Serpentfolk Granitescale

A monster with telepathy can communicate mentally with any creatures within the listed radius, as long as they share a language. This doesn't give any special access to their thoughts, and communicates no more information than normal speech would.

Trigger A creature within the monster's reach uses a manipulate action or a move action, makes a ranged attack, or leaves a square during a move action it's using. Effect The monster attempts a melee Strike against the triggering creature. If the attack is a critical hit and the trigger was a manipulate action, the monster disrupts that action. This Strike doesn't count toward the monster's multiple attack penalty, and its multiple attack penalty doesn't apply to this Strike.

Frequency once per day Trigger The granitescale takes piercing or slashing damage Effect The granitescale twists to take the blow on their hardest scales, which they shed to reduce the incoming force. The granitescale reduces the damage by 10, but their AC is reduced by 2 for 1 day, when the shed scales regrow.

Requirements The granitescale's last action was a successful spear Strike

The granitescale rattles the base of their spear, attempting an Intimidation check to Demoralize all enemies within 30-foot emanation (compare the granitescale's Intimidation check result to the targets' Will DCs individually).

Saving Throw DC 22 fortitude Maximum Duration 6 rounds Stage 1 1d4 poison damage and Enfeebled 1 (1 round) Stage 2 2d4 poison damage and enfeebled 1 (1 round)