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Transposer
Medium Outsider (Native, Shapechanger)
Hit Dice: 6d8+6 (33 hp)
Initiative: +1
Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class: 13 (+1 Dex, +2 natural),
touch 11, flat-footed 12
Base Attack/Grapple: +6/+7
Attack: Slam +7 melee (1d6+1)
Full Attack: 2 slams +7 melee (1d6+1)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Transpose damage
Special Qualities: Change self, darkvision
60 ft.
Saves: Fort +6, Ref +6, Will +6
The transposer appears as a featureless
humanoid creature whose arms end in large suckerlike
membranes. The transposer is thought to be of
an alien culture; how it came to the Material Plane
remains a mystery to sages.
Combat
The transposer uses its change self ability to
lure its prey into range. It usually takes the shape
of a creature of the same race as its potential prey
if possible. Once its prey is in range, the transposer
lashes out with its arms.
Transpose Damage (Su): A creature hit
by the transposer becomes “linked” to it by an
invisible and undetectable force of energy for the
remainder of the encounter. Any damage dealt
by a linked opponent to the transposer actually
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Abilities: Str 12, Dex 13, Con 12, Int 8, Wis
12, Cha 11
Skills: Bluff +9, Disguise +7*, Forgery +3,
Hide +10, Listen +10, Move Silently +10,
Spot +10, Swim +8
Feat: Deceitful, Dodge, Skill Focus
(Disguise)
Environment: Any land and underground
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 5
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always neutral
Advancement: By character class
Level Adjustment: +6
harms the linked attacker and heals a like amount
of damage on the transposer. Any curative magic
(spells, potions, and the like) used on a transposer
while it is linked to an opponent does damage
to the transposer and heals the linked opponent.
Such magic used on a linked opponent does not
affect a transposer (it neither harms nor heals it).
Opponents not affected (i.e., not linked to the
transposer) can attack the transposer normally. A
transposer can link to any number of creatures in
an encounter.
Change Self (Su): A transposer can use this
ability at will, as the spell (caster level 6th; Will
DC 13). The save DC is Charisma-based.
Skills: *When using its change self ability,
the transposer receives a +10 circumstance bonus
to Disguise checks.
Mage Spores: Mage spores are a very rare polar phytoplankton that is able to draw sustenance from
magical energy when there is not enough sunlight to support them. This allows the plant to survive long
winter nights at the poles, but only if they can find a source of magic to cluster around. Mage spores rely
on water currents for transportation in their quest for food, and most die of starvation before finding a
suitable source of sustenance.
Spores that locate magical energy gather together, often resembling a swarm of flies or gnats. Spores
fed by this energy glow an iridescent blue color, which some aquatic races have learned is a sign of the
presence of magic. Magic sources fed upon by mage spores must make a save (DC 15) every week or
be destroyed. Enterprising individuals have begun collecting mage spores to use them as a means of
detecting magic items, but the need to feed them regularly and the short lifespan of the spore makes this a
difficult practice. Once collected, mage spore swarms rarely live longer than 3 months. Recognizing mage
spores requires a Survival or Knowledge (nature) check (DC 25). Collecting them requires 10 minutes of
effort and a Survival or Knowledge (nature) check (DC 20).