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Daggerheart adversaries

Every adversary from the Daggerheart SRD. Find the right one for tonight, then copy it to My creations or add it straight to an encounter.

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Cult Adept

Tier 2Support

An experienced mage wielding shadow and fear.

Motives & tactics curry favor, hinder foes, uncover knowledge

Difficulty
14
Thresholds
9 / 18
HP
4
Stress
6
Attack
+2 Rune-Covered Rod · Far · 2d4+3 mag
Experience
Fallen Lore +2, Rituals +2

Features

ShowHide Enervating Blast · Shroud of the Fallen · Shadow Shackles · Fear Is Fuel
  • Enervating Blast Action Spend a Fear to make a standard attack against a target within range. On a success, the target must mark a Stress.
  • Shroud of the Fallen Action Mark a Stress to wrap an ally within Close range in a shroud of Protection until the Adept marks their last HP. While Protected, the target has resistance to all damage.
  • Shadow Shackles Action Spend a Fear and choose a point within Far range. All targets within Close range of that point are Restrained in smoky chains until they break free with a successful Strength or Instinct Roll. A target Restrained by this feature must spend a Hope to make an action roll.
  • Fear Is Fuel Reaction Twice per scene, when a PC rolls a failure with Fear, clear a Stress.

Cult Fang

Tier 2Skulk

A professional killer-turned-cultist.

Motives & tactics capture sacrifices, isolate prey, rise in, the ranks

Difficulty
15
Thresholds
9 / 17
HP
4
Stress
4
Attack
+2 Long Knife · Melee · 2d8+4 phy

Features

ShowHide Shadow’s Embrace · Pick Off the Straggler
  • Shadow’s Embrace Passive The Fang can climb and walk on vertical surfaces. Mark a Stress to move from one shadow to another within Far range.
  • Pick Off the Straggler Action Mark a Stress to cause a target within Melee range to make an Instinct Reaction Roll. On a failure, the target must mark 2 Stress and is teleported with the Fang to a shadow within Far range, making them temporarily Vulnerable. On a success, the target must mark a Stress.

Cult Initiate

Tier 2Minion

A low-ranking cultist in simple robes, eager to gain power.

Motives & tactics follow orders, gain power, seek forbidden, knowledge

Difficulty
13
Thresholds
None
HP
1
Stress
1
Attack
+0 Ritual Dagger · Melee · 5 phy

Features

ShowHide Minion (6) · Group Attack
  • Minion (6) Passive The Initiate is defeated when they take any damage. For every 6 damage a PC deals to the Initiate, defeat an additional Minion within range the attack would succeed against.
  • Group Attack Action Spend a Fear to choose a target and spotlight all Cult Initiates within Close range of them. Those Minions move into Melee range of the target and make one shared attack roll. On a success, they deal 5 physical damage each. Combine this damage.

Demonic Hound Pack

Tier 2Horde (1/HP)

Unnatural hounds lit from within by hellfire.

Motives & tactics cause fear, consume flesh, please masters

Difficulty
15
Thresholds
11 / 23
HP
6
Stress
3
Attack
+0 Claws and Fangs · Melee · 2d8+2 phy
Experience
Scent Tracking +3

Features

ShowHide Horde (2d4+1) · Dreadhowl · Momentum
  • Horde (2d4+1) Passive When the Pack has marked half or more of their HP, their standard attack deals 2d4+1 physical damage instead.
  • Dreadhowl Action Mark a Stress to make all targets within Very Close range lose a Hope. If a target is not able to lose a Hope, they must instead mark 2 Stress.
  • Momentum Reaction When the Pack makes a successful attack against a PC, you gain a Fear.

Electric Eels

Tier 2Horde (2/HP)

A swarm of eels that encircle and electrocute.

Motives & tactics avoid larger predators, shock prey, tear apart

Difficulty
14
Thresholds
10 / 20
HP
5
Stress
3
Attack
+0 Shocking Bite · Melee · 2d6+4 phy

Features

ShowHide Horde (2d4+1) · Paralyzing Shock
  • Horde (2d4+1) Passive When the Eels have marked half or more of their HP, their standard attack deals 2d4+1 physical damage instead.
  • Paralyzing Shock Action Mark a Stress to make a standard attack against all targets within Very Close range. You gain a Fear for each target that marks HP.

Elite Soldier

Tier 2Standard

An armored squire or experienced commoner looking to advance.

Motives & tactics gain glory, keep order, make alliances

Difficulty
15
Thresholds
9 / 18
HP
4
Stress
3
Attack
+1 Spear · Very Close · 2d8+4 phy

Features

ShowHide Reinforce · Vassal’s Loyalty
  • Reinforce Action Mark a Stress to move into Melee range of an ally and make a standard attack against a target within Very Close range. On a success, deal 2d10+2 physical damage and the ally can clear a Stress.
  • Vassal’s Loyalty Reaction When the Soldier is within Very Close range of a knight or other noble who would take damage, you can mark a Stress to move into Melee range of them and take the damage instead.