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| Role | Heavy
| Role | Heavy
   <!-- Values: Heavy, Killer, Leader, Legend, Minion, Shooter, Slirmisher, Sneak, Tank, Threat, Villain, or leave blank -->
   <!-- Values: Heavy, Killer, Leader, Legend, Minion, Shooter, Skirmisher, Sneak, Swarm, Tank, Threat, Villain, or leave blank -->
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| Restrict-Role-Sneak =  
| Restrict-Role-Sneak =  
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| Description=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Description}}}
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| Description | It is widely accepted among most intelligent creatures, at a very general level, that the world we all live in is balanced upon the surface of a much larger, darker, and far more terrible reality called the Outer Madness. Most people have little understanding of Planes, and in the minds of most people, Demons, Devils, Aberrations, and most 'weird' monsters are part of this terrifying background reality.
| Description | '''''This monster frequently has the Heavy role, but may be set to other roles if desired.'''''
 
It is widely accepted among most intelligent creatures, at a very general level, that the world we all live in is balanced upon the surface of a much larger, darker, and far more terrible reality called the Outer Madness. Most people have little understanding of Planes, and in the minds of most people, Demons, Devils, Aberrations, and most 'weird' monsters are part of this terrifying background reality.


: However, there are always those who think that 'larger and more terrible' means, 'a convenient way to get power'. As a result, all over the world, in every race, creed, and culture, civilized or not, there are those with far too much greed and far too little wisdom who seek out this Deep Darkness and pledge themselves to it. The Creeping Madness is easy to access, easy to draw upon...and insanely dangerous. A fair number of those who attempt this foolish act are consumed utterly by their very first sup of that dark well, their lives, essence, souls, and flesh consumed entire.
However, there are always those who think that 'larger and more terrible' means, 'a convenient way to get power'. As a result, all over the world, in every race, creed, and culture, civilized or not, there are those with far too much greed and far too little wisdom who seek out this Deep Darkness and pledge themselves to it. The Creeping Madness is easy to access, easy to draw upon...and insanely dangerous. A fair number of those who attempt this foolish act are consumed utterly by their very first sup of that dark well, their lives, essence, souls, and flesh consumed entire.


: Many of those luckless fools do not quietly disappear, however.
Many of those luckless fools do not quietly disappear, however.


: Maddened Fanatics are those creatures, with the Spark or without, who have reached out to the Madness, and not only survived, they have grown exalted.  Fanatics are abominations, horrifically twisted, warped, and mutated, their minds filled with the ecstasy of the Great Void.  Some Maddened Fanatics are likely to be Maddened Thugs or Maddened Reavers who have survived and grown and been granted greater gifts by the Deep Dark. Other Fanatics were created new and whole, as the Mad Black Waste tears them from humanity to Other in one horrible, ecstatic wrench.  
Maddened Fanatics are those creatures, with the Spark or without, who have reached out to the Madness, and not only survived, they have grown exalted.  Fanatics are abominations, horrifically twisted, warped, and mutated, their minds filled with the ecstasy of the Great Void.  Some Maddened Fanatics are likely to be Maddened Thugs or Maddened Reavers who have survived and grown and been granted greater gifts by the Deep Dark. Other Fanatics were created new and whole, as the Mad Black Waste tears them from humanity to Other in one horrible, ecstatic wrench.  


:Fanatics have warped and grown awful due to their corruption, but they can still sometimes mask their deformities with large enough masks, or large, shapeless clothing, to blend in at least some with normal humanoids.  Maddened Fanatics are usually drawn from the Civilized Races, people who should have known better. It is possible that the occasional Orc, Goblin, or Gnoll will also be subsumed by the Outer Madness, and thus become Maddened Fanatics, but amongst those without the Spark, this terrible transformation is not so stark, and their native 'cultures' tend to exterminate such fools quickly. Such non-civilized Fanatics tend to migrate to the fold of their civilized brethren, where they are given a place...until their use comes to an end.
Fanatics have warped and grown awful due to their corruption, but they can still sometimes mask their deformities with large enough masks, or large, shapeless clothing, to blend in at least some with normal humanoids.  Maddened Fanatics are usually drawn from the Civilized Races, people who should have known better. It is possible that the occasional Orc, Goblin, or Gnoll will also be subsumed by the Outer Madness, and thus become Maddened Fanatics, but amongst those without the Spark, this terrible transformation is not so stark, and their native 'cultures' tend to exterminate such fools quickly. Such non-civilized Fanatics tend to migrate to the fold of their civilized brethren, where they are given a place...until their use comes to an end.


: Maddened Fanatics, like all of the Maddened, are united in their allegiance to the Devouring Madness, the True Depths that lie Outside. They are not terribly organized, but they act, vaguely and constantly, to tear down civilization, destroy all the structures of the world, material and social, for good and for ill. They lurk and plot, they poison, murder, and ruin, they steal and burn, everything. Maddened Fanatics are terrible juggernauts of bleak, writhing woe, and they will attack anything, civilized or monster, if they think it will lead them to the Final Truth: All things must fall to the Dark, sooner or later.
Maddened Fanatics, like all of the Maddened, are united in their allegiance to the Devouring Madness, the True Depths that lie Outside. They are not terribly organized, but they act, vaguely and constantly, to tear down civilization, destroy all the structures of the world, material and social, for good and for ill. They lurk and plot, they poison, murder, and ruin, they steal and burn, everything. Maddened Fanatics are terrible juggernauts of bleak, writhing woe, and they will attack anything, civilized or monster, if they think it will lead them to the Final Truth: All things must fall to the Dark, sooner or later.


: Fanatics are utterly deadly, shambling, darting, dashing juggernauts of freakish insanity and murder. Madness Fanatics are a terrible force in the world, although they are thankfully rare. When Fanatics are discovered, they must be confronted and rooted out with terrible urgency.
Fanatics are utterly deadly, shambling, darting, dashing juggernauts of freakish insanity and murder. Madness Fanatics are a terrible force in the world, although they are thankfully rare. When Fanatics are discovered, they must be confronted and rooted out with terrible urgency.


: When more than one Maddened Fanatic meet each other, they naturally band together, as every hand in the Prime Plane is raised against them as their enemies, and you must take your allies where you can find them. Bands of Madness Fanatics seem almost like cults, except that there is no Deity involved, simply the utter alien void that has subsumed these maniacs, and invests their every action.
When more than one Maddened Fanatic meet each other, they naturally band together, as every hand in the Prime Plane is raised against them as their enemies, and you must take your allies where you can find them. Bands of Madness Fanatics seem almost like cults, except that there is no Deity involved, simply the utter alien void that has subsumed these maniacs, and invests their every action.
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| Type=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Type}}}
| Type=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Type}}}
| Type | Humanoid
| Type | Humanoid
   <!-- Values: Aberration, Animal, Construct, Dragon, Fey, Humanoid, Incorporeal, Magical Beast, Monstrous Humanoid, Ooze, Outsider, Plant, Protean, Swarm, Troop, Undead, Vermin -->
   <!-- Values: Aberration, Animal, Construct, Dragon, Fey, Humanoid, Incorporeal, Magical Beast, Monstrous Humanoid, Ooze, Outsider, Plant, Protean, Undead, Vermin -->
   }}</onlyinclude>
   }}</onlyinclude>


| Subtype=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Subtype}}}
| Subtype=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Subtype}}}
| Subtype | Outsider
| Subtype | Outsider
   <!-- If second monster type (e.g. a swarm of vermin): Aberration, Animal, Construct, Dragon, Fey, Humanoid, Incorporeal, Magical Beast, Monstrous Humanoid, Ooze, Outsider, Plant, Protean, Swarm, Troop, Undead, Vermin
   <!-- If second monster type: Aberration, Animal, Construct, Dragon, Fey, Humanoid, Incorporeal, Magical Beast, Monstrous Humanoid, Ooze, Outsider, Plant, Protean, Undead, Vermin
         If Humanoid: Duergar, Giant, Gloom, Gnoll, Human, Kobold, Lizardfolk, Maenad, Norker, Orc, Somber Crool, Troglodyte, Vampire Thrall
         If Humanoid: Duergar, Giant, Gloom, Gnoll, Human, Kobold, Lizardfolk, Maenad, Norker, Orc, Somber Crool, Troglodyte, Vampire Thrall
         If Outsider: Air, Chaotic, Demon, Devil, Earth, Elemental, Evil, Fire, Good, Lawful, Native, Water
         If Outsider: Air, Chaotic, Demon, Devil, Earth, Elemental, Evil, Fire, Good, Lawful, Native, Water
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   <!-- Put any DR or ER values here -->
   <!-- Put any DR or ER values here -->


| StrongAgainst = Hardened (damage): Versus all effects that allow a Reflex Save
| StrongAgainst = Hardened (&frac12; damage): Versus all effects that allow a Reflex Save
   <!-- Put any 'immunity' or 'hardened' values here;
   <!-- Put any 'immunity' or 'hardened' values here;
         immunities based on type (e.g. Vermin) or role (e.g. Threat) are automatically added
         immunities based on type (e.g. Vermin) or role (e.g. Threat) are automatically added
           '''''Hardened (damage):'''''
           '''''Hardened (&frac12; damage):'''''
           '''''Immune (no effect):'''''                                                                  -->
           '''''Immune (no effect):'''''                                                                  -->


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| PriAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
| PriAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone" or "swarm") -->
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone") -->


| NudgePriToHit =  
| NudgePriToHit =  
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| SecAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
| SecAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone" or "swarm") -->
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone") -->


| NudgeSecToHit =  
| NudgeSecToHit =  
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| TerAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
| TerAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone" or "swarm") -->
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone") -->


| NudgeTerToHit =  
| NudgeTerToHit =  
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| QuaAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
| QuaAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone" or "swarm") -->
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone") -->


| NudgeQuaToHit =  
| NudgeQuaToHit =  
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| RangedAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
| RangedAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone" or "swarm") -->
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone") -->


| NudgeRangedToHit =  
| NudgeRangedToHit =  
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<!--  SPECIAL ABILITIES  -->
<!--  SPECIAL ABILITIES  -->
<!--  ROLE-BASED SPECIAL ABILITIES -->
| HideRoleReminder1 = Y
  <!-- Roles only; Values: Y (for yes) or leave blank (to leave reminder (if any) displayed) -->
| HideRoleReminder2 = Y
  <!-- Roles only; Values: Y (for yes) or leave blank (to leave reminder (if any) displayed) -->
| HideRoleReminder3 = Y
  <!-- Roles only; Values: Y (for yes) or leave blank (to leave reminder (if any) displayed) -->
| HideRoleReminder4 =
  <!-- Roles only; Values: Y (for yes) or leave blank (to leave reminder (if any) displayed) -->




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<!--  SPECIAL ABILITY 1  -->
<!--  SPECIAL ABILITY 1  -->


| Ability-1-Name = Chaotic Rebirth
| Ability-1-Name =  


| Ability-1-Type = Su
| Ability-1-Type =  
   <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance" -->
   <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance" -->


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   <!-- Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded; will auto-detect Combat Casting and include it -->
   <!-- Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded; will auto-detect Combat Casting and include it -->


| Ability-1-Description = The first time in a battle a Maddened Fanatic is reduced to zero hitpoints or less, it is not killed. Instead, the fetters of its remaining humanity are broken, and the glory of the Outer Madness floods it completely. It seems to stumble and fall, landing with a gory splat, and there it remains, Immune to all further damage, until the next time it can act in the initiative order. It then uses Chaotic Rebirth as a free action, which sets it's hitpoints back to their Bloodied value ({{Bloodied-Hit-Points}}), and causes it to explode into a vast blast of gory, meaty scraps.  All creatures, friend or foe, within 30 feet of their space suffers {{Special-Standard-Dmg}} points of damage as {{dmg|Hacking}} damage. Creatures are allowed a Reflex saving throw to reduce this by half, and note that other Fanatics are [[Hardened]] against this damage as they are hardened against all Reflex save effects.  Lastly, the Fanatic may use their Vaulting move as part of this free action, to place themselves wherever they wish. 
| Ability-1-Description =  


   <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage or save DC numbers with variables:
   <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage or save DC numbers with variables:
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   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->


| Ability-2-Action-Required =  
| Ability-2-Action-Required = Immediate Action 1/Rnd
   <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
   <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                 Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->
                 Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->
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   <!--Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded-->
   <!--Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded-->


| Ability-2-Description = Once per encounter, whenever any Maddened creature is killed by enemy actions, any Maddened Fanatic who has line of sight and line of effect to the attacker who made the killing blow may choose to make an immediate action attack of opportunity against that creature. They must have an attack of opportunity available. They may make this attack with either their Chaos Mace or their Chaos Orbs, and they must take all normal modifiers for such attacks as normal.
| Ability-2-Description = Up to once per round, whenever any Maddened creature is killed by enemy actions, any Maddened Fanatic who has line of sight and line of effect to the attacker who made the killing blow may choose to make an immediate action attack of opportunity against that creature. They must have an attack of opportunity available. They may make this attack with either their Chaos Mace or their Chaos Orbs, and they must take all normal modifiers for such attacks as normal.


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   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->


| Ability-3-Action-Required =  
| Ability-3-Action-Required = Automatic after Full Attack action
   <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
   <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                 Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->
                 Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->
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   <!--Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded-->
   <!--Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded-->


| Ability-3-Description = Whenever the Maddened Fanatic declares and then carries out a valid Full Attack Action with its Tooth Axe attack (enemy in range, roll all attacks, hit or miss), it must then Slide up to four squares to a different target. When it arrives, it may make one Tooth Axe attack as a free action. If it is unable to perform this action for any reason, it may instead make one Chaos Orb attack at any target of its choosing.
| Ability-3-Description = Whenever the Maddened Fanatic declares and then carries out a valid Full Attack Action with its Tooth Axe attack (enemy in range, roll all attacks, hit or miss), it may then Slide up to four squares to a different target. When it arrives, it may make one Tooth Axe attack as a free action. If it is unable to perform this action for any reason, it may instead make one Chaos Orb attack at any target of its choosing.


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   <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage or save DC numbers with variables:
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| Ability-9-Type =  
| Ability-9-Type =  
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
| Ability-9-Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Ability-9-Concentration =  
| Ability-9-Concentration =  
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         Threat, or Villain role.  All other times, it will be invisible.                    -->
         Threat, or Villain role.  All other times, it will be invisible.                    -->


| Role-Only--Replace-Rez-Power--Name =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Rez-Power--Name = Chaotic Rebirth


| Role-Only--Replace-Rez-Power--Type =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Rez-Power--Type = Su
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Rez-Power--Action-Required = Auto Upon Death
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Role-Only--Replace-Rez-Power--Concentration =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Rez-Power--Concentration =  
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         auto-detect Combat Casting and include it                                          -->
         auto-detect Combat Casting and include it                                          -->


| Role-Only--Replace-Rez-Power--Description =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Rez-Power--Description = The first time in a battle a Maddened Fanatic is reduced to zero hitpoints or less, it is not killed. Instead, the fetters of its remaining humanity are broken, and the glory of the Outer Madness floods it completely. It seems to stumble and fall, landing with a gory splat, and there it remains, Immune to all further damage, until the next time it can act in the initiative order. It then uses Chaotic Rebirth as a free action, which sets its hitpoints back to their Bloodied value ({{Bloodied-Hit-Points}}), and causes it to explode into a vast blast of gory, meaty scraps.  All creatures, friend or foe, within 30 feet of their space suffers {{Special-Standard-Dmg}} points of damage as {{dmg|Hacking}} damage. Creatures are allowed a Reflex saving throw to reduce this by half, and note that other Fanatics are [[Hardened]] against this damage as they are hardened against all Reflex save effects.  Lastly, the Fanatic may use their Vaulting move as part of this free action, to place themselves wherever they wish.


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| Role-Only--Add-Killer-Power--Type =  
| Role-Only--Add-Killer-Power--Type =  
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
| Role-Only--Add-Killer-Power--Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Role-Only--Add-Killer-Power--Concentration =  
| Role-Only--Add-Killer-Power--Concentration =  
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| Role-Only--Replace-Leader-Power--Type =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Leader-Power--Type =  
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Leader-Power--Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Role-Only--Replace-Leader-Power--Concentration =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Leader-Power--Concentration =  
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| Role-Only--Replace-Legend-Power--Type =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Legend-Power--Type =  
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Legend-Power--Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Role-Only--Replace-Legend-Power--Concentration =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Legend-Power--Concentration =  
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| Role-Only--Replace-Minion-Power--Type =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Minion-Power--Type =  
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Minion-Power--Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Role-Only--Replace-Minion-Power--Concentration =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Minion-Power--Concentration =  
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| Role-Only--Replace-Shooter-Power--Type =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Shooter-Power--Type =  
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Shooter-Power--Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Role-Only--Replace-Shooter-Power--Concentration =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Shooter-Power--Concentration =  
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| Role-Only--Add-Skirmisher-Power--Type =  
| Role-Only--Add-Skirmisher-Power--Type =  
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
| Role-Only--Add-Skirmisher-Power--Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Role-Only--Add-Skirmisher-Power--Concentration =  
| Role-Only--Add-Skirmisher-Power--Concentration =  
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| CombatTactics = Maddened fanatics are powerful, dangerous, and overwhelmingly mobile foes. They can see life force, they have extra reach, and they can climb, swing, and leap with frankly inhuman agility. They will seek to close into melee range as fast as possible, trusting their Reach, Combat Reflexes, Mobility, and Vaulting to get them anywhere they wish to be and provide them plenty of things to kill when they get there. They will try and center themselves into a mass of enemies, so their Ecstasy of Chewing power will allow them to slide and chop their way among their foes in a maddened burst of savagery. They will try to stand off a space and attack with Reach, to lower the chances of counter-attacks, and when they Slide, they will try to set themselves up to make attacks of opportunity with the Reach and Combat Reflexes. If they take heavy damage, they will seek to Slide or Vault into the middle of as many enemies as they can, so their Chaotic Rebirth will do as much damage as possible.
| CombatTactics = Maddened fanatics are powerful, dangerous, and overwhelmingly mobile foes. They can see life force, they have extra reach, and they can climb, swing, and leap with frankly inhuman agility. They will seek to close into melee range as fast as possible, trusting their Reach, Combat Reflexes, Mobility, and Vaulting to get them anywhere they wish to be and provide them plenty of things to kill when they get there.  
 
They will try and center themselves into a mass of enemies, so their Ecstasy of Chewing power will allow them to slide and chop their way among their foes in a maddened burst of savagery. They will try to stand off a space and attack with Reach, to lower the chances of counter-attacks, and when they Slide, they will try to set themselves up to make attacks of opportunity with the Reach and Combat Reflexes.  
 
If they take heavy damage, they will seek to Slide or Vault into the middle of as many enemies as they can, so their Chaotic Rebirth will do as much damage as possible.


: Once battle begins, a Fanatic will never withdraw, howling with joy as it chews, and chews, and chews....
Once battle begins, a Fanatic will never withdraw, howling with joy as it chews, and chews, and chews....






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| OutOfCombat = Maddened Fanatics are incredible monsters of physical mayhem...but they are also smart, cagey, and knowledgeable fiends who retain more of their humanoid wiles than most lesser maddened. Fanatics, despite their horrific appearance (they do not attempt to pass often, and are bad at it when they do try), are well-spoken, polite, and skilled conversationalists. They are also utter monsters, but they are at least well-spoken. Fanatics will often seek parley, truces, and will set up alliances with other monsters, especially with any Vampire Thralls they may have encountered.  
| OutOfCombat = Maddened Fanatics are incredible monsters of physical mayhem...but they are also smart, cagey, and knowledgeable fiends who retain more of their humanoid wiles than most lesser maddened. Fanatics, despite their horrific appearance (they do not attempt to pass often, and are bad at it when they do try), are well-spoken, polite, and skilled conversationalists. They are also utter monsters, but they are at least well-spoken. Fanatics will often seek parley, truces, and will set up alliances with other monsters, especially with any Vampire Thralls they may have encountered.  


: When they do battle, Fanatics will kill everything. EVERYTHING. Their best cover is anonymity, and all dead means no witnesses.
When they do battle, Fanatics will kill everything. EVERYTHING. Their best cover is anonymity, and all dead means no witnesses.





Latest revision as of 18:55, 10 September 2022

Maddened Fanatic (HeavyCR 16)

True Chaotic - Medium - Humanoid (Outsider, Aberration)
Lore: Know (Local)
32 47
Basic DC Full DC
Initiative
Initiative Icon 2.png
29
Perception:
37 +27
Passive Active
Ambush:
8+
on a d20

Senses:

Movement Types:

Defense

AC
Shield Icon 3.png
39
Man Def
Shield Icon 3.png
41
Monster Health
950 475 31
Hit Points Bloodied Hit Dice
Saving Throws
Fort: +18
Refl: +13
Will: +18

Strong Against:

  • (Heavy Role) Immunity (partial 3): Heavies are immune to the first three conditions applied to them during an encounter. If a fourth condition is applied to a heavy, it is resolved normally. A 'condition' is defined as any non-instantaneous harmful effect applied to the monster, other than damage, but is most commonly one of the defined Status Conditions (but it doesn't have to be). Statuses related to damage (such as injured, bloodied, staggered, dying, or dead) are not 'conditions', and cannot be negated or avoided with this ability.
  • Hardened (½ damage): Versus all effects that allow a Reflex Save

Weak Against:

Offense

Size: Medium
5 ft. 10 ft.
Space Reach
To-Hit
+24
Sword Icon 3.png
Man Off
+29
Sword Icon 3.png
Action
1
Points

Standard Attack (Melee):

  • 2x Tooth Axe +24 (4d8+25/19-20 x2)
    as gnashing (physical, uncommon)

Full Attack (Melee):

  • 4x Tooth Axe +24 (4d8+25/19-20 x2)
    as gnashing (physical, uncommon)

Standard Attack (Ranged):

  • 2x Chaos Orbs +24 (4d8+25/19-20 x2)
    as interstice (physical, rare)
    (Increment: 50 ft.; Max Range: 250 ft.)

Full Attack (Ranged):

  • 4x Chaos Orbs +24 (4d8+25/19-20 x2)
    as interstice (physical, rare)
    (Increment: 50 ft.; Max Range: 250 ft.)

Siege Damage:

  • 1x Tooth Axe +27 (1d6+2)

Statistics

24
STR
20
DEX
22
CON
16
INT
14
WIS
18
CHA

Skills:

Languages: Common, Gurahn'lloig (Low Aberrant)

Feats:

  • Combat Reflexes (EFFECT: Monsters with this feat make up to 4 attacks of opportunity per round instead of one.)
  • Mobility (EFFECT: +4 AC against attacks of opportunity from movement)

Special Abilities

Fanatical Vengeance (Ex) Immediate Action 1/Rnd

Up to once per round, whenever any Maddened creature is killed by enemy actions, any Maddened Fanatic who has line of sight and line of effect to the attacker who made the killing blow may choose to make an immediate action attack of opportunity against that creature. They must have an attack of opportunity available. They may make this attack with either their Chaos Mace or their Chaos Orbs, and they must take all normal modifiers for such attacks as normal.

Ecstasy of Chewing (Su) Automatic after Full Attack action

Whenever the Maddened Fanatic declares and then carries out a valid Full Attack Action with its Tooth Axe attack (enemy in range, roll all attacks, hit or miss), it may then Slide up to four squares to a different target. When it arrives, it may make one Tooth Axe attack as a free action. If it is unable to perform this action for any reason, it may instead make one Chaos Orb attack at any target of its choosing.

Chaotic Rebirth (Su; Heavy Role) Auto Upon Death

The first time in a battle a Maddened Fanatic is reduced to zero hitpoints or less, it is not killed. Instead, the fetters of its remaining humanity are broken, and the glory of the Outer Madness floods it completely. It seems to stumble and fall, landing with a gory splat, and there it remains, Immune to all further damage, until the next time it can act in the initiative order. It then uses Chaotic Rebirth as a free action, which sets its hitpoints back to their Bloodied value (475), and causes it to explode into a vast blast of gory, meaty scraps. All creatures, friend or foe, within 30 feet of their space suffers 4d8+25 points of damage as Hacking (physical, uncommon) damage. Creatures are allowed a Reflex saving throw to reduce this by half, and note that other Fanatics are Hardened against this damage as they are hardened against all Reflex save effects. Lastly, the Fanatic may use their Vaulting move as part of this free action, to place themselves wherever they wish.

Maddened Fanatic

Maddened Fanatic

This creature possesses the Heavy role, and therefore counts as 2 monsters for purposes of encounter size, XP award, and treasure.

This monster frequently has the Heavy role, but may be set to other roles if desired.

It is widely accepted among most intelligent creatures, at a very general level, that the world we all live in is balanced upon the surface of a much larger, darker, and far more terrible reality called the Outer Madness. Most people have little understanding of Planes, and in the minds of most people, Demons, Devils, Aberrations, and most 'weird' monsters are part of this terrifying background reality.

However, there are always those who think that 'larger and more terrible' means, 'a convenient way to get power'. As a result, all over the world, in every race, creed, and culture, civilized or not, there are those with far too much greed and far too little wisdom who seek out this Deep Darkness and pledge themselves to it. The Creeping Madness is easy to access, easy to draw upon...and insanely dangerous. A fair number of those who attempt this foolish act are consumed utterly by their very first sup of that dark well, their lives, essence, souls, and flesh consumed entire.

Many of those luckless fools do not quietly disappear, however.

Maddened Fanatics are those creatures, with the Spark or without, who have reached out to the Madness, and not only survived, they have grown exalted. Fanatics are abominations, horrifically twisted, warped, and mutated, their minds filled with the ecstasy of the Great Void. Some Maddened Fanatics are likely to be Maddened Thugs or Maddened Reavers who have survived and grown and been granted greater gifts by the Deep Dark. Other Fanatics were created new and whole, as the Mad Black Waste tears them from humanity to Other in one horrible, ecstatic wrench.

Fanatics have warped and grown awful due to their corruption, but they can still sometimes mask their deformities with large enough masks, or large, shapeless clothing, to blend in at least some with normal humanoids. Maddened Fanatics are usually drawn from the Civilized Races, people who should have known better. It is possible that the occasional Orc, Goblin, or Gnoll will also be subsumed by the Outer Madness, and thus become Maddened Fanatics, but amongst those without the Spark, this terrible transformation is not so stark, and their native 'cultures' tend to exterminate such fools quickly. Such non-civilized Fanatics tend to migrate to the fold of their civilized brethren, where they are given a place...until their use comes to an end.

Maddened Fanatics, like all of the Maddened, are united in their allegiance to the Devouring Madness, the True Depths that lie Outside. They are not terribly organized, but they act, vaguely and constantly, to tear down civilization, destroy all the structures of the world, material and social, for good and for ill. They lurk and plot, they poison, murder, and ruin, they steal and burn, everything. Maddened Fanatics are terrible juggernauts of bleak, writhing woe, and they will attack anything, civilized or monster, if they think it will lead them to the Final Truth: All things must fall to the Dark, sooner or later.

Fanatics are utterly deadly, shambling, darting, dashing juggernauts of freakish insanity and murder. Madness Fanatics are a terrible force in the world, although they are thankfully rare. When Fanatics are discovered, they must be confronted and rooted out with terrible urgency.

When more than one Maddened Fanatic meet each other, they naturally band together, as every hand in the Prime Plane is raised against them as their enemies, and you must take your allies where you can find them. Bands of Madness Fanatics seem almost like cults, except that there is no Deity involved, simply the utter alien void that has subsumed these maniacs, and invests their every action.

Combat Tactics

Maddened fanatics are powerful, dangerous, and overwhelmingly mobile foes. They can see life force, they have extra reach, and they can climb, swing, and leap with frankly inhuman agility. They will seek to close into melee range as fast as possible, trusting their Reach, Combat Reflexes, Mobility, and Vaulting to get them anywhere they wish to be and provide them plenty of things to kill when they get there.

They will try and center themselves into a mass of enemies, so their Ecstasy of Chewing power will allow them to slide and chop their way among their foes in a maddened burst of savagery. They will try to stand off a space and attack with Reach, to lower the chances of counter-attacks, and when they Slide, they will try to set themselves up to make attacks of opportunity with the Reach and Combat Reflexes.

If they take heavy damage, they will seek to Slide or Vault into the middle of as many enemies as they can, so their Chaotic Rebirth will do as much damage as possible.

Once battle begins, a Fanatic will never withdraw, howling with joy as it chews, and chews, and chews....

Out of Combat

Maddened Fanatics are incredible monsters of physical mayhem...but they are also smart, cagey, and knowledgeable fiends who retain more of their humanoid wiles than most lesser maddened. Fanatics, despite their horrific appearance (they do not attempt to pass often, and are bad at it when they do try), are well-spoken, polite, and skilled conversationalists. They are also utter monsters, but they are at least well-spoken. Fanatics will often seek parley, truces, and will set up alliances with other monsters, especially with any Vampire Thralls they may have encountered.

When they do battle, Fanatics will kill everything. EVERYTHING. Their best cover is anonymity, and all dead means no witnesses.

Rewards

XP: 153,600 (Heavy role included.)

Treasure: Sellable Goods worth 86,250 gp.

Weight: 320 lbs.     Volume: 12.8 cu. ft.

Optional Treasure Rules: Roll a d20 on Table 1 below once per encounter (NOT per creature). Any items discovered are in addition to the normal treasure for the encounter.

Table 1: Remnant(s) Found
1 - 8 Nothing Found
9 - 12 1 Languid Remnant (tier 1)
13 - 15 1 Pale Remnant (tier 2)
16 - 18 1 Bright Remnant (tier 3)
19 - 20 Roll on Table 2
### Nothing to see here!
### Or here. Move along.
Table 2: Remnant(s) Found
1 - 3 4 Languid Remnants (tier 1)
4 - 7 4 Pale Remnants (tier 2)
8 - 11 1 Intense Remnant (tier 4)
12 - 15 1 Blazing Remnant (tier 5)
16 - 18 1 Vital Remnant (tier 6)
19 - 20 Roll on Table 3
### Or here. Move along.
Table 3: Remnant(s) Found
1 - 3 4 Bright Remnants (tier 3)
4 - 5 4 Intense Remnants (tier 4)
6 - 8 4 Blazing Remnants (tier 5)
9 - 11 4 Vital Remnants (tier 6)
12 - 15 1 Prime Remnant (tier 7)
16 - 18 1 Mythic Remnant (tier 8)
19 - 20 1 Empyrean Remnant (tier 9)