Giant Swarm of Cockroaches

Giant Swarm of Cockroaches

Kumiko slid the door open, playing her flashlight around the dusty bedroom. The circle of weak light revealed the same brittle, yellowed tatami mats as in the apartments below. She stepped inside and something near the balcony doors by the far wall moved. Her light swung towards it. A cockroach, disturbed by her entrance, was descending the wall, a shiny ocher blot on the peeling white paper. Kumiko panned the light up towards the darkened corner and froze. The ceiling above her was a glittering mass of chitinous bodies and twitching antenna. They turned in unison, rustled their wings, and dropped like a hard, brown rain.

Minions:

Renfield (to push victims towards the monster)

Powers:

– can climb any surface and squeeze through tiny cracks

– can survive without air for 45 minutes and without food for months

– can make surprisingly intelligent swarm decisions

Weakness:

– avoids bright light

– deterred by baking soda, mint, and diatomaceous earth

Attacks:

– None, but see below

Armor:

– None

Harm Capacity:

– 10 harm will completely eliminate the swarm. Weapons or attacks without the area tag only do 1-harm.

When the swarm surrounds you, roll + Cool. On a 10+, the sound of crunching roaches beneath your feet is gross, but you’re fine. On a 7-9, choose one: leave the swarm by the shortest possible route right now (the Keeper will say what that is) or take -1 forward until you can get clear of the swarm.

When the swarm blocks your mouth and nose, choose one: drop what you’re holding to get them off your face, or start holding your breath. Holding your breath is Acting Under Pressure but with Tough instead of Cool.

A quick  minion I whipped up, though I’m not sure what monster it’d work for. Based on recent (but exaggerated) events.