No. Enc.: 1 (1d4)
Alignment: Neutral
Movement: 90' (30')
Armor Class: 0
Hit Dice: 12
Attacks: 2 or 1 (2 fists, or immersion)
Damage: 1d8 / 1d8, or 2d8 + special
Save: L6
Morale: 10
Hoard Class: XIV + 1d4 foodstuffs
XP: 6,800
The Ancients greedily guzzled high-caloric beverages infused with various electrolytes, stimulants, vitamins, anti-oxidants, and, ultimately, even nanites. The strange radiations of the Mutant Future altered the remaining stockpiles of these liquids, giving rise to the malevolent fizzfiends.
Fizzfiends are aqeuous creatures found in comestible stockpiles (often trapped in cans and bottles seemingly too small to contain them), or storage tanks and vats in ruined bottling plants. While they are ordinarily 7'-9' tall and 3'-5' wide, they have full control over their size and shape, being able to stretch, compress, elongate, and flow as need be. They appear in a wide variety of unholy colors not found in nature, and reek of bizarre fruits and extracts.
They feed off the bio-electical energies of their prey. In combat, a fizzfiend will either pummel with its fists, discharge a shocking jolt, or engulf the target so as to "drown" it with surging liquids. Whenever this attack is used, the victim must make a Saving Throw Versus Poison to avoid permanently gaining the Quickness Physical Mutation, but at a severe cost: acquisition of a corresponding Frailty Drawback that manifests as jittering, debilitating insomnia. For every day afflicted, the target suffers 1d10 damage, -1 to attack rolls, -1 to Saving Throws, and -10% to Technology Rolls; these effects are cumulative. Even if somehow still alive at the end of 7 days, the victim perishes from sheer exhaustion. Shamans and healers know of no cure for this condition.
Due to the complex chemical stew comprising their forms, fizzfiends' physical attacks do double damage against Plant-based foes. They are immune to normal weapons and resistant to mental attacks, but vulnerable to temperature- and energy-based attacks and armaments.
Antzees are often drawn to fizzfiend lairs.
Mutations: Density Alteration, Energy Ray (Electricity), Energy-Retaining Cell Structure, Mental Barrier, Toxic Weapon ("Insomnia Infusion")
Movement: 90' (30')
Armor Class: 0
Hit Dice: 12
Attacks: 2 or 1 (2 fists, or immersion)
Damage: 1d8 / 1d8, or 2d8 + special
Save: L6
Morale: 10
Hoard Class: XIV + 1d4 foodstuffs
XP: 6,800
The Ancients greedily guzzled high-caloric beverages infused with various electrolytes, stimulants, vitamins, anti-oxidants, and, ultimately, even nanites. The strange radiations of the Mutant Future altered the remaining stockpiles of these liquids, giving rise to the malevolent fizzfiends.
Fizzfiends are aqeuous creatures found in comestible stockpiles (often trapped in cans and bottles seemingly too small to contain them), or storage tanks and vats in ruined bottling plants. While they are ordinarily 7'-9' tall and 3'-5' wide, they have full control over their size and shape, being able to stretch, compress, elongate, and flow as need be. They appear in a wide variety of unholy colors not found in nature, and reek of bizarre fruits and extracts.
They feed off the bio-electical energies of their prey. In combat, a fizzfiend will either pummel with its fists, discharge a shocking jolt, or engulf the target so as to "drown" it with surging liquids. Whenever this attack is used, the victim must make a Saving Throw Versus Poison to avoid permanently gaining the Quickness Physical Mutation, but at a severe cost: acquisition of a corresponding Frailty Drawback that manifests as jittering, debilitating insomnia. For every day afflicted, the target suffers 1d10 damage, -1 to attack rolls, -1 to Saving Throws, and -10% to Technology Rolls; these effects are cumulative. Even if somehow still alive at the end of 7 days, the victim perishes from sheer exhaustion. Shamans and healers know of no cure for this condition.
Due to the complex chemical stew comprising their forms, fizzfiends' physical attacks do double damage against Plant-based foes. They are immune to normal weapons and resistant to mental attacks, but vulnerable to temperature- and energy-based attacks and armaments.
Antzees are often drawn to fizzfiend lairs.
Mutations: Density Alteration, Energy Ray (Electricity), Energy-Retaining Cell Structure, Mental Barrier, Toxic Weapon ("Insomnia Infusion")
Editor's Note: Fizzfiends are also usable in modern Urban Fantasy games as, say, Carbonation Elementals or Brawndo Golems or Soda Spectres.
ReplyDeleteThis is simply awesome. Excellent work. I hope to never encounter a fizzfiend...but they ought to be fun to run. Are you going to compile a bestiary of all these excellent creatures?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mr. NetherWerks! I, too, really liked how the 'fiends turned out.
ReplyDeleteAs far as "compiling a bestiary" goes, did you mean as a PDF? I've pondered it, sure...but since I'm blatantly using Electronic Arts' Spore Creature Creator, I don't want to run afoul of their lawyering. I'll definitely have to investigate further.