VOLTORB
Role: Floating Electrical Being
PL 6 (56)
STRENGTH -3
STAMINA 1
AGILITY 1
FIGHTING 2
DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE -4
AWARENESS -3
PRESENCE --
Skills:
Perception 4 (+4)
Stealth 0 (+7 Size)
Advantages:
Close Attack 2, Defensive Roll, Evasion, Improved Initiative
Powers:
"Animal Senses" Senses 4 (Detect Electrical Energy- Ranged & Acute, Low-Light Vision) [4]
"Tackle" Damage 2 [2]
Flight 2 (4 mph) [4]
"Ooze-Like Creatures"
Immunity 18 (Electrical Effects, Paralysis, Aging, Sonic Effects) [18]
"Electrified Touch" Electrical Aura 4 (16) -- [18]
- AE: "Lightning Bolt" Blast 6 (Feats: Split, Accurate 3) (16)
- AE: "Explosion!" Damage 6 (Extras: Area- 30ft. Burst) (Flaws: Side-Effect -2) (3)
"Natural Size" Shrinking 8 (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) [17]
(-2 Strength, -1 Speed, +4 Dodge/Parry, +8 Stealth, -4 Intimidation)
Offense:
Unarmed +4 (+2 Damage, DC 17)
Electrified Touch +4 (+4 Damage, DC 19)
Lightning Bolt +6 (+6 Ranged Damage, DC 21)
Initiative +5
Defenses:
Dodge +6 (DC 16), Parry +6 (DC 16), Toughness +1 (+2 D.Roll), Fortitude +4, Will --
Complications:
Disabled (Animal)- Voltorbs cannot speak to humans, and do not possess any limbs.
Total: Abilities: -20 / Skills: 4--2 / Advantages: 7 / Powers: 63 / Defenses: 4 (56)
-The true nature of Voltorbs had eluded naturalists, Rangers and Wizards for centuries- it was generally assumed that they hailed from an Elemental Plane, or were the creation of a rogue Wizard run amok. They lack much in the way of anatomy, and appear to be inherently electrical, firing out lightning bolts with great frequency. Finally, only a few years ago, it was discovered that the near-mindless creatures are actually related to the Oozes. Their spherical, elemental nature and the faces that appear on the beings (which are unexplained- they are not known to have emotions, though some have sworn that the creatures appear to be smirking at them) had confused everyone.
-Voltorbs are spherical beings that are bilaterally split between red and white- larger ones appear to be white on top with greater regularity. Very, very rarely, a specimen with blue coloring instead of red is found. Mute and uncommunicative, the creatures either lie in wait (where they are often confused for treasure, or magical artifacts) or float about aimlessly, lashing out at random with electrical power. Like Oozes, they cannot be trained (many a Wizard has tried, and suffered the massive burns associated with these attempts)- only placed in the way as obstacles. They are considered nuisances in many parts of the world (they do not truly hold any one particular habitat, and have never been seen eating), but some crafty types have used them as mobile power sources- allowing them to fire lightning into specially-made receptors to allow the energizing of mystical devices. Immune to electricity themselves, they appear to draw sustenance from electrical power- they are seen in larger numbers during powerful storms, but may live for months without eating.
-Though powerful combatants, they are physically weak and rather frail. By far the most dangerous aspect of the creatures is their tendency to explode when overly provoked- an attack that may kill the creature themselves. The explosions are actually the source of further Voltorbs- the electrical energy generated with slowly form tiny, microscopic creatures, which congeal into a younger form of the creature.
Jab's Notes: Voltorb & Electrode are classic "Filler" Pokemon, but actually have a brilliant purpose in-game- while gathering Pokeballs as items is possible, some are actually TRAPS- you are thus baited into setting off an encounter with a wild one of these creatures (which may explode if they're about to be defeated), since they are identical to Pokeballs in the in-game walk-screens. Lacking anything in the way of personality, they are utterly uninteresting, but at least serve SOME purpose because of the "Gotcha!" effect, worthy of D&D itself. They appear in the background a lot in the anime, typically as defensive measures or a nuisance- lacking much personality, they're basically Living Bombs.
-I struggled for AGES with the nature of these guys and the Magneton/Magnemite evolutions, as they are pretty much identical in game (floating electrical balls with no personality)- it literally came to me a couple of days ago that the floating faces could be a strange variety of OOZE, thus tying them into the greater world.