Pelican-billed platypus

Pelican-Billed Platypus

The pelican-billed platypus is a fast-moving, large predator with a toxic sac hanging from the bottom of its beak. Its front claws are also quite dangerous, functioning as hands. Venomous spurs on its arms mean that unarmed attacks it makes that wound also inflict Platypoison.

Muscles in its toxic gullet allow it to shoot pinpoint streams of toxic waste. This functions as a Toxin Stream weapon, with 80m/240m range that deals 1d6 Acid damage and blinds for 1 round per wound.

It can attempt to catch creatures with a total sum of sizes of up to half the pelican-billed platypus's in order to dissolve them in its gullet. This is a Heavy melee Catch weapon that deals 1d8+2 Physical damage. On a successful wound, the target is Caught. While Caught, the creature is submerged in toxic waste, and, being inside the platypus, may have difficulty seeing or reaching other creatures. Caught creatures are also squeezed. When the platypus is wounded, it gags, releasing all Caught victims.

Pelican-billed platypodes are moderately smart, but can only speak Bird languages.

Pelican-Billed Platypus Paragon   —   150 points

AD  10 (40 factor)     GD 10 (40 factor)     Will 4 (20 factor)     HP  5     Toughness 4

Accuracy  {{{accuracy}}}     Save DC 9

Stealth 4 (16 Factor)     Perception 4 (6 Factor)     Agility {{{agility}}}

Descriptors  [ Blooded ], [ Living ]

Movement  95 meter land speed with 8 meter jump. 90 meter swim speed with 5 meter sink.

Size  4 meters     Reach 3 meters

Weight 4480 Kilograms

Advancement

The pelican-billed platypus may be given up to three more abilities for the normal price.

Hexapodal (25 points): The Pelican-Billed Platypus grows two additional arms. It also gets +10 meters to its movement speeds.

Swift Catcher (25 points): The Catch weapon may be used as non-Heavy. When doing so, it deals only 1d8 damage.