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Ochre Jelly CR 5 hp 69 (6 HD); split N Large ooze Init –5; Senses blind, blindsight 60 ft.; Listen –5 Languages — AC 4, touch 4, flat-footed 4 Immune gaze attacks, illusions, visual effects; ooze immunities Fort +8, Ref –3, Will –3 Speed 10 ft. (2 squares), climb 10 ft. Melee slam +5 (2d4+3 plus 1d4 acid) Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft. Base Atk +4; Grp +10 Atk Options acid, constrict 2d4+3 plus 1d4 acid, improved grab Abilities Str 15, Dex 1, Con 22, Int —, Wis 1, Cha 1 SQ ooze traits Skills Climb +10, Listen –5 Split (Ex) Slashing and piercing weapons and electricity deal no damage to an ochre jelly. If such an attack hits, the creature splits into two identical jellies, each with half of the original’s current hit points (round down). A jelly with 10 hit points or fewer cannot be further split and dies if reduced to 0 hit points. Acid (Ex) An ochre jelly’s natural attack deals an extra 1d4 points of acid damage. Constrict (Ex) An ochre jelly deals 2d4+3 points of damage plus 1d4 points of acid damage with a successful grapple check, in addition to damage from its slam attack. Improved Grab (Ex) To use this ability, an ochre jelly must hit an opponent with a slam attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking attacks of opportunity. If it wins the grapple, it establishes a hold and can constrict. FEATURES OF THE AREA Blood: The pools of blood in this area are slippery, increasing the DC of Balance and Tumble checks by 5. Lead Door: 2 inches thick; hardness 10; hp 60; Open Lock DC 30; Break DC 28. ENCOUNTER 10-1 When the PCs open the door, read: A gruesome scene greets you. Lying on the floor in a pool of blood is the headless corpse of a human, its flesh smoking from acidic handprints. Gathered around the body and tearing at its flesh are three mounds of dripping brown jelly, reminiscent of humanoids in their postures and movements. Crouching in a corner is a human witness to this atrocity. He yells, “Kill them. All of them!” TACTICS The whelps of Zargon ooze forward to attack the first character they sense. The make slam attacks each round against the closest creature. If they hit, they start grapples as free actions. A whelp and its opponent make opposed grapple checks. If the whelp wins, it grapples its opponent and moves into its opponent’s space, dealing 1d6+12 points of damage plus 2d6 points of acid damage. On its next turn, it attempts to pin the opponent by making another opposed grapple check. Remember, each time a whelp deals damage, its opponent must make a Fortitude save to avoid being polluted by slime. If Dorn is here and the trap was not sprung, he uses his first action to summon a black pudding. He then retreats to the far corner. On his next turn, he uses summon ooze to summon an ochre jelly and then draws his rapier. Once his minions are engaging the PCs, Dorn follows up with corrosive spew, then moves toward an injured player character, drawing his kukri as he does. 155
ENCOUNTER 10-2 156 D EN OF EXCESS Encounter Level 14 or 16 SETUP Place the cult guards (G) as indicated on the map. The players place their miniatures in the hallway leading into the southernmost room. If Vanessa (V) has not been encountered elsewhere, she’s here. When the PCs open the door, read: Two tiger-masked men wearing long, red robes turn toward you with weapons drawn. Two rounds after combat begins, bring the thralls (J) into the room and read: Through the northern door burst two screaming men in ornate breastplates wielding morningstars. Their flesh glistens beneath a coating of slime. Four rounds after combat begins, bring the cultist (Z) into the room and read: Following the others is a gaunt humanoid wearing a red-faced rat mask. He curses in a guttural tongue as he levels a finger at your group. Vanessa CR 14 hp 86 (14 HD) See page 149 for statistics 2 Cult Guards CR 8 hp 58 each (9 HD) Male Cynidicean warrior 9 LE Medium humanoid (human) Init +6; Senses low-light vision; Listen +4, Spot +4 Languages Undercommon AC 19, touch 12, flat-footed 17 Fort +8, Ref +5, Will +2 Weakness light sensitivity Speed 20 ft. (4 squares) in chainmail, base speed 30 ft. Melee mwk longsword +14/+9 (1d8+3/17–20) Ranged mwk light crossbow +12 (1d8/19–20) Base Atk +9; Grp +12 Atk Options Power Attack Combat Gear potion of cure moderate wounds Abilities Str 16, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 8, Cha 12 Feats Alertness, Improved Critical (longsword), Improved Initiative, Power Attack, Weapon Focus (longsword) Skills Intimidate +13, Knowledge (religion) +6, Listen +4, Spot +4 Possessions combat gear plus masterwork chainmail, masterwork heavy steel shield, masterwork longsword, masterwork light crossbow with 10 bolts, animal mask, 10 gp Light Sensitivity (Ex) Cult guards are dazzled in bright sunlight or within the radius of a daylight spell. 2 Thralls of Juiblex (Raging) CR 10 hp 108 each (10 HD); DR 1/— Male Cynidicean barbarian 8/thrall of Juiblex BoVD 2 CE Medium humanoid (human) Init +1; Senses low-light vision; Listen +12, Spot +4 Aura sickening slime (5 ft., DC 16) Languages Common AC 20, touch 9, flat-footed 20; improved uncanny dodge Fort +13, Ref +6, Will +4 Weakness light sensitivity Speed 30 ft. (6 squares) in breastplate, base speed 40 ft. Melee +2 morningstar +18/+13 (1d8+7) Base Atk +10; Grp +15 Atk Options Power Attack, Thrall to Demon (+1 luck bonus while performing evil act 1/day), corrosive touch +2d6 acid, rage 3/day (7 rounds) Combat Gear 2 potions of cure light wounds Abilities Str 20, Dex 12, Con 18, Int 10, Wis 8, Cha 14 SQ trap sense +2 Feats Improved Unarmed Strike, Power Attack, Thrall to Demon, Weapon Focus (morningstar), Willing Deformity Skills Escape Artist +3, Intimidate +18, Knowledge (religion) +7, Listen +12, Spot +4, Use Rope +1 (+3 bindings) Possessions combat gear plus +2 breastplate, +1 heavy steel shield, +2 morningstar, amulet of natural armor +1 Sickening Slime (Ex) All creatures within 5 feet of a thrall of Juiblex must succeed on a DC 16 (14 if not raging) Fortitude save or take a –1 circumstance penalty on attack rolls and skill checks for as long as they remain within range. Light Sensitivity (Ex) Thralls of Juiblex are dazzled in bright sunlight or within the radius of a daylight spell. Corrosive Touch (Ex) Three times per day, a thrall of Juiblex can secrete a slime. The next time he makes an unarmed attack, that attack does not provoke attacks of opportunity and deals an additional 2d6 points of acid damage. When not raging, the thralls of Juiblex have the following changed statistics: hp decrease by 20 Aura sickening slime (5 ft., DC 14) AC 22, touch 11, flat-footed 22 Fort +11, Will +4 Melee +2 morningstar +16/+11 (1d8+5) Grp +13 Abilities Str 16, Con 14
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Contents Introduction. . . . . . .
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Illus. by J. Zhang nd I looked upon
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Encounter Information Each entry ha
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action, we instead wasted time on p
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Vile Feats Feat Prerequisite Benefi
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Benefit: You gain a +2 circumstance
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PROPERTY DESCRIPTIONS Each of the f
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through the void. Perhaps atropals
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ATROPUS Atropus is as much a place
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SQ bardic knowledge +7, siphon spel
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THE MOONLET Atropus is the moonlet,
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CHAPTER 2 ATROPUS 25
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FEATURES OF THE AREA Altar: The alt
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When a character moves 10 feet or m
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FEATURES OF THE AREA Crater: It cos
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his unmoving form. These projection
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Llymic for the glory of the dark go
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Atk Options Power Attack Special Ac
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The surface of the mountain consist
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CHAPTER 3 FATHER LLYMIC 41
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FEATURES OF THE AREA Ground: The su
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FEATURES OF THE AREA Icy Plateau: T
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FEATURES OF THE AREA Dark Ice: The
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will one day awaken and purify the
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DESCRIPTION When quiescent, the fou
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SOELMA NILAENISH “The world disgu
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Special Actions bardic music 11/day
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F. Large Sleeping Area (EL varies)
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3 Whitespawn Berserkers MM4 CR 6 hp
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3 Greathorn Minotaurs MM4 CR 7 hp 1
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Hulk of Zoretha (Male) CR 16 hp 256
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When awakened, however, an elder ch
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THE LEVIATHAN IN FAERÛN The Leviat
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CHAPTER 5 THE LEVIATHAN priest. Whe
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Marcus Hape CR 12 hp 60 (12 HD) Mal
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Axihuatl CR 19 hp 206 (24 HD); fast
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FEATURES OF THE AREA The battlefiel
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3 Krakens CR 12 hp 290 each (20 HD)
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Despite the seals that hold its min
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ack, or sides, and rotates slowly o
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Lucather exists as a quell (Libris
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Melee slam +22 (1d6+4) Ranged enerv
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CHAPTER 6 PANDORYM resistance, whic
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Advanced Deathshrieker MM3 CR 19 hp
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Lucather Majii CR 21 hp 155 (23 HD)
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FEATURES OF THE AREA Outer Circle o
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spores become aberrant hybrids. (Kn
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progeny of Ragnorra (see page 100).
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The bolt corrupts the life force of
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CL 20th); a Reflex save halves the
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