Grappling Spirit
Level 9Attacks
Abilities
A creature with void healing draws health from void energy rather than vitality energy. It is damaged by vitality damage and is not healed by vitality healing effects. It does not take void damage, and it is healed by void effects that heal undead.
A grappling spirit wears a mask that allows them to abandon their original form and become a warrior focused solely on combat. This mask is quasi-corporeal, allowing it to be manipulated by both corporeal and incorporeal creatures. A creature who has the grappling spirit Grabbed or Restrained can remove the mask as an Interact action by succeeding at an DC 29 athletics check against the grappling spirit's Fortitude DC. Removing a grappling spirit's mask causes the spirit to fly into a frenzy. The grappling spirit becomes Quickened and can use their extra action to Fly, Grapple, or Strike. They also gain a +4 status bonus to damage rolls, and they take a -4 status penalty to AC and Reflex saving throws. If the mask is put back on, the grappling spirit ends their frenzy.
A grappling spirit can Grapple corporeal creatures despite being incorporeal. The grappling spirit uses their Athletics check to Grapple as normal but can't use Athletics for other actions that require corporeal contact, like Force Open or Trip.
Requirements The grappling spirit has a creature Grabbed or Restrained
The spirit saps their opponent's strength with a supernatural grip. The grappling spirit attempts an Athletics check to Grapple a creature they have grabbed or restrained, also adding (4d10+12) void damage, depending on the result. Critical Success The creature takes double damage. If it's already enfeebled, it falls Unconscious. If not, it is Enfeebled 2 until the end of its next turn and Enfeebled 1 for 1 minute. Success The creature takes full damage and is enfeebled 1 until the end of its next turn.
Requirements The grappling spirit has a creature Grabbed or Restrained
The grappling spirit pushes the creature 15 feet in a straight line. The spirit immediately teleports 20 feet to intercept. They make a ghostly hand Strike against the creature. On a hit, the creature is knocked Prone, and on a critical hit, it also takes an additional 2d6 bludgeoning damage as it's driven to the ground.
If a spirit knocks a creature Unconscious, each creature within 60-foot emanation that witnesses the victory is targeted with a DC 26 will Roaring Applause spell. The spirit must spend all their actions until the end of the turn celebrating, and a new medal or belt appears on the spirit.
Trigger The monster's last action was a successful Strike that lists Improved Grab in its damage entry, or the monster has a creature Grabbed or Restrained Effect If used after a Strike, the monster attempts to Grapple the creature using the body part it attacked with as a free action. This attempt neither applies nor counts toward the creature's multiple attack penalty. The monster can instead use Improved Grab as an action and choose one creature it's grabbing or restraining with an appendage that has Improved Grab to automatically extend that condition to the end of the monster's next turn.