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Urstrix

Adversaries Designed by Zac Arnold

Adversary overview

A bear with a feathered upper body and the head of a large owl.

Created long ago by misguided mages, owlbears combine keen avian eyes, thick feathers, and a tearing beak with a mighty bearlike frame. Despite their magical origins, owlbears have propagated and spread to wildernesses across the multiverse.

Owlbears dwell in distinctive dens. Roll on or choose a result from the Owlbear Den Features table to inspire an owlbear den’s noteworthy traits.

Owlbear Den Features
1d4 An Owlbear Den Contains …
1 Evidence of previous occupants, like bandits, wolves, or dragons.
2 Heaps of regurgitated pellets studded with coins or other treasure.
3 A nest with 1d6 owlbear eggs.
4 Passages through the earth or hollow trees.

Stat block

Tier
1
Type
Bruiser
Difficulty
13
HP
7
Stress
4
Attack mod
+2
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

Beak and Claws
Range: Melee
Damage: 1d12+3
Attack Mod: +2
Damage Type: Magical

Features

Passives

  • Silent Stalker

    If an Urstrix is Hidden when they make a successful standard attack against a target, they deal 1d20+3 physical damage instead of their standard damage.

Actions

  • Heavy Swipe
    stress 1

    Mark a Stress to make an attack against all targets in front of the Urstrix within Very Close range. Targets the Urstrix succeeds against take 1d10+2 physical damage and are knocked back to Close range. If you instead spend a Fear to use this feature, the
    damage becomes direct.

Reactions

  • Piercing Scream

    When the Urstrix takes Major or greater damage, spend a Fear to let out a furious hoot. All targets within Close range must mark 1d4 Stress and the Urstrix becomes Hidden until their next attack or a PC succeeds on an Instinct Roll (14) to find them.

  • Momentum

    When this adversary makes a successful attack against a PC, you gain a Fear.

Motives & tactics

Stalk the forest Find meat Catch prey Sleep

Experiences

  • Hunter +2
  • Ambusher +2

Urstrix

Tier 1 bruiser

A bear with a feathered upper body and the head of a large owl.

Motives & Tactics: Stalk the forest, Find meat, Catch prey, Sleep

Difficulty: 13 | Thresholds: 8 / 16 | HP: 7 | Stress: 4

ATK: +2 | Beak and Claws: Melee | 1d12+3 Magical

Experience: Hunter +2, Ambusher +2

HP:

Stress:

Features

Silent Stalker – Passive: If an Urstrix is Hidden when they make a successful standard attack against a target, they deal 1d20+3 physical damage instead of their standard damage.

Heavy Swipe – Action: Mark a Stress to make an attack against all targets in front of the Urstrix within Very Close range. Targets the Urstrix succeeds against take 1d10+2 physical damage and are knocked back to Close range. If you instead spend a Fear to use this feature, the damage becomes direct.

Piercing Scream – Reaction: When the Urstrix takes Major or greater damage, spend a Fear to let out a furious hoot. All targets within Close range must mark 1d4 Stress and the Urstrix becomes Hidden until their next attack or a PC succeeds on an Instinct Roll (14) to find them.

Momentum – Reaction: When this adversary makes a successful attack against a PC, you gain a Fear.

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