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Note: Modifiers for multiple limitations are cumulative, but
one substance may not be taken as both forms of limitation. The
point cost may never be reduced below 25%, however.
Venom
15 points/level
You secrete a venom that can be delivered by various means.
Types of venom include:
Corrosive venoms, such as acids and digestive enzymes, do
damage quickly. A corrosive venom does 1d of damage per
level when it is delivered, and may continue to burn for several
turns. At the end of every subsequent turn the venom does 1d
less damage than on the turn before, until the number of dice
reaches 0. It is possible to wash off a corrosive venom, preventing
damage on subsequent turns. This requires at least a gallon of
water and a full turn. Armor, Toughness and Damage
Resistance will protect against corrosive venom at full DR on
the first turn, DR-1 on the second turn, DR-2 on the third turn
and so on. Objects - including the armor! - are similarly affected.
There is no HT roll to resist a corrosive venom.
Poisonous venoms work more slowly, and may continue to
affect the victim for several hours. When the venom is first
delivered, and then again every hour thereafter, the victim
makes a roll against HT minus the number of levels of the
venom. If the victim fails this roll, he takes 1d damage per level
of the venom; if he succeeds, he takes no further damage from
the venom and does not need to roll again. Armor may protect
against the means of delivery of the venom, but has no effect
once the venom is in the bloodstream.
A poisonous venom can be slower-acting but more lethal.
Damage is 1d per level if the HT roll is made, 3d per level if it is
failed. However, the effects take one hour to show (there is no
immediate damage). Cost is the same.
Irritant venoms, usually sprays, are designed to disgust, nauseate
or stun. Victims who get even a whiff of an irritant must
make a Will roll, at a penalty equal to the level of the venom, to
avoid running away (turn and run directly away from the stench
for 1 turn at full Move). Those who breathe it or get it in their
eyes must roll against HT minus the level of the venom to avoid
taking ld-4 damage and becoming incapacitated for 1 turn per
level of the venom. (Incapacitated characters are retching and
rubbing their eyes.) On each turn of incapacitation, the victim
may make a Will roll, again at a penalty equal to the level of the
venom, to recover.
Venoms may be delivered in a number of ways. Corrosive
venoms could be defined as saliva, delivered with a bite, or as a
skin secretion, delivered with a bare-handed punch or touch. A
character must make a successful close-combat attack based on
DX or Brawling in order to deliver a corrosive venom.
A poisonous venom must enter the blood to harm the victim.
Usually, this is done by making a successful bite attack on the
victim. A Spear (p. 67) could also be bought as a stinger for
this purpose. Any successful hit that penetrates the victim's
armor, whether it does damage or not, delivers the venom.
Fangs, or similar organs to deliver the venom, are included in
the cost of this advantage. Note that this does not increase the
normal damage of the bite (read from the Biting Damage chart
on p. B140, using half the individual's ST and treated as crushing
damage).
An irritant venom is normally sprayed - see below.
Special enhancement: A poisonous venom may be defined as a
contact agent which enters the bloodstream through the skin. A
contact agent cannot be washed off. +70%.
Special enhancement: A venom may be delivered at range spit
or squirted. This is a ranged attack, based on DX, with SS 12,
Acc 12, 1/2D n/a, and Max 5. Poisonous venoms must strike open
wounds or mucous membranes (eyes, open mouth, inner nostril)
to be effective, unless also bought as a contact agent. +35%.
Special enhancement: A venom may be sprayed as a cloud of
mist. This cloud covers 3 hexes and lasts 1d turns. The hexes
must be adjacent to each other and 1 hex must be adjacent to
you. +100%.
Special limitation: You sweat your venom. It cannot be
delivered actively. The venom is delivered only if you are bitten or
handled excessively. -70%.
Other enhancements and limitations: For more ideas about
special effects for venoms, see GURPS Bestiary or Fantasy
Bestiary.
Walk on Air
20 points
Air, smoke and other gases are like solid ground beneath
your feet, allowing you to walk up and down "invisible stairs" at
your normal movement rate. This won't work in a vacuum there
has to be some kind of air present. If you get knocked down
or slip, you will fall! You may attempt one DX roll per turn of
falling; if you make any successful roll, you will stop in thin air,
unharmed, but if you hit the ground, you will take full damage
from the fall (see p. B130). There are no special encumbrance
limitations on carried equipment.
Walk on Liquid
15 points
You can walk on the surface of any liquid as if it were solid
ground. This doesn't protect you from any damage that you
would normally take from coming into contact with the stuff,
though (so you can't walk across volcanic lava or boiling acid
without taking damage). Your Move is normal, and there are no
extra limitations on encumbrance.
Webbing
20 points + 2 points/ST point
You can produce sticky webbing, just like a spider. This is
chiefly useful for weaving webs and for binding up helpless vic -
tims. For 20 points, the webbing has a ST equal to your own -
larger creatures can weave thicker webs. Additional ST can be
purchased at +1 ST per 2 points. Webbing has DR 3 and can
take ST/2 hits of damage before it weakens enough to let its victims
go free. '
Weaving a web: A web is essentially circular, with a radius
equal to the weaver's height. A human-sized character could
span a 3- or 4-hex opening with webbing, for example. The web
ensnares anyone who walks into it, pinning them in place (see
below). A Vision roll is required to notice a web.
Binding a foe: The foe must already be grappled, pinned or
otherwise helpless. It takes a number of seconds equal to a foe's
ST/2 to bind him up properly. Once bound, the victim can do
nothing but try to break free once every ten seconds.
In either case, breaking free of a web requires the victim to
win a Quick Contest of ST against the ST of the webbing.
People who have simply walked into a web use their full ST;
bound victims use ST-5! A failure costs the victim 1 Fatigue -
which reduces ST for the next attempt. A critical failure leaves
the victim so entangled that he cannot escape at all without outside
help.
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