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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
Name: Mocking Turtles Presence 07 PHY 09 STR 09 BLD 1 CON 11 REF 09 COR 09 REA 11 AGI 09 INT 12 RES 12 MEM 12 WIL 12 DP 6 Minor Major Critical Wounds 2 6 12 Move 1y/s Grapple 13/11 Description: Mocking Turtles appear as small sea turtles with the heads of a small calf and longish necks. They are about 2 feet in length. They don’t climb all that well (although they can jump a whole yard) and they have strong blunt jaws. They are nasty tempered and enjoy toying with people and tormenting them. A school of Mock Turtles (usually 2 to 12) will find a victim having an Episode and terrorize them. Mocking Turtles have keen insights into the psychological weaknesses of their targets and will make fun of them, harass them, and verbally bully them. If they can, they will BITE them and hang on, causing nasty bruises. Shadows who are not their targets tend to ignore them or maybe treat them as minor pests (usually Shadows will “not hear” their comments). The person having the Episode, however, will have to go about their day (in the area where the school is, anyway) jumping over them, avoiding them, or finding ways to kill them. This leaves their Reflection ranting about invisible Turtles! Reflection: Mocking Turtles don’t have much by way of a reflection on Chessboard Zero. They sometimes look like lumps in the rug or bits of trash on the floor. Mock: The Turtles are usually snide and mean. They will make fun of perceived inadequacies while they slowly approach and try to bite their victims. A subject with any susceptibility to playground-style mockery may need to make a WIL roll (usually at plusses or minuses depending on the emotional fragileness of the character. Bite and Hold: The turtle will bite as a Grab attack and will then hold as long as it can. They can inflict damage for a 5 REA Bite action. They usually go for extremities (-2 to hit) or even clothing. Turtles will usually do no more than half the subject’s DP in an attack. They are not murderous. Soup: The Mock Turtle makes a fine soup. Sometimes cooking them up and dining on them is the best revenge! DP 6 To Hit 13- To Be Hit -2/-1 Armor 4/9 Damage Bite 1 IMP Damage Claw 11 IMP 139 Book of Knots - Creatures
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The Book of Knots A SOURCEBOOK FOR
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Disposition Towards Man 36 Encounte
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The Three Knowledges 103 Sciomancy
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The Magicians understood there was
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What Wonderland Wants Go Ask Alice,
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