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Gloam-Sworn Disciple

Adversaries Designed by James Bratten • Art by Erica Guilane-Nachez

Adversary overview

Fanatics empowered by the Crone Triumvirate. Their blood hums with hexfire; their faith has burned into madness.

Twisted zealots who willingly traded their humanity for a taste of the coven’s power, Gloam-Sworn Disciples chant in forgotten dialects, their eyes glowing with witch-fire. They serve as enforcers, ritualists, and executioners — the hands of the hags who rule the Gloaming Court. Where one appears, the coven’s shadow is not far behind. They speak in two voices — their own and the whisper of the hag who holds their soul. To the coven, they are both priest and blade. To everyone else, a warning.

Stat block

Tier
3
Type
Standard
Difficulty
16
HP
5
Stress
4
Attack mod
+3
Damage thresholds
Minor Damage — Mark 1 HP Minor
Mark 1 HP
18
Major Damage — Mark 2 HP Major
Mark 2 HP
36
Severe Damage — Mark 3 HP Severe
Mark 3 HP

Standard attack

Soul-Rot Blade
Range: Melee
Damage: 3d8+3
Attack Mod: +3
Damage Type: Magical

Features

Passives

  • Coven Link

    If a witch, hag, or Cursed Effigy is present, the Disciple gains +1 to all rolls and the GM gains +1 Fear whenever the Disciple takes damage.

Actions

  • Blightburst
    stress 1

    Mark a Stress to cause a wave of black vines and spores bursts outward from the Disciple. All PCs in Close range make a Strength Reaction Roll. On a failure, they take 3d4 physical damage. A target who marks HP is becomes temporarily Restrained until they use an action to free themselves.

Reactions

  • Ritual Rebuke

    When a PC casts a spell Very Close to the disciple, the GM may spend 1 Fear to disrupt the casting. That PC must make a Reaction Roll using their Spellcasting Trait or lose the effect entirely.

Motives & tactics

Serve the coven and protect their mistresses.

Experiences

  • Occult +3

Gloam-Sworn Disciple

Tier 3 standard

Fanatics empowered by the Crone Triumvirate. Their blood hums with hexfire; their faith has burned into madness.

Motives & Tactics: Serve the coven and protect their mistresses.

Difficulty: 16 | Thresholds: 18/36 | HP: 5 | Stress: 4

ATK: +3 | Soul-Rot Blade: Melee | 3d8+3 Magical

Experience: Occult +3

HP:

STRESS:

Features

Coven Link - Passive: If a witch, hag, or Cursed Effigy is present, the Disciple gains +1 to all rolls and the GM gains +1 Fear whenever the Disciple takes damage.
Blightburst - Action: Mark a Stress to cause a wave of black vines and spores bursts outward from the Disciple. All PCs in Close range make a Strength Reaction Roll. On a failure, they take 3d4 physical damage. A target who marks HP is becomes temporarily Restrained until they use an action to free themselves.
Ritual Rebuke - Reaction: When a PC casts a spell Very Close to the disciple, the GM may spend 1 Fear to disrupt the casting. That PC must make a Reaction Roll using their Spellcasting Trait or lose the effect entirely.

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