Sonic the Hedgehog

By Paul Reich (crinos43@hotmail.com)

Introduction

This game was made because of two reasons. First, the Windrunners, upon which this game is almost completely based, was lacking in some areas. Second, I have been a huge fan of Sonic since the first time I did a Sonic Spin Attack in 1991, and I thought it would be cool to have an RPG based on Sega's popular hedgehog. This game is almost like Windrunners, but there are a few tweaks I made.

About StH

This game is mainly created to be on Sonic's home planet of Mobius, but it can be done on Earth as well.

If you play a Mobius based game, your ultimate goal is to get the seven Chaos Emeralds. These emeralds are the ultimate source of power in the universe, and the bearer gets power beyond belief. In an Earth-based game, it's the exact same idea as in other WoD games/supplements.

Character Creation

Whether you play a Mobius game or an Earth game, character creation is exactly the same. Each character is also given 15 Freebie Points to use.

Trait	Division	Freebie cost	XP cost
Attributes	6/4/3	5	rating x 4
Abilities	12/8/4	2	rating x 2
Backgrounds	5	1	NA
Speed*	2	5	rating x 6
Willpower	5	1	rating

^*Speed is to a character in this game as Access is to a Windrunner. This trait has a range of one to 20, but 11-20 is only possible when you have all the Chaos Emeralds (see New Merits and Flaws), With this trait, the character can move exceedingly fast. Unfortunately, it does not change the number of actions you take a turn.

Speed Rating	Running Speed (mph)
*	100
**	200
***	300
****	400
*****	500
******	600
*******	700
********	800
*********	900
**********	1,000
11	1,100
12	1,200
13	1,300
14	1,400
15	1,500
16	2,000
17	3,000
18	4,000
19	5,000
20*	10,000*

^*When traveling at 10,000 mph, you will also be dealt five points of non-aggravated damage. Also, when traveling at any speed, if you are tripped, you take non-aggravated damage equal to half your Speed. You can also take non-aggravated damage equal to your speed when you run into an object.

Additional Combat Move

Super Spin Attack: To do this attack, roll your Speed against a difficulty of 7. For each success, you can spin for one turn. Your speed is halved, (i.e.: a person with Speed 4 moves now at 200 mph), but anyone who comes in contact with you takes five levels of aggravated damage, and may even lose a limb. You can also dig through materials, but a certain number of successes are required to do so.

New Merits and Flaws

Emerald Enchanted (10-point Merit): You have all the Chaos Emeralds! Your Speed can now be increased to 20!

Repelled by Chaos Emeralds (10-point Flaw): You can't be close to any Chaos Emeralds. Whenever you come in contact with one, your Speed is considered two less (if this drops your Speed to 0, you run like a regular person).

Sonic the Hedgehog

Just to give you an idea on what the game can hold, I made Sonic (no Emeralds) using the character creation process.

Attributes: Strength 2, Dexterity 3, Stamina 2, Charisma 4, Manipulation 3, Appearance 3, Perception 2, Intelligence 2, Wits 2

Talents: Athletics 3, Brawl 1, Dodge 2, Expression 2

Skills: Crafts 2, Performance 3

Knowledges: Academics 2, Computer 3, Investigation 3, Law 2, Politics 2

Backgrounds: Allies 3, Contacts 2

Speed: 4

Willpower: 5