Hellfire Watcher

Hellfire Watchers are a type of Steel Watcher found in Steel Watch Foundry in Baldur's Gate.

Overview

Hellfire Watchers are similar to Steel Watchers except they have a few additional attacks.

Related Quests

• Get Gortash's Netherstone
• Disable the Steel Watch

Noteable Loot

Infernal Iron

Attacks and Abilities

Each Hellfire Watcher wields a Watcher Greatsword or a Heavy Crossbow akin to Hellfire Engine Crossbow. The weapon does not drop when the Steel Watcher dies.

Hellfire Watchers are immune to becoming:
 Prone
 Blinded
 Frightened
 Charmed
 Surprised
 Poisoned

 Main Hand Attack

Despite being a melee attack, this attack has a range. The Hellfire Watcher strikes the ground, anyone standing in the affected line risks being hit. Targets hit will be knocked Prone and Maimed.

Strike with a colossal blade to knock the target Prone and Maim them.

Action
Attack roll
 Range: 3 m / 10 ft
 Prone Duration: 1 turn
 Maimed Duration: 2 turns

3d12 + 4 (7~40) Slashing

 Debilitating Shot

A ranged attack used by a Hellfire Watcher wielding a crossbow.

Fire a hefty ballista bolt that may Pin Down the target.

Action
Attack roll
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft
 Pin Down Duration: 1 turn

3d10 + 6 (9~36) Piercing

 Reposition Malefactor

Pulls the target close to the Hellfire Watcher.

Pull a miscreant towards you for more thorough correction.

Action
Dexterity saving throw
 Range: 14 m / 45 ft

3d8 (3~24) Bludgeoning

 Hellfire Exhaust

In front of itself, the Hellfire Watcher spews a cone of fire. Any target caught in the cone will take Fire damage. Extra damage is dealt to targets who are Burning. This attack ignores resistance and immunity to Fire damage. Target will still take half damage on a successful Dexterity saving throw.

Vent a gout of hellfire from your engine. Any already Burning creature caught in the blast take an extra 3-24 Fire damage. Hellfire ignores resistance and immunity to Fire damage.

Action
Dexterity saving throw
AoE: 3 m / 10 ft (Radius)

3d8 (3~24) Fire (Dexterity save to halve)

3d8 (3~24) Fire (conditional)

 Self-Detonate

Characters close to the Hellfire Watcher are caught in an explosion. The Watcher is in the center. This attack ignores resistance and immunity to Fire damage. Target will still take half damage on a successful Dexterity saving throw.

Explode in a burst of raging hellfire - eliminate all nearby wrongdoers. Hellfire ignores resistance and immunity to Fire damage.

Dexterity saving throw

4d12 + 26 (30~74) Fire (Dexterity save to halve)

Tactician

On Tactician difficulty, Steel Watchers have different resistances:

• New resistances:
• The watchers also lose their Lightning damage vulnerability.

Notes

• Grants 510 experience when killed.

Gallery

• 

  Ingame model.

See also

List of all Steel Watchers