Dust Mephit
Elemental · no Crown (Mundane)
T1d4Minor
Sandy pranksters, dust mephits blind with puffs, giggles echoing in deserts.
Tier 1 · Role Minor · Pool Vigor 1 (+1 overflow) · AC 9 · ATK +1 · Save DC 11 · Dmg 1 (flat)
AC99 base
Vigor1Tier, plus 1 overflow. Flees at 0, dies at 2 total damage
Move30 ft
Initiatived8rerolled each round
Attack+1d20 + bonus vs AC
Damage1flat, crit d4, floored at 1
Save DC11Tier 1 DC
Crit20natural 20 only
| Stat | Score | Mod | Die |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body | 14 | - | - |
| Mind | 10 | - | - |
| Sense | 12 | - | - |
| Heart | 8 | - | - |
| Cunning | 12 | - | - |
| Fate | 10 | - | - |
A Minor has no attribute mechanics: the scores describe the creature, they do not roll.
Passives
Passive
Flight
Flies 30 ft
Passive
Death Burst
When destroyed, explodes in a burst of dust. Creatures within 5 ft make Body save or are blinded for 1 round.
Passive
Elemental Nature
Does not need to eat, sleep, or breathe
Maneuvers
Maneuver
Blinding Breath (Recharge 6)
15 ft cone. Creatures make Body save or are blinded for 1 minute. Save at end of each turn.
Tactics
GM tactics
Darts in to blind targets, then retreats. Death Burst punishes melee attackers. Annoying in groups.
Running it
Rules
- Vigor equal to Tier, with an overflow of the same size behind it: 1, then 1 more. Neither half regenerates.
- A hit deals a flat 1, no roll. A crit (natural 20 only) rolls d4 and never lands below 1.
- Crits on a natural 20 only.
- Minor: no stat modifiers or dice in play; its scores describe the creature, they do not roll.
- At 0 Vigor it breaks and flees, out of the fight but alive; Fanatics fight on into the overflow instead.
- Total damage reaching 2 kills it outright, and a single blow of 2 or more kills it on the spot.
- Vigor damage is simply damage against a Minor: its whole pool is Vigor.
- Group morale: when its group loses half its number, fled or dead, the rest check morale.
- NPCs never take wounds.