Vordine Legion

Trigger A creature within the vordine legion's reach uses a manipulate action or a move action, makes a ranged attack, or leaves a square during a move action it's using Effect The creature takes (2d8+11) piercing damage (DC 26 reflex save); this damage has the magical and unholy traits. If the creature critically fails its saving throw and the trigger was a manipulate action, the legion disrupts that action.

HP 180 (4 segments); Thresholds 120 (3 segments), 60 (2 segments) Troops are composed of many individuals, represented by four "segments" on a battle grid. Each segment is 10 feet on each side and as tall as the individual members of the troop. Segments must remain contiguous. Each one has to share at least 5 feet of one of its edges with another segment—being adjacent on a diagonal isn't sufficient! You can measure flanking, cover, and the like using the center of any segment. A troop has two Hit Point thresholds in its HP entry and loses segments as it crosses thresholds. Typically, the higher threshold is at 2/3 of the troop's maximum Hit Points and the lower is at 1/3 of its maximum. Once the troop drops below the higher threshold, it loses one segment, leaving three segments (12 squares) remaining and setting the first threshold as the troop's new maximum Hit Points. This repeats when the troop drops below the lower threshold, leaving two segments (8 squares). At 0 Hit Points, the troop disperses entirely, with the few remaining members surrendering, Fleeing, or easily dispatched, as determined by the GM. Typically the creature who caused the troop to lose a segment decides which to remove, or the GM decides when a specific creature wasn't responsible. To restore lost segments and maximum Hit Points, a troop needs to spend downtime to use long-term treatment on casualties or recruit new members to replace the fallen. Troops are typically immune to non-damaging effects that target a single creature, such as a Charm spell or the Demoralize action. An ability that can target 5 or more creatures can target an entire segment, increasing to two segments if it can target 10 or more creatures and to the entire troop if it can target 20 or more creatures. An ability that affects all creatures in a certain range affects all segments in range (make any checks or saves separately for each segment). As examples, an 8th rank charm spell (with 10 targets) can affect two segments, and an ability that Demoralizes all creatures within 30 feet of you would affect all segments that are fully within that range. A non-damaging ability that would prevent a segment from acting, cause them to flee, or otherwise make them unable to function as part of the troop for a round or more removes the segment entirely. The troop loses a number of HP required to bring it to the next threshold. If an ability both deals damage and has a non-damaging effect, apply the damage then the rest of the effect.

Whenever a troop moves, you move one of its segments and the other segments follow behind it. At the end of the movement, you can group the other segments adjacent to the one you moved as you see fit, provided none of them moves farther than the moving segment. If you choose not to move the troop any distance, you can instead reshape the position of all the segments as long as one stays in place.

The vordine legion Strides, leaving an orderly pattern of burning hoofprints in each square they enter. The hoofprints continue to burn for 1 minute. Any creature on the ground that begins its turn in, or enters a square with, burning hoofprints takes 2d8 fire damage.

The vordine legion releases a hail of tridents. This hail is a 10-foot burst within 40 feet that deals 4d8 piercing damage (DC 26 reflex save). Creatures that fail the saving throw are Clumsy 1 until the start of the vordine legion's next turn (Clumsy 2 on a critical failure). When the vordines are reduced to 2 segments, this area decreases to a 5-foot burst.

1 to 3 Frequency once per round Effect The vordines of the legion make coordinated melee attacks with their tridents. Each enemy within a 5-foot emanation must attempt a DC 26 reflex save. The damage depends on the number of actions. 1 (1d8+2) piercing damage 2 (2d8+11) piercing damage 3 (3d8+14) piercing damage