Role: Animated Nutcracker Soldier
Archetype: The Evil Guards
Tagline: “I’ll crack you if you’re not careful.”
Stats
- Accuracy (ACC): 4
- Athletics (ATH): 3
- Charisma (CHA): 1
- Defense (DEF): 5
- Intelligence (INT): 2
- Spying (SPY): 0
- Strength (STR): 4
Health Points (HP): 28
Traits
- Wooden Resilience: Immune to being charmed or manipulated by CHA-based actions; can shrug off most psychological attacks.
- Unyielding Stance: Gains +2 DEF against melee attacks and +1 against ranged attacks due to its wooden body’s durability.
- Nutcracker’s Wrath: When an enemy is within melee range, the Nutcracker Soldier’s attack gains +2 ACC and +1 damage on the first strike of the combat.
Cinematic Actions
- Serrated Nutcracker Bite: Spend 2 AP to use the Nutcracker Soldier’s mouth (large wooden teeth) to deliver a devastating bite attack, dealing 2d6 damage and possibly disarming the target (roll STR vs. DEF).
- Guard’s March: Spend 1 AP to charge an enemy, knocking them back 10 feet and dealing 1d8 damage as they crash into obstacles.
- Cracking Barricade: Spend 3 AP to slam into a target or barrier with overwhelming force, dealing 3d6 damage and breaking through weaker obstacles (roll STR vs. DEF to break through).
Quirks
- Speaks only in rigid, military-style orders, often reciting “I serve Christmas!” in monotone.
- The cracks in its wooden body make creepy creaking noises when it moves.
- Always maintains a stiff, mechanical posture and never speaks unless absolutely necessary.
- Has a love for candy, and sometimes lingers around sweets with its sharp wooden jaw twitching in anticipation.
Equipment
- Giant Wooden Sword (+2 ACC, 2d6 damage, can be used for disarming attacks).
- Iron-Plated Chest (provides +2 DEF against ranged attacks).
- Christmas Ornament Grenades (one-use; 1d8 damage in a 5-foot radius).