Maurezhi
Medium fiend (demon)- Challenge
- STR
- 2
- DEX
- 3
- CON
- 1
- INT
- 0
- WIS
- 1
- CHA
- 2
- Soak
- 1
- Fort
- +2
- Ref
- +3
- Will
- +2
Assume Form. The maurezhi can assume the appearance of any Medium humanoid it has eaten. It remains in this form for 1d6 days, during which time the form gradually decays until, when the effect ends, the form sloughs from the demon’s body.
Magic Resistance. The maurezhi has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
Maneuvers. The maurezhi uses maneuvers (maneuver save Difficulty 14). It has 14 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: cripple, grapple, grievous wound, spring attack, swipe, tear flesh
2 stamina dice: tear tendon
Actions (2)
Bite (1/turn). Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit. Hit: 14 (2d10 + 3) piercing damage. If the target is a humanoid, its Charisma is reduced by 1. This reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if this reduces its Charisma below −5. It rises 24 hours later as a ghoul, unless it has been revived or its corpse has been destroyed.
Claws (1/turn). Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit. Hit: 12 (2d8 + 3) slashing damage. If the target is a creature other than an undead, it must succeed on a Difficulty 12 Fortitude saving throw or be paralyzed for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Maneuvers
As an action, make a melee weapon attack to cripple the creature.
On a hit, add the stamina die to the attack’s damage and the creature must succeed on a Fortitude saving throw or it is slowed 1 until the end of its next turn.
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 and the slowed level by 1 for every two additional stamina die expended.
You can expend 1 additional stamina die so the creature is slowed for 1 minute/stamina die. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
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, make a weapon attack to leave a twisted wound that can’t be healed so easily.
On a hit, add the stamina die to the attack’s damage and the creature must succeed on a Fortitude saving throw or its maximum health is reduced by the stamina die result for 1 hour. Any effect that removes a condition allows a creature’s maximum health to return to normal before that time passes.
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, 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.