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SFS Standard Irradiated Undead Charger Creature 8

Chargers, known by as many different names as their planets of origin, usually spawn from the irradiated corpses of beasts slain by natural or manufactured nuclear disasters. These quadrupedal, animalistic undead are so named for their mighty charge attack.

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Elite Weak Irradiated Undead Charger Creature 8

Source Alien Core pg. 97
Recall Knowledge DC 23 24 26 •
Undead (Religion)
Perception +15 (darkvision)
Skills Athletics +18
Str +4 Dex +2 Con +4 Int -5 Wis +2 Cha +0
AC 25
Fort +21
Ref +13
Will +15
HP 165, void healing
Radioactive Remains (aura, radiation) 30 feet. A creature entering or starting its turn inside the aura is exposed to extreme radiation.
Meltdown [reaction] (poison, radiation) Trigger The irradiated undead charger is reduced to 0 Hit Points by energy damage of any kind; Effect The energy acts as a catalyst for a nuclear reaction, causing the charger to explode and dealing 9d6 poison damage to all creatures in a 20-foot emanation with a DC 24 basic Reflex save.
Speed 30 feet
Melee [one-action] tusk +20 , Damage 2d12+6 piercing
Area Fire [two-actions] projectile vomit +18 (20-foot cone), Damage 2d10+4 void (DC 24 basic Reflex save)
Charged Burst [two-actions] (attackmove) The irradiated charger triggers a localized radioactive reaction as it charges. It Strides once and then Strikes. A creature damaged by this attack takes 1 additional point of void damage for every space the charger moved prior to making its Strike. On a critical hit, the creature is also knocked prone.
Trample [three-actions] Medium or smaller, tusk, DC 24

All Creatures in "Irradiated Undead"

Irradiated Undead

To survive in the unforgiving expanse of space, creatures must be naturally adapted or take protective measures. While the dead rarely need such precautions against these threats, sometimes radiation can animate a corpse (or several) to a state of undeath!

Scientists and religious scholars alike debate whether a specific type of radiation is to blame for this phenomenon that spontaneously triggers unlife, but all agree on the dangers such irradiated creatures pose. Many types of radiation could be the cause: intense bursts of cosmic radiation emitted by the stars, magically enhanced radioactive isotopes found in a planet's or moon's crust, or even the advent of new energy sources in a society (or its radioactive waste) contaminating the land. Regardless of their specific origin, irradiated undead all pose the same threat—they emit ionizing radiation that ravages everything around them.

Half-Life Afterlife

Even if they don't explode upon being destroyed, irradiated undead corpses retain their radioactivity. Depending on which radioactive isotope is predominant in the corpse, it can remain dangerously irradiated for a few hours, or for millions of years. Industrial sanitation companies have special services that can be purchased for storing or disposing of irradiated corpses.

Renewable Energy

Some intelligent irradiated undead capitalize on their unnatural radiation as a heat source for hire. On Eox, irradiated undead wear special lead suits that block dangerous radiation while conducting released heat to create a pocket climate around them. When properly geared, an irradiated undead guide can keep living tourists safe and comfortable during an expedition into the grave world's wilderness.