pathfinder-2-sqlite-MIRROR/data/monsters/Phistophilus (Contract Devil).yaml

ability_mods:
  cha_mod: 5
  con_mod: 4
  dex_mod: 4
  int_mod: 7
  str_mod: 3
  wis_mod: 5
ac: 30
ac_special: null
automatic_abilities: null
description: Contract devils are clerks, scribes, and bureaucrats of Hell rarely found
  outside the infernal courts, and then almost always to pursue potential contracts,
  tempting mortals to sell their souls in exchange for achieving their worldly desires.
  If a target is desirable enough, a phistophilus can offer contracts for prices seemingly
  lesser than their soul all at once, though in this case, the devil carefully manipulates
  the price to drive the signatory toward the forces of law and evil, and therefore
  ultimately to Hell anyway. Contract devils are tall creatures with skin tones that
  range from bronze to crimson and large curving horns extending from their bodies,
  over which they often drape favored or important contracts.
divine_spells: null
hp: 150
immunities:
- fire
- ward contract
innate_spells:
- frequency: at will, see infernal investment
  level: 10
  name: scrying
- level: 7
  name: plane shift
- frequency: at will
  level: 5
  name: dimension door
- frequency: at will
  level: 5
  name: fireball
- frequency: at will
  level: 5
  name: illusory scene
- frequency: at will
  level: 5
  name: lightning bolt
- frequency: at will
  level: 5
  name: locate
- frequency: at will
  level: 5
  name: mind probe
- frequency: at will
  level: 5
  name: sending
- frequency: at will
  level: 4
  name: dimension door
- frequency: at will
  level: 4
  name: private sanctum
- frequency: at will
  level: 4
  name: silence
- frequency: at will
  level: 3
  name: mind reading
- frequency: constant
  level: 5
  name: tongues
items: null
languages:
- Abyssal
- Aklo
- Celestial
- Common
- Draconic
- Infernal
- Undercommon
level: 10
melee:
- action_cost: One Action
  damage:
    formula: 3d6+11 plus 1d6 evil, Grab, and infernal wound
    type: slashing
  name: binding contract
  to_hit: 23
  traits:
  - agile
  - disarm
  - evil
  - magical
  - reach 10 feet
  - trip
- action_cost: One Action
  damage:
    formula: 3d10+11 and infernal wound
    type: piercing
  name: horn
  to_hit: 21
  traits:
  - magical
name: Phistophilus (Contract Devil)
perception: 21
proactive_abilities:
- description: The contract devil produces an infernal contract for a single living
    mortal. This contract can grant a wide range of abilities and effects, akin to
    the power of a *wish* spell but fulfilled to the letter by the contract devil.
    To receive any of those benefits, the mortal must willingly sign its true name
    to the contract. At that point, the mortal's soul is bound to the contract devil
    and Hell. While the contract is in effect, the victim can't be restored to life
    except by *wish* or similar magic. If the mortal is restored to life by those
    means, the contract devil knows which mortal came to life and can locate the creature
    or creatures who restored the mortal to life for 1 year, gaining the effects of
    a *locate* spell with unlimited range. Avoiding the terms of an infernal contract
    is difficult and often dangerous.
  name: Draft Contract
  traits:
  - conjuration
  - divine
  - manipulate
- description: spell at will, but only to target a creature with which it has a contract.
    The target automatically critically fails its save.
  name: Infernal Investment
  traits: null
- description: A contract devil's Strikes also deal 3d6 persistent bleed damage that
    resist attempts to heal it. The flat check to stop the bleeding starts at DC 20.
    The DC is reduced to 15 only if the bleeding creature or an ally successfully
    assists with the recovery. The DC to Administer First Aid to a creature with an
    infernal wound is increased by 5. A spellcaster or item attempting to use healing
    magic on a creature suffering from an infernal wound must succeed at a DC 29 counteract
    check or the magic fails to heal the creature.
  name: Infernal Wound
  traits:
  - divine
  - necromancy
ranged: null
resistances:
- amount: 10
  type: physical (except silver)
- amount: 10
  type: 'poison '
saves:
  fort: 18
  ref: 18
  will: 23
saves_special:
  fort: null
  ref: null
  will: +1 status to all saves vs. magic
senses:
- greater darkvision
skills:
  Arcana: 19
  Deception: 23
  Diplomacy: 21
  Intimidation: 21
  Religion: 19
  Society: 19
  Stealth: 18
skills_special: null
speed:
- amount: 25
  type: Land
spell_attack_to_hit: null
spell_dc: null
traits:
- LE
- Medium
- Devil
- Fiend
type: Creature