Yianyin
Creature 7 (unique) — monitor, psychopomp
Pre-Remaster content. May include legacy alignment.
WeaverSnareLANDmonitorpsychopompvoid
Source: malevolence-bestiary (Pre-Remaster)
Perception +16; darkvision, lifesense 60 feet
Languages chthonian, diabolic, empyrean, requian; telepathy 120 feet, tongues
Skills acrobatics +17, Boneyard Lore +16, diplomacy +17, intimidation +17, medicine +16, occultism +14, religion +16
Str
+0
Dex
+6
Con
+5
Int
+3
Wis
+5
Cha
+6
AC 25
Fort +14
Ref +17
Will +16
+1 status to all saves vs. magic
HP 115
Immunities death-effects, disease
Resistances void 7, poison 7
Speed 25 feet
Offense
Melee Fist (agile, finesse, unarmed) +18, Damage 2d8+2 bludgeoning plus Corrupted Touch
Abilities
Telepathy 120 feet (aura, magical) — A monster with telepathy can communicate mentally with any creatures within the listed radius, as long as they share a language. This doesn't give any special access to their thoughts, and communicates no more information than normal speech would.
Lifesense 60 feet — Lifesense allows a monster to sense the vital essence of living and undead creatures within the listed range. The sense can distinguish between the vitality energy animating living creatures and the void energy animating undead creatures, much as sight distinguishes colors.
Constant Spells — A constant spell affects the monster without the monster needing to cast it, and its duration is unlimited. If a constant spell gets counteracted, the monster can reactivate it by spending the normal spellcasting actions the spell requires.
+1 Status to All Saves vs. Magic —
Unnerving Presence (aura, divine, emotion, fear, incapacitation) — 30 feet. A creature that begins its turn within the aura must attempt a DC 22 Will save.
Critical Success The creature is unaffected and becomes temporarily immune to unnerving presence for 24 hours.
Success The creature's attack rolls take a -1 status penalty for 1 round.
Failure The creature feels Yianyin's eyeless gaze upon them but knows that something far more dangerous and monstrous watches them through those empty sockets. The overwhelming presence of this alien intelligence causes the creature to become Slowed 1 for 1 round as they shake and tremble with fear.
Critical Failure As failure, but the creature is instead Stunned 1 and knows the name of what watches from those empty eyes: Tchekuth.
Critical Success The creature is unaffected and becomes temporarily immune to unnerving presence for 24 hours.
Success The creature's attack rolls take a -1 status penalty for 1 round.
Failure The creature feels Yianyin's eyeless gaze upon them but knows that something far more dangerous and monstrous watches them through those empty sockets. The overwhelming presence of this alien intelligence causes the creature to become Slowed 1 for 1 round as they shake and tremble with fear.
Critical Failure As failure, but the creature is instead Stunned 1 and knows the name of what watches from those empty eyes: Tchekuth.
Compel Condemned (divine, incapacitation, mental) — Yianyin telepathically compels a creature within 30 feet to approach and allow Yianyin to kiss them, in preparation for using Kiss of Death. The target must attempt a DC 25 Will save.
Success The creature is unaffected and is temporarily immune to Compel Condemned for 24 hours.
Failure The creature must spend each of its actions to move closer to Yianyin as quickly as possible, while avoiding obvious dangers. If the compelled creature is adjacent to Yianyin, it stays still and doesn't act. If the creature takes any damage, the effect ends and the creature is temporarily immune to Compel Condemned for 24 hours. This effect lasts for 1 round, but if Yianyin uses this ability again on subsequent rounds, it extend the duration by 1 round for all affected creatures.
Critical Failure As failure, but damage does not end the effect.
Success The creature is unaffected and is temporarily immune to Compel Condemned for 24 hours.
Failure The creature must spend each of its actions to move closer to Yianyin as quickly as possible, while avoiding obvious dangers. If the compelled creature is adjacent to Yianyin, it stays still and doesn't act. If the creature takes any damage, the effect ends and the creature is temporarily immune to Compel Condemned for 24 hours. This effect lasts for 1 round, but if Yianyin uses this ability again on subsequent rounds, it extend the duration by 1 round for all affected creatures.
Critical Failure As failure, but damage does not end the effect.
Corrupted Touch — Yianyin's Strikes deal 2d6 void damage to living creatures. A creature critically hit by Yianyin's Strike must attempt a DC 18 Fortitude save or become Drained 1 (Drained 2 on a critical failure) as rot spreads throughout their flesh.
Kiss of Death (death, divine, manipulate) — Yianyin gives a long, passionate kiss to an Unconscious or willing creature, dealing 4d6 void damage.
Any creature damaged by Yianyin's Kiss of Death for 3 consecutive rounds becomes unconscious and is Dying 1.
Any creature damaged by Yianyin's Kiss of Death for 3 consecutive rounds becomes unconscious and is Dying 1.
Occult Innate Spells DC 25, attack +17
5th Tongues (Constant)
4th Confusion, Phantasmal Killer
3rd Illusory Disguise
2nd Invisibility (At Will) (Self Only)
Cantrips (5th) Dancing Lights
WORKS WELL WITH
AnvilLANDA durable front-liner occupies attention so this caster can line up its compulsion and finishing touch on an isolated target.
CrasherLANDA heavy striker that drops a target toward unconsciousness sets up this caster's finishing attack against a helpless target.
SniperLANDA ranged attacker thins the party from range while this caster's aura and compulsion whittle down Will saves.
PUNISHES
✖ low Will✖ unconscious or dying allies✖ isolated targets
Avoid pairing with another Will-based aura controller, since stacking near-identical save pressure adds little beyond what one aura already forces.
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