Gas Mask

Gas Mask (Major) by Stone Gargoyle

The character creates environmental protection equipment which forms around his face and body and provides the following abilities.

1. Immune to Airborne Gases, Poisons and Toxins: The character is totally unaffected by airborne gases and toxins, including viruses and bacteria, and can go without air for his PE number in minutes, plus one minute per level.

2. Mask: The character's face transforms into the appearance of a gas mask, and his skin takes on the texture and qualities of latex. He therefore will not leave any fingerprints or footprints.

Range: Self

Duration: Willed into effect and willed away, so even if the character is rendered unconscious, his features and prints remain altered.

Bonuses:

Head butt does 2d4 damage

Natural AR: 10

Horror Factor: 8

Polarized Vision: The character cannot be blinded even if looking into a bright light like the Sun.

+10 SDC

3. Smog Attack: The character can release a cloud of toxic gas around himself to choke and blind opponents.

Range: 30 feet, plus 3 feet per level, radius

Duration: Concentration

Attacks: Uses one melee attack/action to activate and one action per melee round to maintain effect

Damage: 1d4 per minute unless a save vs. poison gas is made (14 or better, PE bonus applies).

Penalties to Opponents:

Obscured Vision: -2 to initiative, -4 to strike, -3 to parry and dodge when trying to look through the gas, and -15% to perform any skill requiring good visibility while in the gas cloud

Choking: Opponents will have their eyes water and burn and find it difficult to breathe. This shortness of breath and coughing imposes the following penalties: -2 attacks per melee round, an additional -10% to skill performance and -10% to Spd.

4. Other Abilities and Bonuses:

+4 to save vs.poison and disease

+2 to save vs. Horror Factor

+2d4 PE

+20% to save vs. coma/death