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Weak CephalophixCreature 4
Medium Devil Fiend UnholySource Cheliax, Infernal Inheritence pg. 206
Weak Changes are marked. The -2 damage penalty to non-strike offensive abilities (-4 if the ability is limited, such as spells) is NOT factored in.
Recall Knowledge DC 19 • Fiend (Religion)
Perception +7; echolocation (precise) 40 feet, magic sense (precise) 100 feet, no vision
Languages Common, Diabolic; telepathy 100 feet
Skills Acrobatics +7, Arcana +11, Athletics +10, Intimidation +7, Nature +11, Occultism +11, Religion +11
Str +5, Dex +2, Con +3, Int +4, Wis +4, Cha +2
Echolocation A cephalophix can use their hearing as a precise sense at the listed range.
Magic Sense A cephalophix can detect the source of any magic within range as a precise sense.
AC 17; Fort +13, Ref +7, Will +10
HP 80; Immunities visual; Resistances fire 5, physical 5 (except silver), poison 5; Weaknesses holy 5
Hateful Counteract [reaction] Frequency once per day; Trigger A creature the cephalophix perceives with a precise sense Casts a Spell; Effect The cephalophix attempts to counteract the triggering spell. Their counteract rank is 3, and their counteract modifier is +13. If they succeed, the triggering creature takes mental damage equal to twice the counteracted spell’s rank.Reactive Resistance [reaction] Trigger The cephalophix takes acid, cold, electricity, fire, sonic, or spirit damage; Effect The cephalophix loses any resistances they have to acid, cold, electricity, fire, sonic, or spirit damage, then gains resistance 5 to the triggering damage type. This resistance applies to the triggering damage and lasts until they use Reactive Resistance again.
Speed 25 feet
Melee [one-action] jaws +13 [+8/+3] (magical, unholy, versatile S), Damage 2d8-2+5 piercing plus tar vomitRanged [one-action] vomit +11 [+6/+1] (magical, range 30 feet, spirit, unholy), Damage 2d10-2+5 spirit plus tar vomitDivine Innate Spells DC 17, attack +9 (-4 dmg); 4th translocate (at will)
Rituals DC 17 (-4 dmg); 1st diabolic pact
Tar Vomit (unholy) Creatures hit by a cephalophix’s Strikes are covered in black tar suffused with unholy energy. They take a –5-foot status penalty to their Speeds until the end of their next turn (or a –10-foot status penalty on a critical hit), and they must succeed at a DC 20 Will save or be stupefied 1 for the same duration (stupefied 2 on a critical failure).Tortured Shriek [two-actions] (sonic) The cephalophix unleashes a deafening shriek, dealing 2d10 sonic damage to all creatures in a 30-foot cone with a DC 17 basic Fortitude save. Creatures that fail are also deafened until the start of the cephalophix’s next turn, or for 1 minute on a critical failure.
Fated Foes
While most Hellknight initiation tests require armigers to prove themselves against a vordine, some initiates are instead pitted against a cephalophix. This exception is typically reserved for especially magically adept hopefuls, such as prospective Hellknight signifers. Cephalophixes hate and relish these occasions in equal measure; they despise being magically summoned but love the opportunity to take their animosity out on the unlucky initiate.
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