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Harpy Skeleton

Creature 5 — mindless, skeleton, undead, unholy

Pre-Remaster content. May include legacy alignment.

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A live harpy's song is compelling and captivating; a harpy skeleton's is anything but, rending the target's mind. Almost any creature that had bones in life and leaves them behind in death can become a shambling, undead skeleton-humanoids, beasts, aberrations, fey, and more.

Source: pathfinder-bestiary-3 (Pre-Remaster)

Perception +9; darkvision
Skills acrobatics +11, intimidation +13
Str
+4
Dex
+4
Con
+2
Int
-5
Wis
+0
Cha
+4
AC 22 Fort +11 Ref +15 Will +9
HP 60 (void healing)
Immunities bleed, death-effects, disease, paralyzed, poison, unconscious, mental
Resistances cold 5, electricity 5, fire 5, piercing 5, slashing 5
Speed 20 feet, fly 40 feet

Offense

Melee Talon (agile, unarmed) +15, Damage 2d6+7 slashing
Melee Club +15, Damage 1d6+7 bludgeoning
Ranged Club (thrown-10) +15, Damage 1d6+7 bludgeoning

Abilities

Void Healing — A creature with void healing draws health from void energy rather than vitality energy. It is damaged by vitality damage and is not healed by vitality healing effects. It does not take void damage, and it is healed by void effects that heal undead.
Shriek (auditory, concentrate, emotion, fear, mental) — The harpy skeleton emits an unearthly, bone-chilling scream that deals 4d10 mental damage to all creatures in a 30-foot cone (DC 26 Will save). A creature that fails its save is Frightened 1 (or Frightened 2 on a critical failure).

The harpy skeleton can't Shriek again for 1d4 rounds.

WORKS WELL WITH

AnvilLANDAnvil compresses enemy spacing, creating dense clusters that maximize the harpy's Shriek cone coverage from above.
CrasherLANDShriek's mental damage and Frightened condition prime enemies for Crasher burst while they are vulnerable.
SniperLANDAerial harassment and frightening cones pull enemy attention, opening safer sightlines for the Sniper.

PUNISHES

✖ clumping✖ low Will
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