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Mystic Realms Glory of Guildhall Menagerie

Version: 2014-01-26

A Volume of Beasts, Beings and other Entities

By Anton Kukal MYSTIC REALMS is a registered trademark and service mark of Mystic Realms, Ltd. TRADESMEN,

GUILDHALL and all Mystic Realms characters, character names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof

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CREDITS

Design: Anton Kukal

Written by: Anton Kukal

Contributions: Drew Forman, Sean McGarry, Jarod Thomas

Photography: Anton Kukal

Costume Creation: Patrick Clewell, Jen Gannon, Anton Kukal, Bobbi J. Kukal, Genna Schnorrbusch, and

Amy Wojciechowski

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CAUTION STATEMENT

Always exercise caution when playing Mystic Realms. Players must ensure that no physical harm comes

to them or others while playing, and should also be careful that their game does not disturb or alarm those

who are not participants and may not understand the hobby. Players are encouraged to contact local

authorities to establish procedures to inform them of when and where their games will be played. Stage

properties, specifically weapons, should never be carried in public places. Many jurisdictions severely

prosecute persons wielding weapons, including toy guns, and jail time may be mandatory in these weapon

and/or firearm offenses.

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Evolution ........................................ 6 Concurrent Development ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Mana Influence ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6

Body Form ...................................... 6 Movement ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Manipulation ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Respiration ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Senses.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7

Creativity ........................................ 7 Reproduction ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8

Size ................................................. 8 Tiny (T) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Small (S) ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Medium (M) .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Large (L) ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Immense (I) ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Mana ............................................. 11 Mana Energies..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11

Acid .................................. 11 Cold .................................. 12 Demonic ........................... 12 Earth ................................. 12 Electric ............................. 12 Heat .................................. 12 Holy .................................. 12 Necromantic ..................... 12 Profane ............................. 13 Psionic .............................. 13 Radiation .......................... 13 Sound ................................ 13 Toxic ................................ 13 Vitalic ............................... 13 Water ................................ 13 Wind ................................. 14 Wither ............................... 14

Mana Beasts ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 14 Entries ........................................... 15

Classifications .................. 15 Genetics ............................ 15 Death Count ...................... 15 Skills ................................. 15 Costumes .......................... 16 Make-up ........................... 16

Ant ......................................... 16 Assembling Ant ............................ 16 Mana Ant ...................................... 16 Scout Ant ...................................... 17 Slaver Ant .................................... 17 Soldier Ant .................................... 17 Worker Ant ................................... 17

Archon ................................... 19 Greater Archon ............................. 20

Attendant ............................... 20 Guardian ....................................... 20 Observer ........................................ 20 Servant .......................................... 20

Bane ....................................... 21 Greater Bane ................................. 21

Bat .......................................... 22 Blood Bat ....................................... 22 Bombardier Bat ............................. 22 Mana Bat ....................................... 22

Bear ........................................ 24 Cave Bear ...................................... 24 Mana Bear ..................................... 24 Psychic Bear .................................. 24 Snow Bear ..................................... 24

Beardon .................................. 26

Beast-People .......................... 26

Bee ......................................... 27 Assembling Bee ............................. 27 Mana Bee ....................................... 27 Scout Bee ....................................... 28 Slaver Bee..................................... 28 Soldier Bee .................................... 28 Worker Bees .................................. 28

Beetle ..................................... 30 Brain Beetle ................................... 30 Grave Beetle .................................. 30 Mana Beetle ................................... 30 Swamp Beetle ................................ 31

Bloom .................................... 32 Mana Bloom .................................. 32

Boar ........................................ 33 Mana Boar ..................................... 33 Razorback Boar ............................. 33 Warboar ......................................... 33

Celestine................................. 34

Cheetah .................................. 35 Chasing Cheetah ............................ 35 Mana Cheetah ................................ 35

Construct ................................ 36 Golem ............................................ 36 Marionette ..................................... 36 Revenant ........................................ 36 Simulacrum ................................... 36

Cougar .................................... 37 Carnivorous Cougar ....................... 37 Mana Cougar ................................. 37

Creeper ................................... 38 Catatonia Creeper .......................... 38 Mana Creeper ................................ 38

Crocodile ................................ 39 Predator Crocodile ......................... 39 Mana Crocodile ............................. 39

Crow ...................................... 40

Carrion Crow ................................. 41 Mana Crow .................................... 41 Storm Crow ................................... 41

Cyclops ................................... 43 Cyclops Seer ................................. 43

Eel .......................................... 44 Ambush Eel ................................... 44 Mana Eel ....................................... 44 Spitting Eels .................................. 44

Elemental................................ 45 Cold Elemental .............................. 45 Earth Elemental ............................. 45 Electric Elemental ......................... 46 Heat Elemental .............................. 46 Water Elemental ............................ 46 Wind Elemental ............................. 46

Elephant.................................. 50 Mammoth Elephant ....................... 50 Mana Elephant .............................. 50 Sage Elephant ................................ 50

Elf ........................................... 51

Fish ......................................... 52 Horned Fish ................................... 52 Killer Fish ..................................... 52 Mana Fish ...................................... 52 Murder Fish ................................... 53 Poison Fish .................................... 53 Spectral Fish .................................. 53 Spline Fish .................................... 53

Frog ........................................ 55 Bog Frog ....................................... 55 Mana Frog ..................................... 55

Ghost ...................................... 56

Goblin ..................................... 56 Goblin Brewer ............................... 56 Goblin Caster ................................ 57 Goblin Marksman .......................... 57 Goblin Sneak ................................. 57

Gremlin .................................. 58 Gremlin Acolyte ............................ 59 Gremlin Marksman ....................... 59 Gremlin Machine Master ............... 59 Gremlin Tinkerer ........................... 59

Guide ...................................... 60 Greater Guide ................................ 61

Haunter ................................... 61 Absolver ........................................ 61 Malignant Absolver ....................... 62 Necrowisp ..................................... 62 Malignant Necrowisps ................... 62

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Manipulents .................................. 62 Malignant Manipulents ................. 62

Horse ..................................... 63 Mana Horse ................................... 63 Pegasus ......................................... 64 Skeletal Steed ................................ 64 Spectral Steed ............................... 64 Unicorn ......................................... 64 Warhorse ....................................... 64

Hound .................................... 65 Guardian Hound ............................ 66 Mana Hounds ................................ 66 Spectral Hound ............................. 66

Human ................................... 67

Hyena ..................................... 68 Cackling Hyena ............................. 68 Mana Hyena .................................. 68

Klacton .................................. 69 Klaction (Evolved) ........................ 69 Caster Klacton............................... 69 Soldier Klacton ............................. 69 Queen Klacton .............................. 70

Kravynn ................................. 72 Civilized Kravynn ......................... 72 Civilized Kravynn Builder ............ 72 Civilized Kravynn Healer ............. 72 Civilized Kravynn Preacher .......... 73 Feral Kravynn ............................... 73 Feral Kravynn Corpse Speaker ..... 73 Feral Kravynn Death Bringer ........ 73

Leopard .................................. 75 Leaping Leopard ........................... 76 Mana Leopard ............................... 76

Lion ....................................... 77 Mana Lion ..................................... 77 Noble Lion .................................... 77

Lizard ..................................... 78 Infectious Lizard ........................... 78 Mana Lizards ................................ 78

Luminescent Growth ............. 79

Mantid ................................... 80 Killer Mantid ................................ 80 Mana Mantid ................................. 80

Minotaur ................................ 81

Mold ...................................... 81 Infectious Mold ............................. 81 Mana Mold.................................... 81

Monkey .................................. 82

Mana Monkey ................................ 82 Savage Monkey ............................. 82

Mosquito ................................ 84 Blood Mosquito ............................. 84 Mana Mosquito .............................. 84

Mummy .................................. 85

Mushroom .............................. 85 Mana Mushroom ........................... 85

Octopus .................................. 86 Mana Octopus ................................ 86 Predator Octopus ........................... 86 Immense Octopus .......................... 86

Ogre ....................................... 88 Ogre Basher ................................... 88 Ogre Seer ....................................... 88 Ogre Thrower ................................ 89

Orc ......................................... 90

Owl ........................................ 90 Mana Owl ...................................... 91 Sage Owl ....................................... 91

Panther ................................... 92 Dire Panther ................................... 92 Mana Panther ................................. 92

Penguin .................................. 93 Mana Penguin ................................ 93 Predator Penguin ........................... 93 Psychic Penguin............................. 93 Sniper Penguin............................... 93

Pythian ................................... 95

Rakkarrin ............................... 96

Rat .......................................... 96 Aquatic Rat .................................... 96 Carrion Rat .................................... 96 Dire Rat ......................................... 97 Mana Rat ....................................... 97 Plague Rat ..................................... 97 Psychic Rat .................................... 97

Raven ..................................... 99 Mana Raven ................................... 99 Psychic Raven ............................... 99

Rhinoceros ........................... 100 Mana Rhinoceros ......................... 101 Slaughter Rhinoceros ................... 101

Scarecrow............................. 102

Scorpion ............................... 102 Blood Scorpion ............................ 102 Dire Scorpion .............................. 103

Mana Scorpion ............................ 103 Scourge Scorpion ........................ 103 Immense Scorpion ....................... 103

Scyphozoa ............................ 105 Airborne ...................................... 106 Waterborne .................................. 106 Vacuum ....................................... 106

Seal ....................................... 107 Predator Seal ............................... 107 Singing Seal ................................ 107

Shade .................................... 108 Aged Shade ................................. 108

Shambler .............................. 109 Mana Shambler ........................... 109 Sanguine Shamblers .................... 109

Shark .................................... 110 Killer Shark ................................. 110 Mana Shark ................................. 111

Skeleton ................................ 111 Aged Skeleton ............................. 111

Snake .................................... 112 Aquatic Snake ............................. 112 Constrictor ................................... 112 Mana Snake ................................. 112 Psychic Snake ............................. 113 Spitting Snake ............................. 113 Venomous ................................... 113 Immense Snake ........................... 113

Specter .................................. 116

Spider ................................... 116 Ambush Spider ............................ 116 Aquatic Spider ............................. 116 Mana Spiders ............................... 116 Psychic Spider ............................. 116 Scourge Spider ............................ 117 Sniper Spider ............................... 117 Web Spider .................................. 117

Spirit Strengtheners .............. 119 Ecclesiastic .................................. 120 Muse............................................ 120 Laborer ........................................ 120 Recruit ......................................... 120 Soothsayer ................................... 120 Warden ........................................ 120

Tibbyrr ................................. 120 Tibbyrr Beast Binder ................... 121 Tibbyrr Elder ............................... 121 Tibbyrr Healer ............................. 121 Tibbyrr Hunter ............................ 121 Tibbyrr Priest .............................. 121

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Tibbyrr Storyteller ...................... 121 Tibbyrr Tinker............................. 121

Tiger .................................... 124 Mana Tiger.................................. 124 Sabertooth ................................... 124

Trap Vines ........................... 125 Choker Vine ................................ 125 Hooking Vine .............................. 126 Slicing Vine ................................ 126 Thorn Vine .................................. 126

Troll ..................................... 126 Troll Builder ............................... 127 Troll Defender............................. 127 Troll Pugilist ............................... 127 Troll Marksman .......................... 127 Troll Spellbreaker ....................... 127

Turtle ................................... 129 Mana Turtle ................................ 129 Sapping Turtle............................. 129

Vampyre............................... 130

Vermin ................................. 131 Hanging Vermin .......................... 131 Flying Vermin ............................. 131 Leaping Vermin ........................... 131 Suspended Vermin ....................... 132

Vine ...................................... 132 Mana Vine ................................... 132 Whip Vine ................................... 132

vore ...................................... 133 Carnnivore ................................... 133 Ferrivore ...................................... 134 Mannivore ................................... 134

Vulture ................................. 135 Bombardier Vulture ..................... 135 Carrion Vulture ............................ 135 Mana Vulture ............................... 136 Plague Vulture ............................. 136

Weetle .................................. 137

Wight .................................... 138

Wolf ..................................... 138 Dire Wolf .................................... 138 Mana Wolf .................................. 139 Winter Wolf ................................ 139

Worm ................................... 140 Mana Worm ................................ 141 Maw Worm ................................. 141 Rotting Worm ............................. 141

Wraith ................................... 142 Aged Wraith ................................ 142

Zombie ................................. 143 Aged Zombie ............................... 143

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The multiverse of Mystic Realms is populated

with a huge variety of life forms. There are

beings with intelligence and personality, and

beasts driven by instinctual desires. There are

things that crawl, things that walk around, things

that fly, and even things that tunnel

underground.

This book is a resource for the Mystic Realm

participant who seeks to fill their scenes with

more interesting interactions. In addition to the

vital statistics and rules behind the different

beings, beasts, creations and undead, this book

provides definitive guidance on role playing

each life form.

The source materials for each realm will provide

additional detail on which life forms are

appropriate for that world setting or genre of

play.

EVOLUTION The evolution of life is consistent throughout the

multiverse. All life forms have to solve the same

problems of movement, sensing and

manipulating their environment, nourishing and

reproducing themselves, and in worlds with

mana, the life forms must evolve mana-use in

order to survive.

Higher order life forms develop from lower

order life forms through a process of gene

mutation. These random genetic mutations occur

as organisms live and reproduce. If a mutation

helps the organism survive in its particular

surroundings, its more likely to reproduce and pass that mutation onto its offspring. If the

mutation does not increase survival, the

organism may die before it has an opportunity to

reproduce, so the mutation will disappear from

the gene pool. In essence, all life forms will

adapt to their environments.

CONCURRENT DEVELOPMENT Evolution is fairly consistent throughout the

multiverse and life develops in predictable

patterns, because the forms that life can assume

are largely determined by their physical

environment. Thus, the same beasts and beings

will develop independently on multiple worlds

simultaneously simply because of similar

environmental patterns.

Humid worlds with thick jungle vegetation are

more likely to evolve crocodiles, lizards,

rakkarrin and pythians, while water worlds with

limited landmasses are more likely to evolve

sharks, octopus, squid, aquarians and marynns.

Balanced earth-like realms are particularly

conducive to developing a broad range of life

and may be home to numerous types of beasts

and beings.

Whether a life form evolves on a realm or not

depends on environmental conditions.

Sometimes a life from may evolve and then

become extinct due to environmental changes.

Often one sentient life form is able to

predominate and destroy the others. In these

worlds the vanquished beings are sometimes

remembered as folk tales by the surviving

population.

MANA INFLUENCE The presence or absence of mana in a world

impacts evolution most heavily. In worlds with

magic, life forms will evolve more rapidly and

will develop the skills necessary to use magic in

their everyday lives. Beasts are able to grow

much larger in mana rich environments, and

they will develop into basic mana using forms.

In this book the common, often mundane, aspect

of the life form is presented first. This is the

form most often found. The alternate forms are

called meta-forms and are listed after the normal

forms.

Meta-forms can develop naturally in a world

through exposure to mana, but not all mutations

are random. In some realms it is possible to

purposely mutate life forms through magical or

technological processes.

BODY FORM The overall form of a beast, being or conjuration

will often depend on the environment in which

the life form lives. Some life forms live on solid

terrains (compacted soil or rock), others live on

viscous terrains (mud, loose sand, shifting stone,

snow, quicksand) or liquid terrains (liquified

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lava, thin oil, water). These environments will

lend themselves to development of unique body

forms that allow survival in these terrains. These

environmental adaptations are represented by a

life forms abilities.

MOVEMENT A life forms ability to move under its own power through the use of movement appendages

is represented by skills. Life forms can develop

all sorts of unique ways to move. While feet,

legs, flippers and wings do seem to be the

commonest limbs, there are life forms that use

cilia, fur, splines, air bladders and even stranger

movement appendages.

The move I-III skill allows life forms to move

on solid terrains, whereas the swim I-II skill

allows movement in liquid terrains. Fly I-III

allows flight and tunneling allows a life form to

move underground. Some life forms even

develop specialized skills that allow them to

climb (climb I-II), move in heavily wooded

terrains (hindered mover I-III) or through

viscous terrain (mush mover I-III).

MANIPULATION Every life form capable of interacting with their

environment has manipulation appendages.

These limbs allow the life form to pick up and

move items, but another important function is

attack and defense. Lower order life forms may

use pseudopod, tentacles, teeth and claws,

whereas higher order life forms will develop

hands capable of doing complex and detailed

work. Regardless of the method used to affect

their environment the skill which governs this

action is manipulate I-II.

RESPIRATION All life forms must have some form of

respiration. Some can breathe atmospheres,

while others exist in liquids or even the vacuum

of space. The respiration skill governs the types

of environments where a life form can live.

Many life forms are able to respire in multiple

terrains, such as having both lungs and gills

which allow for the breathing of air and water.

SENSES

Life forms have developed varying methods to

sense their environment. Life forms can detect a

useful spectrum of electromagnetic radiation

(see), detect changes in the surrounding

atmosphere (hear and smell, assess surfaces for

texture, temperature and hardness (touch) and

evaluate food (taste). Almost all life forms

develop these five senses, but a few life forms

highly developed senses (heightened senses I-

II). Some life forms will have extra body parts

that sense or even additional senses.

Dangersense and omniscient are ultra-senses that

perceive surprise threats. Spatial location is an

ultra-sense that allows navigation through the

physical environment without other senses.

CREATIVITY Evolution knows no bounds, and there is no

limit to the kinds of life forms that develop or

the skills they will use. The rules generalize skill

names and effects to promote playability, but

participants are encouraged to recognize that

skills of the same name are unique and

interesting to each life form.

The damage spell, prayer and power is a very common skill, but each life from uses it

differently and players are encouraged to

recognize and roleplay these differences. For

example, an electric eels electric damage power is different than a battlebots electric damage power. The former is biologically derived,

whereas the latter is a product of technological

engineering.

Most life form can learn to attack and defend

using their natural body parts. For beasts this

will mean using claws and teeth, but for most

greater beings it will mean using hands and feet

to strike and grapple. The skill body combat

allows for all types of bodily combat, and for

life forms whose body parts are particularly

suited for fighting there are body combat

enhancements.

Some life forms are technologically advanced

while others are steeped in mysticism and

magic. The way the life forms learn and use

their skills are important to representing the

character of the life form and every effort has

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been made to provide a description of a life form

to provide guidance in portraying the character.

REPRODUCTION Life forms must be capable of creating offspring

within their species. The main entries within this

book represent distinct life forms which cannot

interbreed, while the sub-entries are different

species of the life form. The definition of a

species is a group whose members can breed

only with each other.

Different life forms cannot interbreed. For

example, humans and elves are different life

form, and although similar in appearance and

genetics they cannot produce offspring together.

Normal wolves, winter wolves and dire wolves

are all the same species and will interbreed, the

offspring will generally favor one or the other.

SIZE Character types have five sizes: tiny, small,

medium, large and immense. The sizes are listed

for all life forms that impact play.

If a smaller size of a entry is not listed, the beast

or being may exist in that form, but will have

very limited skills and only few a body. This

allows for helpless beings, such as animal cubs,

small children and so forth.

If a larger size is not listed, the beast or being

may not naturally exist in that form. For

example, the tiger has two sizes listed: S (small)

and M (medium). A recently born tiger will have

a T (tiny) form, but this form has no effective

skills. Since L (large) and I (immense) are not

listed, a tiger will not generally be encountered

in that form.

DICE-PLAY! Life forms are represented in the

miniatures game by figures that reflect their

proper relative size. Participants can compare

size by visually inspecting the figure as it relates

to other figures.

LIVE-ACTION! The size of the character is

determined by a sign, additional physical

representation and role playing ability. Immense

life forms are portrayed by a number of

participants join together in the costume to

portray the combatant parts of the immense life

form.

TINY (T) Tiny life forms are smaller than one foot in

height and length. They are generally normal

sized rats, squirrels, birds, insects and familiars.

DICE-PLAY! Tiny characters cannot control

spaces and may only attack when they are in the

same space as the character they are attacking.

LIVE-ACTION! Tiny characters are portrayed

by non-moving physical representations that

look like the tiny characters. Contact with these

physical representations will generally result in a

wound to the touching character if the person is

unknown to the character. Plastic rats, insects,

snakes and so forth are common tiny characters

in all settings, but models of small machines are

common to steampunk and futuristic settings.

SMALL (S) Small life forms are between one and three feet

in height and length. This category includes

most normal-sized mammals, such as dogs and

cats.

DICE-PLAY! The figure of the small character

is marked if it does not portray its true size.

LIVE-ACTION! Small characters are portrayed

by sign and supported by having the characters

slouch down, move on their knees and/or use a

duck-like walk.

MEDIUM (M) Medium life forms are between three and nine

feet in height and length. There are no other

special rules for this category.

LARGE (L) Large life forms are between nine and twelve

feet in height or length.

DICE-PLAY! Large characters will cause extra

damage when they strike with melee weapons.

Large characters control two spaces. If the

character stands vertical he or she will control

the space they are in and the space above them.

If the character stands horizontally (as in a

quadruped) the large character will control two

adjacent horizontal spaces.

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LIVE-ACTION! Large characters are portrayed

by sign and supported by increasing the

character's height in a safe manner. A character

who wants to walk on stilts must have size

increase ability and demonstrate a high level of

out-of-character proficiency and balance.

Large characters are allowed an extra length on

body combat physical representations and on

weapon physical representations. The core of

flexible weapons may also be increased (please

see item rules publication).

IMMENSE (I) Immense beings have body structures which are

greater than twelve feet in height or length.

These characters are treated as being composed

of multiple characters that make up the whole.

At least one character forms the central core of the immense life form which is considered the

body and brain, while the other characters portray combatant parts. The central part of the

immense model coordinates the other parts.

Central Core: The central core contains the

brains, intellect and if applicable speech

capacities of the immense being.

The central core of an immense character is too

big to be hurt by skills and skill affects and is

not affected by attacks with weapons, ballads,

compounds, glyphs, rituals & procedures, spells,

prayers & powers and traps.

The central core causes krack damage to any

item or structure it contacts. The rate of damage

is one krack damage per second. Impermeable

domes and walls will provide protection, until

their structure runs out and then they are

considered dispelled.

Rituals with a location (areas, astrays, domes

(permeable), taps, walls (permeable), etc.),

glyphs, traps and other obstacles or skill effects

that stop or compel movement are destroyed

and/or have their effects ended when the central

core crosses them.

Body parts must wait for the central core to pass

over and destroy the above (areas, dome, glyphs,

walls, etc.) as they will be affected as normal

sized characters.

The central core may move slowly over terrains

that the immense character does not move

normally in; the body parts can always move

normally around the body at their move skill.

Exposure damage does not affect any part of the

immense character unless otherwise noted under

the individual entry.

The central core will have its own reserves of

mana and may have any skill appropriate to the

character, including the skills to heal and restore

its own body parts (provided at least one

remains conscious).

The massive size of the immense character

grants the central core (and only the central

core) three special melee attacks. The attacks

represent the immense character swatting or

crushing target character. The special melee

attack is caused in place of damage. The special

melee attacks cannot be blocked using weapon

or shield. Responsive feats can be used to

counter special attacks and they can be avoided

by moving out of the way.

The three special melee attacks are: Trample, Move [Distance]" forces the target character to

move the stated distance away. Trample, Zero Body causes the character to incur damage sufficient to reduce them to zero body (Armor is

reduced to zero structure; other items are not

damaged.) Trample, Dead simply kills the character.

General Body Part Rules: The vital statistics of

an immense character is represented by

assigning body, mana and skills to characters

portraying a body part of the immense character.

Thus, the number of individual body parts

determine the size and combat power of the

immense character.

The individual body parts function as normal-

sized characters, and when all body parts are

incapacitated the central core will be

incapacitated. When all body parts are dead, the

immense character is dead. Body parts can be

independently restored to life; restoring one

body part to life will return the central core to

life.

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In this manner, the combat effectiveness of a

little immense snake could be represented by three body parts (one eye, one fang, and one

tail), whereas a larger immense snake could be represented by multiple body parts (three eyes,

four fangs, six trails). When portraying these

giants it is not necessary that all body parts be represented at once; when one body part is

disable, destroyed or killed its representation can

be replaced by an unrepresented body part.

DICE-PLAY! The following are special rules

for using immense life forms on a miniatures stage.

Central Core: The central core is represented on

the stage by a figure. It has four acts each turn

which are used on its own initiative with all acts,

but does not gain supplemental acts for

readiness. The central core may use acts for

movement or to use its skills. One or more acts

may be used to cause break damage or to destroy

or end effects as described in the previous

section.

The special melee attacks associated with the

immense characters body may be used against any character in melee range of the immense

character as a free act. The attack is made as a

normal melee attack using dexterity or brawn,

and if successful the struck character may

attempt to void the attack if they have acts

remaining, but they may not block with weapons

or shield or use responsive feats to count.

Body Parts: The combatant body parts are

represented by their own small figures and are

each considered a separate combatant. They

must remain adjacent to the central core and in

their relative positions. They follow all combat

rules, except that they cannot devote acts to

movement as they move with the main figure.

The body parts of an immense characters cause

extra damage when they strike with melee

weapons. Immense characters control all the

spaces they cover. Some immense characters

may organize their height vertically so that they

control vertical spaces, instead of horizontal

spaces.

LIVE-ACTION! Immense characters are

portrayed by using multiple persons who

manipulate the costume comprising the immense

life form. The physical representation of the

central core is moved and operated by out-of-

character participants. Additional participants

are costumed to look like body parts and

surround the central core. They represent the

mouth, talons, hands, feet and so forth and must

maintain their relative positions around the

physical representation of the central core.

Central Core: The central core physical

representation can be a full-sized model or a

painted backdrop.

The central core of a snake can be made by

sculpting a three to five feet snake head out of

layered construction foam and a long body made

of painted cloth and supported by wooden or

plastic ribs. Out-of-game operators, concealed

beneath the costuming, support the head and

body by carrying its weight. The lead out-of-

game operator will portray the voice of the

immense character and use skills associated with

central core.

The central core can also be represented by a

painted backdrop. In this case the backdrop

should be lighted and placed in such a manner to

keep all of the action to the front of the facade.

In live-action players may not contact or direct

any attacks against the model presenting the

central core or the out-of-character operators

carrying or supporting the model. Any operator

can point to a character who breaks this rule and

announce an automatic special melee attack

which cannot be avoided. If the character

striking the model does actual damage to the

physical representation he or she may be

removed from the scene. This protects the model

and out-of-character operators from breakage or

harm by forbidding strikes against participants

carrying a sometimes fragile model.

Body Parts: The combatant body parts are

represented by participants who stand close to

the appropriate part of the model. For example,

participants representing the power of the mouth

would stay near the head, while participants

representing the power of a tail would stand in

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the rear.

The participants portraying the characters combatant abilities are generally costumed in all

black, with costume additions to make them

look like the body parts they are representing.

The combatants operating as parts of the

creature use normal combat rules. Although they

are viewed as part of the creature, each is

independent and has their own skills available to

them.

Body parts must remain close to the central core

to maintain the theatric appearance of the

character. They should leave only enough

distance to fight safely. When body parts move

away or act like individuals combatants the

dramatic appeal of the immense character will

be lost.

Many models are made so that participants

playing body parts can withdraw inside the body

to rest, to expedite movement, or to shelter

behind the body.

A few participants can be used to represent a

much larger immense character by assigning

each participant more than one life. In this case,

when a body part is killed they acknowledge the

death by sagging down and roleplaying the

demise of that body part, then they can re-enter

the model (or cross to other side of the model)

and announce loudly emerging [body part] whereas body part is used to describe the new

role they will play.

Combatants facing an immense character should

always be informed the approximate number of

body parts making up the character so that they

are not discouraged by re-emerging body parts.

MANA Mana is a basic form of universal energy that

can be manipulate by magical and technological

processes to create spectacular effects. Mana is

much more versatile than other energy forms,

such as fossil fuels and solar power. The source

materials for a realm explain how mana is used

within each world.

The amount of mana in a world has a direct

effect on the development of life for that world.

The likeliness of a life form developing the

ability to use mana depends on the prevalence of

mana in their environment.

On a mana-rich world life forms often develop

the ability to store mana in their bodies and then

use this mana in their everyday life. Life forms

using mana cause other life forms on the world

to develop mana-use to compete. Societies that

rely on mana often life closer to the natural

world, learning to preserve, protect and enhance

mana nodes and flows.

If mana-use is not prevalent in a realm, the life

form will develop mundane technology to do the

work of mana. Machines will use fossil fuels,

solar power or other sources of less versatile

energy. Non-magical societies will often

industrialize, moving away from nature and

creating societies dependent on energies that

often harm the world by pollution or other

abuse.

Some societies learn to combine technology and

magic, but these are rare. Inorganic mana

manipulation uses technological devices to

effectuate processes identical to mana-using

beings.

Many worlds develop as a pendulum swings,

moving between mana-use and technological

development. Often it takes a cataclysmic event

to swing the pendulum back in the other

direction and a realm may go through many dark

ages as the pendulum swings and the eons flow

past.

MANA ENERGIES The versatile force of mana can be used to create

many different kinds of energy and perform all

kinds of interesting effects. Life forms who live

in certain environments and use specific

energies will often gain advantages and

disadvantages based on the environments and

energies they embrace.

ACID Acid energies are harsh and highly corrosive.

Chemically, acidic energies are aqueous

solutions that dissociate in water. Atomically

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acid energies are proton donators. Manipulations

of acid energy can dissolve items and people.

Acidic energy is most readily disrupted by water

energy. Life forms living in an acidic

environment will often be more injured by water

based attacks which can react strongly with their

essence.

COLD Cold energies are below the freezing threshold

of water. Cold flows are the initiators of weather

change creating snow and ice as a byproduct of

their movement. Cold mana concentrates in the

heart of blizzards and on the tops of icy

mountains. Manipulations can be used to bring

up walls of frost or to encase a body in solid ice.

Cold energy directly opposes heat. Life forms

resistant to cold based attacks frequently make

their homes in frigid environments; oftentimes,

these life forms become susceptible to heat-

based attacks.

DEMONIC Demonic energies are abnormal forces that

manifest in pernicious ways. Ever changing,

never constant, demonic energies can alter or

tear apart reality in opposition to all rational

existence. Demonic mana manipulations can be

used to create horrific effects, such as boils

bursting on the body or round wheels turning

square. Demonic flows are corruptive and

harmful to the stability of the world. Life forms

embracing demonic energies are often

malevolent, dangerous entities outside of the

natural order of the universe.

EARTH Earth energies consist of natural forces relating

to dust, soil and stone. Earth energies are the

essence of solidity, and have a great stability in

the face of change. Earth flows are the bedrock

of the world, immutable and protective. Rock

shells rising from the earth, boulders tossed in

the air or the surgical strike of a blade of dust are

examples of earth energy in use. Life forms

adapted to an earthy existence often have a high

percentage of earth or earth-like materials in

their bodies.

ELECTRIC

Electrical energies arise from the manipulation

of charged particles creating a fundamental form

of kinetic or potential energy. Visible electric

flows are powerful currents arcing through the

air, but electricity can be used in more subtle

ways, such as stopping heart or immobilizing the

muscles of the body. Both the energies of water

and earth most easily disrupt electricity. The

former causes electricity to quickly dissipate

over a large surface area, while the latter forces

electricity to ground. Life forms utilizing

electricity can possess a natural organ which acts

as a capacitor to store the electricity or are

exceptionally good at directing the energy to

ground.

HEAT Heat energies are those beyond the boiling point

of water. The creation of fire is a common

manipulation of heat (i.e. the over-used fireball),

but heat can exist without fire. Heat energy can

be used for many beneficial purposes, and

should not be overlooked as an elemental energy

of transformation and change. Heat energy

directly opposes cold. Life forms resistant to

heat based attacks often make their homes in

fiery environments; oftentimes these life forms

become susceptible to cold based attacks.

HOLY Holy energies consist of a positive emotion, a

wholesomeness that is often difficult to define

but is observable in all that is peaceful, loving

and kind. When distilled into a pure mana flow

holy energies can cause grievous wounds, but

use of holy energy in this manner should be

done with great care as the very nature of holy

energy is the antithesis of harm. Holy energy

directly opposes profane. Some entities develop

a means to absorb excesses of this energy and

safely diffuse it. Oftentimes, life forms resistant

to holy are extremely susceptible to profane

energies.

NECROMANTIC Necromantic energies exist in opposition to life

and its primary use is animating dead flesh to the

resemblance life through the essence of unlife.

In an undead entity all body functions operate

normally, but in the manner of a clock running

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backwards. An undead must consume living

flesh and drink blood right from the vein.

Necromantic flows are corruptive and harmful to

all living things. Necromantic energy directly

opposes vitalic. When a life form is animated

with necromantic energy, the entity often

becomes resistant to necromantic harm and

vulnerable to vitalic energy.

PROFANE Profane energies consist of negative emotion, an

unwholesomeness that is often difficult to define

but is observable in all that is anger, hate and

violence. Profane energies are commonly used

to harm others, but profane energies can also be

used to heal. Profane energy directly opposes

holy. Life forms resistant to profane draw their

energy from violence and harm. Oftentimes,

these life forms are susceptible to holy energies.

PSIONIC Psionic energy is the essence of thought and

intelligence. Flows of psionic energy links all

thought and consciousness. Tapping into these

flows allows practitioners to read anothers thoughts or to ascertain far off events, but

psionic energies can also be used to form solid

shields, move objects or even to explode

anothers brain. Life forms resistant to psionic attacks often possess powerful intellects, but life

forms with little intelligence have also been able

to shrug off the effects of psionic energy as well.

RADIATION Radiation energies include energies of the X-ray

level or stronger on the electromagnetic

spectrum. Radiation imbued materials can be

used to create almost limitless energy. In

combat, rays of radiation are commonly used to

break down cellular structures. Most life forms

are affected by radiation to some degree as it

causes their cellular structure to break down.

Those most resistant to radiation are basic life

forms whose cells frequently die and evolve as

well as those whose forms consist of materials

resistant to radiation. Radiation is best disrupted

by earth energies which consist of solid non-

mutable materials that inhibit the harmful rays.

SOUND

Sound energies consist of moving pressure

waves. Sound flows can be devastatingly

effective with vibrations tearing apart even the

sturdiest structures by repeated oscillations.

Since sound is a moving wave being deaf is an

ineffective defense against the damaging

element of sound. Earth and wind are the

energies best able to disrupt sound waves. Life

forms resistant to sound are often capable of

absorbing the pressure wave, either by matching

its energy directly, causing it to be negated or by

allowing it to safely pass through them.

TOXIC Toxic energies are harmful to life. At a basic

level they cause cellular death or mutation,

manifestations of toxic energies include harmful

chemical substances (mercury, chlorine gas,

asbestos) as well as dangerous biological

growths (microbes, bacteria and viruses). Toxic

energies are best disrupted by heat and water.

The former effectively destroys the biological

threat, while the latter dilutes the concentration

and flocculates the chemical and airborne

aspects. Life forms embracing toxicity are often

injured by non-toxic, healthy environments.

VITALIC Vitalic energies are the energies of pure life, the

spark of vitality, and the essence that allows all

living life to endure. Vitalic mana flows are

common in the spring when the bloom of

renewed growth manifests everywhere. Vitalic

energy directly opposes necromantic. Life forms

whose essence is vitalic will tolerate extreme

amounts of vitalic energy, but most life forms,

even those that are living, will be harmed by

concentrated vitalic energy. Life forms with an

excess of vitalic energy are often able to

overcome the effects of toxins and radiation.

WATER Water energies embrace the liquid form, giving

life, death and change. Water is power because a

river can wear down a mountain and a tsunami

can destroy a coastline. Water is also the

absence of power, yielding, flowing and ever

changing. Heat and wither are best able to

disrupt water, the former causing it to rapidly

expand and turn to steam, and the latter sucking

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it away or breaking up the chemical

composition. Life forms resistant to water

energies sometimes have amorphous forms.

WIND Wind energy is generated by the movement of

atmospheric molecules. Practitioners controlling

the wind can launch strong gusts and swirling

tornadoes. Wind can shear flesh from the body

or tear apart even the strongest of structures. The

energy of earth most readily disrupts wind

energies. Life forms controlling the wind can

launch strong gusts or swirling tornadoes which

can exhibit sufficient power to shear flesh from

the body.

WITHER Withering energies remove a part of the whole.

Withering is evaporation, oxidation and even the

passage of time. Tiny flows of withering mana

act to make paint peel, to make wood rot and to

make a person grow old. Withering energies are

often seen as corrupting of the world, and high

concentrations of this mana type will destroy

anything in time. Generally, life forms resistant

to withering attacks have hearty, solid forms.

Wither is the best able to disrupt vitalic and

water energies.

MANA BEASTS The term mana beast is used to describe any

beast that has evolved into a specialized arcane

form embracing one particular form of mana

energy to the exclusion of others.

Beasts that evolve to use multiple mana energies

are not pure strain mana beasts and are generally

given their own unique name. For example,

storm crows can wield electric, wind and sound

energy and, as such, they are more evolved than

the mana crow that can only use one type of

energy.

Almost any mundane beast can become a mana

beast. They commonly evolve in locations with

extreme environmental influences. For example,

mana beasts in arctic regions will use cold, while

those in desert regions will use heat. Beasts in

locations of negative mana energy can learn

wither, profane or even toxic powers, whereas

beasts in churches and clinics can develop a

mastery of holy or vitalic energies.

Mana beasts are identified from their mundane

counterparts by telltale signs on their upper

torsos. For example, electric-based mana beasts

have arcing yellow electrical currents, heat-

based mana beasts have flames and cold-based

mana beasts have blue crusted ice.

Mana beasts will generally have the skill

damage specific (type) and an invulnerability to

the specific type of damage that they use and a

vulnerability to the mana energy (or energies)

opposing their type. This represents the mana

beasts adaptability to their environment. For example, a mana beast using heat, gains

invulnerability (heat) and vulnerability (cold).

The beast could also gain the vulnerability

(water). The writer of the scene has latitude to

make the appropriate assignations.

Mana beasts will also retain the abilities of a

normal beast, often gaining increased level of

common abilities. For example, the mundane

version of a beast may only have swim I and

swim II, whereas the evolved mana beast will

have aquatic and possibly even the ability to

breathe liquids.

Most mana beasts will learn to concentrate mana

energy in order to cause injury and death. For

example, when an ice hound uses the sp&p

hobble or maim the caster and target both

understand that the injuring effects are caused by

icy magical damage, not necessary cold but a

generic form of magical damage that appears

frost-like.

Common types of mana beasts are mana ants,

mana bees, mana beetles, and mana hounds.

Rather than calling them by the collective term

mana beast, it is common to call them by

specialized names based on the mana energies

they control. For example, a heat using hound

would be called a flame found, and a cold

throwing beetle would be a ice beetle. More

information on naming will be found in the

source materials of the realm.

DICE-ACTION! Mana beasts are identified on

the stage with a small marker of the appropriate

mana color placed on the figure.

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LIVE-ACTION! Mana beasts are identified by

placing a mantel over the natural costuming of

the beast. This represents the visible mana forces

swirling around the beast.

A mantel is a one-yard square piece of cloth

with a square neck hole. The mantel is made

from cloth material that matches the color

representing the type of mana and is decorated

with the symbols identifying the mana type. The

symbol is painted in a contrasting color to give

accent to the appropriately colored mantel. For

example, heat-using mana beasts have red

mantels emblazoned with the flame symbol,

whereas the mantels of cold-using mana beasts

will be cyan adorned with the white snowflake

symbol.

Mantels are only used to represent mana beasts

as they combine with the basic beast costume to

symbolize a specific type of beast. The mantels

should not be placed onto other entries to make

composite creatures (no toxic/radiation

elementals, fire/vampires or toxic kravynn) or

layered to make beasts capable of using multiple

energies (no water/cold using hounds or

wither/wind weeds). Willy-nilly combining

strains costuming, leads to unfair min-maxing of

antagonists and/or makes silly combinations

inappropriate for serious drama.

ENTRIES Every life form entered in this book has a

complete description including its genetics and

skills. This book describes the basic form of the

entries and then goes on to describe other type

and variations of that entry.

CLASSIFICATIONS All entries have the classification alive, which means that they are living. Entries that have the

classification formation, machine, or undead do not have the classification alive unless alive is specifically stated in the entry.

GENETICS The form of a beast, being or conjuration is

determined by its genetics and is explained by

its physical description that includes its

appearance, size, body, hide, mana and death

count.

The description and photograph demonstrate the

look of the life form explaining the body parts

that give rise to abilities. A particular life form

may have the physical potential for a positive

ability, but not learned how to use it.

The entries provide the maximum amount of

body, hide and mana the life form can possess.

The genetics listed reflect the perfect specimen

as developed to its full potential. The body, hide

and mana of the "average" life form in that entry

is approximately two-thirds of the listed value.

DEATH COUNT The death count of most life forms is sixty

seconds (60 count). Greater beings have a three

minute (180 count) death count. Death counts

that differ from the above will be noted in the

entry.

SKILLS The activities that life form can perform are

reflected by the skills they can learn: abilities,

ballads, compounds, fashioning, feats, glyphs,

runes, rituals and procedure, spells, prayers and

powers and traps. The use of skills is described

in other publications.

The skills that a particular life form can learn are

listed under each entry. If a skill is not listed,

then it is not possible for that beast, being or

conjuration to learn it. Further, each life form

will not know all of the skills listed under their

entry. The "average" life form in a realm may

have only a few of the listed skills.

Unless otherwise noted all entries have the

following abilities: intelligence I, manipulation

0-II, move 0-III, and strength I. These skills are

not noted in the entries.

If no respiration is listed for an entry, then that

entry has respiration (atmosphere). Entries that

have respiration listed will indicate the

only forms of respiration(s) available to that

entry. Thus, an entry with only respiration

(liquid) listed will not be able to survive out of

water.

Whenever limited is listed with a skill, the word limited should be read to mean limited to the skill types that are listed for that life

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form. For example, some beasts can make narcotics, but their production is limited to only

the listed types.

COSTUMES Costumes strike a balance between production

costs, human comfort and the need for a realistic

representation of the life form. Costume

requirements are important to the game and

participants should take them seriously.

MAKE-UP Entries most often used by player life forms

generally provide a choice between make-up and

masks. This is done because some people prefer

one over the other.

When using make-up care must always be taken

to ensure that the make-up does not ruin

costumes or property. A player whose make-up

damages anothers property is responsible for the damage.

Clubs can restrict the use of make-up. Common

rules regarding make-up are (1) Players may not

transform cast members by using make-up. (2)

Writers may not write adventures that require

cast members to use make-up. (3) Player

characters who do not want make-up placed on

their face must bring their own masks to use.

The first two rules are necessary because cast

members cannot easily clean their faces between

scenes and run the risk of getting make-up all

over club cast costumes. Thus, players who wish

to transform cast members must provide masks

for the cast member to wear during the scene.

The last rule is necessary because club costumes

cannot be given out to players as the players will

often leave the scene in that form and the masks

will be unavailable to the cast.

ANT Ants are insects with a hard, shell-like covering

called an exoskeleton that protects their internal

organs. An ant's muscles are attached to the

inside walls of the exoskeleton. Ants use their

mandibles for many purposes including grasping

food, carrying their young, fighting enemies, and

building nests by digging up soil or cutting

through wood. About half of all ant species also

have a sting.

Ants live in organized colonies that may have

thousands of members, and every ant in a colony

has a specialized task. Ant colonies generally

have a queen. A queen's chief job is to lay eggs.

Most members of an ant colony are workers, the

next numerous are the soldiers and the scouts.

Some ants gain the ability to manipulate mana;

these are more rare. Ants can grow to man-sized

or larger when in the presence of mana.

Ants live everywhere, but are most numerous in

regions with a warm climate. Some species live

in underground tunnels, and some build earthen

mounds. Others live inside trees or in hollow

parts of certain other plants. Still others

construct their nests from tree leaves. Some

species, such as army ants, do not have

permanent nests. There are about 10,000 species

of ants. Most species have drab colors, such as

black, brown, or rust and are less than an inch in

length.

Different colonies of ants have developed

unique was of surviving. Foraging ant colonies

build a nest and send out soldiers and workers to

find food sources. The food is then brought back

to the colony. Slaver ant colonies are a type of

foraging ant that raids the nests of other ants and

steals their young which they raise as slaves.

Giant ants have been known to capture beasts

and beings to use as slaves.

Army ant colonies do not make nests, instead the

whole colony marches across the land in an

enormous swarm. The marching colony will

strip the land bare of all vegetation and life.

Sometimes foraging ant colonies will grow too

large for their location and part of the nest will

leave in order to seek out a new nesting place.

ASSEMBLING ANT Assembling ants are specialized ants devoted to

building. They supervise the construction of

tunnels, but have also learned mastery of over

formative forces. They can heal and assemble

elementals.

MANA ANT Mana ants are able to store mana in their bodies

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and cast powers derived from one specific type

of mana energy. Mana ants are very common in

any world where mana-use is prevalent, often

traveling with large-sized mundane ants.

SCOUT ANT Scout ants patrol the territory around the hive.

They locate food and guide worker ants; they

lead soldier ants to defend the hive. Scout ants

specialize in surprise attacks, and are best

identified by the stealthy ways in which they

move. Some scout ants will develop powers that

allow them to deal with the natural word and

other beasts.

SLAVER ANT Slaver ants are intelligent and often evolve the

skill to speak short clicking phrases. They

generally serve as emissaries for an ant queen

wishing to negotiate with beings around the

hive. The slaver ant can control the minds of

beings.

SOLDIER ANT Soldier ants are the main defenders of an ant

colony. They are powerful physical combatants

capable of slicing with their mandibles and

crushing with their forelegs. The soldier ant is

very aggressive and will charge intruders

viciously. Soldier ants frequently accompany

workers to ensure they are not harassed.

WORKER ANT Worker ants are extremely strong. Worker ants

are likely to ignore non-aggressive intruders and

go about their work. They are not very effective

combatants, but if attacked, they will defend

themselves and will frequently call for

assistance from more powerful ants. Almost all

worker ants are able to release a powerful cloud

of pheromones, which is often effective at

deterring attackers.

Ant Roleplaying: To play an ant, keep your back

straight, elbows and to your sides with forearms

and claws held out before your body parallel to

the ground. Raise and lower your arms at the

elbows in a fluttering motion when walking.

Always turn head and torso together when

changing directions. Ants move together in

columns with one cast member following behind

the other. They spread out into lines shoulder to

shoulder when attacking. When ants are agitated

they make a loud click-click or click-click-click noise with their mandibles.

Ant

Classification: beast (insect)

Size: S, M

Body: 8

Abilities: adhesion, heightened senses I, hide,

immunity smell (chemical aroma), spatial

location, strength II

Feats (general): strength II

Feats (melee): critical melee I, stun I

Feats (responsive): tough I, willpower I

Knowledge: armor II, biology, climb II,

coordinate, fatal finish, geology, navigation,

swim I, survival, weapons (body III)

Costume: ant mask, ant torso, claws

Assembling Ant

Classification: beast (insect); meta

Size: S, M, L

Body: 12

Mana: 16

Abilities: adhesion, heightened senses II, hide,

immunity smell (chemical aroma),

invulnerability (type), spatial location, strength

III, tunneling, vulnerability (type)

Fabricating: constructing

Feats (general): strength III

Feats (melee): critical melee II, knockback I,

limb (cut) I, stun I

Feats (responsive): negate sp&p II, repulse

sp&p I, tough II, willpower II

Knowledge: armor III, climb II, coordinate,

fatal finish, geology, mathematics, navigation,

occult III, physics, swim I, survival, weapons

(body III)

Powers (anatomic health): heal #, fortitude 1,

pass exposure 1, purify food and drink 1

Powers (immobilization): attach 5, crush 8,

immobilize arms 5, immobilize body 7,

immobilize legs 4, immobilize vocals 3,

impede melee 1, impede ranged 1, impede

responses 3, restrain arm 2, slow 2, stop 4

Powers (conjuration aversion): avert all

conjurations 3, destroy conjuration 9, hurt

conjuration #, kill conjuration 6, protest

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conjuration 5, slow conjuration 2, stop

conjuration 3, rebuke conjuration 1

Powers (conjuration dominion): assemble

corpse 1, assemble elemental III 3, conjurate 1,

control conjuration 8, master conjuration 10,

speaking element 0

Powers (mana): attenuate 1, dispel 1, foible 1,

mete mana 1+ #, seal source 1, shell 3+#,

squelch 2, steal mana 1

Powers (motion): flee smell (chemical aroma)

1, mass flee smell (chemical aroma) 3

Procedures: assemble elemental II, ascertain,

creation circle, tap (assembling, healing)

Verbal: clicking 1, clicking 2, clicking 3

Costume: assembling ant mask, ant torso,

claws

Mana Ant


Size: S, M, L

Body: 10

Mana: 8

Abilities: adhesion, body combat (cut),

heightened senses II, hide, immunity smell

(chemical aroma), invulnerability (type),

spatial location, strength II, tunneling,

vulnerability (type)

Feats (melee): crucial melee II, knockback I,

limb (cut) I, stun I

Feats (responsive): negate sp&p II, repulse

sp&p I, tough I, willpower II

Feats (sp&p): breaking sp&p II, double sp&p,

impacting sp&p II, quick cast sp&p II, recover

sp&p I


fatal finish, geology, navigation, occult I, swim

I, survival, weapons (body III)

Powers (anatomic death): hemorrhage 1,

hobble leg 3, maim arm 4, kill 7

Powers (anatomic harm): harm #, injure body

#, injure mana #

Powers (damage): specific (type) 0/1

Powers (item alteration): enhance weapon 1


1, mass flee smell (chemical aroma) 3


Costume: ant mask, ant torso, mana mantle

(type), claws

Scout Ant


Size: S, M, L

Body: 10

Mana: 3



(chemical aroma), spatial location, tunneling

Feats (general): elude woodlands II,

Feats (melee): critical melee I, knock back I,

stun I

Feats (responsive): evade II, negate sp&p I,

tough II, willpower II

Feats (surprise): assassinate, surprise strike IV,

waylay III


fatal finish, geology, navigation, swim I,

survival, weapons (body III)

Powers (beast aversion): avert all beasts 3,

destroy beast 9, hurt beast #, kill beast 6,

protest beast 5, rebuke beast 1, slow beast 2,

stop beast 3

Powers (beast dominion): beastify 1, befriend

beast 1, call beasts 2, command beast 8,

devolve being 10, speaking beast 0

Powers (item alteration): find items 1, open

lock #


1

Procedures: astray


Costume: scout ant mask (colored antennae

and mandibles), ant torso, claws

Slaver Ant


Size: S, M, L

Body: 8

Mana: 16



(chemical aroma), intelligence II, hide, spatial

location, strongwill, telepathy II, tunneling

Feats (general): mental extraction II

Feats (melee): critical melee I, knock back I,

stun I

Feats (responsive): negate sp&p II, tough II,

willpower II

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Feats (sp&p): breaking sp&p II, double sp&p

II, impacting sp&p II, quick cast sp&p II,

recover sp&p I

Knowledge: armor II, biology, climb II,

coordinate, fatal finish, geology, navigation,

occult I, psychology, swim I, survival,

weapons (body III)

Powers (damage): specific (psi) 0/1




Power (mental dominion): bewilder 2,

compliant 1, confuse being 6, dazzle 2,

dominate being 8, fugue 1, protest being 5

Powers (mental manipulation): aggression 3,

amnesia 3, awaken 1, distract 2, emotions 1,

protest 5, laughter 3, sleep 6, taunt 5


1

Rituals and Procedures: dispelling,

subservience I-III


Costume: slaver ant mask (colored antennae


Soldier Ant


Size: S, M, L

Body: 10

Mana: 10



(chemical aroma) spatial location, tunneling

Feats (general):

Feats (melee): critical melee IV, deflect strike

II, knockback II, limb (cut) II, kill (cut), stun II

Feats (responsive): dodge II, negate sp&p I,

parry II, tough II, willpower II


fatal finish, geology, navigation, swim I,

survival, vermin handling, weapons (body III)

Powers (anatomic health): fortitude 1, pass

exposure 1

Powers (mana): foible 1


Costume: soldier ant mask (colored antennae


Worker Ant


Size: S, M, L

Body: 8

Mana: 12

Abilities: adhesion, body combat (cut), hide,

immunity smell (chemical aroma), strength III,

tunneling

Fabricating: constructing


Feats (melee): bash II, critical strike II,

knockback I, stun II

Feats (responsive): negate sp&p I, tough I,

willpower I


fatal finish, geology, navigation, repair, swim

I, survival, vermin handling, weapons (body

III)

Powers (item alteration): alter melee weapon 4,

alter ranged weapon 4, drop all 6, enhance

weapon 1, find items 1, impervious item 4,

mend #, open lock #, unbreakable item 4,

weight decrease 2, weight increase 4

Powers (item decay): deteriorate item #,

disable item 3, disenchant item 1, fragment

item #

Powers (item formation): form melee weapon

#, form ranged weapon #, form shield #, form

tool #, mend #


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Procedures: dome (impermeable), earthworks,

wall (impermeable)


Costume: worker ant mask (colored antennae


ARCHON Archons represent the positive embodiment of

faith. They are devoted to healing and defense,

representing emotions such as love, compassion

and honor. Characters created into archons

become dedicated servants of religious leaders.

They must learn the principles of the faith and

follow them strictly. Archons retain their

memories, but take on the persona given to them

by the caster who must explain to the devout the

tenants of the faith. Archons must follow these

principles to the best of their understanding.

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GREATER ARCHON Greater archons are those archons who have

served in the crucible of great crisis. They are

the evolved essence great deeds, awesome

kindness and unending hope. A greater archon

will assist the faithful in handling an impending

disaster or facing an implacable foe.

Archon

Classification: conjuration

Size: M

Body: 8

Mana: 4

Abilities: intelligence III, invulnerable (holy),

servitude I (creator), vulnerable (profane)

Feats (responsive): negate sp&p I, willpower I

Knowledge: climb I, coordinate, fatal finish,

history, military, shield II, sense III, swim I,

theology, occult III, weapons (body III, chop

III, crush III, cut III, throw II), armor III



Prayers (damage): damage specific (holy) 1

Verbal: provided by creator

Costume: flesh half-mask with yellow sunburst

over eyes (or if permitted by club yellow

make-up around both eyes in sunburst pattern)

Greater Archon

Classification: conjuration, formation

Size: M

Body: 12

Mana: 18

Abilities: flight III, healing touch II,

intelligence III, invulnerable (holy),

regeneration III servitude I (creator),

vulnerable (profane), strongwill, unaging

Feats (melee): critical melee II, knockback IV,

knockout II, limb (cut), stun IV

Feats (responsive): negate sp&p II, phase II,

willpower II

Feats (sp&p): augment sp&p III, breaking

sp&p I, conceal sp&p II, double sp&p II,

impacting sp&p III, quick cast sp&p III,

recover sp&p II

Knowledge: climb I, coordinate, extrasensory

perception, fatal finish, history, military, shield

II, sense III, swim I, theology, occult III,

weapons (body III, chop III, crush III, cut III,

throw II), armor III



Prayers (damage): damage specific (holy) 1

Powers (immobilization): attach 5, crush 8,

immobilize arms 5, immobilize body 7,

immobilize legs 4, immobilize vocals 3,

impede melee 1, impede ranged 1, impede

responses 3, restrain arm 2, slow 2, stop 4




Rituals and Procedures: dome, impermeable,

dome permeable (generic), tap (healing), wall

impermeable, wall permeable (generic)

Runes: rank V

Verbal: Varies

Costume: flesh half-mask with yellow

sunburst over eyes (or if permitted by club

yellow make-up around both eyes in sunburst

pattern)

ATTENDANT Attendants are spirits given forms to be helpful.

They are created by rituals or procedure to

perform a specific duty. Attending spirits can

form naturally. When this occurs attending

spirits have double body and do not have

servitude, and they gain the ability unaging.

GUARDIAN Spiritual Guardians are used as protectors. They

are often placed in temples or other holy places.

However, in some worlds they are used as body

guards or even soldiers.

OBSERVER Spiritual Observers are created as spies. They

can become invisible and travel almost

anywhere.

SERVANT Spirit Servants are created to move and use

objects. They can be commanded to perform

tasks. This form is often used as punishment or

penance. Spirit servants that form naturally do

not possess the need debility.

Attendant Guardian


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Size: M

Body: 6

Abilities: heightened sense II, intelligence III,

pliant, servitude I (creator)

Feats (melee): critical melee I, deflect strike II,

fend I

Feats (responsive): parry I, riposte I, willpower

I

Knowledge: climb I, coordinate, leap, military,

shield II, swim I, weapons (body III bow II,

chop III, crush III, cut III, guns II, throw II),

armor V

Costume: white wispy headpiece, white wispy

torso, claws

Attendant Observer


Size: M

Body: 6

Abilities: heightened senses II, intelligence III,

invisibility, servitude I (creator), stealth,

transpose

Feats (melee): critical melee I, deflect strike II,

fend I

Feats (responsive): evade I, phase I, willpower

I

Feats (surprise): surprise strike I

Knowledge: climb I, coordinate, computers I,

disarm traps, electronics I, enigmas,

extrasensory perception, mechanics I, pick

locks, swim I, weapons (body III, bow II, chop

III, crush III, cut III, guns II, throw II)

Rituals: astray, dispelling


torso, claws

Attendant Servant


Size: M

Body: 6

Abilities: fearless, intelligence III, need

(chosen by creator), servitude I (creator),

strength II


Feats (melee): critical strike I, knockback I

Feats (responsive): phase I, willpower II

Knowledge: climb I, coordinate, swim I,

weapons (body III, bow II, chop III, crush III,

cut III, guns II, throw II)


torso, claws

BANE Banes are the dark side of a faith and often

embody principles of greed, avarice, hatred,

anger, vengeance and so forth. Characters

created into banes become dedicated servants of

religious leaders. They must learn the principles

of the faith and follow them strictly. Banes

retain their memories, but take on the persona

given to them by the caster who must explain to

the devout the tenants of the faith. Banes must

follow these principles to the best of their

understanding.

GREATER BANE Greater banes are those banes who have served

amid great destruction. They are the evolved

essence of pure greed, avarice, hate, anger and

so forth. The formation of a greater bane may

indicate the displeasure of a deity. The greater

bane will often mete out punishment to the

faithful and the faithless.

Bane


Size: M

Body: 8

Mana: 4

Abilities: intelligence III, invulnerable

(profane), servitude I (creator), vulnerable

(holy)

Feats (responsive): negate sp&p I, willpower I

Knowledge: blindfight, climb I, coordinate,

fatal finish, occult III, sense III, su

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