Junksprite bender

Junksprite bender
Monster ID	1437
Locations	The Old Landfill
Hit Points	25
Attack	32
Defense	33
Initiative	0
Meat	None
Phylum	humanoid
Elements	None
Resistance	None
Monster Parts	arm, head, leg, torso, wing
Drops	bent scrap metal, funky junk key
Quest	Worse Homes and Gardens
Manuel Entry
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 You're fighting a junksprite shovel bender

Junksprites are a little bit like fairies, a little bit like gnomes, and a little bit like the bearded weirdo geniuses who hang out in makerspaces (and who call workshops "makerspaces"). This particular junksprite is adept at bending things. Not air, water, earth, or fire, though. Mostly metal. In fact, exclusively metal. He even bent himself a pair of aluminum underwear, so if you don't like him, you can bite his shiny metal ass.

Hit Message(s):

He bends a girder around your neck so tight you can't breathe. Ugh! Oof!

He bends a length of pipe by thwacking you in the skull with it. Oof! Argh!

He bends a tire iron over your shin. Yargh! Ugh! Ooh!

He bends a piece of scrap metal around your waist so tightly it punches your solar plexus. Argh! Oof!

He takes a pull off a cheap cigar and puffs foul smoke in your face. Ow! Ugh! (stench damage)

He bends the front fender of a car by running the car into you at speed. Ooh! Ow!

Critical Hit Message:

He chugs some junksprite whiskey and belches a giant fireball at you. Then he bends the fire until it comes back around and hits you again. Ah-ha! Eek! Ooh!

Miss Message(s):

He gets a blank look on his face and says, "I am a bender. Please insert girder."

He tries to bend a length of pipe over your skull, but you tell him to pipe down.

He tries to bend a tire iron over your shin, but you tire of his shenanigans and dodge.

He tries to bend a piece of metal around your waist, but you tell him it'd be a waist of time.

He tries to blow smoke in your face, but you don't let the smoke get in your eyes.

He tries to get in a fender-bender with you, but you tell him to get bent.

Fumble Message:

He bends himself a nice big flask, fills it with whiskey, and goes on a bender. You wait until he sobers up. (FUMBLE!)

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After Combat

You acquire an item: bent scrap metal (15% chance)*

You gain 2 <substat>.

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Occurs at The Old Landfill.

Notes

• After combat with any junksprite, a rare can drop. The base drop rate starts at 5%, and is increased by 5% every time a rare fails to drop, but reverts back to 5% once one succeeds. Bonus +item% effects apply as they would to a normal item drop. Rare drops are funky junk keys, except for the third, which is a Worse Homes and Gardens.
• When the drop is successful, if a key is due, you will get this message after the fight:

  Oh hey, that sprite dropped a key!

You acquire an item: funky junk key

• When the drop is successful, if the crafting book is due, you will get this message after the fight:

  Oh hey, that sprite dropped a magazine!

You acquire an item: Worse Homes and Gardens

• The monster's name includes scrap metal, using this template.

References

• The references to air, water, earth, and fire are a reference to Avatar: The Last Airbender, a TV show where the four factions of the land each control (or "bend") one of those four elements.
• "Bite his shiny metal ass" is a reference to the catchphrase of Bender, a character from Futurama.
  • Similarly, the "please insert girder" miss message is a reference to the episode "How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back", in which Bender is temporarily robbed of his personality chip, and only says that line in a dull monotone.
• A makerspace is a communal workshop, usually with advanced machining and fabrication technologies like laser cutters and 3D printers, where the members can go to work on projects, collaborate, and share knowledge.