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Squirming Swill<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Squirming Swill<\/strong>
CR 2 NE Undead<\/strong>
This thing is a greasy mass of organic matter studded with more recognizable organs and bones occasionally rising to the surface. It smells overpoweringly of rot and char.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cauldrons are among the most potent tools of a witch or a hag, but they should be cleaned regularly and carefully for fear of consequences. Squirming swills are among those consequences. They are the burnt and greasy remains of things overcooked in a magic cauldron, animated by leftover magic and given a dim, malign intelligence. Once able to move under their own power, they pull themselves out of their incubators and start to roam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Squirming swills are usually hostile to humanoid creatures, trying to kill them with sizzling pseudopods and jets of hot grease. A creature that closely resembles their creator may instead be \u201cadopted\u201d, with the swill viewing them the way a neglected pet may treat a prospective new owner. Squirming swills often approach small animals looking for companionship, but tend to scare them away or lash out and kill them when the creature revolts at its new friend\u2019s slime, heat or smell. A squirming swill is also happy to befriend a small animal carcass, toting them around the way a child does a beloved toy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to the magical energy involved in their construction, the remains of a squirming swill retain useful properties. The liquid from a squirming swill\u2019s body can be squeezed out to generate a random greater minor potion. A creature that uses this potion must succeed a DC 13 Fortitude save or be sickened for 1 minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Squirming Swill CR 2<\/strong>
XP 600<\/strong>
NE Small undead
Init <\/strong>+3; Senses <\/strong>blind, blindsense 60 ft., Perception +5
Aura <\/strong>wretched stench (Fort DC 13, 1 minute, 15 ft.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defense
AC <\/strong>14, touch 14, flat-footed 11 (+1 size, +3 Dex)
hp <\/strong>22 (3d8+9)
Fort <\/strong>+3, Ref <\/strong>+4, Will <\/strong>+4
Immune <\/strong>undead traits, visual effects; Resist <\/strong>fire 5
Defensive Abilities <\/strong>amorphous<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Offense
Speed <\/strong>20 ft., swim 15 ft.
Melee<\/strong> slam +6 (1d10-1 plus 1d6 fire plus slippery grease)
Ranged <\/strong>scalding oil +6 touch (2d6 fire)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Statistics
Str <\/strong>9, Dex <\/strong>16, Con <\/strong>-, Int <\/strong>1, Wis <\/strong>10, Cha <\/strong>15
Base Atk <\/strong>+2; CMB <\/strong>+0; CMD <\/strong>13 (cannot be tripped)
Feats <\/strong>Toughness, Weapon Finesse
Skills <\/strong>Acrobatics +5 (-1 jumping), Perception +5, Stealth +12, Swim +7<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ecology
Environment <\/strong>any land or underground
Organization <\/strong>solitary, pair or banquet (3-12)
Treasure <\/strong>special (see above)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Special Abilities
Scalding Oil (Ex) <\/strong>A squirming swill can fire a jet of hot grease as a standard action. Treat this as a ranged touch attack with a range of 30 feet and no range increment. A creature struck takes 2d6 points of fire damage.
Slippery Grease (Ex) <\/strong>A creature struck by a squirming swill\u2019s slam attack must succeed a DC 13 Reflex save or fall prone. The save DC is Charisma based.
Wretched Stench (Su) <\/strong>A creature can make a save to recover from a squirming swill\u2019s stench as a move action on its turn. If the creature succeeds at this secondary saving throw, it vomits and the vomit joins the swill\u2019s mass, healing the swill 3 hit points. The save DC is Charisma based.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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