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Hellcat
Hellcats are devious predators native to the fiery pits of Hell. While the fiendish creatures resemble undead skeletal smilodons, bones smoking with heat and dripping with boiling blood, they're actually living hellspawn whose transparent flesh reveals their burning skeleton. A typical hellcat is 9 feet long and weighs 1,000 pounds.Left to their own devices, hellcats spend their time hunting. As fiendish creatures, they don't need mortal sustenance but devour prey for the sheer pleasure of inflicting pain. They're also far more intelligent than most assume, and they resent being treated as unintelligent animals; those who treat a hellcat thusly might find themselves made into a trophy for its pack, as a hellcat will go to great lengths to coordinate elaborate revenge upon any who fail to show them proper respect.
Though they can't speak, hellcats know Diabolic and can communicate by telepathy with any creature capable of speech. They rarely say much except to whisper threats and acknowledge the orders of their diabolic masters.
Hellcats are quick to retreat if clearly outmatched or up against foes they're unable to reach, but they never forget prey that escapes them.
Recall Knowledge - Beast (Arcana, Nature): DC 23
Recall Knowledge - Fiend (Religion): 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 HellcatCreature 8
Large Beast Fiend Unholy Source Monster Core 2 pg. 190
Perception +18; darkvision, scent (imprecise) 30 feet
Languages Diabolic; (can't speak any language), fiendish telepathy 100 feet
Skills Acrobatics +19, Athletics +19, Intimidation +16, Stealth +19, Survival +16
Str +6, Dex +4, Con +4, Int +0, Wis +3, Cha +1
Fiendish Telepathy (aura, magical, mental) This functions as telepathy, except that the hellcat can speak mentally to any creature, regardless of language. This doesn't grant the hellcat the ability to understand what the other creature is thinking, unless that creature also understands Diabolic.
AC 27; Fort +17, Ref +19, Will +14; +1 status to all saves vs. magic
HP 130; Resistances fire 10, physical 5 (except silver); Weaknesses holy 5
Speed 35 feet
Melee [one-action] jaws +20 [+15/+10], Damage 2d12+2+8 piercingMelee [one-action] claw +20 [+16/+12] (agile), Damage 2d8+2+8 slashingElusive Terror (divine, mental) A hellcat can live within the fears of others and use their dread to hide from sight. The hellcat can Hide in the presence of frightened creatures. If successful, the hellcat becomes Hidden from frightened creatures as if it moved behind cover or into concealment, but must otherwise Hide normally from non-frightened creatures.Fearful Attack The hellcat deals an additional 1d6 precision damage to frightened creatures.Hell Pack Mindlink [one-action] (concentrate, divine) The hellcat telepathically links its senses to all other hellcats within 100 feet for 10 minutes. It loses this contact with any hellcat that moves out of a 100-foot radius. While linked to at least one ally, the hellcat can't be flanked and gains a +2 status bonus to Will saving throws.Menacing Growl [two-actions] (auditory, emotion, fear, mental) The hellcat produces a low growl to disorient and frighten foes. The hellcat can cause this vocalization to originate from somewhere else within 30 feet. Non-fiends in a 15-foot burst must attempt a DC 27 Will save. The hellcat can't issue another Menacing Growl for 1d4 rounds.
Critical Success The creature is unaffected and is temporarily immune for 24 hours.
Success The creature is frightened 1.
Failure The creature is frightened 2.
Critical Failure The creature is frightened 4.Pounce [one-action] The hellcat Strides and makes a Strike at the end of that movement. If the hellcat began this action hidden, it remains hidden until after the ability's Strike.
Cats And Dogs
If there's one thing more certain to infuriate a hellcat than being treated as a mere animal, it's to compare it in any way to a hell hound. Hellcats consider hell hounds little more than vermin infesting the hellscapes they call home and enjoy torturing them more than any other creature.
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