Monster Dossier

Skulltaker

Skulltaker SKULLTAKER INSIGHT The cooperation of a skulltaker is a powerful asset, for this whirling mass of death knows the collective memories of the...

Level 18

Traits

uncommonnehugeundead

Rules & statistics

Monster Profile

Perception

33

Senses

  • Name
    darkvision
  • Name
    true seeing

Languages

Languages
  • necril
Abilities
  • Lore||Skeletal Lore languages

Skills

Acrobatics
34
Intimidation
35
Religion
30
Stealth
32
Skeletal lore
30

Ability Mods

Str
8
Dex
6
Con
6
Int
2
Wis
8
Cha
7

Defenses

Ac
42
Saving Throws
Fort
31
Ref
33
Will
35
Hp
  • Hp
    300
Immunities
  • cold
  • poison
  • death effects
  • disease
  • paralyzed
  • unconscious
Resistances
  • Amount
    15
    Name
    piercing
  • Amount
    15
    Name
    slashing

Speed

Walk
30
Fly
60

Attacks

  • Range
    Melee
    Name
    jaws
    Attack
    35
    Traits
    • deadly
    • magical
    • reach
    Effects
    • energy drain
    Damage
    3d10+14 piercing plus 3d6 negative and energy drain
    Types
    • negative
    • piercing
  • Range
    Melee
    Name
    claw
    Attack
    35
    Traits
    • agile
    • deadly
    • magical
    • reach
    Effects
    • energy drain
    Damage
    3d6+14 slashing plus 3d6 negative and energy drain
    Types
    • negative
    • slashing
  • Range
    Ranged
    Name
    bone javelin
    Attack
    33
    Traits
    • magical
    • thrown
    Damage
    3d8+6 piercing plus 3d6 negative
    Types
    • negative
    • piercing

Spellcasting

  • Type
    Innate
    Tradition
    divine
    DC
    40
    Entry
    8
    Spells
    • Name
      finger of death
      Amount
      2
    • Name
      horrid wilting
      Amount
      2
    • Name
      punishing winds
      Amount
      2
    Constant
    6
    Spells
    • Name
      true seeing

Abilities

Top
  • Traits
    • divination
    • divine
    Entries
    • A skulltaker taps into the memories of the creatures whose bones make up its body. This gives it the Lore||Skeletal Lore skill, which it can use to Recall Knowledge of any kind. In addition, it can speak and understand all the languages known by the creatures whose bones make up its body (typically including Common and the regional language of the skulltaker's home region). The skulltaker can use Lore||Skeletal Lore as the primary skill check for the legend lore ritual (Core Rulebook 413), and it can cast legend lore without secondary casters.
    Name
    Skeletal Lore
Mid
  • Traits
    • air
    • aura
    • divine
    • necromancy
    Entries
    • 10 feet. A cloud of bone shards surrounds the skulltaker. When a creature moves into the emanation or begins its turn there, shard storm attempts to counteract any death ward effect on the creature (+30 counteract modifier) and then deals 4d6 slashing damage and 4d6 negative damage to the creature, with a 40 basic Reflex save.
    Name
    Shard Storm
Bot
  • Traits
    • divine
    • necromancy
    Entries
    • Whenever a creature dies within 60 feet of a skulltaker, the skulltaker draws a portion of the creature's bones into its shard storm. The creature must succeed at a 40 Will save or rise as a skeletal champion in 1d4 rounds. These skeletal champions are controlled by the skulltaker.
    Name
    Bonetaker
  • Traits
    • divine
    • necromancy
    Entries
    • When a skulltaker hits with a melee Strike, the target must succeed at a 40 Fortitude save or become drained 2 and doomed 1.
    Name
    Energy Drain
  • Activity
    Number
    1
    Unit
    action
    Entries
    • The skulltaker causes splintered bones to erupt from all solid surfaces in a 100-foot emanation, except for surfaces of worked stone. A creature moving through the bones takes 10 piercing damage and 10 negative damage for every 5 feet of movement. The first time each round a creature takes piercing damage from these splintered bones, it must succeed at a Reflex save or take a –10-foot circumstance penalty to all Speeds for 10 minutes, or a –15-foot circumstance penalty for 24 hours on a critical failure. The bones remain in place until the skulltaker uses this action again or the bones are manually removed, which takes 10 minutes for each 5-foot square.
    Name
    Splintered Ground

Background

Lore

Skulltaker

SKULLTAKER INSIGHT

The cooperation of a skulltaker is a powerful asset, for this whirling mass of death knows the collective memories of the creatures whose bones form its body. Because mountain travelers come from far and wide, the breadth of a skulltaker's knowledge is often vast, spanning a range of topics.

Swirling down from misty peaks and through howling mountain passes like an evil wind, the vortex of bones known as a skulltaker is a terrible manifestation of the delirium and agony experienced by doomed climbers and lost trailblazers just before they met their end. In some places, a skulltaker is also known as a saxra.