Shadow Heart
Level 9
A clot of congealed darkness that beats like a buried organ, pulsing waves of shadow at anything that draws near. It lashes out from the gloom and feeds on the light around it.
Shadow Pulse [Reaction]
Level 9 · Complexity Complex
Stealth DC +20 (expert)
Disable
- Arcana DC 26 (expert) — or Occultism (expert) to counter the heart's offensive magic
- Religion DC 28 (trained) — to purify the area containing the heart. Four successes are required to disable it; after two successes, the shadow heart can't use its shadow lash Strike.
AC 28
HP 72 · Hardness 15
Immunities critical hits, object immunities, precision damage · Weaknesses fire 10, positive 10
Trigger A creature approaches within 10 feet of the heart
Effect The heart gives a slow beat, and all creatures in the room must succeed at a DC 30 Will save or be stunned 1 and unable to take reactions for 1 round (stunned 3 on a critical failure). The dark heart then rolls initiative.
Reset The heart deactivates if there are no creatures present in the room. It resets in 1 hour.
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