Soul SwarmCreature 13

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Source Pathfinder #172: Secrets of the Temple-City
Perception +24 (darkvision)
Languages Common
Skills Religion +26, Stealth +24
Str -5, Dex +5, Con +3, Int +2, Wis +5, Cha +4

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AC 28; Fort +22; Reflex +18; Will +23;
HP 234 (16 squares (156 = 12 squares, 78 = 8 squares)
Speed 30 feet
Weaknesses Area Damage 15, Good 15, Splash Damage 15
Resistances All 5

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Darkvision

A monster with darkvision can see perfectly well in areas of darkness and dim light, though such vision is in black and white only. Some forms of magical darkness, such as a 4th-level Darkness spell, block normal darkvision. A monster with Greater Darkvision, however, can see through even these forms of magical darkness.

Form Up

The troop chooses one of the squares it currently occupies and redistributes its squares to any configuration in which all squares are contiguous and within 15 feet of the chosen square. The troop can't share its space with other creatures.

Constant Spells

A constant spell affects the monster without the monster needing to cast it, and its duration is unlimited. If a constant spell gets counteracted, the monster can reactivate it by spending the normal spellcasting actions the spell requires.

Frightful Presence (aura, emotion, fear, mental)

60 feet Aura DC 30 will

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A creature that first enters the area must attempt a Will save.

Regardless of the result of the saving throw, the creature is temporarily immune to this monster's Frightful Presence for 1 minute.

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Critical Success The creature is unaffected by the presence.

Success The creature is Frightened 1.

Failure The creature is Frightened 2.

Critical Failure The creature is Frightened 4.

Troop Defenses

Troops are composed of many individuals, and over the course of enough attacks and downed comrades, troops shrink in size. Most troops start with 16 squares (4 by 4), and their Hit Points have two listed thresholds, typically the first is at 2/3 their maximum Hit Points and the second is at 1/3 their maximum Hit Points. Once the troop drops below the first threshold, it loses 4 squares, leaving 12 squares remaining, and the first threshold becomes the troop's new maximum Hit Points. Once the troop falls below the second threshold, it loses another 4 squares, leaving 8 squares remaining, and the second threshold becomes the troop's new maximum Hit Points. In order to restore its size and maximum Hit Points, a troop needs to spend downtime to use long-term treatment on casualties or recruit new members to replace the fallen. At 0 Hit Points, the troop is reduced down to 4 squares, which is too few to sustain the troop, so it disperses entirely, with the few remaining members surrendering, fleeing, or easily dispatched, depending on their nature.

A damaging single-target effect, such as a Strike, can't force a troop to pass through more than one threshold at once. For instance, if a troop had 60 Hit Points, with thresholds at 40 and 20, a Strike for 50 damage would leave the troop at 21 Hit Points, just above the second threshold. A damaging area effect or multi-target effect can cross multiple thresholds at once and could potentially destroy the entire troop in one shot.

Non-damaging effects with an area or that target all creatures in a certain proximity affect a troop normally if they affect the entire area occupied by the troop. If an effect has a smaller area or numbers of targets, it typically has no effect on the troop. However, if the effect can target at least four creatures or cover at least four squares in the troop, and if it would prevent its targets from acting, cause them to flee, or otherwise make them unable to function as part of the troop for a round or more, the troop loses loses a number of Hit Points equal to the amount required to bring it to the next threshold, removing 4 squares. If an effect would both deal damage and automatically cross a threshold due to incapacitating some of the creatures in the troop, apply the damage first. If the damage wasn't enough to cross a threshold on its own, then reduce the Hit Points to cross the threshold for the incapacitating effect.

Cosmic Explosion

The soul swarm unleashes a blast of burning sunlight or moonlight, dealing 4d8+6 fire damage to creatures in a 10-foot burst within 20 feet (DC 30 basic reflex save). When the soul swarm is reduced to 8 or fewer squares, this decreases to a 5-foot burst.

Soul Grasp

to actions

Frequency once per round

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Effect The soul swarm reaches out and tries to tear at the spiritual energy of enemies within 5 feet (DC 32 basic reflex save). The soul swarm can choose to deal slashing damage as it cuts away at a creature, fire damage as it burns other souls away, or negative damage as it attempts to unmake a soul. The damage depends on the number of actions.

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2d6+1 damage: slashing, fire, negative

4d6+11 damage: slashing, fire, negative

6d6+11 damage: slashing, fire, negative

Troop Movement

Whenever the soul swarm Strides, the soul swarm first Forms Up as a free action to condense into a 20-foot-by-20-foot area (minus any missing squares), then moves. This works just like a Gargantuan creature moving; for instance, if any square of the soul swarm enters difficult terrain, the extra movement cost applies to the whole soul swarm.

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Divine Innate Spells (DC 30, +22 to hit)

4th Level: Air Walk (Constant)

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