Poltergeist

Level 5 / Medium / incorporeal

Level5
Armor Class22
Hit Points55
Perception+11
Speed0 feet, Fly 20 feet
STR-5modifier
DEX+5modifier
CON+0modifier
INT-1modifier
WIS+2modifier
CHA+4modifier
Saving Throws

Fortitude +9, Reflex +14, Will +13

Skills

Acrobatics +14, Intimidation +15, Stealth +14

Senses

Darkvision

Languages

Common

Immunities

Death Effects, Disease, Paralyzed, Poison, Precision, Unconscious, Bleed

Resistances

All Damage 5 except Force, Ghost Touch, Vitality, Spirit

Actions & Abilities

Telekinetic Object

Attack +13

Damage: 2d12 Untyped

Damage type depends on object thrown

Site Bound

Passive

A poltergeist is tied to a location and can't travel more than 120 feet from the place where it was created or formed. Some poltergeists are instead bound to a specific room, building, or similar area

Natural Invisibility

Passive

A poltergeist is naturally . It becomes visible only when it uses Frighten.

Rejuvenation

Passive

When a poltergeist is destroyed, it reforms, fully healed, where it was destroyed after {2d4 days}. A poltergeist can be permanently destroyed only if someone determines the reason for its existence and sets right whatever prevents the spirit from resting.

Telekinetic Defense

Reaction

Trigger A creature approaches within 10 feet of the poltergeist

Effect The poltergeist makes a telekinetic object Strike against the triggering creature.

Void Healing

Passive

Frighten

1 action

Requirements The poltergeist must be

Effect The poltergeist becomes visible, appearing as a skeletal, ghostlike humanoid. Each creature within 30 feet must attempt a save, becoming Frightened 2 on a failure. On a critical failure, it's also for as long as it's frightened. On a success, the creature is temporarily immune for 1 minute.

At the start of its next turn, the poltergeist becomes invisible again.

Telekinetic Storm

2 actions

The poltergeist telekinetically throws numerous small objects, such as dozens of pieces of silverware or books, either spreading them out among multiple foes or directing them at one target.

  • When this effect is spread out among multiple foes, the poltergeist makes a telekinetic object Strike at a -2 penalty against each creature within 30 feet. These count as one attack for the poltergeist's multiple attack penalty, and the penalty doesn't increase until after all the attacks.
  • When this effect has only one target, the poltergeist makes a telekinetic object Strike against the target, and the damage increases to 3d12. It deals 1d12[untyped] damage on a failure, and no damage on a critical failure.

Spellcasting

Occult Innate

DC 23

Creature Abilities

Telekinetic Object. Damage type depends on object thrown

Site Bound. A poltergeist is tied to a location and can't travel more than 120 feet from the place where it was created or formed. Some poltergeists are instead bound to a specific room, building, or similar area

Natural Invisibility. A poltergeist is naturally . It becomes visible only when it uses Frighten.

Rejuvenation. When a poltergeist is destroyed, it reforms, fully healed, where it was destroyed after {2d4 days}. A poltergeist can be permanently destroyed only if someone determines the reason for its existence and sets right whatever prevents the spirit from resting.

Telekinetic Defense. Trigger A creature approaches within 10 feet of the poltergeist

Effect The poltergeist makes a telekinetic object Strike against the triggering creature.

Frighten. Requirements The poltergeist must be

Effect The poltergeist becomes visible, appearing as a skeletal, ghostlike humanoid. Each creature within 30 feet must attempt a save, becoming Frightened 2 on a failure. On a critical failure, it's also for as long as it's frightened. On a success, the creature is temporarily immune for 1 minute.

At the start of its next turn, the poltergeist becomes invisible again.

Telekinetic Storm. The poltergeist telekinetically throws numerous small objects, such as dozens of pieces of silverware or books, either spreading them out among multiple foes or directing them at one target.

  • When this effect is spread out among multiple foes, the poltergeist makes a telekinetic object Strike at a -2 penalty against each creature within 30 feet. These count as one attack for the poltergeist's multiple attack penalty, and the penalty doesn't increase until after all the attacks.
  • When this effect has only one target, the poltergeist makes a telekinetic object Strike against the target, and the damage increases to 3d12. It deals 1d12[untyped] damage on a failure, and no damage on a critical failure.
Source, license, and attribution

Source: Pathfinder Monster Core (remaster-core-2026-08-10)

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