Seedling

Seedling (Major) by Stone Gargoyle

This is a power for female characters.

Seed Pods: The superbeing produces seed pods which she can choose to make active or inactive. The total number of pods per day equals the PE score +1 per level. Active pods are able to burrow into the ground or a target and secure themselves.

Range: Pods can be fired up to 100 feet, plus 20 feet per level starting at level two. Pods are fired from openings in the palms or arms.

Attacks: Uses one action to activate seed pod. Uses one action to fire a seed pod or volley. Seed pods can be fired singly or in volleys of 2, 4 or 6.

Bonus to Strike: +2 if aimed.

Duration: Active pods must be fired within 2d4 melee rounds or else attach and feed on the superbeing (see below). Once inside a target, they attempt to burrow and attach within 2d4 melee rounds. A target may make a saving throw to keep this from happening. Inactive pods dissolve within 1d6 melees from the time fired but may remain within the superbeing for up to three weeks. They cannot hold more than their maximum number of pods per day at any one time.

Saving Throw: The target may make a Saving Throw vs. Disease to prevent active pods from attaching (14 or better, PE bonuses apply). If a saving throw is made, the seed is rendered inactive and dissolves within 1d6 melees.

Damage: A pod fired at a target does 1d6 damage upon impact due to the fact they are sharp. Inactive pods do no further damage. Active pods, however, attach to the host, doing 1d4 damage direct to hit points if a saving throw is failed. The active pod will continue to do 1d4 hit points damage to the host per day until the host dies or it is surgically removed. Once hit points are gone, the seed does 1d4 SDC damage per day to the corpse until half the SDC is gone, at which time the seed will burrow into the ground.

Burrowing: Active pods remain active for 2d4 melees in which time they borrow and attach. Active seeds burrow 1d6 feet into the ground and begin growing. Removing a seed from the ground requires a PS of Supernatural equal to the creator's PE.

Maturation: Once planted, the pod grows for 6 +1d6 months before opening and producing a child. The total time includes any time spent feeding off of a host body.

SDC of Seed Pod: 5 SDC per month of maturation. Inactive seeds never go beyond 5 SDC.

Limitations: This is the only means by which the superbeing can reproduce. All offspring are female and will reproduce in the same manner.

Other Abilities and Bonuses:

+1d6 PE

+1d4X10 SDC