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PFS StandardSkymetal Striker

A skymetal striker resembles a serpent—or, more precisely, the two-headed serpent known as an amphisbaena—made of a long string of dozens of spinning, sharp-toothed circular saw blades. These blades array themselves along the creature's body like beads on an invisible cord of magnetic force. Although the blades making up the creature are typically composed of many different metals and alloys, it is best known, feared, and named for the blades of orichalcum and inubrix that form the “heads” at either end of its serpentine body.

Recall Knowledge - Elemental (Arcana, Nature): DC 23
Unspecific Lore: DC 21
Specific Lore: DC 18

Elite | Normal | Weak
Proficiency without Level

Changes from being Elite are marked in red below.
NOTE: The +2 damage bonus to non-strike offensive abilities (+4 if the ability is limited, such as spells) is NOT factored in.

Elite Skymetal StrikerCreature 8

Large Elemental Metal 
Source Rage of Elements pg. 156 2.0
Perception +17; darkvision
Languages Talican
Skills Acrobatics +19, Stealth +19
Str +2, Dex +6, Con +4, Int +2, Wis +2, Cha +2
AC 28; Fort +17, Ref +19, Will +15
HP 120; Immunities bleed, paralyzed, poison, sleep; Resistances electricity 5
Speed 25 feet
Melee [one-action] inubrix fangs +19 [+14/+9] (finesse, reach 10 feet), Damage 2d10+2+6 slashing plus phase bladeMelee [one-action] orichalcum fangs +19 [+14/+9] (finesse, reach 10 feet), Damage 2d12+2+6 slashing plus temporal stutterPhase Blade A skymetal striker's inubrix fangs Strike ignores damage resistance from metal armor's armor specialization effects and the circumstance bonus to AC from metal shields, and it doesn't trigger the Shield Block reaction from a metal shield.Temporal Stutter A creature not already affected by temporal stutter that takes damage from a skymetal striker's orichalcum fangs Strike must attempt a DC 27 Fortitude save.
Success The target is quickened until the end of its next turn.
Failure The target is slowed 1 until the end of its next turn.
Critical Failure The target is slowed 2 until the end of its next turn.Two-Headed Assault [two-actions] The skymetal striker makes one inubrix fangs Strike and one orichalcum fangs Strike, each against a different creature. Its multiple attack penalty increases only after all the attacks are made.

Sidebar - Treasure and Rewards Strange Metals

Inubrix and orichalcum are types of skymetal—a collective term used in the Universe to refer to exceedingly rare metals, most possessing magical properties, found on distant planets and fallen stars. Skymetal can be found in abundance on the Plane of Metal, however, and many metal elementals contain at least a bit of one type or another. Inubrix, colloquially called ghost iron, is prized for its ability to phase through other metals, while orichalcum's mystical properties can warp the very flow of time around it.

All Monsters in "Elemental, Metal"

NameLevel
Abysium Horror10
Ferrous Butterfly1
Kinzaruk3
Living Lodestone6
Melomach13
Mercurial2
Nanoshard Swarm9
Oregorger11
Quickiron Plasm4
Rust Scarab5
Skymetal Striker7

Elemental, Metal

Source Rage of Elements pg. 153 2.0
Metal elementals can manifest in a wide variety of different forms, from shapeless amalgams of different metals to humanoid and beast-like monstrosities.

Elemental

Related Groups Elemental, Air, Elemental, Air, Elemental, Earth, Elemental, Earth, Elemental, Fire, Elemental, Fire, Elemental, Mephit, Elemental, Scamp, Elemental, Water, Elemental, Water, Elemental, Wisp, Elemental, Wood
The Elemental Planes—primordial realms defined by aspects of air, earth, fire, or water—are home to a diverse group of beings known as elementals. Spellcasters on the Material Plane call upon elementals for aid, though these enigmatic creatures can also travel to the world of mortals via interplanar gateways and rifts. The elementals on these pages exemplify the creatures of the Elemental Planes, but this list is by no means exhaustive.

Sidebar - Additional Lore Metal Forms

Though metal elementals are made almost entirely of metal, most are composed of layers of different metals in tiny fragments, as complex as a body of flesh or plant matter. Many of these metals are rusted or decayed from the natural, slow entropy of the Plane of Metal.