Deconstructed: War Wizard
We're off to see the Wizard, the Wondrous Wizard of War!
WAR NEVER CHANGES. It is a desperate fight for survival that requires cunning and perseverance. Students of war come in many shapes and sizes and our discussion today surrounds a strategist and their destructive well of power. These well-armored opponents are the archetypal example of a Ranged Adversary I pointed to in the core rules despite being a statistical outlier, just because I like them so much.
When I look at the War Wizard, I see a lieutenant who has studied the mystic and arcane for years at some far away kingdom’s academy, waiting for the day that they might stride onto the battlefield to support their nation’s cause. Their Fear moves can hit multiple targets and just when your PCs think you’ve got these master magicians cornered, they teleport away to safety and rain fire down upon them.
The War Wizard is an outlier for its type and tier in a lot of ways. It shares the highest difficulty in the tier with the Mortal hunter at 16. In addition, its Thresholds are up there with Leaders and Solos. Its HP is very good for a Ranged and has a high Stress to use for its more defensive features. For those just taking tier and type averages, this is one of those that would skew your spreadsheet. Battle-hardened might be underselling this Adversary a little, to say the least.
