Starfinder: Juggernaut, Blood Plague
Juggernaut, Blood Plague Combatant CR 14 XP 38,400
Neutral large undead
Init +4; Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +25
Defense HP 250
EAC 28; KAC 30
Fort +16; Ref +16; Will +14
Defensive Abilities DR 14 against all attacks; Immunity: Fire
Offense
Speed 40 ft.
Melee 2 punches, +23, (4d8+30 B crit automatic grab) or 1 bite +27 (3d10+30 P)
Ranged Thrown item, +24, (4d8+14) up to 120 ft.
Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft.
Offensive Abilities: Blood plague, ground pound, infectious bite, hurl item, rend and smash
Statistics
Str +14; Dex +4; Con -; Int -3; Wis +0; Cha +3
Skills Acrobatics +25, intimidate +30
Feats Improved combat maneuver (grapple)
Languages None
Gear None
Ecology
Environment Any
Organization Solitary or pair
Special Abilities
Blood plague (Ex): The Juggernaut has become infected with the blood plague. This means that whenever it physically attacks a target, they must make a fort save (DC 20) or become infected by the blood plague. This is applied to the infectious bite, punch, bite, and rend and smash.
Ground Pound (Ex): As a full round action, the Blood plague juggernaut can smash with both fists on the ground. This will affect a radius of 20 feet and anyone caught in the area of effect (including other zombies) must make a Ref save (DC 20) or suffer 4d6+14 damage, and automatically be knocked prone. To make matters worse, all those in the area of effect must make a Fort save (DC 20) or become infected with the blood plague. The blood plague virus will remain in the area of effect for an additional 2d4+4 rounds. Anyone entering the area of effect must immediately save or contract the plague.
Hurl Item (Ex): As a standard action, this creature can hurl large items such as rocks, furniture, people, animals etc. and has a +1 racial bonus on attack rolls with thrown rocks. A creature can hurl rocks up to two categories smaller than its size; for example, this creature can hurl Small rocks. A “rock” is any large, bulky, and relatively regularly shaped object made of any material with a hardness of at least 5. The creature can hurl the rock up to five range increments. The size of the range increment varies with the creature.
Infectious bite (Ex): Anyone bitten by one of these creatures must make a Fort save (DC 20) or become infected with Blood plague.
Rend and smash (Ex): If both punches hit in combat, they are able to grab a victim. They can lift the victim for a free bite, which will not require an attack roll and the bite will do an additional 25% damage (rounded up). They will then smash the victim into the ground, causing an additional 5d10+30 points of damage and the victim will have to make a Fort saving throw (DC 20) or become stunned for 1d6 rounds. The next round the Juggernaut can attempt to hold onto the victim and continue to attack in such a manner. This is a combat maneuver and the Juggernaut attacks at +24 to the roll. It must make a successful attack roll versus the victim’s KAC +9. If it succeeds, then the same rules apply for the damage inflicted. If it fails, then the target escapes its grasp.
The aptly named ‘Juggernaut’ is without a doubt one of the most terrifying undead creatures. Juggernauts infected with the blood plague are even worse. The plague seems to have fortified them, increasing their strength and durability.
The creature still acts in the same manner, but if it uses the Ground Pound ability, it can infect a large number of targets at once with the blood plague.
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