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

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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.

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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.

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Fire for Effect

5 Malice

KeywordsAreaMagicRanged

ActionManeuver

Distance4 cube within 10

TargetEach creature in the area

Effect

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

Agility Test

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

@5 fire damage; slowed or weakened (EoT)

#5 fire damage

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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