Scalescribe
A scholarly serpent copies spoken magic out of the air, scratching stolen incantations onto scrolls with a pen grown from its own body.
A scalescribe is a small, serpentine creature of living language — a scholarly oddity that copies magic out of the air, scratching stolen incantations onto scrolls with the pen that is part of its own body.
It gains a +2 status bonus to all saves vs. linguistic effects.
In play
- Transcribe [Reaction] Trigger Another creature targets the scalescribe with a spell requiring verbal components; Effect The scalescribe attempts to copy the incantation onto a scroll by attempting a counteract check (counteract level 2, counteract modifier +10) with the following effects instead of the normal effects of counteracting. The spell still affects the scalescribe, regardless of the results of this check. The scalescribe can Cast a Spell from any scroll they Transcribe as if it were on their spell list.
Level 3
Perception +11 · Senses darkvision · Languages Aklo, Common, Draconic · Skills Arcana +11, Library Lore +11, Occultism +9, Scribing Lore +11, Stealth +8
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -2 | +3 | +1 | +4 | +4 | +0 |
| AC | Fort | Ref | Will |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | +6 | +10 | +11 |
HP 45
Speed 20 feet
Actions
- Melee Fountain pen [Single Action] +10 (Agile, Finesse, Magical), Damage 1d6+2 piercing
- Ranged Morpheme glyph [Single Action] +10 (range 40 ft, Evocation, Magical), Damage 3d6 force
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