Game Master companion / Monster
Running Hellhound
An infernal hunting hound follows a sampled scent with unnerving persistence. Even its final collapse can place nearby creatures in danger.
Prepare the scene
A low muzzle noses the cloth you left behind. The hound lifts its head, and heat shimmers above its back.
An infernal hunting hound follows a sampled scent with unnerving persistence. Even its final collapse can place nearby creatures in danger.
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.
Bite
Use: Basic attack · Bite: Might + supplemental d6 Wound (piercing).
Signature abilities
Effect - Signature: Track a previously sampled scent within one mile, not through sealed airtight barriers. At 0 Resolve, one Burn Burst using its Aim and d4 original + d4 supplementary, maximum two adjacent creatures, no Mana cost; once only.
Counterplay
Counterplay: Do not finish it beside a wounded ally. Keep wind and water between it and the trail.
Relationship
Relationship: Possible exceptional bonded beast; death burst affects allies too.
Present the counterplay
Do not finish it beside a wounded ally. Keep wind and water between it and the trail.
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: Infernal tracker with coordinated hunting and a fiery death.