Rakshasa

This article is about the creature; for the shifter form, see Outsider shape.

Rakshasa are humanoid tigers garbed in the clothes of nobility, who use their considerable powers to maintain their decadent lifestyles at others' expense.

Statistics[]

Race: outsider
Size: medium
Alignment: lawful evil
Armor class: 21
Hit points: 52
Attack bonus: +9/+4
Damage: d10+2 slashing damage; criticals 19-20/x2 (bastard sword +1)

Hit dice (level): 7
Challenge rating: 7

Saves
	fortitude	8
	reflex	7
	will	6

Abilities
	strength	12
	dexterity	14
	constitution	16
	intelligence	13
	wisdom	13
	charisma	17

Damage reduction: 20/+3

Trained skills:^(‡) listen (14), move silently (13), perform (15), spot (15)
Feats: alertness, darkvision, dodge, weapon proficiency (creature), weapon proficiency (exotic), weapon proficiency (martial)

Blueprint:^(‡) nw_rakshasa
Standard loot: rakshasa's eye

Special abilities[]

A rakshasa is immune to spells of level 8 or lower. It is, however, vulnerable to a blessed bolt.

This creature can cast, as a spell-like ability, a number of spells with a caster level of 7. Specifically, it can cast ghostly visage, mage armor, and see invisibility each once per day; blindness/deafness, daze, dispel magic, fireball, and Melf's acid arrow each twice per day; ray of frost four times per day; and magic missile five times per day.

Notes[]

A rakshasa has a creature weapon that would inflict d6+1 slashing damage, but this is never used as this creature cannot be disarmed.
Rakshasa are listed under "Planar, Fiendish" in the creature palette.