Ability

Critical Success

The creature is unaffected.

 

Ability

Death Umbra

(darkness) When the caller dies, an explosion of shadow devours their body. Each creature in a 10-foot emanation must attempt a DC 22 Fortitude save.

 

Ability

Failure

The creature is enfeebled 2 and slowed 1 for 1 minute.

 

Ability

Occult Innate Spells

DC 24, attack +16; 5th shadow walk; 4th darkness; 3rd chilling darkness (×2), grim tendrils (×3); 2nd darkness (at will); Cantrips (3rd) chill touch, detect magic

 

Ability

Rituals

DC 24; 3rd owb pact

 

Ability

Sneak Attack

The caller deals an additional 2d6 precision damage to flat-footed creatures.

 

Ability

Success

The creature is enfeebled 1 for 1 minute.

 

Offense

Melee

Circumstance: combat round (melee)

dagger +15 [+11/+7] (agile, finesse, versatile S), Damage 1d4+4 piercing plus 1d6 negative

 

Trait

Caligni

These subterranean people have darkvision, and some have powers to create darkness.

 

Trait

Humanoid

Humanoid creatures reason and act much like humans. They typically stand upright and have two arms and two legs.

 

Item

dagger

 

Language

Undercommon

 

Perception

greater darkvision

 

Weakness

light blindness

 

Ability

Death Flash

(light) When the caligni creeper dies, their body combusts in a flash of bright light. All creatures in a 10-foot emanation must succeed at a DC 17 Fortitude save or be blinded for 1d6 rounds. Creatures with light blindness who successfully save are still blinded for 1 round. The creeper's gear and treasure are left in a pile where they died. As this isn't a magical effect, the light has no effect within magical darkness.

 

Ability

Occult Innate Spells

DC 15; 2nd darkness (at will); Cantrips (1st) detect magic

 

Ability

Sneak Attack

The Caligni Creeper deals 1d6 extra precision damage to flat-footed creatures.

 

Offense

Melee

Circumstance: combat round (melee)

dagger +10 [+6/+2] (agile, finesse, versatile S), Damage 1d4+4 piercing plus black smear poison

 

Offense

Ranged

Circumstance: combat round (ranged)

dagger +10 [+6/+2] (agile, thrown 10 feet, versatile S), Damage 1d4 piercing plus black smear poison

 

Trait

Caligni

These subterranean people have darkvision, and some have powers to create darkness.

 

Trait

Humanoid

Humanoid creatures reason and act much like humans. They typically stand upright and have two arms and two legs.

 

Item

black smear poison (3 doses)

dagger

 

Perception

greater darkvision

light blindness

 

Ability

Dancer's Curse

(curse, enchantment, occult, mental) The caligni dancer touches a foe and curses it. If the target fails a DC 18 Will save, it gains clumsy 1 and stupefied 1. The target is then temporarily immune for 24 hours. These conditions persist until the curse is removed. The victim can attempt a new DC 18 Will save once per hour to end the curse.

 

Ability

Death Flare

(light) When the dancer dies, their body combusts in a flare of white light. All creatures in a 10-foot emanation must succeed at a DC 17 Fortitude save or be dazzled for 1d4 rounds. Calignis that fail this save are also frightened 1. The dancer's gear and treasure are left in a pile where they died. As this isn't a magical effect, the light has no effect within magical darkness.

 

Ability

Distracting Frolic

Circumstance: Trigger: An ally within 10 feet of the dancer rolls a saving thro

The target ally can roll the save twice and take the better result.

 

Ability

Occult Innate Spells

DC 16; Cantrips (1st) counter performance (visual only), inspire courage

 

Ability

Sneak Attack

The caligni dancer deals 1d6 extra precision damage to flat-footed creatures.

 

Offense

Melee

Circumstance: combat round (melee)

baton +9 [+5/+1] (agile, finesse, shove), Damage 1d4 bludgeoning

 

Offense

Ranged

Circumstance: combat round (ranged)

dagger +9 [+5/+1] (agile, thrown 10 feet, versatile S), Damage 1d4 piercing

 

Trait

Caligni

These subterranean people have darkvision, and some have powers to create darkness.

 

Trait

Humanoid

Humanoid creatures reason and act much like humans. They typically stand upright and have two arms and two legs.

 

Item

baton (light mace)

dagger

 

Perception

greater darkvision

light blindness

 

Ability

Ability

Light Blindness -

 

Ability

Black Smear Poison

(poison) Saving Throw DC 16 Fortitude; Maximum Duration 6 rounds; Stage 1 1d6 poison damage and enfeebled 1 (1 round); Stage 2 As stage 1; Stage 3 1d6 poison damage and enfeebled 2 (1 round). See here for full details on this alchemical poison.

 

Ability

Call to Blood

(enchantment, mental, occult) Each caligni within 30 feet gains a +2 status bonus to attack rolls against flat-footed creatures. This bonus lasts for 1 minute.

 

Ability

Critical Failure

The creature takes double damage and is deafened for 24 hours.

 

Ability

Critical Success

The creature is unaffected.

 

Ability

Death Implosion

(sonic) When the caligni slayer dies, their body implodes violently into nothingness, dealing 3d10 sonic damage to creatures in a 10-foot burst. Each creature in the area must attempt a DC 20 Fortitude save. The slayer's gear and treasure are unaffected by the implosion and are left in a pile where they died.

 

Ability

Failure

The creature takes full damage and is deafened for 1 minute.

 

Ability

Occult Innate Spells

DC 20, attack +12; 2nd darkness (at will), death knell, phantom pain, spectral hand; Cantrips (2nd) chill touch, daze, detect magic, shield

 

Ability

Soul Harvest

(necromancy) The caligni slayer deals an additional 2d6 negative damage to flat-footed creatures.

 

Ability

Success

The creature takes half damage.

 

Offense

Melee

Circumstance: combat round (melee)

kukri +11 [+7/+3] (agile, finesse, trip), Damage 1d6+3 slashing plus black smear poison

 

Trait

Caligni

These subterranean people have darkvision, and some have powers to create darkness.

 

Trait

Humanoid

Humanoid creatures reason and act much like humans. They typically stand upright and have two arms and two legs.

 

Item

black smear poison (2 doses; see below)

kukri

 

Language

Undercommon

 

Perception

greater darkvision

 

Ability

Death Flame

(light) When the stalker dies, their body combusts in a flash of white-hot flame. All creatures in a 20-foot burst take 5d6 fire damage (DC 21 basic Reflex save). The stalker's gear and treasure are unaffected by the flames and are left in a pile where they died.

 

Ability

Double Slice

The caligni stalker makes two Strikes against the same target, one with each of their shortswords. The stalker combines the damage of any attacks that hit and applies precision damage, resistances, and weaknesses only once. Both attacks count toward the stalker's multiple attack penalty, but the penalty increases only after both attacks.

 

Ability

Encircling Command

(auditory) Each caligni creeper within 30 feet of the stalker can Step. Each creeper can benefit from Encircling Command only once per round.

 

Ability

Occult Innate Spells

DC 19; 2nd darkness (at will), obscuring mist (at will); Cantrips (2nd) detect magic

 

Ability

Sneak Attack

The Caligni Stalker deals 1d6 extra precision damage to flat-footed creatures.

 

Offense

Melee

Circumstance: combat round (melee)

shortsword +13 [+9/+5] (agile, finesse, versatile S), Damage 1d6+7 piercing plus black smear poison

 

Trait

Caligni

These subterranean people have darkvision, and some have powers to create darkness.

 

Trait

Humanoid

Humanoid creatures reason and act much like humans. They typically stand upright and have two arms and two legs.

 

Item

black smear poison (6 doses)

leather armor

shortsword (2)

 

Language

Undercommon

 

Perception

greater darkvision

light blindness

 

Ability

Attack of Opportunity [Reaction]

 

Ability

Call to Arms

(auditory, mental) Each caligni within 30 feet of the vanguard gains the Attack of Opportunity reaction until the end of the vanguard's next turn. Once a caligni has used this Attack of Opportunity, that caligni is temporarily immune to the same vanguard's Call to Arms for 10 minutes.

 

Ability

Death Blaze

When the vanguard dies, their body combusts in a blaze of fire and armor shrapnel. All creatures within a 10-foot emanation take 3d6 fire damage and 3d6 piercing damage (DC 19 basic Reflex save). The vanguard's armor is destroyed in the blaze, but their other gear is unaffected and left in a pile where they died.

 

Ability

Echolocation

A caligni vanguard can use their hearing as a precise sense at the listed range.

 

Ability

Shadowed Blade

(darkness) The vanguard makes a melee Strike, channeling shadowy essence into their weapon or unarmed attack to envelop the target. If the Strike hits, the target must succeed at a DC 19 Fortitude save or become blinded until the end of its next turn.

 

Offense

Melee

Circumstance: combat round (melee)

greatsword +16 [+11/+6] (versatile P), Damage 1d12+8 slashing

 

Offense

Ranged

Circumstance: combat round (ranged)

composite longbow +10 [+5/+0] (deadly d10, range increment 100 feet, volley), Damage 1d8+5 piercing

 

Trait

Caligni

These subterranean people have darkvision, and some have powers to create darkness.

 

Trait

Humanoid

Humanoid creatures reason and act much like humans. They typically stand upright and have two arms and two legs.

 

Immunity

visual

 

Item

composite longbow (40 arrows)

full plate (see death blaze)

greatsword

 

Language

Undercommon

 

Perception

echolocation 60 feet

no vision

 

Resistance

slashing 5

 

Weakness

sonic 5