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<blockquote data-quote="Mark Chance" data-source="post: 1117124" data-attributes="member: 2795"><p><strong>DEATH RATTLE</strong></p><p><strong>Quote:</strong> "Victimizer, your time has come!"</p><p><strong>Concept:</strong> Undead toddler</p><p><strong>Occupation:</strong> Spirit of vengeance</p><p><strong>Real Name:</strong> Unknown</p><p><strong>Height:</strong> 2 ft., 1 in.</p><p><strong>Weight:</strong> 30 lbs.</p><p><strong>Eyes:</strong> Burning red</p><p><strong>Hair:</strong> None</p><p></p><p><strong>Background:</strong> There are many theories as to Death Rattle's origins, but no solid answers. What seems certain is that this diminutive monster is some sort of spirit of vengeance that targets people who do harm to children. Death Rattle's growing list of victims includes abusive parents and guardians, abortionists and other child killers, pedophiles, and even a couple of pro-abortion state senators.</p><p></p><p>A veritable industry has sprung up around Death Rattle. Unscrupulous merchants market Death Rattle toys, T-shirts, and trading cards featuring Death Rattle's victims. There is currently a Death Rattle motion picture under production. Pro-abortion organizations decry Death Rattle's actions as part of some sort of right-wing, anti-woman conspiracy. More than a handful of fiery religionists expound on the theme of God's judgment being manifest in Death Rattle's murderous activities.</p><p></p><p>One noteworthy facet of Death Rattle's activities is that it sometimes does not visit its horrible vengeance upon women who have harmed or killed their children. This seems especially true of young, unwed mothers who terminated their pregnacies. It is not the case that such women have not be visited by Death Rattle, but few who have will speak of their experiences.</p><p></p><p>Still, it does seem as there is an element of compassion within Death Rattle's psyche. One young, unwed mother who procured an abortion did grant an off-camera interview in which she tearfully claimed that Death Rattle appeared to her as her dead child, seeking love and offering forgiveness. In the media firestorm that followed the interview, the young woman went underground, changing her name in order to escape the public eye.</p><p></p><p><strong>Appearance:</strong> Death Rattle appears as a toddler carrying a tattered teddy bear (dubbed its "deady bear" by media wags) and a toy rattle, but its head is a fleshless skull the empty sockets in which burn a baleful fire.</p><p></p><p><strong>Powers:</strong> A word of advice for heroes: Don't let Death Rattle's size fool you. This monster is a formidable opponent. Being undead, Death Rattle is virtually immune to harm. Even if destroyed, it simply rises again to once more terrorize and punish. Its toy rattle is actually a weapon of dread mystic power. With its rattle, the monster can animate toys (turning them into deadly automatons), create illusions so realistic that they can kill, and teleport itself instantaneously between locations.</p><p></p><p><strong>Stat Block:</strong> PL 15; Init +4 (Dex); Defense 25 (+10 base, +1 size, +4 Dex); Spd 25 ft., teleport 50 ft.; Base Attack +7; Atk +8 melee (+0S, punch), +11 ranged (+10S, illusion); SV Dmg +5 (Con), Fort +5 (Con), Ref +4 (Dex), Will +3 (Wis); Str 10 (+0), Dex 18 (+4), Con 20 (+5), Int 12 (+1), Wis 16 (+3), Cha 16 (+3).</p><p></p><p><strong>Skills (Ranks):</strong> Hide +11 (3), Intimidate +6 (4), Move Silently +7 (3), Sense Motive +6 (3).</p><p></p><p><strong>Feats:</strong> Darkvision, Detect (people who harm children), Durability, Infamy, Startle.</p><p></p><p><strong>Powers:</strong> Shrinking +3 [<em>Extra:</em> Mighty Mite; <em>Flaw:</em> Permanent; <em>Source:</em> Mystical; <em>Cost:</em> 3 pp]; Undead +10 [<em>Extras:</em> Immunities*, Mental Protection, Protection, Reincarnate (<em>Extra:</em> Never Say Die); <em>Source:</em> Mystical; <em>Cost:</em> 8 pp].</p><p></p><p><strong>Equipment:</strong> Death Rattle +10 [<em>Extras:</em> Animation (<em>Extras:</em> Horde, Imbue with Power*, <em>Flaw:</em> Toys Only), Illusion (<em>Extras:</em> Damaging, Selective), Teleportation; <em>Flaw:</em> Device; <em>Source:</em> Mystical; <em>Cost:</em> 6 pp].</p><p></p><p>*Immune to aging, critical hits, disease, cold, exhaustion, heat, poison, pressure, starvation, and suffocation. The Imbue with Power extra allows Death Rattle to grant an animated toy with one power that has a cost of no more than 2 pp. The power functions at Animation's rank. Death Rattle favors cuddly toys that breathe fire (Energy Blast +10L).</p><p></p><p><strong>Weaknesses:</strong> Disturbing, Quirk (punishes those who harm children).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mark Chance, post: 1117124, member: 2795"] [b]DEATH RATTLE[/b] [b]Quote:[/b] "Victimizer, your time has come!" [b]Concept:[/b] Undead toddler [b]Occupation:[/b] Spirit of vengeance [b]Real Name:[/b] Unknown [b]Height:[/b] 2 ft., 1 in. [b]Weight:[/b] 30 lbs. [b]Eyes:[/b] Burning red [b]Hair:[/b] None [b]Background:[/b] There are many theories as to Death Rattle's origins, but no solid answers. What seems certain is that this diminutive monster is some sort of spirit of vengeance that targets people who do harm to children. Death Rattle's growing list of victims includes abusive parents and guardians, abortionists and other child killers, pedophiles, and even a couple of pro-abortion state senators. A veritable industry has sprung up around Death Rattle. Unscrupulous merchants market Death Rattle toys, T-shirts, and trading cards featuring Death Rattle's victims. There is currently a Death Rattle motion picture under production. Pro-abortion organizations decry Death Rattle's actions as part of some sort of right-wing, anti-woman conspiracy. More than a handful of fiery religionists expound on the theme of God's judgment being manifest in Death Rattle's murderous activities. One noteworthy facet of Death Rattle's activities is that it sometimes does not visit its horrible vengeance upon women who have harmed or killed their children. This seems especially true of young, unwed mothers who terminated their pregnacies. It is not the case that such women have not be visited by Death Rattle, but few who have will speak of their experiences. Still, it does seem as there is an element of compassion within Death Rattle's psyche. One young, unwed mother who procured an abortion did grant an off-camera interview in which she tearfully claimed that Death Rattle appeared to her as her dead child, seeking love and offering forgiveness. In the media firestorm that followed the interview, the young woman went underground, changing her name in order to escape the public eye. [b]Appearance:[/b] Death Rattle appears as a toddler carrying a tattered teddy bear (dubbed its "deady bear" by media wags) and a toy rattle, but its head is a fleshless skull the empty sockets in which burn a baleful fire. [b]Powers:[/b] A word of advice for heroes: Don't let Death Rattle's size fool you. This monster is a formidable opponent. Being undead, Death Rattle is virtually immune to harm. Even if destroyed, it simply rises again to once more terrorize and punish. Its toy rattle is actually a weapon of dread mystic power. With its rattle, the monster can animate toys (turning them into deadly automatons), create illusions so realistic that they can kill, and teleport itself instantaneously between locations. [b]Stat Block:[/b] PL 15; Init +4 (Dex); Defense 25 (+10 base, +1 size, +4 Dex); Spd 25 ft., teleport 50 ft.; Base Attack +7; Atk +8 melee (+0S, punch), +11 ranged (+10S, illusion); SV Dmg +5 (Con), Fort +5 (Con), Ref +4 (Dex), Will +3 (Wis); Str 10 (+0), Dex 18 (+4), Con 20 (+5), Int 12 (+1), Wis 16 (+3), Cha 16 (+3). [b]Skills (Ranks):[/b] Hide +11 (3), Intimidate +6 (4), Move Silently +7 (3), Sense Motive +6 (3). [b]Feats:[/b] Darkvision, Detect (people who harm children), Durability, Infamy, Startle. [b]Powers:[/b] Shrinking +3 [[i]Extra:[/i] Mighty Mite; [i]Flaw:[/i] Permanent; [i]Source:[/i] Mystical; [i]Cost:[/i] 3 pp]; Undead +10 [[i]Extras:[/i] Immunities*, Mental Protection, Protection, Reincarnate ([i]Extra:[/i] Never Say Die); [i]Source:[/i] Mystical; [i]Cost:[/i] 8 pp]. [b]Equipment:[/b] Death Rattle +10 [[i]Extras:[/i] Animation ([i]Extras:[/i] Horde, Imbue with Power*, [i]Flaw:[/i] Toys Only), Illusion ([i]Extras:[/i] Damaging, Selective), Teleportation; [i]Flaw:[/i] Device; [i]Source:[/i] Mystical; [i]Cost:[/i] 6 pp]. *Immune to aging, critical hits, disease, cold, exhaustion, heat, poison, pressure, starvation, and suffocation. The Imbue with Power extra allows Death Rattle to grant an animated toy with one power that has a cost of no more than 2 pp. The power functions at Animation's rank. Death Rattle favors cuddly toys that breathe fire (Energy Blast +10L). [b]Weaknesses:[/b] Disturbing, Quirk (punishes those who harm children). [/QUOTE]
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