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Archives of Nethys

Archives of Nethys

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Flensing BladesHazard 12

Legacy Content

Complex Haunt 
Source Gamemastery Guide pg. 81
Complexity Complex
Stealth +25 (expert)
Description A whirling tornado of spectrally propelled glass and steel slices whatever it touches to ribbons.
Disable DC 35 Thievery (master) to precisely adjust the blades so that they destroy each other, or DC 38 Religion (expert) to weaken the haunt; four successes are required to disable it
AC 33, Fort +27, Ref +25, Will +22
Hardness 20, HP 100 (BT 50); Immunities critical hits, object immunities, precision damage, Weaknesses positive 15
Whirling Blade [reaction] Trigger Three or more creatures enter the area of the haunt; Effect sharp fragments lift up from the ground and begin to spin in rapid circles taking up one 5-foot square. The haunt rolls initiative.
Routine (3 actions) The tornado of blades uses 3 actions to move, traveling up to 30 feet with each action and dealing 2d10+10 slashing damage. Each creature in its path must attempt a DC 33 Reflex save.

Critical Success The creature is unaffected.
Success The creature takes half damage.
Failure The creature takes full damage plus 1d10 persistent bleed damage.
Critical Failure The creature takes double damage and 1d10 persistent bleed damage. It also becomes wounded 1 (or increases its wounded value by 1, if it is already wounded).

Each successful check to disable this hazard reduces the haunt’s movement by 30 feet, and the fourth success disables it completely.
Reset The haunt draws jagged shards back into its area over the course of an hour, after which it can trigger again.