THE WORLD OF KONG

DEPLECTOR
"Reaper"

Val	CHA	Cost	Roll	Notes
30	STR	20	15-	Lift 1600 kg; 6d6 HTH Damage [3]
15	DEX	15	12-	OCV:  5/DCV:  5
23	CON	26	14-
20	BODY	20	13-
8	INT	-2	11-	PER Roll 11-
5	EGO	-10	10-	ECV:  2
20	PRE	10	13-	PRE Attack:  4d6
4	COM	-3	10-

14	PD	2		Total:  14 PD (6 rPD)
13	ED	2		Total:  13 ED (6 rED)
3	SPD	5		Phases:  4, 8, 12
11	REC	0
46	END	0
47	STUN	0		Total Characteristics Cost:  85

Movement:	Running:	3"/6"
		Leaping:	0"/0"
		Swimming:	0"/0"

Cost	Powers & Skills
7	Claws:  +10 STR; Only With Grab (-1/2), END 1
30	Claws:  HKA 2d6 (4d6 w/STR), END 3
18	Armored Shell:  Armor (6 PD/6 ED)
-6	Slow:  Running -3" (3" total)
-2	Can't Swim:  Swimming -2"
7	Anchor Cord:  Clinging (36 STR); Extra Time (1 Minute, Only to Activate, -3/4)
35	Sense Of Vibrations In The Air:  Detect Physical Vibrations 11- (Touch Group), Discriminatory, 
	Analyze, Range, Targeting
6	Crab's Legs:  Extra Limbs  (6), Inherent (+1/4)
3	Reach:  Stretching 1", Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2); Always Direct (-1/4), No Noncombat 
	Stretching (-1/4), Limited Body Parts (claws; -1/4), No Velocity Damage (-1/4)

	Talents
5	Lunging:  Lightning Reflexes: +5 DEX to act first with Claws

	Skills
4	+2 OCV with Claws

3	Climbing 12-
3	Concealment 12-; Self Only (-1/2)
3	Stealth 12-

Total Powers & Skill Cost:  116
Total Cost:  201

75+	Disadvantages
25	Physical Limitation:  Blind (All the Time, Fully Impairing)
20	Physical Limitation:  Instinctive Intelligence (All the Time, Greatly Impairing)
5	Physical Limitation:  Large (4m, or 2"; -2 DCV, +2 to PER Rolls to perceive) (Infrequently, 
	Slightly Impairing)
5	Physical Limitation:  Reduced Leap, cannot leap (Infrequently, Slightly Impairing)
15	Physical Limitation:  Very Limited Manipulation (Frequently, Greatly Impairing)
56	Experience Points

Total Disadvantage Points:  201

Ecology: Enormous land crabs, Deplectors live in the crevices of caves found along the walls of the abyssal chasms. Anchoring themselves in place with thick excreted strands, they snatch birds, bats, and other small flying creatures (such as Vultursaurs) out of the air, using their long antennae to detect prey.

While female Deplectors can be up to eight feet in length, the males are much smaller, scarcely larger than a newly hatched female. They dwell in the back of a female's cavern, fertilizing the eggs and feeding off of any scraps from the female's meals.

Personality/Motivation: Typical animal motivations.

Powers/Tactics: A Deplector is pure ambush predator, remaining hidden inside its cave until it detects a prey item flying past. The Deplector will then lunge forward, lashing out with the long claws and attempting to snag its desired victim right out of the air. When lunging, a Deplector uses all of its weight in the attack, counting on the excreted strands to hold it in place.

Appearance: An immense crab-shaped animal, a Deplector has a body upwards of eight feet long with six-foot claws. The antennae can measure twelves feet in length. Female Deplectors are a dark black in color, the males much paler.

Designer's Notes: The Deplector was created using the Giant Crab found in the HERO System Bestiary. One appears in King Kong, snatching a hapless crewman off of the chasm wall as he tries to climb back out.

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