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Anomylous · 07-26-2018, 08:34 AM

Steve Jackson Games (and everyone else) is more than welcome to use this, acknowledgement would be spiffy.

Turret Bugs

ST 8, DX 13, IQ 3. MA 4, chitin stops 4 hits

A turret bug looks like an armored dome on stubby, jointed legs, with a head sticking out of the top and a mouth on the underside (which is more lightly armored, only stopping 2 hits). It attacks by shooting venom-filled spines at its prey (treat as blowgun darts). The venom does 1 point of damage, and gives DX -2 for 10 minutes - getting hit by enough darts will completely paralyze a figure. It can fire 3 times a turn (at the beginning of the action phase, at its turn in the DX countoff, and at the end of the action phase). A turret bug has (2d6 x 5) spines ready to go at any one time; they regenerate at the rate of 5/day.

Any form of armor will stop the spines, but sometimes they find an opening. If the turret bug rolls 3, 4, or 5 to hit, that means the spine found exposed flesh regardless of armor (typically going through the faceplate; apply double or triple damage as normal). Additionally, figures in any armor less than full plate take damage on a 6, 7, or 8 that hits. A Stone Flesh spell renders a figure immune to spines.

Turret bugs live in forests and swamps for the most part, sometimes nesting in caves. They are not affected by darkness, as their vision extends into the infrared. They eat mostly birds and small animals, and are generally uninterested in attacking humans - unless those humans disturb their nests. They don't have many natural predators, but trolls (who are largely immune to their venom) think they're delicious and have been known to "farm" turret bugs for food and defense.

(Please note - I haven't had the opportunity to playtest this particular beast, it may still need tweaking. And looking at it, I probably need to treat the armor-deflection chance differently - as written, if you stand far enough away the turret bug either won't hit you at all, or it'll find the only chink in your armor. Probably just roll an extra die for deflection chance, depending on what armor you're wearing.)

07-26-2018, 08:34 AM	#42
Anomylous Join Date: Jul 2018	Re: New Monsters Steve Jackson Games (and everyone else) is more than welcome to use this, acknowledgement would be spiffy. Turret Bugs ST 8, DX 13, IQ 3. MA 4, chitin stops 4 hits A turret bug looks like an armored dome on stubby, jointed legs, with a head sticking out of the top and a mouth on the underside (which is more lightly armored, only stopping 2 hits). It attacks by shooting venom-filled spines at its prey (treat as blowgun darts). The venom does 1 point of damage, and gives DX -2 for 10 minutes - getting hit by enough darts will completely paralyze a figure. It can fire 3 times a turn (at the beginning of the action phase, at its turn in the DX countoff, and at the end of the action phase). A turret bug has (2d6 x 5) spines ready to go at any one time; they regenerate at the rate of 5/day. Any form of armor will stop the spines, but sometimes they find an opening. If the turret bug rolls 3, 4, or 5 to hit, that means the spine found exposed flesh regardless of armor (typically going through the faceplate; apply double or triple damage as normal). Additionally, figures in any armor less than full plate take damage on a 6, 7, or 8 that hits. A Stone Flesh spell renders a figure immune to spines. Turret bugs live in forests and swamps for the most part, sometimes nesting in caves. They are not affected by darkness, as their vision extends into the infrared. They eat mostly birds and small animals, and are generally uninterested in attacking humans - unless those humans disturb their nests. They don't have many natural predators, but trolls (who are largely immune to their venom) think they're delicious and have been known to "farm" turret bugs for food and defense. (Please note - I haven't had the opportunity to playtest this particular beast, it may still need tweaking. And looking at it, I probably need to treat the armor-deflection chance differently - as written, if you stand far enough away the turret bug either won't hit you at all, or it'll find the only chink in your armor. Probably just roll an extra die for deflection chance, depending on what armor you're wearing.) Last edited by Anomylous; 07-26-2018 at 11:34 AM.