Primal

Denizen Shade, Large Psionic Underling (Tier 5, CR 3)

Core Numerics

Base Stats

Defenses

Anatomy

Head (+4): +50% damage to headshots. Psi Core (Secret) (+2): +50% damage to the core, but only psionic attacks may target it. Artery (Secret: DC) (+4): Has 95 HP. If destroyed, target has DoT (95, until healed with psionics) 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 (2) (+2): If an attack/ability deals any effect besides damage to at least one leg, it also inflicts Cripple (10, 1 round).

Traits

None: What? Not everyone’s special.

Actions

Shadow Hand: Major action - Melee psionic attack, 10 ft. range, single-target, 64 damage. Shadow Salvo: Major action - Ranged psionic attack, 100 ft. range, single-target, targets Reflex, 38 damage, multiattack (3). Shadow Hex: Major action - Ranged psionic attack, 100 ft. range, single-target, targets Fortitude, 38 damage, Impair (1 round), Cooldown (2). Shadow Deluge: Reaction - Psionic ability, the Primal forces a missed psionic attack to deal half damage. Shadow Precision: Special - When the Primal uses Aim, they gain advantage instead. Shadow Shield: Special - When the Primal uses Avert, it imposes disadvantage instead.

Tactics

Open with Shadow Hex and prioritize it whenever off cooldown. Kite with Shadow Salvo if the player has low Reflex, Dash to close the distance if they have high Reflex and/or high Aegis. Otherwise, close in while shooting and switch to Aimed Shadow Hands in melee.

Drops

4200 EXP, 30 T5 Grist, 60 T4 Grist, 180 T3 Grist, 870 T2 Grist, 1620 T1 Grist, 4200 BG

Description

As their epithet, a mere shade of the godhead that is the denizen of the Land, in form, in thought, in spirit.