Game Master companion / Monster
Running Bone Lord
A crypt spirit presides over unwilling dead, treating scattered remains as the pieces of an unfinished command. Its authority is the heart of the encounter.
Prepare the scene
The bones at your feet shift. Beyond them, a dim figure raises one hand as though calling a reluctant gathering to order.
A crypt spirit presides over unwilling dead, treating scattered remains as the pieces of an unfinished command. Its authority is the heart of the encounter.
Establish the surroundings, each participant’s position, and what the party can perceive before resolving the encounter. Use the current core rules for surprise and turn order when combat begins.
Run the profile
Use the following source instructions for the encounter’s actions and effects.
Bone Bolt
Use: Basic attack · Bone Bolt: Agility + supplemental d8 Rend (Unholy).
Signature cost
Use - Signature: Action · 1 Mana
Signature abilities
Effect - Signature: one allied undead within 20 feet gets a 3-point Protect buffer. Cannot summon new budget-free units during combat.
Counterplay
Counterplay: Separate it from its followers; disrupt or recover the remains connected to its haunting.
Relationship
Relationship: Intelligent adversary or negotiated spirit.
Present the counterplay
Separate it from its followers; disrupt or recover the remains connected to its haunting.
Make the relevant behavior or environmental clues perceptible through the scene so the party can act on them.
Keep the mechanical profile nearby
Affinities: Vitality d6, Might d6, Agility d8, Intellect d6, Tact d6, Spirit d8.
Skill overrides: Evade d6.
Resolve 14; Stamina 7; Mana 8. Movement 25 feet.
Player Book idea: Crypt spirit commanding unwilling undead.