Character Sheet
Beast-Men of Diemos and Phobus
Category : Comic Books
Subcategory : DC universe
Type : Villain
Game System : DC Heroes (Blood of Heroes S.E.)
Beast-Men of Phobus and Diemos v1.1
Source of Character: Wonder Woman v1 #183
Helper(s): John Colagioia
Reasons: We don't really see them fighting, so the stats are fairly speculative.
Game Stuff
Average Beast-Man
| Dex: 04 | Str: 03 | Bod: 04 | Motivation: Power |
| Int: 02 | Wil: 02 | Min: 03 | Occupation: Barbarian |
| Inf: 03 | Aur: 02 | Spi: 03 | Resources {or Wealth}: 003 |
| Init: 009 | HP: 010 |
Bonuses and Limitations:
- Aura of Fear only works on targets who can see the Beast-Men (-1)
- Aura of Fear cannot induce fleeing -- just the "stand and quiver in fear" reaction (+1)
- Beast-men can deliver "massed fire" with their Aura of Fear power. This is not a standard Team Attack ; rather, use the number of Beast-Men as the Effect Unit Multiplier (see the multiplication table on p134 of BOH:SE or p93 of the 3rd edition)
Drawbacks: Strange Appearance
Equipment:
- Scimitar [BODY 05, EV 04]
- Small round shield [BODY 06]
Background
Marital Status: Varies (if applicable)
Known Relatives: None
Group affiliation: Associated in an unclear fashion with Phobus and Diemos
Base Of Operations: Olympus
Height: Varies Weight: Varies
Eyes: Varies Hair: Varies
Powers and Abilities
The Beast-Men are a rampaging barbarian horde with Classical equipment, tactics and training. They are, however, thoroughly non-human, with the two most common phenotypes being centaurs, and fat goblins riding small mounts that look like a cross between a pig and a kangaroo.
The Beast-Men look so ugly, weird and confusing that they can paralyze armies into complete indecision. They use this as a major tactical edge, using their Automatic Actions to move around and position themselves while they use their Dice Action on Aura of Fear. In combat, though, they use their actions to fight normally.
Given their wide variance in size, some Beast-Men may have up to 2 or 3 APs in Growth or Shrink.
History:
The Beast-Men of Phobus and Diemos (consistently spelled that way), sons of Ares, are an Olympian army that was once used to invade the pre-Crisis Paradise Island while it was in another dimension. Ares had been denied the secret of dimensional travel by Hippolyte, and was ready to kill every last Amazon in open warfare to get it.
The first attack by Ares' troops was repulsed, and the Amazons sent a messenger to fetch Wonder Woman on Earth. At this point she didn't have her superhuman powers anymore - yet she took command of the Amazons in desperate battle against the troops of Ares.
Ares then sent the Beast-Men against the Amazons. Their unearthly appearance paralyzed even the indomitable women warriors - until Diana noted that her mentor, a blind human nicknamed I-Ching, seemed completely unaffected. Realizing that not seeing the Beast-Men meant not being affected by them, Diana ordered a blind charge with the Amazons staying behind their shields. Although the battle was difficult and left many Amazons dead, as they were greatly outnumbered by the Beast-Men, it allowed the women to break the ranks of the Beast-Men and ultimately send them into a chaotic retreat. The day was won.
Description:
See illustration.
Personality
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