Unspooled Vestige (SFS2E 1-20 Magic Unleashed) question [Spoiler]

[Sliska Zafir]

TEXT:
"Ranged [one-action] filament +10 (range 60 feet), Effect entanglement plus unspool

Unspool The fabric of the creature’s reality begins to fray. The unspooled
vestige must attempt a DC 16 Fortitude save. On a failure it takes 1d4
force damage, or 1d6 force damage on a critical failure."

There's got to be a typo here.

Does the Unspooled Vestige actually need to make a save if it successfully attacks, and actually takes damage if it fails...?

It has to be the creature it is entangling that needs to save, right?

[Driftbourne]

If the filament attack hits, then both entanglement and unspool happen. Unspool does not affect the PCs; it affects the attacking unspooled vestige. The unspooled vestige has to make a saving throw or take damage.

The effect of Unspool is separate from and has nothing to do with a target affected by entanglement, other than that they both trigger at the same time from a successful attack with the filament.

The creature's description before the stat block says

spoiler:

Two unspooled vestiges—these were once ooranaks, from the same pack as the pup the PCs may have rescued, but they’ve begun to unspool from reality, degrading into violent monsters. The unfortunate creatures are literally unspooling as they face the PCs.

Note that "Slip Out of Reality" also affects the unspooled vestige.

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