Pyric Revenant
CR
3+
Required Type
Undead
Required Array
Suggested Ability Score
Strength, Dexterity
Traits
Susceptible to Water (Su) splash of water deals 1d4 acid damage to a pyric revenant, while a large amount, such as heavy rain, deals 2d4 acid damage. Full immersion in water deals 4d4 acid damage per round to a pyric revenant. However, water can’t reduce a pyric revenant to fewer than one-fifth of its Hit Points (typically 10). Ice does not trigger a pyric revenant’s water susceptibility. |
Dimly Illuminated (Su) Light within 10 feet of a pyric revenant increases by one step. Magical darkness decreases this light only if it’s from a source with a CR or level higher than the revenant’s CR. |
Pyric Fire (Su) The fire damage of a pyric revenant burns body and spirit, ignoring fire resistance and dealing half damage even to creatures with fire immunity. A creature burning due to this fire can gain no bonuses to end that condition. A creature that dies due to pyric fire damage becomes a pyric revenant 1d4 hours later. |
Pyric Bolt (Su) A pyric revenant can launch a bolt of pyric fire with a range increment of 20 feet and a maximum range of 100 feet. |
Pyric Curse (Su) Melee attacks deal fire damage, impart pyric curse, and have the burn critical hit effect. Pyric Curse |
Burning Attacks A pyric revenant’s attacks have the burn critical hit effect that deals damage according to the creature’s CR, as follows: 3–5, 1d4; 6–10, 2d4; 11–15, 3d4; 16+ 4d4. |
Aklo A pyric revenant speaks Aklo and might retain one or more languages spoken in life. |
When pyric fire kills, it roasts flesh while kindling the spirit. Left unchecked, this otherworldly flame awakens a slain creature as an undead of ash, embers, and fire. Some pyric revenants smell of charred meat, which can be the first indication one is nearby.
A pyric revenant retains negative traits, such as low cunning or the desire to seek out and torment previous adversaries. The revenant might remember unfinished business and important people, and attempt to destroy such vestiges of its former life. If undirected, however, the creature is straightforward in its malice. It carries out no long-term schemes.
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