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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 5808442" data-attributes="member: 92305">THE DEMON'S BREATHThere is little the PCs can do to stop the mist that billows forth from the dead man's mouth. The room fills up with the dark amber colored fog in remarkable time--like a fog bank rolling in, issuing forth from the dead Hyperborean.If the players are quick to act, I'll get creative with it. If they can quickly come up with an idea to stop the fog from coming forth, I'll let it work--and the PCs will never have to fight the Demon's Breath. But, as I write this, I cannot think of a single way they'd be successful. Not only do the PCs have to figure a way to stop the fog, but they have to think of something very quickly. I'm not going to give the players a lot of time to think.Now, maybe they'll shove a cloak or something into the dead man's mouth, attempting to stopper him as if he were a bottle. What they'll see is the man start to bloat. Either the stopper will be blown out of his mouth once enough pressure has accumulated, or maybe, if the stopper is anchored on the dead man's head (maybe a rope is tied around it), then the dead man will bloat to a size to where he will burst, through entrails, blood, and organs all over the place in a big explosion of the amber colored fog.I think the best the PCs could probably do is shove something down the dead man's throat, buying a few combat rounds, and then running far from where the dead man lies.Of course, eventually, the fog will reach them--because they're looking for Mallie and won't leave the cave complex yet--and they'll face the Demon's Breath.Right before the PC's eyes, the fog begins to twirl, round and round, the gas forming an oblong ball. The mist is twisting around itself, like a bloated tornado.It takes on a shape, vaguely man-like. What that? A face appearing in the smoke? Maybe...but the PCs can't place it. They think they recognize the face, but it's not solid enough. They can't quite make it out.If a PC gets interested in this, give him some type of check (Spot, INT, WIS...whatever you think appropriate). The face the PC sees is himself--all contorted and evil looking, though.These twirling balls of fog begin to move. At moments, they look like a man running as fast as he can, but the gaseous shape is constantly changing--so anything, for certain, is hard to make out.The way the Demon's Breath attacks is that it simply runs at you--straight at you. It's a thick, dense, vaguely man-shaped ball of fog that dives right at you like a ranged weapon.Defenders can only Dodge the attack. Parrying is ineffective against this monster.As the Demon's Breath comes at its target, roll a normal melee attack throw vs the target's Dodge AC. If a "miss" results, the fog form is not dense enough to actually damage the target. It just dissipates. Then, it may be gone for a round or two (or not--GM's choice for maximum effect), and it will form again, attempting another pass at its victim.If the attack is successful, the victim feels like he's hit with a dense gust of wind. Hard wind--harder (denser) than he's ever felt before in his life. This does some physical damage (see the stats below). But, also, the victim actually feels the fog flow through his body. He can feel is internal organs move and the dense fog flows through.And, the victim may feel sick--nauseated, like he's going to throw up or lose his bowels. When hit, the victim's mind goes to every evil or "wrong" thought he's ever had in his life. Even good, honorable people have wicked thoughts, and when the Demon's Breath moves through you, you feel violated--as if the demon knows these thoughts. Thoughts that you had but would never act upon: That time you lusted after your friend's mother; or when you almost stole that money but decided against it; or any real evil that you've done in your life but have regretted, forgotten, and wished you could forget.The Demon's Breath reaches into your soul and picks out the spotted, unworthy parts that you always try to suppress.</blockquote>

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