Word-Hungry Oni
Descrição
This oni sits in the midst of a vast pile of scrolls. It is made of flesh and bone, and has many hands that are always moving, scratching words onto scrolls, the walls, and anything within reach. The kanji on its skin slowly crawl across its body, gradually shrinking to make space for new ones.
This oni absorbs knowledge but cannot contain it, which is why it must write everything down. Its hands look human but for one elongated nail on each that serves as a brush, and if the PCs look closely they find it’s drawing with ink that runs through its body like blood.
Many secrets might be learned from the Word-Hungry Oni if it is bribed with fresh parchment or scrolls found and stolen without its knowledge. It hates most other oni, and would gladly drain the knowledge from the PCs and leave their demonic forms as empty husks— good for writing surfaces.
Note that the Word-Hungry Oni is an agent of the Phantasm, and if it learns of the PCs’ purpose in Jigoku would send a message by detaching a hand and dispatching it with a scroll to find the Phantasm, seeking it in the Fortress.
Atributos
- Anéis
Air 3 
Earth 4 
Fire 3 
Water 4 
Void 2- Social
- Honra
- 0
- Glória
- 3
- Status
- 0
- Atributos
- Resistência
- 20
- Compostura
- 12
- Foco
- 7
- Vigilância
- 4
- Comportamento
- Inquisitive +2 -2
- Grupos de perícia
- Artisan
- 2
- Martial
- 2
- Scholar
- 4
- Social
- 1
- Trade
- 0
Vantagens e desvantagens
- Vantagens
- Well-Read : Scholar; Mental
- Well-Read
- Desvantagens
- Overwhelmed : Social; Mental
- Overwhelmed
Armas e equipamento
- Armas
- Clawing hands: Range 0–1, Damage 5, Deadliness 4, Snaring
- Equipamento (equipado)
Demonic flesh (Physical 1, Spiritual 1)
Habilidades
- Absorb Knowledge: The Word-Hungry Oni is an Otherworldly, Tainted being. By placing a hand directly on a victim’s flesh, the oni can draw knowledge from them, gaining one piece of information per round as long as it maintains contact (this includes any target Immobilized by the oni’s clawing hands). After 1 round, the
victim gains the Disoriented condition (see page 272 of the core rulebook). After 4 rounds, the victim gains the Muteness (Air) disadvantage (see page 126 of the core rulebook). - Flurry of Hands: When making a Strike action using its clawing hands, the Word-Hungry Oni may spend as follows:
+: If the oni succeeds, deal 5 physical damage to the target or to another target at range 0–1 per spent this way. - Hand Separation: As a Support action, the Word- Hungry Oni may detach a hand, which then uses the Word-Hungry Hand profile. Up to ten hands may operate independently at a time. If any remain detached when the oni sleeps, it begins to grow a new hand in its place, leaving the extra hand to roam until destroyed.
Texto do livro
Wheel of Judgement · Part Two: Jigoku, the Realm of Evil › Exploring Jigoku › Word-Hungry Oni · p. 21
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ADVERSARY | CONFLICT RANK: 7 5
This oni sits in the midst of a vast pile of scrolls. It is made of flesh and bone, and has many hands that are always moving, scratching words onto scrolls, the walls, and anything within reach. The kanji on its skin slowly crawl across its body, gradually shrinking to make space for new ones.
This oni absorbs knowledge but cannot contain it, which is why it must write everything down. Its hands look human but for one elongated nail on each that serves as a brush, and if the PCs look closely they find it’s drawing with ink that runs through its body like blood.
Many secrets might be learned from the Word-Hungry Oni if it is bribed with fresh parchment or scrolls found and stolen without its knowledge. It hates most other oni, and would gladly drain the knowledge from the PCs and leave their demonic forms as empty husks— good for writing surfaces.
Note that the Word-Hungry Oni is an agent of the Phantasm, and if it learns of the PCs’ purpose in Jigoku would send a message by detaching a hand and dispatching it with a scroll to find the Phantasm, seeking it in the Fortress.
00 | 20 03 | 12 00 | 7
+2, –2
DEMEANOR - INQUISITIVE
4
HONOR | ENDURANCE
GLORY | COMPOSURE
STATUS | FOCUS
VIGILANCE
SOCIETAL | PERSONAL
4 3 4 | 3 2
ARTISAN 2 MARTIAL 2 SCHOLAR 4 SOCIAL 1 | TRADE 0
ADVANTAGES | DISADVANTAGES
Well-Read: Scholar; Mental
Overwhelmed: Social; Mental
FAVORED WEAPONS & GEAR
Clawing hands: Range 0–1, Damage 5, Deadliness 4, Snaring
Gear (equipped): Demonic flesh (Physical 1, Spiritual 1)
ABILITIES
Absorb Knowledge: The Word-Hungry Oni is an Otherworldly, Tainted being. By placing a hand directly on a victim’s flesh, the oni can draw knowledge from them, gaining one piece of information per round as long as it maintains contact (this includes any target Immobilized by the oni’s clawing hands). After 1 round, the
victim gains the Disoriented condition (see page 272 of the core rulebook). After 4 rounds, the victim gains the Muteness (Air) disadvantage (see page 126 of the core rulebook).
Flurry of Hands: When making a Strike action using its clawing hands, the Word-Hungry Oni may spend as follows:
+: If the oni succeeds, deal 5 physical damage to the target or to another target at range 0–1 per spent this way.
Hand Separation: As a Support action, the Word- Hungry Oni may detach a hand, which then uses the Word-Hungry Hand profile. Up to ten hands may operate independently at a time. If any remain detached when the oni sleeps, it begins to grow a new hand in its place, leaving the extra hand to roam until destroyed.