War Dog Pestilite¶

Monster

War Dog Pestilite

Humanoid, Soulless, War Dog

Level 3

Horde Controller

EV 5

1MSize

5Speed

20Stamina

0Stability

2Free Strike

ImmunityPoison 3

Weakness—

Movement—

M+0Might

A+1Agility

R+0Reason

I+0Intuition

P+2Presence

l

Plaguecaster

Signature

KeywordsAreaMagicRanged

ActionMain action

Distance3 cube within 10

TargetEach creature in the area

Power Roll+ 2

!2 poison damage; I < 0 frightened (save ends)

@4 poison damage; I < 1 frightened (save ends)

#5 poison damage; I < 2 frightened (save ends)

Effect

The area is filled with a cloud of pestilence that lasts until the start of the pestilite's next turn. Any creature who enters the area for the first time in a round or starts their turn there takes 2 poison damage.

f

Posthumous Promotion

KeywordsMagicRanged

ActionManeuver

DistanceRanged 10

TargetOne war dog

Effect

If the target has a loyalty collar, they are reduced to 0 Stamina.

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Loyalty Collar

When the pestilite is reduced to 0 Stamina, their loyalty collar explodes, dealing 1d6 damage to each adjacent enemy and object.

*Malice Features

At the start of any war dog's turn, you can spend Malice to activate one of the following features. War Dog Malice (Level 1+ Malice Features)

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Reconstitute

3 Malice

One war dog acting this turn tears apart a nearby corpse of a humanoid and incorporates its body parts into their own. The war dog regains Stamina equal to 5 times their level.

*

Fire for Effect

5 Malice

KeywordsAreaMagicRanged

ActionManeuver

Distance4 cube within 10

TargetEach creature in the area

!5 fire damage; slowed or weakened (save ends)

@5 fire damage; slowed or weakened (EoT)

#5 fire damage

Effect

Each target makes an Agility test. The same condition is imposed on each affected target.

*

Fodder Run

7 Malice

Each war dog minion in the encounter shifts up to their speed and can make a free strike. A minion who does so is then reduced to 0 Stamina.

Source: Draw Steel: Monsters · printing 1.01