ability_mods: cha_mod: 2 con_mod: 2 dex_mod: 4 int_mod: 1 str_mod: 6 wis_mod: 6 ac: 22 ac_special: null alignment: N automatic_abilities: null description: 'Hideous necromantic rituals give rise to skavelings, or ghoul bats, monstrosities that are not true __ghouls__ but instead are specifically crafted undead creatures. Their creators are the bloodsucking __urdefhans__ of the Darklands, who create skavelings from __giant bats__ specially raised on diets of toxic fungus and the flesh of ghouls—especially brains harvested from these undead. Upon reaching maturity, these giant bats are ritually slain via the use of __cytillesh oil__. While this poison simply rots away the flesh of most creatures, one of these specially prepared bats will immediately rise from death as a skaveling after succumbing to its effects. Despite its tattered wings and sagging skin, a skaveling is more than capable of flight, even when carrying a creature mounted on its back—urdefhans often use skavelings as mounts in this way. Their intelligence is more advanced than that of the typical giant bat, and in combat they function more as allies than as mere mounts, capable of making their own tactical decisions. Yet even though they can reason and think, skavelings remain loyal to the urdefhans who created them, and they never take actions in a fight that would knowingly put their masters in harm''s way. **__Recall Knowledge - Undead__ (__Religion__)**: DC 20' hp: 80 hp_misc: null immunities: null items: null knowledge_checks: dc: 20 skills: - Religion languages: null level: 5 melee: - action_cost: One Action damage: formula: 2d8+8 type: null name: fangs plus_damage: - formula: null type: ghoul fever and paralysis to_hit: 15 traits: null - action_cost: One Action damage: formula: 2d4+8 type: null name: wing plus_damage: - formula: null type: paralysis to_hit: 15 traits: - agile name: Skaveling perception: 15 proactive_abilities: - action_cost: Two Actions critical_failure: The creature is frightened 2 and stunned 1 by fear. critical_success: The creature is unaffected and is temporarily immune to Bone- Chilling Screech for 24 hours. description: "The skaveling unleashes a horrifying screech that chills the very\ \ bones of those close enough to feel it. The screech can be heard for miles,\ \ but each creature in a 20-foot emanation must also attempt a DC 22 Will save.\ \ The skaveling can't use Bone-Chilling Screech again for 1d4 rounds. \n\n" effect: null effects: null failure: The creature is frightened 2. frequency: null full_description: null generic_description: null name: Bone-Chilling Screech range: null raw_description: "**Bone-Chilling Screech** [Two Actions] (__auditory__, __emotion__,\ \ __fear__, __mental__, __necromancy__, __occult__) The skaveling unleashes a\ \ horrifying screech that chills the very bones of those close enough to feel\ \ it. The screech can be heard for miles, but each creature in a 20-foot emanation\ \ must also attempt a DC 22 Will save. The skaveling can't use Bone-Chilling Screech\ \ again for 1d4 rounds. \n\n**Critical Success** The creature is unaffected and\ \ is temporarily immune to Bone- Chilling Screech for 24 hours. \n\n**Success**\ \ The creature is __frightened 1__. \n\n**Failure** The creature is frightened\ \ 2. \n\n**Critical Failure** The creature is frightened 2 and __stunned 1__ by\ \ fear." requirements: null success: The creature is frightened 1. traits: - auditory - emotion - fear - mental - necromancy - occult trigger: null - action_cost: None critical_failure: null critical_success: null description: '**Saving Throw** DC 22 Fortitude; **Stage 1** carrier with no ill effect (1 day); **Stage 2** 2d6 negative damage and regains half as many Hit Points from all healing (1 day); **Stage 3** as stage 2 (1 day); **Stage 4** 2d6 negative damage and gains no benefit from healing (1 day); **Stage 5** as stage 4 (1 day); **Stage 6** dead, and rises as a __ghoul__ the next midnight' effect: null effects: null failure: null frequency: null full_description: null generic_description: null name: Ghoul Fever range: null raw_description: '**Ghoul Fever** (__disease__) **Saving Throw** DC 22 Fortitude; **Stage 1** carrier with no ill effect (1 day); **Stage 2** 2d6 negative damage and regains half as many Hit Points from all healing (1 day); **Stage 3** as stage 2 (1 day); **Stage 4** 2d6 negative damage and gains no benefit from healing (1 day); **Stage 5** as stage 4 (1 day); **Stage 6** dead, and rises as a __ghoul__ the next midnight' requirements: null success: null traits: - disease trigger: null - action_cost: None critical_failure: null critical_success: The creature is unaffected. description: "Any creature hit by the skaveling's Strikes must attempt a DC 22 Fortitude\ \ save. \n\n" effect: null effects: null failure: The creature is paralyzed. It can attempt a new save at the end of each of its turns, and the DC cumulatively decreases by 1 on each save. frequency: null full_description: null generic_description: null name: Paralysis range: null raw_description: "**Paralysis** (__incapacitation__, __occult__, __necromancy__)\ \ Any creature hit by the skaveling's Strikes must attempt a DC 22 Fortitude save.\ \ \n\n**Critical Success** The creature is unaffected. \n\n**Success** The creature\ \ is __slowed 1__. \n\n**Failure** The creature is __paralyzed__. It can attempt\ \ a new save at the end of each of its turns, and the DC cumulatively decreases\ \ by 1 on each save." requirements: null success: The creature is slowed 1. traits: - incapacitation - occult - necromancy trigger: null ranged: null rarity: Common resistances: - amount: null type: '>' ritual_lists: null saves: fort: 11 fort_misc: null misc: null ref: 13 ref_misc: null will: 15 will_misc: null sense_abilities: - action_cost: None critical_failure: null critical_success: null description: A skaveling can use its hearing as a precise sense at the listed range effect: null effects: null failure: null frequency: null full_description: null generic_description: null name: Echolocation range: null raw_description: '**Echolocation** A skaveling can use its hearing as a precise sense at the listed range' requirements: null success: null traits: null trigger: null senses: - Perception +15 - darkvision - echolocation 40 feet size: Large skills: - bonus: 13 misc: null name: 'Acrobatics ' - bonus: 13 misc: null name: 'Athletics ' - bonus: 11 misc: null name: 'Intimidation ' source: - abbr: Bestiary 2 page_start: 241 page_stop: null speed: - amount: 15 type: Land - amount: 30 type: fly spell_lists: null traits: - N - Large - Undead type: Creature weaknesses: null