Barghest, Greater
This snarling, canine beast pads forward on all fours, its slender front limbs looking more like hands than a wolf 's paws.
Barghest, Greater (CR 7)
Large Outsider (Evil, Extraplanar, Lawful, Shapechanger)Alignment: Lawful Evil
Initiative: +6
Senses: Darkvision 60 feet, Scent; Perception +16
Speed: 40 feet
Space: 5 feet
Defense
Armor Class: 20, touch 11, flat-footed 18 (+2 Dex, +9 natural, -1 size)Hit Points: 85 (9d10+36)
Saving Throws: Fort +9, Ref +10, Will +10
Damage Reduction: 10/magic
Offense
Melee: bite +14 (1d8+6), 2 claws +14 (1d6+6)Reach: 5 feet
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 9th):
- At Will- Blink, Invisibility Sphere, Levitate, Misdirection
- 1/day- Charm Monster (DC 18), Crushing Despair (DC 18), Dimension Door, Bull's Strength, Mass
Statistics
| Str | Dex | Con | Int | Wis | Cha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 (+6) | 15 (+2) | 19 (+4) | 18 (+4) | 18 (+4) | 18 (+4) |
CMB +16
CMD 28 (32 vs. Trip)
Feats: Combat Casting, Combat Reflexes, Improved Initiative, Great Fortitude, Lightning Reflexes
Skills: Acrobatics +14, Bluff +16, Climb +15, Diplomacy +16, Intimidate +16, Perception +16, Sense Motive +16, Stealth +10, Survival +16, Swim +15
Languages: Common, Goblin, Infernal
Special Qualities: Change Shape (goblin or wolf, polymorph)
Special Abilities
Feed (Su)
Once per month, a barghest can devour a nonevil humanoid's corpse as a full-round action to gain a growth point. It gains a bonus equal to its growth point total on attack rolls, CMB rolls, saving throws, and skill checks. Its maximum hit points increase by 5 for each growth point it gains. For every 2 growth points, a barghest's caster level for its spell-like abilities and its CR increase by +1. When a barghest reaches 4 growth points, it sheds its skin and becomes a greater barghest, losing all of its growth points (and bonuses) but gaining the stats presented on this page for a greater barghest.Ecology
Environment: AnyOrganization: solitary or cult (1 plus goblin tribe)
Treasure: standard
Said to be fiendish relations of all goblinoid races, the hateful barghests come to the Material Plane to feed.
As they consume the bodies of innocents, they grow increasingly powerful. A barghest eventually sheds its skin to transform into a greater barghest, at which point it often seeks out a tribe of goblins or other creatures to rule.