Friday, April 20, 2012

Vulture Bat

This is one of the largest recorded bats found in the Americas.  The few in Academic field that have been able to study these creatures believe them to be a chimeric blend of the Fruit Bat and Black Vulture.

However, the Vulture Bat differs from both of these creatures in the it is not nocturnal and is predatory in nature, preferring fresh kills to carrion.

Size Level: 5 (Wingspan 8 feet)
Weight: 25 pounds
Hit Points: 12
SDC: 25
Psionics: None
Attacks Per Melee: 3
Damage: Claws 3D6+5, Beak 1D6
Bonuses: +4 to strike while flying, +6 to strike while diving, +6 to dodge while flying
Natural Abilities: Raptor Flight, Heat sense, Night Vision, Beastly Strength, Iron Grip (Claws), Advanced Hearing
Average Life Span: Unknown, estimated at 20 years.
Habitat: Found in the southeastern deserts and rocklands of North America
Notes: Unlike most bats, the Vulture Bat does not utilize sonar.

Lantern Bat

The Lantern Bat that seems to have taken a cue from the Anglerfish.  These bats employ a bio-luminescent lure or 'lantern' to attract flying insects and some small birds.  Then, much like a frog, deploys a long tongue to catch it's meal.

Lantern Bats are found continent wide in the Americas and western Africa.

Size Level: 1 (Wing Span 2')
Weight: 1 pound
Hit Points: 6
SDC: 10
Psionics: None
Attacks Per Melee: 2
Damage: Bite 1D4*; Scratch 1 point of damage* (optional: Save vs. disease)
Bonuses: +10 initiative
Natural Abilities: Sonar, Acrobatic Flight, Glide, Hibernation
Average Life Span: Up to 12 years.
Habitat: Temperate to Tropical.  Has been found in the sewers and old subway tunnels in colder climates.
Notes: The Lantern Bat's 'lantern' projects from a growth located on the head of the bat.  The length of this growth on the adult ranges from 1/2 inch (when retracted) to 6 inches (when feeding).  Lantern Bats only use their 'lantern' to lure and feed on flying insects and small birds while hanging from the roof of a cave or from the branch of a tree, all other times the lure is retracted and unlit.
The Lantern Bat's diet also includes small fish, fruits, and flower nectar.

*I don't have any rules on diseases, but you can find some rules in the Yin Sloth Jungles book.

Siren's Casket

The Siren's Casket is a deadly carnivorous plant that grows partially below the ground surface.  It attracts it's meals by emitting a powerful hallucinogenic that most mammals finds irresistible.  When the victim approaches the plant they will slip and fall into it's large pit-like body containing a strong paralytic syrup and digestive fluids.

Siren Casket's are rare plants that grow naturally in wet and swampy lands from the extreme south of the North American continent to the middle of the South American continent and on many of the islands in the Caribbean.

[Stats Pending]

Fluffy Goes To War

Illustration by Seoul concept artist Oh Jihoon.
Some random antho art I found online.  Maybe I should use this as inspiration for an adventure plot.