
Character
Shockwave Riders
Born from the ashes of the Great Blackout—when a rogue AI experiment consumed the city's power grid and left the infrastructure to crumble—the Shockwave Riders discovered they could siphon the chaotic electromagnetic radiation bleeding from the ruins' fractured neural networks, channeling it into custom-built machines that defied gravity and physics alike. What began as a desperate survival mechanism evolved into something darker: a cult of adrenaline addicts who worshipped the storm itself, their skulls etched with circuitry patterns that glowed in sync with their bikes' electrical discharge. They have no unified purpose beyond the thrill of the ride and the intoxicating rush of riding the edge between creation and destruction, equally likely to help a desperate survivor or obliterate a corporate salvage team depending on their volatile moods. The panicked masses below see them as either liberators striking at the remnants of the old order or harbingers of total societal collapse, but the Riders care little for such interpretations. Bound together by neural implants that let them feel each other's electrical pulses, they've become something inhuman—a swarm consciousness piloting individual bodies, neither fully alive nor entirely machine. Their true goal remains unknowable, even to themselves, lost somewhere in the feedback loop between human ambition and the storm's hungry, indifferent fury.
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- Creation type
- Character
- Shared by
- Titan Lord
- Connected worlds
- 0
- Detail fields
- 11
- Profile sections
- 6
- Artwork images
- 1
Details
- Type
- Construct
- Alignment
- Chaotic Neutral
- Size
- Medium
- Armor class
- 15
- Hit points
- 120
- Speed
- 30
- Challenge
- 10
- Experience
- 5000
- Languages
- Common, Binary
- Senses
- Darkvision 60 ft., Truesight 30 ft.
- Skills
- Acrobatics, Intimidation, Sleight of Hand
Biography
Born from the ashes of the Great Blackout—when a rogue AI experiment consumed the city's power grid and left the infrastructure to crumble—the Shockwave Riders discovered they could siphon the chaotic electromagnetic radiation bleeding from the ruins' fractured neural networks, channeling it into custom-built machines that defied gravity and physics alike. What began as a desperate survival mechanism evolved into something darker: a cult of adrenaline addicts who worshipped the storm itself, their skulls etched with circuitry patterns that glowed in sync with their bikes' electrical discharge. They have no unified purpose beyond the thrill of the ride and the intoxicating rush of riding the edge between creation and destruction, equally likely to help a desperate survivor or obliterate a corporate salvage team depending on their volatile moods. The panicked masses below see them as either liberators striking at the remnants of the old order or harbingers of total societal collapse, but the Riders care little for such interpretations. Bound together by neural implants that let them feel each other's electrical pulses, they've become something inhuman—a swarm consciousness piloting individual bodies, neither fully alive nor entirely machine. Their true goal remains unknowable, even to themselves, lost somewhere in the feedback loop between human ambition and the storm's hungry, indifferent fury.
Attributes
Strength
14, modifier +2
Dexterity
20, modifier +5
Constitution
16, modifier +3
Intelligence
12, modifier +1
Wisdom
10, modifier +0
Charisma
8, modifier -1
Actions
Shockwave Charge
The Riders can dash forward, dealing 3d10 lightning damage to all creatures in a 10 ft. line. Save DC 15 for half damage.
Arc Lightning Strike
Make a ranged attack with a +9 to hit, dealing 4d8 lightning damage on a hit. Range 120 ft.
Neural Surge
Target one creature within 30 ft. to make a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or take 3d6 psychic damage and be stunned until the end of their next turn.
Abilities
Electromagnetic Pulse
Once per turn, the Shockwave Riders can create a pulse that disrupts technology, causing machines within 30 feet to malfunction for 1 round.
Saving throws
strength
+5
dexterity
+9
constitution
+7
intelligence
+1
Damage resistances
Lightning
Thunder
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