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Castellan Hoplon


Monster

Castellan Hoplon

Humanoid, Soulless, War Dog
Level 10
Elite Defender
EV 48
1MSize
5Speed
260Stamina
3Stability
10Free Strike
ImmunityDamage 3
Weakness
Movement
M+5Might
A+2Agility
R+4Reason
I+3Intuition
P+4Presence
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Inspiring Strike

Signature
KeywordsMeleeStrikeWeapon
DistanceMelee 1
TargetTwo creatures or objects
Power Roll+ 5
!15 damage
@20 damage; push 3
#24 damage; push 5
Effect

Two allies within 10 squares of Hoplon each shift up to their speed, then can take the Defend main action or make a free strike.

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Summon the Onyx Tower

KeywordsRanged
ActionManeuver
DistanceRanged 15
TargetSpecial
Effect

A 10-square-tall tower made of black stone shimmers into being in an unoccupied space that is 5 squares on a side. The tower has three floors, an entrance in the middle of each side on the ground floor, and a crenelated rooftop. Any war dog inside or adjacent to the tower has damage immunity 2 and regains 5 Stamina at the start of each of their turns, and war dogs inside the tower can observe through and have line of effect through its walls. This ability can be used only once per encounter.

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Shield Warden

KeywordsArea
ActionManeuver
Distance3 burst
TargetEach enemy in the area
Power Roll+ 5
!R < 3 taunted (EoT)
@R < 4 taunted (EoT)
#R < 5 taunted (EoT)
Effect

Until the start of Hoplon's next turn, any enemy ability that includes him as a target takes a bane.

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Timely Intervention

KeywordsMagic
DistanceSelf
TargetSelf
Trigger

An enemy within 10 squares targets an ally with an ability.

Effect

Hoplon teleports to an unoccupied space adjacent to the enemy and becomes the new target of the ability. He can then make a free strike against the enemy, and if that enemy has R < 4 they are taunted until the end of their next turn.

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Hold the Line

Each ally within 3 squares of Hoplon has cover and damage immunity 2.

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Last Stand

The first time in an encounter that Hoplon is reduced to 0 Stamina, he instead has 1 Stamina and gains damage immunity 10 until the end of his next turn. When Hoplon is reduced to 0 Stamina again, each ally within 5 squares of him gains damage immunity 3 and deals an extra 5 damage on strikes, all until the end of the encounter.

*Malice Features

At the start of any level 10 or higher war dog's turn, you can spend Malice to activate one of the following features. War Dog Malice (Level 10+ Malice Features)

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Prior Malice Features

3-7 Malice

The war dog activates a Malice feature available to war dogs of level 9 or lower.

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Cry Havoc

KeywordsAreaMagic
ActionManeuver
Distance3 burst
TargetEach enemy in the area
Power Roll+ 5
!7 psychic damage
@11 psychic damage; P < 4 frightened (save ends)
#14 psychic damage; P < 5 frightened (save ends)
Effect

Each war dog within distance deals an extra 15 damage with strikes until the end of their next turn. Additionally, they end any effect on them that can be ended by a saving throw or that ends at the end of their turn, then shift up to their speed and can make a free strike.

Special

This ability can't be used by a minion.

Source: Draw Steel: Monsters · printing 1.01