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Devil, Barbed

CR 11.00 Outsider LE Medium

From the tip of its lashing tail to the serrated features of its fang-filled visage, this fiery-eyed sentinel bristles with barbs.

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Description

Sentinels of the vaults of Hell, jailers of the darkest souls, and living weapons of the infernal forges, barbed devils—known as hamatulas to diabolists—enforce the strictures of the damned and safeguard the nefarious works of greater devils. A hamatula enjoys the feel of warm blood on its spines, and prefers to leap into melee when presented with an opportunity for battle.

Hamatulas are collectors and organizers, and are favorite allies of greedy summoners as they often bring with them tempting treasures from Hell's vaults or know the paths to deadly riches. Left to their own devices, the lairs of these devils often bear the pierced trophies of their past victims, hung like perverse bug collections on bloodied walls. Most barbed devils stand upward of 7 feet tall and weigh 300 pounds, though their leanly muscled bodies appear much larger due to the constantly growing and adjusting spines that protrude from their razor-sharp bodies.

Ability Scores

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Combat Stats

HP: 138 (12d10+72)
AC: 26, touch 16, flat-footed 20 (+6 Dex, +10 natural)
Speed: 30 ft.
Init: +6
Melee: 2 claws +18 (2d8+6/19-20 plus fear and grab)
BAB: +12
CMB: +18 (+22 grapple)
CMD: 34
Fort: +14
Ref: +14
Will: +8
DR: 10/good
SR: 22
Defensive Abilities: barbed defense

Proficiencies

Weapons: Martial, Simple

Special Attacks

Fear — A barbed devil's fear attack affects any creature it damages with its claws. A DC 20 Will save resists this effect, otherwise the victim becomes frightened for 1d4 rounds. This is a mind-affecting fear effect. The save DC is Charisma-based.

Impale — A barbed devil deals 3d8+9 points of piercing damage to a grabbed opponent with a successful grapple check.

Feats

Alertness, Cleave, Combat Reflexes, Improved Critical (claws), Iron Will, Power Attack

Special Abilities

Alertness from Feat

You get a +2 bonus on Perception and Sense Motive skill checks. If you have 10 or more ranks in one of these skills, the bonus increases to +4 for that skill.

Cleave from Feat

As a standard action, you can make a single attack at your full base attack bonus against a foe within reach. If you hit, you deal damage normally and can make an additional attack (using your full base attack bonus) against a foe that is adjacent to the first and also within reach. You can only make one additional attack per round with this feat. When you use this feat, you take a –2 penalty to your Armor Class until your next turn.

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 Critical from Feat

When using the weapon you selected, your threat range is doubled.

Iron Will from Feat

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

Power Attack from Feat

You can choose to take a –1 penalty on all melee attack rolls and combat maneuver checks to gain a +2 bonus on all melee damage rolls. This bonus to damage is increased by half (+50%) if you are making an attack with a two-handed weapon, a one handed weapon using two hands, or a primary natural weapon that adds 1-1/2 times your Strength modifier on damage rolls. This bonus to damage is halved (–50%) if you are making an attack with an off-hand weapon or secondary natural weapon. When your base attack bonus reaches +4, and every 4 points thereafter, the penalty increases by –1 and the bonus to damage increases by +2. You must choose to use this feat before making an attack roll, and its effects last until your next turn. The bonus damage does not apply to touch attacks or effects that do not deal hit point damage.

Skills

Acrobatics +15, Diplomacy +13, Intimidate +19, Knowledge (planes) +16, Perception +21, Sense Motive +21,Spellcraft +12, Stealth +13, Survival +14

Spells

spell-like abilities:

At will—Teleport, Greater, At will—Hold Person, At will—Major Image, At will—Produce Flame, At will—Pyrotechnics, At will—Scorching Ray, 1/day—Order's Wrath, 1/day—Unholy Blight

Details

Type: Outsider
Alignment: LE
Size: Medium
Environment: any (Hell)
Organization: solitary, pair, team (3-5), or squad (6-11)
Treasure: standard
Senses: darkvision 60 ft., see in darkness; Perception +21
Languages: Celestial, Common, Draconic, Infernal; telepathy 100 ft.
Source: Bestiary

Sources Used in This Record

14 House/Core

Uses feat: Alertness (Feat)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Uses feat: Cleave (Feat)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Uses feat: Combat Reflexes (Feat)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Uses feat: Improved Critical (Feat)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Uses feat: Iron Will (Feat)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Uses feat: Power Attack (Feat)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Teleport, Greater (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Hold Person (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Major Image (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Produce Flame (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Pyrotechnics (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Scorching Ray (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Order's Wrath (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.
Knows spell: Unholy Blight (Spell)

House/Core — covered by the site's Section 15.

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