Mountain Guardian
Creature 6 — human, humanoid
SnareAnvilLAND
Those who have unlocked the secrets of opening a kinetic gate to an elemental plane within themselves wield immense power over that element. Practitioners who specialize in elemental earth are hardy and defense-minded. The mountain guardian is surrounded by heavy armor made of stone held together with elemental magic. A primalist is a wielder of primal energies and magic, sometimes taught by forces of primal power, including powerful elementals or fey of the First World. Primalists protect the n
Source: pathfinder-npc-core
Perception +9; tremorsense (imprecise) 10 feet
Languages common, petran
Skills acrobatics +9, athletics +15, intimidation +13, nature +11, survival +9
Str
+4
Dex
+1
Con
+4
Int
+0
Wis
+1
Cha
+2
AC 24
Fort +14
Ref +11
Will +11
+13 Reflex vs. damaging effects
HP 100
Resistances earth 6, poison 6
Speed 20 feet
Offense
Melee Elemental Blast (concentrate, earth, impulse, primal, versatile-p) +16, Damage 2d8+4 bludgeoning
Melee Fist (agile, nonlethal, unarmed) +14, Damage 1d4+4 bludgeoning
Ranged Elemental Blast (concentrate, earth, impulse, primal, versatile-p) +16, range increment 30 feet, Damage 2d8 bludgeoning
Abilities
+2 to Reflex vs. Damaging Effects —
Kinetic Aura (aura, earth, primal) — 10 feet. Pieces of rock and earth float in the aura. The aura must be active for the guardian to use impulse actions, and deactivates if the guardian uses an overflow impulse, is knocked out, or Dismisses it. The guardian can Channel Elements to reactivate it.
Weight of Stone (concentrate, earth, impulse, overflow, primal) — The mountain guardian calls down boulders in a cylinder 10-foot cylinder{20 feet in diameter} and 80 feet high within 120 feet. Each creature in the area takes 4d8 bludgeoning damage with a DC 24 Reflex save. A creature that fails is also pushed downward 40 feet (80 feet on a critical failure) without taking falling damage and can't leave the ground for 1 round.
Base Kinesis — The mountain guardian generates, moves, or suppresses up to 1 Bulk of naturally occurring earthen matter within 15 feet. Generating creates earthen matter, moving moves existing matter up to 20 feet into any direction, and suppressing destroys a piece of that element (which can't be a durable crafted good, only natural forms of the element).
Channel Elements (primal) — The mountain guardian reactivates their kinetic aura and can make an elemental blast Strike.
Empowered Blast — The mountain guardian makes a melee or ranged elemental blast Strike with a +4 status bonus to damage.
Tremor (concentrate, earth, impulse, overflow, primal) — The mountain guardian stomps on natural earth or stone, causing a localized tremor. All creatures in a 10-foot burst within 30 feet take 3d10 bludgeoning damage with a DC 24 Fortitude save. A creature that critically fails is knocked Prone. Earth and stone in the area is difficult terrain until the start of the mountain guardian's next turn.
WORKS WELL WITH
SniperLANDSnare's cylinder and burst AoE zone control forces enemies out of cover into open lanes where a Sniper can pick them off.
CrasherLANDSnare pins multiple targets with area damage and tremorsense coverage, letting the Crasher dive in and chain Strikes without chasing.
WeaverLANDSnare shapes the battlefield with persistent earth hazards while the Weaver exploits the terrain with control spells that stack forced movement.
PUNISHES
✖ clumping✖ standing still
Pairing with another Snare risks overlapping zone coverage and diminishing returns on area denial without enough single-target pressure.
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