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Ecorche

Creature 16 — undead, unholy

Pre-Remaster content. May include legacy alignment.

When a necromancer has need of a versatile agent to serve as a bodyguard and do their bidding in disguise, they build an ecorche-a skinless monstrosity filled with putrid alchemical agents, covered in pulsing muscle and sinew grafts, and imbued with razor-sharp claws. The ecorche uses its claws to flay its victims, stripping off skin in seconds. It can then horrifyingly squeeze itself into the stolen skin and impersonate the deceased, which it does to covertly carry out orders or find more victi

Source: book-of-the-dead-bestiary (Pre-Remaster)

Perception +27
Skills athletics +33, deception +31, intimidation +27, stealth +28
Str
+9
Dex
+6
Con
+7
Int
+0
Wis
+5
Cha
+5
AC 38 Fort +27 Ref +30 Will +27
HP 275
Immunities bleed, death-effects, disease, paralyzed, poison, unconscious
Speed 25 feet

Offense

Melee Claw +33, Damage 3d8+17 slashing

Abilities

Flaying Flurry — The ecorche attempts two claw Strikes against the same target. If both hit and deal damage, it attempts to pull the skin off its target. It attempts an Athletics check against the enemy's Fortitude DC. **Critical Success** The ecorche fully pulls the target's skin off its body. The creature takes 4d8 bleed, and it's Frightened 4 and Stunned 4. The bleed damage can't end naturally, only ending if the creature regains at least 75 HP or regains at least 10 HP from regeneration. **Success** The target takes 2d8 bleed and is Stunned 1.
Muscular Leap — The ecorche over-stresses its leg muscles for a massive jump. It loses 20 untyped HP and Leaps up to 120 feet in any direction. If its next action is a Strike or Flaying Flurry, it doesn't fall until after that action.
Tear Skin (emotion, fear, manipulate, mental, visual) —
Wear Skin (manipulate) — Wearing a skin gives the ecorche a +2 item bonus to AC and 75 temporary Hit Points. If the ecorche takes more than 50 slashing damage from a single source, the skin becomes broken. When broken, the skin no longer provides any of these benefits (any remaining temporary HP are immediately lost) but can still be used for Tear Skin.

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