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=== Combat ===

A provolvic horror is hostile to all normal life, but its rage is not without tactics.  It uses its ability to move through walls to fly by, attack, and fly back into the safety of walls all while driving its targets insane and raining psionic powers upon them.  They know, and fear, starmetal for its ability to bypass their regeneration.  They seem to prey on psionic creatures over all others, as they can be converted via provolvic uplifting.

'''Dimensional Deflector {{Su}}:'''  Provolvic horrors use their [[Charisma]] modifier as a deflection bonus to AC.

'''Extradimensional Movement {{Su}}:'''  Provolvic horrors are capable of passing through solid matter by phasing in and out of reality.  They consider solid matter difficult terrain, and are incapable of attacking through solid matter even if they are capable of seeing through it.  They also possess a 50% miss chance against attacks of opportunity provoked by movement as they distort through time and space.

'''Howling Whirl {{Su}}:'''  Provolvic horrors are constantly surrounded by a screaming howling wind from their tornado-like head, a scream which can be heard up to a mile away.  Those in 60 ft of the creature must make DC 23 [[Will]] saves or become [[SRD:Confusion|confused]] for 1d4 rounds.  A successful save renders a creature immune to this particular horror's aura for 24 hours.  In addition long term exposure is bad for the mind.  All beings (other than other provolvic horrors) that hear the creature's howling for an hour or longer must save against ''[[SRD:Insanity|insanity]]'' instead.  A successful save against the aura does not grant immunity to the more long term insanity effect.  Psionic creatures take a -4 penalty to their saving throws.  The save DC is [[Charisma]] based.  Due to the screams, the creature takes a -8 penalty on Move Silently checks.

'''Immunities {{Ex}}:'''  Provolvic horrors are immune to mind-affecting effects, paralysis, petrification, polymorphing, and sleep.  They are also immune to purely mental damage, such as from ''[[SRD:Mind Thrust|mind thrust]]''.

'''Improved Grab {{Ex}}:'''  To use this ability, a provolvic horror must hit with a bite attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity.  While grappled by its mouth, the provolvic horror is not considered grappled itself.

'''Mind Rend {{Ps}}:'''  Provolvic horrors can rip apart a creature's psyche.  As a standard action a provolvic horror can target a creature in 60 ft and force them to make a DC 23 [[Will]] save or take 1d10 points of either [[Int]], [[Wis]], or [[Cha]] damage (its choice), save negates.  The save DC is [[Charisma]] based.

'''Provolvic Uplifting {{Su}}:'''  Provolvic horrors are capable of producing more of their kind by hunting psionic beings.  If a psionic creature is killed by its bite attack or while grappled by its mouth, the psionic creature is reduced to a toxic slurry and consumed.  After 24 hours the provolvic horror "gives birth", vomiting up an egg which bursts into a new provolvic horror.  For this reason, provolvic horrors target psionic creatures over all others.

'''Regeneration {{Ex}}:'''  Provolvic horrors regeneration is bypassed by force damage and by starmetal<sup>CW</sup>.  Starmetal in particular seems to bother them just by its presence and they go out of their way to avoid it.

'''Schismed Mind {{Su}}:'''  Provolvic horrors are of two minds.  They are always under the effects of ''[[SRD:Schism|schism]]''.

'''Powers:'''  A provolic horror manifests powers as a 16th-level [[SRD:Wilder|wilder]], including the ability to wild surge and experience psychic enervation.

''Typical powers known (221 power points, save DC 17 + power level)''<br>
1st-''[[SRD:Deceleration|deceleration]]'', ''[[SRD:Dissipating Touch|dissipating touch]]'', ''[[SRD:Entangling Ectoplasm|entangling ectoplasm]]''; 2nd-''[[Psionic Leash (3.5e Power)|psionic leash]]''; 3rd-''[[SRD:Psionic Blast|psionic blast]]''; 4th-''[[SRD:Death Urge|death urge]]''; 5th-''crainial deluge''<sup>CPsi</sup>; 6th-''[[SRD:Fuse Flesh|fuse flesh]]''; 7th-''[[SRD:Ultrablast|ultrablast]]''; 8th-''[[Hysterical Contagion (3.5e Power)|hysterical contagion]]''.  The save DC is [[Charisma]] based.

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Alignment	Always Chaotic Evil +
Author	Eiji-kun +
Challenge Rating	16 +
Environment	Outer Space +
Identifier	3.5e Monster +
Level Adjustment	— +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Size	Large +
Subtype	Extraplanar +, Psionic + and Xenoblooded +
Title	Provolvic Horror +
Type	Outsider +