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Shockwave Riders

Created by Titan Lord

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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