Gobstalker
Tier 2 Solo
A fleshy, floating ball of teeth that has numerous eyes and a bundle of questing mouth tentacles that shoot magic beams.
Motives & Tactics: Ambush rivals, seek riches, shoot beams
Difficulty: 15 | Thresholds: 10/20 | HP: 8 | Stress: 6
ATK: +2 | Mouth Tentacles: Very Close | 2d6+3 phy
Experience: Magic +3
Features
Relentless (3) - Passive: The Gobstalker can be spotlighted up to three times per GM turn. Spend Fear as usual to spotlight them.
Anti-Mystica-Halitosis - Passive: The Gobstalker's rancid breath creates an invisible, magic-negating miasma. An attack, an ability, or a spell that deals magic damage or creates a magic effect fails automatically if used within Close range of the Gobstalker.
Tentacle Rays - Action: Mark a Stress to attack a target within Far range. On a success, roll a d8 for a random beam attack or spend a Fear to choose instead: 1. Beguile. The Gobstalker Beguiles the target. While Beguiled, the target sees the Gobstalker as a friend and can't attack it. Additionally, when a PC rolls with Fear, a Beguiled PC must mark a Stress or attack a target chosen by the Gobstalker. A Beguiled PC must succeed on an Instinct Roll (16) to clear the condition. 2. Corrode. The target takes 2d8 magic damage and must mark an Armor Slot without receiving its benefits (they can still use armor to reduce the damage). If they can't, double the damage. 3. Doom. The target must mark all HP, but they can spend any number of Hope to reduce the number of HP marked this way by an equal amount. 4. Hypnosis. The target falls into a Deep Trance and can't act except to try to wake up. This condition lasts until the target takes damage or wakes up with a successful Presence Roll (16). 5. Paralyze. The target freezes in place, becoming Vulnerable and Restrained until they mark 2 Stress. 6. Sear. The target takes 2d8 direct magic damage. 7. Scare. The target is Scared. While Scared, the target can't take actions other than fleeing the battle or trying to shake off their terror. Additionally, the target must mark a Stress whenever you spend a Fear. The target can clear the condition with a successful Presence Roll (16). 8. Slow. The target becomes Vulnerable and must mark a Stress to move until they spend 2 Hope.
Leech Lick - Reaction: On a successful standard attack, you can spend a Fear to clear a number of Stress equal to the number of HP the target marked.