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{{Infobox | {{Infobox character | ||
| name = Ptaris | | name = Ptaris | ||
| image = Ptaris.png | |||
| image = | | titles = Githyanki Prodigy | ||
Ptaris.png | |||
| | |||
| race = [[Githyanki]] | | race = [[Githyanki]] | ||
| family = [[Havkelaag]] (father) | | family = [[Havkelaag]] (father) | ||
| hometown = [[Society of Brilliance Lodge]], [[Baldur's Gate]] | | hometown = [[Society of Brilliance Lodge]], [[Baldur's Gate]] | ||
| | | voice = Shaun Mendum | ||
| level = 12 | | level = 12 | ||
| modules = | |||
{{Infobox statistics | |||
| child = yes | |||
| size = Medium | | size = Medium | ||
| type = Humanoid | | type = Humanoid | ||
| | | hit_points = 156 | ||
| | | hit_points_tactician = 202 | ||
| | | movement_speed_meters = 9 | ||
| | | movement_speed_feet = 30 | ||
| | | weight_kg = 75 | ||
| weight_lb = 150 | |||
| hiddenlevel = 12 | |||
| str = 18 | | str = 18 | ||
| dex = 20 | | dex = 20 | ||
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| cha = 14 | | cha = 14 | ||
| | | feature1_name = Opportunity Attack | ||
| feature1_description = Automatically attack an enemy moving out of your reach. | |||
| feature2_name = Perfect Sentry | |||
| feature2_description = Cannot be Surprised. | |||
| feature3_name = Psionic Skin | |||
| feature3_description = Removes all conditions at the start of its turn. | |||
| feature4_name = Shunt Through Space | |||
| feature4_description = Using a Reaction after being damaged, Ptaris teleports as far as he can from his attacker. | |||
| feature5_name = Unnatural Growth | |||
| feature5_description = Take 2 Actions per round. | |||
}} | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Ptaris''' is a [[Githyanki]] located in the [[Society of Brilliance Lodge]] in the Lower City during [[Act Three]]. He will only be there if the stolen githyanki egg was given to [[Lady Esther]] as part of the quest [[Steal a Githyanki Egg]]. | '''Ptaris''' is a [[Githyanki]] located in the [[Society of Brilliance Lodge]] in the Lower City during [[Act Three]]. He will only be there if the stolen githyanki egg was given to [[Lady Esther]] as part of the quest [[Steal a Githyanki Egg]]. | ||
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Arriving at the Society of Brilliance Lodge, the party will find a scene of devastation, blood coating the floor and the lodge members murdered. Upstairs and in the bedroom is be a portal, which leads down to the Lodge's docks, where a full grown Ptaris has just killed Lady Esther. | Arriving at the Society of Brilliance Lodge, the party will find a scene of devastation, blood coating the floor and the lodge members murdered. Upstairs and in the bedroom is be a portal, which leads down to the Lodge's docks, where a full grown Ptaris has just killed Lady Esther. | ||
Ptaris will introduce himself, that he is Ptaris and he is "good". He will reveal that he was raised by a dwarf named Havkelaag, his growth accelerated and raised under the Ptarian code. Ptaris will read the player | Ptaris will introduce himself, that he is Ptaris and he is "good". He will reveal that he was raised by a dwarf named Havkelaag, his growth accelerated and raised under the Ptarian code. Ptaris will read the player's mind and see them giving him as an egg to Esther, and will blame them for the harm his father cause him. | ||
At this point, the party can try and talk down Ptaris. He will react by saying that his "father saved [him]"; that he was born evil and his father cured him. Ptaris will realise that his code is flawed, and will become inconsolable as he comprehends the reality of his actions. | At this point, the party can try and talk down Ptaris. He will react by saying that his "father saved [him]"; that he was born evil and his father cured him. Ptaris will realise that his code is flawed, and will become inconsolable as he comprehends the reality of his actions. | ||
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== Combat == | == Combat == | ||
=== Spells and abilities === | === Spells and abilities === | ||
{{feature box|Astral Step}} | {{feature box|name=Astral Step|image name=Misty Step.webp| | ||
* Teleport far from your attacker at a distance of 18m. | |||
* When Ptaris is hit for the first time in a round, he will use Astral Step to move across the room. | |||
{{action|reaction}} | |||
}} | |||
{{feature box|name=Vacuum Missile|image name=Generic Psychic.webp| | |||
* Pierce a foe with a psychic dart and possibly drag other foes towards the target. | |||
{{damage info|4d8|Psychic}} | |||
{{action}} | |||
}} | |||
==== Ptaris' Mental Image ==== | |||
{{Infobox statistics | |||
| name = Ptaris' Mental Image | |||
| type = Construct | |||
| race = Construct | |||
| level = 1 | |||
| hit_points = 45 | |||
| armour_class = 12 | |||
| str = 14 | |||
| dex = 14 | |||
| con = 14 | |||
| int = 2 | |||
| wis = 2 | |||
| cha = 2 | |||
| resistant1 = Slashing | |||
| resistant2 = Piercing | |||
| resistant3 = Bludgeoning | |||
| resistant4 = Acid | |||
| resistant5 = Thunder | |||
| resistant6 = Force | |||
| resistant7 = Fire | |||
| resistant8 = Lightning | |||
| resistant9 = Cold | |||
| immune1 = Necrotic | |||
| immune2 = Poison | |||
| immune3 = Psychic | |||
| immune4 = Radiant | |||
| feature1_name = Culling Strikes | |||
| feature1_description = Creates a new Mental Image when it lands a hit. | |||
| feature2_name = Ethereal | |||
| feature2_description = Cannot be Shoved, Thrown, or used as an Improvised Melee Weapon. | |||
| feature3_name = Psionic Skin | |||
| feature3_description = Removes all conditions at the start of its turn. | |||
}} | |||
{{feature box|name=Sapping Images|image name=Ethereal.webp| | |||
* Create magical effigies that steal 2 points of Charisma, Intelligence and Wisdom from nearby targets. | |||
* [[Psionic Drain (Condition)|Psionic Drain]] is only inflicted on nearby creatures, but cannot be removed by going out of range. | |||
* Destroying the effigy restores the ability points. | |||
* Ptaris' mental images will remain after he is dead. | |||
{{action}} | |||
}} | |||
{{Feature box|name=Sapping Strike|image name=Unarmed Strike.webp| | |||
* The mental image deals a melee attack to a foe that inflicts the condition [[Psionic Drain (Condition)|Psionic Drain]], reducing Charisma, Intelligence and Wisdom by 2. | |||
* Destroying the image restores removes the condition. | |||
{{ | {{damage info|2d6|Psychic}} | ||
{{ | {{action}} | ||
}} | |||
=== Tactics === | === Tactics === | ||
Ptaris is a challenging fight. He is Level 12 and creates a number of | Ptaris is a challenging fight. He is Level 12 and creates a number of projections of himself. | ||
===Notable loot=== | ===Notable loot=== | ||
*{{MdRarityItem|Unflinching Protector Amulet}} | *{{MdRarityItem|Unflinching Protector Amulet}} | ||
== Related literature == | == Related literature == | ||
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{{reflist|text}} | {{reflist|text}} | ||
== External links == | |||
{{FRWiki|Bahamut|long}} | |||
{{ | {{NavBaldursGate}} | ||
[[Category:Githyanki]] | [[Category:Githyanki]] | ||