Amelia
broad-shouldered elder-bole of the walking grove
Amelia — The Encounter
broad-shouldered elder-bole of the walking grove · a boss your table can run with almost no prep. SRD 5.1-compatible.
Who Is Amelia
Amelia is the oldest wood in the walking grove, a slow mountain of moss-bearded bark the smaller Afams shelter behind. She does not lead so much as anchor; where she plants her root-feet, the warband forms its line, and her reaching arms sweep aside what the swift ones drive toward her. She is no lone titan—her gait is a crawl and an unattended flame is her doom—but as the bulwark of the grove she lets the hunters and stalkers do their work in her shadow. Villagers who try to clear the deep wood find one ancient trunk that will not fall, that strikes back, and that the rest of the forest seems to gather around.
Run Amelia in Sixty Seconds
- Anchor the front then plant Amelia where the grove can cluster behind her for half cover.
- Ten-foot reach then slam anything that closes—two hits land ~26 bludgeoning.
- She holds, she doesn't chase then when bloodied, keep her rooted as the warband's wall.
- Mind the torches then any fire is a real danger to this big, dry bole—screen her from flame.
Amelia
Large plant, neutral
CR 3 · 700 XP · GUIDELINEBulwark of the Grove. Amelia is the warband's wall. Allied Afams within 5 feet of Amelia gain half cover from her broad bole.
Flammable. Amelia is vulnerable to fire damage while not in contact with living soil.
Actions
Multiattack. Amelia makes two Slam attacks.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8+4) bludgeoning damage.
A heavy, broad-boled elder of the grove, shoulders crowned with grasping branches and legs thick as buttress roots.
Guideline numbers — formula-tuned and read from the miniature's design, not yet table-proven. Tell us how it ran in the comments.
How It Fights — by Tier
Same creature, scaled threat. The traits never change; only the numbers move.
Plant Amelia at the front and let the rest of the grove cluster behind her for half cover. Slam whatever comes into her 10-ft. reach. When bloodied, hold the line—she anchors the warband and does not chase. Keep open flame away from her.
Run Amelia as the warband's wall: she fronts the line so Veyn and the stalkers strike from her cover. She never advances alone—she is the rooted center the grove fights around.
Use Amelia as the immovable heart of the moving grove, always surrounded by kin. She soaks blows and screens the archers; keep the warband loose enough that fire can't catch her plus everyone hiding behind her.
Put Amelia on the table
Download the presupported STL and run the fight tonight — the model, and the encounter that comes with it.
Get the STL on MyMiniFactory →Clay Cyanide Companion Rules v1
How a bound creature acts
- A companion acts on its owner's initiative, immediately after the owner.
- It uses the Companion block above — roughly ×0.6 HP and damage, no recharge abilities, and at most one reaction trait.
- It moves freely; it takes its Action only while its owner is conscious.
- At 0 HP a companion is broken, not dead — restored on a long rest unless your table rules otherwise.
Original Clay Cyanide material © Clay Cyanide LLC — explicitly not the non-SRD official sidekick rules.
Questions, Asked at the Table
What CR is Amelia?
Amelia is CR 3 (700 XP) at her native Tier 1—a touch beefier than the warband's skirmishers. Scale her AC, HP, to-hit, and save DC into the Tier 2 or Tier 3 bands as needed; her slams and traits never change.
How does Amelia fight alongside the rest of the Afams?
She is the bulwark. Amelia fronts the line and grants half cover to Afams within 5 ft., letting Veyn's bow and the stalkers work from her shadow. She anchors rather than charges and never advances alone.
Is Amelia a boss?
No. Despite her size she is not solo_capable and has no legendary actions—she is the warband's rooted wall, built to fight surrounded by kin and vulnerable to fire if isolated.
Tell Us How It Ran
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