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Revision as of 21:57, 27 December 2017
Aboleth Lasher (CR 17)
Neutral Evil - Large - Aberration (Aboleth, Aquatic) |
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Lore: | K. (Dungeoneer) | ||
34 | 49 | ||
Basic DC | Full DC |
Initiative |
Perception: | |
41 | +31 |
Passive | Active |
Ambush: |
8+ |
on a d20 |
- Ambush Notes: only when submerged; cannot ambush from land
Senses:
Movement Types:
Defense
AC |
Man Def |
Monster Health | ||
611 | 305 | 32 |
Hit Points | Bloodied | Hit Dice |
Saving Throws | |
Fort: | +14 |
Refl: | +16 |
Will: | +20 |
Strong Against:
- DR 32/Cuprium
- Immune (no effect): All mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, morale effects, patterns, and phantasms)
Offense
Standard Attack (Melee):
Full Attack (Melee):
Standard Attack (Ranged):
- 1x Infinite Lash +25 (0/19-20 x2)
as undefined damage type
(Increment: 50 ft.; Max Range: 150 ft.)
as non-lethal damage, plus Aberrant Thoughts
Full Attack (Ranged):
- 3x Infinite Lash +25 (4d8+17/19-20 x2)
as undefined damage type
(Increment: 50 ft.; Max Range: 150 ft.)
as non-lethal damage, plus Aberrant Thoughts
Siege Damage: Not siege capable
Statistics
15 |
STR |
17 |
DEX |
24 |
CON |
36 |
INT |
21 |
WIS |
24 |
CHA |
Skills:
- Barter: 28
- Bluff: 29
- Diplomacy: 28
- Intimidate: 30
- Perception: 31
- Stealth: 29
- All other skills: 23 (no ranks)
Languages: F'thaghu'fhalma, Enuncia (confused or enthralled creatures only), Gurahn'lloig
Feats:
- Point-Blank Master (EFFECT: Do not provoke attacks of opportunity while firing one ranged projectile weapon)
Special Abilities
Spell Resistance (Su) |
This creature has spell resistance. In order to affect them with a spell or spell-like ability, the caster must first make a Caster Check versus the creature's Maneuver Defense value (40). If the check is successful, the spell or spell-like ability is resolved as normal. If the caster check fails, the spell is cast, but does not affect the creature in any way. |
Liquescing Froth (Su, Aura 10') |
Any creature which moves within 10 feet of the aboleth's space, or is within 10 feet of the aboleth's space as a result of the aboleth's movement, must make a Reflex save, DC 27, or they take 4d8+17 points of acid (common energy) damage. If the creature is under the effects of the Confused condition, it does not receive a saving throw. Creatures which succeed on the saving throw take only half damage.
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Aberrant Thought (Su) |
The first time each round that a creature is struck by an aboleth's Infinite Lash ranged touch attack, the creature must make an immediate Will save, DC 27 or become Confused. If the creature is already Confused, there is no saving throw, and the creature must move at its fastest move speed toward the Aboleth which struck it, instead. This is forced movement, and does not provoke attacks of opportunity.
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Withering Tirade (Su) |
Once per round, as a swift action, the aboleth can target one Confused creature within 20 feet of its space with a powerful psychic assault. The Confused creature may make a Will save to resist this effect, DC 27, or it may use the saving throw to immediately end its Confused state, but accept the effects of Withering Tirade (no roll necessary; see Confused for details).
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Aboleth Lasher
Aboleths look like the result of the unholy union of a giant carp and a giant squid, that also fell into a vat of radioactive slime sometime after their bizarre birth. They are 12-foot long fish, with features of a catfish, modified with numerous flowing tentacles emerging from their upper torso. They are prodigiously slimy, often covered so thickly with effluvium that they are difficult to make out. They inhabit any aquatic environment, whether fresh water, brackish, or salt water. Some variants have even been known to survive (and thrive) in other liquid environments, such as the lava of active volcanoes, or within caustic pools of boiling acid.
- Aboleths require frequent exposure to water to survive, but can flop about on land if necessary, though they are ungainly when doing so and lose a great deal of their agility. They prefer instead to lure their prey into the water with them, using trickery, traps, or other subterfuge to make diving into that pool of water seem like a good idea.
- No one can say what the origin of the aboleth species is, but it is clearly documented that they have existed for a very long time. Even the most ancient writings of the fey indicate that aboleths are an ancient species.
- While their origins are unknown, their predilection for conquest is widely reported. Aboleths are powerfully psychic, and dominate any creatures who stray into their domains. They are also highly intelligent, and carefully plan and plot how best to expand their domains into all the lands surrounding their lair. They will use their dominated thralls to lure more people to them, dominating them and expanding their influence even further. They have been known to tamper with the politics of the civilized races, subverting towns and cities with their enslaved thralls, and manipulating the populace to their own ends.
- Indeed, as threats to the world go, aboleths share the same kind of infamy as liches and mummies, whose plots span centuries, and whose corruption and influence can sometimes be felt continents away from their actual lairs. Aboleths are known to associate with sahaugin and locathah, but nearly any creature could be enthralled to an aboleth, or coerced to follow its will.
- Aboleth lashers are unusual for aboleths in that they thrive in melee combat. Where most aboleths will serve a supporting or artillery role in a combat, throwing thralls in the way to avoid direct engagement, lashers can scrap with the best of them. Of course, they also host a battery of powerful psychic abilities, making them terrible threats, but they will fearlessly wade into battle all the same.
Combat Tactics
Aboleth lashers have been known to attack in small packs, posing a major threat to even the most seasoned adventuring party. They are adept at stealth when there is an aquatic environment large enough to hide them, but cannot ambush prey if they are flopping about on land.
- Lashers will spend the first round attempting to inflict Confused on as many of their opponents as they can. However, if some of their prey proves too difficult to confuse, they will ignore them in favor of subjugating those they succeeded in confusing. Their ranged attacks go against Touch AC, and do not provoke against melee opponents (due to Point-Blank Master (Feat)), and any attack made against a confused opponent draws them closer to the aboleth (in addition to doing non-lethal damage). Once a confused opponent is close enough, they will use Withering Tirade to render that opponent Withered, making them nearly irrelevant for the remainder of the fight. Rather than finishing them off, they will then target other foes, in hopes of subduing, rather than killing, everyone present.
Out of Combat
Lashers aren't killers; they aren't seeking the deaths of anyone they fight. They intend a FAR worse fate for those who would dare to challenge them. The lasher's main attack, Infinite Lash, deals non-lethal damage, making capture of their prey far more likely than killing them.
- Captured opponents are subjected to some mysterious process which renders them completely enslaved to the aboleths. Enthralled creatures seem physically altered by this process, but only if you cut them open to examine their brains. Their brains are encased in a thick, pleghmy substance which seems to preserve the victim's personality and ability to interact normally, while at the same time, completely replaces their will with the will of their new master. Subverted thralls are nearly impossible to detect without killing them first, unless their orders from the aboleth force them to behave out of character. They can still converse with their friends, they remember their pasts, and seem like themselves for all intents, except that they cannot control their actions any more.
- Restoring an enthralled person's will requires a Raise Dead (Spell) or Resurrection (Spell), even though the victim still lives. If there are other, less brute-force, methods of restoring an enthralled victim, they are not well-known.
Rewards
XP: 102,400
Treasure: Sellable Goods worth 51,444 gp.
- Weight: 170 lbs. Volume: 6.8 cu. ft.
Optional Treasure Rules: Roll a d20 on Table 1 below once per encounter (NOT per creature). Any items discovered are in addition to the normal treasure for the encounter.
Table 1: Remnant(s) Found | |
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1 - 10 | Nothing Found |
11 - 14 | 1 Languid Remnant (tier 1) |
15 - 17 | 1 Pale Remnant (tier 2) |
18 - 19 | 1 Bright Remnant (tier 3) |
20 | Roll on Table 2 |
### | Nothing to see here! |
### | Or here. Move along. |
Table 2: Remnant(s) Found | |
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1 - 5 | 3 Languid Remnants (tier 1) |
6 - 10 | 3 Pale Remnants (tier 2) |
11 - 14 | 1 Intense Remnant (tier 4) |
15 - 17 | 1 Blazing Remnant (tier 5) |
18 - 19 | 1 Vital Remnant (tier 6) |
20 | Roll on Table 3 |
### | Or here. Move along. |
Table 3: Remnant(s) Found | |
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1 - 5 | 3 Bright Remnants (tier 3) |
6 - 8 | 3 Intense Remnants (tier 4) |
9 - 11 | 3 Blazing Remnants (tier 5) |
12 - 14 | 3 Vital Remnants (tier 6) |
15 - 17 | 1 Prime Remnant (tier 7) |
18 - 19 | 1 Mythic Remnant (tier 8) |
20 | 1 Empyrean Remnant (tier 9) |