Barghest, Greater Creature 7
Senses
Languages Abyssal,
Skills
Str +6, Dex +2, Con +4, Int +3, Wis +3, Cha +5
Melee jaws +17,
Melee claw +17 (agile),
4th blink (at
Change Shape (
Mutations The process of consuming corpses to evolve into a greater barghest results in odd and unpredictable physiological changes. A greater barghest has one mutation, typically chosen from the following options.
- Fangs (
poison ) The barghest grows elongated fangs that seeppoison . Its jaws deal 1d6 additionalpoison damage and 1d6 persistentpoison damage . - Toxic Breath (
divine ,evocation ,poison ) The barghest breathes a cloud of toxic gas that deals 8d6poison damage to all creatures in a 30-footcone (DC 25 basicFortitude save). It can't use Toxic Breath again for 1d4 rounds. - Vestigial Arm
Strike Frequency once perround ;Trigger The barghest completes aStrike .Effect The barghest makes a clawStrike with a shriveled third arm hanging from its torso. Thisattack doesn't count for the barghest'smultiple attack penalty , nor does thatpenalty apply on theattack . - Wings The barghest has malformed wings extending from its back. It gains a fly
Speed of 25 feet.
About
Once a barghest has eaten enough to grow into a greater barghest, it typically seeks a method to leave the Material Plane and return to the Abyss, there joining other fiends as yet another of that plane's horrors. As barghests have no innate
In addition to greater barghests being more powerful than typical barghests, the process of transforming into a greater barghest results in hideous mutations that often grant