Gamaden (Shinobi World Supplement)

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Gamaden

Small beast (Toad), lawful neutral Armor Class 17 (Natural Armor) Hit Points 82 (11d8 + 33) Speed 45 ft., swim 45 ft. STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 14 (+2) 16 (+3) 16 (+3) 16 (+3) 12 (+1) 11 (+0) Saving Throws Con +7, Wis +5 Skills Acrobatics +7, Arcana +7, Athletics +6, Perception +5, Performance +4, Persuasion +4 Senses passive Perception 15 Languages Common Challenge 9 (5,000 XP) Chakra. Gamaden has 39 chakra points which he can expend. All chakra points are regained at the end of a long rest. Discernment. When Gamaden is targeted by an area effect that lets him make a Wisdom or Intelligence saving throw to take only half damage, such as fireball, he instead takes no damage if he succeeds on the saving throw, and only half damage if he fails the save. Ninja Speed. Gamaden can take the dash, dodge, and disengage actions as a bonus action, and can move along vertical surfaces. Natural Sage Mode. Gamaden's unarmed strikes deal an additional 5 (1d10) damage (included in attack), and he gains a +1 bonus to AC (included in AC). Nature Chakra Sense. Gamaden may take the search action as a bonus action. When Gamaden takes the search action, he may also attempt a DC 14 Arcana check to locate living creatures and magical effects within 30 feet. He see a faint outline around the detected chakra source and what school of magic or chakra nature the magical effect was created from, or one that the creature can use if any, can be discerned by him. This effect can penetrate most barriers, but is blocked by 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal, a thin sheet of lead, or 3 feet of wood or dirt. ACTIONS Multiattack. Gamaden can make 2 unarmed strikes or kodachi attacks. Unarmed Strike. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d4 + 1d10 + 3) magical bludgeoning damage. Kodachi. Melee or Thrown Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (1d6 + 1d10 + 3) magical slashing damage. Kunai. Thrown Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, range 30/60 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage. Gamaden may spend up to 3 chakra when he takes this action, making one additional attack per chakra point spent. Each additional kunai deals 4 (1d6 + 1) piercing damage on a hit. Water Gun (1 Chakra). Ranged Spell Attack: +7 to hit, range 20 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage. Shadow of the Dancing Leaf (3 Chakra). As a bonus action, Gamaden may move across any liquid surface as if it were harmless solid ground for 1 minute. If Gamaden casts this Jutsu while submerged in a liquid, he rises to the surface of the liquid at a rate of 60 feet per round. Additionally, his movement speed increases to 110 ft., and attacks of opportunity against him have disadvantage until the end of his next turn Toad Sword Beheading (2 Senjutsu Chakra). Melee Spell Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (1d6 + 1d10 + 3) magical slashing damage. Gamaden may fly up to 30 feet before making this attack. For every 5 feet of this movement he doesn't move, Gamaden deals an additional 1 damage. Sage Levitation (1 Senjutsu Chakra). Gamaden gains a 45 foot flying speed. Gamaden must spend 1 senjutsu chakra at the end of each of his turns to maintain this effect. Sage Art. As part of another jutsu, Gamaden either fulfills its cost with senjutsu, or spends an additional amount of senjutsu chakra equal to 1/4 of its cost, doubling the range or damage of, granting a creature disadvantage against any 1 saving throw it incurs, or granting himself advantage on any 1 saving throw it incurs. REACTIONS Substitution (2+ Chakra). When Gamaden is hit by an attack and would take damage, he decreases the damage by 14 (1d10 + 9) and teleports up to 15 ft. in any direction to an unoccupied space, during which he takes the Hide action. A generic object is left in his place and he takes any remaining damage from that attack. Gamaden can add reduce this damage by an additional 6 (1d10) points per chakra point spent over the initial cost.

[Source] An elite, if in training, sage toad of Mount Myoboku, Gamaden is a master of the science and mysticism of natural energy and chakra. He acts as advisor and liaison to Fukusaku and Shima, particularly during Pain's assault on the Hidden Leaf Village, where he relayed Fukusaku's message to send reinforcement from the front line back to the mountain.

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