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--- projects:odds_rpg:systems:enemy_builder [2026/02/17 20:29] – created freedomotter
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 ====== Enemy Builder ======
-This page lets you build enemies in under 60 seconds.
+Use this page to create enemies quickly and consistently.
-Enemies use:
+Enemies are defined by:
-  * Health (or Structure)
-  * Resolve (optional)
+  * Health
   * Attack Bonus
   * Defense TN
   * Damage (2d10 + bonus)
   * Armor (0–5)
-  * 0–3 Abilities
+  * 0–3 Special Abilities
+Keep enemies simple. Complexity belongs in bosses.
+----
+===== Step 1: Choose Role =====
+^ Role ^ Base Health ^ Attack ^ Damage Bonus ^ Armor ^
+| Minion | 6–8 | +3 | +0 | 0–1 |
+| Standard | 12–16 | +5 | +1 | 1–2 |
+| Elite | 18–26 | +7 | +2 | 2–3 |
+| Boss | 30–40 | +9 | +3 | 3–5 |
+These values assume:
+players at Tier 2.
+Adjust using Scaling Rules below.
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 ===== Defense TN =====
-Instead of rolling defense, enemies have a Defense TN.
+Base Defense TN is 12.
-Default:
+Adjust by role:
-  Defense TN = 12 + (Role bonus)
-^ Role ^ Role Bonus ^ Defense TN ^
+Minion: 12
-| Minion | +0 | 12 |
+Standard: 13
-| Standard | +1 | 13 |
+Elite: 14
-| Elite | +2 | 14 |
+Boss: 15
-| Boss | +3 | 15 |
-Players hit by rolling:
+Do not exceed 18 unless the enemy is supernatural or heavily enhanced.
-d20 + Attribute + Skill vs Defense TN
+Defense represents agility, training, or protection.
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-===== Choose a Role =====
+===== Scaling by Party Size =====
-^ Role ^ Health ^ Attack ^ Damage Bonus ^ Abilities ^
+Adjust enemy durability and lethality based on party size.
-| Minion | 5–8 | +3 | +0 | 0–1 |
-| Standard | 10–16 | +5 | +1 | 1 |
-| Elite | 18–26 | +7 | +2 | 2 |
-| Boss | 28–45 | +9 | +3 | 3 + Phase |
-Armor suggestion:
+^ Party Size ^ Health Adjustment ^ Damage Adjustment ^
-  Minion 0–1
+| 2 PCs | -25% Health | -1 Damage Bonus |
-  Standard 1–2
+| 3 PCs | -15% Health | -1 Damage Bonus (Boss only) |
-  Elite 2–3
+| 4 PCs | No change | No change |
-  Boss 3–5
+| 5 PCs | +15% Health | +1 Damage Bonus (Boss only) |
+| 6 PCs | +25% Health | +1 Damage Bonus |
+Round Health to the nearest whole number.
+Only adjust Damage Bonus for Elite and Boss enemies.
+Do not adjust Attack bonus unless the party is unusually optimized.
+Scaling preserves tension without rewriting encounters.
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-===== Pick a Theme Package =====
+===== Damage Guidelines =====
-Choose ONE package and apply it.
+All enemies roll:
-**Brute**
+d10 + Damage Bonus
-  * +6 Health
-  * +2 damage
-  * -1 Defense TN
-**Skirmisher**
+Expected averages:
-  * +1 Defense TN
-  * Advantage on Initiative
-  * Can disengage without penalty
-**Sniper**
+Minion: ~11
-  * Ranged only
+Standard: ~12–13
-  * +2 to hit if not moved this turn
+Elite: ~14–15
-  * On Strong Success: +5 damage
+Boss: ~16+
-**Controller**
+If a Boss consistently drops PCs in one hit:
-  * Attacks Resolve or inflicts conditions
+  Reduce Damage Bonus by 1.
-  * Once per round: impose Shaken (TN 12 Presence to resist)
-**Tank**
+If fights feel slow:
-  * +2 Armor
+  Increase Damage Bonus by 1 instead of increasing Health.
-  * -2 damage
-  * Cannot be moved by force unless Strong Success
-**Trickster**
+Damage pacing matters more than raw HP totals.
-  * Once per scene: force a reroll (player rerolls a d20)
-  * If Nat 1 occurs nearby, Trickster immediately acts
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-===== Abilities List (Pick 1–3) =====
+===== Special Abilities =====
-**Cleave**
+Standard enemies: 1 ability
-  On hit, deal half damage to a second target adjacent.
+Elite enemies: 2 abilities
+Bosses: 3 abilities + Phase change
-**Grapple**
+Choose abilities that reinforce role and theme.
-  On hit: target TN 12 Might or Restrained.
-**Terrify**
+----
-  Once per scene: all PCs in sight TN 15 Presence or Frightened.
-**Regenerate**
+===== Ability List =====
-  At start of turn heal 5 Health (stop with fire/acid/tech shutdown).
-**Explosive Death**
+Cleave
-  When defeated, all within close range take 2d10 damage (TN 12 Agility halves).
+  On a hit, deal half damage to an adjacent target.
-**Phase Shift**
+Grapple
-  Once per combat become untargetable until next turn.
+  On a hit, target rolls TN 12 Might or becomes Restrained.
-**Call Reinforcements**
+Terrify (1/scene)
-  Once per combat: 1d4 minions arrive in 1 round.
+  All visible enemies roll TN 15 Presence or become Frightened.
-**Shield Breaker**
+Regenerate
-  Ignores 2 points of Armor.
+  Recover 5 Health at the start of each turn.
-**Marked Target**
+Call Reinforcements (1/combat)
-  Hit a PC; until end of next round, allies gain +2 to hit that PC.
+d4 Minions arrive next round.
+Shield Breaker
+  Ignore 2 Armor when dealing damage.
+Skirmisher
+  May disengage without penalty.
+Brutal
+  +2 damage.
+Sniper
+  +2 to hit if stationary this turn.
+Controller
+  May deal Resolve damage instead of Health.
+Tank
+  +2 Armor, -2 Defense TN.
+Abilities should add flavor and pressure without adding bookkeeping.
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 ===== Boss Phases =====
-Bosses should change when reduced to:
+Bosses should change behavior at:
-  * 50% Health
-  * 25% Health
-Each phase:
+% Health
-  * Gain new ability
+% Health
-  * Change tactics
-  * Add environmental hazard
+Phase changes may include:
+  * Environmental shifts
+  * Damage increase (+2)
+  * New ability activation
+  * Reinforcements arriving
+Phases create momentum without inflating base stats.
+----
+===== Phase Hazard Scaling =====
+If a Boss phase includes an area hazard (explosion, collapse, shockwave, etc.), adjust it based on party size.
+For 3 PCs:
+  Reduce hazard damage by 3
+  OR reduce hazard TN by 2
+For 2 PCs:
+  Reduce hazard damage by 5
+  AND reduce hazard TN by 2
+For 5–6 PCs:
+  Increase hazard damage by 2
+  OR increase hazard TN by 1
+This applies only to environmental phase effects, not the Boss’s primary attack.
+Hazards should create pressure, not cause unavoidable wipes.
+----
+===== Quick Build Rule =====
+If you need an enemy immediately:
+Minion:
+  HP 6, +3 attack
+Standard:
+  HP 14, +5 attack
+Elite:
+  HP 22, +7 attack
+Boss:
+  HP 34, +9 attack
+Then apply scaling adjustments as needed.
+Keep enemies fast to run.
+Only build what matters for the encounter.
+----
-Example Phase Triggers:
+ODDS RPG Enemy Builder v1.0 Playtest
-  * “The reactor goes critical”
-  * “The demon reveals its true form”
-  * “The outlaw lights the dynamite”