Anchorite
Psionic Storm, Huge Psionic Carapacian (Tier 3, CR 3)
Core Numerics
| Stat | Value | Stat | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | 3 | Hit Points | 368 HP |
| Initiative | +2 | Speed | 30 ft., 30 ft. fly |
| Damage (base) | 17 | Damage (mod) | +7 |
Base Stats
| Attribute | STR | CON | DEX | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modifier | +4 | +5 | +9 | +5 | +7 | +11 |
Defenses
| Defense | Value | Defense | Value | Defense | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC | 19 | Aegis | 0 | Fort | 20 |
| Ref | 18 | Will | 21 | DC | 20 |
Anatomy
Swarm Anatomy: Whenever making an attack with multiple targets, each of those attacks may target the swarm. Whenever targeted by an area of effect attack, it is hit once per 5 ft. square the swarm occupies in the area of effect.
Traits
Swarm Strength: Has +20 to hit. This decreases to +15 at 294 HP or less, to +10 at 220 HP, to +5 at 147 HP, and disappears at 73 HP.
War Training (army): Whenever this unit takes multiple hits as proscribed by their Anatomy trait, it has Aegis (15) against them.
Actions
Mindbender: Major action - Ranged psionic attack, 80 ft. range, single-target, targets Will, 10 damage, the attack hits an additional time for every 5 above the target’s AC. Bodybreaker: Major action - Ranged psionic attack, 80 ft. range, single-target, targets Fortitude, 10 damage, the attack hits an additional time for every 5 above the target’s AC. Bastille: Major action - Ranged weapon attack, 100 ft. range, all targets within 10 ft. radius, 10 damage, targets Will, Expose (1 round), Impair (1 round), Cooldown (1), the attack has an additional +10 to hit instead of using Swarm Strength. Psionic Deluge: Reaction - Psionic ability, the Anchorite forces a missed psionic attack to deal half damage. Blood and Vinegar: Reaction - Psionic ability, the Anchorite chooses one negative condition on itself and reduces its duration by 1 round. Rage of Aquarius: Special - The Anchorite is Empowered while they have any negative conditions on itself.
Tactics
Use Bastille whenever off cooldown, then swap between Mindbender and Bodybreaker depending on whether target’s Fort or Will is lower.
Drops
870 EXP
Description
The anchorite is another name for the manticore and is used in Conclave Ecumenical Chess. Turns out if you stuff multiple psions in a manticore and leave it to marinate, it creates…. terrible, terrible things.