These horrid creatures will scare the most adventuresome intellectual
out of the foul dungeon these creatures occupy. They will be instantly
recognizable to any player of high school age and possibly even
to some of the older members of the D&D clique.
Jock (Male Narcistic)
FREQUENCY:
NO. APPEARING: 2-12
ARMOR CLASS: 10
MOVE:
HIT DICE: 2
% IN LAIR: 95
TREASURE TYPE: combs, mirrors, tennis shoes
NO. OF ATTACKS:
DAMAGE/ATTACK:
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Nausea within 10' radius: verbal harassment causing
1-4 level LG clerics to shudder from 1-8 turns, enrages 4+ level LG creatures
SPECIAL DEFENSES:
MAGIC RESISTANCE:
INTELLIGENCE:
ALIGNMENT: Chaotic, Evil
SIZE:
PSIONIC ABILITY:
Males — Until the age of 13, the jocks keep to secluded spots
(under beds, in closets, under rocks, etc.), and upon reaching age
21 are
locked away (in trunks of cars, padded cells, back in closets, etc.)
though
if given scholarships (05%) they will become professionals. Normally
they speak Gibberish, but every 2-4 turns they utter an expletive in
Common. They inhabit hallways and lockerrooms, occasionally mistaking
tunnels and caverns for the above. They frequent schools, learn
nothing and often boast of this in Gibberish. They have a morale of
-3
when faced with battle or a decision. Charisma is -4. They will follow
females of Beauty 4+ and try to seduce her, causing extreme revulsion.
Warning: these creatures appear to be human! Jocks cannot be harmed
with any weapons, only the damaging phrases below will harm them.
Damaging Phrases to be used on jocks
Causing 1-4 pts. damage if spoken with malicious forethought and
deadly intent. Only 3 will work on any given male. They will cause
damage
to each male in the group that is affected by that particular phase.
*
—Your shoe is untied.
— Hey man, who cut your hair?
— Your teeth are yellow.
—Can you chew gum and walk at the same time?
—I see you got an A this term! (see below 5% bonus)
Any questions as to masculinity, 10% bonus below
*Embarrassment Bonus
All jocks have a Brashness Roll (3-18), with a Brashness of 3 a jock
has a
50% chance of 1 extra hp damage due to embarassment. For each
extra point of Brashness this chance decreases by 5%.
Special Phrases
Only one of these will work on a jock but they cause from 1-8 pts.
damage. Must be said with deadly intent emphasized (referees disretion).
— what’re you, some kind of liberal or something? (causes friends to
turn on him)
— Is (are) that (those) the dog(s) you told me you had to take out?
(referring to girlfriend(s). causes all groupies to attack hapless
male)
— Weren’t you the one at the cheap, motel last week? (directed at
female, causes male-female schism)
— any mathematics equation (also causes shock for one to twenty
turns.)
Any male group will have at least 1 female in it and vice-versa.
Groupie (Female Narcistic)
FREQUENCY:
NO. APPEARING: 4-24
ARMOR CLASS: 12
MOVE: only when 'picked up' by males
HIT DICE: 1/2
% IN LAIR: 50%
TREASURE TYPE: brushed, chewing gum, cheap makeup of your choice.
NO. OF ATTACKS:
DAMAGE/ATTACK: fingernails
SPECIAL ATTACKS: earth shattering scream (special)
SPECIAL DEFENSES:
MAGIC RESISTANCE:
INTELLIGENCE:
ALIGNMENT: chaotic, evil
SIZE:
PSIONIC ABILITY:
Females — After the age of 12 the groupie frequents crowded
spots (discos, bathrooms, street comers, etc.), and upon reaching 21
become a House wife, although if street corners were their most frequent
abodes they become professionals. They also speak Gibberish,
fluently. Earth shattering screams stun 1-4 turns, causing victims
to understand
Gibberish and go insane (st vs. magic). Victims who go insane
become Narcistics. There are no virgin female narcistics. ½
of a group
encountered will detach themselves from the main body to fawn on
characters with a strength of 12 plus and Charisma of 13 plus.
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