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 Reign of the Daikaiju

DRAGON ATTACKS TOKYO!

The Beginning
November 3, 1954 — A dragon said to
resemble the legendary kami Ryujin
RADIOACTIVE DINOSAUR laid waste to much of coastal Tokyo.
DEVASTATES NEW YORK CITY!
Just over a year after New York, another creature appeared in
June 13, 1953—An unidentified monster Tokyo. Over the course of several weeks, the creature —now
rampaged through lower Manhattan, called a daikaiju (literally "great monster")—wreaked havoc
leaving the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, along the coast. The monster purposefully destroyed modern
buildings and vehicles, including an American naval vessel.
Battery Park, and part of the
A blockade of Tokyo Bay pushed the beast south. Before the
Financial District in ruins.
daikaiju could enter Yokohama, the Japanese Defense Force
and the US military routed it back into the ocean. Their attack,
The world changed in 1953 when a radioactive monster though ultimately unsuccessful, helped scientists gather
rose from the Upper Hudson Bay in New York City. Those numerous important samples.
who survived the assault described the beast as a dinosaur,
reporting that, "the massive lizard moved through the After close examination of the genetic material left behind
Financial District on all fours." by the beast, the team of researchers determined Ryujin
did not match the New York dinosaur. Experimental DNA
The US Navy diverted the beast before it could advance studies found the daikaiju to be a new species. Some debris
further into the city, turning it back into the bay, but their from the Tokyo invasion matched material found near Bikini
limited firepower did little to stop the creature. Only a Atoll, and the samples acquired in Yokohama matched the
concerted effort by the Army, Air Force, and Navy finally radiation signature of the tests done there.
killed the behemoth.
Autopsies performed on the monster traced it back to
n bur st
"I was on watc h wh en Ryuji
prehistoric times. The cells showed signs of freezing and rapid
sank th e
up out of Tok yo Bay an d
heating caused by radiation. This was only the beginning.
lle d us
USS Kidd. The Japa nese pu
't think
out of th e water -I don
sink us-
it was r eally tr ying to
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we just see me d to be in its
2 -S ail or , USS Kidd
 IS RYUJIN DEAD? Vietnam in May of 1970. The daikaiju devoured much of the
site, leaving only metal and similar debris.
December 24, 1954 — The combined Later investigations of these incidents showed the daikaiju
Defense Force and US military had actually tried to stop the environmental disasters. In all
ambushed Ryujin in attempt to come three cases, the monsters consumed dangerous chemicals—
ashore near Mt. Fuji. Agent Orange, oil, and industrial waste—from the sites, even
as they destroyed those forces which tried to stop them.

Reign Of The Daikaiju

The combined forces in Japan were prepared for the Two events in the 1970s further changed public opinion.
daikaiju’s next landfall. After the failure at Yokohama, the An air-borne chemical from an explosion in Seveso, Italy,
US military commissioned an experimental weapon, a maser, was dispelled by a butterfly daikaiju. At Three Mile Island,
or experimental microwave gun. It took multiple shots from a lumbering, plated beast wrapped itself around the leaking
heavy masers and lasers to bring down Ryujin. The monster reactor and sucked out the nuclear material.
collapsed into the water but swam away before capture, Following these revelations, nations began cooperating
wounded but alive. to reduce various sources of pollution. Daikaiju attacks
decreased as their food sources — or evolutionary mandate,
according to some—dried up.
Daikaiju Appear
Humanity waited in fear for the next kaiju attack, but did
not have to wait long. Soon after Ryujin's defeat, monsters
appeared on every continent. The cause of their near-
simultaneous emergence remains a mystery.
Researchers hypothesized that the daikaiju’s arrival was
"I was sipping my mocha lat
related to ecological disasters. The theory gained traction te on th e
r oof top wh en this massiv
during the 1970s with the Gaia Hypothesis. Ryujin’s e, liz ar d-
bir d-thing bur st up out
connection to the nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll supported the of Mt. St.
He lens! I thoug ht it was
an er uption-
theory. Researchers began to describe the appearance of the
daikaiju as Earth’s "immune system." th er e was fir e an d stu ff
in th e sky-
Some discount this theory, however, due to the massive but th en I saw it. It was
beautiful! Se e,
damage a single daikaiju emergence creates. When a I g ot a tat too of it r ig
gargantuan mammal emerged from the epicenter of the 1960 ht her e..."
9.5 earthquake in Peru, many attributed the earthquake to -Don , Seat tle
the kaiju, arguing that the destruction it brought to Lumache
afterwards countered the Gaia Hypothesis.
This fear led many countries to develop their own artificial
kaiju. These bioweapons were created to counter the daikaiju
threat, but the creatures proved as destructive as those they
fought. Under the guise of protection, less reputable nations
used them as weapons of war. In the end, all daikaiju escaped
their human masters to live in the wild, for good or for ill.

MOUNT ST. HELENS’ ERUPTION

CAUSED BY KAIJU
May 23, 1980— A flying daikaiju burst
from the crater at Mount St. Helens,
sending magma and rock flying out in
a 20-mile radius.

Daikaiju caused widespread destruction in the 1960s, and

were responsible for numerous disasters. A blow-out at
Union Oil’s platform off the coast of Santa Barbara, California,
was blamed on a giant seal. Industrial leaders in Minamata,
Japan, claimed the mercury poisoning that led to Minamata
Disease was the result of a plant-based daikaiju found in
the area. A massive insectoid monster attacked a US base in

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 A New Day for Daikaiju
In 1984, Japan attempted to broker a treaty between the
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United States and the USSR in hopes that the two most
powerful nations in the world could lead an initiative to deal
with the daikaiju. Talks broke down until April 1986.
DAIKAIJU SAVES RUSSIA
April 26, 1986 — After nearly three
decades, the first reported daikaiju,
Ryujin, reappeared and contained
the explosion and spread of nuclear
emissions at the Chernobyl nuclear
plant in Russia.
With the two nations no longer engaged in their decades-
long Cold War, they could focus on the kaiju threat. Still,
heated arguments raged during UN Security Council
meetings. Despite Ryujin’s heroic feat, the USSR pushed for
total elimination of the monsters. The US preferred a more
scientific approach, wanting to study the creatures, dead
or alive.
Japan remained steadfast in their desire to contain the
threat and study it. Japanese scientists hoped to learn about
the creatures’ origin and role within the ecosystem. They
believed in the possibility of co-habitation with the daikaiju.
Their insistence lead to the development of the UN Daikaiju
Task Force (UNDTF or more commonly, DTF) and the
International Daikaiju Sanctuary in the Bonin Islands. Over
the next decade, the DTF captured and re-settled numerous
monsters in the new protective sanctuary.
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Daikaiju Today
Life in the sanctuary remained precarious. Daikaiju regularly
fought one another and attacked the DTF’s forces. Kaijuology
progressed slowly; attempts to safely observe and gather
samples often failed. Lives were lost. The DTF needed a better
way to control the monsters.
DAIKAIJU AI?
May 7, 2010 — Cambridge, MA.
Scientists and engineers at MIT
successfully created a functioning
mechanical construct with artificial
intelligence. The prototype will be
tested at the UN Daikaiju Sanctuary.
The construct will collect samples,
as well as interact with and guard
the island’s daikaiju population.
In 2016, the mechanical constructs developed individual
thought. Unhappy with their subservient role, they rose
against the UN Daikaiju Task Force, but fail safes within
them stopped the rebellion. Not wanting to waste billions
of dollars, the UN ordered all constructs to be held at the
Daikaiju Sanctuary in hopes of future debugging.
The constructs allied themselves with Ryujin and other
intermediator kaiju to bring about a relative peace. For the
most part, keeping the creatures fed is the biggest problem
facing lead kaijuologist, Director Emiko Tanaka, PhD, and
her crew.
Director Tanaka makes strides with the constructs in hopes
of releasing them in the near future. She has yet to connect
with the daikaiju under her protection.
ALWAYS WATCH THE SKIES!
Today — An unknown extraterrestrial
object plummeted into the Pacific
Ocean. UN Forces searched the crash
site to find no sign of it.
r th ...
" The y come fr om th e Ea
aut onomous
almost lik e som e kin d of
net."
def ense system for th e pla
a
-Dir ect or Emiko Tanak
"I don't want to say they'r e aliens,
but... they'r e totally aliens."
-Swiss UFOlog ist
 MAKING DAIKAIJU
In Dawn of the Daikaiju, players take on the roles of giant
monsters called kaiju or daikaiju (the terms are used
interchangeably and both mean "giant monster"). Though
daikaiju range in origin from oversized insects and dinosaurs
to bio-engineered alien weapons, they somehow recognize
in each other a single species. Even daikaiju from different
worlds work together in packs.
Creation of daikaiju adheres to the rules laid out in Savage
Worlds with adjustments to account for their unique traits.
The customized process follows.
Concept
Daikaiju come in many forms: atomic-powered reptiles,
extraterrestrial cyborgs, giant apes, killer statues, massive
insects, and even mutant rosebushes. If you can imagine it,
you can create it!
To make your own giant monster, first consider its origin
and appearance. Here are a few common tropes:
Bioweapon: Genetically engineered by lost civilizations
(such as Atlantis or Lemuria), aliens, and even modern
governments, bioweapons exhibit abilities extraordinary by
even daikaiju standards. Their bizarre features include buzz
saws, jet thrusters, laser beams, and massive blades for hands
or snouts. Most constructs fall into this category.
Living God: Living Gods may be in all other respects
Bioweapons, Superspecies, or Walking Natural Disasters, but
they usually exhibit a level of intelligence —even empathy —
rarely seen in other kaiju. Such creatures often grow into
leaders of other daikaiju and go-betweens between humanity
and monsters.
Mesozoic Superspecies: Frozen in ice or lying dormant
at the bottom of the sea for millions of years, Mesozoic
Superspecies awake to a world they don't know. Their
rampages are motivated by animalistic needs such as hunting
or protecting their offspring. Superspecies daikaiju usually
resemble gargantuan natural animals such as dinosaurs
and insects.
Walking Natural Disaster: Whether birthed by atomic
testing or industrial pollution, Walking Natural Disasters
exist as Nature’s reminder of the folly of mankind. Driven
by rage, such daikaiju range in appearance from mutated
dinosaurs to horrid grotesqueries.
Pregenerated Kaiju!
If you're looking to play the Die, Daikaiju, Die! Plot
Point Campaign included in this book, you'll find
pregenerated archetypes and Figure Flats
for all the major heroes and villains at
www.peginc.com!
The Plot Point Campaign assumes
the heroes are part of the daikaiju pack
social structure and are innately tied to
the defense of the Earth. Players who
want to create their own daikaiju should
conform to that and work it into their
backstory somehow.
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 Race
Kaiju start with all the abilities listed below, plus an additional 15 points of Racial Abilities chosen by the player from those
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listed in Savage Worlds or the new additions below. Note that a few abilities are different or have different point values for
kaiju. Where they differ, use the ones in this book instead. Kaiju may not take Big, Power, or Super Powers.

Daikaiju Racial Abilities

All kaiju have:
„ Armor +30: All kaiju have scaly skin, viscous bodies, or dense flesh that acts as armor.
„ Cannot Speak: Kaiju communicate through body language, infrasound, pheromones, roars, and trills, but cannot speak
human languages (unless they have the Fully Sapient ability, below).
„ Size 16 (Gargantuan): Racial abilities and Edges may not reduce the kaiju's Size below 12 or above 20. They have Heavy
Armor, can take three additional Wounds, and their attacks (including powers) count as Heavy Weapons. Kaiju may
Stomp (see page 8).
„ Increased Damage: The creature's limbs cause Str+2d12, AP 24 damage. Claws and teeth actually pierce armor while
blunt limbs or flailing tails negate it with overwhelming force, but both negate Armor in game terms.
„ Increased Strength: Daikaiju start with d12+16 Strength with a maximum of d12+20.
„ Increased Vigor: Daikaiju start with d10 Vigor with a maximum of d12+3.

NEW / MODIFIED RACIAL ABILITIES

The number in parentheses after the name of each entry is the number of times the particular enhancement may be taken.
“U” means unlimited.
VALUE ABILITY
1 Armor (10): The creature has thick scales or metal plates that give it +2 Armor each time this ability is taken.
Ranged Attack (1): The monster can hit and damage targets at a Range of 12/24/48 for 4d10 damage, RoF 1, AP
24. The kaiju may spend additional points to enhance the power or reduce its cost as follows:
„ ARMOR PIERCING (+1/2AP): The kaiju may spend up to 10 points to increase the attack's Armor Piercing value.
Each point adds +2 AP.
„ DAMAGE (4): Increase the damage to 5d10.
3
„ MEDIUM / LARGE BLAST TEMPLATE (+2/+4): For 2 points the attack affects an area the size of a Medium Blast
Template. For 4 points the kaiju may use either a Medium or a Large Blast Template. Targets in the blast area
may Evade.
„ CONE (+0/+1): For no points, the attack must use the Cone Template, emanating from the monster. For 1 point,
the attack can switch between the Cone Template and other uses as usual. Either may be Evaded.
Bite/Claw/Horn (1): Each of these are purchased separately, and add +4 damage when used to attack. Each ability
also grants the bonuses described under Natural Attacks in Savage Worlds. (Bite allows a creature to attack a
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grappled foe, Claws add to Athletics (climbing), and Horns add an additional +4 damage to one Fighting action
if the creature ran at least 5" Kaiju Scale (see page 8) before striking).
Flight: The kaiju can fly. The cost is 2 points for Pace 6, 4 points for Pace 12, and 5 points for Pace 24, and 7 points
2/4/5/7
for Pace 48. Creatures moving at Pace 24 are –1 to be hit, or –2 for Pace 48 (see Speed in Savage Worlds).
Fully Sapient (1): Unlike the vast majority of kaiju, this monster is a fully sapient being capable of complex
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language. This negates the Cannot Speak racial ability.
Tentacles (1): The kaiju has two tentacle actions for 2 points, three actions for 4 points, or four for 6 points (see
2/4/6
Savage Worlds). The tentacles have a Reach of 2, or 3 for +2 points. Tentacles also add +2 to Grappling attempts.
–1 Size –1 (4): Daikaiju may be reduced to no smaller than Size 12.
1 Size +1 (4): Daikaiju may not be larger than Size 20.
Reduced Dexterity (1): The daikaiju’s forelimbs are small, lack opposable thumbs, or otherwise cannot easily
–1/–2 grasp or manipulate objects. For 1 point, this imposes a –2 penalty on rolls requiring grasping limbs (climbing,
picking up objects, grappling); for 2 points, this imposes a –4 penalty.
1 Tool User (1): The monster can make use of giant Improvised Weapons (see page 8).
Toughness (10): The monster's flesh is incredibly dense, protected by energy, or otherwise extremely durable.
1
Increase Toughness by 1 each time this ability is taken.

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 Hindrances
Select up to four points of Hindrances (Major Hindrances
are worth 2, Minor are worth 1). Game Masters should
work with their players to ensure appropriate Hindrances
are chosen. While no kaiju is going to have to worry about
Poverty or being Illiterate, an alien cyborg may have an
Earth kaiju as an enemy!
FOR 2 POINTS YOU CAN:
• Raise an attribute one die type, or
• Choose an Edge
FOR 1 POINT YOU CAN:
• Gain another skill point
New Hindrance
Dependent (Minor or Major)
Due to parentage, mystical bond, or cross-species empathy,
your kaiju is attached to some being it will do anything
to protect.
The Dependent is a Novice Rank Wild Card with a
penchant for getting into trouble. As a Minor Hindrance, the
dependent is a juvenile daikaiju of Size 8; this is typically
an offspring or relative, but the kaiju may also bond to a
completely different species.
As a Major Hindrance, the Dependent is a human (or
member of another human-sized race). Typical human
Dependents include precocious children, psychics bonded
to the kaiju, or eminent kaijuologists.
If the Dependent ever dies, your daikaiju is grief-stricken
until it exacts revenge against the being (or beings) that
caused the Dependent’s death. Until then, the kaiju receives
only one Benny at the beginning of each game session
(though Luck and other bonuses apply normally). Once the
Dependent is avenged, the player may choose to buy off the
Hindrance or have the daikaiju bond to a new Dependent.
Traits
Attributes
All attributes except Strength and Vigor start at d4. You have
5 points to distribute among them. Each step costs 1 point.
Attributes other than Strength and Vigor may not be raised
beyond d12 without the Attribute Increase Racial Ability.
Though most are incapable of speech, daikaiju possess
remarkable intelligence. They can forge emotional bonds
with other species, solve problems, and strategize on a
level nearly equal with humans. Daikaiju intelligence
is therefore not animal intelligence (A), but neither is it
completely human!
Skills
Though semi-sapient, daikaiju still possess skills more in
keeping with animals than humans. Daikaiju core skills are
Athletics, Intimidation, Notice, Stealth, and Taunt. They start
with a d4 in each.
You have 12 points to put into these or any other skills.
Each die type costs 1 point (starting at d4) as long as the skill
Making Daikaiju
is equal to or less than the attribute it’s linked to (see the skill
list in Savage Worlds). If you exceed the linked attribute, the
cost becomes 2 points per die type.
Skill Maximums: Skills may not be increased above d12
during character creation unless the monster starts with a
skill increase. Each die type granted there increases the skill
maximum by 1 as well.
Derived Statistics
Standard Pace is 6″ (kaiju scale — see page 8), but may be
changed by racial abilities, Edges, or Hindrances.
Parry is 2 plus half of Fighting.
Toughness is 2 plus half of Vigor, plus Size bonus
and Armor.
Edges
Kaiju may not take Arcane Backgrounds or Professional
Edges. They may take most other Edges if they make sense
in the campaign and the Game Master allows it.
New Background Edge
Mutation
REQUIREMENTS: Novice, daikaiju
Some kaiju develop strange new abilities over time. A giant
toad might eventually develop a horn, for example, or a
serpent might reach maturation and grow wings, giving it
the Flight special ability.
Mutation grants a monster 2 points of positive racial
abilities. It may be selected more than once, but only once
per Rank. The additional points may be banked over several
Ranks to buy Racial Abilities costing more than 2 points.
New Combat Edge
Swat
REQUIREMENTS: Seasoned, daikaiju
The daikaiju has learned how to deal with mankind’s pesky
planes, tanks, and other contraptions. It ignores up to 4
points of Scale penalties when attacking with its Natural
Attacks or powers.
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 Gear Property Damage
Buildings are treated like vehicles rather than objects in Dawn
of the Daikaiju—they have multiple Wounds to reflect various
Kaiju don't have gear and do not gain starting funds. If a giant
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states of damage, and larger buildings can take more Wounds

monster wants something, he takes it!
before they're considered rubbled.
The Toughness of various buildings, their Size, and the total
Setting Rules number Wounds each can take is listed on the table below.

COLLATERAL DAMAGE TABLE

Dawn of the Daikaiju uses the following Setting Rules from BUILDING SIZE TOUGHNESS WOUNDS
Savage Worlds, and the three new ones described afterwards:
House 6 (Large) 12 4
„ Fanatics: When a Wild Card enemy is hit by a successful
(1 or 2 stories)
attack, one of his lesser monsters can jump in front of his
Building 10 (Huge) 16 5
master and takes the attack instead.
(3 to 9 stories)
„ Fast Healing: Kaiju make natural healing rolls once per
Skyscraper 14 (Gar.) 24 6
day instead of every five days. They recover one level of
(ten stories or
Fatigue from Bumps & Bruises every four hours instead
more)
of the usual 24.
„ High Adventure: Characters may spend a Benny to gain Crush, Crumble, & Destroy!
the one-time use of a Combat Edge. The kaiju must meet Cities are destructible battlegrounds for kaiju. Most aren't
the Rank and any Edge requirements as usual, but can actually bent on killing humans, they just want to destroy
ignore Trait requirements. Multiple Bennies may be the trappings of civilization they see encroaching on nature.
spent in one round for multiple Edges, either for different
When a giant monster attacks a target next to a Building or
effects or in order to meet a needed requirement to gain
Skyscraper (Houses are too small), it can subtract 2 from its
another Edge.
Fighting roll (or rolls if making multiple attacks) to slam the
„ Unarmed Defender: Ignore this rule for kaiju. foe into the building and add +d6 damage to its total —this
„ Wound Cap: Daikaiju can never suffer more than four stacks with bonus damage from a raise, Wild Attacks, and
Wounds in a single hit and therefore never have to Soak any other maneuvers, but must be declared before the attack
more than four wounds (this means daikaiju can never is rolled.
be killed by a single attack). If successful, apply the same damage to the building as
well. If the building is destroyed in this way, the attacker
Kaiju Scale (KS) gets a Benny for proving his dominance over civilization
and his foe!
When using miniatures on a battle map, Dawn of the Daikaiju
uses a scale of 1 inch equals 20 yards. This makes commonly Tool User
available 3.5” to 4" daikaiju figurines, or the free Figure Flats
you'll find on our website, equal to Size 16. Ranges for kaiju Some monsters have the instinct, intelligence, and most
movement, powers, and templates are made at this larger importantly, manual dexterity or opposable thumbs to use
scale, abbreviated "KS" throughout the text. weapons such as giant trees, girders, rocks, or even ships
Divide ranges for human-sized weapons by 10 to get their as weapons.
range in Kaiju Scale inches. Finding such a weapon requires an area where such things
might exist —a mighty forest, city, trainyard, industrial area,
Stomp mountainside, etc., and a Notice roll. This takes an action, and
if successful gives the creature a giant improvised weapon.
A daikaiju may stomp, slam, or jump on Huge and smaller Like all Improvised Weapons (see Savage Worlds), the
targets in an adjacent Small Burst Template KS as a attacker subtracts 2 from his Fighting rolls, but adds a d12
Fighting attack. to his damage if he's successful (d12 + 2 if the Notice roll
It may only Stomp once per turn, though it may take other succeeded with a raise).
actions as usual. Stomping ignores Scale modifiers and is Materials like these aren't built for this kind of incredible
an opposed Athletics vs Athletics for beings, or Athletics vs strain, so roll a die after each use. If the result is odd, the
Boating or Driving for vehicles. weapon falls apart and offers no further benefit.
If successful, the kaiju rolls its Strength for damage (plus a
bonus die if it succeeded with a raise). Armor doesn't protect
against this kind of mass, which is the real danger for heavily-
armored tanks and other human war machines.

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 Adventure Generator

As any daikaiju aficionado will admit, the actual monster Nesting: Mesozoic Superspecies fall into torpor for
part of giant monster movies almost always revolves around years at a time. Finding a good nesting site protects
three activities: destroying buildings, fighting the military, or them from rival daikaiju while they sleep away the
fighting other daikaiju. A successful daikaiju adventure looks ages. Unfortunately, humanity has spread far and
beyond these tropes to find meaningful ways to engage in 3 wide, so even inhospitable volcanoes and deserts host
these activities or other goals particular to a roleplaying game. human settlements opposed to daikaiju neighbors.
Such a scenario resembles a classic monster movie in
Motivation reverse, as the locals try to drive out a protagonist just
looking to find a place to sleep or rear its young.
Roll a d4 to determine the instinct that motivates the
Protection: Living Gods are the most likely to be
daikaiju’s involvement or look to the hero kaiju’s Hindrances
driven to protect something, though Bioweapons may
for ideas. The drives of a single pack member may draw in
retain enough of their programming to have complex
the involvement its packmates; if so, make sure to highlight
4 relationships with a site or citizenry. Other daikaiju
a different daikaiju each adventure.
may simply feel territorial and attack invasive threats.
MOTIVATION TABLE Daikaiju with the Dependent Hindrance often find
D4 MOTIVATION their wards stumbling into trouble.
Destruction: Territoriality or wrath drives the
daikaiju toward a rampage. A hunger for destruction
1 often motivates Bioweapons and Walking Natural
Disasters; their packmates might try to contain their
brethren or defend them as they run amok.
Hunger: Some daikaiju are carnivores or herbivores,
while others subsist on radiation, fire, or more
bizarre diets. Even the simplest of daikaiju-sized
2 hungers might bring the monsters into conflict with
farmers, fishermen, or ranchers. Exotic needs might
impel daikaiju to attack nuclear power plants or fuel
refineries.

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 Complications
Roll a d4 twice to determine the primary and secondary complications. The primary complication may be an antagonist or a
supporting character or faction that creates tension in the plot without directly opposing the hero daikaiju.
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The secondary complication often doesn’t enter the adventure until the second act or later, throwing everything into chaos
again just when the situation seems alright. For example, a nesting daikaiju may have finally made peace with the humans
trying to drive it out of the local volcano when a natural disaster strikes, and the volcano threatens to explode.
COMPLICATIONS TABLE
D4 COMPLICATION
Aliens: The Protostomion Consociation aren’t the only aliens on Earth. In the shadows of the world lurk hivemind
cockroaches, sapient apes from the future, mysterious near-human extraterrestrials, and the remnants of the pre-
1 human civilizations that built Earth’s Bioweapon kaiju. Alien antagonists seek to destroy or control daikaiju, treating
them as soldiers in their war with Earth. More sympathetic aliens might still attempt controlling the daikaiju, but in
the name of reawakening their forgotten purpose or removing them to a less hostile planet.
Daikaiju: Fiercely territorial daikaiju battle over control of islands, and even continents; others predate upon their
own. Sometimes daikaiju seek out mates or find orphans in need of parents. Such circumstances can establish the
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origins of Followers or Sidekicks for players wishing to take those Edges. If a hero has the Dependent or Enemy
Hindrance, rolling this complication is a perfect excuse to bring that recurring character into play.
Humans: One of the most obvious human complications are military forces attempting to drive the daikaiju away,
but other options include a scientist who has invented a weapon capable of attacking a character’s Weakness, a Living
3 God’s worshipers, or criminals trying to harvest daikaiju organs. Terrorist organizations may have bases in prime
nesting sites or brainwave scanners they hope will bring the kaiju under their control. Human Dependents are an
obvious choice to involve in these complications.
Natural Disaster: In addition to genuine natural disasters, the Protostomions and other opponents have access to
advanced scientific machines such as weather-domination devices. In their attempts to corral daikaiju, even well-
meaning governments and scientists experiment with uncontrollable forces of nature. Natural disasters provide an
4 excellent opportunity to use other options from the Adventure Tool Kit (see Savage Worlds). A landslide or tsunami
might be evaded with a Chase or Dramatic Task. Hazards such as cold, disease, fire, heat, or radiation might threaten
a nesting site or complicate travel. An impending disaster might impel the daikaiju to resort to Social Conflict—
difficult without the ability to speak!— to drive away recalcitrant allied kaiju or human populations.

Example–The Spawning Ground!

for the Motivation, a
inspiration for an adventure. She rolls a 4 (Protect)
Emily is running a daikaiju game and wants some c daika iju must protect one
the second (Humans). She decides the heroi
2 for the first Complication (Daikaiju), and a 3 for t Hind rance or the Followers
of her players’ characters have the Dependen
another from rival monsters and humans. None
Loyal, however, which gives her an idea.
or Sidekick Edges, but two of them are Heroic and defenseless Mesozoic
protect. Marthara is a herbivorous and nearly
Emily creates a new monster for the heroes to es from the Bonin Island Daikaiju
grounds in the Irish Sea. She escap
Superspecies who wants to return to her spawning
Sanctuary in the South Pacific and heads west. so they decide to escort
humans along the way who might hunt Marthara,
The kaiju know there are numerous predators and ious snarladons and
t Reptiles (see page 25). Emily names them rapac
her. Sure enough, her trek awakens a pack of Gian decides the Human
n of years ago. Once that threat is dealt with, Emily
decides their kind fed on Marthara's species millio on the black market!
whalers looking to harpoon her and sell the parts
Complication is a group of well-equipped rogue reds of miles. The player
abstracting each round out into a journey of hund
Emily runs the snarladon encounter as a Chase,
and defeat the snarlodons.
characters must protect Marthara along the way spawning grounds
them with a pack of cruel whalers lurking near her
Once the snarlodons are defeated, Emily confronts
oyed to keep them from coming back!
in the Irish Sea. The hunters' boats must be destr
aler s
ml ess , please tell th e wh
"O ur studies show it 's har e
not, r emind th em we ar
to sta nd down. If th ey do r ce."
d Nations to use deadly fo
aut hor iz ed by th e Unite
a
-Dir ect or Emiko Tanak
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 Die, DAIKAIJU, DIE!

The Protostomion Consociation — a race of octopus-like CHAPTER 3—KING OF THE MONSTERS

aliens with crab-like exoskeletons — left their home world A flashback reveals Ryujin fell battling some unknown
after their unfettered consumption made it uninhabitable. threat. Back in the present, Ryujin’s corpse washes up on a
They struggled to find a planet to meet their needs until they distant shore and the daikaiju gather to determine who will
found Earth. They infiltrated human society and now work be their next alpha. They must bring the vicious Orochi to
to replicate their homeworld’s toxic biosphere by undoing heel to gain dominance. The pack finds their new authority
decades of environmental repairs. The kaiju, earth’s strange challenged as they come under attack from Ryujin’s killer:
and terrible immune system, are all that can stop them. the Crustaceapus!
With their monstrous god temporarily defeated, the
CHAPTER 1—ESCAPE FROM MONSTER ISLAND
Protostomion infiltrators in human society trigger industrial
The heroic kaiju escape from slumber after Ryujin, the accidents to leak pollutants into the sea and sky. The daikaiju
Monarch of Monsters, warns them the planet is under feel compelled to destroy the polluting facilities and find
attack. They battle their way past the UN Daikaiju Task themselves opposed by unsuspecting UN forces.
Force guarding the Bonin Island refuge, then head to Tokyo
where the Protostomions are constructing a seismic disruptor CHAPTER 4—RAMPAGE
intended to plunge the entire Pacific Rim into devastating The daikaiju attack a pollution-spewing chemical plant,
earthquakes. only to be interrupted by the UN mecha cavalry that forced
Game Masters setting adventures in the aftermath of them into the sanctuary years before. As the battle ends, the
Escape from Monster Island should emphasize the Protostomions deploy augmented clones of the heroes to
chaos unleashed with the release of the daikaiju. The heroes destroy the weakened daikaiju.
find themselves the targets of other daikaiju, Protostomion After Rampage, the UN wises up to the Protostomion
mechs, and Earth’s militaries, often even battling multiple plans. The poisoning of the planet unleashes ecological
factions at once! disasters that threaten human and daikaiju alike, leading to
increasing cooperation with human forces.
CHAPTER 2—DEFENDERS OF THE EARTH
The daikaiju arrive in Hong Kong to battle a rival pack. Once CHAPTER 5—WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS
their enemies fall, Protostomion infiltrators use the cover of The Protostomions activate their last resort: a controlled
UN intervention to harvest the defeated daikaiju’s DNA. A implosion of the Marianas Trench. This creates a massive
Chase leads the heroes to the far side of Hong Kong Island hydrothermal vent spewing poison into the ocean. A
where they battle vat grown Ryujin clones. combined UN/daikaiju attack on the new island can destroy
After Defenders of the Earth, the Protostomions begin the Protostomion defenses. A final confrontation with the
to rely more on their clone daikaiju rather than their mecha. revived Crustaceapus determines the fate of the Earth!
The clones harass daikaiju packs and UN forces, forcing the
heroes to fight alongside unlikely allies.

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Cutscenes and Player Participation
While giant monsters make entertaining protagonists,
they’re not ideal for delivering exposition. Die, Daikaiju,
SAVAGE WORLDS
Die! features "cutscenes" that happen "off-camera" to
better set the scene for the players.
Game Masters should nominate players to read the
cutscenes between the dotted red lines aloud, perhaps
rotating these opportunities among the party at each new
scene.
Players can also narrate any Interludes as well, perhaps
speaking for Director Tanaka or a roving reporter to
describe their monster's actions.
Part One: Escape From
Monster Island
WHEN: At the campaign’s start.
The heroic kaiju must escape the International Daikaiju
Sanctuary on the Bonin Islands in order to pursue a
mysterious new presence their territorial instincts identify
as a threat. The heavily armed Kimon Station stands in their
way, but the mighty Ryujin aids them.
Traveling to Tokyo, they find the city under siege from the
Protostomion Consociation, mollusk-like aliens piloting crab-
like biomechs. Construction is nearly complete on a massive
seismic disruptor designed to bury the entire Pacific Rim via
massive earthquakes!
Invasion Earth
Share the book so that your players can read the following
cut scene in their best “dubbed” monster movie voices. This
scene features roles for Director Emiko Tanaka, Commandant
Yyalgg, a Narrator, a Technician, and the daikaiju Ryujin.
NARRATOR: A fishing vessel, northwest of Guam.
Night. Three fishermen play cards in the cabin. The
boat rises and falls — the three men look at each other
worriedly. They rush to the deck and look out at a rolling
sea. Glowing green energy crackles beneath the surface
in the distance, growing closer and closer. The fishermen
watch in terror as the lights pass directly beneath them!
Just before it passes, the men see a gigantic black eye
looking up at them, glowing with radioactive power! This
can only be...
TANAKA: Ryujin! The Monarch of Monsters!
NARRATOR: Emiko Tanaka, Director of the Bonin
Islands Daikaiju Sanctuary, stands in a crowded control
room before a massive screen, showing the towering
Ryujin battering against a faltering force field.
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TANAKA: Ryujin is trying to break into the sanctuary!
It should hold, but dispatch the drone tanks just in case.
TECHNICIAN: Drone tanks deployed, Director! Shall
they use lethal force?
TANAKA: Not yet. It is my honor to protect the world
from the daikaiju—and the daikaiju from us.
NARRATOR: The camera pulls back to show the Kimon
Station Control Station, a high-security building perched
on the rocks outside the island's force field. Director
Tanaka and dozens of technicians watch anxiously as the
Monarch of Monsters bashes on the wall elsewhere on
the island.
TECHNICIAN: The field is holding, but Ryujin's attack
is attracting the other monsters.
TANAKA: Yes, almost as if he is drawing them. But why?
The sanctuary has stood for years. Why would he strike
now? And with such rage. Look at the radiation sparking
off of him. He only does that when extremely agitated.
NARRATOR: The massive, 500-foot-tall monster bashes
into the force field again and again. Radiation sparks from
his form and electricity answers from the powerful force
field. Suddenly, the enormous reptile stops. He looks
toward the sea — toward Tokyo — and emits one final
wail of anger.
RYUJIN: KREEEEEEEE-ONK!!!
NARRATOR: The Monarch of Monsters dives back
into the sea and disappears, but the monsters inside the
sanctuary only become more agitated. Now they begin
to beat against the field themselves, beating it with their
fists, hurling their massive bodies into it, or blasting it with
fiery plasma.
TANAKA (Whispers to herself): There are too many.
The field will not hold. But what has caused this event?
What did Ryujin tell them...
NARRATOR: The screen fades to black. Deep in the
Mariana Trench, the sinister Commandant Yyalgg
watches from the bridge of his submerged spaceship.
YYALGG: Pathetic surface scuttlers, your infestation of
this planet is nearly over. Soon, Earth will be the latest
conquest of the Protostomion Consociation, remade in the
image of our lost homeworld.
NARRATOR: A vaguely humanoid combination of
octopus and crab, Yyalgg smiles in the luminescent glow
of his monitor.
YYALGG: Full speed ahead! We only have a few hours
to assemble the seismic disruptor before the daikaiju
breach these puny defenses and attack!
Attack on Kimon Station
Kimon Station houses the power plants and force field
generators for the Bonin Islands, the daikaiju monster
sanctuary. The heroic kaiju, summoned at some primordial
level by Ryujin, Monarch of Monsters, sense something
terrible is wrong, something that threatens the planet, and
they must escape!
The kaiju's goal is to escape "monster island." The sanctuary
is surrounded by a strong force field (Hardness 50 —
remember that raises on damage don't count—see Breaking
Things in Savage Worlds) that forms a dome 500 feet above
sea level. Below the island is solid bedrock—even creatures
with the Burrowing ability can't penetrate it to reach the sea.
1, anyone hit by the maser must make a Vigor roll at –2
or be Stunned (–4 if hit with a raise). A crew of Soldiers
fire the weapons, so treat each as a group roll (they get a
Wild Die), attacking whichever target seems most likely
to break through the force field.
„ Drone Hover Tanks (3+1 per Kaiju): See page 28.
Soldiers in the command bay of Kimon Station control
the hover tanks remotely.

Die, Daikaiju, Die!

The action begins in combat rounds. Deal the defense
station forces in normally. On their turn, the defense team
Origin Stories
fires their defensive lasers and masers at the rampaging This scene features roles for Director Emiko Tanaka, a
monsters. Then a company of drone tanks emerge from Narrator, a Technician, and a Soldier.
hidden tunnels in the ground to do the same.
The soldiers' orders are only to Wound the creatures and NARRATOR: Dim red emergency lights and static
deter them from escaping, but they'll continue firing and kill screens provide the only illumination inside the wreckage
their captives if necessary. of Kimon Station. Director Tanaka, bleeding from the
The scene ends when the kaiju batter down the force field scalp, frees herself from a fallen gangway.
and escape their sanctuary prison. Kimon Station lies just TANAKA: Status report! What happened with
outside the force field. It can be destroyed if the monsters the daikaiju?
choose, but Director Tanaka escapes into an underground
bunker. This is a good opportunity to let your players decide SOLDIER: We lost control of the entire archipelago
if their monsters are truly vengeful and willing to kill humans when Kimon Station went down. They’ve all escaped...
or not. The sanctuary has imprisoned them — but it's also Ryujin headed toward the Mariana Trench. Most of the
protected them from humanity and its various militaries. rest scattered, but a few are heading directly to Tokyo
„ Remote Weapon Batteries (3): This part of the island has TANAKA: We must brief the Tokyo interdiction forces
two heavy lasers (Range 6/12/24 KS, Damage 4d10, AP immediately. Only they can stop the monsters now!
30) and one heavy maser (Range 3/6/12, Damage —, ROF

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 TECHNICIAN: Should I pull up the dossiers on the
daikaiju who led the breach, Director Tanaka?
TANAKA: No need. I know them by heart.
SAVAGE WORLDS
As the daikaiju escape Kimon Station, each player can create
their own "flashback," a recap of their monster's origin story.
Treat this like an Interlude but don't draw cards — just let
each player narrate where her creature came from, what city
she destroyed or threat she defeated, and any other details
she wants to entertain the rest of the group with. Award
everyone who participates a Benny as usual!
Terror from the Sea
Start the next scene as the heroes approach Tokyo. The cut
scene features roles for Director Emiko Tanaka, Commandant
Yyalgg, a Narrator, a Technician, a Soldier, and a chorus of
Protostomion Pilots.
NARRATOR: Back at Kimon Station, Director Tanaka
and her crew watch in dismay as radar shows the daikaiju
quickly approaching Tokyo Bay.
TANAKA: What about the Navy? What about the
city defenses?
SOLDIER: Devastated. Something else is already
attacking the city! Gargantuan crab-like biomechs made
landfall at the Keiyō Industrial Zone.
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TECHNICIAN: We’re being invaded?
NARRATOR: The scene shifts to the Keiyō Industrial
Zone outside of Tokyo. Protostomion crab biomechs
stomp through factories, power plants, and petroleum
and steel refineries, smashing everything in their path.
Scuttling crab walkers twice the size of tanks dig through
the rubble, salvaging materials for some unknown but
certainly terrible purpose!
NARRATOR: Suddenly, the roars of the approaching
daikaiju echo across the bay. The biomechs turn to
face their foes. In the cockpit of one distinctive lobster-
like biomech is Commandant Yyalgg, the architect of
this devastation. He speaks into his tinny microphone,
beaming his orders to his minions.
YYALGG: Biomech pilots, prepare to engage hostiles!
This planet’s true guardians have arrived. Sell your lives
dearly for the Consociation, and protect the seismic
disruptor!
NARRATOR: The Biomechs crash their claws together
in salute!
Biomech PILOTS: Hail Commandant Yyalgg! For the
Protostomion Consociation!
YYALGG: Come, you monsters! Come to Commandant
Yyalgg! And DIE, DAIKAIJU, DIE!
The Battle for the Seismic Disruptor
Commandant Yyalgg and his biomechs are building an
anti-matter quake generator to set off a massive earthquake
and tsunami, causing catastrophic damage to the planet
and destroying all human resistance along the Pacific Rim.
They've chosen to place their weapon in the Keiyo Industrial
Zone, a collection of 3–5 story factory buildings and towering
smokestacks.
The heroic daikaiju sense this incredible threat and are
driven to stop the alien invaders by their ancient bonds to
planet Earth.
The biomechs start inland, on the far right edge of the map.
They remain there, firing their ranged weapons and trying to
draw the kaiju away from their master.
Yyalgg and the crab walkers are between the ocean and
the anti-matter powered quake generator, putting the final
touches on the devastating device.
Yyalgg attacks viciously, Taunting and using his Provoke
Edge to distract any kaiju who attack the crab walkers.
The crab walkers’ main objective is to complete construction
of the anti-matter generator. On their turn, roll a group
Repair for the crab walkers and add +1 for every two walkers
that remain. Once they accumulate 10 total successes, the
generator is built. Yyalgg can then activate it as an action,
causing a massive 9.0 earthquake that sets off a massive
tsunami and spews poisonous gas from the Earth's crust
into the air.
If Yyalgg is successful, the quake generator triggers a
massive tidal wave that decimates humanity along the Pacific
Rim and beyond. Unfortunately for Yyalgg, however, it
doesn't have enough precious anti-matter and detonates the
round after it's activated. The resulting explosion creates a
10 mile wide crater that swallows the kaiju whole! They each
take 3d20 damage that ignores all Armor. Those who survive
are knocked out, but emerge a few hours later to regroup.
If the heroic kaiju stop the Protostomions, however, Yyalgg
fights until his biomech is defeated, then triggers an escape
pod and flies away to his spaceship, the Bio-Ark, hidden in
the nearby bay. The massive ship's sudden and powerful
backblast wake creates a small tidal wave that washes the
heroic monsters back, allowing the Protostomions to escape.
ENCOUNTER
X COMMANDER YYALGG: See page 26.
„ PROTOSTOMION BIOMECHS (5): See page 26.
„ PROTOSTOMION CRAB WALKERS (10): See page 27.
"You see nothing but destr uction,
captain. But must one not cut down
a tr ee to build a home? Watch them
closely. I do not think we tr uly
under stand these cr eatur es yet. "
-Dir ector Tanak a
Part Two:
Defenders of the Earth
When: The return of the daikaiju and the alien invasion leads
to worldwide chaos. Run this adventure after the heroes
Die, Daikaiju, Die!
attain Seasoned Rank. If you don't run other adventures first,
narrate tales of encounters with the escaped daikaiju and
Advance the team to Seasoned Rank.
The daikaiju sense sworn enemies west, near the human
city of Hong Kong. Before you start this encounter, choose
an assortment of base daikaiju (see page 24), customize
them as you see fit, and give them memorable names. These
monsters are now Wild Card daikaiju the heroes didn't get
along with back in the sanctuary. The beasts have ganged up,
gone wild, and are indiscriminately destroying human cities.
Now they're in Hong Kong, and their impudent challenge
must be met!
Attack of Legion
The cut scene features roles for a Narrator and Reporter.
NARRATOR: A lone news helicopter flies over Hong
Kong Island as the devastated city burns.
REPORTER: A pack of escaped daikaiju have moved
into Hong Kong’s financial district! They made short work
of UN Forces in Tai Tam and leveled the evacuated homes
in Happy Valley. Their rampage might be unstoppable!
All residents are advised to immediately—
NARRATOR: The reporter’s words are cut short as
massive talons strike the helicopter, sending it crashing
into a nearby building. Civilians dodge the fiery wreckage
as it rains down upon them. The panicked crowd overruns
the police directing the evacuation of the city. The daikaiju
take no notice as they level everything in their path.
Give the players a moment to introduce their enemy in
classic cinema monster movie fashion, then describe the
carnage they're wreaking on the city. The stage set, the battle
for supremacy begins!
The heroic daikaiju approach from the north through
Victoria Harbor, crushing the ferry piers as they climb out of
the water. The rivals turn toward their new foes, bellowing
in defiance as they stomp through the International Finance
Center. The battle has begun!
X RIVAL DAIKAIJU (1 per player): The rival pack seek out
their hated foes. They fight until Incapacitated. Unless the
heroes specifically perform Finishing Moves to kill them,
the rival monsters lie broken and unconscious or stomp off
into the ocean or mountains and disappear.
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SAVAGE WORLDS
Blood Race
This encounter takes place immediately after the rivals are
defeated. The cut scene includes roles for Director Tanaka, a
Narrator, and a Protostomion Pilot.
NARRATOR: Their rivals defeated, Hong Kong grows
silent. UN hover tanks, approaching from Victoria
Harbor, halt near one of the fallen beasts. Director Tanaka
disembarks from one of the tanks, accompanied by
soldiers in hazmat suits.
TANAKA: Administer the tranquilizers. We’ll see if
we can transport the incapacitated creature back to the
sanctuary.
NARRATOR: Another tank pulls up and more soldiers
in HAZMAT suits clamber out of the vehicle. They
stumble awkwardly — something is clearly off — as they
manhandle a high-tech syringe the size of an anti-tank
gun toward the fallen monster. They stab the syringe into
the daikaiju hurriedly and begin drawing blood and tissue
into the container. Director Tanaka notices the strange
scene and responds instantly.
TANAKA: Halt right there, soldier! I haven't given the
order to... Wait, I don’t recognize your insignia. What unit
are you with?
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NARRATOR: One of the suspicious “soldiers” turns to
confront Tanaka. Behind his visor lurk the bulbous eyes
of a Protostomion!
PROTOSTOMION: For the Protostomion Consociation!
Get the samples back to the ships for Commandant Yyalgg!
NARRATOR: The Protostomions climb back into their
tank and race away, firing upon the UN forces as they
escape. Their stolen vehicle reaches the docks then flies
off the pier—just as a submerged Protostomion hydrofoil
rises from the waters of the harbor and catches it in its
open cargo bay! A moment later, the hydrofoil races across
the waves and away from Hong Kong.
The daikaiju must give chase to retrieve the stolen bio-
sample — whatever the Protosomions want with it must be
bad for the Earth!
Use the Chase rules in Savage Worlds. The heroes start on
Chase Card 1 and the biomech hydrofoil on card 3. The Range
Increment is Kaiju Scale 5. The waters aren't deep here, but
they reduce Athletics rolls for the kaiju who must trudge
through it by –2; swimming or flying daikaiju aren't affected.
Run the Chase for three rounds or until the heroes
catch or stop the hydrofoil — then move on to Revenge of
Yyalgg, below.
„ PROTOSTOMION BIOMECH (1): See page 26.

Revenge of Yyalgg
Whether the chase has concluded or continues, the scene
suddenly changes with the emergence of Commandant
Yyalgg bursting out of the ocean!
This cut scene features Yyalgg and the Narrator.
NARRATOR: The water froths and explodes as
Commandant Yyalgg's lobster-like biomech bursts
from the sea off the coast of Hong Kong Island. Several
biomechs accompany him along with something else —
green, glowing, reptiles that resemble lesser, twisted
versions of Ryujin, the Monarch of Monsters!
YYALGG: Foolish creatures! We use your own kind
against you. That is why we will always be victorious!
See before you our latest creations, the Ryujinko, scions of
the Monarch of Monsters himself, Ryujin! Bow before me
now and perhaps I will let you live. No? I thought as much.
Then prepare for battle, beasts...and DIE, DAIKAIJU, DIE!
The battle takes place in the open ocean, about waist-deep
for the Size 16 kaiju. Wading through roiling sea halves
movement for any creature without Aquatic or Flight Special
abilities.
The Ryujinko rush headlong into battle, starting at 12 KS
from the heroic kaiju. They are mindless and feral, making
Wild Attacks every round once engaged in their senseless fury.
Yyalgg and several of his crab biomechs stay a safe distance
from the battle — around 24 KS. Yyalgg's mission was to
secure the genetic material from the beasts the heroes fought
in Hong Kong. Whether the samples escaped or not, Yyalgg
watches to see how the Ryujinko fare, then departs before the
heroes can get close enough to follow. He's happy to sacrifice
his accompanying biomech bodyguards if needed to escape.
X COMMANDANT YYALGG: See page 26.
Die, Daikaiju, Die!
„ PROTOSTOMION BIOMECHS (1 per 2 Heroes): See page
26.
„ RYUJINKO (1 per Hero): See page 27. These clones are
Extras with the Very Resilient ability.
Part Three: King of
the Monsters
When: Once the heroes attain Veteran Rank. If you aren't
running a full campaign, Advance the monsters to Veteran.
The daikaiju learn that the Monarch of Monsters, Ryujin,
has fallen. They gather with others of their kind to mourn
the passing of their alpha. But from the dark horizon comes,
Orochi, Ryujin’s greatest enemy. He spares no respect for his
fallen foe—he's here to become the new Monarch of Monsters!
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A Fallen Monarch
The cut scene features roles for a Narrator, the daikaiju Ryujin,
and a Mystery Daikaiju (the Crustaceapus).
SAVAGE WORLDS
NARRATOR: After escaping from the UN Daikaiju
Sanctuary, Ryujin — Monarch of the Monsters — turned
toward the Mariana Trench to find the Protostomion
mothership. What he found instead—was death!
RYUJIN: KREE-ONK!!!
NARRATOR: Mighty Ryujin breaks the ocean’s surface,
thrashing in slow motion as massive TENTACLES
rise from the water and wrap around him. One of the
Monarch of Monsters' eyes is missing. A bloody bite has
been taken out of his face. He breathes a powerful atomic
beam, severing a tentacle and causing blood and water to
boil. He roars.
RYUJIN: KREE-ONK!!!
NARRATOR: Suddenly, the gigantic crab-like claw of
an unknown DAIKAIJU slashes out of the water and grips
Ryujin’s neck.
MYSTERY DAIKAIJU: REE-REE-REE-REE-ARR!!!
NARRATOR: Ryujin roars defiantly, but the Monarch
of Monsters is dragged screeching beneath the waves.
Silence settles over the blood-stained ocean. The
king is dead.
Invite the players to tell an Interlude related to the Monarch however, the gloves come off and Orochi fights back with
of Monster’s relationship with their daikaiju. Perhaps they everything he's got. Should he prove victorious, he performs
were a foundling egg Ryujin helped raise. Perhaps they his signature Finishing Move—ripping the defeated foe into
fought against him and lost, or fought beside him and won. eight pieces with his multiple heads!
Draw from the Action Deck for inspiration, and reward
players with a Benny if they participate as usual.
Parliament of Monsters
This scene features roles for Director Tanaka, a Narrator, a
Technician, a Soldier, and the daikaiju Orochi.
NARRATOR: Days later, Ryujin’s body washes ashore
on the coast of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands.
Thousands of seagulls flock to his titanic corpse, tearing
at the soft flesh of his mouth and the cavernous pits of his
eyes. Gargantuan tentacle sucker marks and ragged claw
wounds cover the dead king's body.
NARRATOR: The seagulls scatter as dozens of daikaiju
rise from the waves to pay their respects. Beyond them,
tanks, mobile maser arrays, missile launchers, and troops
form a blockade cutting the daikaiju on the beach off from
the interior of the island. Director Tanaka watches from
the UN field headquarters.
TECHNICIAN: The island’s been evacuated. What now?
TANAKA: Nearly every recorded daikaiju has arrived.
They will pay their respects. Then they will battle for
dominance. There must always be a king of the monsters.
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NARRATOR: Suddenly, a serpentine head rises from
the ocean near the beach, followed by another, and another,
and another. It is Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon! He
emerges from the waters, screeching a deadly challenge
to the assembled daikaiju!
TANAKA: No! Anyone but OROCHI! General, ready
the troops. And evacuate the city.
NARRATOR: Orochi spreads the cobra-like hoods of
his eight heads and roars at the assembled daikaiju. He
struts around the corpse of Ryujin, snapping warnings at
the other monsters, then lashes his tail and spits lightning.
OROCHI: SHKREEEEEEE!!!
All who have faced Orochi know he is the most vicious and
brutal of the daikaiju. If he goes unchallenged, the entire
world will suffer, man and monster alike.
Ask the players which of them will challenge Orochi to
become the new Monarch of Monsters! It's customary (and
instinctual) for this to be a strange kind of Social Conflict
using Intimidation instead of Persuasion. Arguments are
presented by strutting, screeching, destroying nearby
buildings or terrain, stomping, or whatever is appropriate to
each creature's particular type.
If one side results to a physical attack, he's considered
to have "lost." If he defeats his foe anyway he holds the
crown temporarily, but others constantly challenge his rule.
Orochi knows better than to do so, and desperately wants to
win the true respect of the other monsters. If he's attacked,
X OROCHI: See page 25.
The Crown Weighs Heavy
Winning the title of Monarch of the Monsters immediately
grants the new leader the Command Edge (or any other
Leadership Edge if the character already has Command).
The new monarch and its packmates may immediately take
an Advance.
As the scene ends, the heroic kaiju note Ryujin's wounds
don't match Orochi's attacks. Something else must have killed
the Monarch of Monsters! But what?
Release the Crustaceapus!
The next titanic scene features Commandant Yyalgg,
Protostomion Senators, a Narrator, and the daikaiju Orochi
and Crustaceapus.
NARRATOR: Deep in the Mariana Trench, amid
billowing clouds of black silt pumped out by
hydrothermal vents, a bio-luminescent glow illumines a
vast, alien Bio-Ark.
NARRATOR: The spaceship resembles a cuttlefish the
size of several city blocks, the mantle and fins crusted over
with chitinous armor and coral. These seemingly organic
 towers and other structures disguise a carefully-crafted
alien city. Beyond a window made of a massive pearl lies
the assembly hall of the Protostomion senate.
NARRATOR: Protostomion elders, their vaguely
humanoid bodies wrapped in fluttering robes of seaweed
rather than the crustacean armor of their warriors, float
in ranks inside the water-filled chamber. Commandant
Yyalgg stands on the floor of the chamber, surrounded by
armored honor guards.
YYALGG: In the hundreds of years since we left our
dying homeworld, we have conquered dozens of worlds.
We have cracked open their ocean floors, raising the
temperatures and releasing the minerals we need to
survive. Yes, eventually each world goes cold and dies, but
such sacrifices are necessary to preserve the Protostomion
Consociation.
PROTOSTOMION SENATORS: Hear, hear!
YYALGG: And on each world, we have encountered
daikaiju. The beasts battle against us but inevitably fall.
None can stand against the daikaiju we brought from our
own world, our god and servant. When it can, it terrorizes
our foes into submission. When it cannot, it devours them.
PROTOSTOMION SENATORS: Praise the Devourer
of Worlds!
YYALGG: Now that the daikaiju of Earth gather to
determine a new alpha, it seems the perfect time to bring
them to heel. Senators, I ask you to…RELEASE THE
CRUSTACEAPUS!
PROTOSTOMION SENATORS: RELEASE THE
CRUSTACEAPUS!
YYALGG: DIE, DAIKAIJU, DIE!
PROTOSTOMION SENATORS: DIE, DAIKAIJU, DIE!
ALL: DIE, DAIKAIJU, DIE!
NARRATOR: The massive Protostomion ship shakes
as a gigantic body detaches from the rear. A third of the
vessel unfurls, revealing itself as a many-tentacled, many-
clawed grotesquery. It jets toward the surface, numerous
Ryujinko following in its wake.
NARRATOR: Even as Orochi bares his necks to the
victorious daikaiju, the waters churn as the Crustaceapus
emerges! Once they see the monster’s massive tentacles,
none of the assembled daikaiju can doubt what slew their
former king. Orochi quails in terror and retreats, leaving
the new monarch of the monsters and its pack to battle the
Crustaceapus alone.
OROCHI: SHKREEEEEEE!!!
CRUSTACEAPUS: REE-REE-REE-REE-ARR!!!
Moments after the conflict with Orochi is resolved, the
Crustaceapus rises from the sea and attacks! If a hero
daikaiju became the new Monarch of the Monsters, three
other daikaiju come to the heroes' aid (customized from Base
Daikaiju listed on page 24) . If their rivals weren't slain in
Old Rivals, they join their former enemies' side against this
common threat!
If Orochi claimed the throne, he and all the other monsters
flee in terror, leaving the heroes to stand alone against the
Crustaceapus.
X CRUSTACEAPUS: See page 27. Crustaceapus hasn't
survived this long by fighting to the death. She retreats
if she takes four Wounds, covering her trail with the
Die, Daikaiju, Die!
Ryujinko.
„ RYUJINKO (2 per Hero): See page 27.
Part Four: Rampage
When: Run this adventure when the heroes attain Heroic Rank.
The player character monsters go on the attack as
Protostomion agents manufacture pollutants, poisoning sea
and sky to terraform the Earth. The daikaiju sense the aliens'
presence and attack disguised Protostomion facilities.
Director Tanaka cannot understand why the kaiju have
turned on humanity but has no choice but to organize
defenses against their seemingly senseless rampage. With a
heavy heart, Tanaka summons... the Daimyo Dynamos!
The Doomsday Protocol
Share the roles for Commandant Yyalgg, a Protostomion
Executive, and a Narrator.
NARRATOR: Ulsan, South Korea, is an industrial
powerhouse. Unfortunately, it is also one of several sites
infiltrated by the Protostomion Consociation!
NARRATOR: Inside the offices of a major refining
concern, a seemingly human Executive sits down at his
desk and clicks a hidden button. A screen rises out of the
desk and Commandant Yyalgg’s visage flickers into view.
The executive grabs his upper and lower jaws and pulls
them apart! Incredibly, the head of a Protostomion spy
emerges from his mouth!
EXECUTIVE: Commandant, the Doomsday Protocol
proceeds apace. I have personally disabled the pollutant
filters and safety devices from our chemical plants. Barium,
methane, and sulfides flood into the ocean, replicating
the conditions of our home world. Our only worry is
disruption from a daikaiju attack.
YYALGG: Excellent! The mighty Crustaceapus may take
weeks to recover, so we must poison this planet before
it alarms its defenders. Even as we speak a particularly
troublesome pack of daikaiju head your way. Do not
worry, though, the foolish human military is on its way
to intervene.
NARRATOR: Meanwhile, aboard the UN Flying
Fortress “PERSEUS,” Director Tanaka argues with her
military liaison about the proper strategy to deal with the
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daikaiju attack on Ulsan. In the launch bay of the giant air
fortress, massive humanoid mecha sit ready for launch.
CAPTAIN: They will destroy the entire industrial park.
The results will be catastrophic for millions of people here
and throughout the region. We must stop them.
TANAKA: Those plants are dumping massive
amounts of pollutants into the ocean and transforming
the atmosphere at unprecedented rates. This must be the
work of the Protostomion invaders! It may take years to
root them all out! Let the daikaiju destroy it all—they're
our only hope!
CAPTAIN: (Pauses) We can’t take that risk. Deploy the
Daimyo Dynamos!
The monsters' task is to destroy the pollutant-producing
factory complex (clouded in yellow on the map) before the
onrushing Daimyo Dynamos take them out. This is a Multi-
person Dramatic Task that requires four Task Tokens per
player to complete. There's no hard time limit — the kaiju
simply have to survive long enough to succeed.
Unfortunately, the vile pollutants the Protostomions hoping they'll return to the sanctuary. If all the heroes fall, the
unleash into the ocean are particularly noxious to Earth's Dynamos gather around them, waiting for direction from the
secret defenders. At the start of their turn, each daikaiju must UN to transport them back to the sanctuary.
make a Vigor roll at –2 penalty to avoid Fatigue. The pollution
can't cause Incapacitation, just Exhaustion.
If a kaiju fails on a Complication, he smashes his way
into a particularly volatile factory and triggers a massive
chain reaction. He's Stunned and takes 1d4 Wounds from
the explosion and deadly toxic fumes! This doesn't stop
the Dramatic Task, however — the Protostomions must be
stopped at all costs!
The UN Mecha Cavalry “Daimyo Dynamos” arrive at the
start of the second round, guns blazing. A squadron of hover
tanks arrive simultaneously, entering the battle from the two
southern entrances into the factory district. They battle until
half their number are defeated, then retreat.
Attempts to convince the Daimyos that the factory is a
Protostomion front might delay a daimyo here or there, but
ultimately they must still stop the monsters since so many
human lives are at stake (in addition to the Protostomion spies).
X DAIMYO DYNAMOS (2 + 1 per Hero): See page 28.
„ UN DRONE HOVER TANKS (2 per Hero): See page 28.
Mirror Image
If the heroes retreat, the Dynamos trail them but don't attack,
Assuming the heroic kaiju succeed in smashing the secret
Protostomion factory, however, the Dynamos pull back to
regroup. As they do so, waves begin to build and bash the
Ulsan shoreline.

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 From out of the depths emerges a familiar pack of daikaiju—
clones of the heroic kaiju! Director Tanaka, Commandant
Yyalgg, a Captain of the Daimyo Dynamos, a Soldier, and a This scene features roles for a Narrator, Commandant Yyalgg,
Narrator introduce the next scene.
DAIMYO CAPTAIN: The monsters have stopped,
Director Tanaka. Shall we finish them?
TANAKA: No! Pull back, Captain.
DAIMYO: What? Are we to let them destroy our
world, Director?
TANAKA: They’re not here to destroy it Captain, they're
here to save it.
SOLDIER: Captain! Director Tanaka! Incoming daikaiju!
TANAKA: (Gasps) These readings are nearly identical
to the daikaiju pack already in the city!
NARRATOR: Amid the ruins of the Protostomion
infiltrator’s office, a flickering terminal displays
Commandant Yyalgg’s gloating visage.
YYALGG: Foolish monsters! Prepare to meet your
greatest foes — yourselves! Our loyal clones will destroy
you. DIE, DAIKAIJU, DIE!
At first glance, the new kaiju appear to be clones of the
pack. Closer inspection shows the monsters are some kind
of horrific bio-constructs. They have metal exoskeletons
fused to degenerate, organic bodies. Wracked with pain
and completely under Yyalgg's control, the evil twins
waste no time rushing to engage their "parents."
The clones fight to the death, reusing and improving
upon the players’ own tactics when possible. Any surviving
Daimyos generally stay out of the fight, but can be used
as the cavalry if the monsters are too beat up to overcome
their clones.
One beneficial side-effect of this titanic
fight is that Director Tanaka is now certain
of Protostomion infiltration, and that the
heroic kaiju are acting in Earth's defense.
X PROTOSTOMION BIO-CONSTRUCT
KAIJU CLONES (1 per Hero): The
clones share the same statistics as the
player characters but are Extras.
Part Five: War of
the Gargantuas
With their hidden facilities exposed and plans disrupted,
the Protostomions enact their final plan. They trigger
the fault lines near the Mariana Trench, setting off a
geological event that creates a new island riddled with toxic
hydrothermal vents. The daikaiju must attack the new island
en masse, backed by Tanaka's UN forces. Facing defeat,
Commandant Yyalgg calls on the Mecha-Crustaceapus!
Cataclysm
a Protostomion Engineer, and a Protostomion Senator.
NARRATOR: Deep in the Mariana Trench, the
Protostomion Bio-Ark hums with activity. Alien
Die, Daikaiju, Die!
engineers rush back and forth from their stations before
the commanding presence of Commandant Yyalgg. The
assembled Protostomion senate glares balefully down on
him from a gantry above the command station, but he
remains stubbornly unfazed.
PROTOSTOMION PILOT: Shields are at full power,
Commandant.
PROTOSTOMION SENATOR: This had better
work, Yyalgg. We’ve committed all our resources to this
desperate plan.
YYALGG: It will work. It must work. Trigger the device!
NARRATOR: A Protostomion technician flips a switch,
triggering a massive underwater explosion that rocks the
Pacific Ocean. Towering tidal waves roar into existence.
The rocky spear-tip of a new island rises from the Mariana
Trench. Plumes of toxic gases spew forth from vents in the
surface, tainting sea and sky. The unprecedented seismic
event whips storms across the Pacific. Amid
the ruins of the last Protostomion factory
in Ulsan, the daikaiju hear a distant
roar. They turn toward the coast
and behold a towering tsunami
bearing down on them!
Surviving the tsunami is a
Dangerous Quick
Encounter (see
Savage Worlds). The
players may use
whatever skills they
want to describe how
their daikaiju withstand the
wave. For example, Athletics
might be used to simply bear the
brunt, fly above, or swim through
the tsunami, while breath weapons
might be used to burn a hole through
the wall of water.
Rising from the wreckage, the
daikaiju sense the disruption in the
planet and head out to sea to end
the Protostomion threat once and for
all. Run a Trek Interlude, allowing
the players to describe some of the
devastation wreaked upon the Earth
along the way.
The trek takes two days,
eliminating all Fatigue and giving
the monsters two Healing rolls.
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Massing for Battle
Director Tanaka, Commandant Yyalgg, a News Anchor, a
Narrator, and an army of daikaiju lead to the penultimate
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cut scene of this Plot Point Campaign.
NARRATOR: Aboard the UN Flying Fortress
“PERSEUS,” Director Tanaka watches a news report on
her tablet computer. Scenes of devastation play across the
screen as the news anchor chokes back tears.
NEWS ANCHOR: Reports are still coming in of
destruction and loss of life all around the Pacific Rim. The
tsunami originating at the Mariana Trench has devastated
coastal cities from as close as Japan and Guam, and as far
away as China and Peru.
TANAKA: It’s up to the creatures we call "monsters" to
avenge the fallen, and prevent future devastation.
NARRATOR: Director Tanaka looks out the window
onto a sea and sky filled with daikaiju, all moving with
one purpose toward the Protostomion island enclave. UN
fighter planes and waterborne hover tanks follow in the
monsters’ wake. Their target lies just ahead.
NARRATOR: Meanwhile, Protostomion biomechs, crab
walkers, and Ryujinko boil out of fissures in the stone to
gather on the blackened, slimy shore. Smashing its way
through a too-narrow opening, Commandant Yyalgg’s
distinctive lobster mech joins his troops.
YYALGG: Never in all our wars has any planet caused
the Protostomion Consociation such strife! The curses
of a hundred star systems upon you Earthlings! Stand
strong, my soldiers. Now, finally, at long last… DIE,
DAIKAIJU, DIE!
NARRATOR: The assembled
daikaiju roar in defiance.
ALL
DAIKAIJU:
KREE-ONK!!!
The battle for
Protostomion Island
i n v o l ve s hundreds
of giant daikaiju, but
our focus is upon
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Commandant Yyalgg and the player characters. Their fight
takes place in a quaking field of erupting lava and poisonous
fumes! Perhaps still injured from their last battle, Earth's
greatest defenders must press on regardless, for if they fail,
the rest of their kaiju brothers and sisters fail as well!
Commandant Yyalgg leads a Protostomion force,
surrounded by Ryujinko, biomechs, and crab walkers. They
await on the eastern side of the volcanic island, daring the
defenders to attack them.
X COMMANDANT YYALGG: See page 26.
„ RYUJINKO (1 per Hero): See page 27. These clones are
Extras with the Very Resilient ability.
„ PROTOSTOMION CRAB WALKERS (10): See page 27.
„ PROTOSTOMION BIOMECHS (5): See page 26.
The Earth Trembles!
In addition to the danger posed by Yyalgg's forces, the very
island itself threatens the heroes! When a player character’s
Action Card is a Club, roll on the table below at the start of
their turn and apply the results immediately:
CARD EFFECT
Tremor: The earth trembles! The kaiju must
make an Agility roll or be Stunned as he
1–5 staggers about. Flying creatures are caught
in powerful, swirling whirlwinds or super-
heated jets of steam.
Lava: A jet of molten rock erupts beneath the
6–10
kaiju's feet for 4d10 fire damage (AP 30).
Poisonous Gas: The kaiju must make a Vigor
Face Card
roll at –2 or be Fatigued!
Daimyo Dynamo: A UN trooper appears and
acts on the player's behalf for one turn. Allow
the player to control the Daimyo. At the end
Ace
of the turn, the UN trooper flies "off-screen"
to some other kaiju in the massive battle for
Earth's very survival!
Daimyo Dynamo Sidekick: As Ace, but the
Joker player gets to control the Daimyo Dynamo for
the rest of the battle!
Release the Mecha-Crustaceapus!
The cunning and desperate Yyalgg has set a trap. Once the
kaiju are engaged on the island (probably on the second
round), the Mecha-Crustaceapus rises from the sea behind
them! Read the following cut scene as it arises!
NARRATOR: A massive form suddenly bursts out of
the boiling ocean, the titanic tentacles of the Crustaceapus
dragging forth a shockingly changed beast. The monster
has fused with the Protostomion mothership, the Bio-Ark!
Thick plates of armor and devastating weapons jut from
its slimy flesh! The tortured thing wails and thrashes in
the ocean, challenging you to one final fight!

Protostomion Island Battle
Map
YYALGG: You thought you had us beaten?
We have only just begun! Now you face…the
MECHA-CRUSTACEAPUS!
MECHA-CRUSTACEAPUS:
REE- REE- REE- REE- CLANG- CLANG- ARR!!!
ALL DAIKAIJU: KREE-ONK!!!
The Mecha-Crustaceapus now joins the fight, sidling up
behind the heroic kaiju and trapping them between it and
Commandant Yyalgg's forces! This is the final stand of
the Protostomions. There is no quarter, no retreat, and no
surrender. Yyalgg and his minions fight to the bloody death!
X MECHA-CRUSTACEAPUS: See page 27.
Destroy all Monsters!
Should the monsters fall and one of them became the
Monarch of Monsters, the rest of the daikaiju swarm in to
protect their leader. The Protostomions are stopped but at
great cost to Earth's greatest defenders.
If none of the heroic kaiju became the Monarch of Monsters
and they're all defeated, the Protostomions win the day. They
begin a cruel reign of exploitation and death for humanity.
The monsters are enslaved with Protostomion technology
and put to work destroying the world they were meant to
save. Of course the scions of the heroes are still out there
somewhere, perhaps shaking free of an egg casing in some
Die, Daikaiju, Die!
deep, subterranean lair or the fires of a volcano, or perhaps
just hiding in the depths of the ocean, waiting for a chance to
free their parents and battle the invaders once again!
In the more optimistic case that the heroes overcome the
Protostomions, Director Tanaka and the Daimyo Dynamos
fly over the wounded monsters in salute. They herd most
of the monsters back to the sanctuary, where repairs and a
stronger force field are already underway. The heroic kaiju
have earned their freedom, however, and are allowed to
remain free.
Share the book so that your players can read the final
cutscene with the Narrator and Director Tanaka.
TANAKA: Perhaps if the Protostomions had come in
peace, we could have shared this world… but those who
come to destroy us must be always be opposed.
NARRATOR: With the defeat of the Crustaceapus, the
water swirls into a mighty vortex, pulling all that remains
of the Protostomions into the depths. Director Tanaka flies
overhead in the Perseus, accompanied by the battered
Daimyo Dynamos. The humans salute the kaiju in respect,
watching as Earth's greatest monsters walk, swim, and fly
away to begin a new age of monsters.
HEROIC KAIJU: KREE-ONK!!!
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 BESTIARY
Daikaiju face friends and foes alike. They aren't the only
giant monsters roaming the Earth. Aliens from beyond the
stars bring destruction and annihilation. Humans sometimes
support the gargantuans and understand their true role as
defenders of the Earth, but more often feel compelled to attack.
This chapter provides the profiles of these enemies and allies.
Remember that "KS" means Kaiju Scale (see page 8).
Base Daikaiju
Below are basic profiles for giant monsters you can use as Attributes: Agility d6, Smarts d4, Spirit d6, Strength d12+16,
the foundation to create new and more interesting threats.
Add an acidic breath attack to a giant blob, give an arthropod Skills: Athletics d6, Fighting d8, Intimidation d6, Notice d6,
multiple limbs, or a primate scaly skin—the possibilities are
limited only by your imagination.
Giant Arthropod
The adult forms of daikaiju insects and other arthropods
frequently resemble their tiny cousins (mantises, moths,
shrimp, spiders), but sometimes take on stranger forms like
bipedal combinations of beetles and roaches.
Attributes: Agility d8, Smarts d4, Spirit d8, Strength d12+16,
Vigor d10
Skills: Athletics d8, Fighting d10, Intimidation d8, Notice d6,
Taunt d8, Stealth d8
Pace: 6 KS, Parry: 7, Toughness: 53 (30)
Special Abilities:
„ Armor +30: Chitinous shells or carapaces.
„ Bite/Claws/Horns: Str+2d12, AP 24.
„ Cannot Speak: Arthropods usually click or hiss.
„ Movement: Choose Aquatic (Pace 6 KS), Burrowing
(Half Pace KS), or Flight (Pace 12 KS).
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„ Poisonous Touch: With a successful Touch Attack, a
victim must make a Vigor roll or suffer the effects of
Poison. Choose Knockout, Lethal, Mild, or Paralyzing
from the Poisons listed in Savage Worlds as fits the species.
„ Size 16 (Gargantuan): Heavy Armor; attacks cause
Heavy Damage; three additional Wounds. May Stomp.
Giant Blob
Frequently the result of human mad science or industrial
pollution, blobs range from slithering amoeboids to fast-
evolving creatures capable of imitating other daikaiju!
Vigor d12+2
Stealth d10
Pace: 4 KS, Parry: 6, Toughness: 60 (30)
Special Abilities:
„ Armor +30: Thick, viscous bodies.
„ Bite: Str+2d12, AP 24. Blobs have an acidic "mouth" they
use to digest organic matter.
„ Cannot Speak: Blobs vibrate their mass to form crude
grunts and wheezes.
„ Environmental Weakness (Cold): +4 damage, –4 to resist
powers, hazards, or other effects.
„ No Vital Organs: Called shots do no extra damage.
„ Reduced Pace (1): The blob's Running die is a d4, Pace
is reduced by 2, and Athletics and rolls to resist Athletics
where movement and mobility are integral to the
challenge (GM’s call) are made at –2.
„ Poisonous Touch: With a successful tentacle attack that
causes a foe to be Shaken or Wounded, the victim must
make a Vigor roll or suffer the effects of Mild Poison (see
Savage Worlds. Blobs use this to Incapacitate and then
devour their prey!
 „ Size 16 (Gargantuan): Heavy Armor; attacks cause
Heavy Damage; three additional Wounds. May Stomp. Legendary Daikaiju
„ Tentacles: The blob has two tentacle actions, Reach 2 KS,
Damage Str+2d12, AP 24, and adds +2 to Grapple.
Toughness +5: Blobs are tough and resistant.
W Ryujin
„

Giant Primate Atomic bomb testing mutated this hibernating superspecies

Giant primates are smarter than most other giant monsters, into the first walking natural disaster to challenge humanity.
often making use of tools or terrain to sneak up on their foes. After rampaging across the world for decades, Ryujin
eventually turned his attention toward defending Earth
Attributes: Agility d10, Smarts d6, Spirit d8, Strength d12+16,

Bestiary
against invasive daikaiju.
Vigor d12
Skills: Athletics d10, Fighting d10, Intimidation d10, Attributes: Agility d8, Smarts d8, Spirit d10, Strength d12+20,
Notice d8, Stealth d10 Vigor d12
Pace: 6 KS, Parry: 7, Toughness: 29 Skills: Athletics d8, Battle d8, Fighting d12, Focus d10, Intim-
Special Abilities: idation d10, Notice d6, Persuasion d6, Taunt d6
„ Cannot Speak: Primates thump their chests or howl. Pace: 6 KS; Parry: 10; Toughness: 68 (40)
„ Fists: Str+2d12, AP 24. Hindrances: Arrogant, Heroic
„ Hardy: A second Shaken result does not cause a Wound. Edges: Block (Imp), Brave, Combat Reflexes, Command,
„ Leaper (1): The character can jump twice as far as usual Command Presence, Fervor, First Strike (Imp), Level
(in Kaiju Scale) and adds +4 to damage when making a Headed, Natural Leader
Wild Attack instead of the usual +2 (unless in a closed Special Abilities:
or confined space where he cannot leap horizontally or „ Aquatic: Pace 6.
vertically—GM’s call). „ Armor +10: Ryujin’s thickened hide provides additional
„ Size 16 (Gargantuan): Heavy Armor; attacks cause protection, giving him a total of 40 Armor.
Heavy Damage; three additional Wounds. May Stomp. „ Bite/Claw: Str+2d12, AP 34.
„ Tool User: Primates can make use of giant Improvised „ Cannot Speak: Ryujin communicates with body
Weapons (see page 8). language and an unearthly howl.
„ Toughness +5: Primates have no armor, but are tough „ Environmental Resistance (Radiation): –4 damage, +4
and resilient. to resist powers, hazards, or other effects.
„ Environmental Weakness (Cold): +4 damage, –4 to resist
Giant Reptile powers, hazards, or other effects.
These mighty reptiles live beneath the sea, great lakes, mighty „ Ranged Attack: Ryujin breathes a searing beam of
deserts, or desolate wastes. radiation Cone Template, Damage 5d10, AP 40, may
be Evaded.
Attributes: Agility d6, Smarts d4, Spirit d6, Strength d12+16,
„ Size 20 (Gargantuan): The daikaiju’s massive body
Vigor d12
provides it with three additional Wounds. May stomp.
Skills: Athletics d6, Fighting d10, Intimidation d10, Notice d6,
Stealth d10
Pace: 6 KS, Parry: 7, Toughness: 60 (36) W Orochi
Special Abilities: Kaijuologists speculate the alien eight headed dragon may
„ Armor +36: Reptiles have thick, scaly hides. have visited Earth in the distant past, inspiring the legends
„ Bite/Claws: Str+2d12, AP 24. of the hydra, Nyuwira, and Zahhak as well as the Japanese
„ Cannot Speak: Reptiles can only hiss. demon for which he is named.
„ Environmental Resistance (Fire): –4 damage, +4 to resist Attributes: Agility d6, Smarts d8, Spirit d10, Strength d12+20,
powers, hazards, or other effects. Vigor d12
„ Environmental Weakness (Cold): +4 damage, –4 to resist Skills: Athletics d8, Fighting d10, Focus d12, Intimidation d10,
powers, hazards, or other effects. Notice d6, Persuasion d6, Taunt d8
„ Movement: Choose Aquatic (Pace 6") for an aquatic Pace: 6 KS; Parry: 7; Toughness: 68 (40)
lizard or Flight (Pace 12") for something resembling a Hindrances: Overconfident, Vengeful (Major)
dragon. Edges: Command, Fervor, Extra Effort, Frenzy (Imp), Level
„ Size 16 (Gargantuan): Heavy Armor; attacks cause Headed, Mutation, No Mercy
Heavy Damage; three additional Wounds. May Stomp. Special Abilities:
„ Additional Action: Orochi’s many heads allow it to
"My hypothesis has pr oven cor r ect. ignore 2 points of Multi-Action penalties each turn.
Ear th's monster s wer e her e to „ Armor +10: Orochi has thick plated armor, giving him
pr otect the planet fr om whatever Armor 40 in total.
scour g e thr eatens it-including humans" „ Bite/Claw: Str+2d12, AP 30.
„ Cannot Speak: Orochi communicates with a cacophony
-Dir ector Tanak a of roars from its eight terrible heads.
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can’t drown, and doesn’t suffocate in a vacuum. W Commandant Yyalgg Biomech
„ Environmental Resistance (Fire): –4 damage, +4 to resist The vicious commander of the Protostomion assault forces
powers, hazards, or other effects. is Commandant Yyalgg. He relishes his orders to devastate
Flight 12" KS: Orochi is a giant, winged dragon! the Earth and eagerly engages its daikaiju, having defeated
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„
„ Ranged Attack: Orochi emits bursts of ultraviolet dozens on other worlds. Yyalgg makes sure his enemies can
lightning from multiple heads (LBT, Damage 5d10, AP recognize him, piloting a biomech with the distinctive red
40, may be Evaded). color of a boiled lobster.
„ Size 20 (Gargantuan): The daikaiju’s massive body The profile below reflects Yyalgg in his specially enhanced
provides it with three additional Wounds. May stomp. "lobster" biomech.
Attributes: Agility d6, Smarts d8, Spirit d8, Strength d12+16,
The Protostomion Vigor d12
Skills: Athletics d10, Battle d10, Common Knowledge d6,
Consociation Fighting d10, Intimidation d10, Notice d8, Persuasion d6,
Shooting d10, Stealth d6, Taunt d10
Pace: 6 KS; Parry: 7; Toughness: 64 (40)
The Protostomion Consociation arose when a race of hyper- Hindrances: Arrogant, Ruthless (Major)
intelligent mollusks enslaved neighboring crustaceans Edges: Aristocrat, Command, (Imp) Counterattack, Feint,
and began wearing their bodies as giant battle suits! The Fervor, Level Headed, Marksman, Soldier, Steady Hands
Protostomions awakened the daikaiju of their planet as they Special Abilities:
drained their world of resources, and in a long, hard-fought „ Additional Action: Tentacles enable Protosomions to
war, conquered them. ignore up to 2 points of Multi-Action penalties each turn.
The Protosomions created giant biomechs from the fallen „ Armor +10: Yyalgg's armor is heavier than his troops,
daikaiju's DNA and left their ruined world behind. Soon giving his suit 40 total Armor.
other planets fell to their insatiable need to conquer and „ Aquatic: Biomech walkers can transform their lower
exploit, until eventually they came to Earth. half to "swim" atop the waves as hydrofoils (Pace 12) or
beneath them as submersibles (Pace 6).
Protostomion biomechs „ Claws: Str+2d12, AP 30.
„ Fully Sapient: Yyalgg can speak, his voice amplified
Constructed of chitinous biopolymers and dense tissues through his suit's mighty speakers.
harvested from countless alien daikaiju, the Protostomion „ Ranged Attack: Shoulder-mounted laser cannon. Range
biomechs are almost living kaiju themselves. The tentacles 12/24/48, Damage 5d10, AP 30.
of Protostomion pilots interconnect directly with the nerve „ Size 16 (Gargantuan): Heavy Armor; attacks cause
ganglia of the biomechs, making it impossible for other Heavy Damage; three additional Wounds. May Stomp.
species to pilot the mechs. „ Tool User: Protostomions can make use of giant
Biomechs can assume three forms: a vaguely Improvised Weapons (see page 8).
anthropomorphic “walker” mode, a submersible boat mode
where the claws are retracted, and a hydrofoil boat mode Protostomion Biomech
in which the arms are converted into the foils. The claws Though piloting the biomechs is considered more prestigious
cannot be used for combat in either the submersible or than crab walker duty, all Protostomion pilots receive the
hydrofoil modes. same training and are held to the same standards.
Use these Special Abilities for the biomechs and the
Attributes: Agility d6, Smarts d6, Spirit d6, Strength d12+16,
individual profiles for specific Protostomions listed
Vigor d10
afterwards.
Skills: Athletics d6, Common Knowledge d6, Fighting d8,
The profiles below are for the Yyalgg and his minions when Intimidation d6, Notice d6, Persuasion d6, Shooting d8,
they're in their biomech suits. They aren't encountered out of Stealth d4
the suits in Dawn of the Daikaiju, but if they are, they have d8 Pace: 6 KS; Parry: 6; Toughness: 53 (30)
Strength and Vigor, and the following Special Abilities: Hindrances: Loyal, Mean, Ruthless (Minor)
„ Additional Action: Tentacles enable Protosomions to Edges: Soldier, Steady Hands.
ignore up to 2 points of Multi-Action penalties each turn. Special Abilities:
„ Dependency: Protostomions must immerse themselves „ Additional Action: Tentacles enable Protosomions to
in water one hour out of every 24 or become automatically ignore up to 2 points of Multi-Action penalties each turn.
Fatigued each day until they are Incapacitated. The day „ Armor +30: The biomech is a full suit of armor.
after Incapacitation from dehydration, they perish. Each „ Aquatic: Biomech walkers can transform their lower
hour spent in water restores one level of Fatigue. (Their half to "swim" atop the waves as hydrofoils (Pace 12) or
biomech suits provide constant hydration.) beneath them as submersibles (Pace 6).
„ Frail: The invertebrate Protostomions suffer a –1 to „ Claw: Str+2d12, AP 24.
Toughness. „ Fully Sapient: The pilots are sapient humanoids.

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 „ Ranged Attack: Shoulder-mounted laser cannon. Range
12/24/48, Damage 4d10, AP 24.
„ Size 16 (Gargantuan): Heavy Armor; attacks cause
Heavy Damage; three additional Wounds. May Stomp.
„ Tool User: Protostomions can make use of giant
Improvised Weapons (see page 8).
Protostomion Crab Walker
Armored Vehicle: Size: 7 (Large); Handling: 0; Top Speed: 50
MPH (Pace 3 KS); Toughness: 38 (20); Crew: 3.
Ryujinko
The Protostomion Consociation’s mass-produced Ryujin
clones lack the original’s strength and intelligence, but are
still quite deadly en masse.
Attributes: Agility d6, Smarts d4, Spirit d10, Strength d12+15,
Vigor d10
Skills: Athletics d6, Fighting d6, Intimidation d8, Notice d6,
Taunt d6
Pace: 6 KS; Parry: 7; Toughness: 54 (30)

Bestiary
Notes: Heavy Armor, 2× claws (Strength is d12+7, Damage is Hindrances: Mean
Str+2d10), twin linked kaiju lasers (Range 6/12/24, Damage Edges: Brawler, Bruiser, Frenzy (Improved)
4d10, RoF 1, AP 20). Special Abilities:
„ Aquatic: Pace 6.

W Crustaceapus „ Armor +30: Ryujinko are covered in scales.

„ Bite/Claw: Str+2d12, AP 24.
Before the Protostomion Consociation mastered their „ Cannot Speak: The clones wheeze, rasp, and growl at
parasitic biotechnology, the Crustaceapus ravaged their their miserable existence.
homeworld as a malevolent god. Now it serves them as their „ Environmental Resistance (Radiation): –4 damage, +4
most fearsome weapon. to resist powers, hazards, or other effects.
Attributes: Agility d8, Smarts d8, Spirit d8, Strength d12+20, „ Environmental Weakness (Cold): +4 damage, –4 to resist
Vigor d12+2 powers, hazards, or other effects.
Skills: Athletics d10, Fighting d12, Focus d10, Intimida- „ Ranged Attack: Ryujinko breathe deadly radiation. Cone
tion d10, Notice d8, Shooting d8 Template, Damage 4d10, AP 30, may be Evaded.
Pace: 6, Parry: 8, Toughness: 69 (40) „ Size 15 (Gargantuan): Heavy Armor; attacks cause
Hindrances: Thin Skinned (Major), Vengeful (Major), Yellow Heavy Damage; three additional Wounds. May Stomp.
(Major)
Edges: Alertness, Ambidextrous, Berserk, Brawler, Bruiser,
Two-Fisted
Special Abilities:
„ Aquatic: Pace 8.
„ Armor +10: The thing's carapace increases its natural
Armor to 40.
„ Bite/Claws: Strength+2d12 (AP 30).
„ Burrowing: 3 KS.
„ Cannot Speak: Crustaceapus can only screech and hiss
at its cruel fate.
„ Hardy: Crustaceapus is not Wounded when taking
multiple Shaken results.
„ Size 20 (Gargantuan): Heavy Armor; attacks cause
Heavy Damage; three additional Wounds. May Stomp.
„ Tentacles: Crustaceapus has two tentacle actions, Reach
2 KS, Damage Str+2d12, AP 24, and adds +2 to Grapple.

W Mecha-Crustaceapus
When the Crustaceapus merges with the Bio-Ark, it gains
the following additional abilities:
„ Armor +10: Increase Crustaceapus' Armor by +10 and
its Toughness to 71 (40).
„ Ranged Attack: Shoulder-mounted laser cannon. Range
12/24/48, Damage 5d10, AP 30.
„ Nerves of Steel (Imp): Mecha-Crustaceapus
is now more machine than creature, and
ignores 2 points of Wound modifiers.

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 UN Defense Forces UN Mecha Cavalry Daimyo Dynamos
This elite team of hotshot mavericks helped corral the
heroic daikaiju during the establishment of the UN Daikaiju
Sanctuary.
SAVAGE WORLDS

W Director Emiko Tanaka Precursors to the autonomous constructs intended to guard

Director Tanaka left a promising career with the JSDF to the Daikaiju Sanctuary, these massive robot vehicles led the
accept a civilian position with the UN Daikaiju Task Force. effort to contain the giant monsters. The Daimyo Dynamo
While she thinks of herself first and foremost as a scientist, Squad pilots control the mechs while suspended in a VR
she has not forgotten her military training. environment. This allows them to use their own physical
Attributes: Agility d6, Smarts d10, Spirit d10, Strength d6, skills in place of Piloting.
Vigor d8 Attributes: Agility d8, Smarts d8, Spirit d8, Strength d12+16,
Skills: Academics d10, Athletics d6, Battle d10, Common Vigor d10
Knowledge d6, Fighting d6, Intimidation d8, Notice d10, Skills: Athletics d8, Common Knowledge d6, Fighting d10,
Persuasion d6, Research d10, Science d12, Shooting d6, Intimidation d6, Notice d6, Persuasion d6, Shooting d8,
Stealth d6 Stealth d6
Pace: 6; Parry: 5; Toughness: 6 Pace: 6; Parry: 7; Toughness: 53 (30)
Hindrances: Bad Eyes (Minor), Cautious Hindrances: Heroic, Overconfident.
Edges: Command, Scholar, Soldier Edges: Ace, Frenzy, Marksman, Soldier, Steady Hands.
Gear: Mobile phone, datapad. Special Abilities:
„ Armor +30: Daimyos are giant suits of battle armor.
UN Drone Hover Tanks „ Hyper-Blade: Str+2d12, AP 30.
„ Fully Sapient: The pilots are sapient humanoids.
Armored Vehicle: Size: 5 (Large); Handling: 0; Top Speed: 50
„ Ranged Attack: 125mm Anti-Monster Cannon. Range
MPH (Pace 3 KS); Toughness: 25 (10); Crew: 3.
Notes: Heavy Armor, twin linked heavy lasers (Range 6/12/24 12/24/48, Damage 5d10, AP 30.
„ Size 16 (Gargantuan): Heavy Armor; attacks cause
KS, Damage 4d10, RoF 1, AP 30) or maser (Range 3/6/12,
RoF 1, any creature hit by the maser must make a Vigor roll Heavy Damage; three additional Wounds. May Stomp.
„ Tool User: The Daimyos can make use of giant
at –2 or be Stunned (–4 if hit with a raise)).
Improvised Weapons (see page 8).

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