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<blockquote data-quote="Echohawk" data-source="post: 5723025" data-attributes="member: 9849"><p><strong>Fetish Spirits</strong></p><p></p><p>CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Any structure or area where crimes are punished and sentences handed down</p><p>FREQUENCY: Common</p><p>ACTIVITY CYCLE: Any</p><p>DIET: Sacrifices</p><p>INTELLIGENCE: 9</p><p>ALIGNMENT: Lawful Evil</p><p></p><p>NO. APPEARING: 1</p><p>ARMOR CLASS: 5</p><p>MOVEMENT: 10</p><p>HIT DICE: 3</p><p>THAC0: 18</p><p>NO. OF ATTACKS: 1</p><p>DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1d6</p><p>SPECIAL ATTACKS: Nil</p><p>SPECIAL DEFENSE: +1 or better to hit</p><p>MAGIC RESISTANCE: Nil</p><p>SIZE: S</p><p>MORALE: Champion (15-16)</p><p>XP VALUE: 50</p><p></p><p>Fetish spirits are malicious little spirits, prone to sycophantic adoration of those who bind or own them, that are created by a combination of the wishes of those who use the law to advance their own selfish desires over justice, and those who feel they've been wronged by the law. They are stupid, foolish beings. They appear as misshapen, goblinoid creatures, but have an air of unreality about them. Colored in shades of gray, they appear to be a child's painting come to life.</p><p>Fetish spirits are obsessed with bringing "justice" to the world, and their sole expertise is in vindicating their own malicious actions. Still, they refuse to aid shamans and others in criminal acts or unprovoked evil.</p><p></p><p><strong>Combat:</strong> Each fetish spirit has a particular power that may be harnessed by binding the creature into a physical object, such as an amulet. The spirit eagerly uses this power as the owner wishes (though only once per day) in order to help the owner right wrongs, gain vengeance, bring wrongdoers to justice.</p><p>The DM should invent appropriate powers for each fetish spirit, but they may also be determined randomly. In that case, the DM should roll 1d20 and consult the following list: Each fetish power, works as the priest spell of the same name. 1-4 <em>Curse</em>, 5-7 <em>Cause light wounds</em>, 8-9 <em>Detect evil</em>, 10 <em>Detect poison</em>, 11-15 <em>Detect lie</em>, 14-16 <em>Protection from good</em>, 17-18 <em>Cause disease</em>, 19 <em>Cause blindness</em>, 20 <em>Cause deafness</em>.</p><p></p><p><strong>Accepted Alignments:</strong> Any lawful.</p><p></p><p><strong>Familiarity:</strong> When unbound, fetish spirits cannot be approached by mortals for aid.</p><p></p><p><strong>Demands:</strong> None when "wild," other than their obsession with justice. Encounters should adhere to the fetish spirit's sense of justice. When bound into physical objects, fetish spirits require one animal gift per month (a mouse or bird will suffice), the blood to be poured over the fetish object. If this is not forthcoming they refuse to let their owners use their powers until they have had the blood they feel they are owed.</p><p></p><p><strong>Benefits:</strong> Any person who owns a fetish object (into which such a spirit is bound) may direct its powers for any lawful ends. Fetishes hate dishonesty,betrayal, theft, murder -- in fact, they hate anything commonly considered a crime, or that they could argue to be criminal. They love nothing as much as to punish "criminals" at their masters' commands. Of course, the sycophantic spirits are largely blind to their masters' own faults, but still they do not allow their powers to be used for any criminal action -- unless the act is itself in revenge for a previous crime.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Echohawk, post: 5723025, member: 9849"] [b]Fetish Spirits[/b] CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Any structure or area where crimes are punished and sentences handed down FREQUENCY: Common ACTIVITY CYCLE: Any DIET: Sacrifices INTELLIGENCE: 9 ALIGNMENT: Lawful Evil NO. APPEARING: 1 ARMOR CLASS: 5 MOVEMENT: 10 HIT DICE: 3 THAC0: 18 NO. OF ATTACKS: 1 DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1d6 SPECIAL ATTACKS: Nil SPECIAL DEFENSE: +1 or better to hit MAGIC RESISTANCE: Nil SIZE: S MORALE: Champion (15-16) XP VALUE: 50 Fetish spirits are malicious little spirits, prone to sycophantic adoration of those who bind or own them, that are created by a combination of the wishes of those who use the law to advance their own selfish desires over justice, and those who feel they've been wronged by the law. They are stupid, foolish beings. They appear as misshapen, goblinoid creatures, but have an air of unreality about them. Colored in shades of gray, they appear to be a child's painting come to life. Fetish spirits are obsessed with bringing "justice" to the world, and their sole expertise is in vindicating their own malicious actions. Still, they refuse to aid shamans and others in criminal acts or unprovoked evil. [b]Combat:[/b] Each fetish spirit has a particular power that may be harnessed by binding the creature into a physical object, such as an amulet. The spirit eagerly uses this power as the owner wishes (though only once per day) in order to help the owner right wrongs, gain vengeance, bring wrongdoers to justice. The DM should invent appropriate powers for each fetish spirit, but they may also be determined randomly. In that case, the DM should roll 1d20 and consult the following list: Each fetish power, works as the priest spell of the same name. 1-4 [i]Curse[/i], 5-7 [i]Cause light wounds[/i], 8-9 [i]Detect evil[/i], 10 [i]Detect poison[/i], 11-15 [i]Detect lie[/i], 14-16 [i]Protection from good[/i], 17-18 [i]Cause disease[/i], 19 [i]Cause blindness[/i], 20 [i]Cause deafness[/i]. [b]Accepted Alignments:[/b] Any lawful. [b]Familiarity:[/b] When unbound, fetish spirits cannot be approached by mortals for aid. [b]Demands:[/b] None when "wild," other than their obsession with justice. Encounters should adhere to the fetish spirit's sense of justice. When bound into physical objects, fetish spirits require one animal gift per month (a mouse or bird will suffice), the blood to be poured over the fetish object. If this is not forthcoming they refuse to let their owners use their powers until they have had the blood they feel they are owed. [b]Benefits:[/b] Any person who owns a fetish object (into which such a spirit is bound) may direct its powers for any lawful ends. Fetishes hate dishonesty,betrayal, theft, murder -- in fact, they hate anything commonly considered a crime, or that they could argue to be criminal. They love nothing as much as to punish "criminals" at their masters' commands. Of course, the sycophantic spirits are largely blind to their masters' own faults, but still they do not allow their powers to be used for any criminal action -- unless the act is itself in revenge for a previous crime. [/QUOTE]
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