Shadow Blaster

Shadow Blaster was once a decorated operative within the military's black ops division, a man who had perfected the art of following orders without question until the day he discovered that his superiors viewed him as expendable. Desperate to transcend the chains of command and claim power for himself, he infiltrated a classified research facility and made off with vials of an experimental enhancement serum, believing he'd stumbled upon the key to immortality and invincibility. In his haste to stay ahead of his pursuers, he injected the incomplete formula directly into his veins, and within hours, his eyes ignited with terrible purpose—twin beams of concentrated thermal energy that could incinerate flesh and steel alike. What he didn't know was that every use of his newfound power came with a hidden price, each blast searing through his own tissue with methodical cruelty, leaving his nerve endings screaming in perpetual agony even as his slow healing factor kept him alive to suffer it again and again. When the truth of his condition finally crystallized in his mind—that he was essentially a living weapon slowly cooking itself from the inside out—he experienced a dark epiphany: if he was already damned to a life of unending pain, he might as well make that suffering count for something. Now, clad in tactical black armor designed to contain the heat and suppress the nerve signals, Shadow Blaster has embraced his role as an instrument of destruction, a man who weaponizes his own anguish to become a force of nightmarish devastation that even veteran soldiers fear to face.

Strength

16, modifier +3

Dexterity

14, modifier +2

Constitution

20, modifier +5

Intelligence

12, modifier +1

Wisdom

10, modifier +0

Charisma

8, modifier -1

Thermal Eye Blast

Ranged Attack: +8 to hit, range 60 ft., one target. Hit: 4d10 fire damage. Each use causes 1d6 damage to Shadow Blaster.

Agonizing Heatwave

All creatures in a 15 ft. cone must make a DC 16 Dexterity saving throw, taking 6d6 fire damage on a failed save, or half as much on a success. Shadow Blaster takes 2d6 damage.

Destructive Focus

As a bonus action, Shadow Blaster can increase the damage of his next attack by 2d10, but takes 1d10 damage himself.

Combat Mastery

Shadow Blaster can make two melee attacks as part of the same action, each dealing 1d8 + 3 slashing damage.

Pain Amplification

Shadow Blaster's attacks deal an additional 1d6 fire damage due to his self-inflicted agony.

Thermal Shielding

His armor grants resistance to fire damage, mitigating the effects of his own powers.

strength

+6

dexterity

+5

constitution

+8

intelligence

+4

fire