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Starship Troopers: Plasma Bug

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Name: Solifugae (Plasma Bug)
Dexterity: 2D

  • Plasma Fire: 6D+1

Perception: 1D+1

  • Search: 8D+1

Strength: 6D+2

  • Brawling: 8D+1

Orneriness: 2D

Move: 3
Size: 7.2 meters long x 9 meters tall
Weight: 7 metric tons

Special Abilities:

  • Natural Armor: STR+2D+2 to resist damage
  • Bite: STR+3D
  • Plasma Fire: Damage: 5D, Scale: Capital, Range: Atmosphere/Low Orbit (1**)/High Orbit (3**) This refers to the number of “units” from the planet if conducting a space battle.
Plasma bugs can unleash an powerful blast from their lower abdomen, generally aiming it into the air in an attempt to smash atmospheric craft and bring down spacecraft. This plasma attack tears through most vessels, dealing damage to every location on a 8 meter long or smaller vehicle. Larger targets suffer the same damage, though all to a single location. Plasma fire cannot be directed at ground-based targets, unless via indirect fire.
  • Blindsight 80 meters: Using non-visual senses, such as sensitivity to vibrations, keen smell, acute hearing or echo-location, a creature with Blindsight maneuvers and fights as efficiently as a sighted creature. Darkness and most kinds of concealment are irrelevant, though the creature must have line of ‘sight’ to a creature or object to discern it. The creature usually does not need to make checks to notice creatures within range of its Blindsight ability. Unless noted otherwise, Blindsight is continuous and the creature need do nothing to use it. Stealth checks made to evade a creature with Blindsight suffer a –1D+1 penalty.

Description: Plasma bugs are the Arachnid’s version of a planetary defense system and despite their lack of targeting skills or specialized systems, they fulfill their mission objectives admirably. Plasma bugs are ponderously large, almost unable to move on the ground and incapable of burrowing. How the Arachnid handle moving plasma bugs from underground hives to their ‘stations’ on the surface for attack is yet another mystery about these incredibly powerful insects.

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