Scrollverfish
Scrollverfish: Scroll-Eater.
When combat begins, roll 1d6 and gain abilities:
- 1: Attacks give Smoldering on crit. Gain Ignite.
- 2: Attacks give Slowed on crit. Gain Shatter, half damage.
- 3: Attacks give +1 action on crit. Gain Arc Lightning.
- 4: Attacks are vicious. Gain Blustery Gale.
- 5: Attacks heal for half. Gain Heal, 2 targets.
- 6: Attacks deal +5 damage. Gain Shadow Trap.
Lvl 3 small scroll-eating bug
435
- •Nibble.1d6+1.
+1d6 for each Scrollverfish adjacent to the target. OR:
- •Digested Magic.
(1 use) Cast your eaten scroll.
These Silverfish-esque arthropods have a particular craving for magic, specifically in it's easiest to digest form: scrolls. The scrolls they ingest are typically expelled rather violently.
Lvl 5 scroll-eating bug
M50
Managorged.
When casting a spell, roll 1d4 and cast it at that Tier. Gain another use of Digested Magic when Bloodied.
- •Magic Missile (1d4×).(Range 8) 5 damage.
OR:
- •Digested Magic.
(1 use) Cast your eaten scroll.
Scrollverqueens parasitize mages, latching onto their preferred casting arm and piloting around the (long since dead) body until every last drop of mana is siphoned. Despised by magic-wielders the world over.