TulpaA gray-skinned humanoid with oddly unremarkable features
f loats ponderously in mid-air.Tulpa CR 6Source Bestiary 5 pg. 254
XP 2,400
Male human tulpa monk 5
LN Medium outsider (augmented humanoid, human)
Init +7; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +11DefenseAC 19, touch 18, flat-footed 15 (+3 Dex, +1 dodge, +1 monk,
+3 Wis, +1 natural)
hp 46 (5d8+20)
Fort +6, Ref +7, Will +7; +2 vs. enchantment, +4 vs. mind–affecting effects
Defensive Abilities evasion; Immune diseaseOffenseSpeed 40 ft.
Melee unarmed strike +9 (1d8+5) or
flurry of blows +9/+9 (1d8+5)
Special Attacks flurry of blows, stunning fist (5/day, DC 15)
Psychic Magic (CL 5th; concentration +5)
8 PE—burst of adrenaline (1 PE), burst of insight (1 PE),
ego whip I (3 PE, DC 13), levitate (2 PE), paranoia
(2 PE, DC 12)StatisticsStr 20, Dex 16, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 17, Cha 8
Base Atk +3; CMB +8; CMD 26
Feats Dodge, Improved Initiative, Improved Unarmed Strike, Power Attack, Stunning Fist, Toughness, Weapon Focus
(unarmed strike)
Skills Acrobatics +11, Bluff +0 (+8 vs. its creator), Diplomacy
+0 (+8 vs. its creator), Intimidate +7 (+15 vs. its creator),
Perception +11, Sense Motive +11 (+19 vs. its creator), Stealth
+11; Racial Modifiers +8 Bluff, Diplomacy, Intimidate, and
Sense Motive vs. its creator
Languages Common
SQ creator link, fast movement, high jump, ki pool (5 points,
magic), maneuver training, mental form (DC 12), slow fall
20 ft., sustained by thoughtEcologyEnvironment any
Organization solitary
Treasure NPC gear (amulet of natural armor +1, potion of cure
moderate wounds, potion of fly, potion of invisibility)DescriptionTulpas are constructed of ideas and imagination. Beings
of pure thought (some theorize that they are made of
the same mysterious substance as the Astral Plane),
tulpas are made physical by a powerful mind that is
either psychically attuned or has some amount of latent
psychic power.
The exact process that creates a tulpa is not well
understood. Sometimes such beings come about after years
of practice and meditation followed by an occult ritual.
Other times they seem to appear spontaneously, often after
their creators suffer traumatic experiences. More often than
not, in these latter cases, the creators are children. Such a
child witnesses something horrific or far too strange for her
nascent imagination to comprehend, and ends up creating
an imaginary friend to help her sort through the event and
protect her from other potential dangers. While most of
these imaginary friends are nothing more than figments
of her mind, every so often they manifest as tulpas. Some
such tulpas are noble creatures that protect the child who
created them, but just as many are malicious entities that
subtly torment the child or lead her astray.
While a tulpa is a creature of thought created by the
imagination of another being, it has a will and a mind of
its own. This often leads to conflict between a tulpa and
its creator. In order to protect itself from banishment or
worse, a tulpa often attempts to compel others to think
and concentrate on its existence. This allows the tulpa
to create havens of other “creators” in case its original
creator forgets about the tulpa or becomes incapacitated.
Nonetheless, even a sadistic tulpa or a tulpa with an
actively belligerent creator must protect its creator’s life
in order to preserve its own existence.
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