Game Master companion / Monster
Running Makara
A heavy hippo-bodied hybrid combines lion and alligator features in a single imposing animal. Its mass makes the water’s edge a precarious place to stand.
Prepare the scene
A broad back pushes through the reeds. Then the head turns, revealing a predator's features above the heavy body.
A heavy hippo-bodied hybrid combines lion and alligator features in a single imposing animal. Its mass makes the water’s edge a precarious place to stand.
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.
Jaws
Use: Basic attack · Jaws: Might + supplemental d6 Wound (piercing).
Signature abilities
Effect - Signature: Swim 25 feet; Seize as an Action.
Counterplay
Counterplay: It must choose between grabbing and biting; keep its water route in view.
Relationship
Relationship: Category needs designer review. This entry remains a Monster profile and grants no taming route; an independent ally is not a controlled pet.
Present the counterplay
It must choose between grabbing and biting; keep its water route in view.
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: Hippo-bodied hybrid with lion and alligator features.