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Cinder Wretch

Adversaries Designed by James Bratten

Adversary overview

A small elemental composed of smoldering cinders and ash, constantly emitting heat and choking fumes.

Candle and Cinder Wretches are the scorched remnants of mortals who perished in the Emberwrought Reaper’s wildfires: spirits so angry, so hot with vengeance, that their souls refused to pass on. Now, they shamble through the ash, trailing smoke, choking the air with every breathless hiss. They burn from within, their skin cracked like volcanic rock, and their mouths spill embers with every snarling moan.

Some say the Emberwrought Reaper can call the dead to rise in flame, binding the souls of those who resisted him. Others believe these wretches are volunteers: fanatics who burned themselves alive in his name. Either way, they’re nasty little horrors you do not want crawling out of the cinders behind you.

Stat block

Tier
2
Type
Standard
Difficulty
14
HP
3
Stress
3
Attack mod
+1
Damage thresholds
Minor Damage — Mark 1 HP Minor
Mark 1 HP
12
Major Damage — Mark 2 HP Major
Mark 2 HP
23
Severe Damage — Mark 3 HP Severe
Mark 3 HP

Standard attack

Clawing Embers
Range: Melee
Damage: 2d6+5
Attack Mod: +1
Damage Type: Magical

Features

Passives

  • Feel the Heat

    When a target the Cinder Wretch attacks has other adversaries within Very Close range, the Cinder Wretch deals double damage.

Actions

  • Ash Cloud
    stress 1

    Mark a Stress to exhale a burst of choking ash in a cone in front of the Cinder Wretch, making a target within Close range roll an Agility Reaction Roll (13). On a failure, they are Vulnerable until they succeed on a Strength or Agility Action Roll (14).

Reactions

  • Firey Demise

    When the Cinder Wretch marks its last Hit Point, it explodes in flame. All creatures within Close range must make an Agility Reaction Roll (14). Targets who fail take 2d6 magic damage. Targets who succeed take half damage.

Motives & tactics

Consume fuel. Overwhelm with numbers. Choke enemies with ash. Burn. Explode.

Experiences

  • Camouflage +2

Cinder Wretch

Tier 2 standard

A small elemental composed of smoldering cinders and ash, constantly emitting heat and choking fumes.

Motives & Tactics: Consume fuel. Overwhelm with numbers. Choke enemies with ash. Burn. Explode.

Difficulty: 14 | Thresholds: 12/23 | HP: 3 | Stress: 3

ATK: +1 | Clawing Embers: Melee | 2d6+5 Magical

Experience: Camouflage +2

HP:

STRESS:

Features

Feel the Heat - Passive: When a target the Cinder Wretch attacks has other adversaries within Very Close range, the Cinder Wretch deals double damage.
Ash Cloud - Action: Mark a Stress to exhale a burst of choking ash in a cone in front of the Cinder Wretch, making a target within Close range roll an Agility Reaction Roll (13). On a failure, they are Vulnerable until they succeed on a Strength or Agility Action Roll (14).
Firey Demise - Reaction: When the Cinder Wretch marks its last Hit Point, it explodes in flame. All creatures within Close range must make an Agility Reaction Roll (14). Targets who fail take 2d6 magic damage. Targets who succeed take half damage.

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