For over a century, the duralloy vault
had remained undisturbed. Buried deep
within the Earth’s crust, it silently
waited for a single atomic pulse to count
down the years, days, hours, and sec-
onds until the vault would re-emerge to
perform its function.
The count reached zero. A circuit
closed, and the vault awoke. The time of
waiting had come to an end. Ancient
machinery, dormant for over a century,
slowly came to life. Power modules
glowed with renewed energy as nuclear
The Exterminator
TYPE: Exterminator
STATUS: 3500
NUMBER: 1 ARMOR: 3/l*
HD: 8d8/15d10* C O N T R O L : --
SENSORS: A/B POWER: B
SPEED: 12/900/36 (feet)
MS: 1d4 + 17
Dx: 1d6 + 15
* -- See note on armor classes below.
DESCRIPTION: An Exterminator is an
upright-walking, 2-meter-tall robot. An
improved structural design and syn-
thetic-skin covering makes it completely
identical to a Pure Strain Human. Its
internal skeleton is made entirely of
strengthened duralloy, and all vital
mechanisms are encased in strength-
ened duralloy shells, making the Exter-
minator impregnable to all non-energy
attacks. (See note on armor classes.) Due
to structural limitations, it is slightly
vulnerable to high explosives.
Although the Exterminator’s sensors
are limited for tracking, its high intelli-

        
reactions began to increase. When and examined the surrounding terrain.
sufficient energy reserves had been It detected nothing in the area, leaving it
reached, the sonic bore engaged and
ripped into the surrounding earth, For
miles around, the ground shook. Trac-
tor/pressor beams of immense power
kicked in. The ascent had begun.
Hours later, the sonic bore cut
through the last layers of earth. Mutants
and humans alike fled in terror as the
ominous shape emerged from the
ground. Moments later, the vault
opened. The Exterminator stepped out
gence — allowing complex deductive
reasoning and social insight for quick
adaptability in an environment -- easily
compensates for any such limitation.
The Exterminator’s high intelligence
must be stressed. It was one of the most
advanced robots ever created.
The Exterminator can communicate
with CIs and Think Tanks, but only to
further its own purposes. It will take
IN: 1d4 + 17 orders from no one, except possibly its
PS: 1d4 +21 creators (see below). The Exterminator
will communicate with beings only
when necessary. Any attempt at unde-
sired communication will prompt a
sudden, but concise, response, ending all
conversation. The Exterminator never
asks for help and always works alone.
Due to the lack of records, little is
known of the Exterminators’ original
function. No one has yet discovered who
created them or why. Some believe they
were created by the Apocalypse to
insure the complete destruction of man-
kind. Others believe they were placed
by pre-holocaust military and scientific
leaders to help establish a new order.
Still others feel they were created solely
free to concentrate on itself. Analysis
revealed minor damage to its organic
layer, due to the prolonged suspension.
Self-repair was calculated at twenty-five
minutes.
That night, the Exterminator headed
west. It did not know where it was
going. It did not care. It had only one
function, one purpose — to exterminate.
to eradicate mutational strains, since
most of their targets are mutants.
Their function appears to be the elimi-
nation of selected targets. This target
selection is apparently at random,
although the majority of targets is com-
prised of mutants. It should be noted
that anyone or anything obstructing an
Exterminator from completion of its
functions will be eliminated.
An Exterminator will attack only at
the most advantageous time, and will
never attack when the opposing force is
too powerful. If necessary, it will make
use of any weapons available to it. The
Exterminator will never stop pursuing
its target until it has eliminated it. If
damaged, the Exterminator is capable of
limited self-repair. No Exterminator has
been destroyed so far.
An Exterminator has dual armor class
and hit dice. The first set (AC 3, HD 8d8)
represents the synthetic-skin and cloth-
ing covering the Exterminator. This
outer covering is vulnerable to all forms
of physical attack. The second set (AC 1,
HD 15d10) represents the internal dural-
loy structure. This is impervious to any
non-energy/non-explosive attack
(swords, bullets, etc.), and can only be
damaged after the outer layer is
destroyed. An Exterminator will func-
tion normally if its outer covering is
destroyed.
Exterminators each initially carry a
special weapon when they leave their
vaults. This weapon is described below.
Plasma rifle
Weapon Class: 15
Range: 300 meters
Damage: 10d10 (20d10 vs. force fields)
Weight: 7.5 kilograms
The plasma rifle is a hand-held
weapon carried only by Exterminators.
It is powered from an Exterminator’s
internal power supply. When fully
charged, the plasma rifle is good for 8
shots. It is recharged by attaching the
rifle’s power converter to a hidden
access plate (located on the right side of
the Exterminator’s waist). Recharging
takes 40 minutes, at 5 minutes per bolt.
The plasma rifle releases one bolt of
plasma energy per round.
Due to the nature of the plasma, the
weapon does double damage to all force
fields (does not apply to mutations) and
penetrates many types of armor more
effectively. The plasma rifle makes the
elimination of protected targets more
feasible.
The Vaults
These self-contained duralloy structures
are equipped with a sonic bore as well
as tractor/pressor beams, powered from
an internal nuclear power supply. A
vault seems to have only one function,
that being to hold an Exterminator for
approximately one century, at which
time it releases it. The complete purpose
of the vaults (if any) is not known. It is
speculated that the vaults may be stor-
age facilities and/or emergency retreats
containing a supply of both weapons
and repair materials (and possibly repair
facilities). It has also been suggested that
the vaults may be communication cen-
ters to coordinate Exterminator action.
Whatever the purpose of the vaults,
the Exterminators have not been known
to return to them. The vaults close up
within ten minutes after opening and
have so far withstood all attempts at re-
opening them. It is believed that the
vaults have been scattered throughout
the continent and possibly the world.