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Swag-o-Lantern

Adversaries Designed by iiyama1988 • Art by TheGemmyRaven

Adversary overview

This fae spirit is attracted to large gatherings of folk, whether joyful and fearful.

Made for the Bard&Raven homebrew contest, October 19th 2026

Stat block

Tier
2
Type
Social
Difficulty
13
HP
3
Stress
3
Attack mod
0
Damage thresholds
Minor Damage — Mark 1 HP Minor
Mark 1 HP
7
Major Damage — Mark 2 HP Major
Mark 2 HP
15
Severe Damage — Mark 3 HP Severe
Mark 3 HP

Standard attack

Swagger Cane
Range: Melee
Damage: 2d4
Attack Mod: 0
Damage Type: Physical

Features

Passives

  • Shifting mood

    The Swag-o-lantern is a fickle being. When they take the spotlight, you may roll a d12 to change their mood.

    • 1: Vindictive

    • 2-3: Despondent

    • 4-7: Mellow

    • 8-10: Enthusiastic

    • 11-12: Manic

Actions

  • Boons and Banes
    stress 1

    Mark a Stress to give a kind or mischievous gift to a PC. They don't know what's inside until they unwrap it. You may flip a coin to determine if it's a Boon or Bane. You may also decide based upon the Lantern's mood or the PC's behaviour.

    • Boon: The PC gains 3 Hope upon opening the gift.

    • Bane: The PC marks 3 Stress upon opening the gift.

Reactions

  • Aura Farming

    When the Swag-o-Lantern receives a compliment or curse, you may spend a Fear to clear either all their marked HP or all their marked Stress.

Evolutions

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Motives & tactics

Encourage excitement punish revel reward sow chaos

Experiences

  • Soul of the party +3
  • Sower of chaos +3

Swag-o-Lantern

Tier 2 social

This fae spirit is attracted to large gatherings of folk, whether joyful and fearful.

Motives & Tactics: Encourage excitement, punish, revel, reward, sow chaos

Difficulty: 13 | Thresholds: 7/15 | HP: 3 | Stress: 3

ATK: 0 | Swagger Cane: Melee | 2d4 Physical

Experience: Soul of the party +3, Sower of chaos +3

HP:

STRESS:

Features

Shifting mood - Passive:
The Swag-o-lantern is a fickle being. When they take the spotlight, you may roll a d12 to change their mood.

  • 1: Vindictive

  • 2-3: Despondent

  • 4-7: Mellow

  • 8-10: Enthusiastic

  • 11-12: Manic

Boons and Banes - Action:
Mark a Stress to give a kind or mischievous gift to a PC. They don't know what's inside until they unwrap it. You may flip a coin to determine if it's a Boon or Bane. You may also decide based upon the Lantern's mood or the PC's behaviour.

  • Boon: The PC gains 3 Hope upon opening the gift.

  • Bane: The PC marks 3 Stress upon opening the gift.

Aura Farming - Reaction: When the Swag-o-Lantern receives a compliment or curse, you may spend a Fear to clear either all their marked HP or all their marked Stress.

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