TTRPG: The Sundering:
Characters: Zyca

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The Sundering is set in a domain called The Zwari Nation, itself an island ripped off the side of a continent and dropped on to a different world. There are many varied personalities who inhabit the Nation. Here is a sampling, with more to come in the upcoming sequel NPC compendium, The Sundering: It's Nation Time.

DESIGNATION: Threat
LEVEL/CHALLENGE RATING: 6
HIT POINTS: 106 (10d10+46)
ARMOR CLASS: 17
SPEED: 25 ft.
ABILITY SCORES: STR 18, DEX 10, CON 16, INT 10, WIS 14, CHA 12
SAVING THROWS: STR +4, DEX +0, CON +3, INT +0, WIS +2, CHA +1
SKILLS: Perception +6, Stealth +6
SENSES: passive perception 16
LIMITED MAGICAL IMMUNITY: Zycas have advantage on all saving throws against spells and magical effects.
IMMUNITIES: Poison, paralysis, blindness, deafness.
RESISTANCES: Advantage on saving throws against sleep.
ZYCA-VISION: Zycas can naturally detect magic and see through invisibility.
ZYCA-GILITY: Zycas can bonus action dash 60 feet.
SPELLCASTING: The Zycas can, at will, cast a spell without material components to create the following conditions: paralysis, blindness, deafness, poison. When they cast these spells, they do so with only the verbal component of saying "Judicandus ZYCA!" Targets must make a DC15 constitution save to avoid having these conditions take effect for sixty seconds. At the end of each target's turns it can repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on itself with a success. However, the target will not be immune to the effect upon a successful save or having the spell's effects reversed via healing or restoration.
MULTIATTACK: Depending on their caste rank (noted by how much armor they have, on a D6, 1-2 rank 1, 3-4 is rank 2 and 5-6 is rank 3) Zyca can makes one to three melee attacks.
PUNCH: Melee unarmed attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 20 (2d6 +10) magical bludgeoning damage.
ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Neutral
LANGUAGES: Can only say two words, "Judicandus" and "Zyca," and only understands other Zycas
PROFICIENCY BONUS: +3
IDEAL: To protect their makeshift hive, their queen, and hold position.
BOND: Other Zycas.
FLAW: Zycas don't know when to quit.
BACKSTORY: Zycas are weird creatures with unclear motivations and terrifying abilities. They stay to themselves, but no one knows much about them. They can only say "Judicandus" and "Zyca," often together.

The Sundering is an insultingly inclusive fantasy world with intricate politics, economics and of course adventure. One of the very few Black-owned offerings in the Fifth Edition TTRPG space, this work was created by Hannibal Tabu and Damion Poitier and published by Laguna Studios.
Artwork by Moonie.