Ember Tyrant (young red dragon)
Dragon · Crown of Pride
T2d6Sovereign
An adolescent red dragon, arrogant and still growing into its power. It has a real breath weapon now and a hoarder's greed that will only deepen with age.
Tier 2 · Role Sovereign · Pool Vigor 4 / Vitality 46 · AC 13 · ATK +3 · Save DC 13 · Dmg d6
| Stat | Score | Mod | Die |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body | 18 | +4 | d8 |
| Mind | 8 | -1 | -d3 |
| Sense | 16 | +3 | d6 |
| Heart | 14 | +2 | d4 |
| Cunning | 16 | +3 | d6 |
| Fate | 16 | +3 | d6 |
Passives
Fire Immunity
Immune to fire damage.
Hoarder's Pride
Advantage on Heart saves against fear or intimidation while within sight of its hoard.
Maneuvers
Rending Claws
A vicious double swipe. If this attack hits, the target also takes 1 Vigor damage.
Declarations
Declared in the enemy tactical window and resolved at the start of its next turn. Any Vitality it loses first forces the disruption roll: on a 1 the declaration is lost.
Fire Breath
Exhales a 30 ft cone of roaring flame. Each creature in the cone makes a Body save (DC 13) or takes 1d6 damage; on a success it takes 1 Vigor damage instead.
Tactics
GM tactics
Arrogant and impatient. Opens fights with Fire Breath to show off its power, then closes to rend anyone still standing. Grows furious and reckless if its hoard is threatened.
Running it
Rules
- Shield of Tier + Heart mod over a Vitality pool of 10 + 18 x Tier. Full Vigor at combat start; at the start of its turn it regains 1 Vigor. Dead at 0 Vitality.
- A hit rolls d6. A crit rolls two: 2d6.
- Crits on a natural 17+ (Cunning 16).
- Two attacks in a normal turn.
- Sovereign: 1 Sovereign Action a round, spent after other combatants' turns, on top of its attacks.
- Any Vitality lost while a declaration is pending forces its disruption roll; on a 1 the declaration is lost.
- Never checks morale: it fights to 0 Vitality or to the exit written into its lowest phase.
- NPCs never take wounds.