Daggerheart Adversaries

Volcanic Dragon: Ashen Tyrant

Tier 4Solo

No enemy has ever had the insolence to wound the dragon so. As the lava settles, it’s ground to ash like the dragon’s past foes.

Motives & tactics choke, fly, intimidate, kill or be killed

Difficulty: 18
Thresholds: 29 / 55
HP: 8
Stress: 5

Attack: +10 Claws and Teeth · Close · 4d12+15 phy
Experience: Hunt from Above +5

Features

Relentless (4) Passive The Ashen Tyrant can be spotlighted up to four times per GM turn. Spend Fear as usual to spotlight them.
Cornered Passive Mark a Stress instead of spending a Fear to spotlight the Ashen Tyrant.
Injured Wings Passive While flying, the Ashen Tyrant gains a +1 bonus to their Difficulty.
Ashes to Ashes Passive When a PC rolls a failure while within Close range of the Ashen Tyrant, they lose a Hope and you gain a Fear. If the PC can’t lose a Hope, they must mark a HP.
Desperate Rampage Action Mark a Stress to make an attack against all targets within Close range. Targets the Ashen Tyrant succeeds against take 2d20+2 physical damage, are knocked back to Close range of where they were, and must mark a Stress.
Ashen Cloud Action Spend a Fear to smash the ground and kick up ash within Far range. While within the ash cloud, a target has disadvantage on action rolls. The ash cloud clears the next time an adversary is spotlighted.
Apocalyptic Thrashing Action Countdown (1d12). Spend a Fear to activate. It ticks down when a PC rolls with Fear. When it triggers, the Ashen Tyrant thrashes about, causing environmental damage (such as an earthquake, avalanche, or collapsing walls). All targets within Far range must make a Strength Reaction Roll. Targets who fail take 2d10+10 physical damage and are Restrained by the rubble until they break free with a successful Strength Roll. Targets who succeed take half damage. If the Ashen Tyrant is defeated while this countdown is active, trigger the countdown immediately as the destruction caused by their death throes.

Perfected Zombie

Tier 4Bruiser

A towering, muscular zombie with magically infused strength and skill.

Motives & tactics consume, hound, maim, terrify

Difficulty: 20
Thresholds: 40 / 70
HP: 9
Stress: 4

Attack: +4 Greataxe · Very Close · 4d12+15 phy

Features

Terrifying Passive When the Zombie makes a successful attack, all PCs within Far range lose a Hope and you gain a Fear.
Fearsome Presence Passive PCs can’t spend Hope to use features against the Zombie.
Perfect Strike Action Mark a Stress to make a standard attack against all targets within Very Close range. Targets the Zombie succeeds against are Vulnerable until their next rest.
Skilled Opportunist Reaction When another adversary deals damage to a target within Very Close range of the Zombie, you can spend a Fear to add the Zombie’s standard attack damage to the damage roll.

Zombie Legion

Tier 4Horde (3/HP)

A large pack of undead, still powerful despite their rotting flesh.

Motives & tactics consume brain, shred flesh, surround

Difficulty: 17
Thresholds: 25 / 45
HP: 8
Stress: 5

Attack: +2 Tentacles · Close · 4d6+10 phy

Features

Horde (2d6+5) Passive When the Legion has marked half or more of their HP, their standard attack deals 2d6+5 physical damage instead.
Unyielding Passive The Legion has resistance to physical damage.
Relentless (2) Passive The Legion can be spotlighted up to two times per GM turn. Spend Fear as usual to spotlight them.
Overwhelm Reaction When the Legion takes Minor damage from an attack within Melee range, you can mark a Stress to make a standard attack with advantage against the attacker.