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Festering Gnasher

Creature 1 — undead, unholy

Pre-Remaster content. May include legacy alignment.

A festering gnasher is a floating head covered in infectious pustules and hollowed out by decay. Beheaded are disembodied floating heads transformed into undead. They are natural candidates for a necromancer's "project minion," due to the inexpensive cost of creation and endlessly customizable nature. In any lair occupied for long by practicing necromancers, it isn't uncommon to find a handful of floating heads roaming about, each exhibiting completely different characteristics and even degrees

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

Perception +8
Skills acrobatics +7
Str
+3
Dex
+4
Con
+1
Int
-3
Wis
+3
Cha
+0
AC 16 Fort +4 Ref +9 Will +6
HP 18
Immunities bleed, death-effects, disease, paralyzed, poison, unconscious
Weaknesses vitality 2
Speed 15 feet, fly 25 feet

Offense

Melee Jaws +9, Damage 1d4+3 piercing

Abilities

Void Healing — Negative Healing
Brain Rot (disease) — Saving Throw DC 14 Fortitude Onset 1 day Stage 1 Stupefied 1 (3 days) Stage 2 Stupefied 2 and Slowed 1 (1 day) Stage 3 Paralyzed with spasms (1 day) Stage 4 death

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