Cat's Eye Dragon Hatchling
The Cat's-Eye Dragon has definite feline overtones, while remaining a dragon in every way, with massive wings and powerful limbs. Yet the dragon has retractable claws and golden, almond-shaped eyes like those of a cat, even the muzzle of the dragon is more blunt and feline in shape with enormous canine teeth, as opposed to the more traditional reptilian dragon jaws. Its scales come in tones of tan, gold, tawny yellow, muted orange with red flecks, to deep crimson and blood red. Tufts of darker fur/hair crown the end of the dragon's prehensile tail, and a mane of matching fur often surrounds its head and neck.
The Cat's-Eye Dragon also behaves much like an enormous house cat, napping often during the day and full of vim and vigor at night. They are known for their games of cat and mouse with opponents (including humans) and for their independent and snobbish attitude in regard to other life forms. These distinct dragons are very psionic in nature, though dual natured like all dragons. Their primary abilities present themselves as psionic powers, and while they are otherwise minor psychics, it is a significant part of who they are. This is yet another reason for it's snobbish attitude towards other life forms. Other beings are malleable to the dragon's will, and it doesn't even have to show itself to do so.
Initial Abilities
- Cat's Eye Gaze*: The dragon may catch a non-mindless intelligent creature with its intense gaze and subjugate its will with his own innate psionic might. The creature must be within Smarts in inches of the dragon. The dragon does an opposed Psionics vs Spirit roll with the target. With success, the target becomes a puppet under the character’s control. This is subject to the normal rules for maintaining powers (SWD 118) and power disruption (SWD 119). Controlled victims make another contested Spirit roll to resist any time he’s forced to do something anathema to his personality, such as walk off a cliff or attack a loved one (Game Master’s call). Success means the target resists for the round and performs no action, while a raise allows him to break free of the controller’s grip entirely. (Of course the dragon can use the power on this victim again on his next action.) Rolling a 1 on the Psionics die when using Cat's Eye Gaze does not result in Brainburn (per Savage Worlds p.119). A critical failure against any target leaves them impervious to this effect for 24 hours. Note that the target DOES remember what they did, but not why they did it. A Smarts check at a dramatically appropriate time may let them figure out it might have been under some sort of mind control.
SPC Costs
- Fire Breath*: Cat's Eye Hatchlings can fire a bolt of flame at Range 12/24/48 and Damage 3d6 (Mega Damage), using their Shooting skill. Alternately, they can do 3d6, Mega Damage in a Cone Template starting from their mouths. Every target within the cone makes an Agility roll −2 to avoid the attack. Those who fail suffer damage.
SPC Costs
- Turn Invisible at will*: As an action that can be taken at-will, a Cat's Eye Dragon may turn invisible. This only works in the draconic form, and anything carried beyond small personal effects will be visible (a ring or necklace, for example). Invisible dragons leave some tell-tale trace of their presence, namely their heat, mass, and any sounds they make, so foes get a Notice roll at –6 to detect them if given some reason to do so, or if the invisible dragon closes within 5” (10 yards). Also see the note about technological sensors on page 59 of the Savage Rifts GM Guide. If the invisible dragon does something obvious like attack or stand in the rain, the penalty to attack is halved and no Notice roll is necessary to detect their presence. This ability is most often used by a hiding dragon to enforce their gaze on the unsuspecting. One doesn't question why the dragon is staring at you if it is invisible.
Attacks made against invisible Cat's Eye Dragons suffer a –6 penalty (use only the highest penalty if a character has more than one power-based attack penalty). Cat's Eye Dragons with Master Psychic edge have access to true invisibility but activate it normally with 10 I.S.P., unlike their natural at-will invisibility.SPC Costs
- Improved Invisibility*: The Cat's Eye Dragon may now use his innate invisibility while using metamorphosis, no matter what the form is, and it includes all gear that is carried/worn. SPC Cost
- Improved Cat's Eye Gaze: Starting at Veteran, the dragon may take this ability as an advance. The targets may remember what they did, but they will think it was their decision. Any Smarts check, as mentioned above, to recognize the mind control will be made at -2.SPC Cost