Expanded size options for Bloodhulks

This material is heavily based on material from “Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual IV”.  The progression of the Bloodhulks, compared to Zombies, was inconsistent (notably natural armor, HD, speed, strength, and dexterity, so other attributes based on those were also inconsistent like CR, Init, AC, HP, Saves, etc.) and so I have set out to standardize it.

Overall, a Bloodhulk has a progression similar to a Zombie with some variations.  The Natural AC bonus is double that of Zombies (so +6 for Large instead of +3), the CR is higher, and the base melee damage die is higher.  It doesn’t seem to quite follow the standard template modification that Zombies do (Strength increases linearly at double the normal rate), but with some minor adjustment produced an internally consistent progression, which in turn allowed for both smaller and larger versions of the Bloodhulk (Small seems to be the lower limit as Tiny, following the progression, has 0 Strength resulting in it doing 1d4-5 Melee damage).

Regarding strategies, while their slam remains a strong attack, the rapidly increasing grapple suggests that larger Bloodhulks may use that as a primary tactic.  Similar to how their creators might cast AOE damage spells that include the Bloodhulk in its effect, massive Bloodhulks might seek to grapple an enemy and then jump off of high areas; the Bloodhulk is more likely to survive the fall than their victim.

The Bloodhulk is presented below as it was in the MMIV with variations from the text noted in italics.  New versions, based on different sizes, namely the Midget, Mangler, and Pulverizer, are included in sequence with the originals based on CR.

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BLOODHULK MIDGET           CR 3   (NEW)
Always NE Small undead
Init 0; Senses: darkvision 60ft., low light vision; Listen +0, Spot +0
Languages: understands creator’s orders

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AC 13, touch 11, flat-footed 13
          (+1 Size, +0 Dex, +6 Natural)
hp 84 (6 HD)
Immune: undead immunities
Fort +2, Ref +2, Will +5
Weaknesses: fragile

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Speed: 15 ft. (3 squares)
Melee: slam +3 (1d6-1)
Space 5ft.; Reach 5ft.
Base Atk +2; Grp -3

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Abilities: Str 8, Dex 10, Con -, Int -, Wis 10, Cha 1
SQ: blood bloated, undead traits
Feats: –
Skills: Listen +0, Spot +0
Advancement: see text

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Fragile (Ex): A bloodhulk takes an extra 1d6 points of damage whenever it takes at least 1 point of damage from a piercing or slashing weapon.
Blood Bloated (EX): A bloodhulk always gains the maximum hit points possible per Hit Die. In addition, it gains 2 bonus hit points per Hit Die

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BLOODHULK FIGHTER           CR 4
Always NE Medium undead
Init -1; Senses: darkvision 60ft., low light vision; Listen +0, Spot +0
Languages: understands creator’s orders

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AC 13, touch 9, flat-footed 13
(+0 Size, -1 Dex, +4 Natural)
hp 140 (10 HD)
Immune: undead immunities
Fort +3, Ref +2, Will +7
Weaknesses: fragile

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Speed: 20 ft. (4 squares)
Melee: slam +8 (1d8+3)
Space 5ft.; Reach 5ft.
Base Atk +5; Grp +8

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Abilities: Str 16, Dex 8, Con -, Int -, Wis 10, Cha 1
SQ: blood bloated, undead traits
Feats: –
Skills: Listen +0, Spot +0
Advancement: see text

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Fragile (Ex): A Bloodhulk takes an extra 1d6 points of damage whenever it takes at least 1 point of damage from a piercing or slashing weapon.
Blood Bloated (EX): A Bloodhulk always gains the maximum hit points possible per Hit Die. In addition, it gains 2 bonus hit points per Hit Die

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BLOODHULK GIANT           CR 5
Always NE Large undead
Init -2; Senses: darkvision 60ft., low light vision; Listen +0, Spot +0
Languages: understands creator’s orders

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AC 13, touch 7, flat-footed 13
(-1 Size, -2 Dex, +6 Natural)
hp 196 (14 HD)
Immune: undead immunities
Fort +4, Ref +2, Will +9
Weaknesses: fragile

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Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares)
Melee: slam +17 (2d6+11)
Space 10ft.; Reach 10ft.
Base Atk +7; Grp +22

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Abilities: Str 32, Dex 6, Con -, Int -, Wis 10, Cha 1
SQ: blood bloated, undead traits
Feats: –
Skills: Listen +0, Spot +0
Advancement: see text

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Fragile (Ex): A blookhulk takes an extra 1d6 points of damage whenever it takes at least 1 point of damage from a piercing or slashing weapon.
Blood Bloated (EX): A bloodhulk always gains the maximum hit points possible per Hit Die. In addition, it gains 2 bonus hit points per Hit Die

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BLOODHULK CRUSHER           CR 7
Always NE Huge undead
Init -3; Senses: darkvision 60ft., low light vision; Listen +0, Spot +0
Languages: understands creator’s orders

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AC 13, touch 5, flat-footed 13
(-2 Size, -3 Dex, +8 Natural)
hp 308 (22 HD)
Immune: undead immunities
Fort +7, Ref +4, Will +13
Weaknesses: fragile

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Speed: 40 ft. (8 squares)
Melee: slam +28 (3d6+19)
Space 15ft.; Reach 15ft.
Base Atk +11; Grp +22

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Abilities: Str 48, Dex 4, Con -, Int -, Wis 10, Cha 1
SQ: blood bloated, undead traits
Feats: –
Skills: Listen +0, Spot +0
Advancement: see text

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Fragile (Ex): A blookhulk takes an extra 1d6 points of damage whenever it takes at least 1 point of damage from a piercing or slashing weapon.
Blood Bloated (EX): A bloodhulk always gains the maximum hit points possible per Hit Die. In addition, it gains 2 bonus hit points per Hit Die

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BLOODHULK MANGLER           CR 9   (NEW)
Always NE Gargantuan undead
Init -3; Senses: darkvision 60ft., low light vision; Listen +0, Spot +0
Languages: understands creator’s orders

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AC 17, touch 3, flat-footed 17
          (-4 Size, -3 Dex, +14 Natural)
hp 420 (30 HD)
Immune: undead immunities
Fort +10, Ref +7, Will +17
Weaknesses: fragile

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Speed: 50 ft. (10 squares)
Melee: slam +38 (3d10+27)
Space 20ft.; Reach 20ft.
Base Atk +15; Grp +59

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Abilities: Str 64, Dex 4, Con -, Int -, Wis 10, Cha 1
SQ: blood bloated, undead traits
Feats: –
Skills: Listen +0, Spot +0
Advancement: see text

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Fragile (Ex): A blookhulk takes an extra 1d6 points of damage whenever it takes at least 1 point of damage from a piercing or slashing weapon.
Blood Bloated (EX): A bloodhulk always gains the maximum hit points possible per Hit Die. In addition, it gains 2 bonus hit points per Hit Die

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BLOODHULK PULVERIZER           CR 11   (NEW)
Always NE Colossal undead
Init -3; Senses: darkvision 60ft., low light vision; Listen +0, Spot +0
Languages: understands creator’s orders

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AC 21, touch -1, flat-footed 21
          (-8 Size, -3 Dex, +22 Natural)
hp 532 (38 HD)
Immune: undead immunities
Fort +12, Ref +9, Will +21
Weaknesses: fragile

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Speed: 65 ft. (13 squares)
Melee: slam +46 (5d8+35)
Space 30ft.; Reach 30ft.
Base Atk +19; Grp +75

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Abilities: Str 80, Dex 4, Con -, Int -, Wis 10, Cha 1
SQ: blood bloated, undead traits
Feats: –
Skills: Listen +0, Spot +0
Advancement: see text

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Fragile (Ex): A blookhulk takes an extra 1d6 points of damage whenever it takes at least 1 point of damage from a piercing or slashing weapon.
Blood Bloated (EX): A bloodhulk always gains the maximum hit points possible per Hit Die. In addition, it gains 2 bonus hit points per Hit Die

The Iron Prophet

His body had barely begun to recognize it was dead from Hex’s gunshots when she cast Disintegrate on it.  ‘No point in making it easy to bring him back’, Bliks thought, dipping her toe into the dust that oozed out of the clothing of the former Black Sovereign.

Looking up and across the large chamber filled with panicked guests and now hesitant guards, she was glad she had been able to convince her companions to take this necessary next step.  Hex had opposed her, but that was before, and he had been right.  Unity posed the greater threat and Bliks had been blinded by the opportunities for a future that, had its plans come to fruition, would have been cast aside as the dust was just now being scattered by her Fickle Winds.

But now that the head had been cut off, the resulting infighting of the Kellild tribes in an attempt to take up the mantle of Black Sovereign would weaken Numeria, and with all of the threats on her borders, this was something she could well not survive.  Bliks mused on that for a moment, an impotent arrow arcing across the room from some brave guard not even catching her attention.  Eryno began to defensively step in their direction, but the roar of Hex’s pistol silenced that resistance.  Had she managed to stir up unrest on the borders, against Hex’s advice, it could have gotten out of hand.  She smiled; Hex would make for a good Black Sovereign.

An offhand wave and she completed yet another spell she had prepared hours earlier, having barely scraped the depths of her ability to not only assault the castle but to deal with what token defence could be mounted before they slew the Black Sovereign Kevoth-Kul.  Her voice now magically amplified boomed unnaturally evenly across the room, catching everyone but the Torch Bearers off guard; her companions, the pistol wielding Hex, Eryno our scout and bodyguard, and the spiritual twinned healer Ve’Dien, knew the general points Bliks was going to bring up, but not the specifics.

“The Black Sovereign is dead.  The Technic League has been shattered.  And the Gearsman Unity who dreamed itself a god, who directed the attack on Starfall from its lair in Silver Mount, has been destroyed.” She opened with; the first were indisputable but even the threat of the last was little known outside of a few.  That was going to change, as were many of the secrets the Technic League had held.

“Kevoth’Kul was a good man, seeking to make Numeria into the empire that we were poised to be before the Fall of Sarkoris, when demons came to our world.  But he was murdered long before today by the poisons of the treacherous Technic League.  We all know that it was truly they, not Kevoth’Kul, who have been ruling Numeria for years.  With their leaders dead, their base of operations blasted into ruin, and their members fighting amongst themselves, it is now that we must seize Numeria back for ourselves.”

“For they hid from us the truth, that we are two people.  Kevoth’Kul came from one of our people, the hearty tribes, whose bravery and strength are renowned across Golarion.  But the corruption of the Technic League blinded him, and you, to the second people that we are; those of us, like me, who seek to understand the secrets that were gifted to us after the Rain of Stars.”

“The Technic League failed because they were cowards and did not see the two people that we are.  They sought strength only for themselves, using it to dominate the tribes.  But all they did with their supposed strength was to bicker amongst themselves and keep us from becoming who we truly should be, the greatest nation on the face of Golarion.  For we are two people, one people hardened by hard ways, one people enlightened by hidden truths.”

“Even after centuries the Technic League could only repair what they found; they were scavengers, picking at the surface of the secrets given to us by the Androffans, whose ruins we still inhabit.  But I propose a new way.  For almost a year now I have been leading followers of Brigh centered in Torch to unearth and master the vessel that crashed there and now with the dangers of the Silver Mount tamed, our research can expand greatly.  But the two people of Numeria must cast aside old ways.  The tribes must not punish those who seek to explore the ways of the Androffans out of fear of the unknown and the technologists must not seek to dominate the people of the land through the secrets they have found.”

“And the technologists will not be the only people to benefit, as they will bring new medicines, weapons, and even allies to our fellow people in the tribes.  Gearsmen will not merely be repaired, but built whole and new, to fight alongside our brave warriors.  Weapons and armour crafted from skymetal will flow freely to those who need them, and we will craft great tools not only for war but also for peace.  Life will spring from barren lands and we will be the envy of all other nations of Galorian; the jewel in the north.  We will bring war, not just defence, against the demons on our border, and with the strength of one people and the insight of the other, we will bring an end to this Age of Lost Omens, ushering in a true Age of Glory, the Age of Numeria.”

‘It was a start’, she thought.  Not everyone would listen and not everyone would benefit, but the die had been cast; there needed to be change in Numeria as she and her companions had toppled the twin pillars of the Black Sovereign and the Technic League.  Perhaps they could import the philosophy of Common Rule from the Republic of Andoran, keeping the Black Sovereign as the head of the military and creating two councils, one composed of the people the other of likely reluctant technologists, to write new laws and administer the hopefully burgeoning nation.  For certain they would have to get technical expertise from the engineers of Alkenstar, even if they were working the technology problem from the other, perhaps more grounded end.

But the Androffan genie was out of the bottle and Bliks would be damned if anyone tried to stuff it back in.  The Technic League had tried that and gotten nowhere.  She looked at her hands, hands that had helped craft so many spells over the months of adventuring with her companions.  Those hands would now be put to better use, as magic benefits only the few and the local, and what she sought to create, would transform a nation, and in time, a world.

Take 5 less

In the standard d20 world, there exist the ‘Take 10’ and ‘Take 20’ rules, the former to reflect everyday work when not under stress and the latter to represent taking one’s time until one gets it just right.  To me these two rules don’t properly reflect either reality or the heroic feel of a game where dice are involved.

Think about writing an essay.  You could do it formulaically (follow the 5 paragraph rule for instance), ‘Taking 10’ because you’re not taking any risks.  Your work comes out as average … but formulaic work is rarely seen as average; see your typical form letter.  It’s seen as below average, that you didn’t take the time or effort to make something worthwhile.  On the other hand, ‘Taking 20’ means going over and over and over your writing, cleaning up all the mistakes, yes, but at the same time eliminating any risky choices; how could your best work come from just spending more time at it rather than through inspiration?  Look at how committees produce workable but often bland results; they’re taking as much time as possible, going down every rabbit hole, to try to find the least risky best solution.

From a game perspective, if there are serious consequences for rolling low and you have the option, why would you want to?  Players are apt to ‘Take 10’ rather than risk it.  But it sure doesn’t feel heroic or interesting.  You’re getting a purely average die roll result; why should player inaction be rewarded with average, rather than below average results?

Further, it’s argued that ‘Taking 20’ works because if you take long enough, you’ll eventually roll a 20.  But you’ll also roll a 1, which usually means something bad happens; as much as a natural 20 is seen as a good thing, a critical success, a natural 1 is seen as a bad thing, a critical failure.  You’ve broken your lock picks off in the lock, you permanently deleted your masterpiece essay, you accidentally insulted the baron’s daughter’s secret lover by asking him what crimes she’s gotten away with, that sort of thing.  Consider diligent police work, where officers are given all the time they need to get to the bottom of things; they do a good job, above average, but they’re not going to be rubbing shoulders with a Sherlock Holmes (even on their off day).

Here I propose dropping both by 5 points; let me introduce to you ‘Take 5’ and ‘Take 15’.  Further, ‘Take 5’ can be expanded to a wider variety of circumstances than what are normally allowed or used for ‘Taking 10’.

Some of this, of course, plays into my theory that level 1 characters are not particularly special, and that they need to get some experience in the world before they’re seen as such.  Take a DC 20 for picking a simple lock.  To me, ‘Taking 20’ doesn’t make a lot of sense, as a rogue is just starting out at this point and shouldn’t be guaranteed a success; they’re likely going to be working with more experienced thieves (being a lookout, running interference, helping carry loot, that sort of thing) until they’ve shown their mettle to be trusted with handling locks.  With some luck, on their own, they can open a lock, but it shouldn’t be a sure thing that they can expect to get (that said, with 4 initial ranks plus a Dexterity bonus, ‘Taking 15’ would produce the same results).

This might require some adjustment, as some DCs will now be 5 too high for where they were intended.  But for the most part I don’t think it should require much change; tying a firm knot isn’t something that anyone can do (‘Taking 10’ on a Use Rope check), nor is finding out what the local gossip is.

Further, ‘Taking 5’ can be assumed to be the default minimum difficulty for tasks that the character isn’t actively trying to do … if a character isn’t listening for something, that is they don’t have a reason to use their Hear Noise skill, their default roll can be their skill total plus 5; they’re operating on automatic.

This should give an advantage to those characters at low level who take skill points in an area to showcase their specific utility to the group; the Barbarian isn’t going to be Gathering Information just because she can ‘Take 10’, leave that up to the Rogue ‘Taking 5’ (with 4 ranks plus attribute bonus should get it to at least a DC 10).

Elder Evils – Additional Sign: The Vanishing Earth

The Vanishing Earth

“They say that it covets the earth.  They say that it will rob the very ground upon which we walk.  They say that it will enjoy our howls as we tumble into the void.  They say that we will not listen.  They are right.”

    The balance between the Planes of Earth and Air has become imbalanced, as the earth itself seems to be being stolen.  At first only spells are directly impacted, but soon everything related to the earth begins to weaken, including gravity.  At the peak of the sign, even bedrock is as easily moved aside as a cloud of dust, items made of iron are as malleable as clay, and anything not tied down begins to float away.

Effect: As the connection to the Elemental Plane of Earth weakens and the connection to the Elemental Plane of Air increases, the ground beneath your feet becomes softer while your attraction to the ground decreases.

Faint: 20% of summoned creatures with the Air subtype no longer return to their native plane.
Spells and spell-like abilities with the Earth descriptor have their concentration DC increased by 5.

Moderate: 40% of summoned creatures with the Air subtype no longer return to their native plane.
Spells and spell-like abilities with the Earth descriptor have their concentration DC increased by 5 and are cast as though the caster were 2 levels lower.
    Gravity is less intense than normal.  Characters take a +2 circumstance bonus on attack rolls and on Acrobatics and Ride checks. All items weigh half as much, and weapon ranges double. Falling characters take 1d4 points of damage for each 10 feet fallen (maximum 20d4).
    Materials, including the ground, become softer.  Referencing the chart below, everything shifts up one row (so Mithril becomes as hard as iron, iron as hard as stone, etc.)  Magical items remain at the row they were at when they were enchanted.  Objects made of materials not naturally found underground (such as wood, leather, coral, or non-terrestrial materials like Adamantine) are not affected.

Strong: 80% of summoned creatures with the Air subtype no longer return to their native plane.  Spells and spell-like abilities with the Air descriptor are enhanced.  If a spell is enhanced, it functions as if its caster level was 2 higher than normal.
    Spells and spell-like abilities with the Earth descriptor have their concentration DC increased by 5, are cast as though the caster were 2 levels lower, and are impeded.  To cast an impeded spell, the caster must make a concentration check (DC 20 + the level of the spell). If the check fails, the spell does not function but is still lost as a prepared spell or spell slot. If the check succeeds, the spell functions normally.
    Gravity is even less intense than normal.  Characters take a +2 circumstance bonus on attack rolls. All items weigh a quarter as much, and weapon ranges quadruple. Falling characters take 1d4-1 (minimum 0) points of damage for each 10 feet fallen (maximum 20d4-20).
    Everyone moves as though barely touching the surface underneath them. Any surface will support them, no matter how much they weigh. This allows them to move across water, lava, or even the thinnest tree branches. They cannot move across air in this way, nor can they walk up walls or other vertical surfaces. They do not take damage from surfaces or hazards that react to being touched, such as lava or caltrops, nor do they need to make Acrobatics checks to avoid falling on rough surfaces. Finally, they ignore any mechanical traps that use a location-based trigger.
    Unfortunately normal ground acts as though covered with slippery ice. It costs 2 squares of movement to enter a square of this slippery ground and the DC of Acrobatics checks there increases by 5. A DC 10 Acrobatics check is required to run or charge across this slippery ground.  Difficult terrain, however, is treated as normal terrain (does not cost additional squares of movement to enter).
    Materials, including the ground, become even softer.  Referencing the chart below, everything shifts up two rows (so Mithril becomes as hard as stone, iron as hard as packed dirt, etc.)  Magical items remain at the row they were at when they were enchanted.  Objects made of materials not naturally found underground (such as wood, leather, coral, or non-terrestrial materials like Adamantine) are not affected.

Overwhelming: All summoned creatures with the Air subtype no longer return to their native plane.  Spells and spell-like abilities with the Air descriptor are automatically get the Extend Spell feat applied without increasing the spell level and are enhanced.  If a spell is enhanced, it functions as if its caster level was 2 higher than normal.
    Spells and spell-like abilities with the Earth descriptor fail.
    Gravity becomes non-existent.  Individuals and items merely float in space, unless other resources are available to provide a direction for gravity’s pull.
    Materials, including the ground, become even softer.  Referencing the chart below, everything shifts up three rows (so Mithril becomes as hard as packed dirt, iron as hard as putty, etc.)  Magical items remain at the row they were at when they were enchanted.  Objects made of materials not naturally found underground (such as wood, leather, coral, or non-terrestrial materials like Adamantine) are not affected.

Name	Hardness	HP per inch of thickness	Notes
Open air	–	–
Suspended Dust	–	–	‘Ground’ can be burrowed through in a fashion similar to swimming at normal speed.  The dust is a choking hazard (see duststorms).  Falling into this is like falling into water.
Putty/Mud/Glass	1	1	All items are useless. ‘Ground’ acts like quicksand.
Packed Dirt	5	5	All items have the broken condition.
Stone	8	15	All items have the fragile condition
Iron	10	30
Mithril	15	30

Variants: Increased spin: a less intense variant, this reduces the sunrise to sunrise period to 12 hours, 6 hours, 3 hours, and 90 minutes (for Faint, Moderate, Strong, and Overwhelming respectively), and retains the gravity changes, but loses the changes to Air & Earth subtype/descriptor as well as the weakening of the ground.  These are replaced by tremors (starting at Faint and lasting anywhere from 1d4 rounds to 2d6 minutes, increasing Climb DCs by 2 and imposing a Concentration check for spells with a DC of 10 + spell level), earthquakes (as per the spell starting at Strong and becoming more frequent), tsunamis, and volcanos, as well as increased wind speeds and more violent storms.

Elder Evils – Additional Sign: Persistent Sandstorms

Persistent Sandstorms

“I had never seen a storm like this outside of my desert homeland, sand falling like rain onto the fresh snow.  Then we found the animals, their mouths and noses choked with the stuff.  Those who walk on the golden sands are said to travel with an indiscriminate killer … it now stalks all lands.”

Dust and sand begin to settle upon the world.  Initially vision is obscured at great distances and the wind fights against the particles.  As the sign intensifies the winds die, shipping begins to break down, and long distance sight becomes impossible.  At its peak, the sun itself is blocked and the dust is so thick it begins to choke all those caught outdoors.

            Effect: The sign slows all winds and slowly chokes the world in dust and sand.

            Faint: Natural wind forces are reduced by one increment (Severe becomes Strong, Strong becomes Moderate, etc.)  Dust hangs in the air, obscuring all sight, including darkvision, beyond 1 mile (5280 feet).

            Moderate: Natural wind forces are reduced by two increments (Severe becomes Moderate, Strong becomes Light, etc.)  Vehicles that rely upon wind for propulsion have their speed halved.  Dust hangs in the air, obscuring all sight, including darkvision, beyond 500 feet.  A creature between 250 and 500 feet has concealment (attacks have a 20% miss chance).  Creatures farther away have total concealment (50% miss chance, and the attacker can’t use sight to locate the target). All Perception and Fly checks have a -2 penalty.

            Strong: Natural wind forces are reduced by four increments (Severe becomes Light, Strong becomes no wind, etc.)  Vehicles cannot rely upon wind for propulsion.  The sun is dimmed in the sky, resulting in dim light during daylight hours.  1d6 inches of fine sand accumulates each week.  Dust hangs in the air, obscuring all sight, including darkvision, beyond 50 feet.  A creature between 25 and 50 feet has concealment (attacks have a 20% miss chance).  Creatures farther away have total concealment (50% miss chance, and the attacker can’t use sight to locate the target).  All Perception and Fly checks have a -4 penalty.

            Overwhelming: No natural wind blows at all.  The air is choked with dust for anyone caught out in the open without shelter, acting as a choking hazard (see Drowning, except that a character with a scarf or similar protection across her mouth and nose does not begin to choke until after a number of rounds equal to 10 + her Constitution score).  The sun is completely obscured in the sky, resulting in natural darkness.  1d6 inches of fine sand accumulates each day.  Further the dust obscures all sight, including darkvision, beyond 5 feet.  A creature within 5 feet has concealment (attacks have a 20% miss chance).  Creatures farther away have total concealment (50% miss chance, and the attacker can’t use sight to locate the target).  All Perception and Fly checks have a -8 penalty.

Variants: Instead of sand, snow could have a similar effect.  Instead of falling, however, the snow floats in the air.  This could be paired with Dead Sun or the inverse of Dry Winds.

New Level 1 Magic Items – “B” – Living in a magical world

Holy Aggregator
Aura faint transmutation; CL 3
Slot none; Price 14,500 gp; Weight 2 lbs.
Description
This contraption looks like a smaller, more streamlined version of the Cask of Food Purification, a small keg with a holy symbol of a good deity on one side. If 1 pint of water is placed in the keg and the lid sealed, the water is imbued with positive energy, converting it to holy water. In addition to manually opening or closing the top lid, there is a winch with a removable handle on the side. Rotating the handle 90 degrees clockwise opens the top lid, rotating it a further 90 degrees clockwise closes the top lid, rotating it a further 90 degrees clockwise opens the bottom lid, and rotating it the final 90 degrees clockwise back to its starting position closes the bottom lid. A full clockwise cycle can be made once per round, allowing water to pour in the top, be imbued, and then pour out the bottom. Each full cycle consumes 1 pint of water and produces 1 flask (1 pint) of holy water.
Construction
Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, Bless Water; Cost 7,250 gp

Tarp of Hardened Sleep
Aura faint necromancy; CL 3
Slot none; Price 2,160 gp; Weight 25 lbs.
Description
Up to three medium sized (or six small, or one large) creatures can sleep on or under this waterproof tarp. When the command word is spoken, up to three creatures wearing medium or heavy armor may sleep the night on or under this tarp without suffering from fatigue the next day.
Construction
Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, Bed of Iron; Cost 1,080 gp

Escape Pill
Aura faint evocation; CL 5
Slot none; Price 360 gp; Weight N/A
Description
This small white pill has the symbol of a key marked on its side. Once over the next 24 hours, if the imbiber is restrained by some kind of object and speaks the pill’s command word, it deals 5d6 damage to the restraints ignoring hardness of 10 or less. A Fortitude save halves the damage, although only magical restraints receive a saving throw. The pill loses its power if the imbiber gains the Nauseated condition after consumption, 24 hours elapses, or the pill is used.
Construction
Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, Burst Bonds; Cost 180 gp

Standard of Legal Integrity
Aura faint enchantment; CL 3
Slot none; Price 12,000 gp; Weight 3lbs.
Description
This banner is a grey cloth surrounded by a border of black links. If the symbol or emblem of a settlement is embroidered or painted onto its surface and the standard is placed in a location commonly used by the settlement’s law enforcement, it becomes active. Anyone who swears the oath given to new members of the watch, often referred to as the Law Enforcement Oath of Honor, while within 50 feet of the standard, will receive the benefits of a Bless spell with a duration of 3 hours. This oath may be sworn any number of times (given access to one, many guards meet at the standard and restate their oath at the beginning and halfway through their shift).  If at any time the speaker either enters an area not in the jurisdiction of the settlement’s law enforcement (such as an unknown dungeon under the city) or breaks any of the articles in the oath, the spell ends. Further, if the standard is removed from the jurisdiction of the settlement’s law enforcement for more than 24 hours, the symbol or emblem of the settlement fades and will need reapplication.
Construction
Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, Blessing of the Watch; Cost 6,000 gp

New Level 1 Magic Items – “A” – Living in a magical world

Bell of Announcement
Aura faint abjuration; CL 3
Slot none; Price 12,000 gp; Weight 1 lbs.
Description
This small silver bell with a clear crystal knocker can be hung from a hook, string, wire, or similar connection; this causes the knocker to glow a faint yellow (equivalent to candle light). Once in place, a password can be spoken out loud, activating the effects of the bell; the knocker glows a faint green at this point. If a creature of Tiny or larger size enters with a 20 foot emanation of an activated bell or touches it without first speaking the password, the knocker glows a faint red and the bell rings for 1 round. This ringing is audible to anyone within 60 feet of the warded area; reduce the distance by 10 feet for each interposing closed door and by 20 feet for each substantial interposing wall. In quiet conditions, the ringing can be heard faintly as far as 180 feet away. Creatures within a silence spell cannot hear the ringing. Ethereal or astral creatures do not trigger the bell. A creature remaining within the warded area will not retrigger the bell (unless they touch it), and the knocker will again glow green.
Construction
Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, Alarm; Cost 6,000 gp

Collar of Hauling
Aura faint transmutation; CL 4
Slot neck; Price 1,440 gp; Weight 7 lbs.
Description
This collar automatically resizes and reshapes to best accommodate whatever creature it is placed upon. Once worn, upon speaking the command word once per day it activates for the next 8 hours. Removing the collar removes the effect but does not interrupt the duration (one could wear it for 4 hours, remove it for 2 hours, and would have 2 hours duration remaining).
The wearer’s carrying capacity triples (see Table 7-4: Carrying Capacity on page 171 of the Core Rulebook). This does not affect the creature’s actual Strength in any way, merely the amount of material it can carry while benefiting from this spell. It also has no effect on encumbrance due to armor. If the creature wears armor it still takes the normal penalties for doing so regardless of how much weight the spell allows it to carry.
Construction
Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, Ant Haul; Cost 720 gp