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NameYuan-ti:Pureblood
SizeAndTypeMedium-Size Monstrous Humanoid
HitDice6d8 (27)
Initiative+5 (+1 Dex, +4 Improved Initiative)
Speed30 ft.
ArmorClass16 (+1 Dex, +1 natural, +2 leather, +2 masterwork large shield) masterwork small shield) with human arms
AttacksMasterwork scimitar +7/+2 melee; or masterwork longbow with masterwork arrows +9/+4 ranged
DamageMasterwork scimitar 1d6; or masterwork longbow 1d8
FaceAndReach5 ft. by 5 ft./5 ft.
SpecialAttacksSpell-like abilities, psionics
SpecialQualitiesSR 16
Saves_Fort2
Saves_Ref6
Saves_Will9
AbilitiesStr 11, Dex 13, Con 11, Int 18, Wis 18, Cha 16
SkillsConcentration +9, Craft (any two) or Knowledge (any two) +9, Disguise +3*, Hide +7*, Listen +15, Spot +15
FeatsAlertness, Blind-Fight, Dodge, Expertise, Improved Initiative
ClimateAndTerrainWarm forest and underground
OrganizationSolitary, pair, gang (2-4), troupe (2-13 purebloods, 2-5 halfbloods, and 2-4 abominations), or tribe (20-160 purebloods, 10-80 halfbloods, and 10-40 abominations)
ChallengeRating_Value5
TreasureDouble standard
AlignmentUsually chaotic evil
AdvancementBy character class
Description

Yuan-ti speak their own language, plus Common, Draconic, and Abyssal.

Spell-Like Abilities: 1/day-animal trance, cause fear, deeper darkness, entangle, neutralize poison, suggestion, and polymorph other. These abilities are as the spells cast by an 8th-level sorcerer (save DC 13 + spell level).

Psionics (Sp): All yuan-ti can produce the following effects at will:

  • Detect Poison: As the spell cast by a 6th-level sorcerer.
  • Alternate Form: The yuan-ti can assume the form of a Tiny to Large viper. This ability is similar to a shapchange spell cast by a 19th-level sorcerer but allows only viper forms. If the yuan-ti has a poisonous bite of its own, it uses its own or the viper's poison, whichever is more potent.
  • Chameleon Power: The yuan-ti can change the coloration of itself and its equipment to match its surroundings.
  • Produce Acid: The yuan-ti can exude acid from its body, dealing 1d6 points of damage to anything it touches. The acid becomes inert when it leaves the yuan-ti's body.
  • Aversion: The yuan-ti creates a compulsion effect targeting one creature within 30 feet. The subject must succeed at a Will save (DC 17) or gain an aversion to snakes for 10 minutes. Affected subjects must stay at least 20 feet from any snake or yuan-ti, alive or dead; if already within 20 feet, they move away. A subject can overcome the compulsion by succeeding at another DC 17 Will save, but still suffers deep anxiety. This causes a -4 reduction to Dexterity until the effect wears off or the subject is no longer within 20 feet of a snake or yuan-ti. This ability is otherwise similar to antipathy as cast by a 16th-level sorcerer.

Skills: *Yuan-ti using chameleon power receive a +8 circumstance bonus to Hide checks.

Yuan-ti Pureblood Characters

The favored class for yuan-ti purebloods is ranger. Yuan-ti clerics can choose any two of the following domains: Chaos, Evil, Destruction, and Plant.