The Book of Knots - Jags

Book of Knots - Creatures
Name: Moam Rath Presence 16
PHY 12 STR 12-22 BLD 12-50 CON 12
REF 11 COR 10 REA 11 AGI 11
INT 08 RES 08 MEM 12 WIL 10
DP 30 Minor Major Critical
Wounds 4-17 12-51 24-102
Move 8y/s
Grapple 14/12 to 24/20
Description: Looking something like an obese, bloated egg with red
lips at the top, the Moam Rath traps its prey with objects of desire hung
from gossamer threads. They lurk in the shadows and leave their traps
where people will see them: a wallet discarded by a storm drain, an
expensive watch left on a park-bench, one of those new PDA’s seems to
be laying, alone, in a stairwell.
When you touch it, however, you are hooked—and the Rath will drag
you to its mouth and devour you, if it can. Moam Raths vary in size
and strength. Many are small and would threaten a man—but not a
powerful Twisted. Some get much larger and more dangerous.
Reflection: Raths can project up to Chessboard Zero. Their fairly high
Presence and disguise abilities make them capable of existing fairly
safely in most urban environments.
Stealth: for something so big, the Moam Rath is surprisingly stealthy.
It can stand on walls or ceilings. It can, when stationary, appear as
some ordinary object (a large trash bin, a weird looking vending
machine, etc.)
A Moam Rath usually functions with about a 15- Level 2 Stealth roll.
If it must be “in plain sight” it will usually take an 8 REA Long action
to drop the illusion around itself before it can attack or move. This does
not apply to hooking people, however.
Objects of Desire: Moam Raths will pick through garbage dumps,
trash cans, and other areas looking for discarded objects that are similar
to what a person might desire. When the object is extended on the
end of a thread, the long, articulated joint hovering out of sight like a
fisherman’s rod and reel, the object will appear as a pristine, shiny, topend
model of whatever it roughly resembles—the exact nature designed
to match the subject’s preferences (a broken or scuffed digital watch
appears as a several-thousand dollar Patek Philippe).
Hook, Line, and Sinker: If you look at these objects carefully, a
Perception roll by 4 or 5 will show a glimmer of a spider-web like
strand leading from the object. Indeed, it appears that one could cut
the strand, or simply touch the object so as to avoid the thread. This is
dangerous: a COR roll made at -5 is necessary to liberate the object.
The thread isn’t where you think it is, even if you’re looking right at it,
the object isn’t exactly as it appears either and is networked with the
strong, sticky trap.
Furthermore, once stuck, the long, insectoid arm of the Moam Rath will
find you and grab you—and the thread, itself, will start reeling you in!
The thread has a 14-24 Offensive Grapple (depending on size). When
stuck, it will immediately begin making one Grapple roll per turn
(although it can snare numerous people). Once a Major advantage is
scored on the subject, the Rath will begin biting for 8-16 IMP damage
for each 5 REA Medium action (dependant on size). A character who is
bitten will be subject to a Hold.
Treasure: If a Rath is killed it may have nothing but junk—however,
as they last longer, and take victims, they accumulate things. On the
lower Chessboards, these items are usually Shadow-versions of real
things—and therefore tend to evaporate after the Rath is slain …
however: Raths will sometimes have items that have come to them
from Chessboard Zero and these items may actually be valuable.
138
DP 21-51
To Hit 12-
To Be Hit 0 to +2
Armor None
Damage Bite 8-16 IMP