Shade (Maelstrom)
Creature 1 — monitor, shade
ShadeLANDmonitorshadeplane-touched
The shapeless appear as half-melted reflections of their former mortal selves. When a mortal dies, their soul travels to the Boneyard in the Outer Planes where they're judged by Pharasma, the goddess of the dead. Once judged, their soul is sent on to their final reward or punishment and, in the process, transformed into a creature known as a shade. This transformation grants the soul a new body, one whose shape is determined by the prevailing philosophical forces of the plane to which they're se
Source: pathfinder-monster-core-2
Perception +7; darkvision
Languages protean
Skills athletics +7, Maelstrom Lore +7
Str
+2
Dex
+2
Con
+2
Int
+2
Wis
+2
Cha
+2
AC 15
Fort +7
Ref +7
Will +7
HP 22
Immunities critical-hits, precision
Speed 25 feet
Offense
Melee Fist (unarmed) +7, Damage 1d8+2 bludgeoning
Abilities
Planar Incarnation - Maelstrom (The Shapeless) — All shades are formed from and personify the nature of the plane on which they manifest, and their statistics are adjusted as summarized below. They also gain any trait associated with creatures from their plane.
Maelstrom (The Shapeless) The shapeless appear as half-melted reflections of their former mortal selves.
Language Protean
Additional Ability immune to critical hits and precision
Melee fist +7, Damage 1d8+2 bludgeoning
Maelstrom (The Shapeless) The shapeless appear as half-melted reflections of their former mortal selves.
Language Protean
Additional Ability immune to critical hits and precision
Melee fist +7, Damage 1d8+2 bludgeoning
WORKS WELL WITH
AnvilLANDA durable front-liner controls priority targeting while this crit-and-precision-immune skirmisher shrugs off attempts to burst it down.
WeaverLANDSave-based spells bypass the shade's immunity to precision damage, giving the party a reliable way to actually hurt it.
PUNISHES
✖ precision reliance✖ sneak attack reliance
Works well with · Punishes · Pairing advice
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