With Christmas not far away, we figured we would share one if our classic monsters from the Book of Beasts: War on Yuletide. If you are getting up in levels and needing something higher level for your game, the wild hunter might be just what you’re looking for in a holiday themed game. Maybe the wild hunter needs the players’ help to hunt down the three spirits hunting some old money lender. Perhaps there’s a powerful hunt that makes someone see the world where they never existed. Or you could try it backwards in that someone is turning bad children until ghosts before their time and the wild hunter cannot attack a still living creature, requiring the adventurers’ help. The possibilities are endless.
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Wild Hunter CR 13
XP 25,600
N Huge outsider (extraplanar, psychopomp)
Init +5; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, spiritsense 60 ft.; Perception +19
Aura fear aura (30-ft. radius, DC 19)
Defense
AC 26, touch 13, flat-footed 21 (+8 armor, +5 Dex, +5 natural, –2 size)
hp 189 (18d10+90)
Fort +16, Ref +16, Will +9
Defensive Abilities channel resistance +4; DR 5/cold iron and magic; Immune death effects, disease, poison; Resist cold 10, electricity 10
Offense
Speed 40 ft.
Melee +1 ghost touch keen longsword +22/+17/+12/+7 (3d6+6/17–20)
Ranged +1 ghost touch composite longbow +22/+17/+12/+7 (3d6+6)
Space 15 ft.; Reach 15 ft.
Special Attack trample (2d6+7, DC 24)
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 9th, concentration +9)
Constant—seal of fate
Statistics
Str 20, Dex 20, Con 20, Int 10, Wis 16, Cha 11
Base Atk +18; CMB +25 (+27 bull rush, overrun); CMD 40 (42 vs. bull rush, overrun)
Feats Bloody Assault APG (–5/1d4 bleed), Charge Through APG, Devastating Strike UC, Improved Bull Rush, Improved Devastating Strike UC, Improved Overrun, Improved Vital Strike, Power Attack (–5/+10), Vital Strike
Skills Handle Animal +17, Knowledge (nature) +17, Knowledge (planes) +17, Perception +19, Sense Motive +19, Stealth +10, Survival +20, Swim +18
Languages Abyssal, Celestial, Infernal
SQ ghost touch
Ecology
Environment any
Organization solitary
Treasure double (+1 keen longsword, +1 composite (+5 Str) longbow, and +4 hide armor)
Special Abilities
Fear Aura (Su) Creatures within a 30-foot radius of the wild hunter that fail a DC 19 Will save become frightened for 1d8 rounds. A creature that successfully saves cannot be affected again by this fear aura for 24 hours. The save DC is Charisma-based.
Ghost Touch (Su) A wild hunter’s attacks are treated as if it had the ghost touch weapon special ability.
Lord of Spirits (Su) The wild hunter can command up to 18 HD of ghosts.
Seal of Fate (Sp) This spell-like ability functions like a rest eternal spell against any creature killed by the wild hunter, except that remove curse and break enchantment do not negate this effect. Only a miracle or wish can undo this effect.
Spiritsense (Su) The wild hunter notices, locates, and can distinguish between living and undead creatures within 60 feet, just as if it possessed the blindsight ability.
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