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Theater Phantasm

Theater phantasms are amalgamations of the spiritual and emotional energy given up by entertainers and audiences of powerful performances.

Recall Knowledge - Undead (Religion): DC 37
Unspecific Lore: DC 35
Specific Lore: DC 32

Elite | Normal | Weak
Proficiency without Level

Changes from being Elite are marked in red below.
NOTE: The +2 damage bonus to non-strike offensive abilities (+4 if the ability is limited, such as spells) is NOT factored in.

Elite Theater PhantasmCreature 17

Legacy Content

Uncommon N Large Incorporeal Undead 
Source Pathfinder #185: A Taste of Ashes pg. 89
Perception +34; all-around vision, lifesense 100 feet, tremorsense 100 feet
Languages Common, Necril; up to four others
Skills Intimidation +32, Performance +37, Society +32, Theater Lore +38
Str -5, Dex +4, Con +6, Int +2, Wis +5, Cha +9
Bonded Theater A theater phantasm can't travel more than 50 feet from the theater (or similar location) where it was created.
AC 38; Fort +30, Ref +27, Will +32
HP 280 (emotional consumption, dramatic return, negative healing); Immunities death effects, disease, paralyzed, poison, precision, unconscious; Resistances all 10 (except force, ghost touch, or positive^ double resistance vs. non-magical)
Catharsis (emotion, enchantment, mental, occult) When a theater phantasm is destroyed, it emits waves of emotional energy. All creatures within 50 feet take 10d6 mental damage (DC 36 basic Will save) as they experience a crushing barrage of emotions.Dramatic Return (necromancy, occult) A destroyed theater phantasm slowly reforms to full strength over the course of 1 week. The only way to permanently destroy the phantasm is to reduce it to 0 Hit Points during a performance occurring in its bonded theater.Emotional Consumption (emotion, necromancy, occult) If a theater phantasm is within 100 feet of an audience of 20 or more intelligent beings witnessing a performance in its bonded theater, it gains fast healing 20.
Speed fly 40 feet
Melee [one-action] spectral hand +32 [+27/+22] (finesse, magical), Damage 3d10+2+15 negativeRanged [one-action] impromptu props +30 [+25/+20] (magical, range increment 30 feet), Damage 3d12+2+18 bludgeoningSpotlight [free-action] (emotion, enchantment, light, occult) Frequency once per round; Effect The theater phantasm draws attention to a creature it admires. The phantasm designates a target other than itself within 50 feet with a subtle spotlight, giving the target a +2 status bonus to Performance checks and resistance 10 to mental damage for 1 minute. If it uses this ability again on a new target, the former creature loses its spotlight.

Sidebar - Related Creatures Competing Phantasms

On very rare occasions, more than one theater phantasm takes up residence in the same theater, each trying to outdo the other.