Scarecrow
Solitary, Stealthy, Construct
Hit Points: 8
Armor: 1 (ignores piercing damage)
Sickle (d8 Damage, Close)
Special Qualities:
When a Scarecrow is on fire, its sickle does fire damage, ignoring armor.
When a Scarecrow walks between the rows to stalk its prey, the sound it makes seems to come from all directions at once.
“I would slay each living creature
The farmer, baker, teacher,
And fill the world with pain
All the things I’d be killing
Life would be so very thrilling
If I only had a brain.”
A scarecrow’s duty is implicit in its name. A scarecrow yearns to frighten, as much as old clothing and straw can yearn. Much as a stuffed animal can receive a child’s love, a scarecrow can receive a farmer’s fear and desperation. And just as a velveteen rabbit can be “loved real”, a scarecrow can be “feared real”.
Instincts:
Protect the Crops
Destroy Pests
Instill Fear
scary awesome.
Sweeeet
I love in particular that it has a special move for after someone else has set it on fire. Because of course that’s going to happen!
I made up an insane scarecrow one time that was obsessed with Dorothy (he called any female who was nice to him Dorothy) who talked in rhymes. This reminds me of that and I greatly enjoy it. My favorite bit was him getting food for Dorothy by drowning a peasant woman in her own washbasin. He said, “Rub-a-dub-dub, thanks for the grub!” and took her cooling pot of stew back to camp.