# WARDEN - Hostile NPC Mech Unit * * * ## Engage Protocol: WARDEN ### Profile: **Class:** Warden **Role:** Defensive / Control **Size:** 1 to 2 (GM's discretion based on the intended challenge) **Description:** The Warden is a formidable enforcement unit on the battlefield. It is designed to control areas of interest by hindering enemy advancement and protecting strategic assets. With heavy armor plating and advanced shield projectors, Wardens excel at area denial and frontline stability. --- ## Stats: **STRUCTURE:** 4 **STRESS:** 3 **HIT POINTS:** 15 **ARMOR:** 3 **EVADE:** 8 **E-DEFENSE:** 12 **SPEED:** 3 **SENSOR RANGE:** 10 **DETTECT:** +1 **SAVE TARGET:** 12 **Tech Attack:** +1 --- ## Weapons and Abilities: **Main Weapon:** - Magna Railgun - **Range:** 15 - **Threat:** N/A - **Type:** Heavy Ranged - **Damage:** 2d6+2 Kinetic **Secondary Weapon:** - Particle Lance - **Range:** 10 - **Threat:** 3 - **Type:** Heavy Energy - **Damage:** 1d6+1 Energy **Tertiary Weapon/System:** - Omni Shield Projector - **Range:** Self - **Type:** Shield - **Effect:** Once per round, can project a shield to reduce incoming damage to an adjacent ally by half. The damage is then taken by the Warden instead. **Optional Systems/Weapons:** - Deployable Cover Systems - **Type:** Deployable - **Effect:** Can deploy 2 pieces of heavy cover within SENSOR RANGE that last until destroyed or the end of the scene. - Gravity Rip Mines - **Range:** 10 - **Type:** Mine - **Effect:** On a successful hit, the target is immobilized until the end of their next turn. Mines can be set as a reaction to movement within range. - Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) - **Type:** Tech - **Effect:** Once per scene, can emit an EMP to disrupt electronic systems. All mechs within RANGE 5 must pass a SYSTEMS SAVE or have their E-DEFENSE reduced by 2 until the end of the Warden's next turn. --- ## Special Traits: **Adaptive Armor:** The Warden's mech suit is capable of hardening upon impact, any critical hit against the Warden is reduced to normal damage once per round. **Lockdown Protocol:** The Warden can attempt to pin an adjacent enemy, forcing a contested HULL check. If successful, the target is immobilized and impaired until they break free with a successful contested HULL check on their turn. **Zone Controller:** The Warden naturally exerts control over the battlefield. Allies in SENSOR RANGE gain +1 ARMOR. --- ## Tactics: The Warden prioritizes maintaining control of key strategic areas. It will attempt to lock down advancing foes and employ its wide array of area denial weaponry to hamper enemy freedom of movement. When major threats emerge, the Warden can redirect damage away from vital allies or systems, effectively acting as a bulwark against overwhelming offenses. * * * GM Notes: - Customize the size, structure, and stress to balance encounters appropriately for your player group's level and skill. - Consider environmental factors where the Warden can excel or where its control abilities can shine. - Feel free to swap out weapon systems or special traits to fit the narrative or campaign setting.

# PULVERIZER - Hostile NPC Mech Unit * * * ## Deployment Brief: PULVERIZER Unit ### Profile: **Class:** Pulverizer **Role:** Heavy Assault **Size:** 1 to 2 (Adaptable based on the intended challenge level) **Description:** The Pulverizer is a brute force instrument on the battlefield--the vanguard of frontline combat. Specialized in dealing massive damage and absorbing high volumes of fire, this class is engineered to break through enemy defenses and scatter entrenched forces with its overwhelming presence and firepower. --- ## Operational Parameters: **STRUCTURE:** 5 **STRESS:** 2 **HIT POINTS:** 20 **ARMOR:** 2 **EVADE:** 6 **E-DEFENSE:** 8 **SPEED:** 3 **SENSOR RANGE:** 8 **DETECT:** -1 **SAVE TARGET:** 14 **Tech Attack:** -2 --- ## Armaments and Systems: **Primary Weapon:** - Siege Hammer - **Range:** Melee - **Threat:** 1 - **Type:** Superheavy Melee - **Damage:** 2d6+4 Kinetic **Secondary Weapon:** - Heavy Slug Shotgun - **Range:** 5 - **Threat:** N/A - **Type:** Heavy CQB - **Damage:** 1d6+2 Kinetic (Cone) **Tertiary Weapons/Systems:** - Stomp Attack - **Range:** Melee - **Threat:** 1 - **Type:** Heavy Melee - **Damage:** 1d6 Kinetic, may knock the target prone on critical hit. **Defense System:** - Reinforced Plating - **Effect:** Reduce all incoming damage by 1 (after ARMOR is applied). **Optional Loadouts:** - Seismic Smash Module - **Type:** Heavy Melee - **Effect:** On a successful hit with Siege Hammer, creates a localized quake affecting a burst area of 1, enemies within must pass an AGILITY save or fall prone. - Point-Defense System - **Range:** 5 - **Type:** Active Defense - **Effect:** Automatically shoots down incoming ranged attacks once per round. - Missiles Pods - **Range:** 15 - **Type:** Quick Action/Ordnance - **Damage:** 1d6 Explosive (Blast 1) --- ## Special Traits: **Juggernaut Plating:** The Pulverizer's armor allows it to shrug off attacks that would hinder lesser mechs. It is immune to the shredded status. **Siege Mode:** As a full action, the Pulverizer can enter Siege Mode, stabilizing its frame and preparing for devastating assault. While in Siege Mode, it can't move, but gains Resistance to all damage and +1 Accuracy on all attacks. **Terrifying Presence:** The sheer might of the Pulverizer instills fear in opponents. Enemies within SENSOR RANGE must pass a HULL save or become Shaken until they successfully attack the Pulverizer. --- ## Combat Strategies: The Pulverizer specializes in initiating combat, disrupting enemy formations, and sustaining engagements. It thrives amidst the chaos of close quarters combat, utilizing its overwhelming strength and fortitude to dismantle enemy defenses piece by piece. It will often advance into the thickest part of the fray to maximize its impact and draw fire away from other units. * * * GM Guidance: - Adjust STRUCTURE, STRESS, and ARMOR values to fit the desired difficulty of the encounter. - Consider terrain that emphasizes the Pulverizer's melee strengths and allows it to demonstrate its Siege Mode capability. - The optional loadouts are modular and can be interchanged based on the tactical challenges you want your players to encounter. - Coordinate its terrifying presence with other NPC units to create synergistic effects and control the battlefield's tempo.

# STALKER - Hostile NPC Mech Unit * * * ## Target Profile: STALKER Infiltration Class ### Overview: **Class:** Stalker **Role:** Stealth / Assassin **Size:** 1 **Description:** The Stalker class mech is a shadow on the battlefield, designed for covert infiltration and precise eliminations. Specializing in hit-and-run tactics and surprise attacks, Stalkers excel at sowing chaos before disappearing without a trace. Their advanced cloaking systems and mobility enhancements make them formidable foes to even the most vigilant defenders. --- ## Specifications: **STRUCTURE:** 2 **STRESS:** 4 **HIT POINTS:** 10 **ARMOR:** 0 **EVADE:** 14 **E-DEFENSE:** 16 **SPEED:** 6 **SENSOR RANGE:** 15 **DETECT:** +2 **SAVE TARGET:** 16 **Tech Attack:** +4 --- ## Armament and Integrated Tech: **Main Weapon:** - Monomolecular Blade - **Range:** Melee - **Threat:** 1 - **Type:** Light Melee - **Damage:** 2d6 Kinetic **Secondary Weapon:** - Suppressing SMG - **Range:** 10 - **Threat:** 2 - **Type:** Main CQB - **Damage:** 1d3+1 Kinetic **Tactical Systems:** - Advanced Cloaking Field - **Range:** Self - **Type:** Cloaking - **Effect:** Grants invisibility, providing Soft Cover and allowing the Stalker to Hide as a quick action. **Movement System:** - Grapple System - **Range:** 10 - **Type:** Mobility - **Effect:** Allows the Stalker to ignore difficult terrain and enables swift vertical or horizontal movement. **Supplementary Systems/Weapons:** - EMP Trap Deployment - **Range:** 5 - **Type:** Deployable Trap - **Effect:** Disables electronics and causes Stun status on a failed SYSTEMS SAVE. - Kinetic Knife Barrage - **Range:** Threat 3 - **Type:** Quick Tech - **Damage:** 1d3 Kinetic, High Crit - Bonus Crit damage on 19-20. --- ## Special Traits: **Hunter's Edge:** When attacking from Hiding, the Stalker gains +1 Accuracy and deals an additional 1d6 damage on a hit. **Camouflage Synchronization:** While motionless and not attacking, the Stalker is invisible even to thermal and sensor scans, requiring a successful DETECT check with added difficulty to spot. **Silent Eliminator:** The Stalker's assassin protocols reduce noise significantly. Any sound made by the Stalker's weaponry or movement is undetectable without special equipment. --- ## Engagement Protocol: The Stalker is employed to execute high-value targets or to destabilize enemy ranks through psychological warfare. It will use its superior mobility and cloaking capabilities to infiltrate, assassinate, and extricate itself from the vicinity before opposition can mount a response. * * * Operational Notes for GM: - The Stalker's low STRUCTURE is by design, encouraging hit-and-run strategies rather than sustained engagements. - Leverage the Stalker's cloaking and mobility to position it in unexpected places, complicating the players' tactical planning. - Utilize terrain with verticality and concealment opportunities to enable the Stalker's ambush tactics. - Remember that the Stalker's abilities suggest quick, deadly engagements. It may need to retreat and reposition if the battle becomes protracted or if it sustains too much damage.

# ARTIFICER - Hostile NPC Mech Unit * * * ## Activation Notice: ARTIFICER Support Class ### Deployment Data: **Class:** Artificer **Role:** Support / Engineer **Size:** 1 **Description:** An Artificer is a master of the mechanized battlefield, capable of repairing friendly units, deploying constructs, and modifying the battlefield to its advantage. It is equipped with an array of specialized systems to enhance its allies' combat effectiveness while impairing the enemy's operations. --- ## System Diagnostics: **STRUCTURE:** 3 **STRESS:** 2 **HIT POINTS:** 12 **ARMOR:** 1 **EVADE:** 10 **E-DEFENSE:** 14 **SPEED:** 4 **SENSOR RANGE:** 20 **DETECT:** +0 **SAVE TARGET:** 12 **Tech Attack:** +3 --- ## Arsenal and Technological Suites: **Main Weapon:** - Arc Welder - **Range:** 5 - **Threat:** N/A - **Type:** Heavy CQB - **Damage:** 1d6 Energy, can arc to additional targets within Range 2. **Secondary Weapon:** - Micro-Missiles - **Range:** 15 - **Threat:** N/A - **Type:** Main Ordnance - **Damage:** 1d3 Explosive (Blast 1) **Support Systems:** - Repair Drones - **Range:** 10 - **Type:** Active Repair - **Effect:** Can target a friendly mech within range to heal for 1d6+2 HP or repair damaged systems. **Construct Deployment:** - Nanite Swarm Projector - **Range:** 10 - **Type:** Deployable - **Effect:** Creates a 3x3 zone that provides Soft Cover to allies and Difficult Terrain to enemies. **Utility Expansion:** - Quick Fabrication Cannon - **Range:** 15 - **Type:** Rapid Construction - **Effect:** Deploys a temporary construct that can act as cover, a turret, or a sensor relay for 4 rounds or until destroyed. - EMP Grenade Launcher - **Range:** 10 - **Type:** Quick Action - **Effect:** Launches grenades that cause Stun on a failed SYSTEMS SAVE (Blast 2). --- ## Operational Abilities: **Field Technician:** The Artificer can perform field modifications, granting a friendly unit within SENSOR RANGE +1 Accuracy on its next attack as a quick action. **Overcharge:** Once per scene, the Artificer can supercharge a friendly Mech's weapon systems, giving their next attack roll an additional 1d6 damage. **Adaptive Forging:** The Artificer is able to adapt its constructs on-the-fly. Once per round, it can alter the purpose of a deployed construct as a free action. --- ## Battle Directive: Artificers operate with a focus on force multiplication, using their array of support abilities to enhance ally capabilities and establish control over the battle's flow. They keep a safe distance from direct combat, choosing instead to use their engineering prowess to turn the tide of battle in their allies' favor. * * * Operational Guidelines for GM: - Adjust the HP and STRUCTURE values to provide an appropriate challenge to the player party. - The Artificer should be positioned behind front-line allies, ideally where it can maintain line of sight for effective use of its support and tech abilities. - Encourage strategic decision-making by alternating between the Artificer's supportive and defensive/offensive constructs. - Consider how the battlefield's layout can be exploited by the Artificer's constructs to maximize their impact on the engagement.

# NPC Mech Units: ASSAULTER & SNIPER * * * ## ASSAULTER - Close-Quarters Combatant ### Unit Specifications: **Class:** Assaulter **Role:** Skirmisher / Frontline **Size:** 1 **Keywords:** Agile, Assault, Close Combat ### System Readout: **STRUCTURE:** 3 **STRESS:** 2 **HIT POINTS:** 14 **ARMOR:** 1 **EVADE:** 12 **E-DEFENSE:** 10 **SPEED:** 5 **SENSOR RANGE:** 10 **DETECT:** -1 **SAVE TARGET:** 13 **Tech Attack:** 0 ### Arsenal Loadout: - Chain Axe (Heavy Melee): Threat 1, 2d6+2 Kinetic. - Breacher Shotgun (Heavy CQB): Range 5, 1d6+1 Kinetic, Cone. - Flash Grenades (Quick Tech): Impair targets within Burst 1. ### Special Traits: - **Assault Programming:** Gain +1 Accuracy on the first attack of each turn. - **Tactical Rush:** May engage in a Boost as a free action after making a successful melee attack. - **Shock Absorbers:** When the Assaulter moves at least 4 spaces towards an enemy, it gains Resistance to the next attack made against it. ## Engagement Behavior: Assaulters are hard-hitting skirmishers, engaging in rapid, close-range attacks. Capable of breaching enemy lines and executing devastating strikes, they prioritize high-value targets and soften defenses for their allies. --- ## SNIPER - Long-Range Elimination Specialist ### Unit Specifications: **Class:** Sniper **Role:** Long-Range Support **Size:** 1 **Keywords:** Precision, Stealth, Marksman ### System Readout: **STRUCTURE:** 2 **STRESS:** 2 **HIT POINTS:** 8 **ARMOR:** 0 **EVADE:** 13 **E-DEFENSE:** 16 **SPEED:** 4 **SENSOR RANGE:** 25 **DETECT:** +2 **SAVE TARGET:** 15 **Tech Attack:** +2 ### Arsenal Loadout: - Anti-Material Rifle (Superheavy Rifle): Range 30, Line 30, 2d6+4 Kinetic. - Camouflage Cloak (System): Provides invisibility when not moving or attacking. - Spotter Drone (System): Increases accuracy of allied units against a marked target. ### Special Traits: - **Marksman Shot:** Once per round, add 1d6 damage on a hit from cover or hiding. - **Steady Aim:** As a full action, gain +2 Accuracy and Overcome Resistance to the next ranged attack. - **Nesting:** While stationary for a full round, the Sniper gains Soft Cover until it moves or is successfully hit. ## Engagement Behavior: Snipers stay at the edges of conflict, utilizing superior range and concealment. Their goal is to eliminate high-threat targets quickly and efficiently, favoring patience and precision over rapid fire. * * * ### Combined Tactical Overview: **Assaulter:** A battering ram with the ability to cause chaos within enemy formations, delivering potent blows and paving the way for supporting units. **Sniper:** The antithesis to the Assaulter's brute-force approach, offering careful, measured strikes from afar, aiming to dismantle enemy capabilities before they can engage effectively. In a combined force, Assaulters and Snipers complement each other--while Assaulters press the front, Snipers take advantage of the disruption to focus on key targets from a position of relative safety. Ensure that the battlefield allows both units to exploit their strengths, with cover for the Sniper and clear lanes of approach for the Assaulter. Adjust stats as required to maintain balance for the player group's experience and skill level.

# NPC Mech Units: SCOURER & GRENADIER * * * ## SCOURER - Area Denial & Harassment Unit ### Profile Metrics: **Class:** Scourer **Role:** Disruption / Harassment **Size:** 1 **Keywords:** Agile, E-war, Hazardous ### Stat Sheet: **STRUCTURE:** 3 **STRESS:** 3 **HIT POINTS:** 12 **ARMOR:** 1 **EVADE:** 11 **E-DEFENSE:** 15 **SPEED:** 4 **SENSOR RANGE:** 15 **DETECT:** +1 **SAVE TARGET:** 14 **Tech Attack:** +3 ### Combat Gear: - Scouring Beams (Main Rifle): Range 15, 1d3 Energy, Burn 2. - Arc Projector (Heavy Rifle): Range 20, 1d6 Energy, Arcing, Line 5. - EM Scramblers (System): Disrupt enemy communications; Impair targets within RANGE 5. ### Strategic Traits: - **Zone Saturation:** Can employ weapons to create lasting environmental hazards (burning, shocking fields), for area denial. - **Disruptor Field:** Enemies within RANGE 3 suffer -1 to Tech Attacks and Saves. - **Evasive Maneuvers:** When hit by an attack, the Scourer may immediately move up to 3 spaces as a reaction. ## Deployment Mode: The Scourer leverages mobility and electronic warfare to thwart enemy advances, applying persistent pressure with debilitating attacks that corrode mechs and battlefield control systems alike. --- ## GRENADIER - Indirect Fire Support Unit ### Profile Metrics: **Class:** Grenadier **Role:** Artillery / Area Control **Size:** 1 **Keywords:** Bombardment, Explosive, Support ### Stat Sheet: **STRUCTURE:** 3 **STRESS:** 2 **HIT POINTS:** 15 **ARMOR:** 2 **EVADE:** 9 **E-DEFENSE:** 10 **SPEED:** 3 **SENSOR RANGE:** 10 **DETECT:** -1 **SAVE TARGET:** 12 **Tech Attack:** 0 ### Combat Gear: - Grenade Launcher (Heavy Launcher): Range 20, 1d6 Explosive, Blast 2. - Mortar Cannon (Ordnance): Range 30, 2d6 Explosive, Blast 1, Arcing. - Cluster Mines (Deployable System): Lay mines that detonate for 1d3 Explosive in a Blast 1 when enemies approach within RANGE 2. ### Strategic Traits: - **Fire for Effect:** If the Grenadier does not move during its turn, it gains +1 Accuracy to indirect fire attacks. - **Demolitions Expert:** Attacks that critically hit deal double damage to objects, terrain, and cover. - **Shrapnel Armor:** Enemies that melee attack the Grenadier take 1d3 Kinetic damage. ## Deployment Mode: The Grenadier uses long-range bombardment to shape the battlefield and soften enemy positions. Capable of raining down persistent, explosive firepower, it thrives in a stationary, overwatch position, laying waste to key areas and targets. * * * ### Field Engagement Summary: **Scourer:** A skirmisher adept at sowing disruption and targeted chaos, the Scourer brings electronic warfare to the forefront, compromising enemy systems while laying waste with concentrated attacks. **Grenadier:** The embodied artillery platform, standing back and delivering powerful, explosive payloads designed to break enemy formations, degrade terrain advantages, and punish clustering. In tandem, Scourers cover Grenadiers' flanks with close-range overwatch and tech disruption, while Grenadiers lock down areas and direct massive barrages at foes corralled by the Scourers' controlling tactics. Together, they represent a symbiotic tactical pair, ideal for controlling and dominating the flow of the battlefield. Adjust unit specifics based on the narrative context and player group capability for optimal challenge scaling.

# SCRY - Hostile NPC Mech Unit * * * ## Reconnaissance Framework: SCRY Reconnaissance Class ### Dossier Report: **Class:** Scry / Seer **Role:** Intelligence / Area Surveillance **Size:** 1 **Designation:** Observant, Tactical, Unveiling ### Performance Metrics: **STRUCTURE:** 2 **STRESS:** 3 **HIT POINTS:** 10 **ARMOR:** 0 **EVADE:** 15 **E-DEFENSE:** 18 **SPEED:** 5 **SENSOR RANGE:** 25 **DETECT:** +4 **SAVE TARGET:** 15 **Tech Attack:** +4 ### Armament and Insight Tools: - Optic Shroud Beam (Precision Rifle): Range 20, 1d6 Energy, Ignores Cover. - Codex Disruptor (Auxiliary Rifle): Range 10, 1d3 Kinetic, Targets E-Defense, On hit: Scramble sensors, causing Inaccurate on next attack. - Vision Foretellers (System): Extends SENSOR RANGE by +5, provides True Sight allowing detection of hidden enemies. ### Auxiliary Systems: - Omnispectral Scanner (System): Reveals invisible targets, terrain features, and grants detailed structural analysis within SENSOR RANGE. - Farsight Relay (Support Gear): As a quick action, highlight an enemy target, providing Lock-On and granting allies +1 Accuracy against it. ### Superior Traits: - **Premonition Protocol:** Once per round, the Scry can force an enemy within SENSOR RANGE to re-roll an attack roll made against itself or an ally. - **Omniscient Stance:** The Scry gains soft cover when it does not move on its turn, as it diverts full processing power to its defensive systems. - **Quantum Relays:** Can Click as a free action once per scene, receiving a full turn immediately after the current turn but cannot take reactions until its next regular turn. ## Mission Utilization: The Scry serves as an omnipresent eye on the battlefield. Specialized in harvesting and disseminating tactical information, this mech is pivotal in turning the tide of engagements through superior battlefield intelligence and countermeasures. * * * ### Strategic Engagement Overview: **Scry:** Advanced reconnaissance, designed to unveil enemy movement and intents. It uses its sophisticated scanning equipment to tip the balance of knowledge in its favor, ensuring that allied forces are always one step ahead. Operating from a vantage point, the Scry's intuitive algorithms predict enemy tactics. It remains elusive, with its EVADE and E-DEFENSE being its true armaments, dodging incoming fire while picking apart enemy strategies with its precise, revealing gear. Coordinate its recon capabilities with direct combat units to ensure optimal coverage and threat elimination. Engage defensive protocols during intensified conflict intervals, exploiting the Scry's advanced anticipation circuitry to mitigate incoming damage and control enemy target prioritization. Keep in mind the crucial role of the Scry in your encounters; its power lies not in direct damage but in its ability to magnify the strengths of its allies and expose the vulnerabilities of its enemies. Adjust the Scry's stats to suit the level of reconnaissance challenge you wish to pose to your players, remembering to amplify its observational prowess for higher-level play.