Slag Giant
Giant · Crown of Wrath
T3d8Minor
Molten forge wanderers, slag giants hammer anvils, skin cracking lava.
Tier 3 · Role Minor · Pool Vigor 3 (+3 overflow) · AC 14 · ATK +5 · Save DC 15 · Dmg 3 (flat)
AC1414 base
Vigor3Tier, plus 3 overflow. Flees at 0, dies at 6 total damage
Move30 ft
Initiatived8rerolled each round
Attack+5d20 + bonus vs AC, two a turn
Damage3flat, crit d8, floored at 3
Save DC15Tier 3 DC
Crit20natural 20 only
| Stat | Score | Mod | Die |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body | 22 | - | - |
| Mind | 8 | - | - |
| Sense | 16 | - | - |
| Heart | 14 | - | - |
| Cunning | 14 | - | - |
| Fate | 12 | - | - |
A Minor has no attribute mechanics: the scores describe the creature, they do not roll.
Passives
Passive
Fire Immunity
Immune to fire damage. Walks on lava as if it were solid ground.
Passive
Molten Body
A creature that touches the giant or hits it with a melee attack takes 1 Vigor damage from the heat.
Maneuvers
Maneuver
Molten Spray
Cracks its slag hide and sprays lava in a 30 ft cone. Each creature in the cone makes a Body save (DC 15); on a failure it takes 3 damage, on a success 1 Vigor damage.
Tactics
GM tactics
Dwell near volcanic forges. Skin cracks reveal molten interior. Sprays lava when threatened.
Running it
Rules
- Vigor equal to Tier, with an overflow of the same size behind it: 3, then 3 more. Neither half regenerates.
- A hit deals a flat 3, no roll. A crit (natural 20 only) rolls d8 and never lands below 3.
- 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 6 kills it outright, and a single blow of 6 or more kills it on the spot.
- Vigor damage is simply damage against a Minor: its whole pool is Vigor.
- Two attacks in a normal turn: Tier 3+ Minors get a second.
- Group morale: when its group loses half its number, fled or dead, the rest check morale.
- NPCs never take wounds.