RunePunk Toxic Cheese, Podreczniki RPG, RunePunk

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T
OXIC
C
HEESE
A RunePunk
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One Sheet for Savage Worlds
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by Barry Green
Cheese Delivery and Production
Bartleby trusts no one and does all of his own production
and delivery. He sells the cheese to select street vendors
in the warrens and delivers it once per week to each
vendor. He delivers the cheese in his traditional Doctor’s
bag where it is also protected by his homunculus, Tox,
who also travels in the bag.
Bartleby owns an entire ﬂ oor of a building in the warrens
that consists of a maze-like design of interconnected
rooms. One could easily ﬁ nd himself lost in this
confusing place. e rooms are packed full of cages of
feral cats hooked up to milking machines as well as pots
and containers of cheese in various states of production.
e cages are attended to by Remnants. e Remnants
are programmed to whistle an alarm if anyone other than
Bartleby or Tox is seen in the factory. e alarm attracts
all of the other Remnants, and the Remnants are trained
to attack all intruders.
T
OXIC
C
HEESE
Deep in the recesses of Bartleby Brakepin’s mind lurked
a taste for a legendary food. A taste arguably found
in the very essence of every Ferren in Scatterpoint.
Cheese! Glorious cheese! Ever since the Ferren were
transported here some 500* years ago, cheese has been
nothing more than a long lost legend. Bartleby knew the
recipe called for milk, but there were no sources of milk
in Scatterpoint. en one day he saw a litter of those
feral cats that seemed to be everywhere. Everyone knew
the cats were poisonous, but Bartleby was a chemist
- perhaps he could neutralize the poison? For years
Bartleby worked on eliminating the poison from the
tainted cats’ milk, and one day he decided the levels were
low enough to actually make cheese. Ahh, the aroma
was intoxicating and Bartleby couldn’t resist! Without
any further tests he ate his newly made cheese and was
instantly hooked. e legends were true – this was the
nectar of the gods! Umbriel herself would be impressed.
More was needed, and it was needed now. Bartleby set to
work. He knew this was his chance to leave the warrens
behind and become a Cloudbreather. Bartleby began
producing and selling Bartleby’s Blue Cheese – so called
due to the blue ﬁ lm that covers each batch, the deep blue
streaks running throughout it, and perhaps that horrible
feeling some people get in the pit of their stomach when
they are denied their tasty treat.
ere was one tiny little problem. Some people would
eat the cheese and hours later go violently insane. e
good news though was that those who did not go insane
often became addicted to the cheese.
Needless to say, there are a lot of people who want to get
their hands on Bartleby and his recipe. Bartleby knows
this and does his best to hide his cheese factory from
prying eyes as well as keeping a close guard on the secret
recipe.
Bartleby’s Blue Cheese
Eating even a small wedge of cheese requires a Vigor roll
resulting in one of the following:
1. A roll of 1 (snake eyes for Wild Cards) results in a slow
descent into madness. ose aﬀ ected will start exhibiting
homicidal tendencies in 1d6 hours.
2. A normal failure means the person has acquired a major
Habit as per the hindrance. A person who doesn’t get his
ﬁ x becomes depressed and must make the required fatigue
checks. Once the incapacitated level is reached the person
becomes morose, develops a blank stare, drools, and suﬀ ers
a –2 penalty to all trait rolls until he gets his “ﬁ x” or until
he is able to buy oﬀ the hindrance.
3. A success means the person is immune to the eﬀ ects of
the poison.
e only time a Vigor roll is required is the very ﬁ rst time
the cheese is eaten.
G
ETTING
Y
OUR
P
LAYERS
I
NVOLVED
ere are many ways to get your players involved with
Bartleby. ey may know someone who is addicted and
needs help, or someone who has gone crazy from the
cheese. ey could be hired by an individual or a hub to
investigate Bartleby or the “mysterious man behind the
cheese.” Perhaps a Bluecoat wants a piece of the action,
or a cloudbreather hires them to steal the recipe.
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B
ARTLEBY
AND
F
RIENDS
Tox – Homunculus Arcane Companion
Attributes:
Agility d6, Smarts d8, Spirit d6, Strength
d4, Vigor d10
Skills:
Fighting d4, Knowledge: Chemistry d8, Notice
d6, Stealth d6
Charisma:
0;
Pace:
6;
Parry:
5;
Toughness:
5
Special Abilities
Fear Chemical Gland:
Tox can cause Fear as a touch attack
as per the power. is gland has 10 power points.
Invisibility Chemical Gland:
Tox can turn himself or
others invisible via a touch attack as per the spell.
Bartleby Brakepin
Attributes:
Agility d6, Smarts d10, Spirit d6, Strength
d4, Vigor d8
Skills:
Concoct d10, Fighting d4, Gearcraft d6, Healing
d6, Knowledge: Chemistry d10, Notice d8 (+2), Repair
d6, Stealth d6, Streetwise d6
Charisma:
0; Pace: 6; Parry: 4; Toughness: 5
Hindrances
Light Frame:
½ carrying capacity
Small:
-1 Toughness
Habit (Major):
Addicted to cheese
Vow (Minor): Bartleby strives to be a cloudbreather
Edges
Alertness:
+2 Notice rolls
AB: Inventor
Arcane Companion:
Homunculus
Chemist
Claws:
Str +1 and Climb +2
Heightened Senses:
functions as Danger Sense in the
city districts and the barrens.
Low Light Vision:
Ignores penalties for dim and dark
lighting.
Scrunch:
Ferren may squeeze through small gaps at
least as large as their Strength die type in inches while
unencumbered. Whenever grappled, they get +2 to all
rolls to break free.
Powers (Injectables):
Fear, Healing, Invisibility, Speed
Power Points:
15
Gear:
Doctor’s Bag
Description:
Bartleby Brakepin looks like your typical
Ferren at 4’ tall and 70 lbs. When in the lab he wears a
soiled white labcoat, protective goggles, and always has
his Doctor’s bag near. e bag contains his injectables,
an assortment of chemistry tools, and often his sleeping
homunculus – Tox. When Bartleby leaves his factory he
wears a very expensive suit, topcoat, hat, the latest style of
goggles, and always has his Doctor’s bag with Tox inside.
Bartleby is very smart and somewhat paranoid. He will
not hesitate to use invisibility and speed to quickly avoid
danger when he senses it.
is
gland has 10 power points.
Construct:
+2 to recover from being Shaken; no
additional damage from called shots; piercing attacks
do half damage; constructs do not suﬀ er from poison or
disease.
Helper:
A Homunculus may aid its creator with any
skills it knows.
Size -2:
Homunculi only stand 12” tall and attackers take
a -2 to attack rolls.
Low Light Vision
Description:
Tox stands about 12” tall, is hairless and
looks like a cross between a rat and a man with oversized
feet and hands. Tox usually can be found sleeping in
Bartleby’s Doctor’s bag or assisting him in the lab.
Remnants ( per character)
rough clever clockwork and foul magics, Ferren
inventors and Andari runecasters have collaborated to
create the walking abominations that are the Remnants.
Once human, their bodies are mere shells for machinery;
their limited mental capacities allow them to follow
simple directions.
eir strength lies in their durability
and expendability.
Attributes:
Agility d6, Smarts d4, Spirit d4, Strength
d6, Vigor d8
Skills:
Fighting d6, Intimidation d6, Shooting d6, Notice
d4
Charisma:
0;
Pace:
6;
Parry:
5;
Toughness:
8
Special Abilities
Metal Claws:
Str + 2
Construct:
+2 Toughness, +2 Recover from being
Shaken. Called shots do no extra damage. Arrows,
bullets, and other piercing attacks do half damage.
Fearless:
Remnants are immune to Fear and
Intimidation.
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