Slegs (Soul Worms, Puppet-masters)
It has been awhile since I’ve posted anything so here’s a new beastie I created.
NAME: Slegs (Soul Worms, Puppet-masters)
NUMBER: 1d4
MORALE: 1d6+2
HIT DICE: 12d6
ARMOUR: 8
LAND SPEED: 12 / 600 / 12
MS: 1d10+4 IN: 2d8+4
DX: 1d10+2 CH: 1d4
CN: 1d12+4 PS: 3d6+4
ATTACKS: 1 Squirt (10d6 acid damage).
MUTATIONS: Chameleon Powers, Life Leech, Mental Control, Sound Imitation, Symbiotic Attachment, Taller (4m Tall), Telepathy.
DESCRIPTION: This species of mutated slug often bond with other species and then use their influence to control the bonded symbiote. Slegs will attach themselves to individuals of power and then manipulate them from the shadows while using their chameleon powers to remain hidden.
The image is by Edd Cartier and was originally published in Travelers of Space (Published by Gnome Press, 1951). Many thanks to the Golden Age Comic Book Stories blog for posting these fantastic images.
Tim Hartin is a mutant plant that started playing Role-Playing Games way back in the early 1980s and has been hooked ever since. He's a big fan of Old School RPGs that allow one's imagination to run wild and free. When he's not working on RPG stuff, he spend his time being a web/graphic designer, cartographer, writer, and a full-time insomniac.
Jay
22 Aug, 2011
Great write up. And I know just the source for that illio.
Tim Hartin
22 Aug, 2011
Yup. As soon as I saw those pics, I knew they would make great Gamma World creatures.