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Jarvs

Creature 3 (unique) — aberration

Pre-Remaster content. May include legacy alignment.

Often seen at the sides of spellcasters, scalescribes are tiny, snakelike creatures with numerous hands that usually hold a multitude of fountain pens in various ink colors. The words scrawled across their bodies shift depending on what texts they've encountered recently. Scalescribes have a fondness for language, especially magical language, and make their homes in libraries or other places of learning.

Source: gatewalkers-bestiary (Pre-Remaster)

Perception +11
Skills arcana +11, occultism +9, stealth +8
Str
-2
Dex
+3
Con
+1
Int
+4
Wis
+4
Cha
+0
AC 18 Fort +6 Ref +10 Will +11
HP 45
Speed 20 feet

Offense

Melee Fountain Pen +10, Damage 1d6+2 piercing
Ranged Morpheme Glyph +10, Damage 3d6 force

Abilities

Mage Bond — After performing a 1-hour ritual, a scalescribe can bond with one willing creature capable of Casting Spells. The scalescribe can Aid their bonded caster in Crafting a scroll, and they can make their Transcribed spell available to the caster so long as the spell is of the caster's tradition. A bonded prepared caster can prepare the spell. A bonded spontaneous caster can add the spell to their spell repertoire during their daily preparations, and it remains as long as the Transcribed scroll exists.
+2 Status Bonus on Saves vs. Linguistic Effects
Transcribe — The scalescribe can Cast a Spell from any scroll they Transcribe as if it were on their spell list. Transcribing a new scroll renders any previously Transcribed scroll inert. **Critical Success** If the triggering spell's rank was no more than 3 higher than the scalescribe's counteract rank, the scalescribe captures a copy of the spell in a scroll that appears in their hand. This scroll can be used normally but fades after 24 hours if not used before then. **Success** As critical success, but only if the spell's rank is no more than 1 higher than the scalescribe's counteract rank. **Failure** As critical success, but only if the spell's rank is lower than the scalescribe's counteract rank. **Critical Failure** The scalescribe fails to copy the spell.
Inkstain — When the scalescribe deals damage to a creature with their fountain pen, the creature takes 1d4 persistent poison. When a creature taking this damage attempts to take an action with the concentrate trait, it must succeed at a DC 5 Flat check or the action is disrupted.

Spells

Dispel Magic (rank 2)
Translate (Self Only) (rank 2)
Detect Magic (rank 1)
Message (rank 1)
Read Aura (rank 1)
Sigil (rank 1)

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