Orcinus
Apex Predator, Large Biological Underling (Tier 4, CR 2)
Core Numerics
| Stat | Value | Stat | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | 4 | Hit Points | 174 HP |
| Initiative | +10 | Speed | 30 ft., 40 ft. burrow |
| Damage (base) | 45 | Damage (mod) | +18 |
Base Stats
| Attribute | STR | CON | DEX | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modifier | +5 | +10 | +0 | +10 | +0 | +6 |
Defenses
| Defense | Value | Defense | Value | Defense | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC | 19 | Aegis | 13 | Fort | 22 |
| Ref | 19 | Will | 21 | DC | 20 |
Anatomy
Head (+4): +50% damage to headshots. Jaws (+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. Dorsal Fin (+4): Crippled (half) for 1 round when damaged or grappled.. Shatterpoint (Secret: DC) (+0): Attacks against this have +2 to crit, and critical hits Daze (1 round). 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.
Traits
Ambush Predator: Has advantage to hit during a surprise round.
Actions
Bite: Major action - Melee weapon attack, 5 ft. range, single-target, 45 damage. Burrow: Minor action - Martial ability, the Orcinus burrows or unburrows. While burrowed, it cannot attack, but can go underground and can go through cover and thin walls freely. Abyssal Stare: When the Orcinus Averts an attack, the attacker is Crippled (10, 1 round). Bloodied Focus: Special - When the Orcinus is at half HP or less, it ignores all maluses and disadvantage to attack rolls and skill checks.
Tactics
Standard melee attacker, run up and smash. Burrow allows more avenues of approach.
Drops
810 EXP, 15 T4 Grist, 30 T3 Grist, 90 T2 Grist, 435 T1 Grist, 810 BG
Description
From Hell’s heart I stab at thee. Just threatening enough that you’ll ignore that this is an orca, not a whale. Except orcas are killer whales, so what’s really going on here?