Tear-Warped Wretch (CR 4)

Tear-Warped Wretch CR 4

This hideously malformed, hairless, pustule-covered corpse moves and snarls more like an undead beast than a person.

XP 1,200
Variant festrog barbarian 3
NE Medium undead
Init +1; Senses darkvision 60 ft., scent; Perception +9

DEFENSE

AC 18, touch 10, flat-footed 16 (+5 armor, +1 Dex, +1 dodge, +3 natural, –2 rage)
hp 47 (5 HD; 2d8+3d12+13)
Fort +5, Ref +2, Will +7
Defensive Abilities uncanny dodge, trap sense +1; Immune undead traits

OFFENSE

Speed 30 ft.; spider climb
Melee bite +9 (1d6+5 plus feed), 2 claws +10 (1d4+5)
Special Attacks diseased pustules, feed, rage (8 rounds/day), rage powers (knockback)

STATISTICS

Str 21, Dex 13, Con —, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 15
Base Atk +4; CMB +9; CMD 19
Feats Dodge, Mobility, Weapon Focus (claws)
Skills Acrobatics +5, Climb +11, Perception +9, Stealth +7, Survival +6
Languages Syaandu
SQ fast movement
Other Gear masterwork hide armor

ECOLOGY

Environment any land*
Organization solitary, pair, gang (3-5), or pack (6-11)
Treasure standard

SPECIAL ABILITIES

Diseased Pustules (Ex)

When a festrog takes damage from a piercing or slashing weapon, some of its boils rupture, squirting the attacker with puslike fluids. The noxious secretions carry a potent contact disease that causes those infected to break out into painful necrotic boils.

Necrotic Boils: Disease—contact; save Fort DC 14; onset 1 day; frequency 1/day; effect 1d4 Con; cure 1 save.

Feed (Su)

Every time a festrog makes a successful bite attack, it feeds on its opponent’s flesh and gains 5 temporary hit points. The festrog cannot have more than 5 temporary hit points gained by this ability at one time.

Rage (Ex)

Tear-warped wretches can rage as a barbarian for 8 rounds per day. When not raging, a wretch’s statistics are:

AC 20, touch 12, flat-footed 18; hp 37; Fort +3, Will +5; Melee bite +9 (1d6+5 plus feed), 2 claws +10 (1d4+5); Str 17, Cha 11; CMB +7, CMD 19; Skills Climb +9.

Spider Climb (Ex)

These variant festrogs benefit from a revolting adhesive created by the pus-like fluids released by their diseased pustules. The substance lets them climb walls and ceilings as if under a spider climb effect. This replaces a normal festrog’s charging trip and four-footed run abilities.

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Alien Codex © 2018, Legendary Games; Lead Designer: Jason Nelson. Authors: Anthony Adam, Kate Baker, John Bennet, Eytan Bernstein, Robert Brookes, Russ Brown, Duan Byrd, Paris Crenshaw, Jeff Dahl, Robyn Fields, Joel Flank, Matt Goodall, Robert J. Grady, Jim Groves, Steven T. Helt, Thurston Hillman, Tim Hitchcock, Nick Hite, Daniel Hunt, Mike Kimmel Marshall, Isabelle Lee, Jeff Lee, Lyz Liddell, Jason Nelson, Richard Pett, Tom Phillips, Jeff Provine, Alistair J. Rigg, Alex Riggs, Wendall Roy, Mike Shel, Neil Spicer, Todd Stewart, Russ Taylor, Rachel Ventura, Mike Welham, George Loki Williams, Scott Young.

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