Slaying the Bloodthirster

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**HawaiiMatt**

Freman Bloodglaive wrote:In the new Empire book.

Arch Lector
Armour of Meteoric Iron (if the Blood Thirster doesn't ignore saves, armour of Destiny if he does)
Van Horstmann's Speculum
Warrior Bane

Challenge
Lector has WS4 S6 T6 I9 A7
Blood Thirster has WS10 S4 T4 I4 A2

If the Lector inflicts one unsaved wound then the Thirster has 1 attack.

Hitting on 5s means that the Lector has a lower chance of hitting after the first round upon losing hatred, but with 7 attacks versus 1 there's a pretty good chance that the Lector will win.

If the Thirster takes obsidian armour it'll take a bit longer but should still be doable.

Player who's turn it is decided sequence. If you charge me, round two I'll be giving you 6 attacks (I'll take the -1 before we swap stats) and still swing back with 2.
That that it matter much, speculum kills just about any stat based monster.

-Matt

**KingInYellow**

a BloodThirster? he has an i9 and s6 t6 with 7 attacks, that trick wouldn't work as they attack at the same time. (don't know arch Lector but unless he has something to change the I, they will attack same time.)

**Flashman**

Speculum, always Speculum

There would have been some grumpy Empire players out there if this hadn't made the cut in the magic items redux list.

**Freman Bloodglaive**

Pretty much. Empire are kings of the one on one challenge because we just slap the speculum on the weakest character we can find and challenge you.