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Archives of Nethys

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PFS StandardWarsworn

A warsworn is an animate mass of corpses composed of dozens, sometimes even hundreds, of victims of battle. They are formed by deities of undeath or war or, rarely, spontaneously manifest from the devastation of an especially horrendous battle.

Recall Knowledge - Undead (Religion): DC 37
Unspecific Lore: DC 35
Specific Lore: DC 32

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 WarswornCreature 17

Uncommon Gargantuan Undead Unholy 
Source Monster Core pg. 342
Perception +29; darkvision
Languages Common; (can't speak any language)
Skills Athletics +35
Str +9, Dex +5, Con +7, Int -1, Wis +5, Cha +5
AC 39; Fort +31, Ref +27, Will +29; +1 status to all saves vs. vitality
HP 370 (void healing); Immunities bleed, death effects, disease, paralyzed, poison, unconscious
Animated Weapons (aura, divine) 100 feet. The warsworn automatically controls unattended weapons in the aura, which levitate around the warsworn. The warsworn can telekinetically wield these weapons to make melee Strikes with a reach of 100 feet. These strikes deal four of the weapon's damage dice +9 and use the weapon's damage type.Frightful Presence (aura, emotion, fear, mental) 100 feet, DC 37Reactive Strike [reaction]
Speed 30 feet
Melee [one-action] corpse wave +34 [+29/+24] (magical), Damage 4d12+2+9 bludgeoning plus energy drainMelee [one-action] animated weapon +32 [+28/+24] (agile, magical, reach 100 feet), Effect see animated weaponsRanged [one-action] scrap ball +30 [+25/+20] (magical, range increment 100 feet), Damage 4d12+2+9 bludgeoning plus plummetAbsorb [free-action] (death, divine, void) Trigger The warsworn moves into a dying creature's space; Effect The warsworn absorbs the dying creature into itself, instantly killing the creature and healing the warsworn for a number of Hit Points equal to the creature's level. As long as the warsworn still exists, absorbed creatures can't be resurrected except by wish or a similarly powerful effect.Energy Drain (divine, void) When a warsworn hits with a corpse wave Strike or damages a creature with Trample, the target must succeed at a DC 37 Fortitude save or become drained 2 and doomed 1. On a critical success, the target becomes temporarily immune to the warsworn's energy drain for 24 hours.Plummet A creature hit by a warsworn's scrap ball Strike must attempt a DC 39 Reflex save. On a failure, the target falls prone; if the target was airborne, it falls up to 120 feet, taking damage from the fall and landing prone if the descent brings it to the ground. On a critical failure, the target is also held under a pile of scrap (Escape DC 39).Trample [three-actions] Huge or smaller, corpse wave, DC 39

Sidebar - Related Creatures Alternate Warsworns

While uniquely terrible, war is not the only tragedy that can lead to mass deaths. Other forms of mass undead, similar to warsworn, can sometimes arise from causes such as famine or disaster. Flamesworn rise from large crowds killed by fire, while plagueborn rise when entire townships or even cities perish to disease.