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==== Swarm ====
 
==== Swarm ====
{{jpeg|swarm|350px}}
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{{Image|swarm|350px}}
 
Some kinds of bees are attuned enough to Pink energies that their many miniscule souls connect to form a single individual. The oversized queen bee at the heart of the swarm is the locus for these Pink energies, and no bee in the swarm can travel more than a meter from it. The bees typically stay touching one another, using their links to share muscle power.
 
Some kinds of bees are attuned enough to Pink energies that their many miniscule souls connect to form a single individual. The oversized queen bee at the heart of the swarm is the locus for these Pink energies, and no bee in the swarm can travel more than a meter from it. The bees typically stay touching one another, using their links to share muscle power.
  
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|name=Swarm (Creature Form) |points=3
 
|name=Swarm (Creature Form) |points=3
 
|race=[[Swarm]]
 
|race=[[Swarm]]
|descriptors=[ [[Blooded]] ], [ [[Bony]] ], [ [[Living]] ]
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|descriptors=[ [[Blooded]] ], [ [[Bony]] ], [ [[Living]] ], [ [[Pink]] ]
 
|tier=Common
 
|tier=Common
|ad=5 |gd=5 |will=0
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|ad=3 |gd=3 |will=0
|accuracy=0 |stealth=0 |perception=0 |initiative=0
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|accuracy=0 |stealth=0 |perception=0 |agility=0
|hp=1 |toughness=3 |savedc=6 |damage=0
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|hp=1 |toughness=3 |savedc=4 |muscle=0 |magic=0
 
|size=1 meter |reach=1 meter |movement=10 meter [[land speed|land]] with 4 meter jump.
 
|size=1 meter |reach=1 meter |movement=10 meter [[land speed|land]] with 4 meter jump.
|carrying=9 [[Kilograms]] |strongman=3 |attacks=2 |weight=30-45 [[Kilograms]]
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|weight=30-45 [[Kilograms]]
 
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|name=Swarm (Cloud Form) |points=3
 
|name=Swarm (Cloud Form) |points=3
 
|race=[[Swarm]]
 
|race=[[Swarm]]
|descriptors=[ [[Blooded]] ], [ [[Bony]] ], [ [[Living]] ]
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|descriptors=[ [[Blooded]] ], [ [[Bony]] ], [ [[Living]] ], [ [[Pink]] ]
 
|tier=Common
 
|tier=Common
|ad=5 |gd=5 |will=0 |fortitude=0
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|ad=3 |gd=3 |will=0 |fortitude=0
|accuracy=0 |stealth=0 |perception=0 |initiative=0
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|accuracy=0 |stealth=0 |perception=0 |agility=0
|hp=1 |toughness=3 |savedc=6 |damage=0
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|hp=1 |toughness=3 |savedc=4 |muscle=0 |magic=0
|size=2 meter |reach=1 meter |movement=10 meter [[fly speed|fly]] with 4 meter aerobatics.
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|size=2 meters |reach=1 meter |movement=10 meter [[fly speed|fly]] with 4 meter aerobatics.
|carrying=9 [[Kilograms]] |strongman=3 |attacks=2 |weight=30-45 [[Kilograms]]
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|weight=30-45 [[Kilograms]]
 
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The expendable nature of most of the bees in the Swarm reduces any damage taken by 1.
 
The expendable nature of most of the bees in the Swarm reduces any damage taken by 1.
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Being a cloud of bees makes the swarm immune to inserted and wound-based [[poison and disease]] transfer. They can also safely test things for ingested poisons by having only one bee eat a bit of the poisoned object.
  
 
While in Cloud Form, single-target attacks against the Swarm may take a -2 penalty to the attack roll in order to deal +4 Damage, by targeting the queen bee precisely. Also while in Cloud Form, the Swarm can squeeze through spaces as small as 1 centimeter wide.
 
While in Cloud Form, single-target attacks against the Swarm may take a -2 penalty to the attack roll in order to deal +4 Damage, by targeting the queen bee precisely. Also while in Cloud Form, the Swarm can squeeze through spaces as small as 1 centimeter wide.
  
 
When the Swarm inflicts a wound using an [[unarmed]] attack, it may inflict a wound on itself to inflict another wound on the victim, by having its members sting them.
 
When the Swarm inflicts a wound using an [[unarmed]] attack, it may inflict a wound on itself to inflict another wound on the victim, by having its members sting them.
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Implanted gems merge with a small cluster of bees, since Swarms do not have faces and such per se.
  
 
Swarms are somewhat attuned with Pink energies to the point that a predominance of other colors can impair their motions. If they have more non-Pink gems implanted than Pink ones, they move at half speed.
 
Swarms are somewhat attuned with Pink energies to the point that a predominance of other colors can impair their motions. If they have more non-Pink gems implanted than Pink ones, they move at half speed.

Latest revision as of 08:58, 23 February 2018

Swarm

Swarm.png

Some kinds of bees are attuned enough to Pink energies that their many miniscule souls connect to form a single individual. The oversized queen bee at the heart of the swarm is the locus for these Pink energies, and no bee in the swarm can travel more than a meter from it. The bees typically stay touching one another, using their links to share muscle power.

Any given swarm of such bees has a particular pair of stripe colors, but no two swarms have quite the same pair of colors.

Base Stats
Swarm (Creature Form)
Common   —   3 points
AD  3     GD 3     Will 0     HP  1     Toughness 3
Muscle 0     Accuracy  0     Save DC 4     Magic Power 0
Stealth 0     Perception 0     Agility 0
Descriptors  [ Blooded ], [ Bony ], [ Living ], [ Pink ]
Movement  10 meter land with 4 meter jump.
Size  1 meter     Reach 1 meter
Carrying Capacity 10 kilograms      Weight 30-45 Kilograms
Race  Swarm


Swarm (Cloud Form)
Common   —   3 points
AD  3     GD 3     Will 0     HP  1     Toughness 3
Muscle 0     Accuracy  0     Save DC 4     Magic Power 0
Stealth 0     Perception 0     Agility 0
Descriptors  [ Blooded ], [ Bony ], [ Living ], [ Pink ]
Movement  10 meter fly with 4 meter aerobatics.
Size  2 meters     Reach 1 meter
Carrying Capacity 10 kilograms      Weight 30-45 Kilograms
Race  Swarm

Switching between Creature Form and Cloud Form is a move action.

The expendable nature of most of the bees in the Swarm reduces any damage taken by 1.

Being a cloud of bees makes the swarm immune to inserted and wound-based poison and disease transfer. They can also safely test things for ingested poisons by having only one bee eat a bit of the poisoned object.

While in Cloud Form, single-target attacks against the Swarm may take a -2 penalty to the attack roll in order to deal +4 Damage, by targeting the queen bee precisely. Also while in Cloud Form, the Swarm can squeeze through spaces as small as 1 centimeter wide.

When the Swarm inflicts a wound using an unarmed attack, it may inflict a wound on itself to inflict another wound on the victim, by having its members sting them.

Implanted gems merge with a small cluster of bees, since Swarms do not have faces and such per se.

Swarms are somewhat attuned with Pink energies to the point that a predominance of other colors can impair their motions. If they have more non-Pink gems implanted than Pink ones, they move at half speed.