Critters Sourcebook

B Q S C I W E R
8 3 x 4 7 3 3 2 6Z 4
INIT: 4 + 1D6
Attacks: Humanoid, +1 Reach
Powers: Mimicry (Animal Calls). Many also have Magical Skills.
SATYR
This goatlike creature stands just over 1 meter tall and
weighs up to 55 kilograms. Both genders have short tails and
shaggy hair around the loins, as well as short, hollow horns just
in front of their ears; males also possess a short beard and a
mane of chest fur. All four of a satyr’s limbs end in four-toed
hooves, though its forefeet are less hardened. Expert climbers,
satyrs can clamber up almost-sheer rock faces. They can also
stand and walk erect for short distances.
B Q S C I W E R
2 4 x 5 2 — 2/4 3 6 3
INIT: 3 + 1D6
Attacks: 5L
Powers: Accident, Concealment (Personal), Enhanced
Reactions (three times per day, for [Essence]D6 turns)
Weaknesses: Vulnerability (Poisons)
Notes: Satyrs can detect even trace amounts of pollutants and
possess excellent climbing skills.
SCORPYRINE
This scorpionlike arachnid has a sharp, curved stinger with
two large venom glands, and its back and claws are covered by
black, chitinous plates. A nocturnal carnivore, the scorpyrine
usually kills its prey with its powerful claws, stinging only if its
prey struggles too long or is significantly larger than the scorpyrine.
If provoked to attack by humans or metahumans, the
scorpyrine anchors itself to its enemy with its claws and then
stings the victim. Its venom is highly acidic and may contain
toxins from the scorpyrine’s environment.
B Q S C I W E R
2/1 5 x 2 1 — 1/4 2 6 3
INIT: 3 + 1D6
Attacks: 4L, –1 Reach
Powers: Immunity (Fire), Venom
Notes: Damage Code listed applies to claw attack. Use
Damage Code 5S or higher for attacks using the venomous
stinger. The scorpyrine can make a simultaneous claw and
stinger attack on a single target per Complex Action. First conduct
the claw attack; if successful, the scorpyrine has grabbed
hold and can make a stinger attack at –2 to the target number.
A character can shake loose by making a Quickness (4) Test. If
a victim fails to shake loose, the scorpyrine gets –2 to subsequent
attacks and increases the Power of its attacks by 2, until
the victim gets free. At the gamemaster’s discretion, toxic substances
can increase the lethality of its natural venom.
SEA LEECH
This huge leech reaches an average size of 10 meters long
and 3 meters wide. The number of “mouths” through which it
sucks its victims’ blood ranges from one large mouth to as
many as ten. Each mouth is made up of strong muscles with
which it drains blood and is filled with teeth sharp enough to
rip the flesh off a troll with ease. Very few sea leeches resemble
each other, and the scientific community has not yet been
able to determine all the forms these creatures can take. Of
those observed so far, some have tentacles, some have fins,
and others look frighteningly like metahumans complete with
arms and legs.
B Q S C I W E R
5 (7) 5 (7) x 2 3 (8) — 1 (4) 1 (4) 6 2 (8)
INIT: 2 (8) + 1D6
Attacks: 8S
Powers: Engulf (Water), Enhanced Attribute (Strength),
Movement (Self)
Weaknesses: Dietary Requirement (Salt), Vulnerability (Fire)
Notes: The Attributes listed represent the minimum, with maximum
in parentheses. Once a sea leech has made a successful
attack, the victim takes 1 box of Stun damage per Initiative
Pass from blood loss. After the leech releases the victim, heavy
bleeding continues at the rate of 1 box of Stun damage per
Combat Turn until the wound is healed with a successful
Biotech (10) Test or a Heal or Treat spell. If a leech dies while
sucking on a victim, it remains attached after death. The victim
continues to take blood-loss damage as above until the leech
is removed and the wound closed.
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