Ability

Dance with Death

(auditory, emotion, enchantment, mental, occult) The fiddling bones plays a catchy song that compels others to dance. Each creature in a 30-foot emanation must attempt a DC 19 Will save. Fiddling bones are immune. The effect lasts until the end of the fiddling bones's next turn, but the fiddling bones can Sustain the effect on all affected creatures that remain within the emanation. Critical Success The creature is unaffected and is temporarily immune for 1 hour. Success The creature can't use actions with the move trait except to dance, which uses the Stride action to move up to half the creature's Speed. If the creature has other Speeds, it can also dance using those modes of travel. Failure As success, and the creature must spend at least 1 action each turn dancing.

 

Ability

Destructive Finale

Circumstance: Dance with Death is in effect;

The fiddling bones performs a boisterous finale. They choose a 30-foot cone or 15-foot emanation, and they deal 4d6 sonic damage to all creatures in that area (DC 21 basic Reflex save). Dance with Death immediately ends, and the fiddling bones can't use Dance with Death or Destructive Finale for 1d4 rounds.

 

Ability

Rhapsodic Flourish [Reaction]

Circumstance: Trigger: The fiddling bones would roll a saving throw against an

The fiddling bones performs a refrain that deflects sonic vibrations. They roll a Performance check in place of the triggering saving throw. Sonic feedback rebounds from the effect, dealing 1d6 sonic damage to the source of the triggering effect if the Performance check succeeded or 2d6 sonic damage to the fiddling bones on a failure.

 

Offense

Melee

Circumstance: combat round (melee)

stamping foot +10 [+5/+0] (finesse), Damage 2d8+3 bludgeoning

 

Offense

Ranged

Circumstance: combat round (ranged)

dissonant chord +10 [+5/+0] (magical, range 40 feet, sonic), Damage 2d6+4 sonic

 

Trait

Undead

Once living, these creatures were infused after death with negative energy and soul-corrupting evil magic. When reduced to 0 Hit Points, an undead creature is destroyed. Undead creatures are damaged by positive energy, are healed by negative energy, and don't benefit from healing effects.

 

Immunity

death effects

disease

paralyzed

poison

unconscious

 

Item

fiddle

flute

 

Language

Common

Necril

 

Perception

darkvision

 

Resistance

cold 5

electricity 5

fire 5

piercing 5

slashing 5

sonic 5