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Umbran Daemon Snake

Adversaries Designed by AmmonVA

Adversary overview

A large cobraish snake with long barbed spikes on the sides of scales.

It’s heavily inspired by slaanesh and I thought it was fun to use in my campaign. Hope this is fun, and it was great to run this!

Stat block

Tier
2
Type
Skulk
Difficulty
14
HP
5
Stress
4
Attack mod
+3
Damage thresholds
Minor Damage — Mark 1 HP Minor
Mark 1 HP
10
Major Damage — Mark 2 HP Major
Mark 2 HP
18
Severe Damage — Mark 3 HP Severe
Mark 3 HP

Standard attack

Fangs
Range: Melee
Damage: 2d6+5
Attack Mod: +3
Damage Type: Physical

Features

Passives

  • Easy Prey

    The daemon snake has Advantage on attacks against a target that has Restrained Condition

  • Pleasures Venom

    makes a successful standard attack that marks at least 1 HP. The target is Poisoned until they clear at least 1 HP. While Poisoned in this way, whenever they make an action roll with Fear, they must Mark a Stress. The PC must make a Presence Reaction Roll as well or Be Enraptured.

    Entranced- Entranced creatures hear the voice of the most important person in their life and cannot resist their call. Entranced creatures must move on its turn toward the harpy by the most direct route.

    The Entranced condition ends when the snake fully swallows the PC or the PC passes the Presence check. When a creature leaves the Entranced condition, they mark a stress.

Actions

  • Constrict
    fear 1

    Spend a Fear to choose a target, the daemon snake wraps around. The target must succeed on
    an Agility Reaction Roll or become Restrained. A target can
    spend a Hope to try to break free with another Agility
    Reaction Roll.

Reactions

  • Squeeze
    fear 1

    When a Restrained target attempts a Reaction Roll to escape the Daemon snake, spend a
    Fear deals 3d8+6 direct physical damage to the target.

Motives & tactics

Stealth Strangle Posion Swallow

Experiences

  • Squeeze the life out +2
  • Venomous Pleasure +3

Umbran Daemon Snake

Tier 2 skulk

A large cobraish snake with long barbed spikes on the sides of scales.

Motives & Tactics: Stealth, Strangle, Posion, Swallow

Difficulty: 14 | Thresholds: 10/18 | HP: 5 | Stress: 4

ATK: +3 | Fangs: Melee | 2d6+5 Physical

Experience: Squeeze the life out +2, Venomous Pleasure +3

HP:

STRESS:

Features

Easy Prey - Passive: The daemon snake has Advantage on attacks against a target that has Restrained Condition
Constrict - Action: Spend a Fear to choose a target, the daemon snake wraps around. The target must succeed on an Agility Reaction Roll or become Restrained. A target can spend a Hope to try to break free with another Agility Reaction Roll.
Squeeze - Reaction: When a Restrained target attempts a Reaction Roll to escape the Daemon snake, spend a Fear deals 3d8+6 direct physical damage to the target.
Pleasures Venom - Passive: makes a successful standard attack that marks at least 1 HP. The target is Poisoned until they clear at least 1 HP. While Poisoned in this way, whenever they make an action roll with Fear, they must Mark a Stress. The PC must make a Presence Reaction Roll as well or Be Enraptured. Entranced- Entranced creatures hear the voice of the most important person in their life and cannot resist their call. Entranced creatures must move on its turn toward the harpy by the most direct route. The Entranced condition ends when the snake fully swallows the PC or the PC passes the Presence check. When a creature leaves the Entranced condition, they mark a stress.

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