Broken
FREQUENCY: Rare
NO. APPEARING: 1-6
ARMOR CLASS: 4
MOVE: 12″
HIT DICE: 6
% IN LAIR: 90%
TREASURE TYPE: B
NO. OF ATTACKS: 2 + bonebreak
DAMAGE/ATTACK:  1-6
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Bonebreak
SPECIAL DEFENSES: See below
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard
INTELLIGENCE: Low
ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Evil
SIZE: M
PSlONlC ABILITY: Nil
Attack/Defense Modes: Nil

Broken are the animate corpses of those slain by “breaking on the wheel”, and are typically found at old public execution sites. They are typically clad in the rags they were executed in (though some may have scavenged clothing from other corpses in the area). They are twisted, terrifying things, with their limbs bending in multiple places and their heads lolling at odd angles. Despite their appearance, they move quickly, hastening towards any living creature. Their goal is simple — to inflict on others the pain that was inflicted on them.

They make two attacks with their hideously segmented arms, flailing rather than punching. If both attacks hit, they have wrapped their limbs around an arm or leg of their target. The victim must then save vs. paralyzation or have the limb (determined randomly) broken. If it’s an arm, they cannot use two handed weapons, or weapon and shield; if it’s their primary arm (90% chance this is the right arm), they will be at -2 to all to-hit rolls. Casters who cast spells with somatic components have a 20% chance of the spell failing (but it is still lost). If it’s a leg, halve movement speed and apply a -2 penalty to AC. Breaking of both arms means weapon use is impossible, as is somatic casting; breaking both legs reduces movement speed to 0 and applies a -4 penalty to AC.

Healing of broken limbs takes time, even with magical aid. Normal healing is 2d6 days; Once per day, a Cure Moderate Wounds may be cast that reduces this by 1d4 days. A cure critical wounds or heal will repair the damage instantly. All hit point damage must be cured before broken bones can begin to heal! DMs may wish to hasten the process if there’s good medical care, such as at a church or monastery, or slow it down if the adventurers are on the march or in a dank dungeon.

As the Broken were executed under strict rules and in accordance with the law, they hate lawful beings (even lawful evil ones) more than others and will generally attack them first.

They are turned as ghasts, however, paladins and lawful clerics are at -1.

Pathfinder 2e

Many societies have brutal means of execution. Sometimes, those put to death in particularly cruel and horrific ways, especially when the death is also lingering, will not simply leave behind their mortal shells. Their fear, pain, and anger can draw forth power from other realms, and when their body finally gives out, something is left behind. It may not fully coalesce until decades later, so that these creatures can rise long after the place of their execution has been abandoned.

AC 25; Fort +15, Ref +12, Will +12
HP 75 (negative healing); Immunities death effects, disease, paralyzed, poison, unconscious; Resistances 5 bludgeoning
Sudden Snap ↻Trigger A creature within the broken’s reach uses a manipulate action or a move action, makes a ranged attack, or leaves a square during a move action it’s using. Effect The broken makes a whipping limb attack against the triggering creature. On a critical hit, the target is grabbed, and the broken may use limb snap as its first action on its next turn if the target has not escaped.

Speed 25 feet; ignores difficult terrain
Melee ◆ limb whip +14, Damage 2d8+7 bludgeoning

Whipping Limbs ◆◆ The Broken makes two limb whip attacks, at -2, against the same target. This counts as two attacks for purposes of multi-attack penalty, but this is not applied until after this action. If both attacks hit, the Broken attempts to grab the target as part of this action.

Limb Snap ◆ (Press); Requirements Must follow a successful Grab done as part of the Whipping Limbs action. Effect The grabbed creature must succeed at a DC 19 Fortitude save or suffer a broken limb (determine randomly). This is treated as a missing limb of the appropriate type, but will heal in time, and in the meanwhile, prosthetics are not viable. Healing time is 2d6 days. Once per day, a Treat Wounds check can be made; if successful, the day counts as two days, or four days on a critical success. A heal spell heightened to level 4 or above will instantly knit the bones together.

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