Designed as a fairly rugged, but cheap farming drone, the Spiderthresher requires a minimum of NAS supervision. Shaped like a large, articulated box with spindly, spider-like legs, it is uncannily like an enormous spider. Couple that with the roving spot lights designed to aid and augment the visual sensors, and the roaring methane internal combustion engine, and it looks like a nightmare come to life. All coincidentally, of course.

Cost: Undetermined
AC/HP: 8 (subject to operator's Tech) / HP 50
Size: Articulated box-shaped chassis, 15' long by 4' wide by 2' high, weight 980
Skill: Pilot Groundcar
Form of locomotion: ten long, articulated legs
Operational time: About twenty-four hours
Sensors: Normal visual, normal audio
Link type: Radio link
Special: Can be given simple instructions to execute, and will report back to the NAS operator when these instructions are fulfilled (Programming skill check for the NAS operator, but can then put the link on "standby", preserving NAS endurance). Can harvest any sort of grass-like plant (rice, wheat, corn, whatever), and bundle it up with a skill of 70%. Can spray pesticides over a field with a skill of 70% (possible offensive use of this spray function will damage due to exposure to the pesticide, damage determined by the GM). Can be instructed to scare away or kill any small vermin (rats etc.) by loud blasts of sound from internal speakers, or spearing the vermin with its sharp legs (automatic THAC0 20, operator's THAC0 at +2 penalty due to awkward attack method, damage 2d6, can be used against people at the NAS operator's discretion).