Lightbender Pouncer¶

Monster

Lightbender Pouncer

Beast, Lightbender

Level 3

Elite Harrier

EV 20

2Size

10Speed

100Stamina

1Stability

5Free Strike

Immunity—

Weakness—

Movement—

M+2Might

A+1Agility

R-3Reason

I+1Intuition

P-1Presence

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Pounce

Signature

KeywordsChargeMeleeStrikeWeapon

ActionMain action

DistanceMelee 2

TargetTwo creatures or objects

Power Roll+ 2

!7 damage

@11 damage; A < 1 prone

#14 damage; A < 2 prone

Effect

The pouncer can make a free strike against each target they knock prone.

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Sparkling Tail Whip

KeywordsAreaMagic

ActionMain action

Distance2 burst

TargetEach enemy and object in the area

Power Roll+ 2

!4 damage

@7 damage; A < 1 the target is dazzled (save ends)

#10 damage; A < 2 the target is dazzled (save ends)

Effect

A dazzled target takes a bane on strikes and has line of effect only within 1 square.

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Illusory Feint

5 Malice

KeywordsAreaMagicRanged

ActionManeuver

Distance3 cube within 10

TargetEach enemy in the area

Power Roll+ 2

!I < 0 dazed (save ends)

@I < 1 dazed (save ends)

#I < 2 dazed (save ends)

Effect

While dazed this way, a target has speed 0. If a target takes damage, or if someone else uses a main action to shake the target out of their stupor, the dazed condition ends.

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Striking Afterimage

KeywordsMagic

ActionTriggered action

DistanceSelf

TargetSelf

Trigger

The pouncer takes damage from a strike.

Effect

The pouncer halves the damage, ignores any nondamaging effects associated with it, and can teleport up to 5 squares. If they teleport into concealment or cover, the pouncer can immediately attempt to hide as a free maneuver.

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Avoidance

Any effect on the pouncer that would be ended by a saving throw instead ends automatically at the end of their next turn.

*Malice Features

At the start of any lightbender's turn, you can spend Malice to activate one of the following features. Lightbender Malice

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Silent Prowl

3 Malice

Each lightbender acting this turn can teleport up to their speed as a move action and attempt to hide as a free maneuver, all until the start of their next turn.

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Duplicate

5 Malice

Each lightbender acting this turn can create a duplicate lightbender in an unoccupied space adjacent to them. The duplicate is indistinguishable from the lightbender except by supernatural means, has 1 Stamina, and has the lightbender's speed. A duplicate acts on the lightbender's turn but can take only move actions. Once per round before or after using an ability, a lightbender can trade places with any lightbender duplicate.

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Everything the Light Touches

7 Malice

Each lightbender in the encounter shines radiantly, distorting the senses of any enemy within 5 squares of them. Each affected enemy makes a Reason test.

Source: Draw Steel: Monsters · printing 1.01