Cyberdemon

DC Heroes RPG

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Cyberdemon

Powers:

Growth: 05, Skin Armor: 04

Bonuses and Limitations:

• Growth is Always On and only affects OV and weight/volume (-5FC).
• Growth does not add to movement speed (-1FC).
• Skin Armor only adds to RV versus rockets from Cyberdemons (-3FC).

Skills:

Charisma (Intimidation): 08, Weaponry (Heavy): 06

Note:

With the combination of Strange Appearance and use of the Force Character Interaction Maneuver (since a Cyberdemon’s STR will usually be higher that of the enemies he encounters, unless he is fighting superhumans), Intimidation checks will enjoy a -2CS to OV/RV, making Intimidation very powerful even at 8 APs.

Advantages:

Iron Nerves, Lightning Reflexes.

Connections:

Hell’s armies (Low).

Drawbacks:

Catastrophic Rage (if hit by an attack that is not another Cyberdemon’s rocket, will always attack the offending creature even if it is an ally), Miscellaneous (the footsteps of a moving Cyberdemon make a horrifically loud thumping noise that can be heard at quite a distance — characters trying to detect or locate a moving Cyberdemon get a -2CS Bonus to the OV/RV of the Perception Check), Strange Appearance.

Motivation:

Nihilist.

Occupation:

Demonic guardian.

Wealth:

000

Equipment:

Missiles (x3/unlimited – see description below for details) [BODY 04, Bomb: 12, Limitation: Bomb is reduced by 4 APs for every AP of distance between the initial point of explosion and the target; Range: 06, Grenade drawback, Dart Bonus (Can fire up to three missiles at a time)].

3D sprite from the Voxel Doom mod  .

Fire zee missiles !

A Cyberdemon’s primary weapon is the rocket launcher that has replaced its right forearm. There is a seemingly endless supply of these missiles, perpetually generated by the Cyberdemon’s techno-magics.

However, the Cyberdemon can only generate up to three missiles at a time. After he fires those he must spend a turn “reloading” his launcher.

The missile volleys are represented by the Dart Bonus. The possibility of multiple missile impacts is abstractly represented by the potential RV CSs from the Dart Bonus.

Alternatively (and more in keeping with the mechanics of the computer game), the impact of each missile can be resolved separately, with each of the first two CSs on the Action roll being replaced by an additional missile hitting the target and additional CSs being split evenly among the separate impacts.

For example, if the Cyberdemon fired three missiles and got one CS on the Action roll, the attack would not get a +1CS to EV but would instead would be resolved on the Result Table as two separate hits of Bomb: 12 (while the third missile flies past without hitting the target).

If the Cyberdemon fired two missiles and got four CSs on the Action roll, the attack would be resolved on the Result Table as two separate hits of Bomb: 12 with each hit getting a +1CS to EV.

Fire all zee missiles ! (optional rule)

The above missile rules are sufficient. But if you’d like a game mechanic for generating unlimited missiles (as I did, though I agreed with arguments that it is overly complicated for an NPC), add Fabricate: 25 with the following modifiers: Fabricate can only be used to create the missiles listed above; the OV/RV of the Fabricate roll is 14/14 (-3FC).

Fabricate can create up to three missiles at a time, using the Multi-Attack rules. For example, two missiles could be created at once with a +1CS to the OV/RV of the Fabricate roll (+2FC).

If you are using these rules the reload note can be ignored — the Cyberdemon spends a Phase generating new missiles via Fabricate rather than reloading.

Editor’s Design Notes

Roy went for fairly high Mysticals, presumably under the assumptions that these are significant demonic/magic leaders. Traditionally, magic characters get high Mystical Attributes in Mayfair DC Heroes RPG stats.

That and the Intimidation APs are fleshing out that can’t be supported by the limited material. If you don’t like ’em just change ’em, that won’t contradict any research.

More Physical numbers seem set to reflect the status of 1990s cyberdemons as boss fights. Not the final boss of the game, but a boss encounter nevertheless.

The verbiage around Growth is a bit old, but I’ve kept it intact. Since the BODY scores is presumably computed with the low OV in mind, and the assumption of Critical Blow Manoeuvres. Which, incidentally, means that elite characters with high AVs will do much better against Cyberdemons than basic grunts.