10-04-2017, 11:28 AM | #1 |
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Looking for character sheets: Displacer Beast & Malboro
Hey there,
I am looking for two monster templates, the Displacer Beast from D&D and the Malboro from Final Fantasy. Has any of you played with such beasts? I would like you to point me to a character template for reference; if you could share advice or character sheets of your own it would be nice as well. Thank you! - Hide |
10-04-2017, 12:17 PM | #2 |
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Re: Looking for character sheets: Displacer Beast & Malboro
I've never converted either, but I'd probably treat the displacer beast as invisible with a limitation that gives away its presence.
The most obvious limitation is "Visible", on page 112 of powers. It fits the description quite well. Once you stop laughing about visible invisibility.
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10-04-2017, 12:51 PM | #3 |
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Re: Looking for character sheets: Displacer Beast & Malboro
I think "Fringe" might work. Either that, or call it a Glamour based on Perception instead of IQ.
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10-04-2017, 12:56 PM | #4 |
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Re: Looking for character sheets: Displacer Beast & Malboro
Marlboro is just a crazy expensive affliction as a breath attack, depending on how many status effects you want it to have, and a biting attack. I don't remember the Marlboro ever doing anything else.
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10-04-2017, 04:30 PM | #5 |
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Re: Looking for character sheets: Displacer Beast & Malboro
I would probably just give a straight up penalty to hit a Displacer Beast, like -4 or something.
One possible complication would be saying that Targeted Attacks automatically miss until the character understands what's going on i.e. the Beast is 12 inches away from where they appear to be. After that they can make Targeted Attacks but still with the -4 penalty. |
10-05-2017, 07:29 AM | #6 |
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Re: Looking for character sheets: Displacer Beast & Malboro
A quick Google search for GURPS Displacer Beast gives several results, here's a pretty decent one. Note that version, because it uses Defensive Obscure, has the added benefit of allowing close allies to benefit from the displacement as well.
GURPS Malboro isn't so easy. As a plant, it probably has No Brain, and probably has No Eyes besides (it technically does have eyes, but you'd have to poke so many out to actually inconvenience it you might as well say No Eyes). It may have Extra Arms, with all its arms having Flexible (being tentacles and all), but it typically only attacks with its mouth, which may have extra Striking ST and certainly has Born Biter. It arguably has Born Biter 5, as it's basically just a giant face. Bad Breath is a large series of Linked Afflictions with Area Effect, Blood Agent, and Selective. While in Final Fantasy it tends to bite and retreat, in GURPS it would probably bite the target, turn this into a grapple, and worry away until the target was in two pieces.
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Obscure never ceases to amaze me with just how versatile it is.
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And, yeah, Obscure is a pretty good deal when it comes to vision. Not so much for the other senses (which cost the same).
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