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The Crawling Silence

Adversaries Designed by Spencer wills

Adversary overview

Its body is wrong—a hulking mass of muscle and bone wrapped in pale, bark-like growths that twist and pierce through its own flesh. Jagged spines curl from its shoulders and spine, as though something

Its body is wrong—a hulking mass of muscle and bone wrapped in pale, bark-like growths that twist and pierce through its own flesh. Jagged spines curl from its shoulders and spine, as though something inside it tried to escape and failed. The surface of its skin looks half-organic, half-corrupted, veined with dark tendrils that twitch as if alive.

Whatever it once was—person, guardian, spirit—it has been hollowed out and repurposed. Bound to violence. Sustained by a broken magic that refuses to let it die. As it straightens, the air grows heavy, the Weave itself tightening like a noose.

And somewhere deep within its chest, you feel it:

A presence that hates being awake—
and will make that everyone else’s problem.

Stat block

Tier
3
Type
Bruiser
Difficulty
18
HP
9
Stress
5
Attack mod
+5
Damage thresholds
Minor Damage — Mark 1 HP Minor
Mark 1 HP
22
Major Damage — Mark 2 HP Major
Mark 2 HP
38
Severe Damage — Mark 3 HP Severe
Mark 3 HP

Standard attack

Bone claw
Range: Melee
Damage: 3d10+4
Attack Mod: +5
Damage Type: Physical

Features

Passives

  • Unnaturally Swift

    can Move twice during its turn.
    If it attacks a target that is alone or separated, the attack gains a +4 to the attack and damage

  • Ramp Up
    fear 1

    You must spend a Fear to spotlight the adversary. While spotlighted, they can make their standard attack against all targets within range.

Actions

  • Rending Rush
    stress 1

    the crawling silences rushes at a creature making an attack, dealing 4d10+7 physical damage on a sucessful hit the crawling silence dissapears from veiw as the creature is knocked back to far range

    Must spend a fear to cause the Crawling Silence to reappear to the scene

  • Hook & Haul
    fear 1

    a barbed bone lashes out to creature within far range dealing 4d6+3 damage on a sucess pulling the creature into close range of the crawling silence

Reactions

  • Predator’s Opportunity

    When a character moves away from the Craeling Silence immediately Moves and attacks that character.

Evolutions

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Motives & tactics

Divide the living Devour the isolated

Experiences

  • Undead Monstrosity +3
  • Silence as night +3

The Crawling Silence

Tier 3 bruiser

Its body is wrong—a hulking mass of muscle and bone wrapped in pale, bark-like growths that twist and pierce through its own flesh. Jagged spines curl from its shoulders and spine, as though something

Motives & Tactics: Divide the living, Devour the isolated

Difficulty: 18 | Thresholds: 22/38 | HP: 9 | Stress: 5

ATK: +5 | Bone claw: Melee | 3d10+4 Physical

Experience: Undead Monstrosity +3, Silence as night +3

HP:

STRESS:

Features

Unnaturally Swift - Passive: can Move twice during its turn. If it attacks a target that is alone or separated, the attack gains a +4 to the attack and damage
Ramp Up - Passive: You must spend a Fear to spotlight the adversary. While spotlighted, they can make their standard attack against all targets within range.
Rending Rush - Action: the crawling silences rushes at a creature making an attack, dealing 4d10+7 physical damage on a sucessful hit the crawling silence dissapears from veiw as the creature is knocked back to far range Must spend a fear to cause the Crawling Silence to reappear to the scene
Hook & Haul - Action: a barbed bone lashes out to creature within far range dealing 4d6+3 damage on a sucess pulling the creature into close range of the crawling silence
Predator’s Opportunity - Reaction: When a character moves away from the Craeling Silence immediately Moves and attacks that character.

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