Bone Croupier
Creature 5 (uncommon) — undead, unholy
Pre-Remaster content. May include legacy alignment.
SnareWeaverLANDundeadunholyoccult
For many, gambling is just fun and games, but for some, it can become a bad habit or even a life-consuming addiction. Bone croupiers take the meaning of "life-consuming" to its literal extreme. These gamblers' lust for cards and dice couldn't be sated in life, so in undeath they haunt the shadowy corners of gambling halls and continue their search for that next hit of adrenaline. For bone croupiers, gaming takes on a different flavor; with nothing left to lose, these undead turn their attention
Source: book-of-the-dead-bestiary (Pre-Remaster)
Perception +11; darkvision
Languages common, necril
Skills acrobatics +14, deception +14, diplomacy +14, Games Lore +12, stealth +14, thievery +14
Str
+2
Dex
+5
Con
+2
Int
+1
Wis
+2
Cha
+5
AC 22
Fort +9
Ref +14
Will +14
HP 50 (void healing)
Immunities bleed, death-effects, disease, paralyzed, poison, unconscious
Resistances cold 5, piercing 5, slashing 5
Speed 25 feet
Offense
Melee Claw (agile, finesse, unarmed) +14, Damage 2d8+5 slashing
Abilities
Void Healing — A creature with void healing draws health from void energy rather than vitality energy. It is damaged by vitality damage and is not healed by vitality healing effects. It does not take void damage, and it is healed by void effects that heal undead.
Change of Luck (occult) — Frequency once per day
Trigger A creature within 30 feet of the bone croupier attempts a check but hasn't rolled the check yet
Effect The bone croupier pulls on the threads of luck that bind all things. The target rolls twice, and then the bone croupier decides which result applies. If the bone croupier chooses the lower roll, this is a misfortune effect; if the bone croupier chooses the higher roll, it's a fortune effect; if they're the same, the croupier decides which trait to apply. If this ability is expended, the bone croupier rolls at the start of each of their turns, recharging the ability if the sum is 7 or 11.
Trigger A creature within 30 feet of the bone croupier attempts a check but hasn't rolled the check yet
Effect The bone croupier pulls on the threads of luck that bind all things. The target rolls twice, and then the bone croupier decides which result applies. If the bone croupier chooses the lower roll, this is a misfortune effect; if the bone croupier chooses the higher roll, it's a fortune effect; if they're the same, the croupier decides which trait to apply. If this ability is expended, the bone croupier rolls at the start of each of their turns, recharging the ability if the sum is 7 or 11.
Roll the Bones (occult) — The bone croupier designates an adjacent living creature to roll the bones. The chosen creature finds a pair of dice in its hand and is compelled by fate to roll them; it can and must roll the dice even if its hands are full or it is unable to act. The creature rolls , adding them together to determine the effect.
7 or 11 (healing, vitality) The target regains 15 vitality healing HP.
2, 3, or 12 (void) The target takes 30 void damage. If the target is Dying, this damage increases its dying condition by 2 instead of 1.
Any Other Roll (void) The target takes 15 void damage.
7 or 11 (healing, vitality) The target regains 15 vitality healing HP.
2, 3, or 12 (void) The target takes 30 void damage. If the target is Dying, this damage increases its dying condition by 2 instead of 1.
Any Other Roll (void) The target takes 15 void damage.
Occult Innate Spells DC 22, attack +14
4th Discern Lies
3rd Mind Reading
1st Illusory Disguise
Cantrips (4th) Prestidigitation
WORKS WELL WITH
AnvilLANDA durable frontline holds attention while this creature stays adjacent to an isolated target to compel its bad rolls.
CrasherLANDA heavy hitter capitalizes on the swings in fortune this creature forces onto a struggling target.
SniperLANDA ranged attacker finishes off targets destabilized by this creature's luck manipulation without entering the fray.
PUNISHES
✖ melee reliance✖ isolated targets✖ predictable positioning
Avoid stacking with another control-focused creature competing for the same single target's action economy.
Works well with · Punishes · Pairing advice
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