Knighted Nightrider

Shadow Dragon, Huge Mechanical Carapacian (Tier 5, CR 1)

Core Numerics

Base Stats

Defenses

Anatomy

Head (+4): +50% damage to headshots. Wings (2) (+4): Removes flight for 1 round if both are damaged or grappled simultaneously. Fuel Line (Secret: DC) (+4): Has 35 HP. If destroyed, target has DoT (35, until repaired) Tail (+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. Tail (+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.

Traits

None: What? Not everyone’s special.

Actions

Iron Claws: Major action - Melee weapon attack, 15 ft. range, single-target, 24 damage, Rupture (10, 2 rounds). Napalm Missile Cluster: Major action - Ranged weapon attack, 150 ft. range, all targets within 10 ft. radius, 24 damage, sets area on Fire (10, 5 rounds) (once per turn when starting in or entering the fire) and makes it difficult terrain for 5 rounds, Cooldown (2). Swoop: Special - When the Knighted Nightrider uses Dash, it automatically deals 24 damage to any target it moves through during it. Bloodied Focus: Special - When the Knighted Nightrider is at half HP or less, it ignores all maluses and disadvantage to attack rolls and skill checks. Shadowflight: Reaction - Martial ability, the Knighted Nightrider becomes Intangible, or stops being Intangible. If mounted, its rider shares the benefit.

Tactics

If target has high speed, Swoop in and Claw. If target has no ranged, Missile with impunity. Remember it could still be used as a mount RAW, if desired, though Shadowflight doesn’t work on the rider.

Drops

700 EXP

Description

The think tanks are satisfied with the nightrider’s moveset, merely giving it an umbrakinetic capacitor.