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Archives of Nethys

Archives of Nethys

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Goh' ShameHazard 5

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Source Pathfinder #197: Let the Leaves Fall pg. 20
Complexity Complex
Stealth +13 (expert)
Description A strange shadowy figure churns in the waters at Goh’s feet.
Disable DC 21 Diplomacy to calm Goh enough that the haunt dissipates, DC 23 Religion to exorcise the haunt, or DC 25 Intimidation to “scare the shame” out of Goh
AC 22, Fort +9, Ref +15
HP 54; Immunities critical hits, precision damage, Weaknesses positive 5, Resistances fire 5
Grasping Hands [reaction] Trigger Goh steps into the Ceiba River; Effect A shadowy figure that looks like a swimming child appears to grab ahold of Goh's ankles and begins to pull him deeper into the water; Goh becomes grabbed. The haunt then rolls initiative.
Routine (2 actions; emotion, enchantment,fear incapacitation, mental, occult) The haunt uses its first action to grapple with Goh and attempts to pull him underwater. Goh has a Fortitude DC of 19. In order to pull Goh underwater, the haunt must critically succeed at its grapple check against him with a result of 29 or higher to successfully restrain Goh. Goh is overwhelmed by terror and makes no attempt to escape, so it falls to the PCs to get him free from the haunt. If Goh is restrained and pulled underwater, the haunt must continue to grapple him in following rounds. If the haunt manages to critically succeed at grappling Goh while he's restrained, the man dies from a combination of fright and drowning, at which point the haunt immediately ends. If Goh is pulled free and taken out of the water, the haunt loses one action and no longer attempts to grapple him. The haunt uses its second action to manifest the image of a frightening watery drowned ghost, causing one creature it targets within 30 feet to attempt a DC 22 Will save (the haunt always targets a creature who attempted to free Goh from its grip if possible).
Reset The haunt ends if Goh dies and doesn’t reset. If Goh is dragged out of the water, the haunt ends at the end of its next turn but resets immediately the next time Goh enters the river.
Critical Success The creature is unaffected.
Success The creature is frightened 1.
Failure The creature is frightened 2 and fleeing for as long as it remains frightened.
Critical Failure The creature is frightened 3 and fleeing as long as it remains frightened, or for 1 minute, whichever comes second.

Melee [one-action] grapple +15 Damage grapple