Flerken (Genesys)

July 15, 2019 Linda Whitson Astral Projections, Character Stats, Lore Check 0

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Last month, I took a look at the MCU Flerken alien, with Mutants & Masterminds 3e stats, here. Today, I offer a version for Genesys.

Flerken are a very, very rare sentient alien species, with an off-Earth reputation so scary that 99% of intelligent non-Earth Humans demand that “[Someone] shoot to kill and don’t ask questions!” upon sighting one. (The other 1% suggest that someone else capture it to sell for a fortune.) Earth natives–even experienced galactic travellers–are shocked by this attitude, having been lulled by the Flerken resemblance to the familiar pet cats of their homeworld.

But Flerken are not felines; they may not even be mammals, since only a handful of the most primitive mammals lay eggs. Flerken are also quite toxic, and even relatively mild wounds can result in loss of an eye or other body part. But these, and their sentience aren’t the most dramatic differences between Flerken and Cats. These unique creatures hold at least 1 pocket dimension in their mouth or stomach, which can result in many valuable things (or beings?) going missing. For good or ill…

FLERKEN [Rival]

Brawn 1
Agility 4
Intellect 2
Cunning 3
Presence 1
Willpower 2

Soak 2      Defense 0/0     Wound Threshold 12

Skills
Athletics 3
Brawl 2
Perception 3

Ability
It’s NOT a Housecat!: Flerken look and act like the domesticated cat of Earth, and are easily mistaken for them, by Earth’s Humans, but not by other sentient species. It’s a Daunting difficulty Perception check for a Human to notice anything off about a Flerken.

Equipment
Claws (Damage +1, Engaged, Critical 2, Pierce 1, Vicious 1)
Tentacles (Damage 6, Short range, Critical 3, Belly of Holding: 2 Advantage to swallow into pocket dimension)

Design & Play Notes: As per usual, this is a holistic, from the ground up, rewrite, not a conversion from my M&M stats. The Tentacles are based off the official FFG Star Wars Rathtar stats, and these stats could even be used in that game–although Flerken don’t seem that Star Wars-y to me. (YMMV) The Belly of Holding ability is more a plot device for the GM, even though I include an Advantage cost.

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Linda Whitson

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Linda Whitson is a long-time RPGer, amateur musician & artist, & an officer in the Rebel Legion Star Wars costuming club. Linda met her husband in an AD&D game and they have 2 teenagers, an anime fangirl daughter and a son who plays on his university's quidditch team. She is the Lead Mod of D20 Radio's forums and Copy Editor for the blog. Linda can be reached at GMLinda@d20radio.com

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