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Old 12-25-2014, 08:12 AM   #1
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Default The Christmas Cat (Jólakötturinn)

This is a gigantic monster from Icelandic folklore. It appears during the month before Christmas and eats (or tries to eat) anyone who has not received any new clothes in that period. Even if it is killed, it always returns in time for the next post-Christmas season. It's not entirely clear what it does in the meantime, but since it's a cat it's probably sleeping.

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ST 25 DX 13 IQ 4 HT 11

Basic Lift 62.5 kg HP 25 FP 9 Will 10 Per 12

Weight 500 kg SM 2

Basic Speed: 6.25
Basic Move: 12
Land Move: 12 (14 sprint)
Climb Move: 2

Attacks
Attack Damage Reach
Bite 2d+3 cut 1
Claw 2d+3 cut 1

DR:
1 Tough Skin

Advantages: Acute Hearing 2; Catfall; Clinging (Requires claw-holds); Combat Reflexes; Detect (Clothes); Discriminatory Smell; Flexibility; Night Vision 6; Parabolic Hearing 2; Perfect Balance; Perk (fur); Sharp Claws; Sharp Teeth; Temperature Tolerance 2 (cold); Terrain Adaptation (snow, uneven); Ultrahearing; Vibration Sense (air; based on hearing); Unaging; Unkillable 3

Disadvantages: Callous; Careful; Quirk (eats only people who didn't receive new clothes that year); Laziness; Intolerance; Nosy; Quadruped; Restricted Diet (carnivore); sleepy (11/12 of the time); Uncongenial; Wild Animal

Features: Born Biter 2; Tail; Purr

Skills: Brawling - 15; Climbing - 17; Intimidation - 11; Jumping - 13; Stealth - 15; Survival - 12; Wrestling - 15
The write-up is more inspired by Icelandic folklore than aiming at a clear representation of it.

Merry Christmas, and I hope you all received new clothes this year...
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Last edited by Anders; 12-25-2014 at 09:01 PM. Reason: Added Detect (Clothes); Removed Colorblindness
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