Destrachan
Creature 8 — aberration
Pre-Remaster content. May include legacy alignment.
WeaverLANDaberration
This underground reptilian horror walks on two powerful hind legs. Its forelimbs are armed with sharp curving claws, and its toothy, eyeless, tubular head has three hypersensitive frilled ears that turn toward any sound made in its vicinity. This cruel monster's true weapon, however, is an amplified version of the sonic cry that it uses to navigate, communicate, and hunt. It communicates with others of its kind through a complex series of clicks, shrieks, and whistles, but it is intelligent enou
Source: pathfinder-bestiary-2 (Pre-Remaster)
Perception +20; echolocation 120 feet
Languages destrachan, sakvroth; can speak only destrachan
Skills athletics +18, stealth +15, survival +18
Str
+6
Dex
+3
Con
+4
Int
+3
Wis
+6
Cha
+3
AC 27
Fort +16
Ref +13
Will +18
+4 status to all saves vs. sonic
HP 135
Immunities blinded, visual
Resistances sonic 15
Speed 25 feet
Offense
Melee Jaws (unarmed) +20, Damage 2d8+10 piercing plus 1d8 sonic
Melee Claw (agile, unarmed) +20, Damage 2d8+10 slashing
Abilities
Echolocation 120 feet — A destrachan can use its hearing as a precise sense at the listed range.
+4 Status to All Saves vs. Sonic —
Destructive Harmonics (auditory, occult, sonic) — The destrachan emits a harsh sonic cry that deals 9d6 sonic damage (DC 26 Reflex save) in either a 60-foot cone or a 30-foot burst.
It can't use Destructive Harmonics again for 1d4 rounds.
It can't use Destructive Harmonics again for 1d4 rounds.
Painful Harmonics (auditory, incapacitation, occult) — The destrachan emits a sonic cry in either a 60-foot cone or a 30-foot burst. This discordant ululation resonates along the nerves and bones of living creatures in the area, manifesting as waves of incapacitating pain washing over the victims. Each living creature in the area must attempt a DC 26 Fortitude save.
The destrachan can't use Painful Harmonics again for 1d4 rounds.
Critical Success The creature is unaffected.
Success The creature is Sickened 1 for 1 round.
Failure The creature is Deafened for 3 rounds and Stunned 2.
Critical Failure The creature is deafened for 1 minute and Stunned 3.
The destrachan can't use Painful Harmonics again for 1d4 rounds.
Critical Success The creature is unaffected.
Success The creature is Sickened 1 for 1 round.
Failure The creature is Deafened for 3 rounds and Stunned 2.
Critical Failure The creature is deafened for 1 minute and Stunned 3.
Shattering Harmonics (occult, sonic) — The destrachan focuses its harmonics against a single item within 60 feet that is made of crystal, metal, stone, or wood. The target object takes 7d8 sonic damage. If the item is attended, its bearer can attempt a DC 26 Reflex save for the item.
The destrachan can't use Shattering Harmonics again for 1d4 rounds.
The destrachan can't use Shattering Harmonics again for 1d4 rounds.
WORKS WELL WITH
AnvilLANDAn immovable frontliner pins enemies inside the Destrachan's cone and burst templates between recharge cycles.
CrasherLANDThe Crasher herds enemies into denser clusters, maximizing the value of each area-harmonics activation.
PUNISHES
✖ clumping✖ visual tactics✖ standing still
Works well with · Punishes · Pairing advice
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