Hezrou

Hezrou

Large fiend (demon)
Challenge

STR
4
DEX
3
CON
5
INT
−3
WIS
1
CHA
1

136
13d10+65
18
Soak
1
Fort
+7
Ref
+5
Will
+3
Defense note natural armor
Damage resistances cold, fire, lightning; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from attacks that aren’t cold iron
Damage immunities poison
Condition immunities poisoned

Speed 5 m.
Skills Athletics +6 (17), Brawn +5 (16), Perception +3 (14)
Senses darkvision 20 m.
Languages Abyssal, telepathy 20 m.

Magic Resistance. The hezrou has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.

Maneuvers. The hezrou uses maneuvers (maneuver save Difficulty 15). It has 15 stamina dice which are d8s, a dice limit of 3, regains all expended stamina dice when it finishes a long rest, and regains half its total stamina dice when it finishes a short rest. It knows the following maneuvers:

1 stamina die: grapple, spring attack, swipe, tear flesh

2 stamina dice: tear tendon

Stench. Any creature without this trait that starts its turn within 1 meter of the hezrou must succeed on a Difficulty 16 Fortitude saving throw or be poisoned until the start of its next turn. On a successful saving throw, the creature is immune to all stenches by similar creatures for 24 hours.

Actions (3)

Bite (1/turn). Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit. Hit: 15 (2d10 + 4) piercing damage.

Claw (2/turn). Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage.

Summon Demon (1/long rest). The hezrou has a 30 percent chance of summoning 2d6 dretches or one hezrou. A summoned demon appears in an unoccupied space within 10 meters of the hezrou, acts as its ally, and can’t summon other demons. It remains for 1 minute, until it or the hezrou dies, or until the hezrou dismisses it on its turn (no action required).

Lower planessrd

Maneuvers

As an action, make a melee weapon attack and a Brawn check to grapple the creature.

Enhance

You can add the stamina die to the attack’s damage (add half on a miss by 4 or less) for each additional stamina die expended.

As an action, you can use the Dash action. If you move at least 3 meters straight toward a creature, you can make a melee weapon attack against it.

On a hit, add the stamina die to the attack’s damage.

On a critical hit, add twice as much damage.

On a miss by 4 or less, add half as much damage.

Enhance

You can increase the damage for each additional stamina die expended.

As an action, make a weapon attack with a melee weapon with a natural weapon that deals slashing damage and then swipe through the target. Each creature within 1 meter of the target and within your weapon’s reach must make a Reflex saving throw.

On a failure, it takes slashing damage equal to the stamina die.

On a critical failure, it takes twice as much damage.

On a success, it takes half as much damage.

On a critical success, it takes no damage.

Enhance

You can increase the damage for each additional stamina die expended.

As an action, make a melee weapon attack with a natural weapon that deals piercing or slashing damage to cause jagged wounds that bleed.

On a hit, add the stamina die to the attack’s damage and the creature is bleeding 1.

On a critical hit, add twice as much damage.

On a miss by 4 or less, add half as much damage.

Enhance

You can increase the damage and bleeding level by 1 for each additional stamina die expended.

1 minute/stamina die

As an action, make a melee weapon attack with a natural weapon that deals piercing or slashing damage to tear the creature’s tendon.

On a hit, add one stamina die to the attack’s damage and the creature must succeed on a Fortitude saving throw or it is slowed 1 for the duration and while affected it loses health equal to one of the stamina dice for every meter it travels. This has no effect on any creature that cannot bleed or lose a vital liquid substance.

On a critical hit, add twice as much damage.

On a miss by 4 or less, add half as much damage.

The creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.

Enhance

You can increase the damage for each additional stamina die expended and the slowed level by 1 for every two additional stamina die expended.