Monster Dossier

Howling Spawn

Stalker's Spawn While Desert's Howl|LOMM is presumed to be unique, given its inexplicable origin, there have been reports of creatures resembling Desert...

Level 11

Traits

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Rules & statistics

Monster Profile

Perception

21

Senses

  • Name
    darkvision
  • Name
    fear scent
    Range
    60

Languages

Languages
  • aklo

Skills

Athletics
22
Deception
19
Intimidation
23
Stealth
21
Survival
19

Ability Mods

Str
7
Dex
6
Con
7
Int
3
Wis
4
Cha
3

Defenses

Ac
31
Saving Throws
Fort
24
Ref
21
Will
18
Hp
  • Hp
    175
    Abilities
    • regeneration||regeneration 20 (deactivated by cold)
Immunities
  • emotion
  • fear
Weaknesses
  • Name
    cold
    Amount
    10
Resistances
  • Name
    fire
    Amount
    15

Speed

Walk
35
Climb
20
Fly
15
Swim
30

Attacks

  • Range
    Melee
    Name
    claw
    Attack
    24
    Traits
    • agile
    • reach
    Effects
    • Grab
    Damage
    2d10+13 slashing plus Grab
    Types
    • slashing
  • Range
    Ranged
    Name
    spit
    Attack
    23
    Traits
    • range
    Effects
    • Paralytic Secretion
    Damage
    1d6 fire plus 1d6 mental and paralytic secretion
    Types
    • fire
    • mental

Spellcasting

  • Type
    Innate
    Tradition
    occult
    DC
    27
    Entry
    2
    Spells
    • Name
      invisibility
      Amount
      at will
      Notes
      • self only
    • Name
      mirror image
    4
    Spells
    • Name
      dimension door
    • Name
      hallucinatory terrain
    5
    Spells
    • Name
      hallucination

Abilities

Top
  • Name
    Fear Scent
    Entries
    • Howling spawn can sense frightened creatures within 60 feet, using an incredibly accurate sense of psychic smell as a precise sense.
Mid
  • Name
    Frightful Presence
    Traits
    • aura
    • emotion
    • fear
    • mental
    Entries
    • 60 feet, 27
  • Name
    Putrid Evanescence
    Activity
    Unit
    reaction
    Number
    1
    Frequency
    Unit
    hour
    Number
    1
    Trigger
    The howling spawn is damaged by another creature
    Entries
    • The howling spawn bursts into a cloud of putrid smoke, ash, and nightmares, becoming invisible and teleporting up to 20 feet away to an unoccupied space it can see. It remains invisible until the end of its next turn or until it uses a hostile action||2|hostile actions, whichever comes first.
Bot
  • Name
    Illusory Ambush
    Activity
    Unit
    action
    Number
    2
    Entries
    • The howling spawn shimmers with illusions and devastates a foe who lost track of its position. It stride||Strides up to twice its Speed. If it ends its movement within its melee reach of at least one enemy to which it's undetected, it can attempt two claw strike||Strikes against that enemy. These attacks count toward it's multiple attack penalty, but the multiple attack penalty doesn't increase until after it makes both of these attacks. The howling spawn remains undetected to the creature it's attacking until after resolving both of the claw attacks.
  • Name
    Paralytic Secretion
    Entries
    • The howling spawn's saliva is a potent paralytic substance that drains the energy from prey. A creature hit by its spit Strike must succeed at a 30 Fortitude save or become drained as well as paralyzed for 1 round. If the target was already drained, it instead increases the condition's value by 1, to a maximum of drained 4.
  • Name
    Profane Feast
    Activity
    Unit
    action
    Number
    1
    Requirements
    The howling spawn has a creature grabbed
    Entries
    • The howling spawn begins to consume the creature, dealing 2d12+5 piercing damage (30 basic Fortitude save) and exposing the creature to its paralytic secretion.

Background

Lore

Stalker's Spawn

While Desert's Howl|LOMM is presumed to be unique, given its inexplicable origin, there have been reports of creatures resembling Desert's Howl that stalk the sands of Fifalavad. Though quite similar to the descriptions of Desert's Howl, they seem to be individuals who haven't yet fully completed their transformation into the terrifying beast. Whether these unfortunate people met a cruel fate similar to that which spawned Desert's Howl or are spawn of the nightmarish creature itself is unclear. Some reports of encounters with these creatures note that it's possible to revert the creature back to its humanoid form by cleansing its mind of nightmarish visions, though there's no solid evidence of such an event ever occurring.