Engine of Woe - Living World of Verum

<script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-G26W6267FY"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-G26W6267FY'); </script> >[!infobox] > # [[Engine of Woe.webp|Engine of Woe]] > ![[Engine of Woe.webp|cover hm-sm]] > #### Appearances >| | | >|:-:|:-:| >|[Court of Curses](Court%20of%20Curses.md)|S3E22-23| > #### Basic Info >| | | >|:-:|---| >|Level|?| >|Alignment|? Evil| >|Race|Aberration / Construct / Fiend | >|Sub-type|Hydran| >[!recite|no-i alt-co] **E****NGINE** **OF** **W****OE** >## _Gargantuan Hydran Aberration Construct Fiend, ??? Evil_ >**HIT POINTS:** 550 >**ARMOR CLASS:** 19? 15 Natural AR >**SPEED:** ??? > >|  |  | >|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:| >|**STR**|**DEX**|**CON**|**INT**|**WIS**|**CHA**| >| 32 ( +11 )|26 ( +8 )|10 ( - )|12 ( +1 )|14 ( +2 )|5 ( -3 )| >## >**COMBAT TRAITS:** [Cunning (Trait)](Cunning%20(Trait).md), [Tactician](Corvanis/Combat%20Traits/Tactician.md), [Overwhelm (Trait)](Overwhelm%20(Trait).md), [Mother's Prayer](Mother's%20Prayer.md), [T2 Villain](Villain.md), [Sunder](Sunder.md), [Earth Shaker](Earth%20Shaker.md), [Hope Eater](Hope%20Eater.md) >**SAVING THROWS:** STR (+15), DEX (+12) WIS (+6) >**SKILLS:** ??? >**DAMANGE RESISTANCES:** All forms of spell damage >**DAMANGE IMMUNITIES:** Necrotic, Poison >**DAMANGE VULNERABILITIES:** None >**CONDITION RESISTANCES:** >**CONDITION IMMUNITIES:** Frightened, Incapacitated, Prone, Restrained, Stunned >**SENSES:** ??? >**LANGUAGE:** ??? > >## **E****QUIPMENT:** >- Armor of Wails >> This creature has itemized armor as its natural armor. It is not reduced through weapon properties (ignores Crush / Hack), Natural AR 15. >> >> Attacks made against this creature cause the attack to make a DC 16 wisdom saving throw. If they fail, they deal half damage with their weapon and spell attacks. If they should succeed on this save they are immune to it for 1 round. >> >> This effect is not active if its engine is stalled. >- Fuel: It may spend 1 fuel to augment its abilities. It may also spend fuel to gain additional actions. The rate is 2 fuel for a bonus action and 5 fuel for an action. Actions gained this way only last for 1 round. Failing a wisdom save against Remove Curse would lower Fuel by 1. > >>[!info|clean sban no-i no-t] >>>[!column|left clean no-i nmg ws-med sban] ## **F****EATURES** >>>> [!info|no-t clean no-i nmg] >>>> **Daemon Engine Initiative** >>>> - [Daemon Feast](Daemon%20Feast.md) >>>>> Triggered Action. >>>>> >>>>> Whenever an enemy would heal hit points, or recover a spell slot, this creature may attack an enemy within its range with one of its heads. >>>> - [Accelerate Engine](Accelerate%20Engine.md) >>>>> Bonus Action. >>>>> >>>>> The EOW increases its speed exponentially, for 1 round, this creature may attack with all of its heads. Enemies gain advantage to attack it for this duration. >>>>> >>>>> If 1 Fuel is expended during this ability. This creature gains advantage on all of these attacks against its enemies. >>>> - [Decelerate Engine](Decelerate%20Engine.md) >>>>> Bonus Action. >>>>> >>>>> The EOW slows its engine, for 1 round, this creature may only attack with one of its heads. Enemies gain disadvantage on attack rolls vs it. >>>>> >>>>> If 1 Fuel is used, this creature doubles its current Fast Healing for the duration. >>>> - [Stall Engine](Stall%20Engine.md) >>>>> Bonus action. >>>>> >>>>> The EOW stalls out its engine, it may not attack with any of its heads for 1 round. (This does not apply to triggered action attacks.) During this time all of the EOW's enemies gain vulnerability to fire damage if they are within 20ft of it. >>>>> >>>>> This ability automatically activates at the start of the EOW's turn if any ability it has expends Fuel. This automatic activation does not cost a bonus action. >>>>> >>>>> If this creature spends 1 Fuel, this creatures healing sources become absolute. In addition, if automatically succeeds any saving throws during this time. >>>> - [[Breath of Exhaust]] >>>>> Action. >>>>> >>>>> This creature breaths out a toxic exhaust within its bowels. This is a 60ft cone of rancid smoke. It deals 10d6 Acid/Necrotic damage to all creatures in the area. A DC 18 dexterity saving throw reduces it by half. >>>>> >>>>> Effects that produce strong winds negates this effect. >>>> - [[Splitting Steps]] >>>>> Whenever this creature moves through an enemies square that enemy takes 2d6 bludgeoning damage, it is treated as if it has a crush of 10. >>> >>>> [!info|no-t clean no-i nmg] >>>> **Unleashed Primordial Initiative** >>>> - [Hungering Jaws](Hungering%20Jaws.md) >>>>> The EOW has a number of reactions equal to its current number of heads. >>>>> >>>>> It may use any number of reactions it wishes whenever an enemy provokes an attack of opportunity. >>>> - [Writhing Necks](Writhing%20Necks.md) >>>>> Bonus Action. >>>>> >>>>> For 1 round whenever an enemy attacks EOW more than once per turn it provokes an attack of opportunity from the EOW. >>>>> >>>>> If 1 Fuel is spent, attacks of opportunity from this creature now uses all of its heads instead of just 1. >>>> - [Hardened Scales](Hardened%20Scales.md) >>>>> Bonus Action. >>>>> >>>>> For 1 round, this creature doubles its AR vs attacks made outside adjacency to this creature. >>>>> >>>>> If 1 Fuel was spent, the EOW gains 50 THP. At the start of this creature’s next initiative it regenerates its AR. >>>> - [Frightening Roar](Frightening%20Roar.md) >>>>> Action. >>>>> >>>>> The EOW roars, all creatures within 100ft that can hear this effect, must make a DC 18 wisdom save. If they should fail they gain the frightened condition. This lasts until the end of their next turn. >>>>> >>>>> If 1 Fuel is spent, this damages all armaments of a creature that fails. It takes 3 AR worth of damage. It also grants the broken condition to weapons. >>>> - [Challenging Roar](Challenging%20Roar.md) >>>>> Action. >>>>> >>>>> The EOW roars, all enemies within 100ft that can hear this effect must make a DC 18 charisma saving throw. If they should fail, they MUST attack the EOW on their next turn with their full attack potential. >>>>> >>>>> If 1 Fuel is spent, that creature gains a point of exhaustion if they miss all of those attacks. >>>> - [Consume Interloper](Consume%20Interloper.md) >>>>> If this creature would cause a death saving throw it instead causes 3 death saving throws. They must all be rolled. >>>> - [Birthless Wail (Final)](Birthless%20Wail%20(Final).md) >>>>> This ability activates when a clash has been resolved. >>>>> >>>>> While this is active all enemies at the start of their turn must make a DC 10 wisdom saving throw or die. >>>>> >>>>> This DC increases by 2 each round. >>>> > >>[!info|clean left no-t no-i] >> >>## **A****CTIONS** >>- **The Screaming Head** - Melee Attack: +15 to hit, [Heft](Heft.md) (5), [Impale](Impale.md), [Crush](Crush.md), [Hack](Hack.md), [Cut](Cut.md), one target. Damage: 2d6+11. Whenever a creature would be bloodied, defeated or killed by this attack, the creature gains 1 Fuel. >>- **The Empty Head** - Melee Attack +15 to hit, [Heft](Heft.md) (5), [Impale](Impale.md), [Crush](Crush.md), [Hack](Hack.md), [Cut](Cut.md), one target. Damage: 2d6+11. Whenever a creature would be bloodied, defeated or killed by this attack, the creature gains 1 Fuel. >>- **The Weeping Head** - Melee Attack +15 to hit, [Heft](Heft.md) (5), [Impale](Impale.md), [Crush](Crush.md), [Hack](Hack.md), [Cut](Cut.md), one target. Damage: 2d6+11. Whenever a creature would be bloodied, defeated or killed by this attack, the creature gains 1 Fuel. >>- **The Cursing Head** - Melee Attack +15 to hit, [Heft](Heft.md) (5), [Impale](Impale.md), [Crush](Crush.md), [Hack](Hack.md), [Cut](Cut.md), one target. Damage: 2d6+11. Whenever a creature would be bloodied, defeated or killed by this attack, the creature gains 1 Fuel. >>- **The Laughing Head** - Melee Attack +15 to hit, [Heft](Heft.md) (5), [Impale](Impale.md), [Crush](Crush.md), [Hack](Hack.md), [Cut](Cut.md), one target. Damage: 2d6+11. Whenever a creature would be bloodied, defeated or killed by this attack, the creature gains 1 Fuel. >>