Elite Bomber (Metal Gear Supplement)

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This creature was created as part of the Player Equivalent CR variant rule using the Soldier class and no background, and as such does not follow traditional CR.

Elite Bomber

Medium humanoid (Human), any alignment Armor Class 14 (Chain Shirt) Hit Points 86 (9d12+27) Speed 30 ft. STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 18 (+4) 14 (+2) 18 (+4) 10 (+0) 12 (+1) 10 (+0) Saving Throws Str +6, Dex +3, Con +8 Skills Athletics +8, Insight +5, Intimidation +4, Perception +5, Survival +5 Senses passive Perception 15 Languages any one Challenge 9 (5,000 XP) Armor. The soldier has a damage threshold of 7 and disadvantage on Stealth checks. Hustle. The soldier may take the dash, disengage, dodge, help, hide, or search action as a bonus action on each of their turns, but they gain 1 level of exhaustion immediately after doing so. Adaptability. When the soldier fails a saving throw, they may choose to succeed instead. Immediately after using this feature, they gain 1 level of exhaustion. Insightful Bombing. When the soldier detonates an explosive, such as a grenade or rocket, they may choose any creatures within the explosion's radius to not be affected. Close Quarters Shooter. When the soldier makes a ranged attack while they are within 5 feet of a hostile creature, they do not have disadvantage on the attack roll and their base movement speed increases by 5 feet. Dueling. When the soldier is wielding a weapon in one hand and no other weapons, they gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls with that weapon (included in attack). Great Weapon Fighting.' When the soldier rolls a 1 or 2 on a damage die for an attack they make with a weapon that they are wielding with two hands, they can reroll the die and must use the new roll, even if the new roll is a 1 or a 2. The weapon must have the two-handed or versatile property for them to gain this benefit. ACTIONS Rocket Launcher. Ranged Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, range 60/600 ft., one creature. Hit: The target automatically fails the following saving throw. Every creature in a 30 ft. radius must make a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw or take 35 (10d6) bludgeoning damage. On a successful save, a creature takes half damage. Objects take twice as much damage. Must be stabilized as an action before this attack can be made, and stabilization is lost if the soldier moves more than 5 feet in a single round. Must be reloaded as an action after 1 shot, can be reloaded up to 5 times. Handgun. Ranged Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, range 60/600 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 6) piercing damage. Must be reloaded as a bonus action after 12 shots, can be reloaded up to 2 times. Fragmentation Grenade (3/day). Every creature in a 20 ft. radius up to 60 ft. from the soldier must make a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw. On a failure, they take 18 (5d6) piercing damage on a failed save. On a success, they take half as much damage.

[Source]. Certain expert soldiers are trained to use heavy explosive weapons, typically against vehicles and other armored targets. Large combat squads, particularly special ops squads, will typically only have a single bomber, while most security patrols will typically not have bombers so as to not damage their own property.

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