Urstrix
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
Standard attack
Features
Passives
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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
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Heavy Swipestress 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
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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.
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Momentum
When this adversary makes a successful attack against a PC, you gain a Fear.
Motives & tactics
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.
Urstrix
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.
Domains
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Starting Evasion
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Starting Hit Points
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Class Items
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Urstrix Subclasses
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Background Questions
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Connections
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