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Marrow Bee Queen

Adversary overview

The mother of all Marrow Bees of this hive, a black and white stripped insect the size of a large dog, with a glistening sword-like stinger.

A litle critter made for my Beast Feast campaign.

Harvestable ingridients:
Marrow Bee Venom: Bitter (1), Sour (1), Savory (1)
Marrow Bee Queen Eyes: Salty (1), Weird (1)

Stat block

Tier
1
Type
Leader
Difficulty
13
HP
7
Stress
3
Attack mod
+2
Damage thresholds
Minor Damage — Mark 1 HP Minor
Mark 1 HP
7
Major Damage — Mark 2 HP Major
Mark 2 HP
13
Severe Damage — Mark 3 HP Severe
Mark 3 HP

Standard attack

Stinger
Range: Melee
Damage: 1d10+3
Attack Mod: +2
Damage Type: Physical

Features

Passives

  • Flying

    While flying, the Queen has a +2 bonus to its Difficulty.

Actions

  • Droning Buzzing
    fear 1

    Spend a Fear to start producing a stomach-churning buzzing noise. All targets within Close range must make an Instinct Reaction Roll. Targets who fail mark 1d4+1 Stress and are Vunlerable until the Queen is dead or otherwise stopped from making the noise. Targets who succeed mark a Stress.

Reactions

  • Momentum

    When the Queen makes a successful attack against a PC, you gain a Fear.

  • Protect the Queen!
    stress 1

    When the Marrow Bee Queen takes Severe Damage or marks half its HP, mark a Stress to spotlight 2d4 allies. Attacks they make while spotlighted in this way deal half damage.

Motives & tactics

Reproduce Protect the hive Feed

Experiences

  • Home Turf +2

Marrow Bee Queen

Tier 1 leader

The mother of all Marrow Bees of this hive, a black and white stripped insect the size of a large dog, with a glistening sword-like stinger.

Motives & Tactics: Reproduce, Protect the hive, Feed

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

ATK: +2 | Stinger: Melee | 1d10+3 Physical

Experience: Home Turf +2

HP:

STRESS:

Features

Momentum - Reaction: When the Queen makes a successful attack against a PC, you gain a Fear.
Protect the Queen! - Reaction: When the Marrow Bee Queen takes Severe Damage or marks half its HP, mark a Stress to spotlight 2d4 allies. Attacks they make while spotlighted in this way deal half damage.
Flying - Passive: While flying, the Queen has a +2 bonus to its Difficulty.
Droning Buzzing - Action: Spend a Fear to start producing a stomach-churning buzzing noise. All targets within Close range must make an Instinct Reaction Roll. Targets who fail mark 1d4+1 Stress and are Vunlerable until the Queen is dead or otherwise stopped from making the noise. Targets who succeed mark a Stress.

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