Monsters: Puppeteers

Monsters: Puppeteers

Puppeteers are tiny creatures that attach to living hosts, drain sustenance from them, and control them. Flesh harrowers (also known as dire puppeteers) have a big maw.

Puppeteer [Expanded Psionics Handbook, page 209]

56 points

Attribute Modifiers: ST-9 [-90]; DX+2 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%) [24]; IQ+1 [20].

Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: SM-7; FP-4 [-12]; Basic Move-4 [-20].

Advantages: Clinging (Once On, Stays On, +50%) [30]; Doesn’t Eat or Drink (Accessibility, Only when attached to a host, -10%) [9]; Double-Jointed [15]; Vibration Sense (Air) [10].

Psi Sense Invisibility: Obscure 10 (Detect; Anti-Psi, -0%; Defensive, +50%; Limited, Psi, -20%; No Area Effect, -50%; Stealthy, +100%) [36].

Disadvantages: Blindness [-50]; Horizontal [-10]; Mute [-25]; No Manipulators [-50]; Social Stigma (Monster) [-15].

Features: No Legs (Slithers).

Racial Psionic Abilities: Psidar 3 [19]; Suggestion 3 [30]; Telecontrol 3 [60]; Telespeak 3 [39].

Racial Psionic Skills: Psidar (H) Per+2 [12]; Suggestion (H) IQ+1 [8]; Telecontrol (H) IQ+2 [12]; Telesend (H) IQ+0 [4].

Creature Type: Magical Beast.

Sapient-Only Telepathy [+19] Suggestion 3 [30] -> Suggestion 3 [25] Telecontrol 3 [60] -> Telecontrol 3 [90] Telespeak 3 [39] -> Telespeak 3 [33]

Typical Stats

ST:	1	HP:	1	Speed:	5.5
DX:	12	Will:	11	Move:	1
IQ:	11	Per:	11
HT:	10	FP:	6	SM:	-7
Dodge:	8	Parry:	N/A	DR:	0

Psi Sense Invisibility: The puppeteer is completely invisible to psionic abilities that detect psionic creatures or psionic activity.

                Traits: Blindness; Clinging (Once On, Stays On); Doesn’t Eat or Drink (Accessibility, Only when attached to a host); Double-Jointed; Horizontal; Mute; No Manipulators; No Legs (Slithers); Social Stigma (Monster); Vibration Sense (Air).

                Psionic Abilities: Psidar 3; Suggestion 3; Telecontrol 3; Telespeak 3.

Skills: Stealth-12.

Psionic Skills: Psidar-13; Suggestion-12; Telecontrol-13; Telesend-11.

Creature Type: Magical Beast.

Flesh Harrower (Dire Puppeteer) [Expanded Psionics Handbook, page 210]

25 points

Attribute Modifiers: ST-1 [-10]; DX+3 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%) [36]; HT+2 [20].

Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: SM-1; FP-4 [-12]; Basic Move-2 [-10].

Advantages: Double-Jointed [15]; Sharp Teeth [1]; Vibration Sense (Air) [10].

    Tail Blade: Striker (Tail; Cutting; Cannot Parry, -40%; Clumsy 2, -40%) [2].

Disadvantages: Cannot Speak [-15]; Horizontal [-10]; No Manipulators [-50]; Odious Racial Habit (Eats sapient beings) [-15]; Restricted Diet (Carnivore) [-10]; Social Stigma (Monster) [-15].

Features: Born Biter 1; No Legs (Slithers).

Racial Psionic Abilities: Haste 1 (Pyramid #4-3, p. 25) [10]; Mind Shield 2 [8]; Photorefraction 3 [15]; Telespeak 3 [39].

Racial Psionic Skills: Haste (H) IQ+0 [4]; Mind Shield (H) Will+0 [4]; Photorefraction (H) IQ+0 [4]; Telesend (H) IQ+0 [4].

Creature Type: Magical Beast.

Sapient-Only Telepathy [-5] Telespeak 3 [39] -> Telespeak 3 [33]

Typical Stats

ST:	9	HP:	9	Speed:	6.25
DX:	13	Will:	10	Move:	4
IQ:	10	Per:	10
HT:	12	FP:	8	SM:	-1
Dodge:	9	Parry:	N/A	DR:	0

Sharp Teeth (15): thrust 1d-2 cutting (KYOS: 1d-3 cutting), Reach C.

Tail Blade (13): thrust 1d cutting (KYOS: 1d-1 cutting), Reach C.

                Traits: Born Biter 1; Cannot Speak; Double-Jointed; Horizontal; Mute; No Manipulators; No Legs (Slithers); Odious Racial Habit (Eats sapient beings); Restricted Diet (Carnivore); Social Stigma (Monster); Vibration Sense (Air).

                Psionic Abilities: Haste 1 (Pyramid #4-3, p. 25); Mind Shield 2; Photorefraction 3; Telespeak 3.

Skills: Brawling-15; Stealth-12.

Psionic Skills: Burst-10; Mind Shield-10; Photorefraction-10; Telesend-10.

Creature Type: Magical Beast.