I was thinking of publishing an April Fool’s joke today, but I’d rather thank Ronald J Paris and Zabor, once again, to be still here with me after all this time.
Tomorrow, a new piece of exclusive content will be on my Patreon page. Look forward to it!
As requested by Ronald J Paris!
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Ratonga (High Ratfolk)
Ratonga are a surprisingly charismatic subrace of ratfolk that adapted to live openly in towns and cities along other humanoids. They have the following racial traits.
Ability Score Modifiers: Specialized (1 RP) +2 Int, +2 Cha, -2 Str.
Four-Legged Sprint (1 RP) If a ratonga has nothing in hand, it may drop to all fours as a free action, increasing its speed to 30 feet. A ratonga can stand on two legs again as a move action.
Agile Diplomat (4 RP) Ratonga gain a +2 racial bonus on Climb and Diplomacy checks. This replaces tinker.
The ultimate form of the Phantom will need this (I can’t believe it was not created by Paizo since some gods are focused on this topic).
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Architecture Subdomain
Associated Domain: Artifice
Associated Deities: Eldas, Findeladlara, Malthus, Ptah
Replacement Power: The following granted power replaces the dancing weapon power of the Artifice domain.
Secret Passage (Sp): At 8th level, you can create a temporary passage through walls and other obstacles, as passwall, that lasts for a number of rounds equal to your cleric level. You can use this ability once per day at 8th level, and an additional time per day for every four levels beyond 8th.
Replacement Domain Spells: 1st- expeditious construction, 8th- secret vault, 9th- resplendent mansion.
Erik is still different from the man (ghost) he was at the end of The Broken Bards of Paris. His supernatural powers are grown, and he learned a new kind of “ensemble magic” born from inspiration that becomes stronger when his companions perform together with him. Most of all, adventuring with them has taught him selflessness, compassion, and a bit of boastful joy- and his good deeds have earned him an “advancement of career” in the afterlife. Not only his alignment changes, but new powers will be available to the Phantom, and he will use those powers to inspire and heal afterwards.
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Erik the Angel Phantom CR 17
Human ghost bard (Songhealer) 12/trickster 6
Male NG undead (incorporeal)
Init +10, amazing initiative; Senses Perception +29
Defense
AC 27, touch 22, flat-footed 23 (+5 armor, +8 deflection, +4 Dex)
hp 177 (12d8+96+24)
Fort +13, Ref +13, Will +13. +4 vs. against bardic performance, sonic, and language-dependent effects
Defensive Abilities channel resistance +4, force of will, hard to kill, mythic saves, recuperation, rejuvenation
Offense
Speed fly 30 ft.
Melee slithering hangman’s noose +15/+10 (1d3+4)
Special Attacks bardic performance 34 rounds/day (move action; countersong, dirge of doom, distraction, fascinate, inspire competence +4, inspire courage +3, inspire greatness [2 allies], soothing performance, suggestion; DC 24), corrupting touch 17d6, grave trappings, knot expert, mythic power 15/day, surge +1d8, trickster attack (surprise strike)
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 12th; concentration +20)
Every 1d4 rounds- telekinesis
7/day- phantasmagoria (DC 24, CL 17)
3/day- animate rope, ghost sound, invisibility (DC 20), open/close, pyrotechnics (DC 20), scare (DC 20), spiritual weapon, whispering wind
Bard Spells Known (CL 12th; concentration +20)
4th Level (5/day)- dungeonsight, legend lore, secure shelter, virtuoso performanceM
3rd Level (6/day)- allied cloak, blink, glibness, gaseous formM, hallucinatory decor, purging finaleM
2nd Level (7/day)- absurdity (DC 20), cure moderate wounds, enthrall (DC 20), hidden presence (DC 20), investigative mind, invisibility (DC 20), pyrotechnicsM (DC 20), silk to steel
1st Level (7/day)- animate ropeM, borrow skill, cure light wounds, detect secret doors, hypnotism (DC 19), sculpted cape, songbirdM, tamer’s lash (DC 19), tripvine (DC 19)
0-Level (at will)- daze (DC 18), detect magic, flare (DC 18), ghost sound (DC 18), mage hand, oath of anonymity, open/close, prestidigitation (DC 18), read magic
Masterpieces Dirge of the Torn Sail, Symphony of the Elysian Heart
Statistics
Str —, Dex 19, Con —, Int 16, Wis 16, Cha 27
Base Atk +9; CMB +9 (+11 with disarm); CMD 23 (24 vs. disarm or sunder with magic whip)
Traits Mathematical Prodigy, Stage Magic
Feats EnsembleM, Harmonic Sage, Improved Whip Mastery, Intimidating Performance, Mythic Spell LoreM, Weapon FinesseM, Weapon Focus (whip), Whip Mastery
Skills Acrobatics +19, Bluff +23, Disguise +23, Escape Artist +19, Intimidate +23, Knowledge (arcana) +25, Knowledge (engineering) +25, Perception +29, Perform (keyboard) +23/+25, Stealth +27
Languages French, Italian, Parsi, Spanish
SQ bardic knowledge +6, enhance healing 8/day, feather step, ghostly performance, jack-of-all-trades, lore master 2/day, telepathic mindlink, vanishing move, unending performance
Gear artistic ale (300 gp), bard’s kit (41 gp), bottled lightning (40 gp), cloak of resistance +1 (1,000 gp), flash powder (50 gp), feather token (whip) (500 gp), slithering hangman’s noose (32,301 gp), headband of mental prowess +4 (Wis, Cha) (40,000 gp), +3 shadow blending leather armor (25,160 gp), ossuary mask (3,100 gp), smoke bomb of forgetfulness (900 gp), smokestick (20 gp), stinging stiletto (4,500 gp), thunderstone (30 gp), 58 gp
When Erik first meets Cyrano and Quasimodo in The Broken Bards of Paris, he is a very changed man. He is actually no more a “man”: guilt and anger drove him away from mortal life transforming him into the very thing he had pretended to be- a Phantom.
(However, an unfettered phantom of Pathfinder was not the right choice for him. An undead spirit, not necessarily evil, with regrets in the mortal world is a ghost. And ghosts can have some VERY interesting alternate abilities).
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Erik the Angel Phantom CR 10
Human ghost bard (Songhealer) 7/trickster 3
Male N Medium undead (incorporeal)
Init +6, amazing initiative; Senses Perception +22
Defense
AC 19, touch 19, flat-footed 16 (+6 deflection, +3 Dex)
hp 89 (7d8+42+12)
Fort +9, Ref +9, Will +9. +4 vs. against bardic performance, sonic, and language-dependent effects
Defensive Abilities channel resistance +4, hard to kill, recuperation, rejuvenation
Offense
Speed fly 30 ft.
Melee +1 slithering whip +10 (1d3+4)
Special Attacks bardic performance 22 rounds/day (move action; countersong, distraction, fascinate, inspire competence +3, inspire courage +2, suggestion; DC 19), corrupting touch 9d6, grave trappings, knot expert, mythic power 9/day, surge +1d6, trickster attack (surprise strike)
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 7th; concentration +13)
3/day- animate rope, ghost sound, invisibility (DC 18), open/close, pyrotechnics (DC 18), whispering wind
Bard Spells Known (CL 7th; concentration +13)
3rd Level (2/day)- exquisite accompaniment, gaseous formM
2nd Level (5/day)- cure moderate wounds, enthrall (DC 18), hidden presence (DC 18), invisibility (DC 17), pyrotechnicsM (DC 18)
1st Level (6/day)- animate ropeM, cure light wounds, detect secret doors, hypnotism (DC 17), sculpted cape, songbird, tamer’s lash (DC 17), tripvine (DC 17)
0-Level (at will)- daze (DC 16), detect magic, flare (DC 16), ghost sound (DC 16), mage hand, oath of anonymity, open/close, prestidigitation (DC 16), read magic
Statistics
Str —, Dex 17, Con —, Int 14, Wis 14, Cha 23
Base Atk +5; CMB +5 (+7 with disarm); CMD 18 (19 vs. disarm or sunder with magic whip)
Traits Mathematical Prodigy, Stage Magic
Feats Ensemble, Improved Whip Mastery, Mythic Spell LoreM, Weapon FinesseM, Weapon Focus (whip), Whip Mastery
Skills Acrobatics +13, Bluff +16, Disguise +16, Intimidate +16, Knowledge (arcana) +16, Knowledge (engineering) +16, Perception +22, Perform (keyboard) +16/+18, Stealth +21
Languages French, Italian, Parsi
SQ bardic knowledge +3, enhance healing 6/day, ghostly performance, lore master 1/day, vanishing move
Gear bard’s kit (41 gp), bottled lightning (40 gp), cloak of resistance +1 (1,000 gp), flash powder (50 gp), headband of mental prowess +2 (Wis, Cha) (10,000 gp), ossuary mask (3,100 gp), smoke bomb of forgetfulness (900 gp), smokestick (20 gp), +1 slithering whip (8,301 gp), thunderstone (30 gp), 18 gp
The last hero from Aaron Hollingsworth’s novels was the most difficult to “translate” in Pathfinder. Even in the books, he was more of a NPC or a deus ex machina than a player character. Also, he changed more than once through the whole story. I tried to render him anyway.
Before The Broken Bards of Paris, in his own original novel, Erik the Phantom of the Opera was a recluse, a genius, a self-proclaimed trickster, and a talented musician- he is the only true bard of his group, even if most of his “powers” can be ascribed to simple prestidigitation. He also was very self-centered and egoist in love. This is how his path begins. He will be very different at the end of it.
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Erik the Angel Phantom CR 1
Human bard 1/trickster 1
Male N humanoid (human)
Init +3; Senses Perception +5
Defense
AC 15, touch 13, flat-footed 12 (+2 armor, +3 Dex)
hp 12 (1d8+4)
Fort +0, Ref +5, Will +3
Defensive Abilities hard to kill
Offense
Speed 30 ft.
Melee whip +4 (1d3+3, nonlethal)
Special Attacks bardic performance 6 rounds/day (countersong, distraction, fascinate, inspire courage +1; DC 13), mythic power 5/day, surge +1d6, trickster attack (surprise strike)
Bard Spells Known (CL 1st; concentration +4)
1st Level (2/day)- animate rope, tamer’s lash (DC 14)
0-Level (at will)- detect magic, ghost sound (DC 13), mage hand, prestidigitation (DC 13), read magic
Statistics
Str 10, Dex 16, Con 11, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 15
Base Atk +0; CMB +0 (+2 with disarm); CMD 13
Traits Mathematical Prodigy, Stage Magic
Feats Weapon FinesseM, Weapon Focus (whip)
Skills Acrobatics +7, Bluff +6, Disguise +6, Intimidate +6, Knowledge (arcana) +8, Knowledge (engineering) +8, Perception +5, Perform (keyboard) +6/+8, Stealth +7
Languages French, Italian, Parsi
SQ bardic knowledge +1, ghostly performance
Gear bard’s kit (41 gp), leather armor (10 gp), mask (50 gp), sunrod (2 gp), whip (1 gp), 1 gp
