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introduction
Posthuman: The Definitive D20 Guide to Human
Augmentation is a brief resource that expands the
options for technologically enhanced characters (or
posthumans). The new rules here are designed to be
compatible with the standard rules for futuristic D20
roleplaying. You should have little trouble adding
them to your game. Cyborgs and other modified
humans loom large in science fiction. We hope that
what follows allows you to bring those ideas from
novels, stories, video games and films to your gaming
table.
Contents
Heres what you get:
The Posthuman Template Class: Instead of using a
fixed template that adjusts a characters effective level,
we present the concept of a template class: a five level
option that allows you to choose how powerful you
want posthumans to be and whether or not you want
to abide by the standard drawbacks for augmented
humans. If you dont like the idea of penalizing
characters for their enhancements but you dont want
to trash game balance, this is the section for you.
Biotech: Next, well look at biotechnology and how
it can replace or augment characters natural abilities.
You can use these rules with characters from standard
classes. Like cybernetics, biotech comes with its
own complications, keeping biologically engineered
characters from running roughshod over play balance.
To transcend these drawbacks, just plug in the
Posthuman class.
Nanotech: Nanotechnology seems to have an
unlimited potential to augment human ability. The
rules in this section present a modest array of nanotech
enhancements that, like biotech, come with drawbacks
to balance out their benefits. Again, you can plug
in the Posthuman class to mitigate or remove these
restrictions.
Posthuman Characters: Finally, we present three
enhanced characters as a proof of concept and to give
you ready made enemies, allies and player characters.
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Posthumans in Science Fiction
Science fiction puts posthumans in a limitless number
of roles. You might find them in the background as
local color on a world where humans have changed
themselves to survive in a hostile environment,
or as stock thugs employed by high tech villain.
At other times, the posthuman takes center stage,
and storytellers focus on what its like to alter and
transcend human biology. Common themes include:
Identity: Stories like these ask us what makes us truly
human. Is it our mind? Our genetic code? Mortality?
Posthuman characters are often confronted with these
questions. More importantly, other people might
decide on an answer for them and mark posthumans
for slavery or extermination.
Evolution: When posthuman change is cheap and
easy to come by (a common effect of Progress Levels
7 and above), how should the species as a whole
react to it? Should we concentrate on being smarter?
Tougher? Is there a danger in choosing just one path?
Is it dangerous to leave behind our original biology?
Factions who support different positions can come
to blows over this, leading to interplanetary war and
terrorism.
Revolution: Finally, posthuman augmentation can
change the way we look at social arrangements.
Tyrants can use augmented soldiers to oppress
populations, but if the technology is easy enough to
acquire, revolutionaries can use it to aid their fight
for freedom. Of course, revolutionaries arent always
right; a posthuman cabal could use their abilities to
topple a just government to spread lawlessness or
ascend to power themselves.
 Posthuman Versus Transhuman

Transhuman is a term thats often used

interchangeably with posthuman. Weve opted not
to use it because transhumanism is also the name
of an ideology that supports the vigorous use of
technology to improve human abilities. This book
doesnt take a side in that debate, so weve settled
for the more neutral term: posthuman.

Of course, transhumanists also talk about

posthumanity as the name for their desired state,
so it isnt so cut and dried! Remember, though,
that pro-posthuman organizations in your game
identify with the transhuman label.

Modern Posthumans

Even though you usually find posthumans in

future settings, theres nothing that stops you from
unleashing cyborgs or nanotech-enhanced characters
in a contemporary setting.

Youll have to make a few adjustments. First of all,

attachment Restriction levels at least be Military
(in the case of secret government programs that
experiment with Progress Level 6 and up) or theyll
be nonexistent (in the case of alien technology and
time travellers). Purchase DCs are still used for the
Posthuman class modification points, but you cant
actually buy the technology except in the context of a
special event set up by the GM. Here are five possible
origins for posthuman augmentation in a modern
campaign. Use one, or mix and match them to taste.
What if the government gets its technology from alien
interlopers? What about a corporation run by a visitor
from the future?

Aliens: Alien visitors can modify

humans during an abductions. If the
character gains useful abilities as
a result, its certain that the aliens
will want something in return -- or
is it? Perhaps the modifications are
part of an experiment to see how
humanity will react to a strange
individual in their midst. Willing 3
servants of alien civilizations might
be rewarded with augmentation, and alien crash sites
could expose bystanders to nanotech contamination The 4
and mutagens that spawn biotech modifications.
Posthuman
Corporations: Highly competitive corporate research Template
can spawn advances far beyond the campaigns normal
Progress Level, but how would private enterprise Class
test posthuman technologies? Combine terminal
illness and a non-disclosure agreement, and shrewd
companies and desperate individuals may collaborate
to alter the limits of human physiology. Alternately,
What is a Template Class?
an industrial accident may loose biotech and nanotech Instead of applying a template that directly modifies a
onto random individuals. Will the corporation offer characters effective character level (ECL), a template
such characters a place in the fold or hunt them down? class applies benefits using the same scheme as other
classes, with accompanying improvements in the
characters hit dice, base attack bonus and saving
Government: In secret labs they can rebuild throws.
characters. They can be faster. Stronger. Military
installations might use augmentation to create super-
Why a Template Class?
soldiers. Painful procedures are supplemented with
harsh military and espionage training, until the
characters graduate with field missions. What is Template classes let you gradually apply exceptional
their side isnt the only one with augmented agents? benefits to a character and measure them against the
What happens if someone steal the technology? level of experience of the rest of the party. If you
begin play at a level higher than 1st, you may add
Terrorists: Everyone who watched James Bond template class levels during character creation.
films or cartoons from the 1980s knows that terrorist
organizations frequently employ eccentric geniuses Minimum Requirements
to construct superweapons. Bent on world conquest,
a cinematic terrorist organization could create super- Unlike an advanced class (or a prestige class in fantasy
warriors to further its ends. For a grittier take on this, D20 games), the only hard requirement for a template
a more realistic terror group could find or force help class is that it can never be the characters first class.
from a scientific genius. Therefore, all template classes require a least one level
in another class -- it usually doesnt matter which one.
Time Travelers: The most obvious sources for Of course, the GM may apply additional requirements
futuristic technology is, of course, the future. as he or she sees fit, and a few template classes may
Characters could be time travelers themselves or have other requirements because of the nature of the
stumble across their presence on earth. The classic campaign or for additional play balance. Naturally,
motive for time travelers is to alter (or preserve) too, the character needs a background that will justify
the past to bring about a desired future. If modern levels in the template class. As always, the GM
characters get their hands on posthuman technologies, ultimately decides whats appropriate for his or her
does it threaten the integrity of Time? Are the warring game.
factions of time travelers? For a fun spin, you could
even bring the time travelers from the past, as
denizens of an Atlantis or Shangri-La unknown to What is the Posthuman Class?
history.
The Posthuman is a template class for science fiction
D20 games designed to represent characters whose
bodies have been enhanced by technology. The core
rules for futuristic roleplaying include game systems
for cybernetics that any character can use, but for
game balances sake, these rely on some assumptions
that might not apply to every campaign. The rules
for biotech and nanotech apply similar drawbacks.
For example, these systems assume that too many
cybernetic attachments will inflict negative levels.
The Posthuman lets you play a technologically
enhanced character that has few or none of these
drawbacks, but you pay for it with the experience
needed to attain Posthuman class levels.
Posthumans as the Default
The GM may decide that all characters with
cybernetics require one or more levels of the
Posthuman class. This will be the case if the GM
doesnt want to use use the rules governing negative
levels and the other drawbacks of technological
enhancements.
Posthumans and Regular Cyborgs
Alternately, the GM may decide that Posthumans
and characters with standard cybernetic, biotech or
nanotech attachments coexist. There can be several
reasons for this.
The Elite Posthuman
Posthumans might possess exceptional modifications
because they have special access to technologies that
are a cut above the standard. These Posthumans can be
the result of advanced government projects or black
clinics run by crime syndicates.
Second Class Technology
Of course, the inverse can be true, too. The standard
D20 rules for cybernetic, biotech and nanotech
augmentation can represent inferior or out of date
technology. Characters with less
money might choose them, while
richer, better connected characters
go for the professional Posthuman
treatment. In these games, you
might want to add an additional
surcharge: a Wealth Check of
(19+Posthuman class level desired)
becomes a prerequisite for each
level in the Posthuman class. Other 5
fees are assumed to have been
absorbed by efforts represented by the experience
needed to acquire the class level.
Justifying Posthuman Class Levels
Roughly speaking, there are two ways you can justify
giving a character levels in the Posthuman class. If
desired, you can combine both origins in the same
character.
Nature: If the characters are starting out at a level
higher than 1st, including a level of Posthuman
can indicate that the character was augmented at
an early age. In the case of biotech (and even some
nanotech) attachments, the alterations might have
occurred in utero, thanks to genetic alterations or
nanite infection. Just remember to ask why these
procedures occurred. Is the character an experimental
prototype, or a member of a society of augmented
individuals? Is his or her nature widely known or a
secret? How would people react to it?
Nurture: Characters can acquire any form of
augmentation over time as long as they have the
connections to acquire them. The GM may allow this
with little or no roleplaying, or can base an adventure
on the quest to find an individual or group who can
fulfil the characters desires. Characters might switch
augmentation providers regularly, or form a close bond
with one or more supporting characters. Augmentation
providers can be as kind or utterly treacherous as any
other character, giving the GM leeway to introduce all
kinds of plot complications.
Non-Cybernetic 6
Attachments
Aside from cybernetics, there are
other technologies that can change
human capabilities. The Posthuman
class covers these as well, and this
book adds rules for non-cybernetic
enhancements that apply to both
Posthumans and standard characters. Lets take a brief
look at some of these. Characters of all classes can
freely combine different kinds of augmentation.
Biotechnology
In some campaigns, biological and genetic science
mould be able to enhance a characters abilities.
Genetic modification often occurs in utero, but
this isnt always the case. Genetic changes may be
introduced later in life via engineered viruses or
nanotechnology that rewrites the characters genetic
code.
Advanced surgical techniques can add wholly
biological enhancements, such as extra muscle tissue,
rewired neurons and even additional body parts. These
parts may be cloned, donated or even stolen.
Nanotechnology
Some campaigns can enhance characters with colonies
of microscopic machines. These nanites can repair,
 The Posthuman
Class Level Base Attack Fort Ref Will Special Defense Reputation
Bonus Save Save Save Bonus Bonus
1 0 +1 0 0 Modification Points (28), 0 0
Tolerance 1, Superior
Upgrade
2 +1 +2 0 0 Modification Points (28), 0 0
Tolerance 2, Superior
Upgrade
3 +1 +2 +1 +1 Modification Points (28), +1 +1
Tolerance 3, Superior
Upgrade
4 +2 +2 +1 +1 20 Modification Points +1 +1
(28), Tolerance 4,
Superior Upgrade
5 +2 +3 +1 +1 20 Modification Points +1 +1
(28), Tolerance 5,
Superior Upgrade

alter and modify the characters body. They may even Class Skills
replace or augment tissues with stronger or more The Posthumans class skills are as follows.
efficient materials.
Computer Use, Craft (chemical, electronic,
mechanical, pharmaceutical), Concentration
(Con), Knowledge (current events, life sciences,
Class Features popular culture, streetwise, philosophy, technology,
nanotechnology), Profession (Wis), Read/Write
Language, Repair (Int), Speak Language, Treat Injury
Requirements
(Wis)
As a template class, the Posthuman cannot be the
characters first class.
Skill Points at Each Level: 5 + Int modifier.

Class Information Class Features

The following information pertains to the Posthuman
template class.
Hit Die
The Posthuman gains 1d8 hit points per level. The
characters Constitution modifier applies.
Action Points
The Posthuman gains a number of action points equal
to 5 + one-half her character level, rounded down,
every time she attains a new level in this class.
The following features pertain to
the Posthuman class.
Modification Points
The character gains posthuman
modifications without having
the purchase them. Posthuman
modifications include cybernetic,
biotech and nanotech attachments.
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Any combination of attachments is
permitted, as long as the attachment
description does not specifically forbid a particular
combination.
Select a number of attachments with a total purchase
DC equal to that listed in parentheses. The character
may acquire these synthetics immediately or through
subsequent levels, but must use a at least half of the
points of the purchase DC before attaining the next
level . Points cannot be saved for longer than the
next Posthuman class level; unused points are lost.
Installation is automatically successful.
The character is assumed to acquire modifications
through special connections or prudent plans that do
not fit under the category of the characters personal
wealth. The attachments Restriction level never
alters the modification point cost, but it may prevent
a character from acquiring certain attachments.
Characters may not use modification points on
attachments they dont have a license for unless they
acquire the Superior Upgrade: Black Clinic.
Once the modification points are spent, they cannot
be re-allocated unless the character has the Superior
Upgrade: Swappable Tech.
Tolerance:The character can tolerate more posthuman
modifications without suffering negative levels. Add
the number listed to 0 or the characters Constitution
modifier +1 (whichever is higher) to determine the
maximum number of attachments the character can
tolerate without incurring negative levels.
Superior Upgrade: You may choose a free upgrade
to all of your posthuman modifications from the
following list. This upgrade applies to all of the
applicable attachments the character has.
Antiseptic Biotech: Your biotech enhancements never
become infected.
Black Clinic: You can use your modification points
to acquire attachments of any Restriction level.
This includes the attachments you acquire from
modification points accrued at the class level you
attained this upgrade as well as any modification saved
from the last Posthuman class level.
Cutting Edge: Any attachments that you purchase
with modification points may by 1 PL higher than the
campaign norm. The GM may not 8
allow you to take this upgrade.
This includes the attachments you
acquire from modification points
accrued at the class level you
attained this upgrade as well as any
modification saved from the last
Posthuman class level.
Efficient Nanotech: Your nanotech
attachments do not add to the DC of rolls to resist
starvation and thirst.
Hardened: Your cybernetics, biotech or nanotech
modifications (choose one each time you choose this
upgrade) cannot be damaged or rendered inert by
being exposed to massive damage.
Homeostatic Biotech: Characters using Treat Injury
on you never suffer a penalty because of your biotech
attachments.
Idiot Proof: Your cybernetics, biotech or nanotech
modifications (choose one each time you choose this
upgrade) are rugged and easy to repair. Technicians
gain a +4 circumstance bonus to repair, (re)install or
remove the attachments.
Insulated Cybernetics: Your cybernetics never inflict
extra electrical damage.
Integrated Cybernetics: Your cybernetics have
an extra overlay of living tissue or simulate the
appearance, temperature and feel of normal body
parts; or are otherwise difficult to distinguish from
your natural body. Attackers must succeed at a Spot
check (DC 20) to attack your cybernetic attachments
as objects.
Preferred Client: You may acquire one attachment
with modification points at a discount equal to your
character level. You may choose this upgrade multiple
times.
Rugged: Your cybernetics, biotech or nanotech
modifications (choose one each time you choose this
upgrade) cannot be destroyed by being exposed to
massive damage.
Safe Nanotech: Your nanotech never turns Renegade.
It either works or it ceases to function.
Shockproof Cybernetics: Your cybernetics do not
cause any side effects from being damaged. They
either work or they dont.
Swappable Tech: You may freely remove one
attachment purchased with modification points and
acquire another, adding the point cost of the sacrificed
attachment to the points you have to purchase a new
attachment. Removal is automatically successful.
You may not retain the points gained by sacrificing
an attachment to your next character level. You can
do this once during the level where you acquire
this upgrade and once every time you can another
Posthuman class level. Swapping an attachment takes
24 hours.
New
Posthuman
Technologies
The following section deals with with non-cybernetic
augmentation. You can use these technologies
in a standard D20 game as well as alongside the
Posthuman class.
Biotech
Biotech uses genetic engineering and surgery to
enhance character abilities and replace body parts.
Biotech can include anything from cloned body parts
to surgically attached tails, hyper-efficient artificial
neurons and memory RNA treatments that pass on
skills and feats.
Creation and Healing
Biotech attachments are complex constructions of
living cells. Consequently, a character must have
the Create Biotechnology feat to create a biotech
attachment.
Repairing a nonfunctional biotech attachment
requires 10 hours of work and a successful Treat
Injury check (DC 25). This check does not restore the
subjects hit points. The character works best with
the Create Biotechnology feat and a medical kit built
at a Progress Level equal to that of the attachment.
Without either one, the character takes a -4 penalty on
the check; without both, the penalty is -8. Remember
that the DC off the Treat Injury check increases by +2
for every attachment the character has.
Installation and Removal
Installing or removing a biotech attachment, regardless
of whether its a replacement or enhancement, requires
a successful Treat Injury check. A character with
the Surgery feat suffers no penalty on the check.
Remember that the DC off the Treat Injury check
increases by +2 for every attachment the character has.
Removing biotech without proper surgery causes
lasting physical trauma to the patients body, dealing
1d6 points of permanent Constitution drain.
Benefits and Drawbacks
Like cybernetics, biotech has
drawbacks that compensate for
its considerable benefits. Biotech
does have some advantages over
cybernetics. A biotech attachment
is always considered to be a part
of the characters body instead of
a separate object and, as living
tissue, is not especially susceptible 9
to electricity.
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Negative Levels: A living creature can have a When the character fails a Fortitude
maximum number of biotech attachments equal to save versus massive damage roll on
1 + the creatures Constitution modifier (minimum the following table.
0). By default, biotech attachments are not exactly
like normal living tissue. They create physical and
cognitive stress for the recipient for a variety of
reasons, such as:

Rejection: The subjects immune system attacks the

new tissue, causing fatigue. Table: Massive Damage Biotech Effects

Neurological Impairment: The subjects central d% Roll Effect of Failed Fortitude Save
nervous system is not as acclimatized to the 01-30 Normal Effect
attachment as it is to her normal tissues. This 31-60 Attachment Disabled
sometimes creates the inverse of the phantom limb 61-80 Normal Effect and Attachment Disabled
syndrome, where the new tissue feels alien and 81-100 Infection
unwieldy. It the attachment replaced a body part, the Normal Effect: The character immediately drops to -1
recipient may feel the missing body part an the hit points and is dying.
expense of adjusting to its replacement. Attachment Disabled: One biotech attachment
determined randomly or chosen by the GM ceases to
A creature may have more biotech attachments function.
installed on its body can it can bear. However, the Infection: The biotech attachment spreads an infection
creature gains 1 negative level per biotech attachment to the character because of its own diseased cells or
that exceeds its maximum allowed. For each negative by lowering the characters resistance to disease. The
level, the creature takes a -1 penalty on all skill checks character makes a Fortitude saving throw against the
and ability checks, attack rolls, and saving throws, and equivalent disease on the following table, but at +4
loses one effective level or Hit Die whenever level is to the normal DC. Fortunately, this infection can
used in a die roll or calculation. Further, a character only be transmitted to other characters with biotech
with psionic powers loses the ability to manifest one attachments, in which case it acts as if it was the
power of the highest level she can manifest (players equivalent disease.
choice), while a character with spellcasting ability
loses the ability to cast one spell of the highest level Table: Biotech Infection
he can cast. This loss persists until the negative level
is removed. d% Roll Disease Equivalent
01-14 Anthrax
Negative levels caused by having too many biotech 15-28 Smallpox
attachments remain until the offending attachments 29-43 Pneumonia
are removed. Cybernetic, biotech and nanotech 43-57 Hantavirus
attachments are all cumulative toward the maximum
58-72 Necrotizing Faciitis
number of attachments allowed before negative levels
accrue. 72-86 West Nile Virus
87-100 Salmonellosis
Massive Damage Effects Healing Complications
When the character fails a Fortitude saving throw Biotech modifications add extra complexity to a
versus massive damage, his or her body responds to characters metabolic processes. As a result, every
the trauma by directing its metabolic resources toward attachment the character possesses increases the DC
the characters natural, unmodified physiology. As a of Treat Injury checks used to help him or her by +2.
result, biotech attachments can weaken and even die, Each roll to recover without help suffers the same
denying their abilities to the character. penalty.

Biotech Feats
Biotaker
You can have more biotech attachments than
normal without suffering ill effects.
Benefit: The maximum number of biotech
attachments you can have without suffering
negative levels increases by 1.
Special: You can gain this feat multiple times. Its
effects stack.
Create Biotechnology
You can construct biotech attachments.
Prerequisites: Treat Injury 10 ranks, Knowledge
(life sciences) 10 ranks, the Surgery feat.
Benefits: You can create biotech attachments.
You must first make a Wealth check against the
purchase DC of the attachment (to acquire the
necessary components), then invest 24 hours in its
creation. At the end of that time, you must succeed
at a Treat Injury check (DC 30) and a Knowledge
(life sciences) check (DC 30). The attachment
requires 10 days to grow, minus a number of days
equal to the Progress Level of the campaign. After
spending 24 hours designing it, you need not
oversee the attachments growth.
If both checks succeed, the attachment functions
properly and can be installed at any time. If either
or both checks fail, the attachments design is
flawed; another 24 hours must be spent fixing the
problems, and two new checks must be made at
the end of that time.
Special: This feat does not allow you to build a
biotech attachment of a higher Progress Level.
Biotech Equivalents to
Cybernetics
Biotechnology can duplicate many cybernetic
attachments. The following cybernetic attachments
have biotech equivalents. The names of biotech
equivalents are listed in parentheses.
All Artificial Organs and Upgrades (Synthetic Organs)
All Prosthetic Arms Upgrades (Synthetic Arms)
Injector Unit (Medical Stinger)
Nightvision Optics (Darkvision)
Skill Implant (Skill RNA)
Stabilizer (Stabilizing Metabolism)
Subcutaneous Body Armor (Endoskeletal Armor)
Telescopic Optics (Raptor Vision)
Anti-Flare Implants (Anti-Flare Membranes)
Anti-Stun Implant (Anti-Stun Hardening)
Body Repair Weave (Accelerated Healing)
Feat Implant (Feat RNA)
Fortified Skeleton (Robust Skeleton)
Initiative Implant (Initiative Ganglia)
Internal Weapon Mount (Subcutaneous Weapon
Mount)
Luminous Skin (Bioluminous Skin)
Mindscreen Implant (Cortical Shielding)
Prosthetic Implant (Muscle Grafting)
Rage Implant (Adrenal Rage)
Psi Implant (Psionic Neurons)
Biotech attachments function differently that
their cybernetic counterparts. Apply the following
adjustments to each attachment.
Progress Level: Increase by 1.
Hardness/Hit Points: Not applicable. A biotech
enhancement is considered to be
a part of the characters body and
uses his or her hit points.
Base Purchase DC: Increase by 2.
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New Biotech
Boitech, Mutations
and Genetic Engineering
Some of the following attachments allow
characters to replicate the effects of the standard
mutations and genetic therapy templates found
in standard futuristic D20 rules. This supplement
takes a more flexible approach to the origins of
character capabilities, so that biotech can emulate
nano the effects of cybernetics, genetic engineering
and mutations. You may combine these systems
to taste. Simulate mutations with the Mutagenic
Therapy atttachment, and genetic therapy with
the Tectogenetic Engineering attachment. When
purcchased, these attachments possess the standard
drawbacks for biotech.
The following biotech attachments do not have
cybernetic equivalents in standard futuristic D20
rules. This doesnt prevent the GM from inventing
equivalents, though.
Antiagathic Therapy (PL 7)
Genetic treatments extend the characters lifespan and
slow aging.
Benefit: The first time a character takes it adds 60
years to the characters lifespan by extending the
length of the characters Adult, Middle Age and Old
age categories by 20 years each. The characters
natural lifespan becomes a minimum of 80 years plus
the lifespan bonus: 140 years.
In a PL 8 campaign, characters may choose this
attachment again. It adds an additional 120 years to
the characters lifespan (40 years to the Adult, Middle
Age and Old categories), leading to a minimum total
lifespan of 260 years.
This attachment may not be appropriate for all
campaigns, or may work with adjustments to the
lifespan added.
Purchase DC: 30.
Restriction: None (0)
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Biochemical Sacs
(PL 7/8)
Characters with this attachment can
create a drug or poison within their
own bodies. To deliver it to a patient,
a character needs to have natural
weaponry or a medical stinger. The
character can use the chemical on
him or herself without any other attachments, allowing
it to pass directing into the rest of his or her body.
Benefit: The character can synthesize one dose of
antitox (PL 6), boost (PL 6), neutrad (PL 6), sporekill
(PL 6), biocort (PL 7), or a poison that inflicts 1d10
points of Constitution damage immediately, and
another 1d10 one minute later, unless the victim
succeeds at a Fortitude saving throw at DC 20
(PL 6), once per day. The character chooses one of
these chemicals when she receives the implant. This
modification may be taken multiple times to increase
the number of chemicals available or the number of
doses per day. The chemical has no effect until it it
delivered. The implant has a PL of one higher than the
PL of the chemical it synthesizes.
Base Purchase DC: 22
Restriction: Military (+3)
Clone Homunculus (PL 8)
Over the course of 24 hours, the character may give
birth too a small creature that shares the characters
genetic characteristics and some of its knowledge,
and will ignore its own safety to obey the characters
commands. The character may reabsorb the
homunculus over another 24 hours. The creature buds
off from the characters body or comes out of a natural
or artificial orifice.
Benefit: The clone homunculus understands and
obeys the characters verbal commands without
concern for its own safety. If the character reabsorbs
the homunculus, the next homunculus the character
creates has none of the acquired memories of the old;
it is an entirely new creature. If the homunculus dies
outside of the characters body, the character may
create a new one. Characters are fatigued for 8 hours
after giving birth.
The creature looks like a warped, Tiny, childlike
version of the character.
Species Traits
Incomplete Organism (Ex): The clone homunculus
lacks a digestive tract or a means to metabolize water.
Given enough time it automatically dies of starvation
and thirst.
Transferred Skills (Ex): The creature has all of the
characters skills, but at a maximum of 4 ranks.
Clone Homunculus: CR 1/8 Tiny Humanoid; HD 1/2;
hp 2; Mas 6; Init 0; Spd 20 ft; Defense 12, touch 12,
flat-footed 12 (+2 size); BAB +0; Atk -1 Melee (1d2-2
slam); FS; 5 by 5 square; Reach 5 ft; SQ Incomplete
organism, transferred skills; AL as character; SV; Fort
-2, Ref 0, Will -2; AP 0; Rep +0; Str 6, Dex 10, Con 6,
Int 10, Wis 6, Cha 6.
Purchase DC: 35
Restriction: Illegal (+4)
Natural Weaponry (PL 7)
The character has a bone spur, hardened talons or
other natural weaponry.
Benefit: The natural weapon inflicts 1d6 damage and
threatens a critical hit on a natural 20. The character
never provokes an attack of opportunity for being
unarmed and may use any Unarmed Combat feats he
or she knows in conjunction with it. Hand weapons are
gained in pairs and characters may attack with them as
if wielding two weapons.
If this attachment is taken in conjunction with a
subcutaneous weapon mount, the character may retract
and conceal his or her natural weaponry at will, but
cannot use the weapon mount to conceal or hold other
weapons.
Purchase DC: 17
Restriction: Military (+3)
Metabolic Hibernation (PL 7)
The characters metabolism is modified to allow him
or her to enter a deathlike trance.
Benefit: The character may enter metabolic
hibernation as a free action. When he or she enters
this state, the character only requires 10% of his or her
normal oxygen intake and 20% of his or her normal
food and water intake (effects for starvation and thirst
take five times as long to appear and progress at 1/5 of
their normal rate). The character appears to be dead to
anyone who does not succeed at a Spot check (DC 25)
or Treat Injury check (DC 20). The characters mind
shuts down; he or she may not perceive any sensory
stimuli, even when it causes injury. The character is,
on the other hand, immune to mind-effecting abilities.
The character must choose how long he or she
will remain in hibernation beforehand, though a
Treat Injury check (DC 15) can rouse the character
prematurely. The character can theoretically hibernate
indefinitely, but still requires food and water and,
unless treated with an IV drip or similar mechanism,
will eventually die. He or she also suffers 1d4 point of
Strength damage per week due to muscular atrophy.
This cannot be healed until the character revives.
Purchase DC: 22
Restriction: Licensed (+1)
Mutagenic Treatment (PL 7)
The character benefits from genetic manipulation that
replicates the traits of natural mutants.
Benefit: The character may take mutations as biotech
enhancements. To determine a
mutations Purchase DC, multiply
the Mutation Point (MP) cost of
the mutation by 4 and add it to a
base DC of 10. Drawbacks reduce
the cost by four times their MP
value but never reduce the cost of a
mutation below 10.
Purchase DC: See above.
Restriction: Military (+3) 13

PH Alteration (PL 7)
The characters body chemistry is altered to become
more resistant to acid.
Benefit: The character gains acid resistance 10.
Purchase DC: 25
Restriction: Licensed (+1)
Prehensile Tail (PL 7)
The character gains a functional, strong tail. It can
be scaled, furred, naked or have another, bizarre
appearance in accord with the characters whims.
Benefit: The character gains a +4 circumstance bonus
to all Climb and Balance rolls. He or she may also use
the tail to grasp objects and perform tasks that do not
require delicate motor coordination or an opposable
thumb. The tail has the same Strength as the character,
who may also use it to attack with a melee weapon,
unarmed strike or trip attempt. This does not allow the
character to make more attacks that usual, though he
or she may invoke the benefits of two weapon fighting
while the characters off hand is occupied.
Despite the attachments name, it does not have to be
mounted at the base of the characters spine.
Purchase DC: 26
Restriction: None (0)
Talent Enhancement (PL 8)
Gene therapy and surgical modification give the
character a natural talent.
Benefit: The character gains one talent from those
available to any of the basic classes. The character
must have any prerequisite talents but need not be a
member of the talents associated basic class. If the
character opts to advance on the talents talent tree, the
talent enhancement is counted as a prerequisite talent.
He or she may only take one talent for each tree.
Purchase DC: 28
Restriction: Restricted (+2).
14
Tectogenetic Engineering
(PL 7)
The character undergoes extensive
genetic modification in the womb or
through viral therapy.
Benefit: The character can acquire
special qualities as if adding a gene
therapy template or can benefit from other individual
special qualites. To determine the purchase DC of
the new qualities, add the Fortitude save DC of the
quality of template to the required number of saving
throws. For example, the Nocturnal template has a
purchase DC of 45. The character doesnt need to
make the normally required saving throws if he or
she can purchase the attachment or acquire it with the
Posthuman class. Instead, it has the drawbacks of any
other biotech attachment.
Purchase DC: See above.
Restriction: Military (+3)
Toxin Resistance (PL 7)
The characters metabolism is modified to resist
poison.
Benefit: The character gains a +4 bonus to Fortitude
saving throws versus poison.
Purchase DC: 19
Restriction: None (0).
Water Breathing (PL 7)
The character gains the ability to filter oxygen from
water. The mechanism can either be obvious gills or
represent a modification to the characters lungs.
Benefit: The character may breathe water for an
indefinite period of time.
Purchase DC: 18
Restriction: None (0).
Nanotech
Implanted nanotechnology consists of colonies of
machines that are each no larger than a human blood
cell. Individually, these machines can do little, but by
the thousands and millions they can perform incredible
feats. Nanotech attachments implant these machines
inside of the characters body.
In some campaigns, many cybernetic and biotech
attachments are actually created with the help of
nanites, but after doing their work they become inert
and no longer the an active element in characters
body. For example, a cybernetic fortified skeleton
could be created by using nanites that convert carbon
into diamond to inhabit and alter the characters bones.
The following section is , however, concerned with
active nanotech colonies that move and act within the
character.
Creation
Nanotech attachments are programmed colonies of
microscopic machines. Consequently, a character
must have the Craft Nanotechnology feat to create a
nanotech attachment.
Installation and Removal
Installing a nanotech attachment is easy; properly
programmed nanites know what theyre supposed
to do. A Knowledge (nanotechnology) roll (DC 15)
successfully implants the nanotech.
Removing it is somewhat more difficult. The character
Standard
Nanotechnology
The following rules expand upon and supercede
the standard rules for nanotechnology as follows:
Gray Goo: Disassembler clouds are a less extreme
form of gray goo. Both may exist in the campaign.
Unseen Bodyguard: Superceded by the assembler
cloud. Optionally, you may allow characters to
purchase an Unseen Bodyguard at a DC of 22.
It cannot assemble objects and has the same
Renegade effect as an Assembler Cloud.
Utility Fog: The Assembler Cloud is an implanted
version of utility fog. Campaigns may possess
both.
Calcion: Bioassemblers are a superior, implanted
version of calcion. They may coexist in the
campaign, but bioassemblers and calcion cannot
combine their efffects.
Onco-Guard, Gray Death, Resilite and Stiletto:
All of these may exist alongside nanotech
attachments in any campaign.
Nanohunters: Blue and green nanotech represent
the standard implanted nanohunters in these rules.
Brain Boost and Micro Muscles: Superceded by
the ability boost attachment.
Doppelganger: Superceded by shapeshifting
colony. Optionally, you may allow characters
to use the rules for doppelganger instead. The
purchase DC and Renegade effect does not change.
Soullink and 20/20: Superceded by specialized
adaptation.
Chatter and Prophecy: Superceded by comlink
colony. Optionally, you may allow characters to
acquire one or the other for a purchase DC of 22.
The Renegade effect does not change.
must install a green nanotech
attachment (see page 20). This
attachment removes one or more
other attachments at the rate of one
every 24 hours. The green nanotech
colony then becomes inert and the
subject makes a Fortitude save (DC
20 - the campaign PL) to naturally
expel the green colony as if it were 15
an infection or foreign body. If this
fails, it may be removed with a DC 25 Treat Injury
check. If both checks fail, the character permanently
retains the green nanotech attachment.
One of nanotechs major disadvantages is that it
cannot be repaired. If it is damaged, it must be
replaced.
Benefits and Drawbacks
Excess nanotech creates a strain on the metabolism
of living creatures. Nanotech colonies are, in effect,
artificial coeval (or parasitic) organisms that take up
residence inside of the characters body, drawing from
its resources. Given enough nanites, colonies will start
to consume more than the body can bear.
Negative Levels
A living creature can have a maximum number of
nanotech attachments equal to 1 + the creatures
Constitution modifier (minimum 0). Nonliving
creatures may benefit from nanotechnology, but not
the nanotech described in these rules.
A creature may have more nanotech attachments
installed on its body can it can bear. However,
the creature gains 1 negative level per nanotech
attachment that exceeds its maximum allowed. For
each negative level, the creature takes a -1 penalty on
all skill checks and ability checks, attack rolls, and
saving throws, and loses one effective level or Hit
Die whenever level is used in a die roll or calculation.
Further, a character with psionic powers loses the
ability to manifest one power of the highest level she
can manifest (players choice), while a character with
spellcasting ability loses the ability to cast one spell
of the highest level he can cast. This loss persists until
the negative level is removed.
Negative levels caused by having too many nanotech
attachments remain until the offending attachments
are removed. Cybernetic, biotech and nanotech
attachments are all cumulative toward the maximum
number of attachments before negative levels accrue.
Accelerated Hunger and Thirst
By using your bodys resources, nanotech attachments
cause you to experience starvation and thirst more
rapidly than other characters. Each 16
attachment adds +2 to the DC of
rolls made to resist starvation and
thirst.
Massive Damage Effects
Unlike biotech and cybernetics,
nanotech doesnt risk
malfunctioning every time a character fails a saving
throw against massive damage. However, nanotech
is vulnerable to large doses of energy damage. If any
energy type damage exceeds the characters massive
damage threshold, it may cause problems whether or
not the character succeeded at his or her saving throw.
Excessive heat cold, radiation and chemical exposure
cause nanites to shut down or malfunction.
When a character with nanotech attachments suffers
more energy type damage than his or her massive
damage threshold, roll on the following table.
Table: Massive Damage Nanotech Effects
d% roll Effect
01-30 Normal Effect
31-60 Attachment Inert and Normal Effect
61-80 Attachment Destroyed
81-100 Renegade Attachment
Normal Effect: The character suffers the normal
effects of damage.
Attachment Inert: The attachment ceases to function
for 1d6 days.
Attachment Destroyed: The attachment no longer
functions. Until is is removed it still counts as an
attachment for the purpose tracking negative levels.
Renegade Attachment: The attachment malfunctions.
See the Renegade listing for each nanotech
attachment. The malfunction persists until it is
removed.
Converted Cybernetics and Biotech
Optionally, you may make any biotech or cybernetic
attachment the result of an active nanite colony instead
of the end product of nanotech manufacturing In this
case, make the following adjustments.
Progress Level: Increase by 1.
Hardness/Hit Points: Not applicable. A nanotech
enhancement is considered to be a part of the
characters body and uses his or her hit points.
Base Purchase DC: Increase by 4.
Furthermore, add the following:
Renegade: The character suffers 1d6 points of
Constitution damage. This cannot be healed until the
attachment is removed.
Nanotech Attachments
The following attachments are available to characters,
but dont encompass all of the possibilities nanotech
offers. Remember that a nanotech-themed character
can also choose cybernetic or biotech augmentations
that have nanotechnological origins.
Ability Boost (PL 7)
Nanotech colonies enhance one of the characters
ability scores by supplementing the work of muscle
cells, neurons or whatever else is required.
Benefit: The character gains a +4 bonus to a single
ability score.
Renegade: The character loses the ability score
enhancement and suffers 1d6 points of ability drain.
Purchase DC: 32
Restriction: Restricted (+2)
Assembler Cloud (PL 8)
Lighter than air nanites surround the characters body
with a colored mist. They can solidify into objects at
Nanotech Feats
Nanotaker
You can have more nanotech attachments than
normal without suffering ill effects.
Benefit: The maximum number of nanotech
attachments you can have without suffering
negative levels increases by 1.
Special: You can gain this feat multiple times. Its
effects stack.
Create Nanotechnology
You can construct nanotech attachments.
Prerequisites: , Knowledge (life sciences) 10
ranks, Knowledge (nanotechnology) 10 ranks,
Treat Injury 5 ranks.
Benefits: You can create nanotech attachments.
You must first make a Wealth check against the
purchase DC of the attachment (to acquire the
necessary components), then invest 24 hours in its
creation. At the end of that time, you must succeed
at a Knowledge (nanotechnology) check (DC 30)
and a Knowledge (life sciences) check (DC 30).
If both checks succeed, the attachment functions
properly and can be installed at any time. If either
or both checks fail, the attachments design is
flawed; another 24 hours must be spent fixing the
problems, and two new checks must be made at the
end of that time.
Special: This feat does not allow you to build a
nanotech attachment of a higher Progress Level.
his or her mental command.
Benefit: The character can create
any object that he or she knows
how to build as long as it has no
moving parts and does not rely on
electrical or chemical processes to
function. From Fine to Small, the
character can assemble one size 17
category per round. The character
cannot create Medium-sized or larger objects.
The character must make a Crafts check as if he or
she were building the object conventionally, with the
proper tools. Creating objects out out the assembler
cloud requires a full round action for each required
round of concentration. Distracted or damaged
characters must make standard concentration checks
to continue assembling objects. If they fail, the object
dissolves and they must start over. Cloud-assembled
objects last for one round per level.
Furthermore, the character may instruct the cloud to
obscure the character and and hinder attacks with a
semisolid shroud of nanites. This requires a single full
round action and lasts for one round per level. The
character gains a +4 bonus to Defense.
The character can house the nanites in his or her body
when they are not in use, hiding them from view. They
can enter and exit through bodily orifices the size of a
human skin pore or larger.
Renegade: The assembler cloud ceases to function for
the character and creates random objects that hinder
his or her movements, inflicting a -2 penalty to attack
rolls and Dexterity-based checks until the implant is
removed.
Purchase DC: 35
Restriction: Military (+3)
Bioassemblers (PL 7)
A nanotech colony devotes itself to rebuilding the
characters damaged tissue.
Benefit: The character gains fast healing 1.
Renegade: Until it is removed, the attachment inflicts
an extra 1d6 damage whenever the character takes
damage as it worsens the wounds its designed to heal.
Purchase DC: 33
Restriction: Military (+3)
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Blue Nanotech (PL 7)
Blue nanotech is programmed
to hunt down and destroy
malfunctioning nanotech colonies.
Benefit: The attachment nullifies
one Renegade effect. Each blue
attachment can only nullify one Renegade effect at a
time. This attachment may be taken multiple times.
Renegade: The attachment destroys one of the
characters functioning nanotech attachments.
Purchase DC: 24
Restriction: Licensed (+1)
CHON Processor (TL 7)
Nanomachines process virtually any combination of
carbon and organic matter into nutrients.
Benefit: The character can eat virtually anything that
consists of carbon and organic matter. The attachment
will covert it into nutrition. This will not be effective
on very dense examples of these materials (such as
diamond). As a side effect, the character becomes
immune to poisons delivered through ingestion.
Renegade: The attachment makes it impossible for the
character to digest food until it is removed. He or she
must take nutrition intravenously or starve.
Purchase DC: 24
Restriction: Licensed (+1)
Comlink Colony (PL 8)
Nanites wire the characters brain to a transmitter,
allowing the character to send and recieve
communications.
Benefit: The character can send and receive radio (or,
in some campaigns, more exotic) signals to and from
cellular phones, wireless networks and conventional
radio and television broadcasts (though in some cases
the character may need to make a DC 15 Knowledge
(electronics) roll to tune in on uncommon bandwidths.
The character sends and receives these signals
mentally.
Renegade: The nanites configure themselves to
transmit random static and irrelevant signals. The
character cannot use the attachment and suffers a -
8 penalty to all Wisdom-based skill checks due to
extreme distraction.
Purchase DC: 28
Restriction: Restricted (+2)
Decentralized Physiology (PL 8)
Nanotech colonies form redundant, decentralized
backups for all of the characters vital organs.
Benefit: The character is immune to death from
massive damage.
Drawback: This attachment cannot be removed
without causing the characters death.
Renegade: The attachment attacks the characters
vital organs. He or she suffers 1d3 points of
Constitution damage that cannot be healed until the
attachment is removed.
Purchase DC: 32
Restriction: Restricted (+2)
Disassembler Cloud (PL 8)
The characters body is host to a cloud of nanites that
can tear objects apart molecule by molecule.
Benefit: Characters may use the disassembler cloud to
attack and defend.
To attack, the character makes a ranged touch attack
against an opponent. If it hits, the attack inflicts
4d6 damage. Against objects, the attack ignores the
first 10 points of the hardness. After striking, the
disassemblers keep tearing apart the target, inflicting
3d6 on the second round, 2d6 on the third round and
1d6 on the final round. Disassemblers from the cloud
become inert after four rounds of activity.
The character can also use the disassembler cloud
defensively, wrapping it around him or her to damage
attacking objects. In this case, the cloud inflicts 2d6
damage (ignoring the first 10 points of hardness)
to any weapon (including physical projectiles such
as bullets and arrows) directed at the character. If
the damage is sufficient to destroy the weapon or
projectile, it disintegrates before hitting.
Disassemblers are not inexhaustible; the colony must
regenerate the supply. Therefore, a character can only
use a disassembler cloud for a number of rounds equal
to 3 + the characters Constitution modifier (minimum
1).
Using the cloud to attack or defend is a full round
action that requires concentration. Distractions force
the character to make a standard Concentration check
or be unable to use the attachment.
The character can house the nanites in his or her body
when they are not in use. They can enter and exit
through bodily orifices the size of a human skin pore
or larger.
Renegade: The disassemblers attack the character at
random times (set by the GM), inflicting 2d6 points
of damage to her and any of her possessions (again,
ignoring the first 10 points of hardness), until the
cloud is exhausted for the day. The character may not
evade this attack.
Purchase DC: 36
Restriction: Military (+3)
Dynamic Talent (PL 7)
In 24 hours, this nanotech attachment can restructure a
characters physiology (including his or her and neural
structure) to excel at a particular
task.
Benefit: The character gains one
beginning talent from the talent tree
of any basic class. The character
can choose a new talent every
24 hours. These talents are never
considered prerequisites for other
talents on a talent tree. 19
Renegade: The attachment alters the characters
body in a way that causes 1d3 points of damage to
a randomly determined ability score. This cannot be
healed until the attachment is removed.
Purchase DC: 30
Restriction: Restricted (+2)
Dynamic Adaptation (PL 7)
In 24 hours, this nanotech attachment can alters the
characters physiology to adapt to extreme conditions
such as those found on alien worlds.
Benefit: The character gains the Planetary Adaptation
feat, but every 24 hours he or she may change which
set of benefits are gained. Note that this does not alter
the characters height the way the actual feat does, but
it will change his or her appearance in minor ways,
adding or removing bulk and subtly shifting facial
features (but never enough to escape recognition).
Renegade: Nanotech colonies alter the characters
body to make him or her susceptible to a particular
energy type, chosen by the GM. The character suffers
50% more damage from that energy type.
Purchase DC: 28
Restriction: Restricted (+2)
Green Nanotech (PL 7)
Green Nanotech will remove one or more nanotech
attachments. The attachments it eliminates must be
programmed into the colony before installation.
Benefit: See Installation and Removal (page 15) for
green nanotechs rules. Green Nanotech does count
as an attachment for the purposes of determining
nanotech drawbacks.
Renegade: The green nanotech colony multiplies
out of control, sapping the characters energy. The
character must eat and drink twice as much as normal
to avoid starvation and thirst and is considered
fatigued until the attachment is removed.
Purchase DC: 21
Restriction: Licensed (+1) 20
Shapeshifting Colony (PL8)
Over the course of 24 hours,
nanotech assemblers reshape the
characters body to suit his or her tastes or aid a
disguise.
Benefit: In 24 hours, this attachment can add or
subtract a foot of height and make the character appear
to be fat, thin, or somewhere in between. It can change
the characters eye, skin and hair color. It can alter his
or her apparent ethnicity, but not species. When used
as part of a disguise, this adds +10 to the Disguise
check.
Renegade: The attachment creates painful
deformities, inflicting 1d6 Charisma damage. This
cannot be healed until the attachment is removed.
Purchase DC: 29
Restriction: Military (+3)
Specialized Adaptation (PL8)
On mental command, nanotech colonies adapt a
characters body and mind to perform a specific task.
Benefit: The character gains a +6 bonus to a single
skill check.
Renegade: The attachment malfunctions;
nanoprocessors provide false information and nanites
distort his or her body, inhibiting the very faculties
needed to perform the task the attachment augments.
The character suffers a -8 penalty to the skill check the
attachment normally enhances.
Purchase DC: 32
Restriction: Military (+3)
 Posthuman Characters
Lets conclude with a few posthuman characters. Use these to come up with inspirations for
posthumans of your own, or plug them directly into your own adventures, changing the name and
background to fit your campaign.

Note: Allegiances, Wealth Bonuses and equipment are not provided because these are the features
individual GMs will adjust the most to suit their games.

Yang Ping:
Fusion Age Cybersoldier

Strong Hero 2/Posthuman 2/Soldier 2

Strength: 16
Dexterity: 14
Constitution: 12
Intelligence: 10
Wisdom: 12
Charisma: 8
Base Attack Bonus: +5 (+8 Melee/+7 ranged)
Defense: 16/14 flat-footed
Saving Throws: Fortitude +7, Reflex +4, Will +1.
Reputation: +0.
Hit Points: 38
Action Points: 41 (3 as a supporting character)

Skills: Climb 7 ranks (+10), Intimidate 4 ranks (+3 or +7),

Knowledge (tactics) 7 ranks (+7), Repair 5 ranks (+5),
Survival 4 ranks (+5), Treat Injury 5 ranks (+6).

Feats: Athletic, Combat Martial Arts, Personal Firearms Proficiency, Point Blank Shot,
Tough, Weapon Focus (AKM).

Class Abilities: Bonus feats (listed), Melee Smash, Weapon Specialization (AKM),
Modification Points (56/0 left), Tolerance 2 (4 total; 1 slot left), Superior Upgrades
(Insulated, Shockproof).

Posthuman Modifications: Nightvision Optics, Stabilizer, Subcutaneous Body Armor

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Background: The last survivor of Chinas Steel Flag Brigade, Lieutenant Yang fights to 22
restore civilization to a nation shattered by nuclear war. Ever since the scramjet bombers of
the EuroNAFTA Empire took Beijing, Chinas been without central leadership. But Yang
knows where the secret weapons caches are and where the Party elite kept safe houses
and stockpiles in case of war. Now, leading a ragtag group of survivors from both sides of
the war, Yang uses clever tactics, eyes that can see in the dark and Comrade Rifle to seize
victory from apocalyptic savagery!

Appearance: Yang Ping wears worn Peoples Army combat fatigues. His immaculately
polished rifle is usually slung over one shoulder. His burnished steel irises reveal that hes a
cyborg.

Using Yang Ping: As an antagonist, Yang Ping is the most dangerous element of a group encounter that
includes his fellow survivors, who might attack the characters to acquire their supplies and weapons. He
directs them to use clever military tactics, but doesnt lead from the rear. Yang also leads enemies into lightless
buildings so that he can use his darkvision and close range fighting ability to the fullest.

As an ally, Yang welcomes characters into his encampment, feeds and clothes them, and helps them in missions
that will benefit his fellow survivors. Yangs knowledge of Chinese military installations lets him direct
characters to caches of supplies and the warlords who guard them.

If you use Yang as a player character, note that hes an excellent close combat fighter thanks to his martial arts
training, point blank shooting and enhanced durability. But his taciturn manner (reflected by low Charisma)
suggests that somebody else should do the talking.
Nanzi Jzan: Gravity Age Genetic Revolutionary

Fast Hero 3/Posthuman 3/

Infiltrator 4

Strength: 12
Dexterity: 16
Constitution: 8
Intelligence: 14
Wisdom: 10
Charisma: 13
Base Attack Bonus: + 5 (+5 Melee/+
8 ranged)
Defense: 21 (22 in melee)/18 flat-
footed
Saving Throws: Fortitude +3, Reflex
+10, Will +3.
Reputation: +3.
Hit Points: 27
Action Points: 79 ( 5 as a supporting
character)

Skills: Balance 10 ranks (+17),

Climb 10 ranks (+14) Disable
Device 6 ranks (+12), Escape Artist
8 ranks (+13) Hide 10 ranks (+15),
Investigate 6 ranks (+7), Knowledge
(biology) 6 ranks (+7), Knowledge
(philosophy) 6 ranks (+7), Listen 7
ranks (+7), Move Silently 10 ranks
(+13), Spot 10 ranks (+10), Tumble
10 ranks (+13).

Feats: Combat Martial Arts,

Defensive Martial Arts, Dodge,
Elusive Target, Jack of All Trades,
Personal Firearms Proficiency, Stealthy.

Class Abilities: Bonus Feats (listed), Evasion, Uncanny Dodge 1, Sweep, Improvised
Implements, Improved Evasion, Modification Points (84/6 left), Tolerance 3 (3 total; no slots
left), Superior Upgrades (Black Clinic, Antiseptic Biotech, Homeostatic Biotech).

Posthuman Modifications: Biochemical Sacs (poison), Natural Weaponry (bone spurs),

Prehensile Tail, Subcutaneous Weapon Mount (for natural weapons).

Background: Nanzi Jzan is a rebel. For over 100 years the Genognosts suffered under the rule
of the Jovian Catholic Church. The Jovian Catholics Adamantine Templar cyborgs won the
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so-called Destiny War. Now they dominate the solar system with a religion that calls genetic
modification a heresy and exalts cybernetics as the path to union with the so-called Digital 24
Godhead. Jzan grew up on a Heretics prison colony on Io, but managed to escape a life of
lava mining by stowing away on a Church tithing vessel. Eventually, she found one of the
last known scientist-sages of the Genognosts and reclaimed her heritage as a member of the
warrior-spy Order of the Moth. Jzan now works with her Moth comrades to disrupt Church
profits and expose the skeletons in its closet to the population. She also conducts scouting
missions for the Moths elite Helix Warriors.

Appearance: Nanzi Jzan wears a form-fitting black jumpsuit for missions. Her bone spurs are
curved ivory talons that shoot out between each finger on both hands. A slight discoloration
reveals that theyre venomous. Jzans large eyes are deep blue. Her black, scaled tail grows
from the base of her spine. When travelling incognito she wears loose robes and wraps it around her torso. She
wears her black hair in a spiky style.

Using Nanzi Jzan: As an enemy, Nanzi Jzan is a mysterious terrorist who always seems to herald an attack
by fanatical Helix Warriors, but few people realize it until after the fact. Jzans connections to illegal biotech
providers and terror cells make her a prize for anyone who can capture her. Trap and interrogate her, and she
could reveal how to take down the Order of the Moth for good.

As an ally, Jzan is a co-conspirator against Jovian oppression. She passes information on to the characters about
the latest outrage or secret installation and can even hire them to do the Moths work. Shell accompany the
characters as an advance scout or to introduce them to revolutionaries, arms dealers and other important NPCs.

Nanzi Jzan best rounds out a party by using her stealth and Infiltrator abilities to gather information. Shes hard
to hit in combat, but needs to use stealth and cleverness to land a blow with her spurs.She best supports other
characters with medium range shooting and flank attacks.
Keshanth: Energy Age Nanotyrant

Smart Hero 3/Posthuman 5/Field

Scientist 7

Strength: 8
Dexterity: 12
Constitution: 10
Intelligence: 18
Wisdom: 13
Charisma: 15
Base Attack Bonus: +8/+2 (+7 Melee/+8
ranged)
Defense: 16 (17 in melee)/10 flat-footed
Saving Throws: Fortitude +8, Reflex +6,
Will +8.
Reputation: +3 (+5 in nanotechnology
field).
Hit Points: 66
Action Points: 148 ( 7 as a supporting
character)

Skills: Bluff 9 ranks (+11), Concentration

18 ranks (+18), Craft (structural) 8 ranks
(+12) Disguise 9 ranks (+11), Intimidate
9 ranks (+13), Investigate 13 ranks (+17),
Knowledge (nanotechnology) 18 ranks
(+24), Navigate 13 ranks (+18), Pilot 9
ranks (+9), Repair 10 ranks (+14), Search 13
ranks (+14), Spot 5 ranks (+6), Treat Injury
14 ranks (+15).

Feats: Attentive, Confident, Defensive

Martial Arts, Educated, Frightful Presence,
Heroic Surge, Iron Will, Point Blank Shot, Smart Plus, Toughness, Weapon Focus
(disassembler cloud).

Class Abilities: Bonus Feats (listed), Create Nanotech, Exploit Weakness, Plan, Trick, Smart
Defense, Skill Mastery (Bluff, Craft (structural), Investigate, Knowledge (nanotechnology),
Pilot, Search, Treat Injury) Modification Points (130/can no longer spend them), Minor
Breakthrough, Smart Survival, Tolerance 5 (6 total; 1 slot left), Superior Upgrades (Black
Clinic, Efficient Nanotech, Fast Recovery, Hardened, Idiot Proof).

Posthuman Modifications: Assembler Cloud, Decentralized Physiology, Bioassemblers,

Disassembler Cloud, Shapeshifting Colony.

Background: Keshanth is called the Tyrants Scourge for good reason. Decades -- some
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whisper, centuries -- ago, the Autocrat of the Panstellar Hegemony offered Keshanth
unlimited funding for research if the dour scientist would enhance his soldiers. So Keshanth 26
bent his knee to the Autocrat and designed the nanotechnology that created the dreaded
Smoke Diamond Legion: half-human troops bound to their diamond armour and linked by
a nanotech hivemind. The Autocrat was pleased. He made Keshanth Lord Protector of the
Third Spinward Arm. Keshanths fleet now demands tribute and experimental subjects for his
research.

Appearance: Keshanth is always followed by a lightly glowing blood red cloud. This bleeds
into his white brocade robe, whose long sleeves hide hands nearly always covered in black
leather gloves.. In his favored form, Keshanth is a six and a half foot tall, slender man with long silver hair and
a golden complexion. His youthful face has ever-changing eyes. He can, however, appear to be nearly anyone,
and often appears behind a ceremonial mask when in public.

Using Keshanth: Keshanth is a classic villain: a mad scientist searching for the secret of immortality who is
not adverse to experimenting on thousands, and a willing servant of an even greater evil. You can build a long
term game that begins with defeating his posthuman catspaws and ends with a duel aboard his space fortress.
Keshanths incredible toughness also allows him to seemingly return from the grave, threaten the galaxy and
bring heroes out of retirement.

But Keshanth can help the characters, too. What is hes fallen under some form of psionic control? What is
the Autocrat holds someone he loves hostage, and his experiments are actually ordered by the Hegemony?
What if hes the only ally the heroes have against someone whos even worse? Finally, Keshanth can transform
characters into posthumans with his considerable scientific skills.

In a high level campaign Keshanth is a mystery man who helps the party with his wisdom more than by directly
applying his abilities. Most of his powers augment his own abilities. As a player character, Keshanth is best
suited to solo play or a game where people trade him around as the main character in a party that includes his
less powerful allies and servants.