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Merv the Griffin
companion animal

A Newbie Contractor played by BOMBSHELL2150 in Maelstrom Prime

Merv the Griffin is a companion animal to Chuck Biscuits who will risk their life to become a herald of terror and mayhem and digest exciting new creatures and people.

They are 5 years old, live in Los Angeles, and often appears as an Eagle/Lion chimera with a purple mohawk.

Merv the Griffin lives in Maelstrom Prime, a setting where Contractors learn how special they really are.

Attributes

Brawn

3 Charisma

1 Dexterity

3 Intellect

3 Perception

3

Abilities

2 Alertness

0 Animals

2 Athletics

0 Crafts

0 Culture

0 Drive

0 Firearms

0 Influence

0 Investigation

0 Medicine

0 Melee

0 Occult

0 Performance

0 Science

1 Stealth

2 Survival

0 Technology

0 Thievery

3 Brawl

(TapClick for Combat reference)

Initiative: 0 dice

Movement: 0 feet

Dash: 0 feet

Perception + Alertness: 0 dice

At the start of Combat, roll Initiative: Dexterity + Perception Difficulty 6.

Each Round of Combat represents 3 seconds of near-simultaneous action.

It's my Turn

You get one Movement and one Action on your turn every Round of Combat.

Movement

Movement is taken immediately before OR after your Action. It cannot be split.
You may Free Move (0) feet. Minimum 5 feet.
You may Dash up to an additional (0 feet).
- Dashing penalizes your Action -1 die per 5 feet.
All-out Sprint: instead of using free Movement or Dash, you may spend your Action and roll Brawn + Athletics ( dice) Difficulty 6. You move (0 + (Outcome x 5) Feet).

Actions

Attack with your weapon or hands.
Evade by rolling to Defend or Dodge. Your Outcome is "spent" to reduce the Outcome of any incoming attacks until your next Action.
Activate a Power or use an Ability as normal.
Hold your Action by declaring an Action and a triggering event. If the event occurs before your turn on the next Round, you perform the Action.

I'm being attacked

If you have not yet spent your Action this Round, you may use it as a Reaction.

Reactions

Dodge by rolling Dexterity + Athletics ( dice) Difficulty 6. Your Outcome is subtracted from the attacker's.
Defend with your weapon by rolling its attack roll. Your Outcome is subtracted from the attacker's. Availability depends on weapon match-up (tap/hover).
Clash with the attacker using the same roll you would use to Defend. The higher Outcome (not contested) is treated as the result of a successful, undefended attack roll against the loser.

Desperate Defense

If you have already used your Action, you may Exert your Mind to perform a Reaction. Your next Round's Action receives a -2 dice penalty. You cannot Clash as a Desperate Defense or React more than once to a given Action.

Will to Survive

Once per Contract, you may reduce the severity of an incoming Injury up to 5 Severity levels (to a minimum of Severity 5). You also take a point of Mind Damage and suffer a Battle Scar as normal.

If an attack's Outcome is positive after defense, it results in a new Injury with Severity = Outcome + Weapon damage - Armor

Injuries

(Merv the Griffin is unharmed)

(TapClick for Severe Injury reference)

Injuries Severity 4+ cause a Battle Scar or Equipment destruction and always require Stabilization

Stabilization is the Injury's main treatment, and each Injury can only be successfully Stabilized once

Unstabilized Injuries worsen by 1 Severity level every half hour

Proper Stabilization

Requires an advanced first aid kit for Severity 4 Injuries, a surgery setup for Severity 5 Injuries, and a surgery theater for Severity 6+ Injuries.

Roll Intellect + Medicine, Difficulty equal to Severity

An Outcome of 1 or greater will Stabilize the Injury and stop its degradation.
Outcome 4+ puts the Injury on track to heal clean: its Battle Scar heals with it.
On a Botch, the Injury's Severity increases by 1.
Failed or Botched attempts may be re-attempted at +1 Difficulty per failure.

Makeshift Stabilization

Attempt a major treatment using insufficient or improvised medical equipment.

Roll Intellect + Medicine, Difficulty > Severity

(Difficulty based on materials and tactics used)

Outcome 1+ will Stabilize the Injury and stop its degradation.
However, any Outcome less than 4 increases the Injury’s Severity by 1. Botches also worsen its Battle Scar if it caused one.
Regardless of Outcome, any Battle Scars caused by the Injury will persist after it is fully healed.
Failed or Botched attempts may be retried at +1 Difficulty per failure.

Self-stabilization attempts are rolled at +1 Difficulty.

Battle Scars

Dice penalties from Battle Scars do not stack with Stress

(Merv the Griffin has no Battle Scars)

Body 7

Stress

5 Mind

Bruised

Hurt

-1

Injured

-1

Worried

Wounded

-2

Alarmed

Mauled

-3

Frantic

Maimed

-4

Delirious

X_X

Limits

Capture

Traumas

(Merv the Griffin has no Traumas)

Circumstances

Circumstances describe your situation.

Examples include enemies, wealth, notoriety, social status, contacts, fame, and imprisonment.

Because each Playgroup has its own setting, Circumstances record the Playgroup they were acquired in.

Conditions

Conditions describe your state of being.

Examples of Conditions include curses, diseases, and impactful personality quirks.

Conditions are granted by Assets and Liabilities or by GMs based on the events of Contracts and Downtime activities like Moves, and Loose Ends.

Because Conditions may have GM-created systems, they also record the Playgroup they were acquired in.

From The Netherworld

Savage Attack (Your companion creature has a type of Attack which is particularly brutal. They gain +3 dice to this Attack roll. This attack must be mundane and make sense for the type of companion.) Attack - Beak and Claws

Resilient (Your companion has an extra Body level.)

Flight (Your companion may fly at normal movement speed.)

Improved (Your companion creature receives a one-time infusion of 18 Exp.)

Unique Connection (Your companion cannot communicate with or understand anyone other than you.)

Growl (Your companion cannot speak or communicate to yourself or others. However, it still understands a single language.)

Rampage (When engaged in combat, your companion must roll Mind to distinguish between friend and foe.)

Loose Ends

Loose Ends will cause problems for you if you don't tie them up.

Examples of Loose Ends include enemies, debts, evidence, and promises.

All Loose Ends have a Cutoff that counts down each time you attend a Contract. When it hits zero, the Threat of your Loose End manifests, causing issues for your Contractor.

You cannot see the current values of your Loose Ends' Cutoffs, but you can take initiative and make Moves on your Downtimes to deal with them before time runs out.

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Advancement

Newbie

0 Victories - 0 Failures

Remaining Exp: 68
(Earned: 150 - Spent: 82)

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Journal
Merv the Griffin has not written in their journal yet.

Questionnaire

Latest 0 of 0 answers

Moves

Merv the Griffin has made 0 Moves.

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Biography

This enormous monster is a mythological chimera of an Eagle and a Lion. It's mane has been Elmers-glued into a mohawk which Chuck has dyed purple. Merv seems strangely ok with this.

Enhancements

Flight (Your companion may fly at normal movement speed.)
Resilient (Your companion has an extra Body level.)
Savage Attack (Your companion creature has a type of Attack which is particularly brutal. They gain +3 dice to this Attack roll. This attack must be mundane and make sense for the type of companion.)
    Attack - Beak & Claws
Mystical Creature (You may use your Gifts to grant Powers to your companion instead of yourself.)
Improved (Your companion creature receives a one-time infusion of 18 Exp.)

Drawbacks

Unique Connection (Your companion cannot communicate with or understand anyone other than you.)
Growl (Your companion cannot speak or communicate to yourself or others. However, it still understands a single language.)
Rampage (When engaged in combat, your companion must roll Mind to distinguish between friend and foe.)