[S7S] Pop Creatures 1: Reptile (you know . . . as in Mortal Kombat)

[fissionessence]

Mortal Kombat's Reptile stars in the first Pop Creatures from Silent7Seven Games. See your favorite characters from video games, TV and movies translated into 4E D&D in both monster and player character formats. It's only one page, and it's free!

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The player character formats you will see in Pop Creatures are based on normal character building rules, but will almost always take liberties in power selection and certain restrictions. The results should be reasonably balanced, but S7S makes no guarantees
All items in the player writeup are from the Player's Handbook, except as follows:
[PHB2] Player's Handbook 2
[MP] Martial Power
[AV] Adventurer's Vault
[DR#] Dragon Magazine, issue #

EDIT: An updated version of the file has been uploaded, including a revision of the first paragraph and a trademark attribution to Wizards of the Coast. No changes to either stat block have taken place.

~ fissionessence

If you're interested in more Silent7Seven products, read on:

So about five months ago (in October) I said that our first product (previewed in my signature) would be released by the end of the year. That obviously didn't happen, and while I'd like to say it'll be done by the end of March, I'd rather not have to eat my words again. There's a good chance that it'll be done by April, but I felt similarly in October as well. I doubt anyone's held their breath for The Lunar Scrolls, considering we don't have any fans, as you need products to have fans, but I figured I'd give a 'state of the company' address in case anyone happened to be keeping score.

The Lunar Scrolls is about 90% done, and has been for months, but the final 10% is really taking longer than it should. Regardless, we also have one other project (a class called the Rune Soldier) at about 25%, and a couple other classes (the Enchanter, and the tentatively named 'Totemist') are in the beginning design stages. Other product plans include an encounter line that focuses on unique and interesting stuff that deviates from the monsters+terrain+traps/hazards elements of 4E. The final concept is a 'campaign arc setting' that is hardly more than a twinkle in our eyes over here at S7S, but it's called Descend the Gods.

You've just seen the first release of our last 'product' line: Pop Creatures. I'd been planning this for a while, and was going to wait until we had other products and a web site, but I wanted to put something out sooner rather than later. It's intended to be more of a 'fan release' than anything we publish under the GSL, but it seems like it could be fun and useful, and I hope people enjoy it. Any feedback on the structure, formatting, or suggestions for future Pop Creature appearances are welcome!

 

[Alzrius]

I just want to say that I think this line of products is a great idea (though I'm not sure about the exact legality of it - I think it's okay as long as it's released for free, as a "fan" product). I love seeing pop culture elements in D&D terms, so I say yay!

That said, as a 3.5 holdover, I don't suppose there's any chance you'd give us this line in 3.5E terms too? Pretty please?

EDIT: As a note, Reptile being a servant of Quan Chi isn't accurate, per se. Reptile was the dedicated servant of Shao Kahn in Mortal Kombat I-III. During the events of MK III (really, MK Trilogy) Khameleon informed him of the role that Shao Kahn played in the destruction of the race of raptors, and he went to work for the fallen elder god Shinnok instead, under the promise that Shinnok would send him back in time to when his race was at its zenith as a reward for his service.

This promise never materialized, and given that reptile was continually devolving (due to not being around a matriarch of his race), he eventually went back to Shao Kahn's service, falling under the charismatic Emperor's sway once more (turning against Khameleon as a result). Seeking revenge after Shao Kahn's apparent death, he was possessed by the spirit of Onaga, the Dragon King. When Onaga was defeated by Shujinko, and his soul sealed in the Netherrealm by Nightwolf, Reptile was freed, albeit in death. It's unknown (at this time) how he came to be alive again for the events of Armageddon.

 

[fissionessence]

I just want to say that I think this line of products is a great idea (though I'm not sure about the exact legality of it - I think it's okay as long as it's released for free, as a "fan" product). I love seeing pop culture elements in D&D terms, so I say yay!

Good! I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought this would be cool. I'm not sure of the legality of it, either, but this line will always be free, so I don't expect any problems.

That said, as a 3.5 holdover, I don't suppose there's any chance you'd give us this line in 3.5E terms too? Pretty please?

Ehhhhh. That seems unlikely for two reasons:
1) One of the original tenets of this idea was how easy it would be to accomplish in 4E. I don't want to try to figure out how many levels of each class a character needs to take to build Reptile (etc., etc.) for a 3.5 version.
2) I've been playing 4E for months and months now, and I don't think I'd remember how to build a 3.5 character/monster! (Only slightly kidding.)

EDIT: As a note, Reptile being a servant of Quan Chi isn't accurate, per se. Reptile was the dedicated servant of Shao Kahn in Mortal Kombat I-III. During the events of MK III (really, MK Trilogy) Khameleon informed him of the role that Shao Kahn played in the destruction of the race of raptors, and he went to work for the fallen elder god Shinnok instead, under the promise that Shinnok would send him back in time to when his race was at its zenith as a reward for his service.

This promise never materialized, and given that reptile was continually devolving (due to not being around a matriarch of his race), he eventually went back to Shao Kahn's service, falling under the charismatic Emperor's sway once more (turning against Khameleon as a result). Seeking revenge after Shao Kahn's apparent death, he was possessed by the spirit of Onaga, the Dragon King. When Onaga was defeated by Shujinko, and his soul sealed in the Netherrealm by Nightwolf, Reptile was freed, albeit in death. It's unknown (at this time) how he came to be alive again for the events of Armageddon.

Woah. I just took my info from wikipedia.com.

"Silent7Seven Games makes no claims as to the validity of the backstory of characters presented herein."

Hehe. That said, I'll probably update that pdf when I get a chance to make it correct.

Thanks for the feedback! And if anyone has any opinions on the presentation of the player character 'stat block', I'd be very interested. I think it conveys all the information a player needs except for explicit power and class/race feature text (thus saving a lot of space and potential legal issues), but I'd like to know if anyone has trouble reading through it or finding what they're looking for there.

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