Monday, May 30, 2022

CHOMPA

This small, scrappy shield -- almost a buckler -- is made from the stretched face of some hideous swamp-dwelling creature, and was created by an insane goblin wizard, or so the story goes.
  • Growls and jabbers all the time, never forming coherent words, but making stealth pretty much impossible.
  • The gob leads to an extra-dimensional space but everything there is consumed; this could be annoying or useful.
  • Goblins recognise CHOMPA as an important cultural artefact, and will be predisposed to be at least neutral to the wielder.
13th Age:
  • +4 Hit Points.
  • On a natural attack roll of 8, CHOMPA bites a mêlée opponent for 1d4 damage per level.
Quirk: You are always peckish.

B/X:
  • +1 Armour Class.
  • On a natural attack roll of 8, CHOMPA bites a mêlée opponent for 1d4 damage.
Fighting Fantasy:
  • +1 SKILL.
  • On a natural attack roll of 8, CHOMPA bites a mêlée opponent for 1 STAMINA damage.
(I am inclined to restrict the extra damage to a roll of double 4 but this seems a bit churlish in comparison to the other systems, so you may allow it on any roll of 8, although that may be too far the other way.)

3 comments:

  1. That's a nifty idea. As someone who hates having to block, a shield that will hurt my enemies is the perfect thing to make me actually do that.

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    1. Thanks! Yes, the idea is that this gnashes away while you're trying to concentrate on the fight, sometimes helping, sometimes not.

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