DOCTOR HOG

DOCTOR DUROC HOG

STR 12, DEX 13, WIL 15, 12 hp

·        A fat Pig in a silver mask and a gentleman’s gear;

o   top hat, frock coat and cravat.

·        The mask is of a Maiden.

o   The maidens face is slightly cracked and so is Doctor Hog.

[Doctor Hog exists to threaten the characters but also to inform them, via his words and actions, about why they are here and what they should do.]

His Insane Ranting

·        “NOTHING CAN STOP THE TITANS RISE!”

·        “A GOD OF TIME! CONTROLLED BY DOCTOR HOG!”

·        “REALITY SHALL DANCE TO MY FUNGAL CLAVICHORD!”

·        “YOU WILL NOT FOIL MY PLANS AGAIN YOU CHRONAL FLOTSAM!”

·        (muttering) “EVEN NOW THE EGO-MACHINES YOU STOLE ARE RE-GROWING IN THE TITANS MINDS!”

·        “IN A CENTURIES TIME, THE TITANS WILL STIR ONCE MORE, AND HOG WILL BE READY!”

·        “CHURLS! HELPLESS AND IGNORANT WITHOUT YOUR LEADER!”

·        “OPEN THESE CHRIST-DAMMED DOORS YOU IGNORANT APE!”

·        “FIRST CHRONOS

o   THEN THE JUDGE OF SOULS

o   THE LORD OF SWARMS

o   THE SIMULATOR

o   THE ARK QUEEN

o   AND THE LORD OF ORBITS

o   ALL SHALL SERVE DOCTOR HOG!”

·        “THE POWERS OF A GOD! AND GREATER THAN A GOD!”

·        “YOU HAVE NEVER UNDERSTOOD MY DREAMS!”

·        “ONLY MY FUNGAL ANTS ARE TRULY LOYAL!”

·        “MEMORYLESS BRAWLING INCOMPETENTS!”

·        “YOU KNOW NOTHING OF OUR BATTLES! NOTHING OF ME! WHILE I KNOW EVERYTHING OF YOU!”

·        “AGAIN YOU CHALLENGE ME - THIS TIME – TO DIE!”

·        “WHERE ARE THE EGO MACHINES YOU STOLE? WHERE HAVE YOU HIDDEN THEM!?”

His Brain-Apes

Big Black Gorillas with Thompson Guns and Bowler Hats tied on with twine.

STR 16, DEX 7, WIL 6, 8 hp

They follow Doctor Hogs instructions, but, when separated from him, are quite stupid.

Thompson Guns

These go BRAKABRAKABRAKA!

Range	Damage	Effect
Very Close	d8	Blasts through non-modern armour.
Medium	d6	Takes a turn to force the gun on-target. Characters can leap back into cover.
Very Far	d4	Takes a turn to force the gun on-target. Characters can leap back into cover.

Brain Grenades

Iron Grenades in the shapes of human brains. When they explode they produce strange mental effects;

Hand-to-Hand

·        The Brain-Apes prefer to pick people up & THROW them into other people – d4 damage to each.

·        They can also SMASH for d6 damage.

·        Or pick someone up and USE THEM AS A CLUB for d6 damage.

Their Terrible Brains

·        Underneath their hats their skulls are cracked open from inside.

·        A horrid fungus is growing in their brain.

·        Silver ants are running all over the Fungus.

·        The ants themselves are infected with the Fungus.

·        If a Gorilla dies or its head is smashed, silver cordyceps ants boil from its mouth, nose, eyes and ears.

·        If the Fungus is seriously damaged, the Ape goes insane and becomes uncontrollable by anyone.

His Strange Weapons

Dimension-Gun

This ray-gun produces random effects which persist for d4 turns.

d4	Effect
1	Ghost Ray – Target immaterial. WIL test to affect the world
2	Jellification Ray – Target jellified. STR test to move most things.
3	Shrink Ray – Target 80% smaller.
4	Gravity Ray – Gravity reversed for the target.

Brain Grenades

Hogs grenades work like those of his Apes.

Fungal Clavichord

·        Hogs masterwork. A hideous, archaically-mechanical combination of clavichord, Babbage engine, brass syringe-typewriter, silver ant hive, cordyceps fungal reactor and Theremin.

·        Hog uses the strange music of the Clavichord to control his Brain-Apes.

·        It can send out strands and ropes of silver Cordyceps Ants like tentacles.

·        He will protect this above even his own life.

·        It’s not clear who is actually in charge, Hog, or the Machine..