Mantis Embrace (Greater)
Chitin-plated gloves sharpen a grappler's grip and let a pinned foe be crushed with a single gruesome, finishing blow.
These stylized red gloves are constructed from plates of leather that have been treated to resemble insect chitin. The gloves grant the wearer a +2 item bonus to Athletics checks to Grapple or Shove.
The bonus to Athletics is +3, and the additional precision damage is 5d6.
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Level | 17 |
| Price | 1300 pp |
| Bulk | L |
Activations
Crushing Embrace 1 (Manipulate) · Frequency once per hour · Requirements You are grappling a creature · Effect You Strike the creature you are grappling with a melee weapon or unarmed attack. This Strike deals an additional 3d6 precision damage and gains the death trait. The body of a creature that is slain by Crushing Embrace is so gruesomely damaged that the creature's body cannot be affected by any effect that requires an intact body to function, such as the _Talking Corpse_ spell.