Game Master companion / Monster
Running Ghast
A gaunt undead hunter moves with a pack's cruel attention. Its presence turns scattered shapes around the dead into a coordinated threat.
Prepare the scene
The nearest corpse-eater stops chewing. Two more shapes lift their heads beyond it, all watching the same wounded traveler.
A gaunt undead hunter moves with a pack's cruel attention. Its presence turns scattered shapes around the dead into a coordinated threat.
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.
Claws
Use: Basic attack · Claws: Might + supplemental d6 Wound (slashing).
Signature abilities
Effect - Signature: Ghoul Hinder rider; Dread. Cannot apply both through one Action.
Counterplay
Counterplay: Break up the pack and remove access to fallen bodies.
Relationship
Relationship: No default companion assumption.
Present the counterplay
Break up the pack and remove access to fallen bodies.
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 d4, Might d6, Agility d6, Intellect d4, Tact d4, Spirit d6.
Skill overrides: Evade d4, Block d4, Ward d4.
Resolve 8; Stamina 5; Mana 4. Movement 30 feet.
Player Book idea: Stronger pack-hunting undead with a terrifying presence.