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have been known to target other seemingly innocent victims as
well, though the reasons are unknown; regardless, all are still
challenged to enter a duel.
Energy Drain (Su): Living creatures struck by a bullet
from the gun of the grave gain a negative level. The DC is
17 for the Fortitude save to remove a negative level. The save
is Charisma-based. Those who are killed by this attack while
fleeing rise as pistol wraiths. Those who stand their
ground and follow through with the duel are
granted the peace of death.
Gun of the Grave (Su): The pistol
wraith’s gun is a +3 military pistol of
wounding. Its supply of powder and
ammunition is endless, though the
wraith must still load the pistol after
each firing. The bullets fired from the
gun of the grave manifest in the material
world once discharged. The gun of
the grave and its bandolier are part of
the pistol wraith’s being and cannot be
removed from it by any means.
Dueling Instinct (Ex):
*When formally engaged in
a duel, a pistol wraith is
treated as having rolled a
20 on its initiative once
the duel begins.
Lightning Reload
(Ex): Though the
pistol wraith needs
to reload his gun of the
grave between shots, doing so only
requires a move action.
Treasure
A pistol wraith carries no treasure.
However, any bullet fired by
a wraith remains in perfect condition
and may be reused by
another marksman as a normal
bullet (powder and such
still required). The bullets
bear a +3 enchantment bonus;
they also add one extra damage die and increase the critical
multiplier by one. Ammunition with that power would be quite
valuable, although most marksmen wouldn’t dare tempt fate by
using such a potentially cursed object.
Are ya feelin lucky, punk?
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Pistol Wraith
Legends & Lore
CoMMoN: Those who fancy themselves to be deadly pistoleers
may be sought out by a restless spirit. A number of them
stalk the land, challenging skilled marksmen to ill-fated duels.
UNCoMMoN: There are a number of restless pistol wraiths,
but the original was a gunman named Lach Bradig. Some of
those he slays become spirits themselves, though
Bradig is the most powerful of his kind.
RARE: Those who accept these duels seldom
live, yet those who refuse are gunned down
as well. What’s more, those
who die fleeing are
cursed to rise up as a
pistol wraith as well.
obSCURE: The
man who shot Bradig
down was none other than
Corvis’s Julian Helstrom,
and Bradig is intensely afraid
of him. Those aware of this
speculate that only a bullet from
Helstrom’s pistol will put Bradig
to rest for good. What happens
to the rest of the pistol
wraiths after Bradig dies is
anyone’s guess.
Hooks
A young promising regular
in the Cygnaran military
has just received his
third award for excellent
marksmanship . .
. and Lach Bradig has
also just challenged him
to a duel. The regular
believes that if he can
obtain a charm that will
protect him from the
walking dead and wear it
until the next full moon, Bradig
will leave him alone. Unfortunately, he needs some help finding
such a charm.
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