Stone Rook
Marble Castle, Large Mechanical Carapacian (Tier 1, CR 2)
Core Numerics
| Stat | Value | Stat | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | 1 | Hit Points | 45 HP |
| Initiative | -5 | Speed | 20 ft. |
| Damage (base) | 3 | Damage (mod) | +2 |
Base Stats
| Attribute | STR | CON | DEX | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modifier | +4 | +7 | +9 | +1 | +5 | +1 |
Defenses
| Defense | Value | Defense | Value | Defense | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC | 8 | Aegis | 2 | Fort | 9 |
| Ref | 6 | Will | 10 | DC | 15 |
Anatomy
Head (+4): +50% damage to headshots. Fuel Line (Secret: DC) (+4): Has 8 HP. If destroyed, target has DoT (8, until repaired) Vitals (Secret: DC) (+2): Can be grappled, damaging or grappling this Dazes (1 round or while grappled) them. Inflicts Setback (2, duration of Daze) instead if the attack already Dazes. 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 (2) (+2): If an attack/ability deals any effect besides damage to at least one leg, it also inflicts Cripple (10, 1 round). Tool (2) (flamer) (+2): Has 4 HP, required to use certain actions.
Traits
Withstand: The first time this creature would be reduced to 0 HP, they go to 1 HP instead.
Actions
Concentrated Blaze: Major action - Ranged weapon attack, one arm, one flamer, 30 ft. range, single-target, 5 damage. Dispersed Blaze: Major action - Ranged weapon attack, one arm, one flamer, 30 ft. cone, all targets, 2 damage, sets area on Fire (1, 5 rounds) (once per turn when starting in or entering the fire) and makes it difficult terrain for 5 rounds. Fist: Major action - Melee weapon attack, 5 ft. range, single-target, 3 damage. Siege Shield: Special - When the Rook uses Defend, it applies to all enemy attacks that target or originate within 30 feet of itself. Impact: Special - When the Rook uses Dash, it automatically deals 1 damage to all adjacent targets at the end of its turn.
Tactics
Concentrated Blaze against single targets, Dash and Impact if necessary but against very speedy players use Dispersed Blaze to lock down their movement options. When acting in a support capacity, Siege Shield allows it to impose disadvantage on all incoming attacks for all nearby allies, though this bunches them up for AoEs.
Drops
30 EXP
Description
Rooks bring the heavy muscle through metal and munitions, forming anvils and spearheads where stratagems require durability over speed.