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4 Bloodfiend Locust Swarms FF CR 8 hp 91 each (14 HD) CE Fine vermin (extraplanar, swarm) Init +4; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Listen +1, Spot +1 AC 19, touch 14, flat-footed 15 (+4 Dex, +5 natural) Immune swarm immunities, vermin immunities Fort +11, Ref +8, Will +5 Weakness swarm vulnerabilities, vermin vulnerabilities Speed 20 ft. (4 squares), fly 20 ft. (perfect) Melee swarm (3d6 plus energy drain) Space 5 ft.; Reach 0 ft. Base Atk +10; Grp — Atk Options distraction, energy drain Special Actions reanimate Abilities Str 1, Dex 18, Con 14, Int —, Wis 13, Cha 11 SQ swarm traits, vermin traits Skills Listen +1, Spot +1 Distraction (Ex) Any creature that begins its turn with a swarm in its square must make a successful DC 19 Fortitude save or be nauseated for 1 round. Spellcasting or concentrating on spells requires a successful Concentration check (DC 20 + spell level). Using skills involving patience and concentration requires a DC 20 Concentration check. Energy Drain (Su) Living creatures hit by a bloodfiend locust swarm gain one negative level (Fortitude DC 17 to remove). Reanimate (Su) A humanoid or monstrous humanoid killed by the energy drain attack of a bloodfiend locust swarm rises 2d6 hours later as a fiendish vampire spawn. For details, see the vampire spawn (MM 253) and the fiendish template (MM 108). 8 Advanced Xeg-Yi MoP CR 5 hp 49 (9 HD) N Medium elemental (extraplanar, incorporeal) Init +4; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Listen +0, Spot +6 AC 18, touch 17, flat-footed 14; Dodge (+4 Dex, +4 deflection) Immune elemental immunities Fort +4, Ref +10, Will +3 Weakness elemental vulnerabilities Speed fly 20 ft. (good); Flyby Attack Melee 4 incorporeal touches +10 each (1d6) Ranged negative energy ray +10 (1d8) Base Atk +6; Grp — Atk Options Combat Reflexes, negative energy lash Special Actions explosion, rebuke undead 10/day (+4, 2d6+13, 9th) Abilities Str —, Dex 18, Con 12, Int 7, Wis 10, Cha 18 SQ elemental traits Feats Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Extra Turning, Flyby Attack Skills Hide +10, Listen +0, Spot +6 Negative Energy Ray (Ex) A xeg-yi’s negative energy ray has a range of 30 feet. Negative Energy Lash (Su) Five times per day, a xeg-yi can make a ranged touch attack or hit with an incorporeal touch attack to infuse a target with negative energy. The lash either deals 2d8+9 points of damage to a living creature or heals an undead creature of that amount of damage. Explosion (Su) When reduced to 0 hit points, a xeg-yi explodes in a 20-foot-radius burst that deals 1d8+9 points of negative energy damage to everything in the area (Reflex DC 15 half). ENCOUNTER 8-1 FEATURES OF THE AREA The chamber has the following features. Illumination: Because of the debilitating nature of the plane, everburning torches spaced around the rim of the bottom level give off only 10 feet of bright light and 20 feet of shadowy illumination. Ceiling: The ceiling in this room is 40 feet high. Floors and Walls: The floors and walls are covered in ebony ice. It costs 2 squares of movement to enter a square containing ebony ice, and the DC of Balance and Tumble checks increases by 5 in such a square. A successful DC 10 Balance check is required to run or charge across the ice. Undead creatures in an area of ebony ice gain a +2 profane bonus on attack rolls and saves and a +4 profane bonus to turn resistance. Staircase: Staircases lead from the bottom of the bowl-shaped gallery up to the promenade. Characters who stand on a staircase while fighting creatures below can gain a +1 melee attack bonus for fighting from higher ground. Promenade: The promenade stands 20 feet above the bottom level of this room. Pit: Any creature that falls into the pit drops for 80 feet and leaves the protection of the tower, drifting into the void. If the creature is living, it must succeed on a DC 25 Fortitude save each round or gain one negative level. If the creature’s negative levels equal its Hit Dice, the creature dies and instantly rises as a wraith. Voidstone Pillar: Rising through the floor in the center of this room is a pillar of black voidstone (DMG 157). A creature that comes into contact with the pillar must succeed on a DC 25 Fortitude save or be destroyed as if it had come into contact with a sphere of annihilation. 139
ENCOUNTER 8-2 L ICH LAIR Encounter Level 21 SETUP Once Kastya hears the sounds of combat from tactical encounter 8–1, he uses dimension door to round up his zombie mobs and send them to converge on the PCs. Afterward, he casts death armor, which lasts for 19 rounds; during this time, any creature that strikes Kastya with its body or a handheld weapon takes 1d4+10 points of damage. He follows up by casting stoneskin and protection from spells, each of which lasts for 160 minutes. The lich then sends Albrathax to the landing (area 1) to cut off the intruders’ escape route. After the dragon departs, Kastya prepares to make his stand in a chamber that contains numerous defensive aids, including blood rocks, negative energy, absolute darkness, and a corrupt circle that boosts his Armor Class and caster level. For details, see Features of the Area, below. Iliss joins him in the chamber, and Kastya casts stoneskin on her. The necromancer then uses greater invisibility and casts globe of invulnerability on himself. If he still has time, he readies an action to cast Moilian blackfire at the first player character he sees. Iliss uses a rebuke undead attempt to bolster her master. She then drinks her potion of invisibility and moves to one of the blood rock squares, making sure to stay within 60 feet of the lich so that he gains a +4 bonus to turn resistance and a +2 bonus on saves through his Lifebond feat. When the PCs reach the top of the steps leading to this encounter, read: About 30 feet down the corridor, a rotating crimson sphere rises up from the floor. From the center of the sphere, a ray of crackling black energy streaks directly toward you. When the PCs enter the room, read: This large chamber has a strange, coppery scent. Torches cast a dim blue light throughout the area, revealing dark stone sheathed in black ice. Here and there, ruddy outcroppings appear through the rime. A glowing red circle is set into the floor in the center of the room, and two 10- foot-wide alcoves in the far wall seem to lead to utter blackness. Kastya Zurith-Movya CR 19 Refer to his full statistics on page 130. The changed statistics below represent the results of protective measures taken prior to the start of the encounter. Resist +8 turn resistance Fort +6, Ref +10, Will +16; +8 against spells and spell-like effects Melee damaging touch +13 (1d8+5 negative energy plus paralysis) Iliss Githom-Vaas CR 17 Refer to her full statistics on page 134. The changed statistics below represent the results of protective measures taken prior to the start of the encounter. hp 166 (15 HD); DR 10/adamantine (stoneskin) TACTICS Kastya casts spells from the center of the corrupt circle, which grants him a +2 bonus to Armor Class and an effective caster level of 17th (or 19th for necromancy spells). If the lich has readied his Moilian blackfire spell but has not yet used it, he casts it now against a spellcasting PC. While still invisible, Kastya casts magic jar, sending his essence into the crystal he carries for this purpose. Each round thereafter, the lich attempts to possess one of the player characters. He prefers lightly armored rogues and similar hosts so that he can cast spells without fear of arcane spell failure. He continues his attempts to possess one of the PCs until he succeeds. Characters who make a successful Will save or who are under the effect of protection from evil or magic circle are immune to his attempts at possession. If the lich takes over a PC, he retains his Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma, classes, levels, base attack bonus, base save bonuses, alignment, and mental abilities, but he gains the physical attributes of the character. He casts avasculate on the closest PC and then uses telekinesis to move a light character into a square containing negative energy. He continues this tactic until his host is destroyed or until he is forced out of the body, at which point he jumps back to the crystal as a free action and tries to possess another character. If Kastya’s own lifeless body is threatened by a PC, he focuses on stopping the attacker. If he cannot, he shifts back to his body, ending the magic jar spell, and unleashes a barrage of attack spells, switching between rays and area spells depending on the threat. 140
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3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents Introd
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Illus. by J. Zhang s a Dungeon Mast
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worlds, but the PCs find it first a
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them and thwart their efforts. A ri
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VILLAINOUS PLOTS Every great villai
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Envy Envious villains pursue their
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Advancing the Villain A one-shot vi
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Typical Classes: Bard, beguiler, he
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wants, what she expects of you, and
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FEIGN DEATH A clever villain has ma
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Table 1-1: Villainous Feats General
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Benefit: You gain the extraplanar s
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2nd Level Alliance Undone: Suppress
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whose movement rates drop to 0 feet
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cell belongs to a third cell, and s
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Illus. by T. Giorello he orc has fa
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hopes to eventually claim the Eldee
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double axe. He also carries a few s
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CHAPTER 2 ZARGATH HUMAN-BANE DEFENS
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changes each week. Unescorted visit
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FEATURES OF THE AREA The area has t
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If Dwarreg is killed or if more tha
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War Leader Grikfell CR 3 hp 25 (3 H
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effort to embrace this power, but h
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small jars throughout his personal
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Speed 30 ft. (6 squares) Melee +1 r
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of the structure are masonry and ha
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CHAPTER 3 EDGAR & KATARIN TOLSTOFF
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After throwing the thunderstone, th
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FEATURES OF THE AREA The room has t
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Fiendish Wolverine CR — hp 34 (3
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fragmented into smaller knots and f
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that protrude from its surface are
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GOALS Pog’s time as a statue has
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of the crew into the hold. The capt
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CHAPTER 4 CAPTAIN GNASH 73
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4 Pseudonatural Hobgoblins CR 1 hp
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FEATURES OF THE AREA The room has t
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TACTICS Once the PCs are aware of t
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way out. They took heavy damage, bu
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organization also includes Sulatar
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umors and courting new business ass
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Ranged +1 hand crossbow +10 (1d4+1
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Page 92 and 93: FEATURES OF THE AREA The warehouse
Page 94 and 95: 4 Tomb Spider Broodswarms MM3 CR
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Page 100 and 101: USING FARROR As Emmara’s spy, Far
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Page 154 and 155: FEATURES OF THE AREA The Al-Iborak
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Page 158 and 159: FEATURES OF THE AREA The great hall
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