Kenku
Fey · Crown of Deception
T1d4Minor
Mimic-cursed crow folk, kenku imitate sounds, lairs in ruined towers.
Tier 1 · Role Minor · Pool Vigor 2 · AC 10 · ATK +2 · Save DC 11 · Dmg 1 (flat)
AC1010 base
Vigor22 x Tier, one pool. Breaks at 1, dies at 0
Move30 ft
Initiatived8rerolled each round
Attack+2d20 + bonus vs AC
Damage1flat, crit d4, floored at 1
Save DC11Tier 1 DC
Crit20natural 20 only
| Stat | Score | Mod | Die |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body | 10 | - | - |
| Mind | 12 | - | - |
| Sense | 12 | - | - |
| Heart | 12 | - | - |
| Cunning | 14 | - | - |
| Fate | 8 | - | - |
A Minor has no attribute mechanics: the scores describe the creature, they do not roll.
Passives
Passive
Mimicry
Perfectly replicates any sound it has heard, including voices. Cunning check to detect the imitation. Cannot fly despite its vestigial wings.
Passive
Coordinated Ambush
Its attacks have advantage against surprised creatures and against creatures adjacent to another kenku.
Tactics
GM tactics
Lures victims with mimicked voices - cries for help, familiar calls. Ambushes with coordinated shortsword attacks from multiple angles. Uses mimicry to confuse and separate groups.
Running it
Rules
- One Vigor pool of 2 x Tier, no Vitality. It breaks and flees with 1 left, and dies at 0. The pool does not regenerate.
- A hit deals a flat 1, no roll. A crit (natural 20 only) rolls d4 and never lands below 1.
- Crits on a natural 20 only.
- Minor: no stat modifiers or dice in play; its scores describe the creature, they do not roll.
- With 1 Vigor left it breaks and flees, out of the fight but alive; Fanatics fight on to 0 instead.
- At 0 Vigor it is dead: 2 total damage, and a single blow of 2 or more kills it on the spot.
- Vigor damage is simply damage against a Minor: its whole pool is Vigor.
- Group morale: when its group loses half its number, fled or dead, the rest check morale.
- NPCs never take wounds.