Gremlins – Species

Gremlins are a mischievous species, a mysterious nuisance in the west. They appear from nowhere, raid and steal and then disappear without a trace. They are fond of the fancy and the mechanical. Anything that is lacy, frilly, silky, golden, has gears, levers or hinges attracts them.

They all have a flair for the extravagant, each raiding party dressed in fine Napoleonic military garb, but no two uniforms alike. Brightly colored and covered in ribbons, sashes and medals the gremlins charge without care for safety into battle.

For all their penchant for raiding, they are not intentionally murderous and if a party surrenders to them, they will simply take what they want and leave.

Gremlins slain in combat are also mysterious in that within a minute their bodies decay into dust and anything of their manufacturing decays a few minutes later. This has made any serious inquiry into what they are and where they come from nearly impossible. However, any non-gremlin items in their possession remain.

Their technology seems to be 50-100 years behind that of the current human world. They fight with black powder rifles, muskets and single shot pistols. These weapons function like Rifles, Carbines and Heavy Revolvers except they must be reloaded after each shot.

Table Gremlin:

Age	Blood	Sweat	Tears	Casting Dice	Movement Speed
Young	?	?	?	?	?
Youth	20	25	10	3	2+1+1
Adult	25	25	12	3	2+1+1
Middle Aged	20	20	15	4	2+1+1
Old	?	?	?	?	?

All Gremlins get a base set of skills and start at low in these skills unless otherwise specified.

Skills:

Hiding/Concealing: Hiding something on their person or in a location

Inquiry: Basic social skill for asking questions of a willing participant.

Interrogation (age 15+): Coercing information from an unwilling source

Intimidation (age 15+): Threating harm to gain compliance

Melee: Non-ranged exchanging of blows

Searching: Basic skill for physically interacting with a location, looking for a specific target.

Shooting (age 15+): Using firearms

Throwing: Chucking, yeeting, tossing, etc.

Use Tools: Using basic tools to cut, chop, pry, scoop, shovel, hit etc.

Wrestling: Attempting to physically control another character

Gremlin NPCs

Gremlin Soldier

Age: Youth-Adult

Weapon: Musket (Carbine Equivalent)

• 2 round reload time
• 10 rounds of ammo carried

Skills:

• Shooting Musket: Mid
• Melee Large Club: Mid
• Melee Unarmed: Low
• Wrestling: Low

Gremlin Sharpshooter

Age: Adult

Weapon: Long Rifle (Rifle Equivalent)

• 3 round reload time
• 10 rounds of ammo carried

Skills:

• Shooting Rifle: Mid
• Melee Large Club: Mid
• Melee Unarmed: Low
• Wrestling: Low

Gremlin Officer

Age: Adult

Weapons:

• Pistola (Heavy Revolver Equivalent)
  • 2 round reload time
  • 5rounds of ammo carried

• Gremlin Sabre

Skills:

• Shooting Pistola: Mid
• Melee Large Sabre: Mid
• Gremlin Orders: Casting, 2T, all gremlin subordinates will follow until downed