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Minor Ice Elemental

Adversaries Designed by Alan Valles

Adversary overview

A towering figure of living frost and drifting snow, its form half-defined by swirling wind and cracking ice, standing unnaturally still as the cold deepens around it.

The Ice Elemental appears as a mass of frozen air and jagged ice, its body constantly reshaped by the wind it commands. Frost crawls outward from its presence, stiffening limbs and dulling sound. It does not roar or charge—its threat is quiet and inevitable, pressing inward as the temperature drops and escape grows harder with every step.

Stat block

Tier
2
Type
Support
Difficulty
14
HP
5
Stress
6
Attack mod
0
Damage thresholds
Minor Damage — Mark 1 HP Minor
Mark 1 HP
8
Major Damage — Mark 2 HP Major
Mark 2 HP
16
Severe Damage — Mark 3 HP Severe
Mark 3 HP

Standard attack

Chilling Touch
Range: Close
Damage: 2d4+3
Attack Mod: 0
Damage Type: Magical

Features

Passives

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Actions

  • Frostbound Ground
    stress 2

    Mark 2 Stress, then choose a point within Far range. The ground in Very Close range of the selected area becomes slick ice until the start of the next Minor Ice Elemental Spotlight.
    • Enemies in the area have –1 Evasion.
    • Allies gain +1 to attacks rolls against targets standing on the ice.
    • Enemies that try to leave the area must make an Agility Reaction Roll (13). On a failure, they become temporarily Vulnerable.

  • Ice Spikes

    Mark a Stress to choose a point within Far range. The ground within Close range of that point immediately bursts with ice spikes. All creatures within this area must make an Agility Reaction Roll. Targets who fail take 2d8+1 physical damage from spikes. Targets who succeed take half damage and mark a stress.

  • Howling Gale

    A freezing wind sweeps the field and persists until the Elemental takes damage. While this effect lasts, all creatures within Close range that attempt to move closer to the Elemental must make an Agility Reaction Roll (15). On a failure, they must mark 1 Stress for each range they attempt to move.

Reactions

  • Thermal Fracture

    When the Ice Elemental takes fire damage, its form cracks violently, dealing 2d6+2 magic damage to all creatures in within Very Close range. The Elemental immediately marks all its Stress and cannot use the Howling Gale or Frostbound Ground actions until the end of its next spotlight.

Motives & tactics

Control the battlefield Empower allies Isolate prey Exhaust enemies

Experiences

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Minor Ice Elemental

Tier 2 support

A towering figure of living frost and drifting snow, its form half-defined by swirling wind and cracking ice, standing unnaturally still as the cold deepens around it.

Motives & Tactics: Control the battlefield, Empower allies, Isolate prey, Exhaust enemies

Difficulty: 14 | Thresholds: 8/16 | HP: 5 | Stress: 6

ATK: 0 | Chilling Touch: Close | 2d4+3 Magical

Experience: —

HP:

STRESS:

Features

Frostbound Ground - Action: Mark 2 Stress, then choose a point within Far range. The ground in Very Close range of the selected area becomes slick ice until the start of the next Minor Ice Elemental Spotlight. • Enemies in the area have –1 Evasion. • Allies gain +1 to attacks rolls against targets standing on the ice. • Enemies that try to leave the area must make an Agility Reaction Roll (13). On a failure, they become temporarily Vulnerable.
Ice Spikes - Action: Mark a Stress to choose a point within Far range. The ground within Close range of that point immediately bursts with ice spikes. All creatures within this area must make an Agility Reaction Roll. Targets who fail take 2d8+1 physical damage from spikes. Targets who succeed take half damage and mark a stress.
Howling Gale - Action: A freezing wind sweeps the field and persists until the Elemental takes damage. While this effect lasts, all creatures within Close range that attempt to move closer to the Elemental must make an Agility Reaction Roll (15). On a failure, they must mark 1 Stress for each range they attempt to move.
Thermal Fracture - Reaction: When the Ice Elemental takes fire damage, its form cracks violently, dealing 2d6+2 magic damage to all creatures in within Very Close range. The Elemental immediately marks all its Stress and cannot use the Howling Gale or Frostbound Ground actions until the end of its next spotlight.

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