Game Master companion / Monster
Running Ghoul
A silent corpse-eater crouches where the dead have been left unwatched. Dirt gathers beneath patient claws as it listens for movement.
Prepare the scene
The shape beside the grave does not breathe. Dirt spills from its claws as it turns toward the sound of your step.
A silent corpse-eater crouches where the dead have been left unwatched. Dirt gathers beneath patient claws as it listens for movement.
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 d4 Wound (slashing).
Signature abilities
Effect - Signature: After a Damaging Hit, 1 Mana and Invoke versus Withstand + Vitality inflicts Hinder. This replaces minute-long paralysis.
Counterplay
Counterplay: Keep watch around remains; its single-target hindrance is broken by distance.
Relationship
Relationship: No default companion assumption.
Present the counterplay
Keep watch around remains; its single-target hindrance is broken by distance.
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 d4, Agility d4, Intellect d4, Tact d4, Spirit d4.
Skill overrides:.
Resolve 4; Stamina 3; Mana 2. Movement 30 feet.
Player Book idea: Silent corpse-eating ambush predator.