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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SinisterSage" data-source="post: 2922320" data-attributes="member: 41503">A little experiment with the loumara demon subtype. To understand this you need the loumara subtype and rules for possession from FC1:Hordes of the Abyss.Inspired by the old saying:  “Si contra fa est diabolus in musica”TritonusMedium Outsider (Chaotic, Evil, Extraplanar, Incorporeal, Loumara)Hit Dice: 14d8+56 (119 hp)Initiative: +7Speed: fly 40 ft. (perfect)Armor Class: 25 (+7 Dex, +8 deflection), touch 25, flat-footed 18 Base Attack/Grapple: +14/- Attack: incorporeal touch +21 (4d8 sonic plus touch of dissonance) Full Attack: incorporeal touch +21 (4d8 sonic plus touch of dissonance)  Space/Reach: 5ft./5ft.Special Attacks: Diabolus in musica, possess instrument, spell-like abilities, touch of dissonanceSpecial Qualities: Aura of noise, damage reduction 10/good, loumara traits, immunity to acid, electricity, fire and sonic, incorporeal, resistance to cold 10, spell resistance 24, telepathy 100 ft. Saves: Fort +13, Ref +16, Will +15Abilities: Str -, Dex 24, Con 19, Int 14, Wis 19, Cha 27Skills: Appraise +19, Bluff +25,Concentration +21, Diplomacy +29, Hide +24, Knowledge (royalty and nobility) +19, Knowledge (music) +19, Listen +25*, Move Silently -8*, Perform+29*, Sense Motive +21Feats: Ability Focus (Touch of Dissonance), Ability Focus (Diabolus in Musica), Iron Will, Quicken Spell-like Ability (hold person), Quicken Spell-like Ability (suggestion)Environment: Any (Infinite Layers of the Abyss, Layer 230 the Dreaming Golf)Organization: Solitary, ensemble (2-4), or orchestra (1-4 tritonus with musicians, usually 6-12 level Bards)  Challenge Rating: 13Treasure: noneAlignment: Always chaotic evilAdvancement: 15-24 Hit Dice (Medium)A jarring sound that sets your teeth on edge is the first sign to announce this unnatural presence. The source of the noise is an insubstantial ripple in the air that at the same time seems to draw in and expel the air around it. Within the ripple you sometimes catch a glimpse of a maniacally grinning fiendish face. Insane maestros from the depths of the Abyss, the tritonus visit the Prime Material Plane to perform a symphony of carnage and hatred. A tritonus wants its audience to be as big as possible. To this end it usually animates a musical instrument and performs excellently on it to draw the attention of a musician. Once a musician picks it up, it pretends to be a magical instrument and helps the artist build up the reputation of a virtuoso, drawing ever bigger crowds. When the audience has reaches a size fitting its ego, the loumara gives its grand concerto.   Combat: Aura of Noise (Su): A tritonus that is not possessing an instrument is surrounded by an unsettling cacophony of noise. Creatures within 30 ft. of the loumara must make DC 25 Will saving throw or be shaken for the duration of the encounter. Further, spellcasters must attempt a DC 25 Concentration check to cast a spell. This is a mind affecting, sound-based ability. The save DC is Charisma-based.Diabolus in Musica (Su): Its most frightening ability the tritonus can only use when someone is performing on a musical instrument possessed by the loumara. The artist’s Perform (instrument) check determines the reach of the effect. When the ability is activated, every creature within 20ft., plus 5 ft. for every five points that the musicians Perform check exceeds 10, must attempt a Will save DC 27. Those that fail give in to a mindless killing frenzy for the duration of the artist’s performance. They gain +6 to Strength and -4 to AC, and attack the nearest creature other than the musician with melee attacks. The musician himself and creatures with the chaotic and evil subtype are unaffected by this ability.This is a mind-affecting, sound-based ability. The save DC is Charisma-based and includes a +2 modifier for the Ability Focus feat. Possess Instrument (Su): The Tritonus can possess a musical instrument, as a standard action. It must enter a square occupied by the instrument to possess it. If the instrument is held or carried by a character, the character can make a Will save to resist the possession. Unattended magic instruments gain a saving throw as if a spell were cast upon it. The save DC is 25 in both cases. A tritonus can take the following roles while possessing an instrument: Controller (this allows the loumara to use its Perform skill with the instrument), Enhancer (giving a +10 profane bonus on Perform checks with the instrument), and Watcher.If a character with Ranks in the Perform skill fitting to the instrument carries it for one hour or longer, the loumara may also attempt to influence the character as though it were possessing the character. In that case it can act as a Mutterer or a Controller. While possessing an object the tritonus cannot use its aura of noise, incorporeal touch and touch of dissonance abilities. It can only use its Diabolus in Musica ability when it possesses a musical instrument.    Spell-like Abilities (Sp): At will – Shatter (DC 20), sound burst (DC 20), suggestion (DC 21)3/day – quickened hold person (DC 21), quickened suggestion (DC 21), shout (DC 22)1/day - charm monster (DC 22), greater shout (DC 26), wall of force Caster level 14.Touch of Dissonance (Su): A creature that is hit by the loumara’s incorporeal touch attack must attempt an DC 23 Fortitude save or be nauseated for 1d8 rounds. The save DC is Constitution-based and includes a +2 adjustment for the Ability Focus feat.Skills: Tritonus loumara have a +4 racial bonus on Listen and Perform. A tritonus can use its Perform skill with any musical instrument it possesses. A tritonus that is not possessing an instrument has a -15 cirumstance penalty to Move Silently checks.</blockquote>

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