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Combat
While not particularly violent, gremlins do
enjoy tormenting other beings by making devices malfunction
at inopportune moments, sneaking up and prodding them
with spears before fleeing, leaving caltrops on seats, and so on.
When faced with any serious threat, they prefer to flee.
Glitch (Su): A gremlin may cause a brief malfunction in a
single complex device such as a steampress or crossbow. Simple
items like swords cannot be affected. Nonmagical, unattended
items automatically malfunction, while magical or attended
items must make a Fortitude save (DC 11) to avoid malfunction.
The save DC is Charisma-based. If the check succeeds,
that device cannot be affected by any gremlin’s
glitch power for a day. Once
a gremlin uses glitch, it
cannot use it again for
1d4 rounds.
Device Merge
(Su): Once per
month, a gremlin
may physically
merge with a
mechanikal
device. A
magical or
attended
device can
make a Fortitude save
(DC 11) to resist the merge.
The save DC is Charismabased.
Once merged, the
gremlin can use its glitch
power on the device at
will, and also absorbs some
of the elements of the device, compromising its integrity; the
device’s hardness is reduced by 1 per week, and its hit points are
reduced by 1 per day. This is a gremlin’s means of procreation.
Natural Invisibility (Su): A gremlin may become invisible
as a standard action, although it does not remain invisible if it
attacks. A gremlin’s invisibility does not affect cats.
Skills: Gremlins have a +8 racial bonus to Disable Device
checks and a +4 racial bonus to Climb and Listen checks and a
+10 racial bonus to Jump. Gremlin use their Dexterity modifier
for Climb checks.
Treasure
Gremlins are not known to acquire and hoard material possessions,
beyond those worthless items they craft out of scraps
of metal, discarded nails, and other industrial detritus.
Legends &
Lore
CoMMoN: Cats and gremlins loathe each other,
and cats can even see invisible gremlins.
UNCoMMoN: Gremlins are nocturnal;
they can operate during the daylight hours,
but find it uncomfortable.
RARE: Arcane spellcasters have been known
to acquire gremlin familiars. If such an individual
calls for a familiar in
an appropriate location,
and is of at least 5thlevel,
a gremlin
Gremlin
may answer the call at the
DM’s discretion.
obSCURE: Cyriss bears a particular
hatred for the monkeywrenching
grymkin and grants
her clerics the ability to turn
unmerged gremlins, as other
clerics turn undead.
Hooks
Rumors abound that rival engineers and factories sometimes
attempt to sabotage each other’s work by introducing
gremlins onto the premises. The characters could be employed
to covertly drop one or two gremlins into a factory, or prevent
such sabotage.
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