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Column of Blades


Level 3 Fortification · Defender

Column of Blades

A spinning wooden column is affixed with sharp blades to slash the unwary.
EV
3
Stamina
5
Size
1L
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Deactivate

The column of blades must be completely destroyed.

Activate

Effect

The Spinning Blades ability.

A creature or object moves adjacent to the column of blades.
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Free triggered action

Spinning Blades

MeleeStrikeWeapon
Distance
Melee 1
Targets
The triggering creature or object
Power Roll+ 2
!4 damage
@6 damage; M < 2 bleeding (save ends)
#9 damage; M < 3 bleeding (save ends)
Trigger

A creature or object moves within distance of the column.

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Upgrades

Stone Column (+1 EV) The column is made of stone and has 8 Stamina. Metal Column (+1 EV) The column is made of metal and has 11 Stamina. Concealed (+1 EV) The blades are concealed inside the column, which remains motionless until triggered. Spiked Flails (+4 EV) Instead of blades, the column is affixed with heavy spiked balls attached by long chains. The Whirling Flails ability replaces Spinning Blades.
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Free triggered action

Whirling Flails

MeleeStrikeWeapon
Distance
Melee 2
Targets
The triggering creature or object
!5 damage
@8 damage; M < 2 dazed (save ends)
#11 damage; M < 3 dazed (save ends)
Trigger

A creature or object moves within distance of the column.

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Allied Awareness

Allies who shift don't trigger the column. A creature observing an ally shift this way can make an Intuition test to shift in imitation of their movements.
Power Roll+ 2
!The creature triggers the column and the column's ability gains an edge.
@The creature triggers the column.
#The creature doesn't trigger the column.
Source: Draw Steel: Monsters · printing 1.01