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Worker Ant Swarm

Adversaries Designed by Samantha Bennett • Art by https://spesmagna.com/archives/5664

Adversary overview

A Swarm of ants the size of a large cat, working diligently at various tasks.

These worker ants can be seen outside the nest gathering food or removing waste, inside the nest moving things around or building tunnels, or in the Queen’s chamber tending to her and her larvae.

Stat block

Tier
1
Type
Horde
Difficulty
8
HP
6
Stress
4
Attack mod
-1
Damage thresholds
Minor Damage — Mark 1 HP Minor
Mark 1 HP
5
Major Damage — Mark 2 HP Major
Mark 2 HP
10
Severe Damage — Mark 3 HP Severe
Mark 3 HP

Standard attack

Bite
Range: Melee
Damage: 1d10+2
Attack Mod: -1
Damage Type: Physical

Features

Passives

  • In your face

    All targets in melee range have disadvantage on attacks against targets other than the worker ants.

  • Horde (X)

    When the Horde has marked half or more of their Hit Points, their standard attack deals X damage instead.

Actions

Reactions

Motives & tactics

Carry Dig Search for food Swarm

Experiences

  • Climb +2
  • Re-tracing steps +1

Worker Ant Swarm

Tier 1 horde (5/HP)

A Swarm of ants the size of a large cat, working diligently at various tasks.

Motives & Tactics: Carry, Dig, Search for food, Swarm

Difficulty: 8 | Thresholds: 5/10 | HP: 6 | Stress: 4

ATK: -1 | Bite: Melee | 1d10+2 Physical

Experience: Climb +2, Re-tracing steps +1

HP:

STRESS:

Features

In your face - Passive: All targets in melee range have disadvantage on attacks against targets other than the worker ants.
Horde (X) - Passive: When the Horde has marked half or more of their Hit Points, their standard attack deals X damage instead.

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