HALF LIFE 2

FAST HEADCRAB

Val	CHA	Cost	Roll	Notes
1	STR	-9	9-	Lift 28.7 kg; 0d6 HTH Damage
18	DEX	16	13-
10	CON	0	11-
8	INT	-2	11-	PER Roll 11-
5	EGO	-5	10-
10	PRE	0	11-	PRE Attack:  2d6

6	OCV	15
8	DCV	25
2	OMCV	-3
2	DMCV	-3
3	SPD	10		Phases:  4, 8, 12

2	PD	0		Total:  2 PD (0 rPD)
2	ED	0		Total:  2 ED (0 rED)
4	REC	0
20	END	0
3	BODY	-7
10	STUN	-5		Total Characteristic Cost:  30

Movement:	Running:	14m/28m 
		Leaping:	3m
		Swimming:	0m

Cost	Powers & Skills
7	Grab:  +10 STR, Reduced Endurance (0 END; +½); Only For Grabs (-1)
5	Unperturbed:  +10 PRE; Only To Resist Presence Attacks (-1)
15	Bite:  HKA 1/2d6, Constant (+1/2), END 1
50	Create Fast Headcrab Zombie:  Severe Transform 10d6 (humans into Headcrab Zombies, healing process 
	currently unknown), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +½); Extra Time (1 Turn (Post-Segment 12), this 
	time may vary; -1 ¼), All Or Nothing (-½), No Range (-½), Limited Target (humans; -½), Must Follow 
	Successful Grab (-½), Linked (Bite; -¼) 
7	Resilient:  LS  (Immunity: All terrestrial poisons; Safe in High Radiation)
1	Short Legs:  Leaping +3m (3m forward, 1 ½m upward); No Noncombat Movement (-¼), END 1
2	Fast:  Running +2m (14m total), END 1
-2	Can't Swim:  Swimming -4m
1	Burrowing:  Tunneling 1m through 1 PD material; Limited Medium Very Limited (loose soil and 
	sand; -1), No Noncombat Movement (-¼), END 1
-35	Blind:  has no Sight Sense Group
32	"Sees" Without Eyes:  Spatial Awareness (Hearing Group)

	Skills
8	Aims For The Head:  +8 versus Hit Location penalties with Bite

3	Climbing 13-
6	Concealment 14-; Self Only (-½)
7	Stealth 14-

Total Powers & Skill Cost:  101
Total Cost:  131

175+	Matching Complications (50)
20	Physical Complication:  Animal Intelligence (Frequently; Greatly Impairing)
15	Physical Complication:  Diminutive (typically no larger than about .5m; +12m KB) (Frequently; 
	Slightly Impairing)
20	Physical Complication:  Very Limited Manipulation (Frequently; Greatly Impairing)
40	Susceptibility:  water 3d6 damage per Segment (Very Common)

Total Complication Points:  50
Experience Points:  0

Description: Fast Headcrabs look much like normal Headcrabs, except that have smoother-skinned bodies with elongated limbs. They’re very quick, running much faster than regular Headcrabs, with a higher degree of agility and a marked ability to climb surfaces. Much like their large and slower brethren, Fast Headcrabs try to pounce on unsuspecting targets so they can turn then into Headcrab Zombies.

Designer's Notes: The Fast Headcrab is one of the alien creatures found in Valve Software’s Half Life 2 series of games. Much of the information here was taken from direct game play, as well as the Combine OverWiki, found at http://half-life.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page. The stats given here are a mix of conjecture, game play descriptions, and an attempt to present in-game concepts in a manner consistent with the HERO System.

(Fast Headcrab created by Valve Software, character sheet created by Michael Surbrook)

Fast Headcrab Hero Designer File

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