Modron (Decaton)
Construct · no Crown (Sacred)
T4d10Major
Ten-limbed hierarchs, decaton direct legions, their commands echoing through structured planes.
Tier 4 · Role Major · Pool Vigor 3 / Vitality 7 · AC 14 · ATK +6 · Save DC 17 · Dmg d10
| Stat | Score | Mod | Die |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body | 18 | +4 | d8 |
| Mind | 18 | +4 | d8 |
| Sense | 18 | +4 | d8 |
| Heart | 8 | -1 | -d3 |
| Cunning | 18 | +4 | d8 |
| Fate | 20 | +5 | d10 |
Passives
Axiomatic Mind
Immune to charm and fear, and sees through illusions and invisibility within 120 ft. Cannot be compelled to act against the hierarchy.
Hierarchical Command
Modrons within 120 ft gain +2 to attack rolls and saves. When destroyed, the decaton disintegrates into dust.
Maneuvers
Reconstruct (1/day)
Rebuilds a destroyed modron of pentadrone rank or lower within 30 ft to full working order.
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.
Axiomatic Purge
Perfect order radiates 60 ft in every direction. Each enemy makes a Fate save (DC 17): on a failure it takes 1d10 damage, and outsiders are hurled back to their home plane for 1 minute; on a success it takes 1 Vigor damage.
Tactics
GM tactics
Positions centrally to maximize Hierarchical Command. Opens with Axiomatic Purge to banish outsiders and break the enemy line. Directs modron swarms through the hierarchy. Reconstructs fallen pentadrones as needed.
Running it
Rules
- Shield of Tier + Heart mod over a Vitality pool of 3 + Tier, like a hero but with no wounds. Full Vigor at combat start; at the start of its turn it loses 1 Vigor. Dead at 0 Vitality.
- A hit rolls d10. A crit rolls two: 2d10.
- Crits on a natural 16+ (Cunning 18).
- Two attacks in a normal turn.
- Any Vitality lost while a declaration is pending forces its disruption roll; on a 1 the declaration is lost.
- Checks morale at one-third Vitality: Heart save against the party leader's presence, or GM judgment.
- NPCs never take wounds.