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Crawling Hand

CR 1/2 Undead NE Diminutive

With a jolt, this severed hand springs to life, its fingers propelling it forth at great speed like a deformed spider.

Description

Some say the origins of the crawling hand lie in the experiments of demented necromancers contracted to construct tiny assassins. Other tales tell of gruesome prosthetics sparked to life by evil magic, which then developed primitive sentience and vengefully strangled their hosts. Regardless, the crawling hand is an efficient killing tool.

When not commanded to kill, the crawling hand remains still and can be handled and transported safely. Typically, owners carry them about in small, velvet-lined boxes. Crawling hands can also be placed as guardians and programmed with contingency commands, such as to hunt down and slay an individual who performs a specific task like violating a shrine, opening a warded door, or breaking the seal of a casket.

Ability Scores

STR

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CON

INT

WIS

CHA

Combat Stats

HP: 9 (1d8+5)
AC: 14, touch 14, flat-footed 14 (+4 size)
Speed: 40 ft., climb 40 ft.
Init: +0
Melee: claw +5 (1d1+1 plus grab)
Space: 1 ft.
Reach: 0 ft.
BAB: +0
CMB: -4 (+0 grapple)
CMD: 7
Fort: +2
Ref: +0
Will: +2
Racial Modifiers: +4 Survival

Proficiencies

Weapons: Simple

Special Attacks

mark quarry

strangle

Feats

Toughness

Special Abilities

Toughness from Feat

<p class="stat-block-1"> You gain +3 hit points. For every Hit Die you possess beyond 3, you gain an additional +1 hit point. If you have more than 3 Hit Dice, you gain +1 hit points whenever you gain a Hit Die (such as when you gain a level).</p>

Skills

Climb +9, Perception +4, Stealth +12, Survival +4

Details

Type: Undead
Alignment: NE
Size: Diminutive
Environment: any land
Organization: solitary or gang (2-5)
Treasure: none
Senses: blindsense 30 ft., darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +4
Languages: Common (can't speak)
Source: Bestiary 2

Source

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Uses feat: Toughness (Feat)

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