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Hive Baron

Adversaries Designed by Zenlos The Traveler • Art by Darkest Dungeon

Adversary overview

A colossal chitinous bee with a lanky mismatched human upper half, caked with layers and layers of beehive dripping with blood red honey

Stat block

Tier
2
Type
Leader
Difficulty
14
HP
6
Stress
4
Attack mod
+3
Damage thresholds
Minor Damage — Mark 1 HP Minor
Mark 1 HP
12
Major Damage — Mark 2 HP Major
Mark 2 HP
24
Severe Damage — Mark 3 HP Severe
Mark 3 HP

Standard attack

Mandible
Range: Melee
Damage: 2d10+3
Attack Mod: +3
Damage Type: Physical

Features

Passives

  • Bug Swarm

    PCs are Vulnerable while within Close range.

  • The Craving
    fear 1

    Make an attack roll against a target within Melee range. On a success, you can spend a Fear to have the baron skewer them with a chitinous limb and inject Red Honey into their blood. Roll a number of 2d8 deal that much physical damage to the target. Then roll a d6. If the rolled result matches any of the damage dice results, the target marks all their Stress and gains the Honeyed Curse transformation.

Actions

  • Move as Unit
    fear 2

    Spend 2 Fear to spotlight up to five allies within Far range.

Reactions

  • Momentum

    When this adversary makes a successful attack against a PC, you gain a Fear.

  • Bee-ruption

    When the Baron marks HP, vengeful bees erupt from its body to protect it. Each target within Very Close range must succeed on an Instinct Reaction Roll or take 1d6 direct physical damage for each HP the Hive Baron has marked. Restrained targets automatically fail the reaction roll.

Evolutions

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Motives & tactics

Grow The Hive Subvert Control Delight in Debauchery Conquer and Control

Experiences

  • Lordly +3
  • Terrifying +3
  • Meat Eater +3

Hive Baron

Tier 2 leader

A colossal chitinous bee with a lanky mismatched human upper half, caked with layers and layers of beehive dripping with blood red honey

Motives & Tactics: Grow The Hive, Subvert Control, Delight in Debauchery, Conquer and Control

Difficulty: 14 | Thresholds: 12/24 | HP: 6 | Stress: 4

ATK: +3 | Mandible: Melee | 2d10+3 Physical

Experience: Lordly +3, Terrifying +3, Meat Eater +3

HP:

STRESS:

Features

Bug Swarm - Passive: PCs are Vulnerable while within Close range.
The Craving - Passive: Make an attack roll against a target within Melee range. On a success, you can spend a Fear to have the baron skewer them with a chitinous limb and inject Red Honey into their blood. Roll a number of 2d8 deal that much physical damage to the target. Then roll a d6. If the rolled result matches any of the damage dice results, the target marks all their Stress and gains the Honeyed Curse transformation.
Move as Unit - Action: Spend 2 Fear to spotlight up to five allies within Far range.
Momentum - Reaction: When this adversary makes a successful attack against a PC, you gain a Fear.
Bee-ruption - Reaction: When the Baron marks HP, vengeful bees erupt from its body to protect it. Each target within Very Close range must succeed on an Instinct Reaction Roll or take 1d6 direct physical damage for each HP the Hive Baron has marked. Restrained targets automatically fail the reaction roll.

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