roaming haunts

7/25/2019 Roaming Haunts

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Rakshaka

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I've just started running Carrion Crown's first module, The Haunting of Harrowstone , and am liking

everything so far about Ravengro. Because of the issues with the Trust mechanic, I'm incororating a

few minor changes into the arts of the module before the e!loration of "arrowstone. I like the

active role that the #latter$an and the %ier of Illmarsh take in rojecting themselves on Ravengro,

and like the idea of a rogressively stronger resence of siritual disturbance. The only roblem is,

other than those two, no one else takes a really active role in the frightening of the town &and for the

ier, this only haens once. #ince I have five layers, I like the idea of airing off a different

risoner with a different layer, making the fights against them a little more ersonal. To foreshadow

the five risoners, I lan on having minor hauntings occur around town. To give a mechanic toallowing a haunt to not be tied to a lace &or at least roam from its origin(

Roaming Haunt:) roaming haunt is a manifestation of an un*uiet sirit that ossesses enough force of will to rojectitself beyond the sight of its demise. Roaming haunts can never be ersistent. ) roaming haunttyically manifests when a triggering activity associated with the sirit's demise occurs within a certainrange of where the sirit erished, usually the haunt's CR ! +, ft. Certain owerful haunts canincrease this range u to a mile er CR rating. &-ike the hisering Tyrant

I lan on having the haunting effects of the risoners grow in strength as /esorianna's wanes. "ere'swhat I've come u with for each risoner, from order of least magnitude to greatest.MossWater Marauder:

+ +st $anifestation0Head Inspection Haunt CR 1/3XP 135C1 Roaming "auntCaster Lee!+st"riggerCombing hair or insecting one's head, using a mirror.#otice%ercetion 2C + &To feel a slight ressure on the back of the skull and a sudden coldness inthe airHP:+ Reset: 3 days$%%ecthen this haunt manifests, a visual image of The $osswater $arauder aears standingbehind the %C, ga4ing intently at the back of the %C's skull and then reaching for it before vanishing.This dulicates a Cause Feareffect &save 2C ++.&estruction:0 -aying to rest the $osswater $arauder "aunt.

5 "aunted "ammer 0

)t some oint, an idle hammer srings to life, attacking whatever %C saw the "ead Insection "aunt.

Haunted Hammer CR 1/'

XP '((

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effected besides any %Cs that fail&since every commoner getting lucky on the save kind of takes away

from the creeiness

&estruction-aying to rest the %ier of Illmarsh.

=-ichdust dinner0 This oweful manifestation of the ier occurs at some oint after the %C's first

foray into the rison. The %ier reali4es the threat the %Cs reresent to the risoner's lans for escae,and makes a direct move against them.

Lichdust dinner CR 3

XP 0((

C1 Roaming "aunt

Caster Lee!=rd

"riggerhenever the %Cs are gathered for dinner and are all eating.

#otice%ercetion 2C 5 to hear faint music and feel a notice a difference in the taste of the food.

hp8 Reset3 days

$%%ect)ll off the food immediately becomes laced with an accelerated form of -ichdust. 1veryone

eating must immediately save against the oison or be effected. &;ort 2C +39frequency 1/round for

rounds! effect 1d" #trength damage! cure 1 save$

+ather Char!atan:

+ $idnight Bells0 hile not a haunt that actively targets anyone or cause any immediate harm, thisfirst manifestation is nonetheless disturbing to the eace of the town, and causes + loss of trustanytime it occurs until ermenantly stoed. Anlike the other roaming haunts, this one is more sightsecific.

Haunted .e!!s)t midnight, the bells in the church of %harasma are wrung erratically, waking its

citi4ens and disturbing the eace. Aon investigation, there aears to be nothing resent e!cet for

one thing0 an unrecogni4able, melted holy symbol left near the bells. This occurs again every +d=75days, with a different melted holy symbol being left. If someone decides to wait at the bells until

midnight, they can attemt to sto the haunt from occuring by noticing it and stoing it before it

manifests. "owever, anyone in the Belltower that fails to notice the haunt or beat it on initiative must

make a 2C + ;ortitude save for = rounds or be deafened for + day from the loudness of the bells. The

melted holy symbol seems to fly into the belltower on the wind.

#otice%ercetion 2C 5 to notice a crescendo of whisers center around the bell.

hp3

5/erbal Cacahony0 This haunt targets one erson who decides to investigate the "aunted Bells

haunt or follows anyone carrying the melted holy symbol from the eariler haunt.

.!asphemous Cacaphon Haunt CR 1

XP 2((

C1 Roaming "aunt

Caster Lee!+st

"riggerCasting any divine sell with a verbal comonent. Before the sell can be cast, the haunt

begins to manifest

#otice%ercetion 2C 5 &To hear a chorus of laughter and false, mocking rayers to different gods.

hp5 Reset3 days

$%%ectThe ghostly laughter and mocking rayers reach a cresecendo, intermingling with the words


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needed to cast most divine sells. The ne!t divine sell cast with verbal comonents gains a 5 sell

failure chance due to the ghostly voices. ;urthermore, that character's "oly #ymbol is targeted with

a Breaksell &ill 2C ++ negates.

&estruction-aying to rest ;ather Charlatan's sirit.

= $ark of ;aithlessness0 This haunt continues to target whoever it selected in the revious haunt.This haunt occurs when the target slees, making it difficult to detect or get rid of before it manifests

fully.

&reams o% .!asphem CR 3

XP 0((

C1 Roaming "aunt

Caster Lee!=rd

"rigger#leeing after gaining the attention of ;ather Charlatan. This usually occurs directly before

the Bells at $idnight haunt.

#otice%ercetion 2C 5: &To hear faint whisers coming from the mouth of the sleeing %C, whisers

that aren't in the same voice as the %C's.

hp8 Reset6one

$%%ectThe target dreams of walking the ruined halls of "arrowstone and encountering the walking,

shambling remains of its risoners. )s the %C instinctively grass for a holy symbol around their neck

&whether they can channel or not, they find that the chain holding it is in fact wraed around their

entire body in eculiar ways, tightening ainfully as they go to gras it. )s the %C goes to let go of the

imossibly long chain wraed around them, it begins to tighten of its own accord. hostly laughter

erruts as the chains ainfully constrict around the %C's body, dragging him down before the

advancing, walking dead. )t this oint, have the %C make a 2C +3 ill save. ) %C that fails wakens to

find the strange imrint marks of chains all over their body. The target is affected as if by

a Festersell, lasting for + day, at which oint the imrints fade.

&estruction-aying to rest ;ather Charlatan's #irit

"he Lopper:

+%hantom #talker0 )s he did in life, The -oer chooses one %C to be its victim, stalking them withincreasingly more owerful manifestations.

Phantom )ta!ker Haunt CR 1

XP 2((

61 Roaming "aunt

Caster Lee!+st

"riggerTraveling alone at any oint, isolating onelself through the use of a rivy, or any other activity

that seerates the %C from the arty for just an instant.#otice%ercetion 2C 5 &To hear an intake of breath behind the %C

hp5 Reset= days

$%%ectThe visage of The -oer leas out at the %C from some imossibly hidden lace &under a stack

of clothing, behind a drae, etc. "e leers and rushes them, handa!e raised, vanishing just before he

strikes. This dulicates a Cause Fearsell &ill 2C ++

&estruction0 -aying to rest the -oer's sirit.


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5 Chosen %rey0 )s The -oer's haunt ersists against his chosen target, the murderer's sirit e!erts

more willower over his ability to affect the hysical world, causing one of his %hantom #talker "aunts

to take on a more lethal tone.

Chosen Pre CR 1

XP 2((61 Roaming "aunt

Caster Lee!+st

"rigger)s %hantom #talker "aunt.

#otice%ercetion 2C 5 &)s %hantom #talker "aunt.

hp5 ResetRelaces %hantom #talker "aunt&= days

$%%ectThe -oer leas forward again, only this time, his handa!e materiali4es for an instant. This

acts as an %nf&ict 'ight (oundssell &7+ touch, ill 2C ++, with the effect leaving a dark scar on the

victim's neck.

&estruction-aying the -oer's sirit to rest.

=%hantom Diller0 This occurs only if the %Cs have destroyed any of the other five risoners and

returned from "arrowstone without destroying the -oer. The -oer reali4es the direct threat they

reresent to him and uses all of his illower to create a violent manifestation against his chosen

victim.

Phantom *-e CR 2

1'(( XP

61 Roaming "aunt

Caster Lee!3th

"rigger)s %hantom #talker "aunt

#otice%ercetion 2C 5 &)s %hantom #talker "aunt

hpE Reset2aily

$%%ectThe -oer materiali4es momentarily again, only this time when he strikes, his ghostly handa!e

remains and begins attacking of its own accord. Treat this effect as the sell #)iritua& (ea)on&73

attack, +dE7+ ?!=@ e!cet any wounds caused by the weaon also deal +d8 oints of bleed. If a %C is

killed by this effect, the wound manifests as if the %C were decaitated. This effect ersists for 3

rounds then fades.

&estruction-aying to rest the -oer's sirit.

"he )p!atter Man:

I like the Bloody -etters event and the otional /ision of Imrisonment events as manifestations of the#latter $an's growing ower. To make it more ersonal, I'm gonna add one other haunt, robably

manifesting once the %Cs take out any of the ;ive risoners besides him. -ike The -oer, he'll reali4ethe growing threat that the %Cs reresent to his lans for escae, and makes a move..!ood .ed Haunt CR 3XP 4((C1 Roaming "auntCaster Lee!=rd"riggerThis haunt targets any sleeing %C.#otice%ercetion 2C 5 to smell the thick scent of blood and a slattering soundhp8 Reset5 2ays$%%ect)s the %C slees, he e!eriences vivid dreams of walking the lower halls of "arrowstone. )s he


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does, he sees the names of his comanions slattered in blood across the walls. )s he comes to anintersection, he sees his name slattered on the floor, with the blood trailing from where he'sstanding. -ooking down, he sees a huge gash across his belly and hears ghostly laughter erut. )sthis dream occurs, the target begins taking + oint of bleed &from seemigly the same wounds as in thedream and must make a 2C ++ ill save to wake u. #haking the %C or doing any other form ofdamage while this occurs grants a 73 save bonus, and any form of healing magic cast on the %C willimmediately end the haunt, as will *rotection from Evi&.

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