pathfinder-2-sqlite-MIRROR/data/monsters/homunculus.yaml

ability_mods:
  cha_mod: -2
  con_mod: 0
  dex_mod: 3
  int_mod: 0
  str_mod: -1
  wis_mod: 1
ac: 17
ac_special: null
alignment: N
automatic_abilities: null
description: 'A homunculus is a tiny servitor construct created by a crafter to serve
  as a spy, scout, messenger, or assistant. When a crafter first begins to study the
  art of creating constructs, she often crafts a homunculus first, since the creation
  process is simple and inexpensive due to a magical shortcut: the use of the creator''s
  own blood. This forges a link between the homunculus and its master, causing the
  homunculus to gain a spark of the creator''s intellect, as well as the same moral
  values and some of the creator''s basic personality traits. Homunculi left to their
  own devices never stray far from their masters.




  In most cases, a homunculus doesn''t survive the death of its master for long. Deprived
  of its creator, a homunculus loses focus and grows increasingly self-destructive,
  and some even end up battering themselves to destruction. Rarely, a homunculus with
  a slain master survives the trauma with its mind intact, often seeing itself as
  its deceased creator''s child or successor and attempting to further its creator''s
  legacy as best it can. In such cases, and if the homunculus was in close proximity
  to its master upon that creature''s death, a portion of the dead master''s soul
  "infects" the surviving homunculus as it passes on to the afterlife. This doesn''t
  result in a truly soulbound homunculus (see sidebar), since only a fragment of the
  soul is left behind, but this is still enough to grant the homunculus a greater
  personality, free will of its own, and perhaps most importantly, the ability to
  speak. Over time, a few of these "awakened" homunculi even go so far as to become
  convinced that they are the reincarnation of their prior masters, although their
  actual personalities never quite reach the depth and complexity of a truly living
  creature. They are, at best, caricatures of the master, and at worst they become
  awful, bitter-minded parodies of life itself. Still, a free-willed homunculus might
  pursue studies in its creator''s class, becoming a unique creature with the abilities
  of that class if time and fortune permit.




  Homunculi are created from a mixture of clay, ash, mandrake root, spring water,
  and a pint of the creator''s own blood. It is possible for a separate donor to provide
  the blood, but the process is more difficult.




  **__Recall Knowledge - Construct__ (__Arcana__, __Crafting__)**: DC 14'
hp: 17
hp_misc: null
immunities:
- bleed
- death effects
- disease
- doomed
- drained
- fatigued
- healing
- necromancy
- nonlethal attacks
- paralyzed
- poison
- sickened
- unconscious
items: null
languages:
- Common
- (can't speak any language)
- master link
level: 0
melee:
- action_cost: One Action
  damage:
    formula: 1d4
    type: piercing
  name: jaws
  plus_damage:
  - formula: null
    type: homunculus poison
  to_hit: 7
  traits:
  - finesse
  - magical
name: Homunculus
perception: 3
proactive_abilities:
- action_cost: None
  critical_failure: null
  critical_success: null
  description: A homunculus has one dose of poison in a reservoir in its head. It
    can refill this poison from its reserves with an Interact action. **Saving Throw**
    DC 15 Fortitude; **Maximum Duration** 6 rounds; **Stage 1** 1d6 poison and __enfeebled
    1__ (1 round)
  effect: null
  effects: null
  failure: null
  frequency: null
  full_description: null
  generic_description: null
  name: Homunculus Poison
  range: null
  raw_description: '**Homunculus Poison** (__poison__) A homunculus has one dose of
    poison in a reservoir in its head. It can refill this poison from its reserves
    with an Interact action. **Saving Throw** DC 15 Fortitude; **Maximum Duration**
    6 rounds; **Stage 1** 1d6 poison and __enfeebled 1__ (1 round)'
  requirements: null
  success: null
  traits:
  - poison
  trigger: null
ranged: null
rarity: Common
resistances: null
ritual_lists: null
saves:
  fort: 2
  fort_misc: null
  misc: null
  ref: 7
  ref_misc: null
  will: 3
  will_misc: null
sense_abilities:
- action_cost: None
  critical_failure: null
  critical_success: null
  description: A homunculus can't speak, but it is telepathically linked to its creator.
    It can share information back and forth, including its master's knowledge and
    everything the homunculus hears. The range of this link is 1,500 feet. The homunculus
    adopts the same alignment as its creator and is utterly faithful. If the homunculus
    is destroyed, the master takes 2d10 mental damage. If the master is slain, the
    homunculus becomes mindless, claims its current location as its lair, and instinctively
    attacks anyone who comes near.
  effect: null
  effects: null
  failure: null
  frequency: null
  full_description: null
  generic_description: null
  name: Master Link
  range: null
  raw_description: '**Master Link** (__arcane__, __divination__, __mental__) A homunculus
    can''t speak, but it is telepathically linked to its creator. It can share information
    back and forth, including its master''s knowledge and everything the homunculus
    hears. The range of this link is 1,500 feet. The homunculus adopts the same alignment
    as its creator and is utterly faithful. If the homunculus is destroyed, the master
    takes 2d10 mental damage. If the master is slain, the homunculus becomes mindless,
    claims its current location as its lair, and instinctively attacks anyone who
    comes near.'
  requirements: null
  success: null
  traits:
  - arcane
  - divination
  - mental
  trigger: null
senses:
- Perception +3
- darkvision
size: Tiny
skills:
- bonus: 5
  misc: null
  name: 'Acrobatics '
- bonus: 5
  misc: null
  name: 'Stealth '
source:
- abbr: Bestiary
  page_start: 208
  page_stop: null
speed:
- amount: 15
  type: Land
- amount: 40
  type: fly
spell_lists: null
traits:
- N
- Tiny
- Construct
type: Creature
weaknesses: null