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Tsukumogami, Chōchin-obake

Tsukumogami, Chōchin-obake
Image © Traci Shepard. See more at the Critter Compendium

This paper lantern suddenly sprouts a mouth and single cyclopean eye. It flutters in an unseen breeze, cackling madly and waving a long tongue.

Taken from the Creature Codex

Chōchin-obake are tsukumogami created from discarded, abandoned and forgotten paper-lanterns. Unlike other tsukumogami, a chōchin-obake can form after its lantern has been abandoned for mere weeks or days, resulting in these spirits being rather common as tsukumogami are concerned. They typically do not wish to harm mortals, rather they prefer to give them the fright of their life by suddenly increasing their illumination, casting spooky shadows, or more blunt-force magical approaches. If attacked, however, a chōchin-obake will defend itself with magical bolts of fire. A chōchin-obake weighs as little as 1 pound and measure roughly 1 foot in diameter.

Chōchin-obake  CR 1

XP 400
CN Tiny construct (tskukumogami)
Init +2; Senses darkvision 60 ft., Perception +0

Defense

AC 14, touch 14, flat-footed 12 (+2 size, +2 Dex)
hp 13 (2d10+2)
Fort 
+0, Ref +4, Will +0
Immune 
construct traits
Vulnerable 
fire

Offense

Speed 10 ft., fly 40 ft. (good)
Melee bite +0 (1d3-2 plus 1d4 fire)
Ranged
 fire bolt +6 touch (1d6+1)
Space 2 ½ ft.; Reach 0 ft.
Spell-like Abilities 
CL 2nd, concentration +3
3/day– silent image (DC 12)
1/day—burning hands (DC 12), cause fear (DC 12), doom (DC 12)

Statistics

Str 6, Dex 14, Con -, Int 9, Wis10, Cha 13
Base Atk +2; CMB +0; CMD 8
Feats 
Lightning Reflexes
Skills 
Fly +12,Intimidate +2, Stealth +7
Languages Common
SQ 
freeze, illuminate

Ecology

Environment urban
Organization 
solitary, pair or gallery (3-12)
Treasure 
incidental

Special Abilities

  • Fire Bolt (Su) A chōchin-obake can shoot a tongue of flame as a ranged touch attack with a range of 30 feet and no range increment. This attack deals 1d6 points of fire damage plus the chōchin-obake’s Charisma bonus.
  • Illuminate (Su) A chōchin-obake can, as a move action, adjust its illumination. It can give off light as a hooded lantern, a torch, a candle or no illumination, as it sees fit.
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