Running Leviathan

Prepare the scene

A ridge of scales moves against the current. It keeps rising after you think the creature's length must have ended.

An immense aquatic serpent coils beneath the surface, its passage bending the water around a vessel. Glimpses of scales and a rising head make its length difficult to judge.

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.

Present the counterplay

Escape or protecting a vessel may be the objective. A larger legendary depiction needs an environmental encounter, not extra zeros on Resolve.

Make the relevant behavior or environmental clues perceptible through the scene so the party can act on them.