Bug Bombs

Bug bombs: [Major] by Iczer

'my pretty pretty friends have a surprise for you'

The character can generate a kind of pseudo life from a pouch in his stomach that obeys his desires.

1) Beetles: The character may have as many beetles active at once as half his PE, and he may grow one new beetle every hour up to this number. each beetle has the following attributes:

Size: About 9 inches long and five wide.

SDC: 6.

HP: 1 per character level.

AR: 8.

Adhesion minor power

Prowl 70%

Can leap 6 feet.

IQ/ME/MA: Irrelevant.

PS: 2

PP: 14

PE: 12

Spd: 5 per level of the character

Attacks: 2. Bite that inflicts 1d4 damage (+3 to strike) and an auto dodge of +3

In addition, each has one of the following special modifications:

• Explodes on command, inflicting 2d4 per level out to 30 feet (acidic wash, flame or standard kinetic explosion)
• Dissolves into acidic, volatile or exothermic chemicals to inflict 1d4x10 damage to a 1 foot across circle
• Flies at twice normal speed (Auto dodge of +5)
• Explodes to release a 30 foot cloud of irritant (save 16+ or start choking, -4 to strike/parry and dodge and lose one attack)

2) Larvae: The character can grow and hurl a small inch across spiked ball (really a curled up larvae). The spiked larvae inflicts 2d4 damage +PS bonus as a thrown weapon and it's spikes are coated in a mild irritant (save vs pain 16+ or be -1 to combat manoevres and -5% to skills for 6d6 minutes). In addition, the larvae has a 30% chance of surviving the throw, in which case they latch on to the target and chew, inflicting 1 point of damage each twice a round, until plucked off by the target.
Larvae cannot explode like their adult cousins, but the character can generate a great deal of them (4 per round) additionally, larvae may be designated as either adhesive or slippery when created. Stepping on (and crushing) a slippery larvae will force a target to make a check vs sense of balance or fall. an adhesive larvae can collectively be used to gum up all manner of equipment.

3) Linked: The character can see through the eyes of his bug bombs as long as they are within a half mile per level, and can mentally direct them. he is not adversely harmed by their loss or destruction.

4) Pouches: When not in use, bug bombs live inside the character, in assorted nutrient rich pouches within his body. These pouches can be used to store other items if necessary.

See Also: Bug Factory