Forum:Psionic War Beast
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Psionic War Beast are a special variant breed of War Beast with psychokinetic abilities.
Overview
These 5 to 6 foot long quadrupeds with well-muscled limbs and clawed paws function identically to the Royal Beasts. Their hide lacks the prominent scales of other war beasts, and they have a longer snout with less prominent teeth. Their backs are lined with long spines and rough, shaggy hackles, and they have a spotty bioluminescent stripe running down each side. Though they resemble common war beasts in general, their markedly different physical characteristics suggest they represent a breed unmodified by Cabal genetic engineering, or else engineered in a significantly divergent direction. Some xenobiologists believe they are an entirely separate species. Although less dangerous than typical war beasts in terms of aggression and sheer physical strength, this breed is much more keenly perceptive, and can attack with rudimentary psionic abilities as well as with teeth and claws. Whereas war beasts in regular military service are trained mostly to attack independently, psionic war beasts can form low level psychic bonds with their handler, enabling them to receive more nuanced commands and relay simple thoughts communicating what they perceive. Psionic war beasts are thus used for guarding sensitive areas and supplementing the guards of high-status Cabal. This breed of War Beast is basically what the Royal Beasts are.
Gameplay
The Psionic War Beasts prowl around the area they are encountered in. Should they spot anyone they are hostile to, they will run towards the nearest flower that produces the mist that this breed of War Beast uses to develop their psionic abilities. Once there they would charge up and unleash a psionic howl that would kill all hostile entities in the area that have not found the safe room. In a similiar vane to the Gorgons, as more of these are killed the remainder in the area feel the psionic shock from the death of each individual beast and this shock empowers the remainder making them more perceptive to their surroundings, as well as increasing the health of all remaining Psionic War Beasts. An important note: The Psionic Howl they broadcast has a set range and also any Psionic War Beast in the range must join the howl once it starts so anyone fighting these has about 30-48 seconds to deal as much damage as possible before hauling it to the Safe Room, lest they be killed by the Howl as the Howl's timer starts the moment atleast one Psionic War Beast reaches a flower and begins charging. They will also tend to avoid battle once the Howl Starts and priorize running to the flowers, however if their path is impeded they will attack those in their path to remove them as obstacles.