Skags (4e Future Creature Group)
Skags are large, dog-like creatures, easily identified by their strong bony armor plates, aggressive behavior, and distinctive three-jawed mouths.
Skags dwell in underground burrows. Though skags primarily carve out their burrows by using their hard, hook-like claws to dig, the molded appearance of their den entrances evidences the use of corrosive compounds - common to some types of skag - to break down the Pandoran stone. Skags seem to behave like meerkats, with most of the pack inside the den and a few roaming just outside. Skags' distinctive mouths consist of a relatively immobile lower jaw supporting two vertically aligned upper jaws which, when opened, seemingly cause the face to split. Despite the ferocious appearance of their mouths, skags do not appear to have teeth. Instead, a series of barbs extends from the end of their lower jaw and along both edges of their upper jaws. This suggests that skags might ingest prey in the same manner as alligators on Earth - by ripping apart the flesh rather than biting it in chunks.
Skags' tongues grow with age. When at the 'elder' stage of maturity and fully extended, this strong, potentially prehensile organ may be up to twice as long as the body.
Skag Whelp
Spitter Skag
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Spitter Skags are a small form of skag that have a darker green color. They usually use ranged attack: they hang back and spit corrosive globs. If caught in melee, it will delay if necessary to allow another skag to move adjacent to the target, then uses pack tactics to either use acid glob in melee, or move away with impunity. |
Adult Skag
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Adult Skags charge, then withdraw using pack tactics to charge again. If presented with multiple prey, it will attempt to tongue lash. |
Shock Skag
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Shock Skags will try to use bioshock to slow targets before moving in for the kill, attacking with other skags and using pack tactics to withdraw and shock again as necessary. |
Badass Skag
This is a template that can be applied to any Standard or Elite Skag.
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"I hate it when they ground pound, oh god I hate it especially when the shock ones ground pound, bye bye shields." - Samir Badass skags are a particularly heavy and armored mutation of the species. They like to slam against the ground, creating a shockwave that can knock foes away. |
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