Thursday, May 31, 2012

The Gort From The Day The Earth Stood Still - The Masters Of Justice -For Your Old School Games

Alignment: Lawful 
Number appearing :1
Armor Class: 6(13)
Hit Dice: 6+4 
                                                               Attacks: Power Cosmic Ray (1d8 anything hit by this ray is destroyed. Turned to atoms & scattered on the cosmic wind) 
Saving Throw:11 
                                                                       Special: No force in the universe will move these sentinels of cosmic justice
Move:6 
Challenge Level: 6/400 


 No one knows who created the first of these cosmic enforcers of justice but they always travel with an organic representative. These robotic life forms do not speak, but uses a beam weapon projected from beneath a visor to vaporize weapons and obstacles.The people of the universe constructed numerous robots like Gort and gave them irrevocable powers to respond to violent actions in order to "preserve the peace."
These incredible creatures appear as
 a large "seamless" robot that appears to be constructed from a single piece of "flexible metal". Their technology is comparable to the space gods themselves but they have little if anything at all to do with them.
The Gort are actually highly intelligent near genius level individuals. They're goals & sense of cosmic justice remains very alien to the humanoid mind. Even the gods themselves fear these creatures. They communicate with light sources or by some alien form of telepathy.
Their organic handlers have been quoted as saying,
 that "There's no limit to what Gort could do He could destroy the Earth."

Strangely enough these monstrous dealers in weird justice have been seen in numerous dungeons across the universe. To what purpose is unknown.
Their strange flexible metal space craft have examples of their incredible technology. The organic representative is created in the image of its society that it shall be visiting with, communicating with, & interacting with.


 These representative will communicate with any member of this society & express the aims as well as goals the Gort are to impart.They will be courteous & practical in a lawful manner. Should the representative be hurt, killed, or maimed. The Gort may destroy the planet in question without mercy or remorse of any kind.

 It is recorded within the unhollowed & forbidden  texts of  the Necronomicon it states that the key words of "Klaatu barada nikto" can & must be used to shut down the Gort lest he destroy the entire world.  The literal translation for Klaatu barada nikto was "Stop Barbarism (I have) death, bind" and the free translation was "I die, repair me, do not retaliate. And others have given it as  'There's hope for earth, if the scientists can be reached.'
These words are so revered that they have been imparted as the words of power to bind the evil of the Necronomicon from running amok before one can read it.

 The Gort have been reportedly seen across the universe & pan dimensional realities  as of late but to what end is not known. Many scholars & sages are very, very nervous about this.


 

 The end result of a visit from the Gort is sometimes the following in which the chilling truth is learned.
Many try to  impresses upon it the need to tell its masters that representive's death was an accident, leading to a surprise ending. The Gort replies, "You misunderstand, I am the master.


The Gnut - The Upgraded Masters Of Justice For Human Space Empire

Sire & most esteemed master, per your request we have prepared you a letter of technology regarding the intrusions into your sector of the galaxy regarding the Gnut.
These robotoids are formidable beyond compare Sire & have been seen upon countless worlds. These creatures have been with mankind since before the Atomic Wars & are spoken about within the Book Of Glorious White Bindings.
They have reduced many galactic societies to smoking ruins & laid waste to countless worlds. They are often spoken of being accompanied by an organic handler with whom the utmost care is taken. The Gnut in fact are clearly the masters communicating with their charges using light, telepathy & a number of super science powers. 
Alignment: Lawful 
Movement: 160'(40') 
Hit Dice:7
Attacks: 2 per round 
Damage: 2-12 or by weapon 
Morale: 12 
Super Science Powers: Disintegrate(mostly used against planetary targets), Electromagnetic Pulse, Nega-Sphere, Stasis,Telepathy  - All powers can be used on a planetary scale. 

The Gnut may project a cosmic ray for 4-24 points of damage up to 360' those hit must save versus death or be molecularly frozen . Or the victim may be scattered to the four cosmic winds depending upon the whim of the Gnut. These beings have seen the horrors that have evolved from the coming of mankind into the age of the Human Empire. They have evolved as well to meet that threat. The people of the universe constructed numerous robots like Gnut and gave them irrevocable powers to respond to violent actions in order to "preserve the peace." These green 8 foot tall unearthly giants made of  seamless flexible metal have observed & carried out their judgement across numerous worlds 


The Gnut are always accompanied by a 3rd level astronaut who will act as an ambassador & communicator for the wishes of the Gnut. 

 The Gnut  will judge a planet & issue a cosmic decree based upon its free will programming & intelligence. Should a planet be judged or harm its organic unit that planet will be destroyed without mercy or compassion. 
The key words of "Klaatu barada nikto" can & must be used to shut down the Gort lest he destroy the entire world.  The literal translation for Klaatu barada nikto was "Stop Barbarism (I have) death, bind" and the free translation was "I die, repair me, do not retaliate. And others have given it as  'There's hope for earth, if the scientists can be reached.'
 These robotoids are unaffected by mind affecting powers..


5 comments:

  1. Love it! Especially the reference to "Farewell to the Master" at the end. Brilliant story, shame it's not more widely known.

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  2. Good thing you went with the 1950's version rather than the anti-human modern version.

    GORT being the master is quite scary and a clear violation of the Azimovian Laws of Robotics.

    Fortunately, GORT is quite wimpy, a good Humanspace party would wipe the floor with it.

    Heck, a good Jel'un Mk III War-robot would wipe the floor with it.

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  3. Thanks for the comments Vargr! I've upgraded Gort to the new model Gnut for The Human Space Empire game. The Gortian robots are in fact individual units each with their own personalities, wants, needs, etc. They are very alien to humanity as we are to insects really. The story Farewell To The Master makes this very clear.
    I have no desire to ever consider that the remake of The Day The Earth Stood Still even exists..

    Bill thanks for the comment & I'm very glad you liked this one! Farewell To The Master is one of my favorite stories. It really is a shame that its not more well known. Thanks for the comment again & there will be more to come!

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  4. Well I stand corrected, the Gnut are now a major concern for all informed persons in Humanspace. Let us put our faith in the Veritable Autocrator - May He Live to See the New Age - and his Sultyat Legions for protect from the unwarranted influence of these mechanical entities.

    I wonder what relation is there (if any) between the Gort/Gnut and the Cymek Lords of old?

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  5. Gort/Gnut and the Cymek Lords of old? There could well be a connection between the two robotic menaces of mankind's shared past. The Cymeks are coming up soon!
    Remember to take care when dealing with the Gnut in the wilds of Human Space. May the Veritable Autocrator protect yourself & your house. May he always watch over his imperial citizens in the light of distant stars.

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