ability_mods:
  cha_mod: 5
  con_mod: 1
  dex_mod: 4
  int_mod: 6
  str_mod: 3
  wis_mod: 4
ac: 27
ac_special: null
active_abilities:
- action_cost: One Action
  critical_failure: null
  critical_success: null
  description: Giant bat with fangs +19 for 2d8+9 piercing.
  effect: null
  failure: null
  frequency: null
  full_description: null
  generic_description: null
  maximum_duration: null
  name: Change Shape
  range: null
  raw_description: '**Change Shape** [One Action]  (__concentrate__, __divine__, __polymorph__,
    __transmutation__) Giant bat with fangs +19 for 2d8+9 piercing.'
  requirements: null
  saving_throw: null
  stages: null
  success: null
  traits:
  - concentrate
  - divine
  - polymorph
  - transmutation
  trigger: null
- action_cost: None
  critical_failure: null
  critical_success: null
  description: If a creature dies after being reduced to 0 HP by Drink Blood, the
    vampire can turn this victim into a vampire by donating some of its own blood
    to the victim and burying the victim in earth for 3 nights. If the new vampire
    is lower level than its creator, it is under the creator's control. If a vampire
    controls too many spawn at once (as determined by the GM), strong-willed spawn
    can free themselves by succeeding at a Will saving throw against the vampire's
    Will DC.
  effect: null
  failure: null
  frequency: null
  full_description: null
  generic_description: null
  maximum_duration: null
  name: Create Spawn
  range: null
  raw_description: '**Create Spawn** (__divine__, __downtime__, __necromancy__) If
    a creature dies after being reduced to 0 HP by Drink Blood, the vampire can turn
    this victim into a vampire by donating some of its own blood to the victim and
    burying the victim in earth for 3 nights. If the new vampire is lower level than
    its creator, it is under the creator''s control. If a vampire controls too many
    spawn at once (as determined by the GM), strong-willed spawn can free themselves
    by succeeding at a Will saving throw against the vampire''s Will DC.'
  requirements: null
  saving_throw: null
  stages: null
  success: null
  traits:
  - divine
  - downtime
  - necromancy
  trigger: null
- action_cost: Two Actions
  critical_failure: null
  critical_success: null
  description: The vampire can cast __dominate__ (DC 26) at will as a divine innate
    spell. Casting it requires staring into the target's eyes, giving the spell the
    visual trait. A creature that succeeds is temporarily immune to that vampire's
    Dominate for 24 hours. Fully destroying the vampire ends the domination, but merely
    reducing the vampire to 0 HP is insufficient to break the spell.
  effect: null
  failure: null
  frequency: null
  full_description: null
  generic_description: null
  maximum_duration: null
  name: Dominate
  range: null
  raw_description: '**Dominate** [Two Actions]  (__divine__, __enchantment__, __incapacitation__,
    __mental__, __visual__) The vampire can cast __dominate__ (DC 26) at will as a
    divine innate spell. Casting it requires staring into the target''s eyes, giving
    the spell the visual trait. A creature that succeeds is temporarily immune to
    that vampire''s Dominate for 24 hours. Fully destroying the vampire ends the domination,
    but merely reducing the vampire to 0 HP is insufficient to break the spell.'
  requirements: null
  saving_throw: null
  stages: null
  success: null
  traits:
  - divine
  - enchantment
  - incapacitation
  - mental
  - visual
  trigger: null
- action_cost: Free Action
  critical_failure: null
  critical_success: null
  description: null
  effect: The vampire expends the power stored in its signet ring. This gives the
    vampire the ability to cast one prepared spell it had already previously cast
    today, without spending a spell slot. The vampire must still Cast the Spell and
    meet the spell's other requirements.
  failure: null
  frequency: Once per day. Requirements The vampire hasn't acted yet on this turn.
  full_description: null
  generic_description: null
  maximum_duration: null
  name: Drain Bonded Item
  range: null
  raw_description: '**Drain Bonded Item** [Free Action]  (__arcane__, __wizard__)
    **Frequency** Once per day. **Requirements** The vampire hasn''t acted yet on
    this turn. **Effect** The vampire expends the power stored in its signet ring.
    This gives the vampire the ability to cast one prepared spell it had already previously
    cast today, without spending a spell slot. The vampire must still Cast the Spell
    and meet the spell''s other requirements.'
  requirements: The vampire hasn't acted yet on this turn.
  saving_throw: null
  stages: null
  success: null
  traits:
  - arcane
  - wizard
  trigger: null
- action_cost: One Action
  critical_failure: null
  critical_success: null
  description: '**Requirement** A __grabbed__, __paralyzed__, __restrained__, __unconscious__,
    or willing creature is within the vampire''s reach.'
  effect: The vampire sinks its fangs into that creature to drink its blood. This
    requires an __Athletics__ check against the victim's Fortitude DC if the victim
    is grabbed and is automatic for any of the other conditions. The victim is __drained
    2__ and the vampire regains 10 HP, gaining any excess HP as temporary Hit Points.
    Drinking Blood from a creature that's already drained doesn't restore any HP to
    the vampire but increases the victim's drain value by 1. A vampire can also consume
    blood that's been emptied into a vessel for sustenance, but it gains no HP from
    doing so. A victim's drained condition decreases by 1 per week. A blood transfusion,
    which requires a DC 20 __Medicine__ check and sufficient blood or a blood donor,
    reduces the drain by 1 after 10 minutes.
  failure: null
  frequency: null
  full_description: null
  generic_description: null
  maximum_duration: null
  name: Drink Blood
  range: null
  raw_description: '**Drink Blood** [One Action]  (__divine__, __necromancy__) **Requirement**
    A __grabbed__, __paralyzed__, __restrained__, __unconscious__, or willing creature
    is within the vampire''s reach. **Effect** The vampire sinks its fangs into that
    creature to drink its blood. This requires an __Athletics__ check against the
    victim''s Fortitude DC if the victim is grabbed and is automatic for any of the
    other conditions. The victim is __drained 2__ and the vampire regains 10 HP, gaining
    any excess HP as temporary Hit Points. Drinking Blood from a creature that''s
    already drained doesn''t restore any HP to the vampire but increases the victim''s
    drain value by 1. A vampire can also consume blood that''s been emptied into a
    vessel for sustenance, but it gains no HP from doing so. A victim''s drained condition
    decreases by 1 per week. A blood transfusion, which requires a DC 20 __Medicine__
    check and sufficient blood or a blood donor, reduces the drain by 1 after 10 minutes.'
  requirements: null
  saving_throw: null
  stages: null
  success: null
  traits:
  - divine
  - necromancy
  trigger: null
- action_cost: None
  critical_failure: null
  critical_success: null
  description: If another creature's reaction would disrupt the vampire mastermind's
    spellcasting action, the vampire attempts a DC 15 flat check. If the vampire succeeds,
    its action isn't disrupted.
  effect: null
  failure: null
  frequency: null
  full_description: null
  generic_description: null
  maximum_duration: null
  name: Steady Spellcasting
  range: null
  raw_description: '**Steady Spellcasting** If another creature''s reaction would
    disrupt the vampire mastermind''s spellcasting action, the vampire attempts a
    DC 15 flat check. If the vampire succeeds, its action isn''t disrupted.'
  requirements: null
  saving_throw: null
  stages: null
  success: null
  traits: null
  trigger: null
- action_cost: One Action
  critical_failure: null
  critical_success: null
  description: The vampire turns into a cloud of vapor, as the gaseous form spell,
    or back to its normal form. The vampire loses fast healing while in gaseous form.
    The vampire can remain in this form indefinitely.
  effect: null
  failure: null
  frequency: null
  full_description: null
  generic_description: null
  maximum_duration: null
  name: Turn to Mist
  range: null
  raw_description: '**Turn to Mist** [One Action]  (__concentrate__, __divine__, __transmutation__)
    The vampire turns into a cloud of vapor, as the gaseous form spell, or back to
    its normal form. The vampire loses fast healing while in gaseous form. The vampire
    can remain in this form indefinitely.'
  requirements: null
  saving_throw: null
  stages: null
  success: null
  traits:
  - concentrate
  - divine
  - transmutation
  trigger: null
alignment: CE
automatic_abilities:
- action_cost: Free Action
  critical_failure: null
  critical_success: null
  description: null
  effect: The vampire uses Turn to Mist. It can take move actions to move toward its
    coffin even though it's at 0 HP. While at 0 HP in this form, the vampire is unaffected
    by further damage. It automatically returns to its corporeal form, unconscious,
    if it reaches its coffin or after 2 hours, whichever comes first.
  failure: null
  frequency: null
  full_description: null
  generic_description: null
  maximum_duration: null
  name: Mist Escape
  range: null
  raw_description: '**Mist Escape** [Free Action]**Trigger** The vampire is reduced
    to 0 HP. **Effect** The vampire uses Turn to Mist. It can take move actions to
    move toward its coffin even though it''s at 0 HP. While at 0 HP in this form,
    the vampire is unaffected by further damage. It automatically returns to its corporeal
    form, unconscious, if it reaches its coffin or after 2 hours, whichever comes
    first.'
  requirements: null
  saving_throw: null
  stages: null
  success: null
  traits: null
  trigger: The vampire is reduced to 0 HP.
description: 'Vampire masterminds are evil wizards who control entire cabals of the
  undead and instill fear in the hearts of mortals far and wide.




  **__Recall Knowledge - Undead__ (__Religion__)**: DC 28'
hp: 115
hp_misc: coffin restoration, fast healing 10, negative healing
immunities:
- death effects
- disease
- paralyze
- poison
- sleep
items:
- signet ring
languages:
- Common
- Necril
- plus one regional language
level: 9
melee_attacks:
- action_cost: One Action
  damage:
    formula: 2d8+9
    type: slashing
  name: claw
  plus_damage:
  - formula: null
    type: Grab
  to_hit: 18
  traits:
  - agile
name: Vampire Mastermind
perception: 20
ranged_attacks: null
rarity: Uncommon
resistances:
- amount: 10
  misc: except magical silver
  type: physical
saves:
  fort: 15
  fort_misc: null
  misc: null
  ref: 18
  ref_misc: null
  will: 20
  will_misc: null
sense_abilities:
- action_cost: None
  critical_failure: null
  critical_success: null
  description: The vampire's presence brings forth creatures of the night to do the
    master's bidding. These typically include __rat swarms__, __bat swarms__, and
    __wolves__, but can include other creatures. The vampire can give telepathic orders
    to these creatures as long as they are within 100 feet, but they can't communicate
    back.
  effect: null
  failure: null
  frequency: null
  full_description: null
  generic_description: null
  maximum_duration: null
  name: Children of the Night
  range: null
  raw_description: '**Children of the Night** (__divine__, __enchantment__, __mental__)
    The vampire''s presence brings forth creatures of the night to do the master''s
    bidding. These typically include __rat swarms__, __bat swarms__, and __wolves__,
    but can include other creatures. The vampire can give telepathic orders to these
    creatures as long as they are within 100 feet, but they can''t communicate back.'
  requirements: null
  saving_throw: null
  stages: null
  success: null
  traits:
  - divine
  - enchantment
  - mental
  trigger: null
senses:
- darkvision
size: Medium
skills:
- bonus: 17
  misc: null
  name: Acrobatics
- bonus: 21
  misc: null
  name: Arcana
- bonus: 16
  misc: null
  name: Athletics
- bonus: 20
  misc: null
  name: Deception
- bonus: 20
  misc: null
  name: Diplomacy
- bonus: 22
  misc: null
  name: Intimidation
- bonus: 19
  misc: null
  name: Society
- bonus: 19
  misc: null
  name: Stealth
sources:
- abbr: Bestiary
  page_start: '321'
  page_stop: null
speed:
- amount: 25
  misc: null
  type: Land
- amount: 25
  misc: null
  type: climb
spell_lists:
- attack_bonus: 19
  cantrips:
  - level: 4
    spells:
    - misc: null
      name: detect magic
    - misc: null
      name: mage hand
    - misc: null
      name: message
    - misc: null
      name: ray of frost
    - misc: null
      name: sigil
  constants: null
  dc: 29
  focus_points: null
  misc: null
  spell_lists:
  - level: 4
    spells:
    - misc: null
      name: fire shield
    - misc: null
      name: phantasmal killer
    - misc: null
      name: veil
    - misc: null
      name: wall of fire
  - level: 3
    spells:
    - misc: null
      name: dispel magic
    - misc: null
      name: fireball
    - misc: null
      name: haste
    - misc: null
      name: lightning bolt
  - level: 2
    spells:
    - misc: null
      name: flaming sphere
    - misc: null
      name: invisibility
    - misc: null
      name: mirror image
    - misc: null
      name: touch of idiocy
  - level: 1
    spells:
    - misc: x2
      name: color spray
    - misc: null
      name: fleet step
    - misc: null
      name: ray of enfeeblement
  spells_source: Arcane Prepared Spells
traits:
- Undead
- Vampire
weaknesses:
- amount: null
  misc: null
  type: vampire weaknesses