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Size:
± Man-sized
Type:
± Undead
Form:
Temper:
# App:
± 1
Lair:
Diet:
Combat Dice:
± 0
Hit Points:
± 0
Attack Rank:
± 0
Passive Defense:
± 0
Active Defense:
Damage Reduction:
± 0
Role:
Ground:
± 60'
Climb/Arboreal:
± 20 ft.
Flight:
± 60 ft. (perfect)
Swim:
Benthic:
Burrow:
Ethereal:
Actions/Abilities/Traits: Basic Fantasy
Actions/Abilities/Traits: Basic Fantasy
Offense
1 bite (1d8)
Circumstance: Combat
1 bite (1d8)
Special
Wail
Once per day, the banshee's endless weeping reaches a hideous crescendo, and anyone within a 50-foot radius who hears it must save vs. Death Ray or die in 2d6 rounds; those who fail their saving throw may be saved by application of a remove curse spell.
Special
Energy Drain Touch
The touch of a banshee does no damage, but it drains 1d4 levels.
Special
Incorporeal
Because it is incorporeal, a banshee can only be hit by magical weapons.
Special
Undead Immunities
A banshee is undead, and thus immune to sleep, charm, and hold spells. A banshee can be Turned as a vampire by a Cleric.
Special
Running Water Weakness
A banshee can walk on water, but if it crosses running water, it loses the ability to drain energy or wail for 2d12 days.
Environments
any
Fey undead resembling a colorless, ash-white elf in ragged clothing and chains
Banshees are to the fey what ghosts, wraiths, and spectres are to humans. A banshee usually resembles a colorless, ash-white elf in ragged clothing and chains. The banshee understands whatever languages it spoke in life, but rarely speaks, instead sobbing uncontrollably.
Basic Fantasy Field Guide Omnibus
Actions/Abilities/Traits: Basic Fantasy
Actions/Abilities/Traits: BECMI
Actions/Abilities/Traits: BECMI
Action
1 touch/1 gaze
Age 10-40 years/Paralysis
Action
Special Wail
1-4/round
Actions/Abilities/Traits: BECMI
Actions/Abilities/Traits: OSE
Actions/Abilities/Traits: OSE
Environments
any
Actions/Abilities/Traits: OSE
Actions/Abilities/Traits: OSRIC
Actions/Abilities/Traits: OSRIC
Environments
Frequency:
Very rare
any
Offense
1 Attack
Circumstance: Combat
1d8
Offense
Special Attacks
Circumstance: Combat
See below
Defense
Special Defenses
Circumstance: Combat
+1 weapon or better to hit
Resistance
Magic Resistance
Circumstance: innate
50%
Special
Chilling Touch
The groaning spirit can chill with a touch for 1d8 hp damage.
Special
Wail
Can wail once per day and only during the dark hours. All creatures within 30-ft must save vs magic or die.
Special
Fear
The mere sight of a banshee will cause fear unless the viewer saves vs spells.
Special
Immunities
Cannot be affected by sleep, charm or hold spells, and are resistant to cold or electrical attacks.
Special
Exorcism Vulnerability
An exorcism spell will slay the creature.
Fey undead resembling a colorless, ash-white elf in ragged clothing and chains
The legendary banshee is the ghost of an evil elven female. The spirit is found in remote countrysides and other lonely natural places.
OSRIC
Actions/Abilities/Traits: OSRIC
Actions/Abilities/Traits: Pathfinder 2e
Actions/Abilities/Traits: Pathfinder 2e
Ability
Hears Heartbeats
The banshee can hear heartbeats within 60 feet (imprecise).
Ability
Spectral Ripple
When a banshee Strides at least 10 feet, they're concealed until the start of their next turn.
Ability
Sunlight Powerlessness
If in direct sunlight, the banshee is slowed 1 and can't use actions that have the attack trait.
Ability
Terrifying Touch
(emotion, enchantment, fear, occult) A creature damaged by the banshee's touch that isn't already frightened must attempt a DC 38 Will save (DC 43 if the attack was a critical hit). If the creature fails its save, it's frightened 2; on a critical failure, the creature also cowers with fear and is stunned 4. If the creature is protected against fear by a spell or magic item, the banshee's touch first attempts to counteract the protection effect, with the effect of a 9th-level dispel magic spell.
Ability
Vengeful Spite
Circumstance: Trigger: A foe critically hits the banshee, or the banshee critic
The banshee lashes back at their tormentor, dealing 4d10+14 mental damage (DC 38 basic Will save) and applying the effects of terrifying touch based on the results of the same Will save.
Ability
Wail
(auditory, concentrate, death, necromancy, occult) The banshee unleashes a soul-chilling wail of the banshee (DC 38). This Wail overcomes silence and similar effects of 5th level or lower. The banshee can instead use Wail as a three-action activity to overcome such effects of up to 8th level. The banshee's Wail resonates for 1 round, and any creature that comes within the area during that time must attempt a save against the effect. A creature can't be affected more than once by the same Wail. The banshee can't Wail again for 1d4 rounds.
Offense
Melee
Circumstance: combat round (melee)
hand +32 [+27/+22] (finesse, magical), Damage 4d10+14 negative plus terrifying touch
Trait
Incorporeal
An incorporeal creature or object has no physical form. It can pass through solid objects, including walls. When inside an object, an incorporeal creature can't perceive, attack, or interact with anything outside the object, and if it starts its turn in an object, it is slowed 1. Corporeal creatures can pass through an incorporeal creature, but they can't end their movement in its space.
An incorporeal creature can't attempt Strength-based checks against physical creatures or objects—only against incorporeal ones—unless those objects have the ghost touch property rune. Likewise, a corporeal creature can't attempt Strength-based checks against incorporeal creatures or objects.
Incorporeal creatures usually have immunity to effects or conditions that require a physical body, like disease, poison, and precision damage. They usually have resistance against all damage (except force damage and damage from Strikes with the ghost touch property rune), with double the resistance against non-magical damage.
Trait
Spirit
Spirits are ephemeral creatures defined by their spiritual self and often lacking a physical form.
Trait
Undead
Once living, these creatures were infused after death with negative energy and soul-corrupting evil magic. When reduced to 0 Hit Points, an undead creature is destroyed. Undead creatures are damaged by positive energy, are healed by negative energy, and don't benefit from healing effects.
Immunity
disease
paralyzed
poison
precision
unconscious
Language
Common
Elven
Perception
darkvision
hears heartbeats (imprecise) 60 feet
Resistance
all damage 12 (except force
ghost touch
or positive
Actions/Abilities/Traits: Pathfinder 2e
Fey undead resembling a colorless, ash-white elf in ragged clothing and chains
Banshees are to the fey what ghosts, wraiths, and spectres are to humans. A banshee usually resembles a colorless, ash-white elf in ragged clothing and chains. The banshee understands whatever languages it spoke in life, but rarely speaks, instead sobbing uncontrollably.
Basic Fantasy Field Guide Omnibus
Fey undead resembling a colorless, ash-white elf in ragged clothing and chains
The legendary banshee is the ghost of an evil elven female. The spirit is found in remote countrysides and other lonely natural places.
OSRIC
Illustrated Bestiary
Justin Nichol
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