Savage Worlds: Flukeman

The Truth is Here...

The Flukeman – a form of quasi-vertebrate human – was an example of reproductive and physiological cross-traiting due to radiation, abnormal cell fusion and/or the suppression of natural genetic processes; essentially, the creature was a result of human science rather than nature. Its vestigial features seemed parasitic but it also had primate physiology.

The Flukeman transmitted its larvae, a form of flatworm, through its bite. The being searched for hosts, in order to multiply, and attacked because its victims' bodies provided generative nourishment.

FLUKEMAN

Wild Card

Attributes: Agility d12, Smarts d8, Spirit d4, Strength d6, 
                   Vigor d10

Skills: Climbing d6, Fighting d6, Intimidation d10, Notice d6

Pace: 6; Parry: 6; Toughness: 7

Special Abilities 

• Acrobat
• Aquatic

• Fear -2
• Hardy
• Infection Once infected, the host will become the vessel for a 
   new flukeman. In 1d6+1 days the flukeman will burst from it's 
   host, inflcting 2d8 damage. The flukeman can be removed from 
   the host before it erupts
• Infravision
• Regeneration Slow

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X-Files: Guy Mann

The X-Files has returned and I thoroughly enjoyed Season 10, Episode 3 Mulder and Scully vs the Were-Monster.

GUY MANN 3 (9)

Motive: Have the curse of humanity lifted

Environment: Near a forest

Health: 9

Damage Inflicted: 1

Armor: 3

Movement: Short

Modifications: Complaining About His Job 4, Hiding 4, Speed defense 4

Combat: Guy is concerned most about fleeing from his enemy or hiding, but will shoot blood from his eyes if cornered. Shoot Blood From His Eyes: When a character rolls a 1 while defending against Guy within Immediate range, he shoots blood in their eyes.  The character has the Difficulty of all of their actions increased by 1 for one turn.

Use: Guy is humanoid lizard trapped in a world he didn't make and simply wants to hibernate for another 10,000 years and stop turning into a human.

Loot: --

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X-Files: Dana Scully for the Cypher System

Scully attended The University of Maryland, and in 1986 received a B.S. degree in physics. Her undergraduate thesis was titled Einstein's Twin Paradox: A New Interpretation.  While in medical school at Stanford University she was recruited by the FBI; she accepted the agency's offer of employment because she felt she could distinguish herself there. After two years in the bureau, Division Chief Scott Blevins assigned her to work with agent Fox Mulder. Upon being partnered with Mulder, Scully maintained her medical skills by acting as a forensic pathologist, often performing or consulting on autopsies of victims on X-Files cases.

Dana Scully

Skeptical Speaker Who Learns Quickly

Level/Effort 1

Might 8

Speed 11

Intellect 20 Edge 1

Special Abilities 
Fast Talk (1 Intellect point)

Skills

Trained in Identifying
Trained in Seeing through a trick and lies.
Trained in Medicine 

Trained in Biology
Trained in Pathology

Trained in Psychology

Trained in Perception

Trained in Assessing Danger

Practiced in Light Weapons

Focus

Tier 1

   Still Waters Run Deep. You have a greater-than-average capacity to think things through. You add 3 points to your Intellect Pool (already added). Enabler.

   There’s Your Problem. You are trained in tasks related to figuring out how to solve problems with multiple solutions (like the best way to pack a truck, calm an enraged customer, give a cat a shot of insulin, or fiind a route through the city for maximum speed). Enabler.

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X-Files: Fox Mulder for the Cypher System

Despite his aloofness and cynical sense of humor, Mulder displays unbridled enthusiasm and interest when it comes to the paranormal, especially because of his personal involvement after his sister's abduction. Walter Skinner and other FBI officials have become concerned by his unprofessional behavior. This only proves true as Mulder makes a habit of letting his personal feelings cloud his judgment.

Fox Mulder

Driven Explorer Who Solves Mysteries

Level/Effort 1

Might 12 Edge 1

Speed 10

Intellect 14 

Special Abilities 
Decipher (1 Intellect point)

Skills

Trained in Lockpicking

Trained in Perception

Trained in UFOology
Trained in The Paranormal 
Trained in Psychology

Trained in Criminology
Trained in Intellect defense

Practiced in Light and Medium Weapons
Each day, choose one skill that you believe will clearly help you reach your goal. You are trained in tasks related to that skill. 

Inability

Your commitment to your goals makes it hard to relate to others who don’t share your objectives or to notice things that don’t pertain to your present mission. The difficulty of all perception tasks is increased by one step.

Focus

Tier 1: 

   Investigator. To really shine as an investigator, you must engage your mind and body in your deductions. You can spend points from your Might Pool, Speed Pool, or Intellect Pool to apply levels of Effort to any Intellect-based task. Enabler. 

   Sleuth. Finding the clues is the rst step in solving a mystery. You are trained in perception. Enabler.

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X-Files: Black Oil Host for the Cypher System

The X-Files returns this January and I thought it would be cool to work up some of the most iconic villains.

A theory developed by Doctor Sacks and FBI Special Agent Dana Scully is that the black oil came to Earth prehistorically on a meteor from Mars that also carried the first building-blocks of life to Earth. The virus then thrived on Earth and infected primitive humans, completely changing their physiology and transforming them into alien life-forms themselves. In the planet's last ice age, these aliens died and the virus lay dormant underground until it resurfaced during Earth's current geologic period.

The same theory states that, in 1947, a UFO crashed in Roswell, New Mexico. The virus communicated with the UFOs, alerting the American government to its presence.

BLACK OIL HOSTS 4 (12)

Motive: Conquest

Environment: Anywhere

Health: 12

Damage Inflicted: 4

Armor: 4

Movement: Short

Modifications: Might defense 5

Combat: A host is focused on their primary goal and will use any weapons at its disposal to achieve them.

Infect: When a character rolls a 1 while defending against a hot, the character must use its next turn to make a Difficulty 3 Intellect defense roll or become a host of the black oil.

Use: The Black Oil wants the earth for its own purposes and has hosts and allied governments throughout the world aiding in its goal.

Loot: A dead Black Oil host has 1 cypher.

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X-Files: Flukeman for the Cypher System

The X-Files returns this January and I thought it would be cool to work up some of the show's most iconic villains.

The Flukeman – a form of quasi-vertebrate human – was an example of reproductive and physiological cross-traiting due to radiation, abnormal cell fusion and/or the suppression of natural genetic processes; essentially, the creature was a result of human science rather than nature. Its vestigial features seemed parasitic but it also had primate physiology.

The Flukeman transmitted its larvae, a form of flatworm, through its bite. The being searched for hosts, in order to multiply, and attacked because its victims' bodies provided generative nourishment.

FLUKEMAN 5 (15)

Motive: To reproduce

Environment: underwater and sewers

Health: 15
Damage Inflicted: 5
Armor: 1
Movement: Short
Modifications: Might defense 6, Swim 6

Combat: A flukeman attacks to reproduce or protect itself.

Regenerate: When a character rolls a 1-2 while defending against the flukeman, it regains 1d6 Health.

Bite: When it inflicts damage roll a d6, on a 5 or 6 the target creature moves one step down the Damage track.

Use: A horrible and disgusting menace for the characters to face, and one that could cause them to question everything they think they know.

Loot: A dead flukeman has 1 cypher.

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