Game Master companion / Monster
Running Normazu
A small sand fish slips beneath loose dunes and surfaces to bite. A moving ripple is often the only part of it visible.
Prepare the scene
A narrow ripple crosses the sand against the wind. A small mouth breaks the surface, then drops back beneath the grains.
A small sand fish slips beneath loose dunes and surfaces to bite. A moving ripple is often the only part of it visible.
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.
Sand Bite
Use: Basic attack · Sand Bite: Might + supplemental d4 Wound (piercing).
Signature abilities
Effect - Signature: Burrow 15 feet through loose sand; surfaces to attack and must remain surfaced until its next turn. No burrowing through stone.
Counterplay
Counterplay: Solid floors and staying still between disturbances limit its approach.
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
Solid floors and staying still between disturbances limit its approach.
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: Evade d6.
Resolve 3; Stamina 3; Mana 2. Movement 35 feet.
Player Book idea: Sand fish.