Palanan
2017-03-16, 03:39 PM
The wizard’s shackle is an odd little arcane parasite found in Bestiary 5. I like the concept, but I’m wondering if anyone has tried using them in a game—and if so, how that went for the party (and the shackle).
Reading the entry, I’m not clear if the parasitized spellcaster would be aware of the shackle. Apart from a high Stealth mod, there’s nothing in the entry that suggests the shackle would be especially difficult to detect, and anyone who makes the Will save shouldn’t have much trouble finding and killing it.
Even a dominated spellcaster should be pretty obvious, so it seems as if this would end up being a short encounter, one way or the other. But am I overlooking something? Has anyone used these to greater effect?
Reading the entry, I’m not clear if the parasitized spellcaster would be aware of the shackle. Apart from a high Stealth mod, there’s nothing in the entry that suggests the shackle would be especially difficult to detect, and anyone who makes the Will save shouldn’t have much trouble finding and killing it.
Even a dominated spellcaster should be pretty obvious, so it seems as if this would end up being a short encounter, one way or the other. But am I overlooking something? Has anyone used these to greater effect?