A Creature catalog for the Chronicle System

COASTAL
CREATURES

GREAT WHITE SHARK

Author: Joseph Carriker Graphic Design & Art Direction: Hal Mangold
Interior Art: Marc Schmalz
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 GREAT WHITE SHARK
BEAST
Terrible and vast are the great hunters of the sea - or so
those who have seen them say. In truth, those who are wise
in the ways of the sea point out that men are a far greater
menace to shark-kind than the other way around, even if
their appearance does make a man’s blood run cold. Still, of
all the sharks known to attack men, the great white is the
one most often guilty.

GREAT WHITE SHARK

Agility 2, Athletics 6 ( Jump 2B, Strength 4B, Swim 4B),
Awareness 4 (Notice 2B), Cunning 1, Endurance 6 (Stamina
1B), Fighting 5, Stealth 4 (Sneak 2B), Survival 4 (Hunt 2B)
Combat Defense: 12 ❂ Health: 18
Natural Armor: AR 2 ❂ Movement: Swim 10 yards
Grab, Powerful,
Bite 5D 12 Damage
Staggering, Vicious
Blood in the Water: The great white can scent blood in the
water from a great distance away. If it is in combat while there is
blood in the water, the shark enters a berserk frenzy, ignoring all
penalties from Wounds and Injuries inflicted on it.
Breaking the Surface: A great white shark can launch itself
more than ten feet into the air, allowing it to attack targets outside
of the water. This is always a Charge attack action. A target who is
unfamiliar with the shark’s ability to do this may lose his Awareness
from his Combat Defense if the attack roll is greater than his
passive Awareness. Because of the sheer power built up, however,
the shark need not sacrifice one of its degrees of success to use the
Staggering quality of its bite when making such an attack.
Scouring Flesh: Those foolish enough to attempt to attack a great
white shark bare-handed risk injury to themselves. If an attacker
performs such an attack successfully, he takes 1 point of damage,
or 2 points if he gains three or more successes on that attack as the
shark’s sandpaper-like texture tears away at him.
Terrible Beast: The great white shark is capable of taking
Wounds and Injuries, as a primary character.

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