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Old 04-15-2021, 07:33 PM   #1
Prince Charon
 
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Default [Infinite Worlds] Parachronozoids

I didn't see a thread for this, so here it is, a place to post your naturally world-jumping creatures, sapient and otherwise. Either specific characters or templates are welcome. Here's an idea I had that started me looking for a thread like this:

Origins Cat

Age: Unknown

Attributes

ST 6 [-40]; DX 12 [40]; IQ 7 [-60]; HT 11 [10]

Secondary Characteristics

HP 6; Will 10 [15]; Per 12 [25]; FP 11; SM-2

Subtotal: -10


Advantages

Acute Hearing 2 [4]
Catfall [10]
Clinging (Requires claw-holds -30%) [14]
Combat Reflexes [15]
Discriminatory Smell [15]
Flexibility [5]
Night Vision 6 [6]
Parabolic Hearing 2 [8]
Perfect Balance [15]
Sharp Claws [5]
Sharp Teeth [1]
Temperature Tolerance 1 (cold) [1]
Terrain Adaptation (uneven) [5]
Ultrahearing [5]
Vibration Sense (air; based on hearing) [10]
Vibrissae [3]

Attractiveness [4]
Chameleon 5 [25]
Charisma 5 [25]
Jumper (World; New Worlds, +50%; Naked, -30%; One use per day, -40%) [80]
^Warp (Alternative Ability of Jumper; Reliable 10, +50%; Gyroscopic, +10%; Blind Only, -50%; Emergencies Only, -30%; Naked, -30% [50]) [10]
Pitiable [5]

Perks

Fur. [1]

Subtotal: 272


Disadvantages

Bad Sight 2 (Motion Sensitive) [-2]
Callous [-5]
Careful [-1]
Compulsive Pouncing (12-) [-15]
Domestic Animal [-30]
Laziness [-10]
Origins Magnet [-15]
Quadruped [-35]
Reduced Endurance 1 [-3]
Restricted Diet (carnivore) [-10]
Unnatural Features [-4]

Quirks

Nosy. [-1]
Trickster. [-1]

Subtotal: -132


Features

Born Biter 2. [0]
Purr. [0]
Tail. [0]


Skills

Climbing [DX/A] [2] 15
Intimidation [Will/A] [2] 10
Jumping [DX/E] [1] 12
Panhandling (food) [IQ/E] [1] 15*
Stealth [DX/A] [2] 12
Tracking [Per/A] [2] 12

*Includes +8 from the combination of Charisma and Pitiable.

Subtotal: 10

Total: 140


Notes

(Cat template based on those in Felids on Pizards' GURPS page.)

The Origins Cat resembles a large, blue-green striped cat, with red eyes and white, feathery antennae. There may only be one, or there may be an entire species (or there could be a species of which only certain members are Origins Magnets). The known example will show up some place, playing pranks and cutely begging for treats (often mistaken for a normal cat that someone used dye on, or an odd mutant, because 'alien from another dimension' is a bit too far out for most worldlines), observing the strange events that follow, and then vanishing about when the creature has outlived their welcome (which depending on the location, may be quite soon). The Origins Cat may stay in a single worldline for weeks, months, or years, but may also leave after only a day or two. Agents of Infinity, Centrum, and the Cabal have all attempted to capture this being, though none appears to have succeeded (or perhaps someone has, and the theory that more than one exists is correct).

Origins Magnet is a Weirdness Magnet variant from GURPS Supers p32: In short, the strange events that follow you often result in those you interact with gaining powers of some variety, either temporarily or permanently. In the case of the Origins Cat or Cats, this is not limited to humans - other animals, plants & fungi, and even objects or places may be affected.

Variants of this character or race might have a specific power modifier, in which case the powers granted by Origins magnet might share that of the creature's abilities. This version has none, allowing the widest variety of possible power sources for the Cat's victims (anything the GM finds reasonable).


Thoughts?
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