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Mortal Konquest

Round One:

And then the sky screamed.

Huge swirling portals yawned over the cities of Earth. Unholy energies poured forth, stealing thesouls of the lion’s share of the human population. Within moments, the first wave of the invasion was

over. The other !ealm had "een struck a horrific "low.

Round Two:

The survivors looked up in fear as the now#too#familiar sound of portals opening shrieked around the

world. Holes appeared in reality, disgorging a "lack flood of "easts, huge four#armed monsters and

wild centaurs, hacking and killing. Terri"le magics "egan to transform the planet into a dark realm ofdespair.

Round Three:

$ew are those who have survived the "loody "attles and the twisting magics. The other !ealm

shivers and s%uirms, the very flesh of the Earth crawling, as the yin and yang slowly close in upon one

another. &eath "ecomes life as revenants crawl from the dank clutches of the earth to walk again. The

moon hangs fro'en in its or"it, a constant lurid "lood red. The humans who remain are the stopgap, foras long as they remem"er the Earth as it was, the invasion cannot truly "e completed. (lowly the

resistance gathers around the greatest fighters ever known, and the remnants of humanity raise their

fists against the tyranny of the invader, (hao )han. *n the hollow shells of cities, in the darkling plains,from the mountaintops, a cry goes up, the cry of anguish and revenge.

The time has come for +

!TA- )/UE(T

ortal )on%uest is an unofficial role#playing game set in the dark world of ortal )om"at0. This isnot a computer game1 *t’s a pencil#and#paper, face#to#face !23 for two to si4 or more players. The

complete game rules are on three medium#si'ed pages, all linked to the inde4 page. We’d really like for anyone who downloads these rules to say something a"out them to a friend, even if only to say they

stink like yesterday’s fish. Watch this space for announcements a"out unofficial rules supplements,unofficial adventures, and other unofficial stuff involving ortal )on%uest.

(o what are you waiting for5 !ead on and +

FIGHT!

Mortal Kombat® is Copyright ©1995 by Bally Midway®. Used without permission. Use of the name

Mortal Kombat®! and trademar"ed names from the Mortal Kombat® #ideo game is not intended to

be$ and should not be %onstrued as$ an infringement on said %opyright. Mortal Kon&uest' is atrademar" of (i%hard )nderson.



MORTAL KONQUEST™ TOURNAMENT EDITION

The Unauthori'ed Action !ole 2laying 3ame

"y !ichard Anderson and 6hristopher 6asey Mortal Kon&uest' is a trademar" of (i%hard )nderson

0 INTRODU!TION

nce in a great while, someone actually writes a letter to a game designer, sharing their opinions and

ideas. Then, in an even greater while, that someone has a real interest in the game. * got lucky and metone of the latter. 6hristopher and * hit it off right away and the end result of our fevered correspondenceis what you see "efore you. * couldn’t "e happier with it. What started as a hastily written !23 has

"een transformed into a rather decent 7though completely unofficial8 game "ased on the ) world. *f

you liked ortal )on%uest' the first time around, wait ’til you get a load of this1 7Thanks, 6hris, for

your time and energy. * hope that what you have "reathed life into doesn’t come looking for you.8$*3HT1

9 (i%hard )nderson

(omehow, it doesn’t seem like three years since * wrote that %uickie letter to !ichard, thanking him

for uploading the original ortal )on%uest' file+and following that thankfulness with an armload of

suggestions as to how * thought it could "e improved. * e4pected a %uick pat on the head and a merrysending#on#my#way: instead, * unwittingly started an association 7;$riendship1 $riendship1<8 and a

pro=ect which culminated in the file you’re reading now. * hope )s and players en=oy playing this

game as much as we en=oyed putting it together. And when your players face off against (hao )ahn,tell them to give >im one for me. $**(H H*1

9 Christopher Casey

*+,C-)+M(/ Mortal Kombat® is a trademar" of Midway® Manufa%turing Company. Copyright1990. )ll rights reser#ed. his role playing game is based on %hara%ters %reated by d Boon 2 3ohn

obias for Midway® Manufa%turing Company. Used without permission. Use of the name Mortal

Kombat®!$ its symbols and trademar"ed names from the Mortal Kombat® #ideo game is not intended

to be$ and should not be %onstrued as$ an infringement on said %opyright. Mortal Kon&uest ©1995 is a trademar" of (i%hard )nderson4 Mortal Kon&uest' ournament

dition ©1995 is property of (i%hard )nderson and Chris Casey. his game and its tet are freeware. 6o part of this tet may be sold or %hanged in any way$ without the epress permission of the authors.

Comments and e7mail should be addressed to (i%hard )nderson and Christopher Casey.



!ha"ter #: The Rules$ART ONE: T%E RULES O& KOM'AT

# STATS

(tats represent a character’s physical and spiritual attri"utes and range from ? to ?@, with ;?< "eingthe low end of the scale and ;?@< approaching superhuman a"ility.

Stren(th # this stat represents the character’s raw muscle power and damage dealing a"ility.

A()l)t* # this stat represents the character’s de4terity and accuracy when performing attacks.

S"eed # this stat represents the character’s refle4es and ground speed.

Intell)(en+e # this stat represents the character’s general mental a"ility and perception.

'od* # this stat represents the character’s general fitness level and capa"ility to withstand damage of

all kinds.

!h) ,$ower- # this stat represents the character’s source of spiritual energy, used for performing

special attacks and a"ilities.

. !ON&LI!T RESOLUTION

The formula for resolving resisted actions 7that is, when one player opposes another, such as tracking,

setting am"ushes, fast#talking, kom"at and the like8 is

5 + (acting character’s stat + bonus) – (opposing character’s stat + bonus)

The acting character must roll the resulting num"er or less on ?d?@ to succeed: ;?< is always

successful, ;?@< always fails.

The ;BC "onusD< indicates any "onus applied through use of a character descriptor or prior spendingof $ate points 7see ? E4perience 7$ate8 and 6hi8.

ample/ Faraka 7*nt G8 is lying in wait, knowing that -iu )ang 7*nt 8 is approaching. Iust as -iu

passes "y, Faraka leaps out from the "ushes, hoping to surprise him 7that is, make -iu )ang lose hisfirst turn8. Faraka has the descriptor ;(neaky C<, "ut -iu also has an applica"le descriptor, ;"servant

CJ<. The final total is G C 9 ?@, or . Faraka thus has to roll ;< or less on ?d?@ to surprise -iu.*f a character is attempting an unopposed action that still has the possi"ility of failure 7=umping over a

chasm, for instance8, the opposing num"er is chosen "y the )om"at aster 7)8 from the followinglist

Easy @ 9

edium K 9 L

Hard ?@ 9 ?K

Mery Hard ?G 9 ?L

*mpossi"le J@C

8ame 6ote/ All fractions in ortal )on%uest are rounded up to determine end results.

/ DES!RI$TORS

&escriptors are skills, character traits and =o" descriptions all rolled up into one. A player who canwork a character’s descriptor into a non#kom"at action receives the descriptor’s "onus to its stat for that

action.



$or e4ample, )ano has the descriptor ;-iar C<. This gives )ano’s player a ;C< "onus to his stat for

any roll he may make when )ano attempts to tell 7or even indicate, as with a flicker of his eyes8 a

convincing untruth.The descriptor is also a point of role#playing. !ather than naming the descriptor ;-ying< or ;Telling

-ies<, calling )ano a ;-iar< gives a clue as to his general unsavory disposition.

A descriptor can also "e used to resist another character’s action. $or instance, (corpion has thedescriptor ;&riven CG<. *f )ano were to tell (corpion a lie that might put (corpion off track, (corpion’s

player could invoke the "onus to resist )ano’s spurious story.Another form of descriptor is the =o". $or instance, )ano also has the descriptor ;ercenary CK<.

This gives )ano’s player a ;CK< die "onus to any ;mercenary#type stuff< )ano may engage in outside

of kom"at 7searching for contacts, negotiating payment for merc =o"s, field#stripping a weapon,

camouflage, field medicine, and so forth8. This, too, can "e a point of role#playing, as )ano may well

fall into the mercenary mindset 7;What’s in it for me5<8.$inally, there is the special effects descriptor, which indicates an a"ility or power a character might

have that the ordinary man in the street doesn’t. )ano, again, has the descriptor ;*nfravision C<, a gift

of his cy"ernetic left eye. ther special effects descriptors may include 3ood -ooks, Feautiful Moice,)een Hearing, &irection (ense, and the like.

8ame 6ote/ &escriptors are not attached to any one stat, "ut apply to any roll which can "e linked to

a descriptor. To use a trivial e4ample, a character with the descriptor ;Tennis ut< would add thedescriptor’s "onus to Agility when actually playing tennis, "ut would add the "onus to *ntelligence if a

point of tennis trivia came up. The final =udgment of what is and is not an appropriate use of a

descriptor is up to the ).Also "ear in mind that descriptors cannot "e invoked directly against opponents in kom"at. That’s

what special moves are for.

KOM'AT

# In)t)at)1e

At the "eginning of each kom"at turn, all kom"atants declare which move they are going to use that

turn and which opponent they will attack. The target must "e in range of this move at the "eginning ofthe turn. The kom"atants then total their chosen move’s "ase (pd C the attacker’s (pd stat and compare

each participant’s total: the highest *nitiative total acts first, and other fighters follow in order. *f two players have the same *nitiative total, their attacks are assumed to go off simultaneously.

6ote/ A character may receive a minus to its *nitiative total due to prior attacks or movement. (ee

section K. Attack Effects and section G ovement.

. To atta+2

Attacks are resolved as resisted actions 7see section J ;6onflict !esolution<8. !emem"er that

descriptors cannot "e invoked during kom"at.

When opponent is dodging…

An attack against a dodging opponent contests the attacker’s Agl versus the opponent’s Agl score. Akom"atant may choose to ;all out dodge<, giving a ;CJ< to its Agl for all attacks this turn, "ut thedefender loses its attack "y taking this option.

When opponent is blocking…

An attack against a "locking opponent is a contest of (pd scores 7to see if the opponent got itsdefenses up in time8. *f the defender is successful, it may deduct its (tr from the (tr of the attack,

suffering only a portion of the original damage. Flocked holds have no effect 7i.e., the target does not

lose a turn8.



/ Atta+2 e33e+ts

An attack will inflict a num"er of Fody points in damage e%ual to its (tr 7or its (tr C the attacker’s (tr

if the attack has o !ange8. Unless a target possesses armor, this amount is directly removed from itsFody stat.

*f a character’s Fody should ever fall to ;@< or less, it is incapacitated and may not act until he has

recovered. This is the point at which a com"atant may inflict a $atality.*n addition, a character that suffers a successful attack will automatically receive a ;#?< to its

*nitiative total on the following com"at turn. This effect is cumulative, so a character who suffers threesuccessful attacks in a row, either from three opponents in one turn or "y one opponent over threeconsecutive turns, will receive a ;#< to its *nitiative result on its ne4t turn. *f a character’s *nitiative

result should ever fall to ;@< or less, it is effectively immo"ile and may neither attack nor move. To

eliminate this negative modifier, a character must leave kom"at or successfully defend itself in a

following turn. 6ote/ *f only two fighters are participating in a kom"at and FTH receive successful attacks in a

com"at turn, this additional modifier may "e ignored.

&atal)t)es

Whenever a character has inflicted enough damage on its opponent to cause it to "e incapacitated 7@

or less Fody8, it may choose to perform a $atality move on its following action. *f a character does not perform a $atality as its ne4t action, one may not "e performed.

A $atality is, essentially, a creative description of what the character does to its opponent in order to

kill it. The player should "e a"le to do anything that is reasona"le to the ). )eep in mind that, while$atalities are focal points of the video game, they are much more serious in the ortal )on%uestN

!23. A character that performs one should "e ready to accept any repercussions that are caused "y it.

4 %eal)n( and Re+o1er*

&ue to their mystical nature, characters recover from wounds and incapacitation very %uickly. A

wounded character may recover its FodyO?@ 7rounded up8 every ten (tandard turns 7J minutes8. A

character that is incapacitated 7"rought to @ or less Fody8 "ut not $atalitied will heal as normal after ten

(tandard turns.

5 Ran(e

one @# feet

(hort K#J@ feet

edium J?#P@ feet

-ong P?#?@@ feet

E4treme ?@?C feet

4 MO6EMENT

utside of kom"at, all characters move at a rate of ten feet times their (pd per (tandard turn. *nkom"at, however, a more a"stract movement system is used. After all attacks are resolved in a turn,

kom"atants should throw ?d?@ and add their (pd stat scores. They then declare, in ascending order of

(pd rolls, whether they want to close or open the range to an opponent.*n the "asic movement system, characters in kom"at stand at num"ered ;points<. $or instance,

ileena can "e at point K, and (u"#Qero at point P. The a"solute difference "etween point num"ers



gives the ;true< range as follows

@ o !ange

? 6lose

J edium

-ong

KC E4treme

*n the e4ample a"ove, ileena and (u"#Qero are two points, or edium !ange, from one another.There is no limit to the num"er of characters that can "e stacked at the same point.

)om"atants can move up to three 78 points in either direction, positive or negative. *f ileena wants

to widen the distance to (u"#Qero, she can move to point J: this puts her K 7P 9 J8 points, or E4treme!ange, from her opponent.

A character takes a ;#?< to ne4t turn’s initiative total for every point it moves, either away from or

toward an opponent. $or instance, ileena’s move a"ove would garner her a ;#J< modifier to ne4tturn’s initiative.

4# M)n)ature S*ste7

The a"ove system is very a"stract, and as such some discrepancies may occur. *ndustrious )s whowant more realism in their "loodletting can use miniatures, poker chips, or OK<#s%uare character chits,

plus sticky notes, to "etter visuali'e kom"at. -ay down a few notes in a staggered grid pattern

appro4imately e%ual to the si'e of the kom"at arena. Assume each note represents an area a"out K@ feets%uare.

*f characters are touching, they are at o !ange from one another.

*f characters are on the same s%uare "ut not touching, they are at (hort !ange from one another.

*f characters are one s%uare apart, they are at edium !ange from one another.

*f characters are two s%uares apart, they are at -ong !ange from one another.

*f characters are three or more s%uares apart, they are at E4treme !ange from one another.Use the movement initiative system given in the previous section. 6haracters can move up to three

areas per turn, with attendant initiative point loss, as "efore. ote that closing to o !ange with an

opponent first re%uires that the character move into the same area, then move again to touch the

opponent.

5 S$E ED8'ASED MO6EMENT (OPTION!)

*f the ) wishes, the distance a character can move in either system can "e "ased on the character’s(peed stat as follows

(peed ? 9 ? point O area per turn

(peed K 9 P J points O areas per turn

(peed R C points O areas per turn

9 STANDARD ATTA!KS

(tandard attacks may "e used "y all of the characters in the ortal )on%uest game. (tandard attacks

do not deplete a character’s 6hi stat reservoir.



$un+h

(pd G

(tr C@ !ange one

K)+2

(pd

(tr CJ !ange one

Swee"

(pd G

(tr @ !ange one

6ote/ pponent loses ne4t turn if successful.

Throw

(pd J

(tr C !ange one

A)r $un+h

(pd K

(tr C? !ange one

A)r K)+2

(pd J

(tr C !ange one

%old

(pd G

(tr @ !ange one

6ote/ pponent loses ne4t turn if successful.

U""er+ut

(pd ?

(tr CK !ange one

6ote/ pponent automatically moves one !ange

in either direction, attacker’s choice.

;EA$ONS

Attacking with a weapon in ortal )on%uestN is treated as another type of standard attack. As such,they do not deplete a character’s 6hi reservoir.

S7all ;ea"on 7up to short sword8

(pd @ (tr C

!ange one

Med)u7 ;ea"on 7up to long sword8

(pd #?

(tr CK !ange one

Lon( ;ea"on 7polearm8

(pd #? (tr K

!ange (hort

'ow

(pd @

(tr !ange edium

Technological weapons 7guns, lasers, etc.8 must "e designed as artifacts 7see (ection ?J ;6haracter6reation<8.

< S$E!IAL MO6ES

Every character in the ortal )on%uestN universe possesses special moves and a"ilities that place

them in the superhuman level of skill and power. Each character has its own specific moves that it mayuse in and, sometimes, out of com"at.

A character’s source for its powers is limited, however, "y its 6hi stat. $or every use of a special

move, a character loses one 6hi stat point. When a character’s 6hi drops to ;@<, it may no longer use its

special moves. A character regains its 6hi power at a rate of one per ten (tandard turns 7J minutes8.



6ertain special moves 7-iu )ang’s Ficycle )ick, Ia4’s &ash 2unch, )ano’s 6annon"all, etc.8 include

automatic movement toward the target. After attacking an opponent with one of these moves, whether

or not the attack hits, the attacker immediately ends up at o !ange with the target. This movementdoes not count against the character’s initiative score ne4t turn. *f this movement takes the attacker out

of range of another kom"atant’s attack, that kom"atant may either lose its turn or target another

character in range with the same attack.6ertain special moves may include elemental effects. A move’s elemental effect determines how or

whether it is persistent in non#kom"at situations: for instance, a fire attack can set things a"la'e, anelectrical attack can short out small electrical items, a cold attack can free'e items and make them "rittle, and so forth. 3enerally, an elemental effect is determined "y a simple ?d?@ roll e%ual to or

"elow a num"er from @ 7impossi"le8 to L 7virtually assured8, determined "y the ) according to how

7flamma"le, delicate, fragile, etc.8 the item is. A list of elemental effects and some sample difficulties

are "elow.

Ee: &)re 7vs. flamma"le items8

6loth L &ead tree R

-ive tree G

Frick ? *ron "ar ?

Ee: I+e 7vs. "rittle items8 6loth J

&ead tree

-ive tree K

Frick G *ron "ar R

Ee: A+)d 7vs. solva"le items8

6loth L &ead tree R

-ive tree P Frick

*ron "ar J

Ee: Ele+tr)+)t* 7vs. delicate electrical items8

Transistor radio L Television

icrowave oven R

!efrigerator 2ower station ?

Ee: &or+e 7vs. fragile items8 6hina ca"inet L

$lagpole P

*nterior wall G

E4terior wall (mall car ?

ther elemental effects are possi"le, with the approval of the ).

#0 TIME

There are two types of turns in the game, (tandard and 6om"at. &uring a (tandard turn, outside of

com"at, time moves more slowly. A (tandard turn is e%ual to ?J seconds or K 6om"at turns. 6om"atturns are much faster and are e%ual to seconds.

## KOM'AT E=AM$LE

-iu )ang and 3oro are facing off at short range at a spooky place near a dark forest in 6hina. $or the

purposes of this kom"at, "oth fighters are "ehaving honora"ly and neither has am"ushed the other.

They "egin the kom"at at (hort !ange from one another.

-iu )ang chooses to use his &ragon )ick for his first attack, while 3oro selects his $ire"all. -iu



)ang’s initiative total is ;?G< 7special move "ase of R C (peed stat8, 3oro has a ;L<.

-iu )ang acts first and 3oro decides to "lock the attack instead of dodging it. This means that -iu

will automatically hit him and "oth characters will apply their (peed stats to determine the attack’seffect. The "ase of ;G< plus -iu’s (peed 78 minus 3oro’s (peed 7G8, indicates that -iu needs an ;< or

less on a d?@ to hit 3oro. He rolls a ;L<. This means that 3oro may apply his (trength stat against the

(trength of the attack 7G 9 ?J S #R8. 3oro shrugs the kick off. (ince -iu’s &ragon )ick has a movementeffect, -iu and 3oro are now at o !ange from one another.

3oro laughs heartily and launches his fire"all at point#"lank range. -iu decides to dodge, and theAgilities of the characters are applied for the attack. 3oro needs a ;< to hit -iu 7G C P 9 S 8 androlls a ;J<1 -iu takes si4 points of damage to his Fody of K. ow he has a Fody total of J and is a

little singed. ote that the fire"all’s elemental effect is not called into play 7elemental effects have no

effect against kom"at opponents8.

Foth characters have their 6hi totals lowered "y one "ecause they used special moves for theirattacks 73oro down to R, -iu to L8. n the ne4t kom"at turn, -iu will receive a #? to his initiative total

"ecause he was successfully hit.

ow the kom"atants enter the movement phase of the turn. -iu rolls ?d?@, coming up with a ;<, andadds his (peed of for a total of ??. 3oro rolls a ;G< for a final total of ?@. (ince movement is resolved

in ascending order, 3oro gets to choose whether to move first. The kom"atants are currently at o

!ange, so 3oro decides he likes it right where he is 7pro"a"ly looking forward to a good 6hest Thumpne4t turn8. -iu, on the other hand, doesn’t like the look in 3oro’s eyes and chooses to move "ack to

(hort !ange.

n the ne4t kom"at turn, -iu will receive an additional #? to his initiative total for the one#rangemove, for a final modifier of #J. $or e4ample, if he wanted to try his &ragon )ick again, his initiative

would "e ? instead of ?G.

#. !REATIN> A !%ARA!TER

#.# Stats

To determine a "eginning character’s stats, roll ?d?@ and add JG, then distri"ute the resulting num"er

of points among (trength, Agility, (peed, *ntelligence, and 6hi. o stat may e4ceed ?@ without special permission of the ).

To determine a character’s Fody stat, use this formula

"# + $tr + %hi + (gl + $pd&' )

?.. S"e+)al Mo1es

A "eginning character may have up to three special moves. These moves may "e similar or even

identical to any of the other ortal )on%uest characters 7e4cept immortals8. *f a player would like to

design his own special moves, follow the guidelines "elow A special move’s (peed and (trength total must e%ual ?@, unless it is a ranged attack. A (hort ranged

attack may add CJ to this total and a edium attack may add C?, while an attack with an E4tremerange deducts one point 7#?8.ovement a"ilities 7teleport, fly, etc.8 do not have to have any (trength, "ut have a range.

A"ilities that have the power to Hold deduct two points 7#J8 from the total.

(pecial a"ilities that act as shields or fields will add their (trength ratings to the character’s (trengthfor Flocking purposes.

*f a shield possesses a reflective power, two points are deducted 7#J8. !eflection powers may only "e

used against ranged attacks or close attacks 7not "oth8 and, when a "lock is successful, automatically

re"ound upon the original attacker with the (tr of the original attack or the (tr of the reflection power,



whichever is lower. This re"ound attack may "e "locked or dodged as usual. *f the (tr of the reflection

power is lower than the (tr of the attack, the reflecting character takes the ;overflow damage<.

(ome special a"ilities, such as invisi"ility, flight, etc. incur penalties to an opponent during com"at.They do not re%uire any (trength "ut will lose one point per attack penalty 7J points for a CJ attack

modifier8.

A special move may have one 7and only one8 elemental effect, "ut one point 7#?8 is deducted from thetotal.

A special move that moves a character to its target, or its target to it, loses one point 7#?8 per !ange of the attack 7J points for a move with a range of edium, for instance8.

#..# S"e+)al Mo1es ,Art)3a+ts-

6haracters can take up to two of their initial special moves as ;artifacts< or technological items 7such

as (tryker’s pistol or (ektor’s plasma net8. The character permanently reduces its active 6hi score "yone point 7#?8 for every three 78 charges the artifact has.

n the downside, an artifact recharges much more slowly than 6hi, regaining one charge per hour of

game time, and can "e stolen from the character 7or at least looted off its unconscious "ody8. nlymissile and hold attacks can "e taken as artifacts. o artifact can have more than si4 charges.

#./ Des+r)"tors A "eginning character may take ?@ points worth of descriptors. o descriptor may have more than a

CG "onus, or less than a CJ "onus. &escriptors are one# or two#word descriptions of the character itself,

not =ust its skills. )s are discouraged from allowing descriptors which would directly augment a statin all situations 7(trong, Agile, (peedy, (mart, and the like8. A few e4ample descriptors are provided

"elow

onorable$ du%ated$ ,ingle7Minded$ ,teady$ ardy$ umorous$ Cheater$ Bla%"guard$ ,nooty$

Colle%tor$ oly$ :er%epti#e$ ,ure7;ooted$ Carouser$ *isgusting$ -iar$ :edanti%$ )%%epting$ eadstrong$ Mad$ Mysterious$ ;eral$ Mysti%al$ )rgumentati#e$ Bra#e$ )%robati%$ <ell7ra#eled$ <ild$ =ui%"7

<itted$ perien%ed$ ,hallow$ <ise$ Mild7Mannered$ andsome$ ,ports ;an$ >utgoing$ Car 6ut$

rustworthy$ agle7yed

ne 7and only one8 descriptor can also "e a ;=o" description,< like 6in?a$ ,%ientist$ :riest$ )%tor$ ;armer$ :rogrammer$ -umber?a%"$ :oli%eman$ Carpenter$ ,pe%ial

)gent$ (e#enant$ 6omad$ 8uard$ Mon"$ ;ireman

#/ E=$ERIEN!E ,&ATE- AND !%I

As ortal )on%uestN characters complete roleplaying sessions, they gain e4perience for theiractions in the form of $ate points. $ate points can "e saved to increase stats 7to a ma4imum of ?@,

unless otherwise approved "y the )8 or "uy new special moves. $ate points can also "e spent as

;temporary 6hi< to fuel special moves, or to increase their stats for die rolls "oth in and out of kom"at.To permanently increase any stat e4cept Fody, a character must spend three times its current stat level

in $ate points. $or e4ample, to raise (tr from G to P, a character must spent ?G 7G 4 8 $ate points. Fodyshould "e recalculated using the standard formula whenever any physical stat or 6hi is increased. ostat may "e increased more than ? point at a time.

KM@s >ption/ *f a character has "ought artifacts with his or her initial 6hi score, then the amount of

$ate spent to increase 6hi should "e calculated from the original 6hi score. $or e4ample, if a characterwith an initial 6hi of spends K 6hi points on artifacts 7reducing active 6hi to K8, it would still cost JK

7 4 8 $ate points to raise the character’s active 6hi to G, and JR 7L 4 8 $ate points to raise active 6hi

again to P.

A character can ;split< an old special move 7create a new special move using an old power, such as



(u"#Qero’s 3round *ce maneuver8 "y spending JG $ate points. A character can create a whole new

special move or artifact 7such as Ia4’s issile attack8 "y spending G@ $ate points. What constitutes

;new< is up to the ). $ate points can also "e held in reserve as ;temporary 6hi<: that is, a charactercan spend $ate points to fuel special attacks if its original 6hi stat is depleted.

$inally, "oth $ate and 6hi points can "e spent as a "onus to any stat for any die roll "efore the roll is

made. $or instance, a character can raise its Agl from G to for one roll "y spending $ate or 6hi points.

# RE;ARDIN> &ATE $OINTS

The ) should reward characters ? $ate point for every kom"at they win. *n addition, characters

receive ? $ate point for participating in a roleplaying session, with an additional ? to points added if

they succeeded in their %uest.$inally, the ) should reward an additional $ate point to any player who activated his or her

character’s descriptors in furtherance of the plot, and did nothing to oppose those descriptors 7for

instance, a player playing (u"#Qero as a kindly =olly character shouldn’t receive this reward8.

!ha"ter .: The Ka7"a)(n

#4 T%E OUT;ORLD IN6ASION

(hao )ahn has invaded Earth with the help of (hang Tsung and his minions. ost of the souls of theworld’s human population are now in )ahn’s possession, with a few e4ceptions ightwolf’s tri"al

lands, the village of Wuhu, the priests of the rder of -ight, the mem"ers of the new (haolin temple

formed "y -iu )ang and )ung -ao, a handful of other scattered humans, and many of the greatestfighters of our time.

The world is slowly "ecoming a shadow of the utworld, as the two realms come closer and closer.

The utworld gods are taking the place of the ancient Earth gods and life, as we know it, is "ecomingtwisted and warped.

Fut there is still hope. (hao )ahn’s invasion can never "e complete without the total e4termination of the human race, for as long as a single human remem"ers how the world used to "e, the other !ealm

will not slip fully into his fell clutches. Those who remain are the most powerful fighters, the mostmystical warriors.

The war "egins in earnest, with humanity down, "attered and "leeding, "ut not out. Thunder rolls in

the distance. Warriors rise to the occasion. Fattle is =oined.The time has come for + ortal )on%uest1

#5 T%E ISLAND O& S%IMURA

$or all the time it was under the evil claw of (hang Tsung, the ortal )om"at competition was held

on the island known as (himura, in the East 6hina (ea. *t was there, in a restored (haolin temple at thefoot of t. Takashi, that (hang Tsung and the (hokanite prince 3oro presided over the tournament forhundreds of years.

(himura is easily accessi"le "y "oat, "ut the island lies in an eerie area of swirling mists into which

no sailor dares venture. nce inside the mist, the seas "ecome preternaturally calm, and "oats driftaimlessly until they either emerge into more hospita"le weather or run aground on the rocky shoals

which surround the island. f the latter sailors, nothing is ever heard again.

While the competition was held on (himura, kom"atants were ferried to and from the island from anunmarked slip on the mainland. The flat, dragon#prowed "oats, which moved under no visi"le means of



propulsion, were tended "y silent, hooded figures 7actually revenants8. nce on (himura, kom"atants

were carried up t. Takashi on mule"ack, led "y more hooded figures, until they reached the temple of

(hang Tsung.The island is a place of strange perspectives and shifting visions. Fuildings which appear in perfect

repair from a distance are revealed as sham"led ruins up close: trees which appear straight and healthy

from a distance "ecome gnarled and dark as a traveller approaches. n the island itself the mists seemto a"ate, allowing crystal clarity of vision of anything on land, "ut nothing can "e seen more than a

do'en yards from shore.*n reality, (himura corresponds with the location of (hao )ahn’s seat of power in the utworld. The

;distance< "etween the other !ealm and the utworld is less here than anywhere else, which is why

(hang Tsung chose the island as the location to open the first portal, as well as gather souls to widen it.

When the portal was widened enough 7through the death of one of the original ortal )om"atants8 to

allow (hao )ahn through, the great rent in the fa"ric of reality consumed the temple of (hang Tsungand caused the dormant t. Takashi to erupt e4plosively, spewing flame and ash for do'ens of miles

around. (himura *sland has the du"ious honor of "eing the first place in the other !ealm upon which

(hao )ahn ever set foot.

#9 T%E $ORTALSWhen (hao )ahn managed to pass over from the utworld, the "arriers of reality sundered. 2ortals

opened over the largest population areas of the other !ealm and vomited forth the horrid energies of

the netherworld. Within moments, almost all the souls of the other !ealm had "een ;reaped< "y (hao)ahn.

The portals appear as huge ;twists< in space, perspective swirling into the depths of infinity,

occasionally lit "y a crackle of otherworldly energy. (ome are "arely large enough for a single human

to pass through: others are tremendous holes a %uarter#mile across. *t has "een said that looking into thedepths of the larger portals will drive a human insane 7an *nt challenge against a difficulty of @: failure

"rings on temporary gi""ering catatonia, lasting until the end of the scene8.

6losing a portal is possi"le, "ut very difficult, re%uiring all creatures that passed through the portal "e

returned to its world of origin 7alive or dead8, after which a special phrase must "e spoken. ote that a portal may not "e closed while something that travelled through it is in the other !ealm 7or the

utworld, if it came from the other end: yes, portals can "e opened in that direction too8.The phrase which closes a portal is actually the reverse of the spell used to open it. The phrasing of

the spell can "e gleaned in several ways. 2erhaps the simplest method is to e4tract it from the "eing

which opened the portal in the first place, through trickery or intimidation. However, many portals are

opened "y (hadow 2riests who do not su"se%uently pass through, or "y a "eing which is killed in thefracas which follows the opening. The phrase can also "e deduced through study of the portal "y

someone who understands how such things are created 7re%uiring the descriptor ;ystical< or

something similar8. Using this method increases the difficulty of closing the portal, however. $inally, itis rumored that a portal may "e closed "y speaking the -ocus, the complete magical formula upon

which all portal spells are "ased. Whether or not the -ocus even e4ists is open to de"ate: there is norelia"le report of such a te4t ever "eing found in the other !ealm.The difficulty of speaking the closing phrase properly is e%ual to the *ntelligence of the "eing which

opened the portal, C 7C if the e4act wording is unknown8. *f the e4act phrase is written down and

read "ackwards "y rote, the difficulty is only e%ual to the *ntelligence of the opener. All tests are madeagainst the *ntelligence of the closing character.



# T%E OUT;ORLD

The utworld is a dimension parallel to the other !ealm, formed, according to legend, "y the death

of 2’an )u, the god from whose "ody the world was created. Thus were the eternal yin and yangcompleted: where there is life 7the other !ealm8, so there is death 7the utworld8. ote, however,

that the utworld is not the realm of the dead or the dimension of T’ien where many of the younger

gods reside. !ather, it is essentially a manifestation of the ;soul< of 2’an )u, a mystical and changea"le place su"=ect to the whims of its ruler.

Whether or not these legends are true, the utworld does seem to reflect whoever rules it at the time.*n the time "efore the coming of (hao )ahn, the utworld was ruled "y )ing Ierrod. *n his kingdom of Edenia, the utworld had a pastoral, almost dreamlike %uality, and many of its inha"itants were content

to live and work in serenity. However, this peaceful e4istence grated to some, particularly the warlike

(hokanites in their underground lairs. (o when a powerful figure appeared and promised them a target

for their "loodlust, they gladly followed him. At this mysterious, "lack#ro"ed figure’s "idding, the(hokanites poured from the mountains like a "lack flood, ravaging everything in their path. The

peacea"le inha"itants never stood a chance in the initial assault.

Ierrod, hearing of the invasion, sent forth an army of 6entaurians. The two forces clashed for the firsttime on the huge in'ang 2lains, and the utworld shuddered. 3reatly outnum"ered, the 6entaurians

still managed to hold off waves of (hokanite attackers.

As the "attle raged, Ierrod concentrated more and more of his power on aiding his 6entauriandefenders, while allowing the wards which protected his palace to weaken. *t was an easy matter, then,

for the dark#ro"ed figure to enter the palace with a few simple illusions and "utcher Ierrod’s wives and

children in their sleep. Then, as Ierrod cried out in anguish to see his family’s remains strewn a"out theroom, the ro"ed figure struck him down with a single "low from "ehind. Using a magical formula of

his own devising, the unro"ed (hao )ahn stole Ierrod’s soul and power.

$or his first act, (hao )ahn "anished the 6entaurians to the deep forests and caused them to forget

everything they ever knew, forcing them to "uild their society over from the "eginning. Then he gotdown to the "usiness of remaking the utworld in an image more suita"le to his desires.

*n the millennia since, the utworld has "ecome dark and twisted. The sky is a miasma of lurid pink

and yellow vapors, "eating down with unnatural heat one moment, "lowing with icy winds the ne4t: the

sun, if there is one, is never visi"le. At night, stinking grey clouds writhe, lit only "y the great funeral pyres which dot the in'ang 2lains, in which the "odies of Ierrod’s defenders are ensorcelled to "urn

for all eternity. The forests are dark and rank with the smell of decay. *t is a custom of (hao )ahn tosend the defeated souls of his enemies into the "odies of trees, where they moan in agony through

fearsome faces carved into the "oles. 3reat =agged chasms have opened across the surface of the world

which can only "e crossed "y thin "ridges supported "y magic. To fall from these spans is certain

death.The climate in the utworld is e4aggerated, depending on the terrain. &eserts glow with heat, and in

many places the top layer of sand has fused into a thin coat of glass. $orests are dark and humid places,

where huge "lack "irds flap clumsily through "arren "ranches. (torms scuttle across plains, dumpingmonsoon#like rain and hail on the sickly crops. *n the far reaches, glaciers loom over oceans of "lack

fire, free'ing everything. ountainous areas trem"le with volcanic activity: choking soot isomnipresent. o matter where a traveller may go in the utworld, the air always smells vaguely ofsulphur and charred meat.

At the center of the utworld is the grand palace of (hao )ahn, a magnificent edifice standing in a

plain of eternal flame. The palace is "uilt in a style reminiscent of ancient !oman and Egyptianarchitecture, and includes an enormous courtyard#arena at its center. There )ahn 7and an audience of

thousands8 may watch, or even participate in, kom"ats. )ahn usually leaves pu"lic kom"ats to his

personal champion )intaro, however.



#< A REALM IN6ADED

The first phase of the utworld invasion was over within moments, with LL of the souls of

humanity in (hao )ahn’s clutches. The "odies of this unlucky percentage collapsed where they stood, "ut did not die: instead, over the course of several hours, they slowly grew translucent, then

transparent, "efore mysteriously vanishing from the other !ealm. o one is certain where the "odies

disappeared to, though many theories have "een put forth "y the survivors. (ome say the "odies were pulled into the utworld, to "olster (hao )ahn’s army of revenants. thers "elieve the "odies were

removed to the realm of T’ien "y the gods "efore their power waned entirely, to prevent )ahn fromdoing =ust that. Vet others have postulated that, without their souls to hold them together, the "odiessimply discorporated.

The remaining mem"ers of humanity had little time to wonder "efore the second phase of the

invasion "egan. 2ortals disgorged )ahn’s e4termination s%uads, which swept like an evil wave across

the surface of the world to finish off the survivors and complete )ahn’s victory. A few s%uads werearmed with mystical weapons which could temporarily a"sor" the soul of any "eing which was killed

"y them, "ut these "eautiful "lue#green "lades were rarely used: they had a tendency to shatter easily,

"ringing )ahn’s wrath down upon the unlucky soldier wielding a rare weapon so carelessly.*n truth, )ahn isn’t worried a"out gathering the paltry few million souls remaining as much as

;cleansing< the other !ealm of all native intelligence so he can remake it in his own image. *n the

intervening months, the e4termination s%uads have "utchered the remainder down to fewer than?@@,@@@ worldwide, who survive "y keeping their heads down. *t is rumored that )ahn is developing a

spell "y which one could detect any humans within miles of the caster. *f this spell is completed, the

days of humanity are truly num"ered.Even with some humans remaining, though, the transformation has already "egun. 6hill winds howl

through the eerie, deserted skyscrapers of "ig cities. 2ortals hang in the skies, swirling slowly,

crackling with unworldly power. $ormerly fertile farmland is wasting away, crops turning yellow and

"rittle. Animals have "egun to revert to their primitive feral states, and herds of "easts long thoughte4tinct have "een rumored roaming the newly deserted prairies. Trees which had "een lush and green

are "ecoming dark, "lasted things, "lack leaves stretching up to the grey of a constantly overcast sky. *n

some cities, electric lights still "urn, "ut the light is cold and sterile. 2eople feel unwelcome even in

their own homes or hiding places, and the skin crawls. !ain, when it comes, has a faint odor of "urningru""er and tastes slightly acidic. The sun is rarely seen: the moon rises "lood#red, always full.

.0 TI$S ON MOOD

The ortal )on%uestN universe is warped and desperate, as the few remaining humans of the

other !ealm fight for their lives against horri"le odds. 6onse%uently, the ) should play up the "eleaguered status of the people and the !ealm itself. (prinkling images like the following in other

!ealm descriptions works well to convey ;mood<

-awns of once#lush grass, now turned "rown and crunchy underfoot.

A smoking pit which, upon inspection, is revealed as a deep crater with a few "lackened "one

fragments at its center.A mar"le statue, formerly of a general on a horse, now so twisted and fused no one can tell where

man ends and horse "egins.

Houses demolished "y =agged chunks of o"sidian which have erupted straight up from underneath.

A graveyard where the earth has "een torn apart, and shattered crypts and caskets strewn a"out.

Floody messages written on walls or the ground, in a language no 26 knows.

A mysterious cloud on the hori'on: is it an approaching dust storm or an e4termination s%uad hard on

their trail5



.# MOT%ER REALM DENI?ENS

The ortal )on%uestN world is not =ust made up of demons, mystics and fighters. The masses of

other !ealm humans and utworld "eings will often come into play as well.

%u7an

An average Homo sapiens, either male or female. After the utworld invasion, normal humans have "ecome a very endangered species, though a few pockets still e4ist, hiding from (hao )ahn’s roaming

e4termination s%uads. 6ote/ Typical humans can only use the 2unch and )ick maneuvers, "ut their weapon use is

unrestricted.

(tats (tr , Agl , (pd , *nt , Fod ?@, 6hi @

&escriptors $rightened C, Angry CJ

(pecial oves one

L)n Kue) N)n@a

The nin=a order of the -in )uei, which has "oasted (u" Qero, (corpion, 6yra4, (moke and (ektor asmem"ers at one time or another, is an ancient one. Typically, they ;recruit< new mem"ers "y

kidnapping children, then forcing them through gruelling physical tests approaching torture. Those who

survive this ;training< are taught the nin=a skills of stealth, intimidation, and patience, plus a melangeof other skills so they may "lend in with any society, for years if need "e. The -in )uei is unusual

among nin=a in that they teach techni%ues "y which a mem"er may use 6hi.

(tats (tr G, Agl G, (pd K, *nt K, Fod J@, 6hi &escriptors in=a C, Well#!ounded CJ

(pecial oves ne 7Any8

Mer+enar* ,!r)7)nal-

These "lack#hearted rogues are typically found in the employ of criminal empires or ;su"contractors<

7like the Flack &ragon (ociety headed "y )ano8. Thugs and hired guns, mercenaries are still capa"le of

limited loyalty, though only until a higher "idder comes along. While mercenaries do not have 6hi per

se, they are normally e%uipped with artifact weapons.(tats (tr G, Agl K, (pd , *nt J, Fod ?L, 6hi @

&escriptors ercenary C, 6heater CJ(pecial oves

* ,i-le 7Artifact8

(pd G

(tr G !ange -ong

6harges P

Shaol)n D)s+)"le

A young monk, =ust "eginning the =ourney to enlightenment. He or she has discovered the power of6hi, "ut has yet to learn how to focus the mystical energy. nce accepted into the (haolin order, adisciple is re%uired to shave his or her head and wear the traditional orange ro"e of the neophyte, as

well as make vows of poverty and honor. The disciple is usually encouraged to attend fighting matches

7including the ortal )om"at tournament8 and study the styles of the participants.

6ote/ (haolin disciples can only use the 2unch, )ick, and (weep maneuvers, and are prohi"ited from

using "laded weapons in kom"at.

(tats (tr , Agl K, (pd K, *nt , Fod ?G, 6hi J

&escriptors Honora"le CJ, aive C



(pecial oves one

Shaol)n Mon2 This is an average (haolin monk, who may or may not "e a mem"er of the rder of -ight which

reveres !ayden. A (haolin will protect the innocent, and usually will only use fighting skills if no other

recourse is availa"le. *n the face of greater evil, however, they will not hesitate to strike pre#emptively.(haolin monks have learned to focus their 6hi, and most have mastered a single techni%ue 7special

move8. 6ote/ (haolin monks may not use the Uppercut maneuver in kom"at.(tats (tr K, Agl G, (pd G, *nt K, Fod J@, 6hi K

&escriptors Honora"le C, -earned CJ

(pecial oves ne 7Any8

S"e+)al &or+es A(ent

This is a typical mem"er of the (pecial $orces agency of any developed country. a=. Iackson Friggs

7a.k.a. Ia48 and -t. (onya Flade were "oth United (tates (pecial $orces agents "efore the utworldinvasion "egan. While normal agents do not have 6hi per se, they usually have access to artifacts 7i.e.

guns8 and other gear depending on the situation.

(tats (tr K, Agl K, (pd G, *nt G, Fod ?, 6hi @ &escriptors ilitary C, Well#E%uipped CJ

(pecial oves

."/ ,i-le 7Artifact8 (pd

(tr R

!ange -ong

6harges P

.. OUT;ORLD DENI?ENS

!entaur)an6entaurians, half human, half horse, live in the dark utworld forests of Huishai province. There they

gather in loose warrior clans and take delight in "loody skirmishes among their own kind. Thedecentrali'ed organi'ation of 6entaurian society, coupled with their aimless savagery, kept the

6entaurians "eneath (hao )ahn’s notice 7in favor of the "etter#organi'ed and conse%uently more easily

controlled (hokanites8 until the invasion of the other !ealm was imminent. )ahn has recruited

6entaurian clans into his ranks, much to the chagrin of their enemies the (hokanites. The promotion ofotaro to lead the e4termination s%uads has sparked a new 6entaurian interest in utworld politics.

6entaurians are omnivorous, su"sisting mostly on roots or small "irds.

(tats (tr P, Agl K, (pd G, *nt , Fod JG, 6hi K &escriptors Warlike C, E%uine CJ

(pecial oves 0nerg1 2last

(pd P

(tr P

!ange (hort

>a)ren ,No7ad)+ Mutant-

These twisted humanoids wander the smoky and "arren region of (hitou#)eng. This location was

once a rich and verdant plain until the people dared rise up in re"ellion against (hao )ahn: in



retri"ution, the armies of )ahn "lasted the entire province down to "edrock and cursed the 7very few8

survivors to suffer the mutagenic effects of the conflagration. ver the aeons, the 3airen have "ecome

savage marauders with raw metal for "ones. The 3airen are characteri'ed "y an elongated skull, sharpinterlocking teeth, and dimly glowing eyes. any have crude "lades magically grafted into their

metallic skeletons. !ecently, (hao )ahn has recruited some of the 3airen as priests of his "loody

religion. (tats (tr G, Agl K, (pd , *nt J, Fod J, 6hi K

&escriptors omad C, &isgusting CJ(pecial oves

2lade ttack

(pd P

(tr CK

!ange one

>uard T*")+al

These are the unemotional guards who escort fighters to and from ortal )om"at competitions,guard prisoners, line the walls at ceremonial functions, and otherwise serve as cannon fodder for

kom"ative 26s. They are apparently human, though %uite muscular, and seem to all "e male. Their

faces are hidden "ehind grey metallic masks which are pointed at the chin and sweep up on either sideof the head in a shape reminiscent of the Egyptian god Anu"is, lord of the dead. ost guards are

trained in the use of pikestaffs and other polearms.

6ote/ 3uards may not use the Air 2unch or Air )ick maneuvers.(tats (tr G, Agl K, (pd G, *nt , Fody J@, 6hi @

&escriptors (toic C, Unreada"le CJ

(pecial oves one

Re1enant

The mindless, animated remains of a human "ody whose soul has "een removed for (hao )ahn’s

nefarious purposes. !evenants must "e torn apart piece "y piece to "e destroyed 7reflected in their high

Fody stat8. !evenants will only o"ey the command of their masters, and possess no skills. 6ote/ !evenants can only use the 2unch maneuver or melee weapons in com"at.

(tats (tr , Agl ?, (pd , *nt @, Fod J@, 6hi @ &escriptors (ingle#inded C?G

(pecial oves one

Sal)na

(alinas appear as a cross "etween humans and apes. They stand "arely four feet tall, "ut are "road#

"uilt and strong for their si'e. (alinas are often summoned "y (hao )ahn and (hang Tsung as grunt

la"orers. (alinas are "arely intelligent and una"le to speak, though they can understand simplecommands.

6ote/ (alinas can only use the 2unch or )ick maneuvers in com"at, and rarely use melee weapons:when they do use weapons, they prefer polearms.(tats (tr , Agl , (pd , *nt ?, Fod ?P, 6hi @

&escriptors Froad Fack C, Apelike CJ

(pecial oves one

Shadow $r)est

The (hadow 2riests are a common sight throughout the utworld as they spread the word of (hao

)ahn’s religion. 2hysically humanoid, they wear heavy cowled ro"es which hide the terri"le effects of



their induction into )ahn’s order ritual "randing across the eyes, leaving deep angular scars on their

faces and "lack pits where their eyes once were. (hadow 2riests are not inconvenienced "y the

"linding, however, using mystical senses which make them more perceptive than many who can see.The color of a (hadow 2riest’s ro"e indicates its rank in the order green for acolytes, red for initiates,

purple for elders and pure depthless "lack for (hao )ahn’s 3rand 6ircle.

(tats (tr , Agl G, (pd K, *nt P, Fod ?, 6hi P &escriptors ystical C, 2erceptive CJ

(pecial oves !e3itation

(pd

(tr @

!ange one

6ote/ pponents are at CJ to their rolls to strike a levitating (hadow 2riest. The effect lasts until the priest is struck in kom"at. A levitating priest may only move ? !ange per turn.

Sho2an)te

These four#armed, semi#humanoid creatures roam the volcanic caverns which lace the mountains of

the utworld province of (hokan. 6arnivorous predators, they su"sist mostly on live reptiles, rat#like

mammals, and giant insects indigenous to the (hokan ountains. (hokanites are normally a"out talland thickly muscled, though some specimens are smaller and whipcord#thin. As a race, their

appearance tends to "e more varied than humans, ranging from hairless skin of most any color to a

thick coating of fur patterned like an animal’s pelt. (hokanites are renowned as great fighters and havelong "een favorites of (hao )ahn. However, )ahn’s recent promotion of a 6entaurian, the (hokanites’

"itter rivals, to lead his e4termination s%uads has caused a ripple of dis%uiet among the (hokanite

citi'enry.

(tats (tr R, Agl K, (pd K, *nt K, Fody JG, 6hi K &escriptors $ierce CJ, 2roud C

(pecial oves

4ireball

(pd K (tr P

!ange edium E.e. $ire

!ha"ter /: The Ko7Batants

!a(e

Iohnny 6age is a Hollywood movie star and martial artist sensation. He has "een trained "y the "est

martial masters money can "uy and gotten every penny’s worth. His first appearance in the ortal

universe is at (hang Tsung’s ortal )om"at competition. 6age’s sole motivation is e4pansion of hisnotoriety and fame "y way of his movies.

(tats (tr R, Agl , (pd , *nt K, Fod , 6hi

&escriptors Actor C, Handsome C, (hallow CK

(pecial oves

0nerg1 2all

(pd G

(tr R !ange (hort



$hado $trike

(pd G

(tr P !ange (hort

6ote/ oves 6age to target.

Nut 2uster

(pd P

(tr CJ 7Hold vs. males8 !ange one

!*raC6yra4 is the second of the -in )uei nin=as that were transformed into cy"er#assassins throughautomation. His real name is -) K&K and his assignment is to kill the -in )uei renegade, (u"#Qero.

(tats (tr , Agl , (pd R, *nt G, Fod , 6hi 7R8

&escriptors in=a CK, echanical CK, Humorless CJ

(pecial oves Plas6a Net 7Artifact8

(pd L

(tr @ 7Hold8 !ange edium

6harges P

2o6b 7Artifact8

(pd K

(tr R !ange (hort

E.e. $orce

6harges P

07plosi3e Teleport

(pd ??

(tr @ !ange edium

ade

Iade is a mysterious figure from the utworld. *t is not known for certain if she is related to )itana

and ileena, "ut her special talents seem to point in that direction. Her motivations are =ust asmysterious.

(tats (tr G, Agl , (pd ?@, *nt R, Fod ?, 6hi R&escriptors ysterious CG, (ilent CG

(pecial oves

4an Thro

(pd P (tr G

!ange edium

aC6olonel Iackson Friggs is the leader of the U.(. (pecial $orces team of which (onya Flade is amem"er. Ia4 possesses a wealth of special a"ilities and, most recently, has ac%uired a pair of "ionically

enhanced arms with which he may more easily com"at the invaders of the utworld. With (onya’s

help, he tries to warn the American government of the utworld’s power and the impending danger, "utthey do not listen. Ia4’s motivation is the defense of the planet against evil.

(tats (tr L, Agl P, (pd P, *nt R, Fod J, 6hi G 7R8

&escriptors ilitary CG, 3ood#natured C, 2owerful CJ

(pecial oves



.issile 7Artifact8

(pd J

(tr R !ange -ong

E.e. $ire

6harges

8ouble .issile 7Artifact8 (pd ? (tr

!ange -ong

E.e. $ire

6harges

$onic Wa3e

(pd P (tr G

!ange (hort

E.e. $orce

8ash Punch

(pd P (tr G

!ange (hort

6ote/ oves Ia4 to target.

$hock Wa3e

(pd

(tr L !ange (hort

2ackbreaker

(pd P

(tr CK !ange one

$la6

(pd K

(tr CP !ange one

KaBal

)a"al is a chosen warrior that met a horri"le fate at the hands of (hao )ahn’s e4termination s%uads.

He survived, "ut not without suffering permanent damage. ow, he must wear an artificial respirator atall times. )a"al’s motivation is his rage and thirst for revenge against )ahn.

(tats (tr R, Agl R, (pd , *nt R, Fod , 6hi &escriptors Angry CK, Mengeful CK, -oner CJ

(pecial oves

Tornado 8ash

(pd L (tr @ 7Hold8

!ange (hort

6ote/ oves )a"al to target.

Plas6a 2olt (pd K (tr P

!ange edium

E.e. $orce

9round $as

(pd G (tr R

!ange (hort

Kano

The man known as )ano is a Iapanese#American and mem"er of the criminal organi'ation called the



Flack &ragon (ociety. He is crude and "lack#hearted, always willing to fight, with or without a reason.

$or a time, )ano was kept as a prisoner in the utworld "y (hao )ahn "ut it didn’t take long for him to

get on his captor’s good side. (oon after, he was inadvertently released when Ia4 rescued (onya. )anooccasionally performs small tasks for (hang Tsung, for the right price, and offers to help train )ahn’s

men when the utworld invasion "egins. )ano’s motivation is money and power.

(tats (tr , Agl R, (pd R, *nt K, Fod ?, 6hi P&escriptors ercenary CK, -iar C, *nfravision C

(pecial oves%annonball

(pd

(tr R

!ange (hort

E.e. $orce 6ote/ oves )ano to target.

ni-e $lice

(pd P

(tr CK

!ange one

ni-e Thro

(pd P

(tr G

!ange edium

%hoke :old

(pd G

(tr CG !ange one

K)tana

2rincess )itana was one of )ahn’s personal assassins, along with her twin sister, ileena. As the true

heir to the throne of the utworld, she turned on (hao )ahn and =oined the heroes of the other !ealm

7Earth8 in fighting )ahn and his henchmen.

(tats (tr G, Agl , (pd L, *nt L, Fod J, 6hi &escriptors Assassin CG, !egal CJ, 3orgeous C

(pecial oves

4an Thro

(pd P (tr G

!ange edium

4an $lice

(pd R

(tr C !ange one

4an Wa3e

(pd ?@ (tr @ 7Hold8

!ange (hort

4l1ing Punch

(pd R

(tr K !ange (hort

6ote/ oves )itana to target.

Kun( Lao The priest )ung -ao is the descendent of the first champion of the ortal )om"at competition of thesame name. He is a pious servant of !ayden and the rder of -ight 7!ayden’s sect8 and a close

associate of -iu )ang. With -iu )ang, )ung -ao is helping to esta"lish a new (haolin temple. )ung

-ao’s motivation is the protection of life and the small village in which he lives, Wuhu.(tats (tr P, Agl , (pd , *nt , Fod K, 6hi ?@

&escriptors -earned CG, 2olyglot C, $riendly CJ

(pecial oves



:at Thro

(pd P

(tr P !ange (hort

Teleport

(pd L

(tr @ !ange E4treme

4l1ing ick

(pd P

(tr G !ange (hort

6ote/ oves )ung -ao to target.

$pin ttack

(pd K (tr CP !ange one

L)u Kan(

-iu )ang is an agent of the White -otus (ociety and disciple of )ung -ao. -iu )ang is the current

champion of the ortal )om"at competition and one of the greatest threats to (hao )ahn’s rule over

the other !ealm. He is ac%uainted with most of the heroes of the ortal world and has "een forminga new (haolin temple with the help of )ung -ao. His sole motivation is the defeat of )ahn.

(tats (tr P, Agl , (pd , *nt , Fod K, 6hi ?@

&escriptors Honest CK, (elfless C, Mengeful C(pecial oves

8ragon ick

(pd P (tr G

!ange (hort

6ote/ oves -iu )ang to target.

4ireball

(pd K

(tr P


2ic1cle ick

(pd K

(tr R

!ange (hort 6ote/ oves -iu )ang to target.

Tiger ,un

(pd J (tr

!ange (hort

6ote/ oves -iu )ang to target.

ir Thro

(pd R

(tr C

!ange one

N)(htwol3

ightwolf is the chief of a ma=or ative American tri"e in the idwest. He is a historian and preserver of his culture. When (hao )ahn "egins his invasion, ightwolf has his shaman use hismagical powers to shield his people’s land. ightwolf is curious "ut his greatest motivation is the

protection of his people.

(tats (tr P, Agl R, (pd L, *nt R, Fod , 6hi L&escriptors Tri"al 6hief CG, 6urious C, Aloof CJ

(pecial oves



$pirit 2o

(pd G

(tr G !ange -ong

$pirit $hield

(pd

(tr CG 7issile !eflector8 !ange one

$hado ,a6

(pd

(tr R !ange (hort

E.e. $orce

6ote/ oves ightwolf to target.

:atchet (pd R (tr CG

!ange one

S+or")on

The "eing known as (corpion is actually two men, Vong 2ark and his son Tsui. Vong 2ark, a former

mem"er of the -in )uei, left his past "ehind to raise a family and work as a "ridge toll collector. Afterten years, he was hunted down and killed "y (u"#Qero. The demigod Vu returned Vong’s soul, which

inha"its his son’s "ody, to the other !ealm to e4act revenge on his assassin.

(tats (tr L, Agl R, (pd R, *nt R, Fod K, 6hi &escriptors in=a CG, &riven CG

(pecial oves

:arpoon

(pd

(tr K 7Hold8

!ange edium

6ote/ &raws target to (corpion.

Take 8on

(pd P

(tr G !ange (hort

6ote/ oves (corpion to target.

Teleport

(pd L

(tr @

!ange E4treme

ir Thro

(pd R

(tr C

!ange one

Se2tor

(ektor is the first of the -in )uei nin=as that were transformed into cy"er#assassins throughautomation. His real name is -) LTL and his assignment is to kill the -in )uei renegade, (u"#Qero.

(tats (tr R, Agl , (pd , *nt P, Fod J, 6hi 7R8

&escriptors in=a CG, echanical C, (ystem 3litches CJ(pecial oves

.issile 7Artifact8 (pd K (tr G

!ange -ong

E.e. $ire 6harges P

:eat$eeking .issile 7Artifact8 (pd J (tr R

!ange -ong

E.e. $ire 6harges P



Teleport Punch

(pd R

(tr K !ange (hort

6ote/ oves (ektor to target.

S7o2e (moke is the third of the -in )uei nin=as that were transformed into cy"er#assassins throughautomation. He is very mysterious and his motivations are unknown. *t is "elieved that (moke and (u"#

Qero are close associates, which may cause his feelings a"out him and his hunters 76yra4 and (ektor8

to "e mi4ed. (moke is rumored to have retained his soul in his cy"er#transformation.

(tats (tr R, Agl R, (pd ?@, *nt G, Fod , 6hi G 7R8&escriptors in=a CG, -oyal C, Honora"le CJ

(pecial oves

2o6b 7Artifact8 (pd K

(tr R

!ange (hort E.e. $ire

6harges P

:arpoon

(pd

(tr K 7Hold8

!ange edium 6ote/ &raws target to (moke.

In3isibilit1

(pd

(tr @

!ange one 6ote/ pponents are at CJ to their attack

rolls. (moke remains invisi"le until he is

successfully struck.

Teleport Punch

(pd R

(tr K !ange (hort

6ote/ oves (moke to target.

Son*a

-ieutenant (onya Flade is an American (pecial $orces agent and one of the mem"ers of Ia4’s team.(he is a hot#tempered warrior with a particular dislike for the mercenary )ano, who killed her fiance,

6liff -o&olce, a martial arts sensei. With her commander, Ia4, she tries to convince the government of

the looming danger of the utworld "ut her words fall on deaf ears. (onya’s primary motivation is the

death of )ano.(tats (tr P, Agl R, (pd L, *nt R, Fod ?, 6hi R

&escriptors ilitary CK, 3enerous C, Feautiful C

(pecial oves

Poer 2last

(pd K (tr P !ange edium

E.e. $orce

2ic1cle ick

(pd K

(tr R

!ange (hort

6ote/ oves (onya to target.

4l1ing Punch

(pd P

(tr G

!ange (hort 6ote/ oves (onya to target.



!eg 4lip

(pd G

(tr CG !ange one

Str*2er

fficer )urtis (tryker is the leader of a riot control "rigade in a ma=or city. When )ahn "egins hisinvasion of Earth, )urtis finds himself the lone survivor of the city he is sworn to protect.

(tats (tr R, Agl P, (pd R, *nt G, Fod @, 6hi 7R8

&escriptors 2olice CK, 2rotective C, Unassuming C

(pecial oves

9renade 7Artifact8 (pd

(tr R

!ange edium E.e. $orce

6harges P

Ton-a 8ash 4lip

(pd

(tr !ange (hort

6ote/ oves (tryker to target.

Ton-a Trip

(pd

(tr CJ

!ange one

Pistol 7Artifact8

(pd P (tr G

!ange edium

6harges P

SuB8?ero

(u"#Qero is the most notorious mem"er of the -in )uei nin=a clan. His potent special moves are

products of ancient -in )uei scrolls given to him "y (hang Tsung in e4change for services rendered.

When his clan "egins to transform mem"ers in cy"er#assassins through automation, (u"#Qero choosesnot to undergo the operation, against the wishes of the Ionin. ow, he is a carrier of the death mark and

hunted "y his former associates. (u"#Qero’s current motivation is survival, although he always wishesto gain more power and knowledge.

(tats (tr , Agl R, (pd , *nt , Fod G, 6hi L

&escriptors in=a CK, Acro"atic C, 6old C

(pecial oves9round Ice

(pd L

(tr @ 7Hold8 !ange (hort

E.e. *ce

$lide

(pd L

(tr J !ange (hort

6ote/ oves (u"#Qero to target.

%old Wa3e

(pd

(tr @ 7Hold8 !ange edium

E.e. *ce

Ice %lone

(pd

(tr @ 7Hold, if touched8 !ange one



T%E 6ILLAINS

'ara2a

Faraka is the leader of a tri"e of 3airen from the wastelands of the utworld and the high priest of(hao )ahn working with (hang Tsung. He possesses ra'or sharp sword#like appendages that he may

conceal at will. Faraka’s "ar"aric nature and monstrous features are his trademarks.

(tats (tr R Agl P (pd P *nt G Fod ? 6hi &escriptors omad CK, (neaky C, &isgusting C

(pecial oves $ord 2olt

(pd K

(tr P

!ange edium

E.e. Electricity

$cissor 2lades

(pd K (tr CP

!ange one

$ord $lice

(pd P

(tr CK

!ange one

>oro

3oro is a four#armed (hokanite, son of )ing For"ak and /ueen ai, the 2rince of )uatan 7asu"terranean province8 and !uler (upreme of the Armies of the )ingdoms of (hokan. (everal hundred

years ago, he was sent "y (hao )han to serve as the champion of (hang Tsung’s ortal )om"at

competition. He killed the ancestor of )ung -ao and reigned as champion until eventually defeated "y

-iu )ang.(tats (tr ?J, Agl P, (pd G, *nt , Fod P, 6hi

&escriptors 2rince CK, 6onnoisseur C, 6ruel C

(pecial oves

4ireball (pd K

(tr P !ange edium

E.e. $ire

2od1 $la6

(pd

(tr

!ange (hort 6ote/ oves 3oro to target.

%hest Thu6p (pd

(tr CR !ange one

K)ntaro

)intaro is a leader in 3oro’s utworld army. He is a tiger#like variation of the typical (hokanite and

en=oys to fight for money or any other reason. )intaro served as (hao )ahn’s champion in hisutworld version of the ortal )om"at competition.

(tats (tr ?? Agl P (pd P *nt P Fod K 6hi R

&escriptors 2rotective CG, Festial C, (elfish CJ

(pecial oves



4l1ing $6ash

(pd

(tr !ange (hort

6ote/ oves )intaro to target.

4ireball

(pd K

(tr P !ange edium

E.e. $ire

M)leena ileena is the twin sister of )itana and an heir to the throne of the utworld. (he is a loyal assassin

to )ahn and still serves him. *t is "elieved that )ahn has augmented her a"ilities.

(tats (tr G Agl (pd L *nt R Fod J 6hi

&escriptors Assassin CK, "servant C, 2hysically Attractive C

(pecial oves%o6bat ,oll

(pd P 7CJ to Agl for &odging8

(tr !ange (hort

6ote/ oves ileena to target.

Teleport ick

(pd

(tr !ange (hort

6ote/ oves ileena to target.

$ai Thro

(pd P

(tr G !ange edium

Motaro

otaro is a steel#tailed 6entaurian from the utworld and the current leader of )ahn’s e4termination

s%uads during the invasion of the other !ealm. He is uni%ue in that he possesses a missile reflection

power that is always on.(tats (tr ?@ Agl R (pd R *nt K Fod G 6hi

&escriptors -eader C, E%uine CG, 6lannish CJ(pecial oves

0nerg1 2last

(pd G

(tr G !ange edium

E.e. $orce

.issile ,e-lection

(pd @ 7Always on8 (tr C !ange one

Teleport

(pd ?@

(tr @ !ange -ong

Re"t)le

!eptile was the personal "odyguard of (hao )ahn and, later, the protector of (hang Tsung. He

appears to "e human "ut is, in actuality, an utworld demon, a mem"er of a reptilian race "elieved to

have "een e4tinct for hundreds of years. Acidic poison constantly drips from slits in his face.



(tats (tr R, Agl R, (pd , *nt , Fod K, 6hi L

&escriptors in=a C, 6onfident C, !eptilian CK

(pecial oves cid $pit

(pd R

(tr K !ange (hort

E.e. Acid

$tun 2all

(pd L

(tr @ 7Hold8

!ange (hort E.e. $orce

$lide

(pd L

(tr J !ange (hort

6ote/ oves !eptile to target.

In3isibilit1

(pd

(tr @

!ange one 6ote/ pponents are at CJ to their attack rolls.

!eptile remains invisi"le until he is

successfully struck.

Shan( Tsun( (hang Tsung is the mortal shell of a demon once "rought to the other !ealm "y Am#ho#tep, an

Egyptian 2haraoh. After dying and "eing re"orn many times, (hang Tsung eventually recalled the

proper method to create the portal "etween Earth and the utworld and contacted his master, (hao)ahn. With )ahn’s assistance and instruction, (hang "egan to cultivate souls "y means of the ortal

)om"at competition on the island of (himura. $or thirteen years, (hang was defeated in com"at "y his

nephew, )ung -ao, until )ahn sent the dragon#man, 3oro, to act as champion. n the fourteenth year,

3oro killed )ung -ao+$or hundreds of years, (hang Tsung gathered the souls slain in the ortal )om"at "y 3oro and

others. (lowly, the portal to the utworld grew. Then, -iu )ang and many other heroes came to the

island and, at long last, 3oro was defeated and (hang’s plans came to ruin. $or his encore, (hang

Tsung attempted to lure the heroes of the other !ealm to the utworld, where they could "edestroyed "y )ahn himself. *t was a difficult "attle and "oth (onya and )ano were captured and held

captive. With the help of -iu )ang, )ung -ao, 6age, Ia4 and )itana, the prisoners were set free. ow, with the utworld in sham"les, (hang Tsung has "een granted more power than ever to help

)ahn invade the other !ealm.

(tats (tr R, Agl R, (pd , *nt ?@, Fod G, 6hi ?@

&escriptors Evil CK, ystical CK, Fird lover CJ(pecial oves

4la6ing $kulls 7?#8

(pd K, , J (tr P, R,


0ruption

(pd ? (tr L

!ange edium

E.e. $ire

.orph

(pd R (tr @

!ange one 6ote/ (hang Tsung has the a"ility to changehimself into any other character he has seen and

studied. This transformation lasts ?#?@ com"at

turns.

.ist

(pd ?@

(tr @



!ange (hort

ote (hang Tsung may create an arcane mist

a"out him that partially "linds his opponents,giving them a C? to their attack rolls. This mist

lasts for the entire com"at unless somehow

"lown away.

Shee1a (heeva is the mate of 3oro and appointed "odyguard of )ahn’s wife, (indel. When )ahn invades the

Earth realm, she grows unhappy with otaro’s position as leader of the e4termination s%uads. otaro’s

race of 6entaurians are the (hokanite’s worst enemies and she sees )ahn ignoring her people more and

more.(tats (tr ?@, Agl P, (pd P, *nt P, Fod K, 6hi

&escriptors 2rotective CK, 6om"ative C, /uick#Witted C

(pecial oves

4ireball

(pd

(tr R !ange edium

E.e. $ire

4l1ing $6ash

(pd K

(tr R

!ange (hort 6ote/ oves (heeva to target.

9round $to6p

(pd G

(tr R !ange (hort

S)ndel(indel is "elieved to "e the wife of )ahn and the main reason for his invasion of the other !ealm.

Ten thousand years ago, she met an untimely death and, in order to resurrect her, )ahn had to come toEarth to do it. (indel is as evil as )ahn and =ust as dangerous. (he is the key to his power in the other

!ealm.

(tats (tr P, Agl R, (pd R, *nt ??, Fod , 6hi ?@

&escriptors /ueen CG, (nooty C, (poiled CJ(pecial oves

Wa3e $crea6

(pd R (tr J 7Hold8

!ange (hort E.e. $orce

4ireball

(pd (tr R

!ange edium

E.e. $ire

4light

(pd (tr @

!ange -ong 6ote/ pponents are at CJ to their attack rolls.(indel may maintain flight until she is

successfully hit in com"at.



T%E IMMORTALS

Ra*den

!ayden is one of the lesser 6hinese gods and is worshipped "y the rder of -ight. He is one of thefew ancient deities that still involves themselves with the affairs of men. He is very protective of mortal

man and will risk his physical avatar form in their cause. With the invasion of the utworld, !ayden’s

power is at its weakest and his e4istence "egins to fade +(tats (tr L, Agl ?@, (pd L, *nt ?J, Fod K?, 6hi ?J

&escriptors 3od of Thunder CG, Wise C, -ikes Humanity CJ(pecial oves

!ightning Thro

(pd G

(tr P

!ange -ong E.e. Electricity

$hocking Touch

(pd R

(tr CK

!ange one E.e. Electricity

Torpedo ttack

(pd K

(tr R

!ange edium 6ote/ oves !ayden to target.

Teleport

(pd ??

(tr @

!ange E4treme

Shao Kahn

(hao )ahn is the demon ruler of the utworld and strives to merge his realm with that of Earth’s, in

essence eliminating the yin and yang. (hao )ahn has another reason for con%uering the other !ealm,

however the resurrection of his deceased wife (indel. (hao )ahn’s avatar is %uite powerful and he hasan army of servants at hand to do his "idding.

(tats (tr ?J Agl (pd *nt ?J Fod KG 6hi ?G

&escriptors 3od of the utworld CG, Evil CG

(pecial oves $houlder $6ash

(pd K (tr L

!ange (hort

6ote/ oves (hao )ahn to target.

0nerg1 !ance

(pd P

(tr P !ange edium

E.e. $orce

4orce :a66er

(pd K

(tr CG 7Hold8 !ange one

E.e. $orce

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