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Sporeshaper Agaric

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Mabs challenge day 6 – mushroom
Myconid mixing mushroom mash (Erol Otus, AD&D module A4: In the Dungeons of the Slave Lords, TSR, 1981)






Sporeshaper Agaric – RPG Stat Block


Sporeshaper Agaric

Tiny Fey/Plant Follower

Hero System (6th Edition) — 75 Character Points


Characteristics

Cost: 22 Pts

Stat Val Base Cost Notes
STR 3 10 -7 Lift 25 kg; HTH Damage ½d6
DEX 12 10 +4 Initiative: 12
CON 10 10 0 Physical Endurance
INT 12 10 +2 PER Roll: 11- (13- Sight)
EGO 12 10 +2 Mental Willpower
PRE 10 10 0 Presence Roll: 11-
OCV / DCV 4 / 6 3 / 3 +10 Base Offense / Base Defense (Inc +2 Size)
OMCV / DMCV 3 / 4 3 / 3 +3 Base Mental Combat Values
SPD 3 2 +10 Phases: 4, 8, 12
PD / ED 3 / 3 2 / 2 +2 Total Physical & Energy Defense
REC / END 4 / 20 4 / 20 0 Recovery per Turn / END Pool
BODY / STUN 6 / 20 10 / 20 -4 Physical Hit Capacity / Stun Limit

Powers & Equipment

Cost: 33 Pts

Cost Power / Ability AP Real
10 Rapport Spores: Mind Link (Up to 4 Willing Targets), Area Of Effect (4m Radius; +1/2).
Lim: No Range (-1/2), Broadcast Only/Simple Concepts & Scents (-1/2).		 22 10
8 Pocket Brewmaster: Multipower, 15-Point Reserve.
Lim: OAF (Mortar, Pestle, & Foraged Materials; -1), Requires 1 Hour Preparation/Rest (-1/2).		 15 8
1f 1) Tonic of Light Footing: +4m Running (Total 16m), Uncontrolled (+1/2), 1-Hour Duration (+1).
Lim: 1 Charge (-2), OAF (-1).		 10 1
1f 2) Soothing Glow-Mash: Healing 1d6 (BODY/STUN) + Sight Group Images (Light, 2m Radius).
Lim: 1 Charge (-2), OAF (-1).		 12 1
1f 3) Sweet-Sap Syrup: Life Support (Immunity to Natural Poisons & Diseases).
Lim: 1 Charge (-2), OAF (-1), 1-Hour Duration (-1/2).		 10 1
3 Lantern Staff: HTH Attack +1d6 (Bludgeoning/Fire FX) + Sight Group Images (Light, 4m Radius).
Lim: OAF (Staff; -1), Hand-to-Hand Only (-1/2).		 10 3
4 Spore Puff: Healing 1d6 (STUN).
Lim: 4 Charges (-1), Decreased Radius/Touch Only (-1/2).		 10 4
5 Keen Sight: Nightvision (5 Active Points). 5 5

Skills & Talents

14 Pts

  • 3 Paramedic (Medicine)
    11-
  • 3 Sci: Mycology & Herb
    11-
  • 3 Survival (Underground)
    11-
  • 3 Stealth (+2 Tiny Size)
    13-
  • 2 +2 PER Sight Group
    13-

Combat Summary

Movement: Running 12m, Swim 2m, Leap 2m

Unarmed Strike: OCV 4, Dmg ½d6 Normal

Lantern Staff: OCV 4, Dmg 1½d6 Normal (Bludgeoning/Fire)

Defenses: DCV 6  |  PD 3  |  ED 3

Complications

5 Pts

Physical: Tiny Size (0.5m tall, ~5kg; +2 DCV, +2 Stealth, -2 Knockback Res) Infrequent, Slightly Impairing

5 Pts

Physical: Cannot Speak Human Speech (Communicates via Spores/Gestures) Frequently, Barely Impairing

10 Pts

Psychological: Curiously Hospitable & Eager to Brew Common, Moderate

5 Pts

Dependence: Damp Soil / Moisture (Must spend 1 hr in damp soil/24 hrs or take 1d6 Damage/6 hrs) Uncommon



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A Timeline of Global Collapse Scenarios (Based on Current Systems Data)

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Here is a breakdown of potential mid-century collapse scenarios, ordered chronologically with estimated probabilities based on climate data, systems dynamics, and existential risk modeling.

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2020s–2030: Severe Regional Shocks & Supply Chain Friction

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  • Odds: 90%–100%
  • The Scenario: Persistent climate extremes, localized state failures in highly vulnerable regions, chronic supply chain disruptions, and accelerating mass migration. This tracks toward current estimates of up to 1.2 billion people displaced by mid-century.

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2030s: Peak Output & Global Economic Stagnation

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  • Odds: 75%–85%
  • The Scenario: Global industrial and agricultural production hit physical ceilings, aligning with empirical updates to MIT’s Limits to Growth model. Infinite economic growth permanently stalls, driving global stagflation and heightened geopolitical conflict over critical resources like water, arable land, and rare earth metals.

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2040s: Systemic Global Contraction (The Core “Collapse” Window)

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  • Odds: 40%–60%
  • The Scenario: A severe downturn in global food availability and manufacturing capacity. Globalized trade fractures into isolated regional blocs, international institutions lose enforcement authority, and average global living standards drop significantly.

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2040s–2050s: Total Civilizational Fragmentation (“Dark Age” Scenario)

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  • Odds: 10%–15%
  • The Scenario: A compounding “polycrisis”—where simultaneous climate disasters, wars, pandemics, and infrastructure failures collide. This results in the permanent blackout of global communications and the internet, the collapse of major national governments, and a massive decline in population.

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Post-2050: Total Biological Extinction

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  • Odds:
  • The Scenario: The complete die-off of Homo sapiens. This remains extremely improbable due to human adaptability. While our complex, “technologically dependent humanity” may suffer a massive contraction, isolated pockets of human populations will survive and adapt to the new environment.