Lashing Tongue

Lashing Tongue (Major) by Stone Gargoyle

The hero has incredible abilities in combat when using his togue as a weapon.

1. Combat Abilities: The hero can use his tongue as an additional limb at half strength. His tongue is as long as an additional arm.

Range: The hero can reach 3 feet, plus one foot at levels 4, 8 amd 12, entangling and lifting items with his tongue at half normal PS.

Damage: Striking with his tongue punches for 1d4 damage, plus PS bonus of tongue, getting no bonuses to strike from HtoH skills, though he can add his PP bonus. Instead of striking for damage, he can also elect to entangle or disarm an opponent with a bonus to do so of +3. He can also use his tongue to strangle an opponent (called shot) for 1d4 damage, pls PS damage bonus.

Attacks: Attacking with his tongue uses one melee attack/action, and he gains one additional attack per melee round which can only be used to attack with his tongue.

Special: The character can attempt to snatch bullets and projectiles from midair but receives no bonuses to do so.

Duration: Instant.

2. Impervious to Fire and Heat: The hero's tongue and digestive tract are impervious to fire and heat, including friction, allowing him to snatch flaming coals and bullets from the air or swallow flaming objects. The tongue also allows the hero to take half damage from energy attacks to the tongue, allowing him to take only half damage and effects when doing such things as licking exposed wires or sticking his tongue in a light socket. The hero can also spit flaming objects back at a target as an attack or use his tongue as a sling to throw objects for up to 60 feet, plus 5 feet per level.

3. Other Abilities and Bonuses:

The hero is resistant to poisons and toxins, taking only half damage and effects.

The tongue has a Natural AR 0f 8, plus 1 at levels 4, 8 and 12.