Universal Monsters: Creature from the Black Lagoon for the Cypher System

 

Creature from the Black Lagoon 4 (12) for the Cypher System

Motive: Seeking a mate
Environment: Anywhere near a waterway
Health: 15
Damage Inflicted: 4 points
Armor: 3
Movement: Short on land; Far in the water
Modifications: Speed defense and Stalking as level 5
Combat: The creature takes time stalking its prey and looking to ambush them, preferably in the water. It moves quickly and its claws are razor sharp. If it has selected a sentient being to be its mate it will attack in order to steal them away and will pick a moment when they are most vulnerable.

Interactions: Often these creatures, known also as gill-men, are very curious and will investigate any newcomers to its territory. It will generally spy upon them, finding time to explore their camp or boat when the inhabitants are away. It will lethally respond to any threat it encounters and if it selects a mate from any outsiders it will do anything to acquire and abduct the object of its lust.

"The Hidebehind is a nocturnal fearsome critter from American folklore that preys upon humans that wander the woods, and was blamed for the disappearances of early loggers when they failed to return to camp. As its name suggests, the Hidebehind is said to be able to conceal itself. When an observer attempts to look directly at it, the creature quickly hides behind an object or behind the observer and therefore cannot be directly seen. The Hidebehind supposedly uses this ability to stalk human prey without being observed and to attack them without warning. Said victims, including lumberjacks and others who frequent the forests, are then dragged back to the creature's lair to be devoured. The creature subsists chiefly upon the intestines of its victim and has a severe aversion to alcohol, which is therefore considered a sufficient repellent. Tales of the hidebehind may have been used as an explanation of strange noises in the forest at night. Early accounts describe Hidebehinds as large, powerful animals, despite the fact that no one was able to see them."

GI Joe: Destro for the Index Card RPG

    

DESTRO for the Index Card RPG 

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+2 STATS, +2 EFFORT

1 ACTION/TURN

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WRIST ROCKETS: He launches a missile attack against an enemy within FAR range which inflicts MAGIC Effort and scores a critical on a Natural 19 or 20 on the D20 roll

MERCHANT OF DEATH: Any Ally armed with Destro's weapons gain a +1 to Effort

MASTER TACTICIAN: Destro can use an Action to make an Ally's next roll EASY as long as they are NEAR him

"Born in Callander, Scotland, Destro's full name is James McCullen Destro XXIV, and he is Laird of the Castle Destro in the Scottish Highlands. The Destro clan has designed and sold weapons for centuries, and Destro is the faceless power behind their current incarnation—M.A.R.S. (Military Armament Research Syndicate), a state-of-the-art weapons manufacturer and one of the largest multinational corporations in the world. As a businessman, Destro is cutthroat and unyielding and is able to maintain apartments or office buildings in most major cities of the world. His luxurious lifestyle outdoes most oil sheiks or shipping magnates. Destro was an early investor in Macau and has other potentially lucrative speculative real estate holdings in developing areas of the world. War is his business and passion; Destro believes in the spoils of war and the vast wealth M.A.R.S. provides. He hires mercenaries to stir up conflict in dangerous regions, then provides high-tech arms to any side able to meet his price. Continuing a tradition started by the first Destro, he will even sell to both sides of the same war."

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Street Fighter: M. Bison for the Index Card RPG

   

M. BISON for the Index Card RPG 

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+3 STATS, +2 EFFORT

1 ACTION/TURN

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PSYCHO POWER: He unleashes a psionic attack that deals Magic Effort and ignores ARMOR

BISON WARP: M. Bison can move up to FAR distance without traveling the space between

PYCHO REFLECT: When Bison takes damage he can use an Action to gather its power, doubling any Effort done on his next TURN

"M. Bison is in the process of developing his crime syndicate and underground army called Shadaloo. He is looking for particularly skilled and deadly fighters to join his ranks. After the first Street Fighter tournament, M. Bison recruits Sagat, who is devastated by the loss of his title as champion to Ryu. Bison determines that an efficient way of attracting that kind of talent is to host another worldwide Street Fighting tournament."

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Marvel Monday: MODOK for Index Card RPG

  

MODOK for the Index Card RPG 

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+9 INT, +7 CON, +6 WIS, +4 GUN, +6 MAGIC, -1 CHA

3 ACTIONS/TURN

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4-HEAD CANNON: MAGIC weapon that ignores ARMOR.

FLIGHT CHAIR: Always in flight can rise up to FAR height.

PULSE CANNON: Attacks anything in a straight line that extends to FAR.

NANOBOTS: Regenerate 10 HP.

ADVANCED IDEA MINIONS: Summon 1d8 Minions with 5 HP/+3 to rolls.

"George Tarleton was a technician for the criminal organization Advanced Idea Mechanics(A.I.M.), founded by his father Alvin. He was born in Bangor, Maine. Having recently created the Cosmic Cube, the A.I.M. scientists used advanced mutagenics to alter Tarleton and created the super-intelligent man-mind MODOC (an acronym for Mental Organism Designed Only for Computing) to study and improve upon the object, alongside the JOD1E program. MODOC, however, becomes ambitious, kills his creators and takes control of A.I.M.. Renaming himself MODOK (Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing), he comes into conflict with the hero Captain America, who is intent on rescuing S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Sharon Carter from A.I.M."

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Index Card RPG: Warduke

 

WARDUKE for the Index Card RPG 

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+4 STR, +3 ALL OTHERS, +4 WEAPON EFFORT, 

2 ACTIONS/TURN

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FLAMING SWORD: ULTIMATE weapon, the target takes MAGIC damage on their TURN

ANTI-MAGIC SHIELD: MAGIC does half-damage against him

INTIMIDATE: Roll CHA against this action or your next CHECK or ATTEMPT is HARD

"Warduke wears a suit of half-chain and a black, winged helmet. His shield bears the sign of a demon’s head. He was an old friend of Strongheart, a good paladin, but now the two are enemies. Both were exposed to the Heartstone, and Warduke’s cruel nature was brought out while Strongheart’s just nature became stronger.

He especially hates Strongheart, who he feels wastes his time protecting the weak and helpless. “A true fighter,” Warduke feels, “makes himself rich and powerful by the strength of his sword arm. He takes what he can—if you would keep your possessions, kill those who seek to take them. His sword is named Holocaust .”

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Cypher System: HideBehind

HideBehind 3 (9) for the Cypher System

Motive: Stalk
Environment: The Woods
Health: 7
Damage Inflicted: 3
Armor: 1
Movement: Long
Modifications: Hiding and Sneaking as level 5
Combat: HideBehinds can alter their shape to remain unseen from their victims.

Use: The characters are moving through a HideBehind's territory and it's hungry.

"The Hidebehind is a nocturnal fearsome critter from American folklore that preys upon humans that wander the woods, and was blamed for the disappearances of early loggers when they failed to return to camp. As its name suggests, the Hidebehind is said to be able to conceal itself. When an observer attempts to look directly at it, the creature quickly hides behind an object or behind the observer and therefore cannot be directly seen. The Hidebehind supposedly uses this ability to stalk human prey without being observed and to attack them without warning. Said victims, including lumberjacks and others who frequent the forests, are then dragged back to the creature's lair to be devoured. The creature subsists chiefly upon the intestines of its victim and has a severe aversion to alcohol, which is therefore considered a sufficient repellent. Tales of the hidebehind may have been used as an explanation of strange noises in the forest at night. Early accounts describe Hidebehinds as large, powerful animals, despite the fact that no one was able to see them."

Marvel Monday: Man-Thing for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition