{"id":925,"date":"2014-08-30T10:27:32","date_gmt":"2014-08-30T17:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/invulnerablog.imperfekt-industrees.com\/?p=925"},"modified":"2017-11-16T16:34:29","modified_gmt":"2017-11-17T00:34:29","slug":"mutation-table-for-5e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/invulnerablog.imperfekt-industrees.com\/?p=925","title":{"rendered":"d30 Mutation Table for 5E and OSR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every world can use Mutation Tables. Mutations can result from Sorcerers&#8217; wild magic, they can be the dangerous inhabitants of a world after a nuclear holocaust, or they can be the results of magical experiments gone wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Roll 1d30 twice for each Mutant, to see what strange mutations they exhibit.<\/p>\n<p>Edit 18 April 2015: The original version of this post was only for D&amp;D 5E. I&#8217;m expanding it for OSR games as well, since lately have been I loving\u00a0DCC, and SWN. Why is there no license for 5E yet? Grr.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Eyes of searing flame. Does 2d6 damage out to 30 feet. Mutant is proficient with eye attack.<\/li>\n<li>Wicked claws. Unarmed damage becomes 1d6 + Strength mod slashing.<\/li>\n<li>Thick knobby hide. Mutant gains the listed ACs when not wearing armor.\n<ul>\n<li>5E: AC of 13 + Dexterity mod<\/li>\n<li>OSR: AC 7 in descending AC games where 10 is un-armored.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Spikey hide. Mutant can do 2d4 damage, no attack roll needed, to anyone they grapple, or who attempts to grapple them.<\/li>\n<li>Noxious stench. Can use once per short rest. On saving throw failure, On failure, targets within a 30\u2019 radius are poisoned for 1d4 rounds.\n<ol>\n<li>5E: Required Constitution save DC (Mutant\u2019s Constitution score).<\/li>\n<li>OSR: Targets save vs. Poison\/Death, or suffer -4 to attack rolls and ability checks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Glowing skin. Attacks against this Mutant gain advantage when it\u2019s dark.\n<ul>\n<li>5E: Attackers gain advantage.<\/li>\n<li>OSR: Attackers gain +3 to attack rolls.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Vulnerable to poison.\n<ul>\n<li>5E: Mutant suffers disadvantage on saves vs. poison.<\/li>\n<li>OSR: Mutant suffers -3 on Poison &amp; Death saving throw.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Third eye. Mutant gains +2 to Initiative rolls.<\/li>\n<li>Writhing tentacles.\n<ul>\n<li>5E: Mutant gains +2 to grapple checks, and can grapple one target adjacent to them per round as a reaction.<\/li>\n<li>OSR: Mutant gains +4 to grapple checks. If there are no grappling rules, treat as a normal unarmed strike.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Stomach acid that can digest anything.<\/li>\n<li>Oozing pustules. The Mutants suffers -2 to all reaction checks, but they gain +2 against grapple checks because of the greasy slime they exude.<\/li>\n<li>Chameleon skin. Mutant gains advantage on all Stealth checks vs. visual detection.<\/li>\n<li>Random attribute becomes to 15 +1d4.<\/li>\n<li>Random attribute becomes 4+1d4.<\/li>\n<li>Rubbery flesh.\n<ul>\n<li>5E: The mutant is resistant to bludgeoning attacks.<\/li>\n<li>OSR: Mutant suffers half damage from clubs, staffs, punches, kicks, and other blunt weapons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Twisted limbs.\n<ul>\n<li>5E: The mutant suffers disadvantage on all Strength and Dexterity checks using their arms.<\/li>\n<li>OSR: The mutant suffers -2 to all attack rolls and proficiency checks when using their arms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Mouth like a leech. Can drain 2 hp per round from a target, to gain 1 hp for themselves.<\/li>\n<li>Bird-like beak. Does 1d4 piercing damage.<\/li>\n<li>Long frog-like tongue. Can reach targets up to 10\u2019 away, and pull targets as heavy as 20 pounds to the Mutant.<\/li>\n<li>Brittle bones.\n<ul>\n<li>5E: Mutant is vulnerable to bludgeoning damage.<\/li>\n<li>OSR: When the Mutant takes damage from staffs, clubs, punches, kicks, and the like, the damage is increased by +1d4.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Tissue-like skin. Mutant is vulnerable to slashing and piercing damage.<\/li>\n<li>Mute. Cannot cast any spells with verbal components.<\/li>\n<li>Black blood, congeals quickly.\n<ul>\n<li>5E: Mutant automatically stabilizes.<\/li>\n<li>OSR: If characters die at 0 hp, this character lives until -10. If the ruleset allows characters to survive at negative hp, the character again automatically stabilizes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Green skin, can survive without food as long as the Mutant can spend at least 4 hours in direct sunlight, with feet in contact with rich soil.<\/li>\n<li>Nerve-racking shriek. Does 1d4 damage to all targets in 30\u2019 with no save.\n<ul>\n<li>5E: Can use once per short rest, or twice if they don\u2019t mind being mute afterward.<\/li>\n<li>OSR: Can use 2x\/day, or 3x\/day but becomes mute the third time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Frog-like legs. Double all jumping distances.<\/li>\n<li>Ugly bat-like (1-3) or moth-like (4-6) wings. The mutant can fly at 40\u2019 per round.<\/li>\n<li>Leprous. The Mutant is continually falling apart and regenerating. On the plus side, the Mutant regenerates 1 hp or lost ability point per round, and automatically stabilizes. On the minus side, each time the Mutant is hit, they lose 1d4 points from a random ability score until next round, as bits of them fall off. In addition, leprous Mutants find it almost impossible not to leave an easy-to-follow trail wherever they go.<\/li>\n<li>Smells like rotting meat. Wherever the Mutant goes, the chance of a random encounter with wild animals doubles.<\/li>\n<li>Mega-brain. This mutant\u2019s cranium swells with psionic power. The Mutant can cast Detect Thoughts at will, with Charisma as their casting score.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every world can use Mutation Tables. Mutations can result from Sorcerers&#8217; wild magic, they can be the dangerous inhabitants of a world after a nuclear holocaust, or they can be the results of magical experiments gone wrong. Roll 1d30 twice for each Mutant, to see what strange mutations they exhibit. 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