Game Master companion / Creature
Running Golden Stag
Golden fur and antlers distinguish an elusive forest stag. Its sudden bound can leave a fading impression where a solid animal stood a moment before.
Prepare the scene
Gold catches between the dark trunks. A stag looks back once, then bounds toward the next break in the trees.
Golden fur and antlers distinguish an elusive forest stag. Its sudden bound can leave a fading impression where a solid animal stood a moment before.
Encounter settings: Forest.
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.
Details
Elusive forest stag with golden fur and antlers.
Basic attack
Use: Basic attack - Action - 5 feet - Might + supplemental d6 Wound (piercing).
Effect
Effect: Vanishing Bound: Action, 2 Stamina; move up to 40 feet into reachable space. The fading image is visual concealment only; Perception + Intellect may contest Maneuver + Agility to track it. No compulsory targeting of the image.
Keep the mechanical profile nearby
Affinities: Vitality d6, Might d6, Agility d10, Intellect d6, Tact d6, Spirit d8.
Resolve 12; Stamina 6; Mana 8. Movement 40 feet. Evade d10; Withstand d6; Ward d8.