Re: Reusing old figures

G'day Eli,

 >All I need to do is shave off the noses and angle
 >back the upper jaw of them to give them a sort of
 >amphibian face, paint them with mottled smooth skin
 >and they become my powerhouse amphibians.

Sounds pretty cool, I'd love to see a pic when they're finished.

 >I was thinking of statting them out as PAs as they
 >are gigantic and as I had written them they were highly
 >adaptable, very resilient and harder than *&$@? to kill.

Because of the subdermal armour?? I'm not arguing that they shouldn't be
I 
was just wondering at the logic. Terran amphibians aren't well
protected, 
though they can be fast and lethal.

 >Any thoughts on alternatives to statting them or
 >armament for aliens big enough to carry full
 >sized RFAC/1s in their hands?

I can think of a couple of options, but it depends on how you see them.

For instance, they could actually be close combat specialists who use
their 
size to overwhelm in close combat where their toxins can take affect. 
Alternatively they could be very timid creatures preferring to keep
their 
bodies (vulnerable to desiccation) well hidden and then using heavy  or 
long range weaponry to hit at range. You cold also suggest that being so

much bigger doesn't given them any greater ability (armour) to avoid a
hit, 
but they get two hits say. A dead result is still a dead say, but give
them 
an automatic check for the first wound and they only need medics (and
can't 
fight) on the second.

Cheers

Beth

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