The Pack Master

(Version 1.02 - Last Modified: 08/10/2008)

• Introduction
• Abilities of a Pack Master
• Henchmen Type Descriptions
  • Army of Soldiers
  • Dog Pack
  • Gang of Thugs
  • Ninja Clan
  • Robot Assembly
  • Zombie Horde
• Other Stuff

Introduction

One of the strangest super-powered individuals in world, the Pack Master is able to create a nearly endless supply of disposable henchmen to fight for him. Where these henchmen come from, no one knows, but many suspect that they are beings of ectoplasm, created by and controlled by the Pack Master. Most Pack Masters don't trouble themselves with such details and while many heroes will take care not to throw a henchman's life away for no reason, they all understand the disposable nature of the henchmen and act accordingly.

There are six different types of henchmen that a Pack Master can summon and they take the form that is most compatible for the Pack Master. For example, a Pack Master that has always been around dogs is far more likely to generate a Dog Pack compared to a person that has always been around tugs. Although there are plenty of differences between the different types of henchmen, they all share many common traits, such as an intense and fanatical loyalty towards the Pack Master and the willingness to sacrifice themselves to save the Pack Master.

Abilities of a Pack Master

• Henchmen:
  The major ability of the Pack Master is his or her ability to summon and control Henchmen. Although the exact nature and appearance of the henchmen can vary dramatically between two Pack Masters, there remains important similarities. At first level, a Pack Master chooses one of the available types of Henchmen and once made, this choice cannot be changed. Starting at first level, the Pack Master can control and summon one henchman of the type they chose per level of experience, up to a maximum of 15 henchmen at level 15.

  Each henchman's appearance is determined by the Pack Master as he gains a level of experience as long as the appearance is within the parameters set by that type of henchman. However, once chosen, the appearance of each henchman cannot be changed. Most Pack Masters choose to have their henchmen appear nearly identical, with only small facial feature differences to help to tell them apart. However, even while each henchman may look identical to the others and has identical stats, they are individual beings so a Pack Master may develop a favorite and forensic evidence can distinguish between different henchmen.

  Henchmen are completely loyal to the Pack Master and will follow his orders without hesitation. A henchmen's alignment matches the Pack Master's, which reflects on how they operate. For example, if a henchmen of a good Pack Master is told to remove the threat of a guard, they will consider using non-lethal force, but a henchmen of an evil Pack Master will simply kill the guard with considering alternatives. Henchmen will always violate their alignments to fulfill the orders of the Pack Master. At first level, unless otherwise stated, henchmen only understand verbal orders, but they can speak and understand any language spoken by the Pack Master. Unless ordered not to or it is not relevant to the current task, henchmen will communicate with each other to coordinate their activities and to share relevant information. For example, if one henchmen is sent to peek around a corner, unless ordered to be quiet or specifically not to, the henchmen will inform the Pack Master and the other henchmen what it saw around the corner.

• Summon Henchmen:
  A Pack Master can summon a single henchman will each melee action. However, this increases to summmoning up to two henchmen per melee action at level 3, up to three henchmen at level 5, up to four henchmen at level 10, and up to five henchmen at level 13. For example, a fifteenth level Pack Master would have to use three melee actions to summon all 15 henchmen that he could control. All summoned henchmen appear with full health and stats and adjacent to the Pack Master, but they must remain within 10' (3 m) per level of experience of the Pack Master or they will instantly disappear. In addition, any henchman that is killed cannot be summoned again for 24 hours.
• Unsummon Henchmen:
  With a melee action, a Pack Master can unsummon any number of previously summoned henchmen. This is often used to prevent a henchman from being killed and forcing the Pack Master to wait 24 hours before that henchman can return. However, unsummoned henchmen cannot be summoned again for one full minute after being unsummoned. Even if damaged or under the effects of spells, poisons, or psionic powers, once unsummoned, a henchman is restored to full health and stats.
• Henchmen Abilities:
  Each type of henchmen has six abilities divided into three categories: minor, medium, and major. There are two abilities in each category. At level four, a Pack Master can select one of the minor abilities, at level eight, a Pack Master can select one of the medium abilities, and at level twelve, a Pack Master can select one of the major abilities. Once selected, all summoned henchmen have the ability or are affected by it. For any skill gained from an ability, treat it as if the henchman had skill since first level.

  At levels 8 and 12, when the Pack Master picks a medium and a major ability, the Pack Master can change a lower level ability for the other ability of the same category. For example, upon reaching level 12, a Pack Master could change the minor and medium abilities of his henchmen to the other abilities in the same category. Alternatively, at level 8, in exchange for not receiving any additional henchmen until level 12, including the henchman for level 8, the Pack Master can select the other minor ability in addition to gaining the medium ability. At level 12, in exchange for never receiving additional henchmen, including the henchman for level 9, the Pack Master can select the other medium ability in addition to gaining the major ability.

• Touch Heal Henchman:
  Starting at level four, a Pack Master can heal a henchman with a touch. By spending one melee action and touching a henchman, a Pack Master can heal a henchman 1D4 points per level of experience. This ability can be used once per melee round. At level 10, this ability can be used any number of times per melee.
• Henchmen Telepathy:
  Starting at level eight, a Pack Master can communicate with the henchmen using telepathy. This telepathy has no range and can be done instantly. Henchmen can also communicate with each other using telepathy and the Pack Master can listen in on any such communications.
• Group Heal Henchmen:
  Starting at level twelve, a Pack Master can spend a melee action to heal a limited number of henchmen 4D6 points +1 per level of experience. The number of henchmen that can be healed simultaneously is equal to half the level of experience of the Pack Master, rounded up. This ability can only be used once per melee round.
• Teleport Henchman:
  At fifteenth level, a Pack Master can spend a melee action to teleport a single henchman to any location within the radius that the henchman can operate in (usually to within 150' / 45.7 m).

Henchmen Type Descriptions

1. Army of Soldiers:
   • Racial Type: Humanoid - Human
   • Attributes:
     • I.Q.: 10 (3D6)
     • M.E.: 10 (3D6)
     • M.A.: 10 (3D6)
     • P.S.: 11 (3D6)
     • P.P.: 11 (3D6)
     • P.E.: 14 (3D6+3)
     • P.B.: 10 (3D6)
     • Spd: 14 (3D6+3)
   • Size: Same as Humans.
   • Weight: Same as Humans.
   • S.D.C.: 11 (3D6)
   • Hit Points: 18 (PE attribute +1D6)
   • P.P.E.: 7 (2D6)
   • Natural Abilities:
     1. Level Bonus: At every level of experience, including level 1, add +5 S.D.C. At levels 5, 10, and 15, add +1 to strike, parry, and dodge. The henchman can gain additional combat bonuses from known skills.
     2. Henchman Traits: Immune to horror factor, immune to awe factor, and immune to possession.
     3. Equipment: Each summoned soldier has a Rifle with a fully loaded ammo-clip and two additional fully loaded ammo-clips.
     4. Minor Abilities:
        • Armed to the Teeth: Summoned soldiers are armed with a handgun, two clips for the handgun, and five fragmentation grenades.
        • Fan Out: Increase the range that the henchmen can operate to 100' (30.5 m) per level of experience.
     5. Medium Abilities:
        • Specialists: Some of the Pack Masters soldiers become specially trained and are equipped differently. At level 8, two soldiers become armed with light machineguns and one soldier becomes armed with a sniper rifle. At level 12, one soldier becomes armed with a flamethrower and one soldier becomes armed with an RPG launcher. At level 15, an additional soldier becomes armed with a light machinegun. The Pack Master selects one of soldiers that he can summon and that soldier is always summoned with the weapon mentioned above instead of a rifle.
        • Tactics: Each soldier that attacks a target gets a bonus of +2 to strike and +2 to damage for each previous soldier that attacked the same target. For example, the second soldier that attacked a target would get +2 to strike and damage, the third soldier would get +4 to strike and damage, and the fourth soldier would get +6 to strike and damage.
     6. Major Abilities:
        • Personal Army: To determine the maximum number of henchmen that the Pack Master can summon, the Pack Master is able to lower his effective class level for determinging henchmen level bonuses to increase the maximum number of henchmen by one. For example, a 15th level Pack Master could have his henchmen receive bonuses as if he was 14th level, but he could then summon up to 16 henchmen at one time. The Pack Master can choose any level from 1 up to his current level of experience, but the level can only be changed when he has no henchmen summoned.
        • Special Forces: All henchmen gain the following skills: Detect Ambush (+10%), Prowl (+5%), Trap Construction, Demolitions, and Demolitions: Disposal. In addition, the henchmen gain +4 (+1D6) to PP attribute, +4 (+1D6) to PE attribute, and +7 (+2D6) to Spd attribute.
   • Skills Known:
     • W.P. Rifle
   • Attacks per Melee: 3 attacks per melee (3 from Soldier)
   • Combat Abilities: Critical Strike (20), Strike, Dodge, Simultaneous Attack, Maintain Balance, Roll with Punch / Fall / Impact, and Move.
   • Damage:
     • Punch: 1D4
     • Power Punch: 2D4 (counts as two attacks)
     • Kick: 1D6
   • Weapons:
     • Rifle: Inflicts 3D6 points of damage per round and gains bonuses from W.P. Rifle. The rifle has a 1500' (457.2 m) range, a standard rate of fire, and each clip holds 30 rounds. Each henchmen has two clips for the rifle in addition to a clip in the rifle.
     • Pistol: Inflicts 2D4 points of damage per round. Only available with the minor ability Armed to the Teeth. The pistol has a 500' (152.4 m) range, a standard rate of fire, and each clip holds 15 rounds.
     • Grenade: Inflicts 4D6 points of damage with a blast radius of 10' (3 m). Only available with the minor ability Armed to the Teeth.
     • Light Machinegun: Inflicts 4D6 points of damage per round. Only available with the medium ability Specialists. The machinegun has a 2000' (610 m) range, a standard rate of fire, and each clip holds 200 rounds. Each henchmen with a machinegun has one clip for the weapon in addition to the clip in the weapon.
     • Sniper Rifle: Inflicts 5D6 points of damage per round. Only available with the medium ability Specialists. The sniper rifle has a 4000' (1220 m) range, can only fire single shots, has a bonus of +4 to strike, and each clip holds 5 rounds. Each henchmen with a sniper rifle has two clips for the weapon in addition to the clip in the weapon.
     • Rocket Launcher: Inflicts 1D6x10 points of damage per round with a blast radius of 20' (6.1 m). Only available with the medium ability Specialists. The rocket launcher has a 1000' (305 m) range, can only fire single shots, has a bonus of +2 to strike, and only holds one rocket at a time. Each henchmen with a rocket launcher has three rockets for the weapon in addition to the rocket in the weapon.
     • Flamethrower: Inflicts 6D6 points of damage per blast. Only available with the medium ability Specialists. The flamethrower has a 60' (18.3 m) range, can only fire single shots, has a bonus of +2 to strike, and each tank holds 10 blasts. Each henchmen with a flamethrower has two tanks for the weapon in addition to the tank attached to the weapon.
   • Appearance: The henchman appears as a typical soldier: good physique, well groomed, professional, and abrupt. The henchman also appears in a uniform of the Pack Masters design or choice.
   
   
2. Dog Pack:
   • Racial Type: Animal - Canine
   • Attributes:
     • I.Q.: High animal intelligence (can understand commands)
     • M.E.: 12 (3D6+1)
     • M.A.: 7 (2D6)
     • P.S.: 11 (2D6+4)
     • P.P.: 14 (4D6)
     • P.E.: 11 (3D6)
     • P.B.: 7 (2D6)
     • Spd: 44 (4D6+30)
   • Size: 28 to 36" (71.1 to 91.4 cm) in length with a 10 to 12" tail (25.4 to 30.5 cm)
   • Weight: 12 to 25 lbs (5.5 to 11.3 kg)
   • S.D.C.: 10 (1D6+6)
   • Hit Points: 11 (3D6)
   • Horror Factor: 8
   • P.P.E.: 11 (3D6)
   • Natural Abilities:
     1. Level Bonus: At every level of experience, including level 1, add +3 S.D.C. At levels 5, 10, and 15, add +1 to strike, parry, and dodge. The henchman can gain additional combat bonuses from known skills.
     2. Henchman Traits: Immune to horror factor, immune to awe factor, and immune to possession.
     3. Canine Traits: Nightvision 30' (9.1 m), keen vision and smell, and track by scent (50%).
     4. Minor Abilities:
        • Pack Hunters: Each wolf that attacks a target gets a bonus of +1 to strike and +1 to damage for each previous wolf that attacked the same target. For example, the second wolf that attacked a target would get +1 to strike and damage, the third wolf would get +2 to strike and damage, and the fourth wolf would get +3 to strike and damage.
        • Howl: By using a melee attack, a wolf can emit an eerie howl can will force all enemies within 40' (6.1 m) of the wolf to make a save vs. horror factor of 12. The horror factor of the howl increases by +1 at levels 6, 9, 12, and 15.
     5. Medium Abilities:
        • Coordinate Attack: When two or more wolves are adjacent to the same target, they can attack the target simultaneously. This can only be done when it is one of the wolf's turn in the initiative order and it uses up the next melee attack of all the other wolves that participate in the coordinated attack. The target of the simultaneously attack can only defend or parry against one of the attacks unless the target has Circular Parry or Multiple Dodge. Not even Automatic Dodge or Automatic Parry will allow the target to avoid more than one of these attacks.
        • Mangy Fur: All wolves summoned by the Pack Master have +25 S.D.C. and a natural armor rating of 12. The wolves gains an additional +25 S.D.C. and +1 to natural armor rating at levels 10, 12, and 15.
     6. Major Abilities:
        • Shared Fate: This powerful ability pools all the hit points and S.D.C. of all summoned wolves together. Whenever a wolf takes damage, the damage is removed from the pool. In this way, the dogs live until the last hit point of the pool is depleted, and then they all die simultaneously. For example, if two dogs were summoned and each had 100 S.D.C. and 50 hit points, the pool would have 200 S.D.C. and 100 hit points shared between the two dogs and it would take 300 total points of damage to kill them, although it would not matter whether the damage was done to one dog or whether attacks were split between either dog. This ability helps ensure that the wolves remain as a pack, without being picked off one at a time.
        • Feral Wolf: All wolves summoned by the Pack Master have +1 attack per melee, +4 to strike, +4 to dodge, and inflict 1D6 points of damage with a restrained bite, 3D6 points of damage with a regular bite attack, 6D6 points of damage with a power bite.
   • Skills Known:
     • Prowl (+20%)
   • Bonuses: +2 vs. horror factor
   • Attacks per Melee: 2 attacks per melee (2 from Wild Dog)
   • Combat Bonuses: +2 to initiative and +2 to dodge.
   • Combat Abilities: Critical Strike (20), Strike, Dodge, Simultaneous Attack, Maintain Balance, Roll with Punch / Fall / Impact, and Move.
   • Damage:
     • Restrained Bite: 1D4
     • Bite: 1D6+1
     • Power Bite: 2D6 (counts as two attacks)
   • Appearance: The henchman appears as a regular wild dog.
   
   
3. Gang of Thugs:
   • Racial Type: Humanoid - Human
   • Attributes:
     • I.Q.: 9 (2D6+2)
     • M.E.: 10 (3D6)
     • M.A.: 10 (3D6)
     • P.S.: 17 (3D6+6)
     • P.P.: 11 (3D6)
     • P.E.: 14 (3D6+3)
     • P.B.: 10 (3D6)
     • Spd: 11 (3D6)
   • Size: Same as Humans.
   • Weight: Same as Humans.
   • S.D.C.: 17 (3D6+6)
   • Hit Points: 18 (PE Attribute +1D6)
   • P.P.E.: 7 (2D6)
   • Natural Abilities:
     1. Level Bonus: At every level of experience, including level 1, add +5 S.D.C. At levels 5, 10, and 15, add +1 to strike, parry, and dodge. The henchman can gain additional combat bonuses from known skills.
     2. Henchman Traits: Immune to horror factor, immune to awe factor, and immune to possession.
     3. Equipment: Each summoned thug has a club.
     4. Minor Abilities:
        • Improved Weapons - Knives: In addition to the clubs, the thugs are also armed with knives and gain W.P. Knife.
        • Street Connections: The Pack Master automatically gains the Rogue skill package if he or she does not already have it, otherwise the host gains a bonus of +25% on all skills in the Rogue skill package.
     5. Medium Abilities:
        • Intimidation: Using a melee action, a thug is able to intimidate a single target within a 30' (9.1 m) radius. The target must succeed on a horror factor roll of 14. The thug's horror factor increases to 16 at level 12 and 18 at level 15. Once a target has successfully saved against the Thug's intimidation power, that target cannot be affected by the same thug for 24 hours.
        • Superhuman Strength: Same as the minor super power of the same name.
     6. Major Abilities:
        • Gang Beatdown: Each thug that attacks a target gets a bonus of +3 to strike and +3 to damage for each previous thug that attacked the same target. For example, the second thug that attacked a target would get +3 to strike and damage, the third thug would get +6 to strike and damage, and the fourth thug would get +9 to strike and damage.
        • Improved Weapons - Guns: In addition to any previous weapons, each thug is also armed with a handgun and gains W.P. Pistol. Each thug is summoned with a full clip in the gun and with two additional clips.
   • Skills Known:
     • W.P. Blunt
   • Attacks per Melee: 3 attacks per melee (3 from Thug)
   • Combat Abilities: Critical Strike (20), Strike, Dodge, Simultaneous Attack, Maintain Balance, Roll with Punch / Fall / Impact, and Move.
   • Damage:
     • Punch: 1D4+2
     • Power Punch: 2D4+2 (counts as two attacks)
     • Kick: 1D6+2
   • Weapons:
     • Club: Inflicts 1D4+2 points of damage per strike and gains bonuses from W.P. Blunt.
     • Knife: Inflicts 1D6+2 points of damage per strike and gains bonuses from W.P. Knife. Only available with the minor ability Improved Weapons - Knives.
     • Pistol: Inflicts 2D4 points of damage per round and gains bonuses from W.P. Pistol. Only available with the major ability Improved Weapons - Guns. The pistol has a 500' (152.4 m) range, a standard rate of fire, and each clip holds 15 rounds.
   • Appearance: The henchman appears as a typical street thug, but is not wearing any identifiable gang colours..
   
   
4. Ninja Clan:
   • Racial Type: Humanoid - Human
   • Attributes:
     • I.Q.: 10 (3D6)
     • M.E.: 10 (3D6)
     • M.A.: 10 (3D6)
     • P.S.: 11 (3D6)
     • P.P.: 21 (5D6+3)
     • P.E.: 11 (3D6)
     • P.B.: 10 (3D6)
     • Spd: 14 (4D6)
   • Size: Same as Humans.
   • Weight: Same as Humans.
   • S.D.C.: 7 (2D6)
   • Hit Points: 15 (PE attribute +1D6)
   • P.P.E.: 11 (3D6)
   • Natural Abilities:
     1. Level Bonus: At every level of experience, including level 1, add +3 S.D.C. Every third level of experience (levels 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15) add +1 to PP attribute. The henchman can gain additional combat bonuses from known skills.
     2. Henchman Traits: Immune to horror factor, immune to awe factor, and immune to possession.
     3. Equipment: Each summoned ninja has a katana and a sheath strapped to his or her back.
     4. Minor Abilities:
        • Disguise: Unlike other henchmen that will not or cannot alter their appearance or disguise their nature, Ninjas can be summoned wearing any clothing, uniform, or outfit of the Pack Master's choice. For example, if a Pack Master was walking in the business district of a city, he could summon a few Ninja's wearing nicely tailored suits. The ninja's sword will be hidden beneath the clothing, so it could be found on a thorough search. This ability also gives each ninja the Concealment skill with a +10% bonus, but it can only be used to hide the ninja's sword.
        • Precise Strike: Before a ninja rolls to strike a target, the Pack Master can have the ninja take a -1 penalty to the damage of the attack, with a minimum of 1 damage, to provide a bonus of +1 to strike. The Pack Master can select any value for the penalty from -1 to -X, where X is the current level of the Pack Master, and the Ninja receives a bonus to strike equal to the penalty.
     5. Medium Abilities:
        • Extraordinary Physical Prowess: Same as the minor super power of the same name.
        • Quick Strike: Before a ninja rolls to strike a target, the Pack Master can have the ninja deal only half damage, but the target cannot use any defensive actions against the attack. Defelection actions, such as Roll with Punch, Fall, or Impact, can still be performed.
     6. Major Abilities:
        • Intangibility: Same as the major super power of the same name.
        • Deadly Strike: Before a ninja rolls to strike a target, the Pack Master can have the ninja take a -4 penalty to stike to double the range of numbers that must be rolled to generate a critical hit. For example, if a ninja normally gets a critical hit on a natural roll of 17 to 20, then using this ability would cause a critical hit on a natural roll of 13 to 20.
   • Skills Known:
     • Detect Ambush (+5%)
     • Prowl (+5%)
     • W.P. Sword
     • Hand-to-Hand Combat: Martial Arts
   • Attacks per Melee: 0 attacks per melee (0 from Ninja) (The henchmen gain all of their attacks per melee from Hand-to-Hand Combat: Martial Arts)
   • Combat Abilities: Critical Strike (20), Strike, Dodge, Simultaneous Attack, Maintain Balance, Roll with Punch / Fall / Impact, and Move.
   • Damage:
     • Punch: 1D4
     • Power Punch: 2D4 (counts as two attacks)
     • Kick: 1D6
   • Weapons:
     • Katana: Inflicts 3D6 points of damage per strike and gains bonuses from W.P. Sword.
   • Appearance: The henchman appears as an east asian, typically of Japanese descent, with a well toned body and closely groomed hair. The henchman moves with grace and percision.
   
   
5. Robot Assembly:
   • Racial Type: Robot - Android
   • Attributes:
     • I.Q.: 10 (3D6)
     • P.S.: 11
     • P.P.: 11
     • P.B.: 7 (2D6)
     • Spd: 20
   • Size: Same as Humans.
   • Weight: Triple the weight of Humans.
   • S.D.C.: 20
   • Natural Armor Rating: 6
   • Natural Abilities:
     1. Level Bonus: At every level of experience, including level 1, add +5 S.D.C. At levels 5, 10, and 15, add +1 to strike, parry, and dodge. The henchman can gain additional combat bonuses from known skills.
     2. Henchman Traits: Immune to horror factor, immune to awe factor, and immune to possession.
     3. Robot Traits: Immune to poison, immune to disease, and immune to gases.
     4. Equipment: Each summoned robot has a built-in energy cannon replacing the right forearm.
     5. Minor Abilities:
        • Dead-Eye Shot: Each Robot gains W.P. Sharp Shooting with the robot's energy cannon. At level 8, the W.P. also applies to the Energy Expulsion power and at level 12, the W.P. also applies to the Super Energy Expulsion power.
        • Sensor Upgrade: Each robot gains 100,000 dollars worth of sensor upgrades. The Pack Master selects the new sensor systems for the robot and once chosen, they cannot be changed.
     6. Medium Abilities:
        • Minor Energy Expulsion: Select one Energy Expulsion minor super power and all robots have that power.
        • Weapon and Armor Upgrade: Each robot gains 250,000 dollars worth of armor and weapon upgrades. The Pack Master selects the new armor values for the robot and once chosen, they cannot be changed.
     7. Major Abilities:
        • Super Energy Expulsion: Same as the major super power of the same name.
        • Body Upgrade: Each robot gains 500,000 dollars to improve the robot's physical attributes. The Pack Master determines how the money is spent, but once chosen, they cannot be changed.
   • Attacks per Melee: 2 attacks per melee (2 from Robot)
   • Combat Abilities: Critical Strike (20), Strike, Dodge, Simultaneous Attack, Maintain Balance, Roll with Punch / Fall / Impact, and Move.
   • Damage:
     • Restrained Punch: 1D4
     • Punch: 2D4
     • Power Punch: 4D4 (counts as two attacks)
   • Weapons:
     • Energy Cannon: Inflicts 4D6 points of damage per shot and the robot has a bonus of +3 to strike. The energy cannon has a 1000' (305 m) range, can fire single shots only, and has an unlimited payload.
   • Appearance: The henchman appears as a humanoid robot with exposed robotic parts.
   
   
6. Zombie Horde:
   • Racial Type: Undead - Zombie
   • Attributes:
     • I.Q.: 7 (2D6)
     • M.E.: 10 (3D6)
     • M.A.: 10 (3D6)
     • P.S.: 11 (3D6)
     • P.P.: 7 (2D6)
     • P.E.: 20 (4D6+6)
     • P.B.: 4 (1D6)
     • Spd: 7 (2D6)
   • Size: Same as Humans.
   • Weight: Same as Humans.
   • S.D.C.: 20
   • Hit Points: 27 (PE attribute +2D6)
   • Natural Armor Rating: 12
   • Horror Factor: 12
   • P.P.E.: 7 (2D6)
   • Natural Abilities:
     1. Level Bonus: At every level of experience, including level 1, add +7 (+2D6) S.D.C. At levels 5, 10, and 15, add +1 to strike, parry, and dodge. The henchman can gain additional combat bonuses from known skills.
     2. Henchman Traits: Immune to horror factor, immune to awe factor, and immune to possession.
     3. Undead Traits: Immune to disease and poison and holy weapons inflict double damage.
     4. Minor Abilities:
        • Regeneration: Summoned zombies regenerate damage a rate of 5 points per melee round. This improves to 7 points per melee round at level 10 and to 10 points per melee round at level 15.
        • Infected Bite: Each time a zombie hits a living creature with a bit attack a savings throw vs. disease must be made. If the save is made, the target suffers no penalties. If the save is failed, the target's wounds will become inflamed and will distract the target generating penalties of -2 to all combat rolls for 1D6 melee rounds. It is important to note that this is not a poison, it is a disease and the penalties from the bite are not cumulative with bites from other zombies. The target receives a penalty of -2 to save vs. disease at level 10 and an additional penalty of -2 (for a total penalty of -4) to save vs. disease at level 15.
     5. Medium Abilities:
        • Hard to Hurt: Summoned zombies take less damage whenever they are hurt. Reduce all physical damage received by the zombie by two points. This reduction does not apply to energy or elemental damage, such as laser weapons, fire damage, or to unspecified magical damage. The amount of damage reduced increases to five points at level 15.
        • Wounding Bite: Each time a living creature is bitten by a zombie, the resulting wound is deep and bleeds heavily. The wound will continue to bleed for 1D6 points of damage at the end of every melee round for the next 1D4 minutes. The damage caused by these wounds are cumulative.
     6. Major Abilities:
        • Necromatic Energy: Whenever a zombie is destroyed, it releases a burst of powerful necromatic energy that causes 1D4x10 points of damage against all living creatures within a radius of 50' (15.2 m). The Pack Master is immune to this damage and all zombies within the blast radius are healed equal to the amount of damage inflicted by the energy burst.
        • Savage Bite: Same as the major super power named Super Bite. See Powers Unlimited One for a full description of this ability.
   • Bonuses: +3 to save vs. all types of magic, +3 to save vs. pain, +3 to save vs. disease, +3 to save vs. extreme temperatures, +3 to save vs. electrocution, +3 to save vs. toxins, and +10% to save vs. coma / death.
   • Attacks per Melee: 2 attacks per melee (2 from Zombie)
   • Combat Bonuses: +1 to strike
   • Combat Abilities: Basic Attacks, Choke, Critical Strike (20), Grab, Strike, Dodge, Parry, Simultaneous Attack, Maintain Balance, and Move.
   • Damage:
     • Punch: 1D4
     • Kick: 1D4
     • Restrained Bite: 1D4
     • Bite: 1D6
     • Power Bite: 2D6 (counts as two attacks)
   • Appearance: The henchman appears as a grey-skinned Human, with a very waxen complexion. The zombie's mouth is larger than normal and filled broken and jagged looking teeth.

Other Stuff

• Alignment:
  Any alignment can be chosen, but heroes should generally be of a good alignment.
• Insanities:
  Pack Masters are just as likely as any other hero to develop insanities.
• Level of Education and Skill Selection:
  Standard, a Pack Master can come from any walk of life.
• Hand-to-Hand Combat:
  Combat skills are not automatic. They must be selected as a learned skill.
• Attacks Per Melee (Hand-to-Hand):
  As with all super beings, the Pack Master automatically beings with two attacks per melee round. Any additional attacks must be granted through combat skills.
• Weapons and Armor:
  Unless the character is extremely wealthy, only conventional weaponry and body armor would be available.
• Structural Damage Capacity (S.D.C.):
  All Pack Masters have a base S.D.C. of 20, which can be increased by selecting certain physical skills.
• Available Financial Resources:
  The character has 4D6x100 dollars available in ready cash. This is in addition to a possible life savings (see optional rules in the Heroes Unlimited 2nd Edition Main Book). There is a 01-88% likelihood that the character owns his or her own car; 1D4 years old and in excellent condition.