Monsters / Lamia
Lamia
CR 6 - 2,400 XP - CE Large Monstrous Humanoid
Stat block
AC20 (touch 13, flat-footed 16)HP67 (9d10+18)SavesFort +7, Ref +9, Will +11Melee+1 dagger +13/+8 (1d4+4/19-20), touch +7 (1d4 Wisdom drain), 2 claws +7 (1d4+2)Speed60 ft.AbilitiesStr 18, Dex 16, Con 14, Int 13, Wis 17, Cha 13BAB / CMB / CMD+9 / +14 / 28Sensesdarkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +15Environmenttemperate deserts
Combat brain - every behavior cites its line (2 rules)
Built only from this entry: stat-block special attacks, the printed Int score, the creature type, its feats and senses, and the behavioral prose of its own description. Nothing invented - an uncited behavior is a test failure.
night-hunter (from senses)
senses: darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +15 - hunts where prey is blind
senses: darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +15 - hunts where prey is blind
targets-weakest (from alignment)
alignment CE, Int 13 - picks off the wounded and the unarmored first
alignment CE, Int 13 - picks off the wounded and the unarmored first
On-hit riders and breath
wisdom drain
From the entry
Although a lamia is Large, its upper torso is the same size as that of a Medium humanoid. As a result, lamias wield weapons as if they were one size category smaller than their actual size (Medium for most lamias).
A lamia drains 1d4 points of Wisdom each time it hits with its melee touch attack. (Unlike with other kinds of ability drain attacks, a lamia does not heal any damage when it uses its Wisdom drain.) Lamias try to use this power early in an encounter to make foes more susceptible to charm monster and suggestion.
The hate-filled inheritors of an ancient curse, lamias appear as lean and attractive women from the waist up, while below they possess the bodies of powerful lions. Even their humanoid features bear distinctly feline traits, their eyes slitted and feral and their teeth like predatory fangs. A typical lamia stands over 6 feet tall, measures more than 8 feet long, and ...