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Apprentice Mage

Adversaries Designed by Faolyn

Adversary overview

An inexperienced spellcaster doing the best they can.

A creature from my Almanac of Adversaries, cleaned up and updated. https://tinyurl.com/2kctw4ch

Stat block

Tier
1
Type
Ranged
Difficulty
11
HP
3
Stress
3
Attack mod
0
Damage thresholds
Minor Damage — Mark 1 HP Minor
Mark 1 HP
4
Major Damage — Mark 2 HP Major
Mark 2 HP
7
Severe Damage — Mark 3 HP Severe
Mark 3 HP

Standard attack

Arcane Bolt
Range: Far
Damage: 1d8+3
Attack Mod: 0
Damage Type: Magical

Features

Passives

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Actions

  • Distracting Cantrip

    Mark a Stress to perform a minor magical effect against a target within Close range and force them to make an Instinct Reaction Roll (12). On a failure, the target is temporarily Distracted and has disadvantage on their next action roll.

Reactions

  • Protective Shield

    When the Apprentice takes damage, mark a Stress to gain resistance to it.

Evolutions

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Motives & tactics

Discover magic prove worthiness stay out of danger

Experiences

  • Elementary Magical Knowledge +2

Apprentice Mage

Tier 1 ranged

An inexperienced spellcaster doing the best they can.

Motives & Tactics: Discover magic, prove worthiness, stay out of danger

Difficulty: 11 | Thresholds: 4/7 | HP: 3 | Stress: 3

ATK: 0 | Arcane Bolt: Far | 1d8+3 Magical

Experience: Elementary Magical Knowledge +2

HP:

STRESS:

Features

Distracting Cantrip - Action: Mark a Stress to perform a minor magical effect against a target within Close range and force them to make an Instinct Reaction Roll (12). On a failure, the target is temporarily Distracted and has disadvantage on their next action roll.
Protective Shield - Reaction: When the Apprentice takes damage, mark a Stress to gain resistance to it.

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