Ominous Bite

Ominous Bite is a  Hound of Ill Omen class action that allows them to place an omen on enemy targets.

Description

Bite a target and possibly place an  Omen on them.

Properties

Cost

 Action

Damage: 3~18

3d6⁠Piercing

Details

 Melee weapon attack roll

 CON Save (Spell save DC)

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5 ft

Condition: Omen of Acid

 Omen of Acid

Duration: 3 turns

Spell save DC  Constitution saving throw

• If the affected entity is dealt 1Acid damage, the owner of the hound will regain 1  Sorcery Point.

Condition: Omen of Cold

 Omen of Cold

Duration: 3 turns

Spell save DC  Constitution saving throw

• If the affected entity is dealt 1Cold damage, the owner of the hound will regain 1  Sorcery Point.

Condition: Omen of Fire

 Omen of Fire

Duration: 3 turns

Spell save DC  Constitution saving throw

• If the affected entity is dealt 1Fire damage, the owner of the hound will regain 1  Sorcery Point.

Condition: Omen of Lightning

 Omen of Lightning

Duration: 3 turns

Spell save DC  Constitution saving throw

• If the affected entity is dealt 1Lightning damage, the owner of the hound will regain 1  Sorcery Point.

Condition: Omen of Thunder

 Omen of Thunder

Duration: 3 turns

Spell save DC  Constitution saving throw

• If the affected entity is dealt 1Thunder damage, the owner of the hound will regain 1  Sorcery Point.

Condition: Omen of Poison

 Omen of Poison

Duration: 3 turns

Spell save DC  Constitution saving throw

• If the affected entity is dealt 1Poison damage, the owner of the hound will regain 1  Sorcery Point.

How to learn

Classes:

• Class level 6: Shadow Magic

Used by creatures: Hound of Ill Omen

Notes

• The save for this attack uses the hound's spell save DC, not the sorcerer's. It is based on the hound's Wisdom, so the only way to increase the DC is to consume a  Elixir of Battlemage's Power with the hound.
• If the target fails its save, the omen applied to it is randomly determined by a series of dice rolls.^{[See: Bugs]}
  •  Omen of Acid has a 50% chance of being applied.
  •  Omen of Cold has a 25% chance of being applied.
  •  Omen of Fire has a 12.5% chance of being applied.
  •  Omen of Lightning has a 6.25% chance of being applied.
  •  Omen of Thunder has a 3.125% chance of being applied.
  •  Omen of Poison has a 3.125% chance of being applied.
• More than one omen can be active on the same target at once, provided that they are different elements. Omens of the same element cannot be applied as one already active; the roll for the element will be skipped and the next element will be rolled for instead.
• The damage to trigger the omen can come from any source.

Bugs

• The method by which each omen condition is rolled for is bugged in comparison to Larian's intended method due to a miscoded khn function. See the  Hound's Omen page for additional information.
• After dealing the correct damage type to an enemy afflicted with an omen, the sorcerer receives a condition named "Hound's Omen: Sorcery Point" for one turn which lacks an icon.
• Despite being a melee weapon attack, Ominous Bite is not affected by any damage modifiers that would normally apply to weapon attacks, such as  Inquisitor's Might or  Elixir of the Colossus.