their rivals in the area, and impress their will
on the scattered, pathetic communities eking out an
existence along the river. Taking food, water, women,
and later even tribute in corium, the Tekheads only
grew stronger. Eventually a leader rose to prominence
in the Tekhead army, a leader with vision and cunning.
It was he who came to deify “Tek” in the minds of his
fellow gangers, starting a crusade to not only worship
technology as a “god”, but to acquire it and keep it out
of the hands of others - at all costs.
The fervent acquisition of technology is not a unique
concept, but the Tekheads pursue it with abnormal
zeal. The rank-and-file believe that technological
items are sacred objects of the god, Tek, and must be
rescued, cared for, and repaired in his name. Their
ability to understand, fix, and operate such items
is “proof” (in their eyes) that Tek has given them
his blessing to use technology, exclusively. To the
upper echelon of the Tekheads this belief can be
just as strong, but they also understand that keeping
technology out of the hands of others has a practical
value as well: it keeps their enemies (and prey) weak,
and makes the Tekheads the strongest cult around.
Tekhead cells are many up and down the Mississippi
River, united loosely in a confederation of sorts. Each
cell has its own members and leader, subservient to a
regional “cleric” who oversees numerous “divisions”.
Cells typically scavenge and scrounge their area for
technology, either finding it in the trash heaps of the
ruins or taking it from the cold-dead hands of travelers
or conquered communities. These items are taken
to the regional cleric for appraisal; cells (and their
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(often given the item itself, if it is a weapon or armor),
so the impetus to be vigilant is strong.
In the case of finds that suggest more of the same
may be recovered (whether by an excavation, in the
case of random finds, or an attack, in the case of a
community found hiding a tech item), the regional
cleric may call a “crusade”. In such a case all of
the Tekheads cells in a division may come together
in a frenzied mob, bearing down on the location/
community identified by their local cleric as the
crusade’s target. The wrath of a rampaging Tekhead
army is great, leaving a great deal of devastation in
their wake, using any opportunity to exercise their
power as an excuse to show off their technological
edge.
Tekhead cells are well-equipped. Functionality
trumps comfort; they often live in cars, revived motor
homes, etc. piled high with junk and salvage, every
interior space devoted to spare parts and tools. They
are often nomadic, roaming in great convoys blasting
rock music, lighting up the night sky with their lighted
rigs. Even the lowest member has a tech weapon of
some sort; it is not uncommon for leaders to have
powered armor, force screens, etc.
ALLEGIANCE BENEFITS
Becoming a member of a Tekhead cell puts a
worshipper in tantalizing reach of recovered artifacts
of the Ancient world, from weapons to armor to
powerful gizmos.
Advanced Class: Entering the Tekhead advanced
class guarantees a character will acquire technological
items as she progresses in level, while also teaching
her the skills she will need to keep her awesomely
powerful gizmos in working order.
Favored Skills: A character who takes the Cryptic
Ordainment (Tekhead) feat receive a permanent +1
morale bonus to Craft [Electronic or Mechanical],
Knowledge [Ancient Lore, Technology, or Theology &
Philosophy], and Repair.
TEKHEAD
Tekheads are more than mere worshipers of Ancient-
era technology, they are preservers and resurrectors
of things lost to the junk heap of history. Such an
individual knows to look twice, examine things
thoroughly, and to never assume a broken item is
useless. With a hodge-podge of oily tools, and no
small amount of perseverance and elbow grease, the
Tekhead soon finds himself bearing potent weapons,
armor, and devices that most believe vanished along
with the Ancients themselves.
The Tekhead is an advanced class with a peculiar
focus on scrounging and repair, gaining bonuses to
fix items of ancient technology and, once they are
repaired, bonuses to using them against their enemies.
 TABLE 3-11: THE TEKHEAD
Level BAB Fort Reflex Will Special Def Rep
1 +0 +1 +0 1 Bonus to Repair +1 +1
2 +1 +2 +0 2 Mastercraft +1 +1 +1
3 +2 +2 +1 2 Bonus Feat +2 +1
4 +3 +2 +1 2 Worshipping Hands (time) +2 +2
5 +3 +3 +1 3 Mastercraft +2 +3 +2
6 +4 +3 +2 3 Bonus Feat +3 +2
7 +5 +4 +2 4 Worshipping Hands (cost) +4 +3
8 +6 +4 +2 4 Mastercraft +3 +4 +3
9 +6 +4 +3 4 Bonus Feat +5 +3
10 +7 +5 +3 5 Teknical Aptitude +5 +4

REQUIREMENTS Mastercraft: At 2nd level all weapons and armor

To qualify to become a Tekhead, a character must
fulfill all the following criteria.
Background: Ritual Preservationist.
Feats: Builder, Gearhead, or Vulture (at least one).
Skills: Knowledge (Technology) 7 ranks, Repair 7
ranks.
Talent: Knowing of Things.
Allegiance: Tekheads.
CLASS INFORMATION
The following information pertains to the Tekhead
advanced class.
Hit Die: 1d8.
Action Points: 7 + one-half of the character’s level,
rounded down, every time he or she attains a new level
in this class.
Class Skills: The Tekhead’s class skills are:
Computer Use, Craft (Electronic), Craft (Mechanical),
Drive, Intimidate, Investigate, Knowledge (Ancient
Lore), Knowledge (Technology), Knowledge
(Theology and Philosophy), Pilot, Profession, Repair,
and Search.
Skill Points at Each Level: 4 + Int modifier.
CLASS FEATURES
The following features pertain to the Tekhead
advanced class.
Bonus Feats: A Tekhead receives a bonus feat at
3rd, 6th, and 9th level. The feat must be selected from
the following list, and the character must meet the
prerequisites to select it: Armor Proficiency (light,
medium, heavy), Builder, Cautious, Educated, Exotic
Melee Weapon Proficiency, Gearhead, Meticulous,
Personal Firearms Proficiency, Exotic Firearms
Proficiency, Studious, Vehicle Expert, Weapon Focus,
Vulture.
Bonus to Repair: The Tekhead gains a bonus to all
Repair checks equal to her class level.
of ancient manufacture in the Tekhead’s possession
receive a mastercraft bonus when wielded/worn by
her. This bonus only applies when being used by the
Tekhead; in anyone else’s hands the item receives no
bonus. At 2nd level this bonus is +1, at 5th it increases
to +2, and at 8th it increases to +3.
Worshiping Hands (Time): At 4th level the
Tekhead repairs items of ancient technology in half the
normal time.
Worshiping Hands (Cost): At 7th level the
Tekhead repairs items of ancient technology at half the
normal cost.
Teknical Aptitude: At 10th level, any time she uses
a powered device in a manner that would normally use
up a charge, the Tekhead may spend an Action Point;
if she does, the charge is not lost.
WILD WEST GIRLS
“It may look sweeter than a
Georgia peach to you, honey,
but you so much as lay one
finger on my behind and I’ll
drill you full o’ lead with this
here firing iron. Now, how about
a nice little campfire sing-along to remind you of
that wife you seem to have forgotten all about?”
- A girl’s gotta be tough to be a Prairie
Paladin…
Legends often develop during times of great hardship
and devastating wars. Legends also come about as a
result of the actions of a few brave souls, men (and
sometimes women) who answer the call to arms in
spite of great personal cost to fight against tyrants and
oppressors. The storied “Wild West Girls” of Old
Wyoming, said to operate out of the rugged Laramie
Mountains, are a sisterhood inspired by old tales of 107
just such heroics, and in so doing made a legend of
themselves.
 HISTORY
Generations after the Fall, in a lawless frontier, a
desperate young woman named “Annie“ - recently
widowed at the hands of ruthless raiders - found an
old holo-movie reel about a band of women from
the ancient past known as the “Wild West Girls“.
Wounded, and still getting over the shock of losing
her husband to a band of marauders, she turned to the
images on the holo-movie to find the strength to carry
on.
Unable to truly understand what exactly the movie
depicted, Annie mistakenly believed she had found
evidence of a lost way of life, of a band of rough-
and-tough girls who, despite the hostility of a male-
dominated society, rose to empower themselves.
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It was exactly the thing she’d been looking for,
something that could give her shattered life a purpose.
At the time the wilds of Wyoming were in the
grip of savage raiders, from the cruel and tyrannical
Fee’Men (a barbarous tribe descended from federal
emergency workers stranded in the state during the
Final War) to the rampaging Doomriders and the rising
NuChurch. Annie, taking on the moniker, “the Prairie
Princess”, found the inspiration to fight these evils in
the old materials, modeling herself after one of the lost
Wild West Girls and dedicating her life to fighting for
justice and freedom.
Annie recruited others, girls and women who
likewise had suffered at the hands of the region’s
raiders and gangs, and who took up nicknames just
as colorful as hers; Holly “Firing Irons” Duke, ”Doc”
Luanne, Tyra “Mustang” Bell, and many more. Over
time her original band grew into a sizable following,
as girls from all over the plains were attracted by the
stories of her deeds and heroism. Soon, a small cult
began to develop, one open only to women, but whose
adherents’ purpose would be to travel the wasteland
and redress wrongs wherever they were encountered.
According to stories, Annie vanished after she and
her sisters helped topple the Fee’Men inhabitants
of old Casper, leading an uprising against the
NuChurch on the fringes of Wyoming’s Green River.
Some believe she perished in the fighting, while
others believe she simply rode off into the sunset to
spread her strength elsewhere, now that she left the
inhabitants of Wyoming with the ability to fend for
themselves.
Today the Wild West Girls continue to fight the
good fight against NuChurch zealots, rogue cells of the
Doomriders, and other local raider gangs and mutant
bandits. Individual ’Girls typically model themselves
as Old West “gunslingers”, donning cowboy hats,
white gloves, well cared-for and attractive outfits, and
highly-polished badges. The original Wild West Girl
attire was quite skimpy, a tradition that many Wild
West Girls still adhere to if only to better bedazzle
their foes - before taking them by surprise.
THE REALITY
Before the Fall the “Wild West Girls” were a famous
- if tongue-in-cheek - traveling burlesque show
highlighting the “unusual” talents of Wyoming’s native
young women. Modeled loosely after Buffalo Bill’s
Wild West Show, the troupe was composed entirely of
attractive girls who, in addition to performing trick
shooting, singing, dancing, and light comedy, were
expected to show a “little more” for the entertainment
of their fans in a circuit of adult clubs around the
country.
The concept of an “adult variety show” wasn’t all
that successful, and the Wild West Girls were defunct
by the time of the Fall. A number of obscenity
lawsuits aimed at the ‘Girls‘ business manager
led to several court-mandated community service
obligations, including the filming of public service
commercials and participation in state-sponsored anti-
drug/anti-gang ad campaigns. In addition, the Wild
West Girls performed several times for USO shows for
the entertainment of troops during the initial fighting
of the Final War. Still, the change in image was not
enough to bring the show back from the brink, and the
‘Girls unraveled soon after.
The original Annie found film of the Wild West
Girls’ public service, including short commercial
announcements intended to be inserted in after-school
TV specials. From these she came to form the idea
of the Wild West Girls not only as cowgirls and trick
shooters, but also as carriers of a genuine message,
to serve the public, protect them from themselves,
and guide the young through warning them about
temptation and gangs. Reviving what she believed to
be an ancient “tradition” for girls, she took up the gun
and the badge and never looked back. Her optimism,
her vision, and her unshakable faith in the girls she
recruited propelled her to become a hero of renown in
her own time.
ALLEGIANCE BENEFITS
Only females may join the Wild West Girls, and those
who do face a life dictated by a strict code of behavior
and service.
Advanced Class: Only those who are truly
dedicated make it far in the Wild West Girls, but those
that do have a unique advanced class open to them, the
Prairie Paladin.
Favored Skills: A character who takes the Cryptic
Ordainment (Wild West Girls) feat receive a permanent
+1 morale bonus to Perform [Dance, Sing, or Stringed
Instruments], Sleight of Hand, and Tumble.
PRAIRIE PALADIN
The Wild West Girls are known far and wide for
“lookin’ good and shootin‘ better”. Trained from the
start to mimic the carnival shooting of their forebears,
each member is expected to be a crack shot, able to
“put out a raider’s eye at 100 paces”. But gunplay
isn’t their only talent; the so-called “Prairie Paladins”
possess legendary luck and survival senses to keep
them alive in a world where heroes - let alone female
heroes - more often than not die young.
Prairie Paladins are expected to live by the code
of the Wild West Girls, which has no tolerance for
prejudice or injustice, requires the ‘paladin to redress
wrongs, help the needy, and to never give up. The
code also demands that the Prairie Paladin never
deny surrender or mercy, and (harkening back to their
origins as a singing/dancing troupe) to sing to lift the
spirits of the downtrodden.
Not all Prairie Paladins can adhere to this code
their entire lives. Once a Prairie Paladin breaks the
code, she can no longer progress in this class, and in
fact often becomes an enemy of the Wild West Girls.
This is rare, but not unknown. “Brandy Blackheart”,
formerly Annie’s right-hand, turned rogue and now
leads her own gang. Unable to show mercy to raiders
(whom she was victimized by as a youth), Brandy
Blackheart continues to mercilessly hunt them, and
has become feared for her ruthlessness. Other girls,
like the flirtatious and trouble-making Selena “Star”
Durango, who showed skill with guns but lacked the
moral character to be a true Prairie Paladin, are also
not unknown, and instead make use of what they
learned among the Wild West Girls to earn a living as
hired guns.

TABLE 3-12: THE PRAIRIE PALADIN

Level BAB Fort Reflex Will Special Def Rep
1 +1 +0 +2 +0 Paladin’s Code, Survival +1 +2
Senses (light sleeper)
2 +2 +0 +3 +0 Trail Singing +1 +2
3 +3 +1 +3 +1 Bonus Feat +2 +2
4 +4 +1 +4 +1 Gunslinger +2 +3
5 +5 +1 +4 +1 Survival Senses (initiative) +3 +3
6 +6 +2 +5 +2 Bonus Feat +3 +3
7 +7 +2 +5 +2 Gunslinger +4 +4
8 +8 +2 +6 +2 Daredevil’s Luck +4 +4
9
10
+9
+10
+3
+3
+6
+7
+3
+3
Bonus Feat
Renowned Shot
+5
+5
+4
+5
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 REQUIREMENTS
To qualify to become a Prairie Paladin, a character
must fulfill all the following criteria.
Gender: Female.
Background: Ritual Preservationist.
Feats: Trick Shooting [HDM], Weapon Focus (any
ranged weapon).
Allegiance: Wild West Girls.
At 7th level her critical range against a flat-footed foe
increases by another step (e.g. 18-20).
Daredevil’s Luck: At 7th level the Prairie Paladin
adds her Cha bonus (if positive) to her Defense.
Renowned Shot: When attacking with a ranged
weapon, the Prairie Paladin adds a luck bonus to the
attack roll equal to her Reputation.

CLASS INFORMATION
The following information pertains to the Prairie
Paladin advanced class.
Hit Die: 1d8.
Action Points: 7 + one-half of the character’s level,
rounded down, every time he or she attains a new level
in this class.
Class Skills: The Prairie Paladin’s class skills
are: Balance, Disguise, Gamble, Handle Animal,
Intimidate, Jump, Navigate, Perform (dance, sing,
stringed instruments), Ride, Sense Motive, Sleight of
Hand, Survival, Treat Injury, Tumble.
Skill Points at Each Level: 4 + Int modifier.

CLASS FEATURES
The following features pertain to the Prairie Paladin
advanced class.
Bonus Feats: A Prairie Paladin receives a bonus
feat at 3rd, 6th, and 9th level. The feat must be
selected from the following list, and the character must
meet the prerequisites to select it: Advanced Firearms
Proficiency, Burst Fire, Double Tap, Exotic Firearms
Proficiency, Far Shot, Improved Autofire, Personal
Firearm Proficiency, Point Blank Shot, Rip A Clip,
Reactive Shooter, Room-Broom, Strafe, Suppressive
Fire.
Paladin’s Code: The Prairie Paladin adheres to
a strict code that requires her to aid the needy, never
surrender, never give up, and avenge the wronged.
A Prairie Paladin who fails to uphold this code does
not lose her abilities, but is unable to progress in the
Prairie Paladin class ever again.
Survival Senses: “A girl’s gotta have a good eye
to stay alive on the frontier“. At 1st level the Prairie
Paladin is treated as a light-sleeper, waking at the
slightest noise in her vicinity. At 5th level she gains
an insight bonus to Initiative checks equal to her class
level.
Trail Singing: A Wild West Girl tradition is to
while away the night by the campfire with melancholy
songs. If the Prairie Paladin makes a successful
Perform (sing) check at DC 20, one ally per point of
Cha bonus recovers as if she had temporary use of the
Second Wind talent. Using this ability takes one hour

110 and can be used only once per night.

Gunslinger: The Prairie Paladin is a true crack
shot. At 4th level, any time she catches a foe flat-
footed with a ranged attack, the critical range of the
attack increases by one step (e.g. 20 becomes 19-20).
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