How does the Mute Hag work? She's... "mute" right?
How does she bargain with the PCs to get her body parts back?
How does she cast any of her Spell-Like abilities? She has "Blind Fight", but not "Silent Spell"...
Is she intended to be a joke of a caster, or am I missing something?
Bargaining would have to be handled however the GM sees fit (charades anyone?), but it wouldn't sffect her spell-like abilities.
From the PRD
Spell-Like Abilities: Usually, a spell-like ability works just like the spell of that name. A spell-like ability has no verbal, somatic, or material component, nor does it require a focus.
She can bust out writing tools, in life she was a writer after all, but
I'm going to do it as description like "She holds up her hand in a sign that you should stay your blade, and pantomimes giving and taking indicating that she is willing to bargain with you" and "She shakes her head to indicate that she will accept no alternate payment"
If you want to make it more of a guessing game, The Fallout New Vegas DLC Dead Money had a mute character you have to interact with, which could give some inspiration.
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The Mute Hag is supposed to have Telepathy; it looks like that one got overlooked. A big part of their modus operandi is to bargain with victims, corrupting and bribing people until they sacrifice whatever personal limits they have to gain power or prestige. Their telepathy manifests less as a "voice in your head" and more as simply "knowing" what she intends or wants.
As for spells, they cast spells normally. A mute hag's verbal components are not the same as a human wizard's, consisting of breathing patterns, glottal-stops, and jaw clacking. Her spellcasting can be disrupted just as easily with a silence spell or similar effect.
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