Game Master companion / Creature
Running Wyrm
A burrowing creature pushes through loose earth and rises to confront prey at close range. Its powerful bite threatens the narrow space beyond the broken soil.
Prepare the scene
The earth breaks in a long seam. A dirt-caked head rises through it, pulling a heavy body toward the surface.
A burrowing creature pushes through loose earth and rises to confront prey at close range. Its powerful bite threatens the narrow space beyond the broken soil.
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.
Basic attack
Basic attack: Might + supplemental d8 Wound (piercing), reach 10 feet
Signature mechanics
Effect - Signature mechanics: Burrow 20 feet in loose earth, surface to attack; Seize as a separate Action.
Keep the mechanical profile nearby
Affinities: Vitality d6, Might d8, Agility d8, Intellect d6, Tact d6, Spirit d8.
Skill overrides: Evade d4, Ward d6.
Resolve 18; Stamina 7; Mana 6. Movement 20 feet.