New Cepheus Atom Monster - The Rad-Stalker (Mutated Deinonychus)

 Here is a mutated variant of the classic pack-hunting dromaeosaurid, ready-made for the rules-light post-apocalyptic settings of Cepheus Atom.

The Rad-Stalker (Mutated Deinonychus)

The Rad-Stalker is a terrifying twist on pre-collapse cloning experiments gone wrong, further warped by centuries of background radiation. They are larger than their ancestors, measuring roughly 4 meters long, completely hairless/featherless, and covered in mottled, leathery skin that bleeds toxic bile when ruptured.

Instead of simple feathers, their forelimbs have mutated into jagged, chitinous scythes, and their classic sickle claws are jagged and prone to delivering nasty infections.

Cepheus Atom Stat Block

• STA: 8

• DEX: 9

• END: 10

• Lifeblood: 18

• Melee: 7

• Stealth: 6

• Speed: 14m

• Armor: 1 (Thick, calloused hide)

• Weapons: Sickle Claw (1d6+2 damage) or Scythe Arms (1d6 damage)

Special Abilities & Mutations

• Pack Tactics: If more than one Rad-Stalker is attacking the same target, they gain a +1 bonus to their Melee rolls.

• Irradiated Bite / Claw: Anyone wounded by a Rad-Stalker must make an END task check (Difficulty: Average) or contract radiation sickness, taking 1 point of STA damage per hour until treated or dead.

• Pounce: If the Rad-Stalker moves at least 6 meters directly toward a target before attacking, its first attack knocks the target prone unless they succeed on an END or DEX check.

Encounters & Behavior

Rad-Stalkers hunt in small family units of 3 to 6 individuals. They are hyper-intelligent for beasts, capable of setting simple ambushes in ruins or rocky canyon passes. They actively track targets by scent and the faint hum of electronics, which seems to irritate them.

Here is a d6 table for harvesting a Rad-Stalker carcass. Survivalists can use these parts for crafting, barter, or uncovering lost pre-collapse tech.

Rad-Stalker Harvest & Loot Table

d6	Harvested Item / Loot	Value (Credits / Barter)	Rules Effect / Use
1	Intact Sickle Claw	50 Cr	Can be fashioned into a heavy combat knife or short sword (Melee, 1d6 damage). Grants a +1 bonus to intimidation checks if visibly worn.
2	Irradiated Bile Gland	100 Cr	Contains enough toxic fluid to coat up to 3 melee weapons or pieces of ammunition. Successive hits inflict 1d6 residual radiation damage on the next round. Must be harvested with a successful DEX check or the harvester takes 1 point of STA damage.
3	Leathery, Calloused Hide	150 Cr	Can be treated by a skilled armorer to craft custom light armor (Armor: 1, grants +1 to Stealth checks in rocky or desert wasteland terrain).
4	Swallowed Pre-Collapse Tech: Battery	200 Cr	Found deep in the gizzard. A still-functional, high-capacity fusion cell or battery unit. Can completely power an energy weapon, a heavy flashlight, or a vehicle's auxiliary system.
5	Swallowed Pre-Collapse Tech: Data-Chit	Variable	A cracked but readable memory drive from an old research lab. A hacker or tech-merchant can extract the data to reveal the map coordinates to an unlooted bunker or a hidden cache of medical supplies.
6	Mutated Adrenal Gland	300 Cr	If chemically stabilized, it can be refined into 2 doses of "Slingshot" (a combat drug). Consuming a dose grants +2 to DEX and +4m to Speed for 1d6 combat rounds, followed by a -2 penalty to all actions for an hour due to severe fatigue.

Harvesting Note: Harvesting a carcass safely requires roughly 10 minutes and a knife. If a player rolls a natural 2 on their check (critical failure), they accidentally puncture a radiation pocket and immediately contract radiation sickness (1 point of STA damage per hour until treated).

 Here are three adventure hooks featuring Rad-Stalkers to drop into your Cepheus Atom campaign:

1. The Hum in the Walls

• The Setup: The outpost of Rust-Hope recently repaired an old pre-collapse power generator, bringing electricity back to their perimeter fences. However, the high-frequency hum has driven a nearby pack of Rad-Stalkers into a frenzy.

• The Twist: The creatures aren't just attacking; they are actively digging underneath the settlement to destroy the generator. The players are hired to hunt the pack in their subterranean den before they breach the outpost's floorboards and cut the power entirely.

2. Blood in the Water

• The Setup: A vital oasis town has been cut off from its trade routes. A massive, heavily mutated alpha Rad-Stalker—known to locals as "Old Scythe-Tail"—and its pack have claimed the only local watering hole as their nesting ground.

• The Twist: The pack isn't there by accident. A rival faction or a rogue wasteland bandit group is deliberately feeding the Rad-Stalkers contaminated meat near the oasis to drive the townspeople out, planning to claim the water source for themselves once the settlement collapses.

3. The Prodigal Pup

• The Setup: A frantic settlement leader offers the players a massive reward to wipe out a pack of Rad-Stalkers that has been picking off their livestock and night watchmen.

• The Twist: The pack is aggressive because the leader’s own reckless son stole a live Rad-Stalker hatchling, hoping to train it as a weapon or sell it to a fighting pit. The mother and her pack are tracking the hatchling’s scent, and they won't stop tearing the town apart until they get it back. The players must decide whether to return the pup, fight the furious pack, or deal with the greedy locals.

Adapting Two Githyanki-like races for the Troll Lord Games Victorious & Red Room Bella Apoque rpg- The Aether-Born & The Khaos-Bane

 In classic fantasy, Githyanki are astral-sailing, sword-wielding, psionic zealots who escaped mind-flayer enslavement. To make them fit the Victorian aesthetic of Victorious, we can reimagine them as The Aether-Born : an ancient, aristocratic race of planar travelers who view Earth’s British Empire as a crude, amateurish imitation of their own cosmic dominion. This blog entry picks right up from 

A Hidden Refuge Town of monsters called Halloween Town in London for the Victorious rpg by Troll Lord Games & The Red Room's Belle Ãpoque Red Rpg with New Monsters, Artifacts, NPC's, And PC Races

Here is a detailed breakdown of this race, tailored for the Victorious system.

The Aether-Born 

"They arrived in vessels of brass and obsidian, navigating not the seas, but the very fabric of the Aether. They look down upon our steam engines as a child’s toy, and upon our souls as raw material."

— Extract from the journals of the Royal Society of Metaphysics, 1888

Lore & Concept

Centuries ago, the Aether-Born were enslaved by horrific, subterranean entities from the Deep Umbra (your Mind Flayer stand-ins). After a bloody, cross-dimensional rebellion, they liberated themselves and retreated into the Aether—the space between dimensions.

Now, they are ruthless planar privateers, knights, and scholars. They have recently taken an interest in Victorian Earth, viewing the smog-choked, industrializing world with a mixture of disgust and predatory curiosity. They look strikingly human but possess elongated limbs, hollow-boned grace, jaundiced or alabaster skin, and eyes that gleam like polished obsidian.

Cultural & Visual Aesthetic

• Victorian Integration: Instead of standard fantasy armor, they wear tailored, high-collar frock coats made of shifting, extra-planar fabrics, reinforced with plates of Aether-brass.

• Weapons: They eschew firearms, viewing them as clumsy. Instead, they wield Aether-Blades—rapiers, sabers, or greatswords forged from solidified thought and silver, capable of cutting a man's soul just as easily as his flesh.

• The Astral Estate: They don't live on Earth; they reside in massive, floating gothic estates anchored inside Aetherial rifts, occasionally dropping anchor over London, Paris, or New York while remaining invisible to the uninitiated.

Character Creation & Attribute Modifiers

In Victorious, characters are defined by their Attributes and Supernatural Powers. An Aether-Born character typically fits the Magical/Supernatural or Alien archetype.

Attribute	Modifier	Description
Strength	+0	Wiry and lean, relying on leverage and telekinesis.
Dexterity	+1	Possess uncanny, fluid, and predatory reflexes.
Constitution	+0	Vulnerable to Earth's heavy industrial pollution.
Intelligence	+1	Sharp, calculating minds with centuries of planar history.
Wisdom	-1	Arrogant, aloof, and severely lacking in human empathy.
Charisma	+0	Command presence, but their alien nature unnerves humans.

Supernatural Powers & Disadvantages

To build an Aether-Born in Victorious, players should allocate their Power Points into the following suite of abilities:

Core Powers

• Aetherial Attunement (Astral Travel / Teleportation): They can step into the Aether to bypass physical obstacles. In game terms, this functions as a short-range Teleportation power or the ability to become Insubstantial for brief periods.

• Psionic Sovereignty (Telekinesis / Telepathy): The hallmarks of their race. They can move objects with their minds (Telekinesis) and speak directly into the minds of others, bypassing language barriers.

• The Silver Discipline (Superhuman Combat - Dexterity): When wielding a melee weapon, they can channel their mental focus, effectively granting them ranks in Super-Aglity or combat-specific bonuses when using swords.

Distinct Disadvantages

• Arrogance of the Noblesse: They must take a psychological complication regarding their superiority complex. They rarely accept advice from "indigenouos Earthlings" and will never willingly submit to human law.

• Miasma Vulnerability: The coal smoke, sulfur, and industrial smog of Victorian Earth is toxic to their pristine lungs. Prolonged exposure to heavy smog without a specialized rebreather (often stylized as an ornate, brass filigree mask) inflicts penalties to their Constitution.

How to Use Them in Your Campaign

1. The Anti-Hero Ally: A rogue Aether-Born knight has tracked a fleeing cosmic horror to the slums of Whitechapel and reluctantly teams up with the players' Vanguard to hunt it down.

2. The Industrial Rival: An Aether-Born noble house begins secretly funding a human industrialist, providing them with impossible "steampunk" technology that is actually psionically-charged Aether-tech, aiming to destabilize the British Empire.

3. The Cosmic Raid: The sky over London turns a bruised purple as an Aether- Born dreadnought slips through the veil, demanding the return of a stolen artifact currently sitting in the British Museum.

The Khaos-Bane: Masters of Volatile Ascension

"The Aetherborne seek the perfect order of the Aether. We have found a truer power: the beautiful, absolute potential of utter collapse."

— High-Channeler Vask, of the Khaos-Bane

 

Lore & Concept

While the Aetherborne (the race you described) retreated to the Aetherial rifts, their splinter-cousins, the Khaos-Bane, turned inward to a much darker cosmic frequency: the Deep Umbra, the primal wellspring of primordial chaos. They view the Aetherborne's quest for sterile perfection as a dead end. Instead, the Khaos-Bane embrace the volatile, entropic forces that fuel reality. They did not just escape their enslavers; they consumed their power, developing a technology that is as likely to destroy them as to elevate them.

The Khaos-Bane are cross-dimensional raiders, zealots of entropic philosophy, and engineers of "living decay." They are a reflection of what happens when Githyanki discipline is twisted by a lust for absolute, unstable power.

Cultural & Visual Aesthetic (The Chaositech Influence)

• Aesthetic of Rust and Resonance: Where Aetherborne tech is polished brass and obsidian, Khaos-Bane technology—Chaositech—is asymmetric, jagged, and perpetually active. Imagine copper, verdigris, and black iron, held together by internal energies rather than bolts. It crackles, smokes, and frequently sparks with erratic green or multi-colored plasma.

• The Mark of Entropy: Their cities and bases are built from the salvaged husks of conquered civilizations, re-engineered into vast, chaotic, impossible geometries that defy gravitational stability. They are anchored inside volatile dimensional tears.

• Chaositech Prosthetics: The Khaos-Bane view the mortal body as a flawed vessel that must be "perfected" through controlled collapse. Senior members have limbs or even half their bodies replaced with asymmetric, powerful, but unstable Chaositech prosthetics that can shift form or discharge catastrophic energy.

Physiology & Attributes (Vs. Aetherborne)

The Khaos-Bane share Githyanki features but are visibly scarred by their practices.

Feature	Aetherborne	Khaos-vane
Appearance	Tall, graceful, smooth features, jaundiced/alabaster.	Tall, lean, heavily scarred, frequently mutated. Skin can appear like crackled rock or obsidian.
Skin Tone	Monochromatic.	Mottled, frequently with faint, shifting energy patterns.
Eyes	Obsidian, gleam internally.	Burn with erratic energy (usually green, red, or purple).
Physical	Graceful, fluid.	Wiry, powerful, often with asymmetric limbs (due to implants).
Constitution	Sensitive to pollution.	Highly resistant to all forms of environmental damage and decay.

Attribute Modifiers (Khaos-Bane):

• Strength +1 (Due to erratic cellular reinforcement or prosthetics).

• Constitution +1 (They are survivors of primal entropy).

• Charisma -1 (Their presence is deeply unsettling, a psychic hum of collapse).

• Wisdom -1 (Driven by chaotic impulses, lacking empathy).

Chaositech Powers & Abilities

Their abilities are not psionic, but rather a perfect symbiosis with their volatile machinery.

• Entropy Surge (Aesthetic Power): Instead of psionics, they manipulate raw entropy. This functions as a "destructive force" power, allowing them to rapidly corrode objects, create localized fields of instability, or discharge erratic bursts of chaotic energy.

• Chaotic Shunt (Dimensional Ability): This is their counterpart to Aetherial teleportation. Instead of slipping through the Aether, they violently tear a temporary hole in reality and force themselves through the primal chaos. It is faster and longer-ranged but dangerous and often leaves residual instability at the exit point.

• The Living Prosthetic (Superhuman Durability): They can channel their connection to entropy into their Chaositech, effectively creating a temporary Super-Constitution or Invulnerability effect against specific types of harm.

• Entropic Combat (Melee Weapon): They utilize Khaos-Forged Weapons (asymmetric chainblades, maces, or saws) that are constantly vibrating with entropic energy. On contact, these weapons can disintegrate matter.

Equipment and Mounts

• Aesthetic of Rust and Glass: Their equipment is built for rugged survival and power.

• Chaositech Rebreathers: Like the Aetherborne, they use rebreathers, but these are cruder, leaking orange steam and crackling with green energy, filtering the air through small, stable pieces of raw entropy-glass.

• Entropic Dreadnoughts: Their ships are monstrous, asymmetric, jagged structures, held together by visible bolts and massive internal engines that hum with contained chaotic power. They look perpetually in a state of self-destruction.

• Khaos-Striders (Mounts): Instead of elegant beasts, they ride large, multi-legged arachnid constructs made of salvaged iron and crackling entropy cores. These constructs can scale vertical surfaces and discharge energy fields.

The Relationship with the Aetherborne

The Khaos-vane and Aetherborne are engaged in an eternal, asymmetric war.

• Mutual Hatred: Each views the other as the ultimate abomination. The Aetherborne see the Khaos-vane as agents of utter destruction and a betrayal of their shared ancestry. The Khaos-vane see the Aetherborne as cowardly, stagnant fools trying to build a cage for the universe.

• Unstable Parity: They have near-parity in raw power. The Aetherborne possess superior strategy, psionic foresight, and control. The Khaos-vane possess superior durability, destructive force, and sheer, unpredictable resilience.

• Current Earth Involvement: The Aetherborne's interest in Victorian Earth is precise, focused, and potentially predatory. The Khaos-vane's involvement is purely entropic. They have also arrived, but their goal is to identify Earth's critical stability points and collapse them, either through engineered disasters or by manipulating human desire for dangerous technological acceleration.

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A Hidden Refuge Town of monsters called Halloween Town in London for the Victorious rpg by Troll Lord Games & The Red Room's Belle Époque Red Rpg with New Monsters, Artifacts, NPC's, And PC Races

 

The Fog-Shrouded Sanctuary: Halloween Town

Location: Beneath the Abandoned Fleet Ditch Sewers, London

Era: Victorian Steampunk / Supernatural (Victorious RPG)

In the soot-stained heart of Victorian London, where the smog of the Industrial Revolution meets the ancient ley lines of Britain, lies a sanctuary for those deemed "unnatural." Halloween Town is not a myth to the monsters of the Underground; it is a vital necessity—a sovereign refuge hidden behind a veil of permanent, magically-infused fog.

Entering the Gloom

To reach the town, one must find the "Jack-o’-Lantern Grate" near the ruins of the Fleet River. By whispering a secret rhyme and offering a copper penny (or a drop of non-human blood), the heavy iron bars melt into shadow.

The descent leads to a subterranean cavern illuminated by thousands of floating, bioluminescent pumpkins and gas-lamps burning with an eerie violet flame. The architecture is a chaotic blend of Gothic spires, crooked timber-framed houses, and repurposed Roman masonry.

The Ruling Council: The Triumvirate

The town is governed by three "Mayors," ensuring no single faction gains too much power over the refuge:

1. Lord Bramwell (The Vampire): An exiled aristocrat who handles the town's finances and "imports" (blood and luxury goods). He ensures the town remains hidden from the Society for Psychical Research.

2. Mother Marrow (The Hag): An ancient witch who maintains the magical wards. She provides the "Glamour" charms that allow residents to walk London's surface undetected.

3. Iron-Jaw (The Construct): A sentient, steam-powered automaton built from the parts of fallen Penny Dreadful villains. He leads the Night Watch, the town’s ragtag militia.

Notable Districts & Locations

District	Description	Key Landmark
The Ossuary Market	A bustling bazaar where monsters trade artifacts, specialized food, and "human-free" curiosities.	The Black Cauldron Inn (Serving chilled ichor and warm stout).
The Shadow Docks	Where the subterranean river flows. Small, silent skiffs transport goods to the Thames.	The Ferryman’s Toll (A guarded gatehouse).
The Alchemists' Quarter	A smoggy district filled with bubbling vats. Home to rogue scientists and sentient slimes.	The Clockwork Laboratory (Run by a disgraced Royal Society member).

Life in Halloween Town

For a resident of Halloween Town, life is a delicate balance of safety and secrecy.

• The Law of the Veil: No resident may harm a human within three miles of the entrance, lest they draw the attention of the London Metropolitan Police or, worse, the Victorious heroes of the surface.

• The Harvest Festival: Once a year, on October 31st, the wards are at their strongest. The monsters throw a grand masquerade, openly walking the streets of London, hidden in plain sight among the revelers.

Adventure Hooks for Victorious

• The Missing Link: A prominent Victorian scientist has been kidnapped and taken to Halloween Town. Is he a prisoner, or did he flee there to protect a dangerous invention from the government?

• The Fog is Fading: The magical wards maintaining the town's secrecy are failing. The heroes must find a rare component—perhaps a shard of the original "Will-o'-the-Wisp"—before the Army discovers the entrance.

• Internal Coup: A faction of younger, aggressive monsters (The Feral Pack) wants to stop hiding and begin a "Great Harvest" of London. The heroes are approached by Lord Bramwell to stop the coup discreetly.

GM Note: Halloween Town works best as a "neutral" ground. It is not inherently evil, but rather a place of survival. Heroes may find unlikely allies here, or discover that the line between "man" and "monster" is thinner than the London fog.

 In the flickering shadows of the Ossuary Market and the steam-choked corners of the Alchemists' Quarter, a specialized class of merchants operates under the radar of the Triumvirate. Known as The Menagerie Breakers, these dealers specialize in the capture and sale of rare, lethal creatures to London's most dangerous assassins and thrill-seeking murderers.

The Dealers of the Macabre

Unlike the common vendors selling curiosities, these dealers deal in "living weapons" designed for silence, terror, or total destruction.

• Sallow John: A former taxidermist who found more profit in the living than the dead. He operates out of a shop that smells of formaldehyde and raw meat, specializing in Phase-Spiders and Ectoplasmic Leeches perfect for untraceable assassinations.

• The Widow in Wax: A woman who supposedly turned herself into a sentient wax sculpture. She deals in "Beautiful Deaths"—monsters that look like works of art or common household pets until they are triggered to strike.

• "Professor" Pendergast: A disgraced academic obsessed with the prehistoric and the "Dying Earth". He sells primitive, high-aggression beasts like Kanahu Pit-Vipers to those who want their victims to suffer a brutal, primal end.

Rare "Inventory" for Assassins

The following creatures are highly sought after by the Victorian underworld for their specific lethality:

Creature	Specialty	Why Murderers Buy It
The Gaslight Mimic	Stealth	Can take the form of a common street lamp or a parlor chair, striking when the victim is alone.
Clockwork Scarabs	Sabotage	Sentient metallic insects that can chew through brake lines on a carriage or lock a door from the inside.
Screaming Mandrake Hybrids	Distraction	Used to create a localized sonic burst that deafens witnesses while the assassin strikes.
Shadow-Stalkers	Invisibility	Beings from the "Night Land" that are nearly invisible in the London smog.

The Transaction

Buying from a monster dealer in Halloween Town is a high-stakes gamble:

1. The "Live" Demonstration: Dealers often keep a "disposable" street urchin or a rival's snitch in a back room to demonstrate the creature's lethality to the buyer.

2. The Binding: Rare monsters are sold with "Binding Charms" or "Control Collars" manufactured by Mother Marrow or Iron-Jaw’s rogue engineers. If the charm breaks, the monster often eats the buyer first.

3. The Payment: These dealers rarely accept coin. They demand "Service in Kind," "Fresh Memories," or specialized Victorian technology to further their breeding programs.

Adventure Hook: The Escaped "Asset"

A prominent member of the Society for Psychical Research is found dead, but the cause of death is a venom only found in the prehistoric wastes of Kanahu. The heroes must track the "sale" back to Halloween Town and find the dealer before the assassin uses their remaining "inventory" on the rest of the Society.

How would your players react to discovering a "pet shop" where the merchandise is actively trying to pick the lock on its cage?

   To enhance your Victorious campaign, here is a d100 table detailing the chaotic, dangerous, and often illegal inventory found within the stalls of the Menagerie Breakers. These items can serve as plot devices, black-market temptations, or immediate threats if a cage happens to rattle loose.

d100 Inventory of the Menagerie Breakers

d100	The Inventory Item	Description & "Selling Point"
01-05	The Bottled Banshee	A crystal vial containing a swirl of grey smoke. When shattered, it releases a deafening wail that stuns everyone within 30 feet for 1d4 rounds.
06-10	Kanahu Glass-Wasps	A hive of translucent insects that seek out heat. Used by assassins to track victims through walls or thick Victorian curtains.
11-15	The Doorman’s Mimic	Looks like a brass door knocker. If placed on a door, it bites anyone who attempts to use it without whispering the "safe word."
16-20	Ectoplasmic Silk Spool	Harvested from Phase-Spiders. This "thread" is invisible to the human eye and can hold the weight of a grown man—perfect for silent escapes.
21-25	A Crate of 'Night Land' Moss	A parasitic fungi that grows rapidly in the dark. It can choke a room in minutes, leaving victims to suffocate in silence.
26-30	Sentient Steam-Rat	A clockwork rodent infused with a fragment of a criminal’s soul. It can pick locks and scout small spaces, returning with a "recording" of what it heard.
31-35	The Shadow-Blade Parasite	A small, eel-like creature that wraps around a dagger. It makes the blade silent and allows it to strike the "spirit" of a target, ignoring physical armor.
36-40	Jar of Grave-Dust Mites	When tossed, these microscopic undead feast on the structural integrity of iron and wood, causing floors or support beams to collapse instantly.
41-45	The Gaslight Wraith	A minor spirit bound to a specialized lantern. It can be commanded to dim all lights in a 100-yard radius, plunging a street into total darkness.
46-50	Vampiric Ivy Cuttings	Rapid-growth vines that drain blood upon contact. Murderers plant them in a target's garden to make a death look like a "freak gardening accident."
51-55	The Mercury Slime	A metallic, shapeless blob that can flow under doors and into safes. It can "memorize" the shape of a key and reform into it later.
56-60	A Chained 'Gutter-Gorgon'	A stunted, wingless gargoyle that turns anything it bites into brittle stone for one hour.
61-65	A Box of Whispering Beetles	These insects record the last 60 seconds of any conversation they hear before they are "crushed" to replay the sound.
66-70	The Galvanized Hound	A taxidermied dog brought back to life with voltaic batteries. It is relentless, tireless, and smells faintly of ozone and rot.
71-75	The Widow’s Weeping Veil	A lace veil made from the webs of a mourning spider. The wearer becomes invisible to anyone currently experiencing grief or sadness.
76-80	Canned 'London Fog'	A pressurized canister that, when opened, releases a 20-foot cloud of supernatural fog that blocks even magical or thermal vision.
81-85	The Flesh-Stitcher’s Kit	A set of needles and "living thread" that allows an assassin to temporarily assume the face of their victim (lasts 1d6 hours).
86-90	The Clockwork Heart-Plug	A cruel device sold to those who want to "own" a victim. Once inserted, the victim must stay within 50 feet of the controller or the device stops their heart.
91-95	A Baby 'Night Land' Watcher	A small, multi-eyed creature that emits a low hum when a "Hero" or "Lawman" enters the vicinity.
96-100	The Chimera Egg	A pulsating, multi-colored egg. The dealer claims it will hatch into the "ultimate predator," but it requires a pint of the owner's blood every night.

The Dealer's "Warranty"

When a character interacts with these tables, remember the Menagerie Breakers always have a catch. Many of these items require a Presence or Intellect check to control. Failing the check might mean the "Gaslight Wraith" decides your own soul looks more appetizing than the target's, or the "Mercury Slime" decides to fuse your fingers together instead of the lock

For your Victorious campaign, here are the stats for the "living weapons" sold by the Menagerie Breakers. These utilize the standard attributes: Strength (STR), Dexterity (DEX), Constitution (CON), Intelligence (INT), Wisdom (WIS), and Charisma (CHA).

1. The Gaslight Mimic

Medium Construct (Neutral)

These creatures are masterfully crafted to resemble common Victorian street furniture. They remain motionless until a target is within reach, striking with surprise.

• STR: 16 (+2) | DEX: 10 (+0) | CON: 18 (+3)

• INT: 6 (-1) | WIS: 12 (+0) | CHA: 8 (-1)

• Health: 45 | AC: 16 (Iron/Wood Exterior)

• Abilities:

  • False Appearance: While the mimic remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from an ordinary object (e.g., street lamp, bench, post box).

  • Adhesive Grip: Anything that touches the mimic is grappled (Escape DC 14).

• Attack:

  • Iron Slam: +5 to hit, 2d6+3 damage.

2. Shadow-Stalkers (Night Land Denizen)

Medium Outsider (Evil)

Hailing from the "Night Land," these entities are nearly invisible in the smog and shadows of London, making them the ultimate tools for silent execution.

• STR: 12 (+0) | DEX: 20 (+4) | CON: 12 (+0)

• INT: 10 (+0) | WIS: 14 (+1) | CHA: 10 (+0)

• Health: 28 | AC: 15

• Abilities:

  • Smog Camouflage: In areas of fog, smoke, or dim light, the Shadow-Stalker is considered invisible.

  • Phase Through: Can move through solid objects up to 1 foot thick as if they were difficult terrain.

• Attack:

  • Cold Touch: +7 to hit, 1d10 necrotic damage. Target must succeed on a CON save (DC 13) or have their movement speed halved for 1 minute.

3. Clockwork Scarabs (Swarm)

Small Swarm of Constructs (Neutral)

Often sold in "hives" of 10-20, these mechanical insects are used to sabotage carriages or lock victims in rooms.

• STR: 4 (-3) | DEX: 18 (+3) | CON: 10 (+0)

• INT: 2 (-4) | WIS: 10 (+0) | CHA: 1 (-5)

• Health: 18 (Swarm) | AC: 14

• Abilities:

  • Sabotage: Can dismantle or jam a mechanical device (lock, engine, carriage wheel) in 1 round.

  • Infiltrate: Can fit through any gap larger than a keyhole.

• Attack:

  • Mechanical Nips: +5 to hit, 1d6 piercing damage.

4. The Galvanized Hound

Medium Undead/Construct (Neutral)

A terrifying blend of necromancy and Victorian science, these hounds are relentless trackers that do not tire.

• STR: 15 (+2) | DEX: 14 (+1) | CON: — (Undead)

• INT: 3 (-4) | WIS: 12 (+0) | CHA: 5 (-3)

• Health: 35 | AC: 13

• Abilities:

  • Ozone Scent: Advantage on tracking checks. They can "smell" the electrical or supernatural energy of a target.

  • Voltaic Feedback: Anyone hitting the hound with a metal melee weapon takes 1d4 lightning damage.

• Attack:

  • Electrified Bite: +4 to hit, 1d8+2 piercing + 1d4 lightning damage.

5. Kanahu Pit-Viper

Small Beast (Neutral)

Imported from the prehistoric wastes, these vipers possess a venom that causes agonizing muscular paralysis.

• STR: 6 (-2) | DEX: 16 (+2) | CON: 12 (+0)

• INT: 2 (-4) | WIS: 10 (+0) | CHA: 3 (-4)

• Health: 10 | AC: 13

• Abilities:

  • Primal Aggression: Can strike twice in one round if the target is already poisoned.

• Attack:

  • Paralytic Bite: +5 to hit, 1d4 piercing damage. Target must succeed on a CON save (DC 14) or be paralyzed for 1d4 rounds.

 

The Briar-Glass Dynasty: The Fey of Halloween Town

While many residents of Halloween Town are monsters of flesh, steam, or shadow, the Briar-Glass Family represents the uncanny influence of the Faerie realms. Unlike the chaotic hags or solitary spirits of the Alchemists' Quarter, the Briar-Glass fey maintain a cold, structured elegance that mirrors the high society of Victorian London, albeit with a terrifying, supernatural twist.

The Family Patriarch: Lord Silas Briar-Glass

Silas is a Sidhe nobleman who fled the Seelie Court after a failed coup. In Halloween Town, he serves as the unofficial "arbiter of taste" and a black-market diplomat.

• Appearance: He resembles a tall, unnervingly thin Victorian gentleman with skin the color of moonlight and hair like spun silver. His eyes are solid obsidian, reflecting no light.

• Role: He manages the "Glamour Trade," providing high-end illusions to the town's elite so they can move through Buckingham Palace or Parliament without causing a riot.

The Matron: Lady Mallow

A fey of the Unseelie persuasion, Mallow is obsessed with the industrial decay of London. She sees the soot and smog as a new kind of "natural" landscape.

• Appearance: She wears gowns constructed from living soot-butterflies and rusted gears. Her fingers are long and needle-like, perfect for weaving "Fate-Threads."

• Role: She runs a boutique in the Ossuary Market that sells "Cursed Finery"—clothing that grants the wearer incredible social influence but slowly drains their physical vitality.

The Prodigal Son: Puck the Riveter

The youngest of the dynasty, Puck has rejected the family's aristocratic pretensions in favor of the burgeoning Steampunk movement within the town.

• Appearance: A small, mischievous figure often covered in grease and copper dust. He has replaced his gossamer wings with folding brass aeronautical sails.

• Role: He works closely with Iron-Jaw in the militia, specializing in "Fey-Tech"—devices that use iron-cold logic to trap spirits or power-up steam engines with captured laughter.

The Briar-Glass Estate: "The Mirror-Thistle Manor"

Located in the highest reach of the subterranean cavern, their manor is built from "Solidified Fog" and reinforced with iron-wood.

• The Hall of Reflections: A corridor lined with mirrors that do not show the present, but rather the viewer's most shameful secret from the previous year.

• The Iron-Rose Garden: A courtyard where the plants are made of rusted metal but still grow, bloom, and bleed when cut.

Adventure Hooks involving the Briar-Glass Family

• The Stolen Breath: A prominent opera singer in London has lost her voice. The trail leads to Lady Mallow, who has "woven" the voice into a scarf for a monster client.

• The Diplomatic Incident: Lord Silas is hosting a secret gala for a member of the British Peerage who is secretly a werewolf. The heroes must infiltrate the gala to prevent a political assassination that would expose Halloween Town to the world.

• Puck’s Prank: Puck has "enhanced" the city’s Big Ben with a fey-clockwork gear that causes time to loop every hour. The heroes must enter Halloween Town to find the "Key of Moments" held by the Briar-Glass family to reset the clock.

Victorious RPG Stats: The Briar-Glass Fey (General)

• Attributes: High DEX and CHA, lower STR.

• Special Ability: The Silver Tongue: Can force a target to tell the truth or perform a minor favor if the target accepts a gift from the fey (WIS save DC 15).

• Vulnerability: Cold Iron. Any weapon made of cold iron deals double damage and ignores their natural AC.

 

In the world of Victorious, the Trow represent a tragic yet resilient bridge between the mundane world of Victorian London and the monstrous refuge of Halloween Town. These human-troll hybrids are often the result of ancient pacts or cursed lineages reaching back to the Neolithic era.

The Trow: Children of Stone and Soot

The Trow are far smaller than their pure-blood troll ancestors, standing roughly between 5 and 6 feet tall, but they possess a dense, unnatural physical weight that belies their frame.

Physical Traits

• Lithic Skin: Their flesh often has a greyish, stony hue and a texture like fine-grit sandpaper.

• Nocturnal Eyes: Large, pale eyes that are highly sensitive to the dim violet gaslight of Halloween Town but squint painfully in the harsh glare of the London sun.

• The Scent of Earth: They naturally smell of damp earth and moss, regardless of how often they bathe.

Trow Society in Halloween Town

While many monsters view them as "watered down," the Trow serve as the backbone of the town's infrastructure.

• The Fleet Street Tunnelers: Most Trow work in the lower levels, maintaining the ancient Roman masonry that keeps London from collapsing into the refuge.

• The Stone-Speakers: A rare few Trow can "listen" to the vibrations of the city above, sensing the movement of police patrols or the approach of a steam-carriage miles away.

• Cultural Isolation: They are often mistrusted by humans for their appearance and looked down upon by "pure" monsters for their human vulnerability to cold iron and logic.

Victorious RPG Stats: The Trow

The Trow are designed for players or NPCs who want a character focused on Strength and Survival, fitting the traditional hit-point systems favored in OSR-adjacent games.

Attribute	Modifier
STR	+2
CON	+2
DEX	-1
CHA	-2

• Health: Trow gain an additional +2 hit points per level due to their dense physiology.

• Natural Armor: Their thick skin provides a natural +2 bonus to AC.

• Stone-Skin Camouflage: Trow gain a +4 bonus to Stealth checks when remaining motionless against stone or brickwork.

• Weakness: Sunlight Sensitivity: In direct sunlight, Trow suffer a -2 penalty to all attack rolls and perception checks.

The Trow’s Role in the "League"In a high-powered Victorian campaign, a Trow might serve as the "heavy" for a group of investigators. Their ability to navigate the sewers of London undetected makes them perfect for infiltrating high-society manors from the basement up.

GM Note: Unlike the Fey of the Briar-Glass family, who rely on Glamour, the Trow must rely on heavy coats, deep hoods, and the thick London fog to move through the surface world. If their "stony" nature is revealed, they are often mistaken for statues or victims of a terrible industrial disease.

 To align with your preference for high-powered Victorian campaigns and traditional mechanics, here are the expanded rules for the Trow's Supernatural Strength within the Victorious RPG framework.

Supernatural Strength (The Lithic Might)

The Trow do not just possess the muscle of a strong man; their strength is magically reinforced by their troll heritage and their connection to the earth.

• Lifting Capacity: A Trow can lift and carry up to four times the weight of a human with an equivalent Strength score.

• Structural Damage: Their blows are particularly effective against inanimate objects. When attacking doors, stone walls, or iron grates, a Trow doubles their Strength modifier for damage.

• Crushing Grip: If a Trow successfully grapples a target, they deal an automatic 1d6 + STR modifier in crushing damage each round the hold is maintained.

Revised Victorious RPG Stats: The Trow

These stats reflect a character built for the "League" style of high-powered play, emphasizing survival and raw power.

Attribute	Modifier
STR	+4 (Supernatural)
CON	+2
DEX	-1
CHA	-2

• Health: Trow gain an additional +3 hit points per level (increased from +2) to reflect their incredible density.

• Natural Armor: Their stony hide provides a Natural AC of 15 (or a +3 bonus if wearing armor).

• The Stone-Thrower: Due to their heritage, Trow treat any thrown stone or masonry fragment as a specialized weapon dealing 1d8 + STR damage.

• Encumbrance: Trow ignore movement penalties for "Heavy" loads unless they are carrying something truly gargantuan, like a steam-engine boiler.

The "Heavy" of the League

In a campaign utilizing the Victorious system, a Trow acts as the ultimate vanguard. While a Briar-Glass fey might use a "Silver Tongue" to bypass a guard, a Trow simply walks through the brick wall next to the gate. Their supernatural strength makes them one of the few residents of Halloween Town capable of standing toe-to-toe with a high-tier Steam-Automaton in a feat of raw power.

To further distinguish their appearance from common humans and pure-blood trolls, Trow possess decorative horns on their heads. These horns are often used by the Trow as a point of cultural pride and individual identity within the community of Halloween Town.

The Horns of the Trow

The horns are not merely cosmetic; they are an extension of their skeletal structure and often reflect the Trow's specific lineage.

• Material and Texture: The horns are typically made of a dense, keratinous substance that feels more like polished stone or obsidian than bone.

• Variety of Shapes:

  • The Ram’s Curl: Heavy, spiraling horns that sit low on the brow, common among the Fleet Street Tunnelers for protecting the head during cave-ins.

  • The Jagged Spire: Sharp, vertical horns that resemble stalagmites, often seen on the Stone-Speakers.

  • The Nub: Small, rounded protrusions that are easily hidden under the deep hoods of their Victorian coats when traveling the surface.

• Decorative Modification: Many Trow in Halloween Town decorate their horns with etched runes, copper wire, or even small gaslight lanterns to signify their rank or trade.

Mechanical Benefit: The Gore Attack

In the high-powered Victorious RPG setting, these horns provide a secondary offensive option for a Trow who has already utilized their Supernatural Strength.

• Horn Strike: +STR to hit, 1d6 + STR damage. If the Trow moves at least 20 feet in a straight line before hitting a target, the damage increases to 2d6 + STR as they use their unnatural mass and momentum to gash the opponent.

Cultural Significance

Among the Trow, the size and luster of one's horns are often seen as a sign of health and "purity" of the troll bloodline. A Trow with broken or stunted horns is often viewed with pity, as it suggests a lineage that has been too heavily diluted by the human world above.

NPC Profile: Bramble-Horn

Role: Vanguard and Tunnel Scout for hire

Heritage: Trow (Human-Troll Hybrid)

Bramble-Horn is a seasoned resident of Halloween Town who specializes in "Surface-to-Subterranean" navigation. Unlike many Trow who remain in the Fleet Street Tunnels, Bramble-Horn offers his services to adventuring "Leagues" needing raw power and a guide who can survive both the London smog and the monster-filled sewers.

Appearance & Personality

• The Horns: He bears heavy, ram-like horns that spiral around his ears, etched with glowing purple runes that hum faintly in the presence of magic.

• Stony Visage: His skin has the texture of weathered granite, and he often wears a heavy, oil-stained duster to conceal his unnatural bulk from casual observers on the surface.

• Demeanor: Quiet and observant, Bramble-Horn speaks with a voice like grinding gravel. He is intensely loyal to those who treat him with "civilized" respect rather than as a mere beast of burden.

Victorious RPG Stats (High-Powered Tier)

Bramble-Horn is built as a formidable ally or rival, utilizing the traditional hit-point and supernatural strength mechanics.

Attribute	Modifier
STR	+4 (Supernatural Strength)
CON	+2
DEX	-1
INT	+1
WIS	+2
CHA	-2

• Health (Hit Points): 48 (Reflecting Trow density and level-based scaling).

• Armor Class: 17 (Natural stony hide + reinforced leather duster).

• Supernatural Feats: Bramble-Horn can tear iron gates from their hinges or overturn a hansom cab with a successful STR check.

Combat & Gear

• The Sledge: A massive, custom-forged iron hammer that he swings one-handed (Damage: 1d10 + 4).

• Gore Attack: If cornered, he uses his spiraled horns to headbutt opponents (Damage: 1d6 + 4).

• Trow Lantern: A small, brass lantern hanging from his horn that burns "Night Land" phosphorus, revealing invisible spirits or phase-shifting creatures within 20 feet.

Adventure Hook: The Fleet Ditch Collapse

A section of the London Underground has collapsed, revealing a vault filled with prehistoric Kanahu artifacts. The local authorities are baffled, but Bramble-Horn knows the collapse was intentional—sabotage by the Menagerie Breakers to smuggle a "Gaslight Mimic" into the city archives. He is looking for a team to help him seal the breach before the "Society for Psychical Research" discovers the entrance to Halloween Town.

 To help bring this hidden Victorian refuge to life during your Victorious sessions, here is a d100 encounter table. These events range from social oddities to potential combat or investigative hooks.

d100 Halloween Town Encounters

d100	Encounter
01-05	The Fog-Thickener: A group of minor shadows is laboring over a cracked steam pipe, infusing the escaping vapor with magical soot to maintain the town's concealment.
06-10	Lord Bramwell’s Carriage: A black-lacquered carriage pulled by skeletal horses rattles past; a pale hand draws the curtain briefly to inspect the party.
11-15	The Pickpocket Imp: A small, leathery-winged creature attempts to steal a "shiny" from a player's belt—likely a brass button or a gadget.
16-20	Glamour Failure: A resident’s human disguise flickers violently in the violet gaslight, revealing a monstrous visage for a split second.
21-25	The Night Watch: A patrol of clanking steam-automatons led by a gargoyle demands to see the party's "Entry Penny".
26-30	Mother Marrow’s Messenger: A black cat with too many eyes approaches and speaks in the voice of a grandmother, inviting the party for tea (or a quest).
31-35	The Ichor Spill: A barrel of "Grade-A O-Negative" has leaked in the market, attracting a swarm of spectral bats that are now intoxicated and aggressive.
36-40	A Displaced Gentleman: A human explorer who stumbled through the Fleet Ditch is currently being cornered by "The Feral Pack".
41-45	The Clockwork Busker: A sentient music box plays a haunting melody that causes any character with a "Power" to feel a strange, vibrating resonance.
46-50	Sewer Surge: A sudden rush of London’s surface wastewater floods a lower alley, bringing with it a piece of evidence from a recent surface crime.
51-55	Masked Duel: Two vampires are dueling with silver rapiers over a perceived slight; the "blood" being spilled is actually glowing ectoplasm.
56-60	The Street Urchin: A ghost-child offers to sell the party a "Map of the Surface" that includes secret exits into Buckingham Palace.
61-65	Penny Dreadful Sale: A vendor is selling sensationalist human newspapers, laughing hysterically at how "wrong" the humans got a recent monster sighting.
66-70	The Mad Alchemist: A man in a tattered lab coat offers the party a "Steam-Injection Potion" that promises a temporary power boost (with a 50% chance of a mutation).
71-75	Spectral Protest: A group of ghosts is picketing the Ossuary Market, demanding "more consistent hauntings" and better ectoplasm rations.
76-80	The Iron-Jaw Inspection: The leader of the militia personally stops the party to ask if they have seen any "Inquisitors" or "Psychical Researchers" lurking about.
81-85	A Caged Beast: A massive, tentacled creature from the "Dying Earth" is being transported in a reinforced steam-wagon; the cage door looks loose.
86-90	The Black Cauldron Brawl: A fight breaks out at the inn, involving a werewolf, a reanimated corpse, and a very confused clockwork valet.
91-95	Echoes of the Thames: A sudden acoustic anomaly allows the party to overhear a conversation happening directly above them on the London docks.
96-100	The Harvest Herald: A town crier announces that the "Harvest Festival" is approaching and all residents must finalize their masquerade disguises.