Arch-deaconstructor
Last Rites
Gargantuan Mechanical Carapacian (Tier 1 Adversary)
Core Numerics
| Stat | Value | Stat | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | 1 | Hit Points | 60 |
| Speed | 10 ft. | Player Count | 1 |
| Hit Bonus | +8 | Damage | Mod |
| Initiative | +0 | Difficulty | 6 |
Base Stats
| Attribute | STR | CON | DEX | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modifier | +5 | +5 | +5 | +9 | +7 | +5 |
Defenses
| Defense | Value | Defense | Value | Defense | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC | 16 | Aegis | 0 | Fort | 14 |
| Ref | 16 | Will | 18 | DC | 15 |
Anatomy
Head (+4): +50% damage to headshots. Fuel Line (Secret: DC) (+4): Has 12 HP. If destroyed, target has DoT (6, until healed) Shatterpoint (Secret: DC) (+0): Attacks against this have +2 to crit, and critical hits Daze (1 round). Arms (2) (+2): Required to use items, grapple, and perform actions. Has disadvantage to grapple for 1 round if hit, or forces immediate grapple check against attack roll to maintain it if one is active. Legs (3) (+2): If an attack/ability deals any effect besides damage to at least one leg, it also inflicts Cripple (10).
Traits
Contractual Boss Resistance: The Adversary is resistant to effects that would rob them of their free will, teleport them, read/detect their thoughts, or nullify this effect unless they allow it. If necessary to translate to mechanics, this counts as two Flaws dice.
Actions
Chaingun: Major action - Ranged weapon attack, 150 ft. range, single-target, 1 damage, multiattack (2), DoT (1, 3 rounds). Railgun: Major action - Ranged weapon attack, 150 ft. range, single-target, 6 damage, DoT (2 stacks) ([X1, 3 rounds). Psychosomatic Ring: Minor action - Psionic ability, when the Arch-deaconstructor makes an attack, it additionally chooses a resistance; the attack targets the lower of AC or that resistance when rolling to hit. The White Rite: Reaction - Psionic ability, the Arch-deaconstructor Empowers its next attack, rolls with advantage, and inflicts 1 stack of its DoT whether or not it hits, but a roll of 4 or less on either d20 inflicts 9 damage to it. Cardinal Psion: Special - The Arch-deaconstructor’s DoTs stack with each other, up to 10 stacks. If it critically hits with an attack, it inflicts 1 stack of it in addition to the crit damage bonus.
Tactics
This is a race to see whose DoTs kill who first; the boss doesn’t have a heal to repair its DoTs if the player targets its fuel lines. Between Psychosomatic Ring and White Rite, it should be putting out heavy damage in kind, with a question on how the player is going to deal with its 150 ft. engagement range.
Drops
100 EXP
Description
The Arch-Deaconstructor is the be-all end-all of artillery within any carapacian army; a titanic, mechanical beast armed with the strongest of ranged weaponry.
It’s here to administer your last rites.