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Traverse a field that serves as the hunting ground for a pride of manticores, locate their lair, and take down the patriarch before you end up as their next meal in this exciting guide featuring manticore toms, huntresses, patriarchs, and (yes) adorable cubs!
What You'll Get
Adversaries
This book features 5 adversaries: two for Tier 1 play and three for Tier 2 play, so you can keep the manticore quest going! The manticores or gorgeously illustrated by Cagaratano Wiharja—a real human artist.
Tier 1 Adversaries
The Adolescent Huntress and Manticore Tom are two Tier 1 adversaries that can make up a dreadful yet exciting boss encounter! Pit a series of huntress skulk adversaries against the party out in her hunting ground or send them against a manticore tom solo adversary in his cavernous lair for a real challenge!
Tier 2 Adversaries
At Tier 2 play, the huntress is now an adult, a Manticore Cub minion joins the fray, and the most powerful tom now leads a pride as a Manticore Patriarch! Whether they're working together as a pride or caught off guard on their own, these adversaries pack a punch, can leave party members nearly-paralyzed, and always strike when it's most opportune for them, not their prey, with a special Ambush feature.
Items
Manticore parts can be harvested and used to create powerful Tier 2 items! This book contains 4 illustrated items: a weapon, a shield, a piece of armor, and... the manticore's own toxin as a consumable! If you've been hungering for new items, this is the perfect opportunity to snag some themed and illustrated pieces of equipment for your table. These are beautifully drawn by Olesia Bezuhla!
Beastbound Companion
Beastbound companions are a great way to give your ranger in Daggerheart a fuzzy (or maybe slimy?) friend, but what if that friend had wings, a scorpion tail, a big ol' mane, and a knack for ambushing enemies? This guide introduces a special Beastbound companion: the manticore cub! Train up your manticore cub with options unique to this companion, teach them to use their tail as a weapon, and watch them grow into the deadly ally you need. A unique companion sheet is included with this product, ready to print
Environments
This guide features two environments perfect for your next session featuring a manticore! The massive Manticore Hunting Grounds are a field perfectly suited for manticore huntresses to ambush prey... which may just be the party. If they survive that, the party may eventually find the cavernous Manticore Lair, where toms and patriarchs grow in their determination during combat. These environments feature mechanics that call more manticores to aid the rest of the pride, frighten party members, and either weaken or strengthen present manticores based on roll outcomes!
And More!
This guide also includes:
- Encounter advice.
- Easy-to-use, print-ready adversary cheat sheets.
- Transparent art for personal use—make handouts for your players, cards, YouTube thumbnails, etc.!
- 2 Hours of Manticore Hunting Ground ambience—1 hour of daytime and 1 hour of nighttime.
Usage
This work is released under the CC BY-SA license, though some items are released under CC BY-NC-SA. Check the Usage Permissions image or read the usage section of the encounter guide for more information.
