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Handcannon: Issue 5

Table of Contents

Editorial by The Editor Page 2

The PC-omicon: Featuring Llaelah by blackdwarv Page 4

Rivethead’s Mechanika Guide #1 by Rivethead48 (aka Sethlcat) Page 6

Juggernaught & Kodiak for d20 by blackdwarv Page 19

Cover illustration ‘MageHunter’ by Warcaster_Fann

Interior art ‘Bile Thrall School’ (p20 ) by Pydracor

Editorial

Welcome to HANDCANNON issue 5 !

Q: Why the new layout? Do I have to turn my computer on its side to print? What is a Chunter anyway? Where can I ﬁnd the rest of Handcannon?

A: Because. No. Look it up in a dictionary. http://hc.bodhihouse.com/

Now all that’s out of the way, sit back, pop your Acrobat reader into ‘full screen mode’, and enjoy the show. If you think you have an idea, art, or ﬁc-

tion for an IK or WM article, check out the yahoogroups site (http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/handcannon) and get involved!

This is a pretty “non-standard” Handcannon in a lot of ways, but what can you expect from an all-volunteer production? We would have liked more

WM material in the content, but we more than made up for it with Sethlcat/Rivethead28’s “Mechanika Guide #1”. If you think Chunter is funny, send in any

jokes or dialgue for him (it?).

Enjoy` - This issue’s Editor (patrickjftaylor)

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The NPC-onomicon

Being a tome detailing some of the more

useful, interesting, and colorful characters in the

Iron Kingdoms. In this issue, Llaelah Clapton, the

Trollbane:

lost her unborn child as well.

Reeling from the shock, she ﬂung herself

into the only thing that made sense at the time;

making sure no one would ever have to endure the

existance of a troll again. She spent virtually every

hour that she wasen’t out in the wilds or under

bridges researching the beasts. It was during one

of these hunts that she met the Zhu mystic Agredl

Foror, who took her as an apprentace after they

took down a paticularly large Dire Troll.

her hated foe only made it easier for her to hunt

more. So far, she has limited her research and

skills upon Trolls and Bridge Trolls. She hasen’t

revealed her knowledge to the Order yet, and most

likely will not do so, choosing instead to vent her

hatred upon that specie. This and several small

‘incidents’ have worried her higher-ups in the

Order.

She is currently working with limited

success upon a poison that works upon trolls, and

a potion that will shut down their regeneration

without damaging their bodies.

“ Caw! Troll! Caw! ”

-- Herecules

Two years ago, a young alchemist in the

Order of the Golden Crucible found love with the

city guard in Merywyn. Things were looking up

for the young couple, both had good jobs and were

likely to succeed in their ﬁelds.

Then came the dreadful spring of 604.

More Bridge Trolls were reported and killed that

year then previously in Merywyns long history.

Unfortunately it also meant that more cases of

attacked and missing persons were reported that

wet spring as well. One of those misfortuneate

ones happened to be Tomas Clapton, while

escorting his wife home one night.

The troll sprung up from the side of the

bridge, throwing Llaelah to the side with his

massive claws while leaping for Tomas. She lept

back to her feet and ﬁghting off the pain, began

casting devistating spells upon the troll, eventually

ﬁnishing it off. When the guard found them,

Llaelah was holding the corpse of her husband and

screaming, her face and shoulder cut open. It was

only later when the healers were stitching her right

side back together that she found out that she had

Llaelah Clapton, Troll hunter and

Alchemist

Female human (Ryn) Wiz 5/BnGr 1

CR 6, Size M (5’ 3”), 6 HD (21 hp), Spd 30’, AC 12 (DR

4/+1);

Atk dagger +2 melee, +4 throw;

SV Fort +4, ref +3, will +4;

AL LN

Str 10 (0), Dex 14 (+2), Con 13 (+1), Int 16 (+3), Wis 6

(-2), Cha 14 (+2)

Languages spoken : Llaelese, Caspian, Cygnarian

Agredl began trading some of his ‘Zhu alchemy’

for Order trade secrets from Llaelah. It was only

after the two had joined in several hunts together

that he begain revealing more about the greater

art of Bone Grinding. Recoiling in horror, Llaelah

at ﬁrst shunned Agredl, then later came to realize

that the using of these secrets upon the corpses of

Skills : Appraise +6/+8 (0 ranks, +3 int, +3 raven,

+2 alchemy items), Concentration +3 (2 ranks, +1

con), Craft (alchemy) +12 (6 ranks, +3 skill focus, +3

int), Craft (bone grinding) +4 (1 rank, +3 int), Craft

(dissection) +7 (4 ranks, +3 int), Craft (leatherworking)

+4 (1 rank, +3 int), Creature Lore +10 (5 ranks, +3

int, +2 syn), Handle Animal +3 (1 rank, +2 cha),

Knowledge (arcana) +9 (6 ranks, +3 int), Knowledge

(nature) +10 (5 ranks, +3 int, +2 syn), Knowledge

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(tactics) +4 (1 rank, +3 int), Listen +0/+2 (0 ranks, -2

wis, +2 familiar), Profession (bone grinder) -1 (1 rank,

-2 wis), Spot -1/+1 (1 rank, -2 wis, +2 familiar), Survival

+2 (4 ranks, -2 wis)

Feats : Summon Familiar, Scribe Scroll, Skill Focus

(Craft [alchemy]), Aurum Ominus Alchemist, Craft Arms

& Armor, Quicken Spell, Track, Favored Monster: Trolls

+1, Bone Grinding (enhancers), Unearthed Arcana

(trolls & bridge trolls)

4 Silent spell (slot 2 levels higher), 2 Still spell (slot 2

levels higher).

The Order of the Golden Crucible has

become increasingly worried about the erratic

behavior of Llaelah. To prevent a stain of a rogue

alchemist tarnishing the local chapter’s reputation,

the PCs are hired to snoop around and ﬁnd out

some more information about her. The Order

would dearly love to ﬁnd the secrets of Bone

Grinding out, but Llaelah is no fool.

Also usually has on hand: 1 dose Troll antitoxin (+8

fort, +1 str or con restored), 2 doses Blackroot Balm

(1d6 heal, Fort 16 or secondary 1d6+3 heal. -1d6 dex

temp dam), 2 jars Cure-All Cream (1d8 heal in 1d4+1

minutes. 3 doses/jar), 1 jar Balelight, 5 jars Sharpsalve

Hercules, raven familiar

Tiny Animal

Hit Dice: 6d8 (10 hp)

Initiative: +2

Speed: 10 ft. (2 squares), ﬂy 40 ft.

Armor Class: 17 (+2 size, +2 Dex, +3 familiar), touch

17, ﬂat-footed 15

Base Attack/Grapple: +2/–11

Attack: Claws +4 melee (1d2–5)

Full Attack: Claws +4 melee (1d2–5)

Space/Reach: 2-1/2 ft./0 ft.

Special Attacks: deliver touch spells

Special Qualities: Low-light vision, bestows

Alertness if in Arm’s reach

Saves: Fort +3, Ref +4, Will +6

Abilities: Str 1, Dex 15, Con 10, Int 8, Wis 14,

Cha 6

Skills: Listen +3, Spot +5

Feats: Weapon Finesse, Improved Evasion, Share

spells, speaks Llaelese

Magic : (4/4/3/2/-) All 0-level spells plus: Comprehend

Languages, Magic Weapon, Mage Armor, True Strike,

Sleep, Burning Hands, Grease, Color Spray, Acid

Arrow, Web, Spider Climb, Mirror Image, Greater

Magic Weapon, Deep Slumber

On their last adventure the PCs have come

across a referance to the legendary book “ Upen

Thee Naturef of Thee Troll-Folk ” by Faulus, a +4

Tome of Troll Lore that is rumored to contain a

recipie for a poison so toxic that it will kill even

the largest of Dire Trolls instantly. Needless to say,

Llaelah is quite interested to ﬁnd out about this

book. Whether the PCs (especially any Trollkin

ones) are willing to help out this insane woman in

her quest of genocide is up to them. Llaelah can

be quite... persuasive. Especially if the PCs don’t

cooperate at ﬁrst...

Gear of note : Bridge Troll jacket (DR 4/+1), barbed

quenched Serricsteel punching dagger (+1 to

hit, 1d4+1 dam, x3 crit, ignore hardness <15), 6

throwing knives (1d4+1 dam, 19+/x2 crit, 10’ range,

sharpsalved), Ring of Regeneration (carved troll bone),

Alchemist’s Lab, masterwork Bonegrinder’s tools,

Healer’s Kit, much used copy of Chronicles of the Troll

Hunter (+2 tome of Troll lore)

Potions & Alchemerie: 4 doses Vitrol (1d6+2 dam, 1

pt splash), 2 throwing bags Burning Powder (DC 15

itching on contact), 2 ﬂasks Hot Grease (Reﬂex 15 or

fall. If fall 1d4 dam for 5 rounds), 1 stick sleep gas (Fort

18 or 1 Con dam, secondary sleep 10d6 minutes (if

woken -4 skills, attack, AC, reﬂex)),

Hooks

The easiest hook is to have Llaelah hire

the PCs to join her on a troll hunt. Whether to

the swamps to hunt a Dire Troll, or under a few

bridges, she will be there.

Enhancers (from Bridge or other Trolls) All are effective

for Evocaiton spells, 3rd level or lower. Because she is

a somewhat humane sort, they generally are powders.

2 Empower spell (slot 3 levels higher), 1 Enlarged

spell (slot 2 levels higher), 2 Extend spell (slot 2 levels

higher), 3 Heighten spell (slot up to 3 levels higher),

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RIVETHEAD 28

Presents:

photocopies to allow one for each accumulator you carry.

(these are copyrighted by me, however you the right to

photocopy for personal use.) Also you will ﬁnd a Mechanika

sheet to keep track of your items for future reference, so that

you do not have to reﬁgure every step along the way for a

particular item, and it provides the PRICE.

rune plate construction. (PHB pg. 70-71)

3. Other Skills- There are other skills which

may come in handy(IE- craft (clockwork)),

however basic construction as detailed in the

IK:CG does not require them.

B: Feats:

1. Craft Wondrous Item- This is necessary

to ﬁnish mechanikal components as well as

fuse them all into a ﬁnished working device.

(PHB pg. 92-93)

2. Scribe Scroll- This is used in the creation

of rune plates. (PHB pg. 99-100)

THE GUIDE

MECHANIKA CREATION

MECHANIKA CONSTRUCTION:

STEP by STEP Primer:

I. Requirements:

A: Skills:

1. Craft (Mechanika)- This is used in the

creation of schematics / diagrams, as well as

for the construction of individual components

and the ﬁnal fusion and assembly check. (IK:

CG pg. 146-148)

a. These rolls are always made on the

last day of construction (be that for

an individual component or the entire

device)

b. For a normal failure (IE: <5) you must

add construction time to the project to ﬁx

your mistakes. This is ﬁgured as ½ total

time rounded up. (must be at least 1 full

day)

c. On a failure of 5 or more then you must

add the extra time as above but must

also replace ½ X Cost in materials.

(additional rules for skill failures can be

found in IK:CG (pg 377)

d. The base DC for all checks (unless

noted) during construction is 15.

2. Craft (Alchemy)- This is primarily used in

This document is a basic outline to the onstruction

of mechanical items for the Iron Kingdoms D20

RPG by Privateer Press. It originally appeared on

(and can still be found there in an earlier form)

on the Privateer Press Forums. The rules and

stats presented here are all taken from the Iron

Kingdoms Character Guide: VOL 1 by Privateer

Press and the copyright on the information is held

by them. I have only reorganized the information

into a for which is easier to understand and

reference with some speed.

If you have any questions of see something that

isn’t correct, please let me know so I can post the

errata on the forums as well.

Thank you for all your patience and I hope you

ﬁnd this both usefull and enjoyable.

II. Understanding the terminology:

A: COST: In the creation of mechanika, this

refers to a number of gp for parts + a number

of XP that are necessary to make schematics,

speciﬁc components, or conduits. This is

represented as such: 125gp + 18XP.

B: PRICE (market value): In the creation of

mechanika, it is not necessary to create each

and every individual component yourself (the

advantage that mechanika technology has over

traditional magical items). If you are able to

ﬁnd a seller, this ﬁgure refers to the average

price that you would pay to buy the piece

already made. This is on average 2 X the cost

(gp) to make it yourself. This is represented as

such: 1200gp.

C: Days: Each phase of mechanika construction

takes a certain length of time to draw, collect

parts, build parts, fuse, calibrate, etc. This is

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9.5.04

NOTE: At the end of this document you will ﬁnd a set of

accumulator charge cards (light, standard, heavy) which you

should print, cut out, fold and place inside a card protector.

This will allow you track the charges in your accumulators

with dry erase markers. I suggest making enough

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