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Archives of Nethys

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PFS StandardSnow Oni

Snow oni maintain their seething temperaments even in their icy homes. The isolation of their environment gives them trappings of asceticism, and many snow oni pursue physical perfection, reveling in the process of turning their bodies into powerful fighting machines. They are just as hedonistic and brutal as any of their brethren, however, and eager to indulge in warm baths, strong drink, and humanoid flesh.

Like many oni, snow oni possess a third eye in the center of their forehead. This eye gives snow oni a mystical sense that allows them to peer through even the thickest flurries of snow.

Recall Knowledge - Humanoid (Society): DC 31
Unspecific Lore: DC 29
Specific Lore: DC 26

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Snow OniCreature 13

Large Cold Giant Humanoid Oni Unholy 
Source Monster Core pg. 253
Perception +13; greater darkvision, snow vision
Languages Common
Skills Acrobatics +11, Athletics +12, Deception +14
Str +8, Dex +5, Con +5, Int +0, Wis +5, Cha +8
Snow Vision Snow doesn't impair the snow oni's vision; they ignore concealment from snowfall.
AC 20; Fort +10, Ref +12, Will +8
HP 290; Immunities cold; Weaknesses bean panic, spirit 15
Bean Panic Oni are curiously afraid of beans, especially as the seasons begin to change. If a creature Interacts to throw a handful of beans at the oni, the oni becomes frightened 2. While frightened this way, their weakness to spirit damage is increased by 5. The oni then becomes immune to bean panic for 24 hours.Icy Deflection [reaction] Trigger The snow oni is targeted by a ranged Strike or spell attack roll that doesn't have the fire trait; Effect The snow oni creates a reflective blockade of ice, gaining a +4 circumstance bonus to AC against the triggering attack roll. If the attack misses, the snow oni redirects the attack to another creature within 20 feet of the snow oni. The attacker rerolls the attack roll against the new target.Reactive Strike [reaction]
Speed 40 feet, fly 40 feet
Melee [one-action] fist +14 [+10/+6] (agile, magical, reach 10 feet), Damage 2d8+16 bludgeoning plus 2d6 coldMelee [one-action] jaws +14 [+9/+4] (magical, reach 10 feet), Damage 2d6+16 piercing plus 1d6 persistent bleedRanged [one-action] ice dart +12 [+7/+2] (cold, magical, range increment 60 feet), Damage 3d10+4 cold plus 1d6 spiritPrimal Innate Spells DC 18; 2nd invisibility (at will; self only)
Change Shape [one-action] (concentrate, polymorph, primal) The snow oni can take on the appearance of any Medium or Large humanoid creature. This doesn't change their Speed or their attack and damage bonuses with their Strikes but might change the damage type their Strikes dealChilling Combo [one-action] (cold) The snow oni makes two fist Strikes targeting the same creature. If they both hit, the target becomes slowed 1 for 1 round.Falling Frozen Lightning [two-actions] (cold, primal) The snow oni calls down a bolt of icy lightning, white as fallen snow. The bolt strikes a location within 60 feet, freezing the air into a cloud of snow that fills a 20-foot burst and lasts for 1 minute. All creatures within the snow become concealed, and all creatures outside the snow become concealed to creatures within it. A creature that enters the snow or begins its turn there takes 15 cold damage, with a DC 20 basic Fortitude save.

All Monsters in "Oni"

NameLevel
Caldera Oni14
Island Oni17
Mountain Oni8
Onidoshi8
Shadow Yai16
Snow Oni13
Taiga Yai15

Oni

Source Monster Core pg. 252
Oni are large, brutal creatures originating in Tian Xia who resemble humanoids with brightly colored skin, tusks, and horns. Though commonly mistaken for fiends, the first oni were originally kami, tutelary nature spirits. These kami suffered a terrible trauma, losing their sacred wards to dramatic disasters or the callousness of others, and as a result transformed into the violent creatures they are today. While some believe that oni can be spiritually placated through proper ritual worship that transforms them back into kami, many of these would-be saviors fall to oni's notorious brute strength, flesh-rending teeth, and command of storms.

Oni possess the ability to disguise themselves as other humanoids. They are rarely creative in their disguises, often choosing a specific appearance similar to their oni form and sticking with it. This simplicity catches many by surprise, however, as people assume oni are limited to a single alternate form, which is by no means the case.

Sidebar - Additional Lore Kishin Oni

The mightiest oni are powerful quasideities known by the title of kishin, possessing unique powers and isolated mortal domains. The most powerful is Inma, the Empress of the World, but Akuma the Horned King, Murona the Dark Mother, and Nataka the Red King are also worshipped.

Sidebar - Additional Lore Oni Origins

The first oni originated in the nation of Minkai on the continent of Tian Xia. Whether due to prevalent local kami— particularly in the mist-shrouded Forest of Spirits—or its peoples' faiths, Minkai is a hotbed of oni activity

Sidebar - Related Creatures Other Oni

Different oni exist across the continent of Tian Xia. Village oni mask their golden skin and four-fingered claws in human form. Other oni include night oni, which lurk in darkness and smoke, void oni, with their malevolent shadowy flames, and the awesomely powerful storm oni.