#the wretched
A piece I did for one of the Four Souls Requiem social goals!
The Wretched(2019)
“Due to the COVID-19 pandemic limiting the amount of films in theaters, The Wretched became the first film since Avatar (2009) to top the box office for six consecutive weekends”
Undeserved. This movie was fucking terrible. The story was not good or even told in a way that tricked you into thinking it was good. A witch. A “dark mother” looking to just feast on people because ???? There wasn’t much lore given or questions answered. It was sloppy and I wish I never watched it. You will not regret not watching it. It could have been bigger. There was so much room for better story telling. God, it was fucking sloppy. Ew! I’m really pissed I spent time watching this honestly. In my opinion, this wouldn’t scare or thrill a 10 year old even. Wow. Someone gave this the green light? Fuck off.
1.The Birds (1963) Showtime
2. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) VOD
3.Tailgate (2019) VOD
4.Green Room (2015) Showtime
5. American Psycho (2000) Showtime
6. No Country for Old Men (2007) VOD
7.Super Dark Times (2017) VOD
8. My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To (2020) VOD
9. The Wretched (2019) Hulu
10. We Summon the Darkness (2019) Netflix
Image © Wizards of the Coast, by Cory Trego-Erdner. Accessed at the artist’s ArtStation page here
[Behold, a man!
The look for the Wretched were explicitly based on a plucked chicken crossed with a lamprey. While I was doing these entries, I noticed that of the Sorrowsworn, four out of five of them are grappling based. So I stripped that from the Wretched and gave them a new signature ability. I’ve noticed that the notes on the Sorrowsworn in general are a little low. Are people sick of them all in a row like this? There are two more families of monsters in Mordenkainen’s I’m planning on covering (the starspawn/foulspawn/ushemoi and the variant trolls). Should I alternate between them for variety’s sake?]
Sorrowsworn, the Wretched
CR 2 NE Aberration
This armless biped has muscular clawed legs and a circular mouth ringed with multiple rows of teeth. Its eyes are large and glistening.
The Wretched are the least of the sorrowsworn, manifesting feelings of self-loathing and guilt. They are rarely found alone, as they are fairly weak and easy meat for other monsters of the Plane of Shadow. In packs, they are truly dangerous, overwhelming a single foe with an onslaught of necromancy-infused bites. They constantly duck and weave underfoot of other sorrowsworn, which sometimes attack them out of irritation. The Wretched never leave the sides of even the most abusive sorrowsworn, as they feel they deserve such ill treatment.
The Wretched CR 2
XP 600
NE Small aberration (extraplanar, sorrowsworn)
Init+1;Sensesdarkvision 120 ft., Perception +2, see invisibility
Defense
AC15, touch 12, flat-footed 14 (+1 size, +1 Dex, +3 natural)
hp14 (4d8-4)
Fort+0,Ref+2,Will+2
Immunehit point damage from mind-influencing abilities; Resistcold 10, electricity 10, fire 10
Defensive Abilities cushioning shadow, harvester of sorrow
Weaknessdemoralized
Offense
Speed40 ft.
Meleebite +5 (1d10+1 plus chill bite)
Special Attacks pack tactics
Statistics
Str12,Dex12,Con9,Int5,Wis7,Cha10
Base Atk +3;CMB+2;CMD14
FeatsDodge, Mobility
SkillsAcrobatics +5 (+9 when jumping), Climb +5, Perception +2, Stealth +9
LanguagesCommon, Shadowtongue
Ecology
Environmentany land (Plane of Shadow)
Organizationsolitary, pair, gang (3-14) or pack (2-7 plus 2-7 mixed sorrowsworn)
Treasureincidental
Special Abilities
Chill Bite (Su) A creature bitten by a Wretched sorrowsworn must succeed a DC 12 Fortitude save or take 1d6 points of damage and 1 point of Strength damage. An undead creature bitten does not take extra damage, but must succeed a DC 12 Will save or be panicked for 1d4+2 rounds. This is a necromancy effect, and the save DC is Charisma based.
Cushioning Darkness (Su)In areas of dim light or darkness, a Wretched sorrowsworn gains DR 1/- .
Demoralized (Ex) A Wretched sorrowsworn takes an additional -1 penalty whenever it takes a morale penalty to dice rolls.
Harvester of Sorrow (Su) A Wretched sorrowsworn heals as a result of the suffering of others. It gains fast healing 4 if at least one creature within 15 feet has one or more of the following conditions: confused, cowering, dying, exhausted, fatigued, frightened, nauseated, panicked, shaken, sickened, staggered, or stunned.
Pack Tactics (Ex) A Wretched sorrowsworn can share a space with any one creature with the sorrowsworn subtype without penalty. It is treated as flanking whatever foe that sorrowsworn attacks that round, as if they were in two opposite squares.
