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"Junkyard Dawg," an NPC/creature from my (off-the-rails) War of the Dead RPG campaign for Savage Worlds.

"War of the Dead" is a zombie-apocalypse RPG campaign that, along the way, has "cameo appearances" by creatures and situations strongly influenced by various horror films. I've followed this lead by finding excuses to have a few other "monsters" crop up thanks to the meddling of the (fictitious!) international pharmaceutical megacorporation, UNIMED, which occupies a complicated space in the WOTD storyline (as both help and hindrance in some respects). In "War of the Dead" as written, one of their dubious contributions is in the genetic alteration of various animals, one of their more well-known successes being the introduction of an exceptionally smart breed of dog. This creature, however, is a result of a lab experiment that shouldn't be out -- but you have one little zombie apocalypse, and all sorts of security measures go out the window!

(There are creatures in this setting that have an unhealthily pale complexion and burn in sunlight, so it seemed only natural to have a humanoid wolf-like creature as well. It's only a "werewolf" in the sense of being humanoid, however -- no shape-shifting under the moon or anything crazy like that. )

Anyway, back-story aside, I attempted a quick sketch of the hybrid to use as an illustration for a "creature card" for the game.

War of the Dead is a property of Daring Entertainment ([link] ), and Savage Worlds is a property of Pinnacle Entertainment Group ([link] ).

Description
"Junkyard Dawg," an NPC/creature from my (off-the-rails) War of the Dead RPG campaign for Savage Worlds.

"War of the Dead" is a zombie-apocalypse RPG campaign that, along the way, has "cameo appearances" by creatures and situations strongly influenced by various horror films. I've followed this lead by finding excuses to have a few other "monsters" crop up thanks to the meddling of the (fictitious!) international pharmaceutical megacorporation, UNIMED, which occupies a complicated space in the WOTD storyline (as both help and hindrance in some respects). In "War of the Dead" as written, one of their dubious contributions is in the genetic alteration of various animals, one of their more well-known successes being the introduction of an exceptionally smart breed of dog. This creature, however, is a result of a lab experiment that shouldn't be out -- but you have one little zombie apocalypse, and all sorts of security measures go out the window!

(There are creatures in this setting that have an unhealthily pale complexion and burn in sunlight, so it seemed only natural to have a humanoid wolf-like creature as well. It's only a "werewolf" in the sense of being humanoid, however -- no shape-shifting under the moon or anything crazy like that. )

Anyway, back-story aside, I attempted a quick sketch of the hybrid to use as an illustration for a "creature card" for the game.

War of the Dead is a property of Daring Entertainment ([link] ), and Savage Worlds is a property of Pinnacle Entertainment Group ([link] ).