Monsters - Surprise

The combat hasn't even started properly, when all of the sudden, ✨boom ✨, you're already in trouble! Surprise!

Toxic Witch 🗡️2  🛡️7  ❤️2 Toxic Magic — at start for each +1💪, and +1✋, and +1🧠, hero gets 1🧪
Mimic 🗡️2  🛡️6  ❤️3 Surprise — hero discovering Mimic gets 1💔 and 1💫
Fungal Apothecary 🗡️2  🛡️5  ❤️4 Spores — at start all heroes get 2🧪
Thieving Pixie 🗡️1  🛡️4  ❤️2 Steal — at start steal random non-consumable item (return when defeated)

Clarifications

Toxic Witch is a nasty monster. Each hero adds up their stat 💪✋🧠 bonuses, and starts the combat with that much venom🧪.

Mimic is a classic in role playing games. Despite what the image suggests, any larger boxy object can actually be a Mimic in disguise. A wardrobe, a chest, a larger suitcase. It's usual for combat to start when heroes accidentally uncover a Mimic. For example, they could be roaming around an abandoned castle, and they see a chest sitting in the cellar. Of course, curiosity will get the best of them, and they will try to open it in hopes of getting some epic loot. But, hey, it's teeth and blood! The hero who opens this chest instantly gets 1💔 and 1💫, as they try to wrestle away from the Mimic's bite.

Thieving Pixie has rules for Steal outline in a separate chapter.