Tricks and Treats for Halloween (Patreon)

Daggerheart fans already have a treat today in the Blood Hunter class appearing on The Void. But I wanted to get in on the fun with tricks and treats of my own. :)

First, a treat in the form of some WIP art for the Bastion of Hope campaign frame, still making its way toward final publication. These pieces depict two of the tyrant-held realms of the region, The Laboratory and The Necropoli. This art is created by Shaun Ellis.

Then, a trick in the form of the completed Trickster Spirit adversary, initially developed as part of a stream but not previously posted on Patreon:


TRICKSTER SPIRIT
Tier 2 Social
A mischievous fae spirit that feeds on drama, anguish, and conflict. Takes many forms, never reveals their true visage.
Motives & Tactics: be the most, do it for the drama, impersonate loved ones, provoke heartfelt confession, sow doubt, mine guilt
Difficulty: 15 | Thresholds: 8/15 | HP: 5 | Stress: 5
ATK: +1 | Cutting Words: Close | 1 Stress

Experiences: Manipulator + 3, Intuit Insecurities +3

FEATURES
Shapeshifting - Passive: The spirit can assume the form of any number of humanoids, including the PCs and their loved ones, as long as they’ve seen the target in person. When the spirit interacts with a PC while posing as someone the PC knows, the PC can make an Instinct Reaction roll to realize that something is off.

Emotional Assault - Passive: When the spirit succeeds with cutting words attack, the target marks a Stress instead of taking damage.

Unburden Your Heart - Action: Mark a Stress to open up a sensitive line of conversation to try and bait a PC into an emotional confession or to reveal a secret they’d been holding onto. If the PC takes up the topic and makes a meaningful confession or disclosure, they clear 2 Stress. If they do not take up the topic, gain a Fear.

Divided You Fall - Action: Mark a Stress to say something hurtful or mistrustful of other characters and force a PC to mark a Stress.

The Big Reveal - Reaction: When a character opens up to the spirit or when it would be most heartbreaking, spend a Fear as the spirit drops their transformation and reveals that they were never the character the PC thought. The PC must make a Presence Reaction Roll or mark 1d4 Stress. The Spirit clears the number of Stress marked.

Watching From the Shadows: Spend a Fear to introduce the Trickster Spirit in hiding to observe the PCs and learn their relationships and anxieties.
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