Immortal Freedom RPG > Non-player Entities (NPCs) > Classes > Recondite

Umbrakinetic recondites wield the power of darkness and shadow to bring an end to all things through entropy.

Actions

• Craft
• Drop Awareness
• Heal
• Magic Attack
• Melee Attack
• Move
• Move in Difficult Terrain
• Move in Low Gravity
• Move in Zero Gravity
• Ranged Attack
• Repair
• Scramble
• Scramble in Difficult Terrain
• Swim

Reactions

• Guard
• Protect

Level 1 Abilities

• Shadow Magic
• Shadow Step
• Sinister Shadows
• Telekinetic Toss

Level 2 Abilities

• Float
• Levitate
• Levitating
• Nightmarish Ooze
• Paroxysm

Level 3 Abilities

• Black Hole
• Magical Shield
• Overwhelming Darkness

Level 4 Abilities

• Enshroud
• Absorb Magic
• Mind Control

Level 5 Abilities

• Death Gaze ✚
• Nightmare Fiend
• Shadow Step ✚ (replaces Shadow Step)
• Telekinetic Surge

Level 6 Abilities

• Embrace Oblivion
• Living Nightmare
• Psi Storm
• Teleport

Standard Inventory

• Credit Chip (roll 1d4 for the wealth score)
• Datapad
• Over-the-ear Translator

Tactics

Recondites have a base AP pool of 3 AP.

1. (Level 6) Begins the encounter with the Living Nightmare status.
2. Guards or uses the Magical Shield ability (level 3+), if they believe they have the AP to spare.
3. If inhibited, moves, scrambles, or floats (level 2+) to get away from the originator.
4. (Level 6) Teleports, if:
   • They need to flee, and
   • They haven’t used the ability this session.
5. (Level 2+) Levitates if:
   • There are ground hazards, and
   • They don’t have the Levitating status.
6. Shadow steps to get within range of a target, if they’re not already in range.
7. (Level 6) Summons a psi storm, if:
   • There are 2 or more targets within range,
   • The ability would cause more damage to targets than allies,
   • All allies within range have no more than 3 minor injuries, and
   • They haven’t used the ability this session.
8. (Level 5+) Summons a nightmare fiend, if they haven’t used the ability this session.
9. (Level 5+) Uses the Telekinetic Surge ability, if:
   • There is a large enough target to warrant its use, and
   • They haven’t used the ability this session.
10. (Level 4+) Absorbs magic from the target, if the recondite is unstable.
11. (Level 4+) Mind controls the target, if they’re a big enough threat.
12. (Level 5+) Death gazes, if most nearby targets are not horrified.
13. (Level 3+) Summons a black hole, if:
    • There are 2 or more targets within range,
    • The ability would cause more damage to targets than allies, and
    • All allies within range have no more than 1 major injury.
14. (Level 2+) Uses the Paroxysm ability, if:
    • There are 2 or more targets within range,
    • The ability would cause more damage to targets than allies, and
    • All allies within range have no more than 3 minor injuries.
15. (Level 4+) Enshrouds, if:
    • There are 2 or more targets within range,
    • The ability would affect more targets than allies.
16. (Level 3+) Uses the Overwhelming Darkness ability on the target, if they’re a big enough threat.
17. Roll a die based on the cybermancer’s level:
    • At level 1, roll 1d4:
      1. Assails the target with sinister shadows.
      2. Telekinetically tosses the target.
      3. Telekinetically tosses another target at the target.
      4. Telekinetically tosses an object at the target.
    • At levels 2-6, roll 1d6:
      1. Re-roll.
      2. Assails the target with sinister shadows.
      3. Telekinetically tosses the target.
      4. Telekinetically tosses another target at the target.
      5. Telekinetically tosses an object at the target.
      6. Summons a nightmarish ooze.
18. (Level 6) Embraces oblivion, if:
    • They don’t have the Living Nightmare status, and
    • They’re unable to do anything else.