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Fog Strider
Medium Undead (Incorporeal)
Hit Dice: 6d12 (39 hp)
Initiative: +6
Speed: 120 ft. (24 squares)
Armor Class: 14 (+2 Dex, +2 deflection),
touch 12, flat- footed 12
Base Attack/Grapple: +3/—
Attack: Touch +5 melee (chill touch)
Full Attack: Touch +5 melee (chill touch)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Chill touch
Special Qualities: Damage reduction 15/
magic, darkvision 60 ft., incorporeal traits,
mist walk, undead traits, vulnerability to fire
Fog striders are the unrested souls of the
dead, walking the land of the living whenever a
heavy fog rolls in. Formed from the mist itself, fog
striders are indistinct figures at best, although their
countenance of misery and anguish are crystal
clear.
Combat
Evil fog striders work their mischief through
lies and treachery, sending would-be saviors into
hazardous traps and pitfalls. If confronted, they
use their affinity with the mists to their advantage,
seeming to strike from every direction at once and
leeching the warmth from their victims’ bones with
their chilling touch.
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Saves: Fort+2, Ref+4, Will+4
Abilities: Str —, Dex 15, Con —, Int 9, Wis
9, Cha 14
Skills: Bluff +7, Hide +9, Knowledge
(religion) +2, Listen +7, Spot +7
Feats: Ability Focus (chill touch), Alertness,
Improved Initiative
Environment: Any land and underground
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 4
Treasure: Standard
Alignment: Usually neutral
Advancement: 7-12 HD (Medium); 13-18
(Large)
Level Adjustment: —
Chill Touch (Su): The incorporeal touch
attack of a fog strider is supernaturally cold,
dealing damage as a chill touch spell (caster level
4th level; DC 15). A fog strider may use this ability
with every melee attack it makes. The save DC is
Charisma-based.
Mist Walk (Su): When moving within the
bounds of the mist, a fog strider can take a standard
action at any time during its move action (before,
during, or after), provided the total distance moved
is not greater than the fog strider’s speed. Fog
striders almost always use this ability to move
before and after making an incorporeal touch
attack. Moving in this way does not provoke an
attack of opportunity from the target of the attack.
Scurvy: This deficiency disease is common among sailors, taking hold of those who do not have
enough vitamin C in their diet. A well-equipped ship often carries produce specifically to stave off scurvy,
but in an age before canning keeping produce stored for long is very difficult. With magical assistance,
this problem can be easily overcome, but not all sea captains can afford such extravagance.
Scurvy is caused by a breakdown of the protein collagen, needed for connective tissue, bones,
and teeth. Also, the walls of the victim’s capillaries break down and the person begins hemorrhaging
throughout their body. Victims of scurvy become weak, have joint pains and pale skin, lose hair, and
eventually lose their teeth as well. Primates and guinea pigs are the only creatures that cannot produce
vitamin C on their own; all other creatures are immune to scurvy.
A person going without any vitamin-C-rich meals for four months must make a Fortitude save each
day (DC 1+1 for each previous check). Failure means the character has contracted scurvy. The character
must make a Fortitude save every day (DC 10+1 for each successful save), or lose a point of Constitution
permanently. This damage halts if the character can find a source of vitamin C and adds that to the diet,
but the lost points are not regained.
While affected by scurvy, the victim suffers a -2 penalty to all Charisma-based skill checks except
Use Magic Item. Cure disease removes the scurvy infection from the target, but does not restore any
vitamin C. Therefore, if the scurvy victim does not get some vitamin C soon, they will begin making
Fortitude saves again the next day.
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