ability_mods:
  cha_mod: 3
  con_mod: 2
  dex_mod: 4
  int_mod: 1
  str_mod: 3
  wis_mod: 2
ac: 18
ac_special: null
automatic_abilities: null
description: Ghasts—feral, foul-smelling, and constantly hungry—are the more powerful
  kin of ghouls. They are relentless in the pursuit of their prey.
divine_spells: null
hp: 30
immunities:
- death effects
- disease
- paralyzed
- poison
- unconscious
innate_spells: null
items: null
languages:
- Common
- Necril
level: 2
melee:
- action_cost: One Action
  damage:
    formula: 1d6+5 plus ghast fever and paralysis
    type: piercing
  name: jaws
  to_hit: 11
  traits:
  - finesse
- action_cost: One Action
  damage:
    formula: 1d4+5 plus paralysis
    type: slashing
  name: claw
  to_hit: 11
  traits:
  - agile
  - finesse
name: Ghast
perception: 8
proactive_abilities:
- action_cost: One Action
  description: '**Requirements** The ghast is adjacent to the corpse of a creature
    that died within the last hour. **Effect** The ghast devours a chunk of the corpse
    and regains 3d6 Hit Points. It can regain Hit Points from any given corpse only
    once.'
  name: Consume Flesh
  traits:
  - manipulate
- description: '**Saving Throw** Fortitude DC 16; **Stage 1** carrier with no ill
    effect (1 day); **Stage 2** 3d8 negative damage and regains half as many Hit Points
    from all healing (1 day); **Stage 3** as stage 2 (1 day); **Stage 4** 3d8 negative
    damage and gains no benefit from healing (1 day); **Stage 5** as stage 4 (1 day);
    **Stage 6** dead, and rises as a ghast the next midnight'
  name: Ghast Fever
  traits:
  - disease
- description: Any living creature (including elves) hit by a ghast's attack must
    succeed at a DC 16 Fortitude save or become paralyzed. It can attempt a new save
    at the end of each of its turns, and the DC cumulatively decreases by 1 on each
    such save.
  name: Paralysis
  traits:
  - incapacitation
  - occult
  - necromancy
- action_cost: One Action
  description: The ghast jumps up to half its Speed. This movement doesn't trigger
    reactions.
  name: Swift Leap
  traits:
  - move
ranged: null
resistances: null
saves:
  fort: 6
  ref: 10
  will: 8
saves_special:
  fort: null
  ref: null
  will: null
senses:
- darkvision
skills:
  Acrobatics: 10
  Athletics: 7
  Stealth: 10
  Survival: 8
skills_special: null
speed:
- amount: 30
  type: Land
- amount: 5
  type: Burrow
spell_attack_to_hit: null
spell_dc: null
traits:
- CE
- Medium
- Ghoul
- Undead
type: Creature