Mount Fang Stage 4: The unending tempest
At a glance
Environment overview
A powerful, surging, storm
Potential adversaries
Features
Passives
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Chaotic environment
Due to the wind, debris and lightning within the storm, no perception is possible beyond Close range unless a character makes an appropriate ability check.
Questions- The wind howls around you, dirt and fog boil. What do you do to navigate in this chaos?
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Trail markers
There are three trail markers that players must find to safely navigate the tempest. Each trail marker requires a group skill challenge.
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Encounter Table
Roll a d6
1-2: Lightning Stroke
3-4: Burst of Wind
5: Giant Eagle
6: Omen of Thardax -
Encounter Clock
Start a countdown clock at 3 on a d6. Whenever the party fail a group check with hope or succeed with fear increment it down one. Whenever the party fails with fear increment the clock down 2. Whenever the party succeeds with hope increment it up one. This clock carries over to future environments on Mount Fang. When the clock reaches 0, reset it to 3 and roll on the encounter table.
Actions
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Lightning StrokeFear 1
Target must make an agility or instinct reaction roll or they take 2d12+4 damage.
Questions- You smell ozone and feel the hairs on your skin begin to rise. You have not even a second before the lightning strikes. What do you do?
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Burst of windFear 1
Spend one fear. All PCs within the tempest must make a strength reaction check or become Vulnerable.
Questions- The wind surges, sand stings your eyes, how do you brace yourself?
Reactions
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Lull in the Storm
Roll 1d8. This becomes the Tempest countdown. Each time you spend a fear to activate a tempest effect increment the die down one. When you remove the die the storm fades for 10 minutes. Players can make it to the next trail marker without a dice roll.
About this environment
A howling gale of blowing debris, fog and lightning
Mount Fang Stage 4: The unending tempest
Tier 2 Exploration
A powerful, surging, storm
Impulses: Violent winds, Channels from the sky to the ground, Flying debris
Difficulty: 15
Potential Adversaries: Thunder Dragon, Giant Eagle
Features
Chaotic environment - Passive: Due to the wind, debris and lightning within the storm, no perception is possible beyond Close range unless a character makes an appropriate ability check.
- The wind howls around you, dirt and fog boil. What do you do to navigate in this chaos?
Trail markers - Passive: There are three trail markers that players must find to safely navigate the tempest. Each trail marker requires a group skill challenge.
Encounter Table - Passive: Roll a d6
1-2: Lightning Stroke
3-4: Burst of Wind
5: Giant Eagle
6: Omen of Thardax
Encounter Clock - Passive: Start a countdown clock at 3 on a d6. Whenever the party fail a group check with hope or succeed with fear increment it down one. Whenever the party fails with fear increment the clock down 2. Whenever the party succeeds with hope increment it up one. This clock carries over to future environments on Mount Fang. When the clock reaches 0, reset it to 3 and roll on the encounter table.
Lightning Stroke - Action: Target must make an agility or instinct reaction roll or they take 2d12+4 damage.
- You smell ozone and feel the hairs on your skin begin to rise. You have not even a second before the lightning strikes. What do you do?
Burst of wind - Action: Spend one fear. All PCs within the tempest must make a strength reaction check or become Vulnerable.
- The wind surges, sand stings your eyes, how do you brace yourself?
Lull in the Storm - Reaction: Roll 1d8. This becomes the Tempest countdown. Each time you spend a fear to activate a tempest effect increment the die down one. When you remove the die the storm fades for 10 minutes. Players can make it to the next trail marker without a dice roll.
Mount Fang Stage 4: The unending tempest
A howling gale of blowing debris, fog and lightning
Domains
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Class Items
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Mount Fang Stage 4: The unending tempest Subclasses
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Background Questions
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