Dungeons & Dragons 2024 (D&D) Monster/NPC: Jaeger

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Traits

Encircling Strikes. Once per turn, when the jaeger attacks from the opposite side of a creature from where it started its turn, or attacks while on the opposite side of a creature from an ally, it deals an additional 3 ( 1d6 ) damage on a hit.

Evasion. If the jaeger is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, the jaeger instead takes no damage if it succeeds on the saving throw, and only half damage if it fails.

Flexible Combatant. When the jaeger draws or stows a weapon, it can draw or stow another weapon with the other hand. It can reload weapons with the loading, reload, or barrel properties without a free hand.

Additionally, if the jaeger is carrying a one-handed melee weapon in one hand, and a one-handed ranged weapon in the other hand, it doesn’t have disadvantage on attack rolls with ranged weapons from being within 5 feet of a hostile creature.

Hemorrhaging Wound (Recharge 5-6). The jaeger can’t use this trait on the first round of combat. When the jaeger hits a creature with a blade attack, it rends a vicious wound. At the end of each of the target's turns, it loses 17 ( 5d6 ) hit points. Each time the target takes damage from this effect, the number of dice of damage it takes at the end of its next turn is reduced by one, and the bleeding stops when the number of dice is reduced to 0. A bleeding creature can make a Constitution saving throw at the end of each of its turns, after taking the damage, ending the effect on a success. The DC equals 15 + half the number of dice of damage remaining (rounded down).

If the jaeger hits a bleeding target with a blade attack, the target doesn’t gain a new wound, but its wound’s damage resets to 5d6.

Magic Weapons. The jaeger's weapon attacks are magical.

Piercing Gaze (1/ Day). The jaeger gains darkvision out to 120 feet and the effect of see invisibility for 1 hour (no action required).

Sharp Senses. Whenever the jaeger uses its Dodge Step, Weapon Parry, or Chasing Finisher, it gains advantage on its next attack roll.

Special Equipment. The jaeger wields a dream executioner. Alternatively it can be wielding an orphan's cradle, a serpent bladewhip, or a meat hookshot. Its blade attack and references to it are replaced with an attack made with the respective weapon.

Actions

Multiattack. The jaeger makes three blade attacks. If it is wielding a firearm, it can also make one firearm attack.

Blade. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d10 + 4) slashing damage.

Firearm. Ranged Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, range 60/120 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4) piercing damage.

Bonus Actions

Chasing Finisher (Recharge 5-6). The jaeger moves 40 feet and makes a blade attack. On a hit, the target takes an additional 14 ( 4d6 ) slashing damage.

Reactions

Dodge Step (3/ Short Rest). When a creature the jaeger can see attacks it, if its speed isn’t 0, it moves up to 10 feet without provoking opportunity attacks and makes a Dexterity saving throw with a DC equal to the attack roll’s result. On a success, it evades completely and the attack misses. On a failure, it takes only half damage if the attack hits.

Weapon Parry (3/ Short Rest). The jaeger fires off a bullet to deflect an attack that it can see within 60 feet of it. To do so, the jaeger must be wielding a firearm. It reduces the attack’s damage by 13 (1d10 + 8). If this reduces the damage to 0, the attacker is stunned until the start of its next turn, as the bullet hits a nervous junction.