ability_mods:
  cha_mod: 3
  con_mod: 3
  dex_mod: 4
  int_mod: 1
  str_mod: 1
  wis_mod: 1
ac: 23
ac_special: null
alignment: LE
automatic_abilities: null
description: 'Known as "biters" among the more powerful rakshasa castes, dandasukas
  serve as spies and assassins for rakshasa clans or powerful spellcasters who have
  found methods to bind one of these fiends to their will. Born to manipulate and
  murder, these half-sized terrors revel in their work and delight in the sight of
  blood. They often dress in extravagant clothes dyed with ostentatious colors and
  wear numerous elaborate accessories, whether in their true form or in disguise as
  human children, halfling merchants, or anything else that helps them blend into
  their targeted society.




  A dandasuka rakshasa is constantly haunted by a monstrous hunger that gnaws at its
  hyperactive body, forcing it to feed often. In combat, a dandasuka might pause to
  lick a bloody blade or lap at a pool of spilled blood on the floor. These creatures
  settle for other meat when they must, but much prefer the taste of mortal humanoid
  flesh. Regular offers of such victuals can keep a dandasuka loyal to anyone willing
  to provide frequent meals, but care must be taken in keeping a dandasuka, for many
  stories tell of them being overly eager to serve an adored benefactor, taking off-hand
  remarks too literally, and performing services of violence that were never intended.




  **__Recall Knowledge - Fiend__ (__Religion__)**: DC 20'
hp: 60
hp_misc: null
immunities: null
items: null
knowledge_checks:
  dc: 20
  skills:
  - Religion
languages:
- Common
- Infernal
- Undercommon
level: 5
melee:
- action_cost: One Action
  damage:
    formula: 2d6+4
    type: piercing
  name: fangs
  plus_damage:
  - formula: 1d6
    type: persistent bleed
  to_hit: 15
  traits:
  - finesse
  - magical
- action_cost: One Action
  damage:
    formula: 2d4+4
    type: slashing
  name: claw
  plus_damage: null
  to_hit: 15
  traits:
  - agile
  - finesse
  - magical
name: Dandasuka
perception: 12
proactive_abilities:
- action_cost: One Action
  critical_failure: null
  critical_success: null
  description: The dandasuka takes on the appearance of any Small humanoid. This doesn't
    change the dandasuka's Speed or its attack and damage modifiers with its Strikes,
    but it might change the damage type its Strikes deal (typically to bludgeoning).
    It typically loses its fangs Strike unless the humanoid form has fangs or a similar
    unarmed attack.
  effect: null
  effects: null
  failure: null
  frequency: null
  full_description: null
  generic_description: null
  name: Change Shape
  range: null
  raw_description: '**Change Shape**   (__concentrate__, __occult__, __polymorph__,
    __transmutation__) The dandasuka takes on the appearance of any Small humanoid.
    This doesn''t change the dandasuka''s Speed or its attack and damage modifiers
    with its Strikes, but it might change the damage type its Strikes deal (typically
    to bludgeoning). It typically loses its fangs Strike unless the humanoid form
    has fangs or a similar unarmed attack.'
  requirements: null
  success: null
  traits:
  - concentrate
  - occult
  - polymorph
  - transmutation
  trigger: null
- action_cost: None
  critical_failure: null
  critical_success: null
  description: The dandasuka deals an extra 1d6 precision damage to __flat-footed__
    creatures.
  effect: null
  effects: null
  failure: null
  frequency: null
  full_description: null
  generic_description: null
  name: Sneak Attack
  range: null
  raw_description: '**__Sneak Attack__** The dandasuka deals an extra 1d6 precision
    damage to __flat-footed__ creatures.'
  requirements: null
  success: null
  traits: null
  trigger: null
ranged: null
rarity: Common
resistances:
- amount: 5
  type: physical (except piercing)
ritual_lists: null
saves:
  fort: 12
  fort_misc: null
  misc: +2 status to all saves vs. magic, +3 status to all saves vs. divine magic
  ref: 13
  ref_misc: null
  will: 10
  will_misc: null
sense_abilities: null
senses:
- Perception +12
- darkvision
size: Small
skills:
- bonus: 13
  misc: null
  name: 'Acrobatics '
- bonus: 14
  misc: null
  name: 'Deception '
- bonus: 13
  misc: null
  name: 'Stealth '
- bonus: 13
  misc: null
  name: 'Thievery '
source:
- abbr: Bestiary
  page_start: 274
  page_stop: null
speed:
- amount: 25
  type: Land
- amount: 20
  type: climb
spell_lists:
- dc: 22
  misc: ''
  name: Occult Spontaneous Spells
  spell_groups:
  - heightened_level: null
    level: 1
    spells:
    - frequency: null
      name: charm
      requirement: null
    - frequency: 4 slots
      name: ventriloquism
      requirement: null
  - heightened_level: 1
    level: 0
    spells:
    - frequency: null
      name: daze
      requirement: null
    - frequency: null
      name: detect magic
      requirement: null
    - frequency: null
      name: ghost sound
      requirement: null
    - frequency: null
      name: mage hand
      requirement: null
    - frequency: null
      name: sigil
      requirement: null
  to_hit: 15
- dc: 19
  misc: null
  name: Occult Innate Spells
  spell_groups:
  - heightened_level: null
    level: 4
    spells:
    - frequency: null
      name: clairvoyance
      requirement: null
  - heightened_level: null
    level: 3
    spells:
    - frequency: null
      name: clairaudience
      requirement: null
    - frequency: at will
      name: mind reading
      requirement: null
  to_hit: null
traits:
- LE
- Small
- Fiend
- Rakshasa
type: Creature
weaknesses:
- amount: 5
  type: good