Crew:Beastiary/The Void

Marching forth to the beating of great drums and the droning chants of preachers, those under the thrall of the Void are the great masses: the desperate, the downtrodden, those with nowhere else to turn. Abandoned by their leaders, their wise ones, and even their very gods, their only succour comes from taking revenge on all those who have wronged not just them, but the great mass of humanity. As they march, they chant the songs of the end, and of the Doom of all things. The ground under their feet is ravaged by their passing, crops and herbs pulled up root and stem, villages and hamlets looted and torched, the earth salted under their tread.

Themes

Shared Traits & Mechanics

• Despoiling and tearing down
• Silence
• Destruction of knowledge
• The end of all things
• Flails
• Cult: the basic grunts are not directly controlled by their god
• Glass cannons: No shields (other than pavaiser w/ crossbows), few to no ways to regain health
• Hoods: particularly over armour

Creatures

Void – The Convert

Void – The ConvertDesperate Cultist

Grunt

Hit Points	3
Armour	Light
Weapons	As Nation/1 Hand (no shields), Thrown weapons
Soul Type	Excommunicated

Skills & Abilities

Skill:

• Command Only - "FORWARD INTO OBLIVION" 1x Taunt Use immediately

New converts to the worship of the void, drawn from all walks of life, united in their desperation.

Behaviour: Angry Mob, listening to the preachings of The Void. Move as a mob, bristling, buzzing. Think a riotous mob, throwing weapons at groups of players.

Look and Feel: National base layers and weapons. Ideally basic 14th century peasant kit.

Void – The Flagellant

Void – The FlagellantFrenzied Zealot

Grunt

Hit Points	3
Armour	None
Weapons	Ambidextrous, 1 handed (flails ideal)
Soul Type	Excommunicated

Skills & Abilities

Skill:

• Stagger x1 - If a friendly flagellant dies/ is downed within arms reach of you, you regain Stagger

Driven wild by chanting and the unceasing march, some cultists seek peace through oblivion. ALL WILL HEAR OF THE COMING END.

Behaviour: Always choose inflicting damage over defending. Charge forwards when commanded, commit until death. Use Stagger ASAP. Force a flank back so Pilgrims can ensnare.

Look and Feel: Warhammer flagellant look. Strip down to base kit/robes/warskirts.

Void – Pilgrim

Void – PilgrimDisciplined Infantry

Grunt

Hit Points	4 (8 med, 10 heavy)
Armour	Medium or Heavy
Weapons	Bills, spears, 2 handed flails
Soul Type	Excommunicated

Skills & Abilities

Skill

• Command Only - "No Escape" 1x Ensnare Use immediately

Ability:

• Regain Ensnare when you put someone into a Critical State

The military arm of the Preachers. Hardened, toughened, acting with military precision.

Behaviour: Stay in formation under captain. Repel charges and catch enemies with ensnare when they flee. Organised and disciplined.

Look and Feel: Gambesons or Maille with helmets (sallets, kettles). Purple hoods if possible, otherwise purple sashes, belt tags.

Void – Preacher

Void – PreacherVoice of Oblivion

Leader

Hit Points	3
Armour	None
Weapons	Staff, one handed weapon, dagger
Soul Type	Corrupted
Vulnerability	Air

Skills & Abilities

Skill:

• 30s Ceremony - Gain Smite on your next strike
• 60s Ceremony - Bestow Corruption 1

Ability:

• Gain one use of Curse when you use Smite
• Command Converts – "FORWARD INTO OBLIVION"

Where the Preachers walk, oblivion follows. The whispers of the void speak to them.

Behaviour: Wait for the right moment before ushering flagellants into a full assault. Angle them towards a flank while pilgrims hold up the enemy.

Look and Feel: Robes, Purple Sash/Fascia Ventralis around waist with belt over top.

Void – Captain

Void – CaptainZealous Pilgrim Commander

Leader

Hit Points	4 (10 heavy)
Armour	Heavy
Weapons	Bill, spear, 2 Handed weapon
Soul Type	Corrupted

Skills & Abilities

Skill:

• Rend or Crush - Choose for appropriate weapon, not both

Ability:

• When you put someone into a Critical State, Taunt
• Command Pilgrims - "NO ESCAPE"

Particularly zealous pilgrims uplifted by the Preachers.

Void – Silencer

Void – SilencerSilent Enforcer

Elite

Hit Points	5 (11 heavy)
Armour	Heavy
Weapons	2 Handed weapons – Big axes, poleaxes, swords
Soul Type	Corrupted
Vulnerability	Air

Skills & Abilities

Skill:

• Rebound x4
• Curse

Ability:

• Gain a use of Shatter when you Rebound a spell

Silent enforcers of the High Preachers' will. Drag the very magic out of the air.

Behaviour: Don't talk. Focus down and target enemy wizards and leaders. Break their shields and their will.

Look and Feel: Big Armour, Bascinets as the ideal helmet.

Silencers wear full helms and might have poor vision and hearing. Refs might be needed to handle the Rebound calls due to this

Void – Sharpshooter

Void – SharpshooterCrossbow Team (Ranged)

Elite

Hit Points	5 (8 med, 10 heavy)
Armour	Multiple
Weapons	Crossbow
Soul Type	Excommunicated

Crossbow teams work in pairs with a Pavaiser. Work as a unit to rain bolts on the enemy. Stick together. Work in groups of 3-4 teams.

Always paired with a Pavaiser – see separate card.

Void – Pavaiser

Void – PavaiserCrossbow Team (Shield)

Elite

Hit Points	6 (12 heavy)
Armour	Heavy
Weapons	Pavaise/Tower shield, one handed weapon (ideally flail)
Soul Type	Excommunicated

Skills & Abilities

Skill:

• Call Stagger on block with a shield, recharge when you lose a hit point to a melee blow

Ability:

• Resist Crush and Stagger until shield is destroyed

The shield-bearer half of the crossbow team. Protects the Sharpshooter while holding the line.

Always paired with a Sharpshooter – see separate card.

Void – Firebrand

Void – FirebrandCoerced Wizard

Elite

Hit Points	4
Armour	None
Weapons	Staff, dagger
Soul Type	Corrupted
Vulnerability	Air, Overload

Skills & Abilities

Skill:

• Fire Blast - 10 second rite
• Rend - 30 second rite (Melee or Ranged)
• Shatter - 30 second rite (Melee)

Ability:

• Instantly cast the Rend rite if hit by Fire damage
• “Please I Don’t Want To Die" Give the players good roleplay to make them feel sorry for the firebrand if there is time in the encounter. When away from void forces for too long their fire inside of them will get hotter and hotter until eventually they scream and burn from the inside. Mass Fire Smite (only do this in Haven)

This does not happen when they die, only if they have been away from the void for a long time.

Wizards who specialised in fire magic, now made to turn their powers towards burning books, buildings and flesh.

==== Void - Despoiler ====

Void - DespoilerHooded Executioner

Elite

Hit Points	5 (8 in light)
Armour	Light
Weapons	Sharp 1-handed and Buckler
Soul Type	Corrupted
Vulnerability	Air

Skills & Abilities

Skill:

• Execute
• I've seen worse x2 - Use only on firebrands to get them back into the fight

When the hordes of the Void come upon a new settlement to bring into the arms of Oblivion, it is the Despoilers who are personally commanded to make examples of the leaders of the peoples of Elandra. Particularly callous and bloodthirsty individuals, they drag the priests, wizards and majors out of their homes and slit their throats in front of their congregations, all the better to show that Oblivion comes for all, no matter their social status. Many have rather joined the great dirge of the Void rather than risk becoming another corpse at the end of a Despoiler’s knife

Attributes and Behaviour They are the ones who make examples of those that fight against the end and break the will of those around them. You are the embodiment of the end of the void and want to fulfil that role. Every step is purposeful, waste no motion, there’s no hesitation or flourish.

Tactics:

You stay as a Cadre of 2 - 3 Despoilers. If without a firebrand, They are behind the line of void and will dispatch any that the mass has moved over. If with a firebrand will move with them directing them to points in the inline to let them lose

EXECUTE SQUAD: Execute squad. ALWAYS give players chances to recover their friends. ALWAYS make it a big damn moment if you ever do execute anyone. ALWAYS check in with the player to make sure they are okay with it. Small groups of 2-3 MAX, stick together, do great RP.

==== Void - Scorned ====

Void - ScornedHateful Martyr

Elite

Hit Points	3
Armour	None
Weapons	None
Soul Type	Corrupted
Vulnerability	Air

Skills & Abilities

Ability:

• After a 30 second ceremony from a Priest, the Scorned must call Mass Rend when put into a Critical State

While the path of the flagellant draws great masses of the lost and damned to the Void’s banners, some flagellants seek an even quicker route to Oblivion. These individuals are known as the Scorned, abandoned by their Gods and desiring the quickest route to revenge against the Gods’ servants. Donning themselves with powerful charms and unstable magics, they charge headlong into the foe before calling on The Void, granting themselves sweet Oblivion.

Attributes and Behaviour: Their expressions are ones of cold fury, not wild madness; they remember everything. The betrayal. The pain. The lies.

Donned with Powerful Charms

They don’t care for Void ideology or hierarchy only that the Void allows them to wound the heavens before they vanish.

Not funny cheery guys, the Scorned are angry at the world and want to deal as much damage to it as possible in their exit

==== Void - Fanatic ====

Void - FanaticFanatical

Elite

Hit Points	3
Armour	None
Weapons	Sharp Great Weapon
Soul Type	Corrupted
Vulnerability	Air

Skills & Abilities

Skill:

• Unlimited Rend
• Unlimited Stagger

While the path of the flagellant draws great masses of the lost and damned to the Void’s banners, some flagellants seek an even quicker route to Oblivion. These individuals are known as the Fanatics. Grabbing the largest weapon they can, they hide amongst their flagellant brethren before plunging headfirst into the enemy’s ranks, cackling wildly the whole way.

Attributes and Behaviour: Chosen or self-selected for their mad devotion and suicidal fervour. They embrace death as victory, seeing their own destruction as a sacred offering. They do not seek glory only annihilation, for themselves and others.

Tactics: Is not tactical, it’s a reckless, self-sacrificing sprint straight into the densest cluster of foes. Charge forwards ahead of the main flagellant block, absolutely zero self preservation. If you live for more than 5 seconds you are doing it wrong

==== Void – Bishop ====

Void – BishopVoice of the End

Boss

Hit Points	15 (18 in light)
Armour	Light
Weapons	Staff, dagger
Soul Type	Corrupted
Vulnerability	Air
Elem. Shield	Air 3

Skills & Abilities

Skill:

• Execute
• 30 second ceremony - Call Smite on next strike within 1 minute.
• 30 second ceremony - Call Stun on any target, or Stagger on any three targets at range at the end of the ceremony
• 60 second ceremony - Become Ensnared and call Stagger on every hit with a weapon or focus until you move.
• 60 second ceremony - Bestow Corruption 1
• Rebound x4
• Overload

Ability:

• When you Execute, regain a use of Rebound or Overload
• Regain Elemental Shield if you take any Fire damage,

Once Holy Leaders of the Old World, who the Void showed the cruelty of what is to fall upon them and their flock for their faith in the Gods! Were the onslaught of images of pain, burning and nothingness that awaited their world! They betrayed their oaths to Gods and foraged new ones in favour of serving the Void’s final silence. They now truly believe that nothing is where this all leads and they can offer a true path of a painless free World

==== Void - Ashbringer ====

Void - AshbringerSundered Hero

Boss

Hit Points	14 (Plus armour)
Armour	Nation
Weapons	Nation
Soul Type	Corrupted
Vulnerability	Air
Elem. Shield	Air 3

Skills & Abilities

Skill:

• Execute
• Shatter x3 - Use on shields only
  • Gain a use of Rend or Crush after shattering a shield - Depending on weapon
• 30 second ceremony - Call Smite on next strike within 1 minute

Ability:

• When Elemental Shield is removed, call Mass Rend
• Regain Elemental Shield if hit by Fire damage
• Regain all uses of Shatter after using Execute

Once great heroes and leaders of the free peoples whose Hope was crushed beyond salvation and abandoned by their so-called “Gods”, the Unspoken have been entirely consumed by the essence of the Void. Retaining all the skill at arms and fury that they had in their previous lives, they are turned entirely to the bringing about of the End of All things, and are remade in the Void’s image. Weapons clang uselessly off their armour, vigour sapped from those they fight even as their weapons make contact, bringing the realisation that there can be no escape from the march of Oblivion. They no longer sleep, eat, or feel the same wants as their charges. Instead they are entirely hollow, empty in both Body and Soul. When finally put down, little remains of them but dust, and coils of purple smoke. Energised directly by their Faith in the Eternal End, they command their legions forwards, announcing the dirge that will bring about the Void.

Attributes and Behaviour: Once-mortal heroes or leaders who succumbed to despair and were forsaken by divine beings. Not mindless act with chilling conviction and spiritual fervour for Oblivion. Do not run or hurry. Instead, walk with grim, relentless purpose, as if knowing nothing can stand in their way

Tactics: Retain all former combat skills, Sending those off to the end is your Goal

ALWAYS give players chances to recover their friends. ALWAYS make it a big damn moment if you ever do execute anyone. ALWAYS check in with the player to make sure they are okay with it. do great RP.