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Archives of Nethys

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PFS StandardLesser Death

No one is quite sure what lesser deaths are, though some claim that they are avatars of the grim reaper. Unlike that strange hunter, however, lesser deaths hunt in packs on rare occasions. More often than not, they manifest from cursed magic items. Other times, they are just the enactors of death, hunting in the same way the grim reaper does— silently, with neither remorse nor quarter. Rarely, multiple lesser deaths work together to cull a large population, their scythes cutting through crowds and leaving entire cities devoid of life, inspiring (hopefully) false rumors of multiple grim reapers.

Recall Knowledge - Undead (Religion): DC 40
Unspecific Lore: DC 38
Specific Lore: DC 35

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Lesser DeathCreature 16

Legacy Content

Rare NE Medium Undead 
Source Bestiary pg. 197
Perception +16; darkvision, see invisibility, status sight, true seeing
Languages Common, Necril
Skills Acrobatics +17, Athletics +12, Deception +14, Intimidation +16, Religion +14, Society +10, Stealth +19
Str +6, Dex +9, Con +6, Int +4, Wis +6, Cha +6
Death’s Grace The lesser death can choose whether or not it counts as undead for effects that affect undead differently. Even if it does not count as undead, the lesser death still never counts as a living creature.
Status Sight The lesser death automatically knows the Hit Points, conditions, afflictions, and emotions of all creatures it can see.
Items scythe
AC 23; Fort +14, Ref +17, Will +16; +1 status to all saves vs. magic
HP 255 (negative healing); Immunities death effects, disease, paralyzed, poison, unconscious
Aura of Misfortune (aura, divination, divine, misfortune) 20 feet. Living creatures in the aura must roll twice on all d20 rolls and use the lower result. Negative Healing The lesser death can choose whether or not it takes positive damage. Lurking Death [reaction] (teleportation); Trigger A creature within 60 feet makes a ranged attack or uses an action that has the concentrate, manipulate, or move trait. Effect The lesser death teleports to a square adjacent to the triggering creature and makes a melee Strike against it. If the Strike hits, the lesser death disrupts the triggering action.
Speed 50 feet, fly 40 feet
Melee [one-action] keen scythe +16 [+12/+8] (agile, deadly 2d10, magical, reach 10 feet, trip), Damage 3d10+14 slashing plus 1d12 negativeDivine Innate Spells DC 22; Constant (6th) true seeing; (3rd) haste; (2nd) see invisibility
Infuse Weapon (divine, evocation) Any scythe gains the agile trait, can’t be disarmed, and becomes a +2 greater striking keen scythe while the lesser death wields it.

All Monsters in "Grim Reaper"

NameLevel
Grim Reaper21
Lesser Death16

Grim Reaper

Source Bestiary pg. 196
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Sidebar - Additional Lore Dead Man's Hand

Decks of cards are a traditional method used to tell a person’s fortune, but legends hold that certain cards or combinations of unfortunate draws can attract the attention of the grim reaper. Specialized fortune-telling decks, such as the Harrow, might not feature the visage of the grim reaper directly, but to the paranoid, death could lurk in any unfortunate hand of cards.

Sidebar - Additional Lore Dead Man's Hand

Decks of cards are a traditional method used to read a person's fortune, but legends say that certain cards can attract the attention of the Grim Reaper. Specialized fortune-telling decks, such as the harrow, might not feature the visage of the Grim Reaper directly, but to the fearful, death could lurk in any unlucky draw.

Sidebar - Treasure and Rewards Grim Reaper Treasure

The grim reaper keeps no treasure, but sometimes lesser deaths hang on to strange keepsakes from those whom they have slain—especially in cases where a lesser death has set its unholy sight on an extended family or faction.

Sidebar - Treasure and Rewards Grim Reaper Treasure

The Grim Reaper keeps no treasure, but sometimes lesser deaths hang on to strange keepsakes from those whom they have slain—especially in cases where a lesser death has set its unholy sight on an extended family or faction.