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CORPS Monsters
Well, while we await the CORPS Bestiary, I thought I'd throw up some creatures.
The following are suggested creatures in a fantasy/horror campaign. There's no attempt to make these balanced in a character-creation sense, so I wouldn't use them as a basis for PCs.
Optional limitations or advantages are in [].
Evil magic-users are not included because I haven't yet created any evil magic spells.
Mummy
Guardian animated corpse, powered by an ancient curse or need for vengeance (represented as a psychological limitation). May have other skills, depending upon what he/she was like in life. Often also has the Physical Limitation Mute.
In fantasy stories, mummies seem much tougher than zombies do. The high POW can be reduced, but would give the mummy a very strong "magical" feel to those sensitive to it.
| 10 | STR | Brawling | 5 |
| 4 | AGL | Grab | +2 |
| 7 | AWR | Toughness x0.3 | |
| 7 | WIL | Pain Tolerance | |
| 5 | HLT | [Phys. Lim: Mute] | |
| 8 | POW | Psych (10): mission |
Zombie
The dead, raised to work in the fields. They're nearly tireless, though they tend not to be very perceptive. Zombies intended to be guards might have combat skills. Toughness represents the need to hack them apart instead of just hurting them. In some folktales, the taste of salt reminds the zombie that he is in fact dead.
| 6 | STR | Toughness x0.5 | |
| 3 | DEX | Psych (5): must obey orders from master | |
| 3 | AWR | [Psych Lim: taste of salt makes them die] | |
| 7 | WIL | Stealth | 3 |
| 8 | HLT | ||
| 7 | POW |
A zombie in Aegis has slightly different characteristics:
| 5 | STR | Toughness x0.5 | |
| 4 | DEX | Psych (5): must obey orders from master | |
| 4 | AWR | [Psych Lim: taste of salt makes them die] | |
| 5 | WIL | Occupation: | 3 |
| 5 | HLT | ||
| 2 | POW |
Skeleton
Another animated corpse; this one has much less left to it. This one has no toughness at all, because it can be broken apart relatively easily; however, it has a high weapons skill to prevent that.
| 5 | STR | Brawling | 7 |
| 5 | AGL | Melee | 5 |
| 7 | AWR | Weapon of choice | +2 |
| 7 | WIL | Shield | +1 |
| 5 | HLT | Claws (skeletal fingers) DV 1 | |
| 8 | POW |
Vampire
These vampires are probably lesser vampires. They're not unbeatable, by any means. Their night vision is represented as a physical advantage, so in darkness they get only +2 Difficulty to vision AWR rolls, rather than the +4 Difficulty humans get.
| 10 | STR | Brawling | 5 |
| 7 | AGL | Stealth | 7 |
| 7 | AWR | Melee Weapons | 4 |
| 7 | WIL | Shapeshift skill | 5 |
| 8 | HLT | Dominate skill | 5 |
| 5 | POW | Immortality | |
| Pain Tolerance | |||
| Toughness x0.5 | |||
| Phys Ad: Night vision | |||
| Lethal vulnerability (5), sunlight | |||
| Vulnerability (2), garlic flower smell | |||
| Dependence, human blood | |||
| Shapeshift: mist or bat or wolf | |||
| Dominate power |
Giants
For use in a fantasy campaign. If giants have a society, then there would also be appropriate social skills.
| 15 | STR | Sizex2 | |
| 5 | AGL | Toughness x0.8 | |
| 5 | AWR | Brawling | 5 |
| 5 | WIL | Hunting | 5 |
| 11 | HLT | Tracking | +2 |
| 4 | POW |
Giant Rat
Converted from one of BTRC's Time Capsules for TimeLords. Your basic rat-as-big-as-a-dog. For really vicious beasts, remove the Frailness and up their Bite skill. Remember that rats often carry disease...
| 3 | STR | Bite: DV 1 | |
| 4 | AGL | [Frailness: 1.2] | |
| 5(1) | AWR | Bite skill | 2 |
| 4 | WIL | ||
| 5 | HLT | ||
| 1 | POW |
Brown Bear
Converted from BTRC's TimeLords.
| 10 | STR | Toughness x0.7 | |
| 4 | AGL | Runs at up to 14 m/s | |
| 5(1) | AWR | Bite, DV 4 | |
| 7 | WIL | Paws, DV 3 | |
| 7 | HLT | Bite Skill | 3 |
| 1 | POW | Paws skill | 5 |
| Mass: 450 kg +/- 200 kg | |||
| Length: 2.5m | |||
| Size modifier: -1 | |||
Black Bear
Converted from I.Marc Carlson's stats for TimeLords.
| 9 | STR | Toughness x0.8 | ||
| 5 | AGL | Runs at up to 16 m/s | ||
| 5(1) | AWR | Bite, DV 4 | ||
| 5 | WIL | Paws, DV 3 | ||
| 7 | HLT | Bite Skill | 4 | |
| 1 | POW | Paws skill | 5 | |
| Climbing | 6 | |||
| Mass: 150 kg +/- 75 kg | ||||
| Length: 1.8m | ||||
Boar
Converted from I.Marc Carlson's stats for TimeLords.
| 8 | STR | Toughness x0.8 | ||
| 5 | AGL | Runs at up to 10 m/s | ||
| 7(1) | AWR | Bite, DV 1 | ||
| 7 | WIL | Tusks, DV 3 | ||
| 7 | HLT | Bite Skill | 4 | |
| 1 | POW | Gore skill | 8 | |
| Climbing | 6 | |||
| Mass: 136 kg +/- 68 kg | ||||
| Length: 1.8m | ||||
Lynx (Bobcat)
Converted from I.Marc Carlson's stats for TimeLords.
| 3 | STR | Frailness x1.5 | ||
| 9 | AGL | Runs at up to 18 m/s | ||
| 8(1) | AWR | Bite, DV 1 | ||
| 4 | WIL | Claws, DV 2 | ||
| 5 | HLT | Bite/Claw Skill | 5 | |
| 1 | POW | Hunting | 9 | |
| Climbing | 8 | |||
| Mass: 16 kg +/- 8 kg | ||||
| Length: 1.8m | ||||
Jaguar
Converted from I.Marc Carlson's stats for TimeLords.
| 7 | STR | Frailness x1.5 | ||
| 7 | AGL | Runs at up to 21 m/s | ||
| 8(2) | AWR | Bite, DV 2 | ||
| 5 | WIL | Claws, DV 5 | ||
| 8 | HLT | Bite/Claw Skill | 7 | |
| 1 | POW | Hunting | 6 | |
| Climbing | 7 | |||
| Mass: 100 kg +/- 50 kg | ||||
| Length: 1.65m | ||||
Both the black and the spotted varieties can be found alone or in groups of 2-6. When hunting, the jaguar prefers to leap onto the prey's back and bite, although the rear claw rake is also effective. The cat can jump 10 meters horizontally and 6 meters vertically.
Wolf
Converted from BTRC's TimeLords. Remember that wolves hunt in packs. When hunting large prey, their usual technique is to harry the target, running it to exhaustion. They will eat smaller animals as well.
| 3 | STR | Frailness x1.2 | |
| 6 | AGL | Runs at up to 14 m/s | |
| 7(1) | AWR | Bite, DV 1 | |
| 8 | WIL | Enhanced sense of smell | |
| 7 | HLT | Bite Skill | 3 |
| 1 | POW | Hunting | 4 |
| Mass: 45 kg +/- 20 kg | |||
| Length: 1m | |||
| Size modifier: -1 | |||
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