various more-obscure mythical creatures

[Jebm]

Awesome work. I plan on giving my Tengu scion a bit of both types so this was nice to see. Lately I've gotten an obsession with Japanese mythology so the majority of my requests will be related to that. Could someone do stats for a Kappa and a Tanuki?

http://www.obakemono.com/obake/tanuki/
http://www.obakemono.com/obake/kappa/

[Sanctaphrax]

Give a summary of what they can do and I'll take a shot.

Making a character from a mythological description is a pain in the neck.

[Jebm]

Kappas are water demons who have super strength which is powered by the water dish on top of their heads which if spilled leaves them completely paralyzed. They have an obsession with politeness which must be returned via bowing as well as an insatiable love of cucumbers. They are skilled in sumo wrestling and rare medicinal arts as well as having exteremely bad gas which is used as defense mechanism,which I'd treat as a Breath Weapon.

Tanuki are raccoon demons who are know for their gigantic testicles and mischievous pranks . They are exteremely skilled shape shifters  and illusionists who usually hide as inanimate objects and are always on the lookout for food, sake and women. They're know for shape shifting their balls into a variety of things from a blanket or umbrella or a blunt weapon if necessary. Granted any damage to the balls themselves pretty much makes them helpless with pain.

[hank the ancient]

They're know for shape shifting their balls into a variety of things from a blanket or umbrella or a blunt weapon if necessary. Granted any damage to the balls themselves pretty much makes them helpless with pain.

Ya can't make this stuff up folks!

[Jebm]

I know right?. Besides after having a book start off with Harry being attacked by ape flinging flaming crap, is getting your skull crushed by a raccoon dog's scrotum so odd?.

[polkaneverdies]

They both seem like pretty glamorous ways to die.

[Franziska]

Could someone pleas stat Harpies?
They are monsters with female faces and bird bodies.Their screeches can drive one mad, thay attack in droves, they stink like rotting carrion and they haunt their enemies by shitting on their food thus preventing them to feed. In Greco-Roman mithology they are daughters to Neptune/Poseidon and Anphytritys. Zeus uses them to punish erring mortals. They can summon sea storms, strong winds and whirlwinds. Their power fades as they move away from the sea.

[Sanctaphrax]

Kappa (Up To Your Waist)

High Concept: Kappa
Other Aspects: Bizarre Weaknesses, Deadly Flatulence, Sumo Wrestler's Etiquette, Inexplicable Medical Knowledge
Skills:
Great: Might, Scholarship
Good: Fists, Endurance
Fair: Presence, Discipline, Lore
Average: Conviction, Athletics, Stealth, Rapport, Deceit
Stunts:
Rare Medical Arts (Scholarship): +2 to medical treatment given access to weird ingredients.
Wrestler (Might): +1 to grapple.
Powers:
Aquatic [-1]
Inhuman Strength [-2]
Selective Explosive Natural Weaponry [-2] (Flatulence is weapon 2+Strength and hits everyone in the zone except the Kappa. Wield with Fists.)
Total Refresh Cost:
-7
Refresh Total:
0

[polkaneverdies]

It is Hard to believe you actually pulled that one off Sancta. I would say that deserves a round of applause.

[Sanctaphrax]

Thanks.

The best part about writing custom powers is the part where, weeks or months later, something that would be problematic is easily modelled with what you wrote before.

As for harpies, somebody suggested using Goblin stats and adding Wings here. But that wouldn't really fit your request, so here goes:

Harpy (Feet In The Water)

High Concept: Harpy
Other Aspects: Filthy Creature, Daughter Of Poseidon, Divine Punishment
Skills:
Good: Intimidation, Fists, Athletics
Fair: Lore, Conviction, Discipline
Average: Endurance, Might, Presence, Deceit, Survival
Stunts:
Maddening Screech (Intimidation): Given a chance to scream at someone constantly for a long time, can use Intimidation to make mental attacks.
Powers:
Aquatic [-1]
Wings [-1]
Claws [-1]
Inhuman Speed [-2]
Ritual (Weather Control) [-2]
Total Refresh Cost:
-8
Refresh Total:
-2

[hank the ancient]

Maybe I missed it in a previous post, but has anyone done a draugr yet? I figure a giant, treasure-guarding, phase-shifting, spell-casting, weapon-shrugging, dream-haunting undead viking might wet a few pairs of pants.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draugr

[Sanctaphrax]

Draugr have not yet been done. I'll take a shot sometime.

Here's my attempt at the Tanuki.

Tanuki (Hydrophobic)

High Concept: Tanuki
Other Aspects: All About The Testicles, Hedonistic Prankster
Skills:
Good: Deceit
Fair: Burglary, Survival
Average: Lore, Conviction, Rapport
Powers:
True Shapeshifting [-4]
Glamours [-2]
Echoes Of The Beast (Tanuki) [-1]
Human Form [+1] affecting:
Diminutive Size [-1]
Claws [-1] (Scrotal bludgeon)
Total Refresh Cost:
-8
Refresh Total:
-6

[Jebm]

The fact that scrotal bludgeon has been used in sentence  at all is Awesomely Hilarious. congrats on making both the Kappa and Tanuki effectively. Do you think Might would be a good power as well for the Tanuki's scrotal bludgeon?

[Sanctaphrax]

Might is a skill, not a power. Are you talking about Strength?

If so, then no. Extra stress might be reasonable, but the lifting bonuses and other benefits probably wouldn't be.

[devonapple]

Dryad (Walking the Beach)

High Concept: Wyldfae Tree Spirit
Other Aspects: Bound to My Tree; Seasonal Allegiance; Mortals are my Playthings
Skills:
Great (+4): Rapport
Good (+3): Survival, Deceit
Fair (+2): Athletics, Stealth
Average (+1): Alertness, Conviction, Endurance, Investigation, Might, Presence
Stunts:
Alluring (Deceit): As a child of nature, you have centuries of experience in charming mortals. You gain a +2 to Deceit checks for seduction attempts.
Traceless (Stealth): You don’t seem to leave footprints. The difficulty to track your movements is 2 shifts higher.
One with the Trees (Stealth): You are a master of arboreal subterfuge. Add two to your Stealth as long as you are in woodlands, and the difficulty of moving stealthily through plant-based borders is reduced by two.
Powers:
Glamours [-2]
Inhuman Strength [-2]
Inhuman Recovery [-2]
Supernatural Toughness [-4]
The Catch [+4] is cold iron and such, as well as fire
Total Refresh Cost:
-9
Refresh Total:
-4
Stress:
Mental OOO
Physical OOO(OOOO), Armor:2
Social OOO