Gill Man

Gill Man — Wild Card

Attributes: Agility d8, Smarts d6, Spirit d8, Strength d10, Vigor d10

Skills: Climbing d6, Fighting d10, Notice d8, Stealth d8, Survival d8, Swimming d10

Info: Pace: 6 / Parry: 7 / Toughness: 9 (2 - Natural Armor)

Languages: Aquan, rudimentary Common

Special Abilities

Amphibious:
The Gill Man can breathe both air and water. He cannot drown and has an Aquatic Pace of 8.

Armor +2:
Dense scales and rubbery hide.

Claws:
Str+d6.

Bite:
Str+d4.

Rending Assault:
The Gill Man may make two Fighting attacks in one action at –2 to both attacks, using either two claws or one claw and one bite.

Adapted Physiology:
The Gill Man gains +2 to Vigor rolls made to resist paralysis or extreme cold, and +2 to Strength or Agility rolls made to resist or escape a grapple.

Empathic Perception:
The Gill Man gains +2 to Notice rolls made to determine another creature’s emotional state, intentions, hostility, or fear.

Aquatic Camouflage:
The Gill Man gains +2 Stealth while underwater, in heavy rain, or in Dim or Dark lighting.

Low Light Vision:
The Gill Man ignores attack penalties for Dim and Dark lighting.

Fast Regeneration:
At the beginning of each round, the Gill Man may make a Vigor roll. A success heals one Wound or removes Incapacitation, and a raise heals an additional Wound. Wounds caused by fire or acid cannot be regenerated and must heal normally.

The Gill Man also gains +2 to Spirit rolls made to recover from Shaken.

Water Jet:
At the start of each turn after this ability has been used, roll 1d6. Water Jet recharges on a 5–6.

When available, the Gill Man surges up to 4" in a straight line without triggering free attacks for withdrawing from melee, then immediately makes one claw attack.

If the attack hits, make an opposed Strength roll against the target. On a success, the target is pushed 2" directly away from the Gill Man.

Notes 

• The Gill Man is a number of aquatic-based humanoids that dwell off the coast of the ocean and in the brackish rivers in the known world. Their physiology including gills, webbed appendages, and naturally toughened flesh allows them to dwell beneath the surface with little need to appear, however, in addition to gills, these creatures possess a set of air sacs that allow it to dwell for temporary periods on land without suffocating.
• While not necessarily malicious, The Gill Man along with the rest of his kind are territorial and will defend regions that they deem theirs. Any mutual attraction that these creatures have to beautiful human women (and possibly men) is still not understood by scientists. The Gill Man does have an ability to project almost supernatural empathy to create an attraction.
• Has an environmental weakness to drying out. This does require a Gill Man to regularly become submerged, preferring salt or brackish level water over pure fresh water, but any liquid will ultimately suffice in keeping its skin and sensitive organs properly moist.