ability_mods: cha_mod: 6 con_mod: 3 dex_mod: 4 int_mod: 3 str_mod: 6 wis_mod: 3 ac: 27 ac_special: null alignment: CE automatic_abilities: null description: 'The brilliant and powerful lamia matriarchs possess boundless ambition, always seeking to bring more people and territory into the clutches of their kind. Consequently, the become rulers of other lamia. For all their cruelty toward other creatures, they''re fierce protectors of other lamia, and consequently they quickly come to rule cults or warbands. Regardless of the lamia''s gender, these ascended lamias are always known as matriarchs. Rather than leonine limbs, a lamia matriarch''s lower body is formed in the winding coils of a giant snake. They''re also set apart by the occult power they pursue, and some have even have grand designs to break the animalistic curse that transformed them. However, every attempt so far has led to the matriarch''s fall. **__Recall Knowledge - Beast__ (__Arcana__, __Nature__)**: DC 24' hp: 135 hp_misc: null immunities: - controlled items: - +1 striking scimitar knowledge_checks: dc: 24 skills: - Arcana - Nature languages: - Abyssal - Common - Draconic level: 8 melee: - action_cost: One Action damage: formula: 2d6+10 type: slashing name: scimitar plus_damage: null to_hit: 19 traits: - forceful +2 - sweep name: Lamia Matriarch perception: 15 proactive_abilities: - action_cost: One Action critical_failure: null critical_success: null description: The lamia matriarch can take on the appearance of a Medium humanoid. This doesn't change their Speed or their attack and damage modifiers with their Strikes, but it does prevent them from using their cursed touch. Each lamia matriarch has a fixed humanoid form—they cannot adopt a different appearance each time they use this ability, and the appearance resembles that of their upper torso when in their true form. effect: null effects: null failure: null frequency: null full_description: null generic_description: null name: Change Shape range: null raw_description: '**Change Shape** (__concentrate__, __occult__, __polymorph__, __transmutation__) The lamia matriarch can take on the appearance of a Medium humanoid. This doesn''t change their Speed or their attack and damage modifiers with their Strikes, but it does prevent them from using their cursed touch. Each lamia matriarch has a fixed humanoid form—they cannot adopt a different appearance each time they use this ability, and the appearance resembles that of their upper torso when in their true form.' requirements: null success: null traits: - concentrate - occult - polymorph - transmutation trigger: null - action_cost: Three Actions critical_failure: null critical_success: null description: The lamia matriarch makes a scimitar attack against each enemy within reach. Each attack counts toward their multiple attack penalty, but the penalty does not increase until after all the attacks. The first enemy she damages is subject to matriarch's caress. effect: null effects: null failure: null frequency: null full_description: null generic_description: null name: Dervish Strike range: null raw_description: '**Dervish Strike** [Three Actions] The lamia matriarch makes a scimitar attack against each enemy within reach. Each attack counts toward their multiple attack penalty, but the penalty does not increase until after all the attacks. The first enemy she damages is subject to matriarch''s caress.' requirements: null success: null traits: null trigger: null - action_cost: Two Actions critical_failure: null critical_success: null description: The lamia touches a creature, who must succeed at a DC 28 Will save or become __stupefied 1__ (__stupefied 2__ if critically failed). If the target fails additional saves against this ability, the condition value increases by 1 if failed or 2 if critically failed (to a maximum of stupefied 4). This condition value decreases by 1 every 24 hours. effect: null effects: null failure: null frequency: null full_description: null generic_description: null name: Matriarch's Caress range: null raw_description: '**Matriarch''s Caress** [Two Actions] (__curse__, __enchantment__, __mental__, __occult__) The lamia touches a creature, who must succeed at a DC 28 Will save or become __stupefied 1__ (__stupefied 2__ if critically failed). If the target fails additional saves against this ability, the condition value increases by 1 if failed or 2 if critically failed (to a maximum of stupefied 4). This condition value decreases by 1 every 24 hours.' requirements: null success: null traits: - curse - enchantment - mental - occult trigger: null ranged: null rarity: Common resistances: - amount: 10 type: mental ritual_lists: null saves: fort: 13 fort_misc: null misc: +1 status to all saves vs. magic ref: 18 ref_misc: null will: 17 will_misc: null sense_abilities: null senses: - Perception +15 - darkvision size: Large skills: - bonus: 18 misc: null name: 'Arcana ' - bonus: 15 misc: null name: 'Cult Lore ' - bonus: 20 misc: null name: 'Deception ' - bonus: 20 misc: null name: 'Diplomacy ' - bonus: 18 misc: null name: 'Intimidation ' - bonus: 17 misc: null name: 'Occultism ' - bonus: 16 misc: null name: 'Stealth ' - bonus: 13 misc: null name: 'Survival ' source: - abbr: Bestiary page_start: 217 page_stop: null speed: - amount: 30 type: Land - amount: 30 type: climb - amount: 30 type: swim spell_lists: - dc: 28 misc: null name: Occult Spontaneous Spells spell_groups: - heightened_level: null level: 3 spells: - frequency: null name: dispel magic requirement: null - frequency: null name: enthrall requirement: null - frequency: null name: haste requirement: null - frequency: 4 slots name: mind reading requirement: null - heightened_level: null level: 2 spells: - frequency: null name: blur requirement: null - frequency: null name: death knell requirement: null - frequency: null name: illusory creature requirement: null - frequency: 4 slots name: invisibility requirement: null - heightened_level: null level: 1 spells: - frequency: null name: bless requirement: null - frequency: null name: magic missile requirement: null - frequency: null name: phantom pain requirement: null - frequency: 4 slots name: soothe requirement: null - heightened_level: 3 level: 0 spells: - frequency: null name: daze requirement: null - frequency: null name: detect magic requirement: null - frequency: null name: mage hand requirement: null - frequency: null name: prestidigitation requirement: null - frequency: null name: read aura requirement: null to_hit: null - dc: 28 misc: null name: Occult Innate Spells spell_groups: - heightened_level: null level: 4 spells: - frequency: x3 name: charm requirement: null - frequency: x3 name: suggestion requirement: null - heightened_level: null level: 3 spells: - frequency: null name: sleep requirement: null - heightened_level: null level: 2 spells: - frequency: at will name: illusory disguise requirement: null - frequency: at will name: illusory object requirement: null - frequency: null name: mirror image requirement: null - heightened_level: null level: 1 spells: - frequency: at will name: ventriloquism requirement: null to_hit: null traits: - CE - Large - Beast type: Creature weaknesses: null