Jackal Major (5e Halo Setting)

Jackal Major

Medium monstrosity, neutral Armor Class 17 (combat harness) Hit Points 33 (6d8 + 6) Speed 30 ft. STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 15 (+2) 14 (+2) 13 (+1) 15 (+2) 8 (-1) 9 (-1) Skills Deception +1, Perception +1, Stealth +4 Senses passive Perception 11 Languages Kig-Yar Challenge 1 (200 XP) Mass Produced Point Defense Gauntlet. The jackal major has 20 temporary hit points. If they do not receive damage for 3 rounds (18 seconds), they regain these temporary hit points. Temporary hit points gained in this manner can not exceed 20. Attacks with advantage, critical hits, and saving throws that cause damage ignore these temporary hit points. Cowardice. If the jackal has no temporary hit points, it becomes frightened of any hostile creature that comes within 15 feet of it for 1 minute or until it has temporary hit points. ACTIONS Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol Ranged Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, range (20/120), one target. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1) lightning damage. This weapon does not have disadvantage when used within 5 ft. of the target. The jackal may charge this pistol as an action. If they do not spend their next action as an Attack, it loses its charge. The next attack the jackal makes with this weapon while it has this charge deals 10 (2d8 + 1) lightning damage, deals twice as much damage to temporary hit points, and causes vehicles to become paralyzed until the beginning of the user's next turn. Pistol Whip. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) bludgeoning damage.

A Jackal Major Similar to their less experienced brethren, the Kig-Yar Majors are commonly seen in combat and are deployed as expendable cannon fodder. Because of this, they are seen in almost every ground engagement with other types of Covenant forces. Kig-Yar Majors simply devote their combat time to bombard enemies with volleys of plasma bolts on the ground. At some point in an engagement, they are seen commanding small squads of Kig-Yar Minors and Unggoy Minors. Variant. Some jackal majors are armed with a needler which fires explosive crystalline projectiles instead of a plasma pistol. A jackal minor with a needler loses its Type-25 Direct Energy Pistol and gains the following actions: Type-33 Needler. Ranged Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, range 30/60 ft., one target. Hit: 2 piercing damage and the target gains 1 level of supercombine. At the end of each turn they do not gain a level of supercombine, they lose 1 level. When they gain their 5th level of supercombine, they take 15 (4d6) force damage as the needles detonate and lose all levels of supercombine.

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