Daggerheart Adversaries

Sylvan Soldier

Tier 1Standard

A faerie warrior adorned in armor made of leaves and bark.

Motives & tactics ambush, hide, overwhelm, protect, trail

Pack Tactics Passive If the Soldier makes a standard attack and another Sylvan Soldier is within Melee range of the target, deal 1d8+5 physical damage instead of their standard damage.
Forest Control Action Spend a Fear to pull down a tree within Close range. A creature hit by the tree must succeed on an Agility Reaction Roll (15) or take 1d10 physical damage.
Blend In Reaction When the Soldier makes a successful attack, you can mark a Stress to become Hidden until the Soldier’s next attack or a PC succeeds on an Instinct Roll (14) to fi nd them.

Tier 1Horde (3/HP)

A cluster of animate, blood-drinking tumbleweeds, each the size of a large gourd.

Motives & tactics digest, entangle, immobilize

Horde (1d4+2) Passive When the Swarm has marked half or more of their HP, their standard attack deals 1d4+2 physical damage instead.
Crush Action Mark a Stress to deal 2d6+8 direct physical damage to a target with 3 or more bramble tokens.
Encumber Reaction When the Swarm succeeds on an attack, give the target a bramble token. If a target has any bramble tokens, they are Restrained. If a target has 3 or more bramble tokens, they are also Vulnerable. All bramble tokens can be removed by succeeding on a Finesse Roll (12 + the number of bramble tokens) or dealing Major or greater damage to the Swarm. If bramble tokens are removed from a target using a Finesse Roll, a number of Tangle Bramble Minions spawn within Melee range equal to the number of tokens removed.

Tier 1Minion

An animate, blood-drinking tumbleweed.

Motives & tactics combine, drain, entangle

Minion (4) Passive The Bramble is defeated when they take any damage. For every 4 damage a PC deals to the Tangle Bramble, defeat an additional Minion within range the attack would succeed against.
Group Attack Action Spend a Fear to choose a target and spotlight all Tangle Brambles 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 2 physical damage each. Combine this damage.
Drain and Multiply Reaction When an attack from the Bramble causes a target to mark HP and there are three or more Tangle Bramble Minions within Close range, you can combine the Minions into a Tangle Bramble Swarm Horde. The Horde’s HP is equal to the number of Minions combined.

Tier 1Bruiser

A master-at-arms wielding a sword twice their size.

Motives & tactics act first, aim for the weakest, intimidate

Goading Strike Action Make a standard attack against a target. On a success, mark a Stress to Taunt the target until their next successful attack. The next time the Taunted target attacks, they have disadvantage against targets other than the Weaponmaster.
Adrenaline Burst Action Once per scene, spend a Fear to clear 2 HP and 2 Stress.
Momentum Reaction When the Weaponmaster makes a successful attack against a PC, you gain a Fear.

Tier 1Leader

An imperious tree-person leading their forest’s defenses.

Motives & tactics command, nurture, prune the unwelcome

Voice of the Forest Action Mark a Stress to spotlight 1d4 allies within range of a target they can attack without moving. On a success, their attacks deal half damage.
Thorny Cage Action Spend a Fear to form a cage around a target within Very Close range and Restrain them until they’re freed with a successful Strength Roll. When a creature makes an action roll against the cage, they must mark a Stress.
Momentum Reaction When the Dryad makes a successful attack against a PC, you gain a Fear.

Tier 1Bruiser

A large corpse, decay-bloated and angry.

Motives & tactics crush, destroy, hail debris, slam

Slow Passive When you spotlight the Zombie and they don’t have a token on their stat block, they can’t act yet. Place a token on their stat block and describe what they’re preparing to do. When you spotlight the Zombie and they have a token on their stat block, clear the token and they can act.
Rend Asunder Action Make a standard attack with advantage against a target the Zombie has Restrained. On a success, the attack deals direct damage.
Rip and Tear Reaction When the Zombies makes a successful standard attack, you can mark a Stress to temporarily Restrain the target and force them to mark 2 Stress.