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First off, they reform in limbo no matter how they are destroyed.
Certain mutations, such as rubber body, lend themselves to cartoon characters.
They are made of chaos, so it can act as ink, light, or any material.
Individual cartoons can be anthropomorphic animals or objects.
Like the guy said in cool world, they exist in their world, before people started drawing cartoons.
Cartoon campaigns are in bubble subplanes floating in limbos chaos.
Fool world, Toontopia, Anthropromorphia, Wondertoonland, and other such places are connected by roads through the chaos.
Generally, lawful characters are viewed with fear, suspicion, and pity, like crazy people are viewed in so called reality. Think Queen of Hearts in many versions of Wonderland, or cogs in a recent Loony Tunes game.
Cartoon powers are based on dice. In addition to inherent outsider powers, they will have other powers. Every 2 levels they gain another power. Thus at 1st and second level they gain 1 power.
1: Stretch and eschew. Like rubbery flesh but more. They can pass through a keyhole, then snap back to their normal form.
2: Instant disguise/costume. They transform their clothes instantly into a totally different outfit. Of course, their clothes are made of the unstable substances of limbo. The disguise can include extras like an eyepatch or clown makeup.
Love this idea! Recently made a rubber man/Luffy type character with cartoony properties in mind. Great stuff, keep going!
3: Disassembler: By flinging their hand or fist they can achieve reach. They have to collect their parts, like unbroken arrows, and a crit. causes them to fall apart. To put themselves back together, requires a move action. If they permanently lose a part it takes 24 hours to grow it back.
If they are summoned, any lost parts will disintegrate unless magically stabilized.
4: Magic bag: Can be in their invisible backpack, an actual bag, an actual backpack, ect. If an imp drops a glave, it was probably a cartoon imp. In any case, when they try to retrieve anything, roll a D20. On a crit(20) they get what they want. On a fumble(1 or less), they get something from a horrible Kender table. All other results the GM rolls on the random cartoon table to come soon. The cartoon bag table, soon to be posted, will contain funny results. When a cartoon is banished or killed home all things they have drawn will vanish with them. Drawing out an item is normally a move action.
Normally, for cartoons, their invisible backpack gets them a random previous stored object. Also normally, space is a 3 feet per level cube. Storing a sharp weapon unsheathed will damage the cartoon.
Similar, but yet different: don't forget Hammerspace! (Note the wikipedia entry notes the difference between Hammerspace and Magic Satchel better than I could.)
5: Forth Wall: They can detect the scrying device from the dismal plane. This plane is incredibly boring and has no bright colors. In any case, they are not only scrying on cartoon characters, but also recording to show to the bored masses of their world. The cartoon character can see and hear all the audience members. The audience is role played by both the GM, player's significant others, relatives, and passerby's. The peanut gallery, as most cartoons refer to them, may offer helpful advice, Like "Don't forget to check for traps Doofus!" Sonic or light attacks can pass through the scrying "object". Some peanut gallery members have bullhorns and or laser pointers, specially magicked to work through the fourth wall.
Cartoon Characters who have this ability can detect and interact with any otherwise normal scrying object, in this way. Thus having a 2 way conversation with anyone or thing scrying on them.
6: Other selves. They can call up a double, 1 for each 4 levels, inclusive, with different themes. For example, a pirate version, a cowboy gunslinger, evil twin, ect.
9: Delivery person.
They can go to the Acne Store in limbo and purchase any sort of chaotic item or magic item for anyone who has the treasure or credit. Note that potions or scrolls will have random side effects. They must wear an Acne Delivery cap and vest when delivering the item. A magic bag is valued at 100,000 GP or credits. Items thus delivered will persist till destroyed normally. A stone to flesh and sex reversal scroll will be just an empty scroll once read. Tipping is allowed and may get a person to deliver an anvil to just above a foe's head.
10. Portal slide.
Once per encounter, as an immediate action when another creature would pass through an opening, such as an archway, door, or window within reach of the character, they can move the opening 5 feet to either side, provided there is space on the wall. It can't be slid around a corner to another wall, but it can be moved higher or lower at GM's discretion. The moving creature will collide with the wall, taking 2 damage (typically bludgeoning unless the wall is pointy) per 10 foot of movement taken towards the barrier prior to the impact (Reflex DC 15, half). Double this if they were running or charging. The moving creature can attempt a free Strength check to burst or break through the barrier (+2 if charging or running).An opening remains shifted until the end of the character's next turn, though its exit may be prevented on the opposite side if it would lead to solid material or otherwise be blocked.
The wall sliding character can opt instead to merely shut or slam a door or window closed instead of shifting its location with this ability.
I used my sentence sliding ability to make it easier for me to understand.
No offense.
Slamming or sliding a door or window shut on a hand or foot(or other body part) would do more and immobilize most creatures. Perhaps 2D4. A cartoon character would simply pull the hand or foot out and wait a turn while it becomes big, red, and throbbing. That's if they have 7 or 8. Otherwise they need to heal it, possibly by plunging the part in a bucket of water.
11: Outsider Projection.
Like the spell Astral Projection, except it can last "indefinitely" and they do not form a body at the destination. They possess a body or objects. Banishment magic will return them to their body, they can go back willingly, or the silver cord can be severed somehow disabling the power for at least a year. Any outsider or elemental can gain this power. A medium can summon a particular outsider to temporarily gain their powers.
12: Detonation.
They explode doing their hit dice damage to everything in a 20 foot radius. Note that it takes 24 hours for them to regenerate in their home in limbo. Also, since they are chaotic, you cannot simply use their hit points. Reroll their dice each explosion. If they first eat gunpowder or drink nitro, that adds to the damage and possible side effects.
13 is fine as long as the target is allowed their saving throw. Also, the cartoon must communicate with the artist, usually verbally, and a silence spell will result in the artist making guesses.
How about a nice, frozen, lake?
Or a lightning storm cloud?
I was thinking along the lines of the Daffy Duck cartoon where the artist was picking on him or the "How not to draw" Disney shorts where chaos favors nobody. But yeah, things could be level appropriate.
14: Can crossbreed with anything.
The GM can rule that cartoon sex involves hugging and kissing that results in a stork delivering a baby, or all sex happens out of game. This is especially true if there are children at the table.
That being said, a normal pregnancy is 9 months, but if a cartoon gets a normal statue pregnant, it will shatter giving birth.
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16: Age Control
Normally an outsider such as a cartoon is set at a specific age, such as cherubs are babies with wings and halos. With this power they change at a whim, from newborn all the way to undead. Note that cartoon monsters thrive on fear, and cartoon vampires drink ink or suck the red out of things.
17: Pure light
In this form they can walk through glass, walls of force, or anything else invisible or transparent. With 5 dice or more they can laser drill through things doing 1 damage per die. With 12 dice they can pass through a prism becoming 7 versions of themselves. They are the seven colors of the rainbow. Note that till remerging their touch is like a prismatic spray of the appropriate color. Their vulnerabilities are as the colors of a prismatic sphere. After any combat they cannot help but remerge.
18: Resting Ink Flesh
Not only can they slip under doors and keyholes, but they can also crawl up the smoothest walls, and across the ceiling. They can drink raw ink and can sleep in a large inkwell. DR 2/absorbent(such as a mop).
19: Cartoon time travel
Every time period, past, present, and future are islands in the limbo storms. It's not terribly accurate, but with a good gather information check, you can figure out who's the bad guy and what's going on.
20: Normalcy
They can appear as a material plane native. Thus a bunny person can appear as a normal rabbit or a human. In animal form they can save vs detection spells. Any abnormal actions, such as a talking toaster, dispels the illusion.
21: Extra Schtick
A cartoon has a concept they are built around. It can be a skill, spell, mutation, type of monster, ect. With this they have 2 or more such themes. A certain Pegasus has shyness, kindness, and is also an actress(ie bard).
22: Healing power of laughter.
Like channeling positive energy but it heals 1D4-1 per round to anyone within earshot. Reversable as cringy comedy. Only cartoons can switch at will.
22: Healing power of laughter.
Like channeling positive energy but it heals 1D4-1 per round to anyone within earshot. Reversable as cringy comedy. Only cartoons can switch at will.
They heal hit dice or level to themselves as long as they make fun of their wounds.
7. Seeing stars.
Once per encounter, can choose to negate the extra damage from a critical hit (not the normal damage) by instead being stunned for a number of rounds equal to the crit multiplier of the attack. During this time, they will have visible objects circling their head. It need not be stars, it could be tweeting birds, planets, teacups, or anything relevant to the situation (eggs or bacon or frying pans if hit with a frying pan). Unlike normal, the character can take a 5-foot step during their turn while stunned or opt to move half their speed, but it will be in a random direction. They receive a +2 Dodge bonus against attacks of opportunity provoked from movement due to their erratic, swaying motion.
The attack must be physical or forceful in nature, such as a weapon strike or telekinetic blast, not purely energy, and this doesn't negate other effects caused by critical hits, such as a weapon's bursting quality or a vorpal weapon's decapitation.8. One lump or two?
Once per encounter, when hit by a critical hit, they can choose to make the extra damage (not the normal damage) nonlethal. They will grow one or more visible lumps on their head (number equals the attack's crit multiplier –1; the GM should narrate the attack as striking their head if possible, if not possible, this ability can't be used). This growing lump will raise hats, helmets, or seem to punch through such coverings. It never actually damages such objects, but renders magical hats, headgear, hoods, or helmets unusable until the lump is removed. One lump can be removed if the character spends a full-round action pressing it back down, which also removes an amount of nonlethal damage they received from the hit divided by the number of lumps. The lumps also shrinks away after 1 minute, but the nonlethal isn't healed in this case. Healing all the nonlethal damage will also remove the lumps. Any supposed holes or damage in headgear caused by the lumps' appearance also disappears.
7B. If pierced by bullets or other such weapons, they can take a drink of water and the water will momentarily sprinkle out, then heal. Note that arrows will be forced out by water pressure.
Standard: Even without a cartoon bag, a cartoon can store one item per level in all their hidden pockets. Thus they can stow a maul of the titans in the pocket along their spine. All "normal" pockets are portals to hammerspace, and size doesn't matter. Extra items beyond their maximum are not only lost, but someone else can draw them from their magic bag.
Someone pregnant with a toon or half toon will find furniture appears in front of them, at least tall enough to hide their baby bump.
23. Ability montage
Once per session, the character may explicitly declare to those around that they are using a power as a one round action (typically by calling out the name of the ability or what it does). All creatures within 60 feet that can see them can do nothing but watch as they slowly go through motions, stances, or generate visual effects (depending on the ability), which are then completed at the end of the round. The ability must be one that requires one round or less to perform.Suitable powers include attacks, magical attacks, buffs, summons, or disguises or transformations. This only stops creatures from reacting, it won't stop falling, the planet from crashing, environmental damage such as standing in a fire, spell durations expiring, or an oncoming train, traffic, or comet. If the ability can be interrupted, it can be disrupted as normal (by environmental, incidental, or ongoing damage, or possibly a blind character that doesn't know they're supposed to be unable to act during the montage).
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At 7th level or dice they can create a time loop montage. They can attempt and reattempt a ritual, crafting, or other action till they get the desired result. The cartoon can change their actions on each attempt. Anyone who tries to disrupt the loop, and fails, becomes caught up in it. They can alter their actions to disrupt or complete it each time as well. Other creatures involved in the loop can Will save vs 18 to realize they are in a loop. At 7th level it's up to a day long. At 9th level it's up to a week long. At 13th level it's up to a month long. At 19th level it's up to a year long.
25: Personal Gravity
Anything solid under their feet is down. They can walk up the wall and across the ceiling. If they don't look down, they can walk across a deep crevasse as if there was an invisible bridge.
26, expanded. They can use a yield sign to subdue a creature that can see the sign, effectively charming them. A dire wolf that fails the save would act like a puppy dog toward the cartoon.
If they make the come here gesture with their index finger, it can have the effect of a cavaliere challenge. The subject will come out from cover and confront the cartoon.
28: Loop hole.
Example 1: Deeper darkness may block glitterdust, in most cases, however, it does not make a character invisible. Invisible characters are still visibly outlined if the cartoon is present.
Time stop affects the whole planet, but not the comet or meteor headed for the planet. Thus it can turn a strike into a clean miss.
GMs can now say, "Your character is not a cartoon!"
31: Clothes make the character
When they don a costume they become that thing. Their hit dice and power level do not change. A one dice cartoon donning a dragon costume will become a wyrmling. Their behavior changes, but always chaotic.
If they have loophole they can demand the wimp make a touch attack on their turn.
More on fourth wall. After 10th level or dice they can widen and lean through the scrying device. After 15th, they can climb completely through.