Age of Orion
Lemon Trait
Automail can end up with a Lemon Trait, which refers to specific improper behavior displayed by the limb.
Automail Lemon Trait Table
1d10
1 Neurofeedback
Limb occasionally sends back an overload of sensation.
Effect: Make a Wisdom Save DC 15, Failure results in incapacitation for 1 hour, and Success results in being Stunned for a turn.
2 Fire Hazard
The limb occasionally bursts into flame, lighting you on fire as well.
Effect: The Automail takes a level of damage and the character takes 5 ongoing fire damage until they can succeed a Dexterity Save DC 10.
3 Wiring Short
The limb loses control for 1d4+1 turns in combat and 1d6 minutes outside of combat.
Shorted Arms: will force the player to attack adjacent allies at disadvantage.
Shorted Legs: will force the player prone and halve their movement on foot.
4 Sticky Actuator
Limb gets stuck and refuses to move for 1d4+1 turns in combat and 1d6 minutes outside of combat.
Sticky Arms: Unable to perform any action with this arm.
Sticky Legs: Speed on foot is halved, can not stand up without a crutch, can not perform a jump.
5 Sensor Tingle
Limb occasionally sends a painful tingling sensation for 1d4 turns in combat and 1d6 minutes outside of combat.
Effect: Make a Wisdom Save DC 12 each turn or minute to endure the pain, failure results in disadvantage and taking 1d6 Psychic damage.
6 Self-Destructive
Limb occasionally malfunctions causing damage to the
Effect: Turn a success with the limb into a failure and then the Automail takes one level of damage.
7-8 Overexertion
Limb occasionally causes the user to overexert themselves in order to perform an action with the limb for 1d4 turns in combat and 1d6 minutes outside of combat.
Effect: When you use the limb make a Constitution Save DC 14 failure results in gaining a level of exhaustion up to level 3 Exhaustion.
9-10 Misalignment Auto-aligner
Limb occasionally doesn’t work quite right, for 1d4 turns in combat and 1d6 minutes outside of combat.
Misaligned Arms: Attacks and Attribute checks with arm have disadvantage.
Misaligned Legs: -5 ft to speed, disadvantage on Attribute checks with leg.
Lemon
“Occasionally” a Problem:
Once per session, the GM can call for an Automail’s Lemon trait to activate. The effect occurs immediately, and in some cases lasts a few turns or minutes in game. The same Lemon trait can not be called upon more than once per session, but if a piece of Automail has two Lemon traits, each can be activated once per session. This should help make Lemon both a negative effect and add some spice to both combat or role playing situations.
Fixing Lemon Traits:
Lemon Traits are repaired in the same method that Second Level damage is repaired.