Monster Build
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propatriamoriEdward is a Dryder, part of the Swarm subclass. He is based on an English garden spider.
A reference sheet drawn by the enormously talented Owlie.
Current Monster Traits
--Extra arms or legs, can have a total of eight limbs.
He has four (human) arms at present, and can shift into another form where he has a spider butt that comes with four legs, for a total of eight possible limbs. He can shift in and out of full spider form at will, but he needs to take his pants off first, or he rips them.
--Wall climb, can scale all but the most slippery of surfaces as though walking on flat ground.
He can and does scuttle all over things and enjoys hanging out on the ceiling when inside or in an enclosed space. He is as yet unaware that he looks very creepy when he does this.
--Tremor-Sense: Receive information based on footsteps or similar vibrations through the ground; typically can register the presence of a person or object, and generally pick out physical features such as gait, weight, etc.
He refers to these as his vibrations and uses them to get around. He goes barefoot everywhere to utilise them better, and will stomp his foot or rap his knuckles on objects to make them vibrate so he can sense them better.
--Able to spin webs of silk, sticky or smooth.
Edward makes webs with aplomb, both sticky and non-sticky. The sticky ones are dangerous, because he gets very possessive about anything caught in them. He hasn't eaten anything caught in a web... yet.
--Mandibles growing from or framing the mouth.
When he's gone full spider, Edward has mandibles that come out the sides of his mouth. He uses them to crush whatever's caught in his web, although it grosses him out when he gets splashed with blood or guts. When he's not full spider, the mandibles slide back into his mouth and rest on either side of his jaw.
--Limited Telepathy: can communicate with other members of the hive (ie close friends and the like) through thoughts. These thoughts tend to be limited to emotions like empathy, or simple sentences or single words.
With more Swarm members around now, Edward has gained the hive mind ability. He has also used this on occasion with close friends who aren't in the swarm, although it's far more limited.
Upcoming Monster Traits
--Super jump, capable of leaping twice or even thrice as far as any human, capable of bursts of swift, scuttling speed and enhanced agility.
Great for enhanced scuttling.
Traits from Other Builds
--from Drakonis: Elemental breath, can be exhaled at will or when emotional. Breathes ice.
The poor guy needed at least ONE offensive ability.
--from Volare: Powerful voice: can force objects/creatures back at full volume or shatter glass.
This manifests itself as the sound of the Somme in WWI, and is more industrial sounding than an actual voice. He doesn't like using it if anyone he cares about is around, because he doesn't think anyone else should have that sound in their head.
--from Volare: Swift reflexes: becomes very agile and capable of bursts of tremendous speed.
Not just a spider, but an extremely fast spider.
Visuals
Riding around with his new bestie Vincent Valentine (art by Maruah @coffinturk)
Having a frank exchange of ideas with the Digital Devil Saga crew (art by Ten @bufudine)
A reference sheet drawn by the enormously talented Owlie. Current Monster Traits
--Extra arms or legs, can have a total of eight limbs.
He has four (human) arms at present, and can shift into another form where he has a spider butt that comes with four legs, for a total of eight possible limbs. He can shift in and out of full spider form at will, but he needs to take his pants off first, or he rips them.
--Wall climb, can scale all but the most slippery of surfaces as though walking on flat ground.
He can and does scuttle all over things and enjoys hanging out on the ceiling when inside or in an enclosed space. He is as yet unaware that he looks very creepy when he does this.
--Tremor-Sense: Receive information based on footsteps or similar vibrations through the ground; typically can register the presence of a person or object, and generally pick out physical features such as gait, weight, etc.
He refers to these as his vibrations and uses them to get around. He goes barefoot everywhere to utilise them better, and will stomp his foot or rap his knuckles on objects to make them vibrate so he can sense them better.
--Able to spin webs of silk, sticky or smooth.
Edward makes webs with aplomb, both sticky and non-sticky. The sticky ones are dangerous, because he gets very possessive about anything caught in them. He hasn't eaten anything caught in a web... yet.
--Mandibles growing from or framing the mouth.
When he's gone full spider, Edward has mandibles that come out the sides of his mouth. He uses them to crush whatever's caught in his web, although it grosses him out when he gets splashed with blood or guts. When he's not full spider, the mandibles slide back into his mouth and rest on either side of his jaw.
--Limited Telepathy: can communicate with other members of the hive (ie close friends and the like) through thoughts. These thoughts tend to be limited to emotions like empathy, or simple sentences or single words.
With more Swarm members around now, Edward has gained the hive mind ability. He has also used this on occasion with close friends who aren't in the swarm, although it's far more limited.
Upcoming Monster Traits
--Super jump, capable of leaping twice or even thrice as far as any human, capable of bursts of swift, scuttling speed and enhanced agility.
Great for enhanced scuttling.
Traits from Other Builds
--from Drakonis: Elemental breath, can be exhaled at will or when emotional. Breathes ice.
The poor guy needed at least ONE offensive ability.
--from Volare: Powerful voice: can force objects/creatures back at full volume or shatter glass.
This manifests itself as the sound of the Somme in WWI, and is more industrial sounding than an actual voice. He doesn't like using it if anyone he cares about is around, because he doesn't think anyone else should have that sound in their head.
--from Volare: Swift reflexes: becomes very agile and capable of bursts of tremendous speed.
Not just a spider, but an extremely fast spider.
Visuals
Riding around with his new bestie Vincent Valentine (art by Maruah @
coffinturk)Having a frank exchange of ideas with the Digital Devil Saga crew (art by Ten @
bufudine)
