Tangle Bramble Swarm

Description: A cluster of animate, blood-drinking tumbleweeds, each the size of a large gourd.

Motives & Tactics: Entangle, Immobilize, Digest

Tier: 1

Type: Horde (3/HP)

Difficulty: 12

Attack Modifier: +0

Clawed Branch: Melee | 2d6+3 phy

Major 6 | Severe 11

HP: 6

Stress: 3

Experience:

Camouflage +2

Features

Encumber - Reaction

Whenever Tangle Bramble Swarm hits a PC, give them a bramble token. If a creature has any bramble tokens when they activate, they add an additional token to the action tracker when they take an action. If a creature has 3 or more bramble tokens, they are Restrained. Bramble tokens can be removed by making a Finesse roll (12 + the number of bramble tokens) or dealing Major damage to Tangle Bramble Swarm. If removed without damage, create a Tangle Bramble Minion in Melee with the now-freed character for each token removed. “The brambles grab a hold of you, digging in and slowing your movement.”

Crush - Action

Mark Stress to deal 2d6+8 phy direct damage to a target with 3 or more bramble tokens. “The brambles dig into you, blood draining into the vegetable matter.”

Horde 1d4+2 - Passive

If Tangle Brambles has 3 or more of their Hit Points marked, their attack only deals 1d4+2 damage. “With their numbers dwindling, they don’t pose as much of a threat.”

A cluster of animate, blood-drinking tumbleweeds, each the size of a large gourd.