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Barghest

CR 4.00 Outsider LE Medium

Description

Said to be fiendish relations of all goblinoid races, the hateful barghests come to the Material Plane to feed. As they consume the bodies of innocents, they grow increasingly powerful. A barghest eventually sheds its skin to transform into a greater barghest, at which point it often seeks out a tribe of goblins or other creatures to rule.

Ability Scores

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Combat Stats

HP: 45 (6d10+12)
AC: 17, touch 12, flat-footed 15 (+2 Dex, +5 natural)
Speed: 30 ft.
Init: +6
Melee: bite +10 (1d6+4), 2 claws +10 (1d4+4)
BAB: +6
CMB: +10
CMD: 22 (24 vs. trip)
Fort: +6
Ref: +7
Will: +7
DR: 5/magic

Proficiencies

Weapons: Martial, Simple

Special Attacks

Feed — Once per month, a barghest can devour a nonevil humanoid's corpse as a full-round action to gain a growth point. It gains a bonus equal to its growth point total on attack rolls, CMB rolls, saving throws, and skill checks. Its maximum hit points increase by 5 for each growth point it gains. For every 2 growth points, a barghest's caster level for its spell-like abilities and its CR increase by +1. When a barghest reaches 4 growth points, it sheds its skin and becomes a greater barghest, losing all of its growth points (and bonuses) but gaining the stats presented on this page for a greater barghest.

Special Qualities

change shape (goblin or wolf, polymorph)

Feats

Combat Reflexes, Improved Initiative, Great Fortitude

Special Abilities

Combat Reflexes from Feat

You may make a number of additional attacks of opportunity per round equal to your Dexterity bonus. With this feat, you may also make attacks of opportunity while flat-footed.

Improved Initiative from Feat

You get a +4 bonus on initiative checks.

Great Fortitude from Feat

You get a +2 bonus on all Fortitude saving throws.

Skills

Acrobatics +11, Bluff +11, Diplomacy +11, Intimidate +11, Perception +11, Sense Motive +11, Stealth +11, Survival +11

Spells

spell-like abilities:

At will—Blink, At will—Levitate, At will—Misdirection, 1/day—Charm Monster, 1/day—Crushing Despair, 1/day—Dimension Door

Details

Type: Outsider
Alignment: LE
Size: Medium
Environment: any
Organization: solitary or cult (1 plus goblin tribe)
Treasure: standard
Senses: darkvision 60 ft., scent; Perception +11
Languages: Common, Goblin, Infernal
Source: Bestiary

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