The Painstalker (3.5e NPC)

Author: Eromythic (talk) Date Created: 12 2 2022 Status: In Progress Editing: Clarity edits only please

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The Painstalker

CR 15

	Female Shoal HalflingStorm Scoundrel 15
	CN Small Humanoid
Init/Senses	+8 (roll twice, take highest)/Listen 16, Spot 14
Languages	Common
AC	23, touch 19, flat-footed 15 (+1 size, +8 Dex, +4 armor)
hp	50(15d6) (15 HD); amphibious
Resist	improved evasion
Fort/Ref/Will	+6/+12/+10; +2 morale against fear
Speed	20, swim 20; Run, "Running" Swim
Melee	Full attack: dagger+2 +18/+13/+8 1d3+3 and dagger+2 +18 1d3+3 or
Melee	Standard attack: dagger+2 +20 1d3+3
Space/Reach	5 ft./5 ft.
Base Atk/Grp	+11/+8
Atk Options	Eager Strike (+15 dmg), Sneak Attack (+6d6+15 dmg), Analyze Surroundings (+3 dmg/AC), Delay Maneuver, Staggering Strike, Maximize Strike, True Maximize Strike
Special Actions	death attack
Scoundrel Maneuvers and Stances Known	(IL 15th): Stances—hidden chameleon (class), child of shadow (1st), punk robs the store (1st), assassin's stance (3rd), unassuming ogre walk (5th), sandshuffle step (4th) Strikes—forget me knot (class), stealing strike (class), clever positioning (2nd), silencing surprise (3rd), obscuring shadow veil (4th), striker in the night (6th), turncoat takedown (6th), shadow noose (6th), knife slits throat (7th), death in the dark (7th), hunting komodo slice (8th) Boosts—focus strike (class), quick disguise (class), mongoose hunts the snake (4th), crane catches the fish (4th), Counters—close call (class), hugging the wall (1st) Other—scuttling centipede step (1st), up the walls (2nd), shadow stride (5th), octopus squeezes through mesh (5th), Cricket hops on head (5th), shadow blink (7th) Disciplines: Shadow Hand, Setting Sun, Surreptitious Bandit, Eloquent Speech, Ravenous Succubi † Readied maneuver
Abilities	Str 12, Dex 26, Con 10, Int 11, Wis 16, Cha 10
SQ	trapfinding, use poison, disrupt detection, improvised proficiency, swift death,
Feats	CravenCoR, Two Weapon Fighting, Staggering StrikeCAdv, Maximize Strike, True Maximize Strike, Weapon Finesse,
Skills	Bluff 9, Disguise 9, Hide 28, Listen 16, Move Silently 28, Open Lock 26, Spot 14 , Swim 18
Possessions	gloves of dexterity (+6), ring of invisibility, masterwork thieves tools, 2 daggers+2, wand of mage armor, ring of anticipationDotU, rogue's vestMIC

WIP, TODO:

• add links to attack options, maneuvers/stances
• add examples of "tactics"