Monster: Homunculus

Monster: Homunculus

The homunculus is a small construct created from clay, ash, and a pint of the creator's blood. These humanoid automata are weak, but poisonous. Usually used as servants.

Homunculus [Monster Manual, page 154]

-115 points

Attribute Modifiers: ST-7 [-70]; DX+1 [20]; IQ-10 [-200]; HT+1 [10].

Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: SM-4; Will+10 [50]; Per+10 [50]; Basic Move -2 [-10].

Advantages: Dark Vision [25]; Doesn’t Breathe [20]; Doesn’t Eat or Drink [10]; Doesn’t Sleep [20]; Flight (Cannot Hover, -15%; Winged, -25%) [24]; High Pain Threshold [10]; Immunity to Metabolic Hazards [30]; Immunity to Mind Control [30]; Injury Tolerance (Homogenous, No Blood) [45]; Mindlink (Master) [5]; Sharp Teeth [1]; Special Rapport (Master) [5]; Telesend (Accessibility, Master Only, -80%; Can tell if sending is successful, +10%; Magical, -10%) [6]; Unaging [15]; Unfazeable [15]; Vacuum Support [5].

Poison: Affliction 1 (HT; Fixed Duration, +0%; Extended Duration, 10x, +40%; Follow-Up, Sharp Teeth, +0%; Sleep, +150%) [29].

Disadvantages: Automaton [-85]; Cannot Learn [-30]; Dependency (Master’s Life; Constantly) [-25]; No Sense of Smell/Taste [-5]; Social Stigma (Valuable Property) [-10]; Unhealing (Total) [-30]; Unnatural [-50]; Wealth (Dead Broke) [-25].

Features: Not Subject to Fatigue; Sterile; Taboo Trait (Fixed IQ).

Creature Type: Construct.

Typical Stats

ST:	3	HP:	3	Speed:	5.5
DX:	11	Will:	10	Move:	3 ground, 10 air (cannot hover)
IQ:	0	Per:	10
HT:	11	FP:	N/A	SM:	-4
Dodge:	8	Parry:	8 (unarmed)	DR:	-

Sharp Teeth (11): thrust 1d-6 cutting (KYOS: 1d-10 cutting) plus follow-up poison (resist with HT; sleep for 30 minutes), Reach C.

                Traits: Automaton; Cannot Learn; Dark Vision; Dependency (Master’s Life; Constantly); Doesn’t Breathe; Doesn’t Eat or Drink; Doesn’t Sleep; Flight (Cannot Hover; Winged); High Pain Threshold; Immunity to Metabolic Hazards; Immunity to Mind Control; Injury Tolerance (Homogenous, No Blood); Mindlink (Master); No Sense of Smell/Taste; Social Stigma (Valuable Property); Special Rapport (Master); Sterile; Taboo Trait (Fixed IQ); Telesend (Accessibility, Master Only; Can tell if sending is successful; Magical); Unaging; Unfazeable; Unhealing (Total); Unnatural; Vacuum Support; Wealth (Dead Broke).

Skills: Brawling-11.

Creature Type: Construct.

Homunculus Venom

This poison is extracted from a homunculus. This poison does no actual damage but makes the victim fall asleep. Roll vs. HT or fall asleep (see p. B428) for a half-hour.

Form: Follow-Up Poison.

Cost: $810 (singular); $290 (5-batched).

Recipe: $81; 4 days; defaults to Poisons-3.

Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Fixed Duration, +0%; Extended Duration, 10x, +40%; Follow-Up Poison, -20%; Sleep, +150%) [27].