Constituent, Skilled

Constituent, Skilled (CR 8)

Neutral, or, any alignment the GM requires. - Medium - Monstrous Humanoid

Lore:	Know (Nature)
36		51
Basic DC		Full DC

Initiative

13

Perception:
23	+13
Passive	Active

Ambush:

10+

on a d20

• Lore Notes: Constituents are by definition unique encounters, and thus are VERY hard to gain lore about.

Senses:

• Standard Senses

Movement Types:

• Walk 30 ft.

Defense

AC

25

Man Def

25

Monster Health
117	58	13
Hit Points	Bloodied	Hit Dice

Saving Throws
Fort:	+10
Refl:	+5
Will:	+5

Strong Against:

Weak Against:

Offense

Size:	Medium
5 ft.		5 ft.
Space		Reach

To-Hit

+13

Man Off

+13

Action

0

Points

Standard Attack (Melee):

• 1x NPC Weapon Attack +13 (2d8+10/19-20 x2)
  as Slashing (physical, common)

Full Attack (Melee):

• 3x NPC Weapon Attack +13 (2d8+6/19-20 x2)
  as Slashing (physical, common)

Standard Attack (Ranged):

• 1x NPC Ranged Attack +13 (2d8+10/19-20 x2)
  as Piercing (physical, common)
  (Increment: 30 ft.; Max Range: 300 ft.)

Full Attack (Ranged):

• 3x NPC Ranged Attack +13 (2d8+10/19-20 x2)
  as Piercing (physical, common)
  (Increment: 30 ft.; Max Range: 300 ft.)

Siege Damage: Not siege capable

Statistics

18

STR

18

DEX

18

CON

18

INT

18

WIS

18

CHA

Skills:

• Perception: 13
• All other skills: 8 (no ranks)

Languages: Common, others as required

Feats:

Special Abilities

Civilized Opponent (Ex) Automatic

Constituents are often behaving in a 'civilized' fashion. As such, all Constituents may choose to inflict the Secured condition with any or all attacks with no penalty. This is how the GM can keep bar fights from getting out of hand.

Alchemical Fire (Su) Standard Action

This Constituent is experienced and cagey. Regardless of their other abilities, they keep a few alchemical goodies tucked away for...emergencies. One such goodie is their Alchemical Fire. As a Standard Action, they may hurl forth a small glittering vial, targeting a square to which they have line of sight and line of effect within 100 feet of their space. That square, and all squares within 10 feet of that space (a 5x5x5 space) is engulfed in a fierce burst of magical fire. Unlike normal alchemical fire, this is an AOE effect, which inflicts 2d10+10 points of fire (energy, common) damage. Affected creatures are allowed a Reflex saving throw against a DC of 19 to only take half damage.

Tanglefoot Bag (Su) Standard Action 1/Enc

This Constituent is experienced and cagey. Regardless of their other abilities, they keep a few alchemical goodies tucked away for...emergencies. Another such goodie is their brace of special-mix Tanglefoot Bags. As a Standard Action once per encounter, they may hurl forth 1 or 2 non-descript little bags, each of which bursts when it lands into a sticky mass of malodorous, magically active, goo. The magic in the item means that each bag always hits the target it is designated for, as long as that creature is within 50 feet of the Constituents space, there is line of sight and line of effect to each target, and all targets are within 20 feet of each other. These Tanglefoot Bags do no damage, but each will inflict the Hindered condition upon its target unless that target makes a Will save against a DC of 19. If they make this save, there is no effect, alas.

Constituent, Skilled

The Constituent is the monster format used by the GM to generate all the NPC's.

If you are the GM, there are many, many times when you will need to have the players fight 'other people'. As you look over the Bestiary, you will doubtless notice that there are Monsters galore, but what about all the Elvish Assassins, Dwarf Pressgangs, Gnome Shopkeeps, Ifrit Sorcerers, Oread Bartenders, and pretty much...everybody else? In other words, where are the stats for the NPC's?

In other D20 System games, the GM can simply use the Character Creation Rules to make NPC's, and to be fair, you can do that in Epic Path as well. But honestly, creating an entire NPC Wizard as a Player Character takes a loooong time. If you just need a gang of street toughs in a hurry, what do you do? Remember, in Epic Path, Monsters and Players are very deliberately built differently. So, the way you can generate combat stats and skill numbers for NPC's is to make them Constituents.

Constituents are 'generic people'. Using the Million Monster Machine, it is easy to tweak Constituents to be any level you want. Most shopkeeps, bartenders, housewives, and craftsmen, will range between Challenge Rating 1 and Challenge Rating 5. Constituents are available of any level, though!

So what about that wise old Wizard you need the players to talk to? What happens if your players are (heavens forbid) RUDE to the oldster? Just how tough is the mage? Using Constituents and the Powerful Mage Pattern, it is easy to 'whip up' rough stats for NPC Wizards or Clerics or Sorcerers of literally any level in minutes, so you have something to work with at the table. This same principal can be used with various Roles and Patterns to create 'quick and dirty' NPC's for random encounters in minutes.

The head of the thieves guild is a Constituent of the appropriate CR with the Sneak Role. The Mayor is a Constituent with the Leader Role. The Evil Sheriff is a Consituent with the Heavy Role, and a scary fellow he is, too. Tanks, Shooters, all these Roles can be used to create memorable and easy NPC's in minutes.

Constituents are for those times when the players do the unexpected, when the bar fight breaks out, when the Dwarf Miners Club gets rowdy, when the scary Tinker you met on the road decides to help the players with a pitched battle, when a friendly Ranger gets pulled into an encounter, etc, etc, etc.

Constituents are all the 'characters' the GM gets to play. If you need somebody in your stable of characters to have actual stats, here's how you can generate them almost instantly and keep your story flowing smoothly. If you really like that person, or type of person, you can write them up in as much detail as you want, later! The 'Goons' are examples of this process, how you can turn a memorable NPC encounter into an on-going feature of your game.

Combat Tactics

Constituents are used to represent a myriad of NPC's, from gleeful children throwing mud to steely-eyed master plotters laughing as they reveal their Awful Plans. As a result, they will behave in all affairs as the GM wishes. Note that the GM can and should feel free to change weapon damage types to bludgeoning or piercing to match their story related to the Constituent NPC's back-story.

Out of Combat

Out of Combat, a Constituent can be used to generate the skill rolls used by various craftsmen, tradesmen, creators, smiths, and makers the players may run across. Since a Constituent can be generated with any required level, role, or Pattern, these numbers can get...pretty impressive.

Rewards

XP: 4,800

Treasure: Sellable Goods worth 3,875 gp.

Weight: 80 lbs.     Volume: 3.2 cu. ft.

Optional Treasure Rules: Roll a d20 on Table 1 below once per encounter (NOT per creature). Any items discovered are in addition to the normal treasure for the encounter.

Table 1: Remnant(s) Found
1 - 10	Nothing Found
11 - 14	1 Languid Remnant (tier 1)
15 - 17	1 Pale Remnant (tier 2)
18 - 19	1 Bright Remnant (tier 3)
20	Roll on Table 2
###	Nothing to see here!
###	Or here. Move along.

Table 2: Remnant(s) Found
1 - 5	3 Languid Remnants (tier 1)
6 - 10	3 Pale Remnants (tier 2)
11 - 14	1 Intense Remnant (tier 4)
15 - 17	1 Blazing Remnant (tier 5)
18 - 19	1 Vital Remnant (tier 6)
20	Roll on Table 3
###	Or here. Move along.

Table 3: Remnant(s) Found
1 - 5	3 Bright Remnants (tier 3)
6 - 8	3 Intense Remnants (tier 4)
9 - 11	3 Blazing Remnants (tier 5)
12 - 14	3 Vital Remnants (tier 6)
15 - 17	1 Prime Remnant (tier 7)
18 - 19	1 Mythic Remnant (tier 8)
20	1 Empyrean Remnant (tier 9)