Wandering Blades Test Adversary: White Wolf of Longshan (Patreon)

I'm back from Japan and wanted to share an NPC I wrote while flying back!

If you've been following this page for a while, you will recognize the name Longshan as a location in my Land of Blades campaign setting! For the next iteration of the Wandering Blades quickstart, I am writing a short mini-adventure about a mountain village called Longshan and the plight of the inhabitants as they deal with an animalistic killer who wears wolf pelts. 

Building on this post I wrote in 2020 about my NPC preferences, I want to make sure that NPCs and adversaries in Wandering Blades are easy to read, flexible in their use, and functional with the information provided.

- Daniel

White Wolf of Longshan

Leader, Versatile Attacker, Aggressive

Mistaken as a supernaturally large and strong beast, White Wolf is an animalistic killer clad in the pelts of four mountain wolves. Preying on isolated villages and travellers, few survive to share the truth about his identity.

Voice: Low and gravelly

Motivations: To meet a worthy adversary and experience the thrill of near-death

Morality: None whatsoever

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HP: 12

Dodge: 12

DR: 1 (Hide - Light Armour)

QP: 2

Morale: 10

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Combat Speed: 50 ft.

Attacks: Flying Claws +2 (mid-range, Lacerate 1, Grapple) or +5 (close-range, Keen, Lacerate)

Technique: Whirlwind Flail (1 QP - Combat) - Roll a singled HINDERED ATTACK ACTION against all combatants within mid-range. Resolve hits as normal. Combatants hit by this technique are unable to make MOVE ACTIONS towards the wielder for one turn.