Veilblade Acolyte
- Adversary
- Skulk
- Tier 2
Appears in: Cults and Rituals, Urban Intrigue
Veilblade Acolyte
- HP
- 4
- Stress
- 3
- Difficulty
- 14
- Attack
- +3
Shadow-Anointed Blade: 2d8+2 phy
Murder in the Dark. If the acolyte is Hidden, its first attack that turn deals an additional 1d8 damage.
Veilstep. Mark a Stress to teleport to a space in Close range that is in dim light or darkness.
Eyes of the Hidden Veil. Mark a Stress to force one target within Close range to succeed on an Instinct Reaction Roll (14) or become Vulnerable until the end of the scene.
Oil of Silence. Weapons coated in the cult’s shadow-oil deal magic damage instead of physical if the acolyte chooses.
How to run Veilblade Acolyte
Veilblade Acolyte is a tier 2 skulk for Daggerheart. Drop it into any fitting scene; the statblock above is free to add to your compendium in the app, and the one-shot below gives you somewhere to run it.
Where it begins
- 1
Bodies found without a sound
- 2
Whispers in the alleys
- 3
Unseen eyes stalk the campfire
The Silent Hunt
A Veilblade Acolyte stalks the party through shadowed streets, using stealth and dark magic to eliminate witnesses to the Hidden Veil's secrets.
The Marked
The cobblestones glisten with recent rain, and the gas lamps cast long, dancing shadows between the buildings. A figure in dark robes steps from an alleyway ahead, their face hidden beneath a deep hood. They move with unnatural silence, and you notice their hands are stained with something that seems to drink in the light.
The acolyte has been tracking the party, having marked them as witnesses to something they shouldn't have seen. They're testing the waters, seeing how alert the party is. The acolyte moves with supernatural grace, their shadow-oil stained hands seeming to drink in the light around them. They will attempt to use their hypnotic gaze on the most perceptive party member first, then retreat into the shadows to observe. The acolyte's presence creates an unsettling atmosphere, as if the very shadows are watching and waiting.
