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|author_name=Leziad
|date_created=19th October 2015
|status=Finished}}__NOTOC__

{{3.5e Monster Classic
|monster=False Priest
|size=Medium |type=Aberration |subtypes=Human
|hd=9d8+66 |hp=114
|init=+3
|speed=30 ft.
|ac=21 (10 Base, +8 Natural, +3 Dexterity) |touch=13 |flat= 18
|bab=+6 |grapple=+11
|at=+14 +2 [[War Chime (3.5e Equipment)|war chime]]  (1d10+9 20/x2)
|full_at=+14/+9 +2 [[War Chime (3.5e Equipment)|war chime]] (1d10+9 20/x2)
|space=5 ft. |reach= 5 ft.
|sa=Cleric Casting, Spell-like Abilities
|sq=[[Dark Insight (3.5e Variant Rule)|Dark Insight]] 5, Eldritch Theurgist
|fort=+8 |ref=+6 |will=+12
|str=20 |dex=16 |con=20 |int=14 |wis=22 |cha=16
|skills=Bluff +15, Concentration +18, Diplomacy +15, Intimidate +15, Knowledge (Religion) +14, Knowledge (The Planes) +14
|feats=[[Born Tough (3.5e Feat)|Born Tough]]''{{B}}'', [[Dark Knowledge (3.5e Feat)|Dark Knowledge]] ''{{B}}'', [[Dark Brand (3.5e Feat)|Dark Brand]] (The Old God), [[Learned Weapon Proficiency (3.5e Feat)|Learned Weapon Proficiency]] ([[War Chime (3.5e Equipment)|War Chime]]), [[Forbidden Knowledge (3.5e Feat)|Forbidden Knowledge]], [[Disciple of the Dark (3.5e Feat)|Disciple of the Dark]]
|env=Any
|org=Solitary, Congregation (1-2 False Priests +12-24 Worshipers) or Priesthood (5-10 False Priests)
|cr=9
|treas=Standard + Idolater's Chime
|align=Always Chaotic Evil
|adv=Class Level

|monster2=Priest of the Old God
|size2=Huge |type2=Aberration |subtypes2=
|hd2=15d8+168 |hp2=236
|init2=+1
|speed2=60 ft. Climb 40 ft.
|ac2=27 (10 Base, -2 Size, +1 Dexterity, +18 Natural |touch2=9 |flat2=26
|bab2=+12 |grapple2=+36
|at2=Tentacles +26 melee (1d8+9, 20/x2)
|full_at2=Ten Tentacles +24 melee (1d8+9, 20/x2)
|space2=15 ft. |reach2=30 ft.
|sa2=Cleric Casting, Gaze of Madness, Spell-like Abilities
|sq2=Abomination, All-Around Vision, [[Dark Insight (3.5e Variant Rule)|Dark Insight]] 25, Eldritch Theurgist
|fort2=+14 |ref2=+6 |will2=+15
|str2=36 |dex2=12 |con2=28 |int2=14 |wis2=22 |cha2=16
|skills2=As False Priest but gain a +6 bonus from additional ranks.
|feats2=As False Priest plus [[SRD:Multiattack|Multiattack]], [[Learned Weapon Proficiency (3.5e Feat)|Learned Weapon Proficiency]] (Tentacles),
|env2=Any
|org2=As False Priest
|cr2=13
|treas2=None
|align2=Always Chaotic Evil
|adv2=Class Level}}
''The Old God is coming! Nowhere you can run, nowhere you can hide! Nothing can stop us now!''

Once humans, the false priest turned into dark creatures by willingly ingesting the still living flesh of one of the Old God's children. The power of the Old God completely overwrote any talents they had in life, instead gaining perverted skills and dark magic. False priest pass as humans, they are used to infiltrate the clergy of major churches well in advance and facilitate the coming of the Old God. As the Old God start manifesting they become sunken and pale, their eyes become dead and over the course of weeks and months, the become slowly become more and more inhuman. By the time most realize this, it is too late.

=== Combat ===

'''Cleric Casting:''' False Priest cast as 9th level [[SRD:Cleric|cleric]], they have access to one domain their former deity did and either the [[Atheism (3.5e Cleric Domain)|atheism]], [[Chaos (3.5e Cleric Domain)|chaos]], [[Dream (3.5e Cleric Domain)|dream]],  [[Evil (3.5e Cleric Domain)|evil]] or [[Heavens (3.5e Cleric Domain)|heavens]] domain.

'''Eldritch Theurgist {{Ex}}:''' A false priest is not quite immune to [[Mindbreak (3.5e Variant Rule)|mindbreak]], having been a human once. A false priest add it dark insight to the amount of [[Mindbreak (3.5e Variant Rule)|madness]] it need before suffering a [[Mindbreak (3.5e Variant Rule)|mindbreak]] instead of reducing it. Even they will perish to the insanity of the Old God's return.

'''Idolater's Chime:''' Each false priest possess a +2 [[Focus (3.5e Equipment)|Focus]] [[Spelltouch (3.5e Equipment)|Spelltouch]] [[War Chime (3.5e Equipment)|war chime]] that it used as it unholy symbol to cast it cleric spells. Since the Old God has no iconology identifying such symbol is extremely difficult and require a DC 30 [[SRD:Knowledge|knowledge]] (religion) check. The check drop significantly, to a mere 15 if the the onlooker is on the [[Dark Insight (3.5e Variant Rule)|warped plane]], however this is less than necessary (see Warped Physique)

An Idolater's chime grant a +2 bonus on caster level and DC of any [evil] or [chaotic] spell or spell from the [[Atheism (3.5e Cleric Domain)|atheism]], [[Chaos (3.5e Cleric Domain)|chaos]], [[Dream (3.5e Cleric Domain)|dream]],  [[Evil (3.5e Cleric Domain)|evil]] or [[Heavens (3.5e Cleric Domain)|heavens]] domains cast through it, however if a non-worshipers of the Old God attempt to use it take 5 points of [[Mindbreak (3.5e Variant Rule)|madness]] and the spell has a 20% chance of failing. 

As a full-round action the false priest can ring it chime, dealing 3 points of [[Mindbreak (3.5e Variant Rule)|madness]] to all creature that can hear it sound and placing the area centered on it under the effect of a [[SRD:Sympathy|''sympathy'']] (aberration only) spell for 1 minute.

'''Spell-like Abilities {{Sp}}:''' A false priest has spell-like abilities granted to it by it [[Disciple of the Dark (3.5e Feat)|disciple of the dark]] feat.

'''The End is Nigh {{Ex}}:''' As the Old God manifest the False Priest start manifesting sign of his debauchery, in the moderate sign of the Old God it gain [[Willing Deformity, Variant (3.5e Feat)|willing deformity]] as a bonus feat, at the strong and overwhelming sign it gain a willing deformity feat it meet the prerequisite as a bonus feat. The deformities between priest tend to be quite different. 
 
'''Warped Physique {{Ex}}:''' If fought on the [[Dark Insight (3.5e Variant Rule)|warped plane]], the false priest is nothing like it mundane counterpart. Instead the false priest is a horrible mass of flesh and tentacles and it only speak in a terrible eldritch tongue. Refer the the Priest of the Old God profile above.

If the false priest is slain in the mundane world it warped world counterpart still live, although trapped in the warped plane. If the warped plane version is slain both version are slain.

The Priest of the Old God possess the following abilities in addition to most of it false priest ability:

* '''Abomination {{Ex}}:'''  A Priest of the Old God is immune to compulsion, pain-effect, fear-effect and stunning. It also possess 50% fortification.

* '''All-Around Vision {{Ex}}:''' A Priest of the Old God's multitude of eyes allow it to see all around itself, it gain a +12 bonus on [[SRD:Spot Skill|spot]] checks and cannot be flanked.

* '''Gaze of Madness {{Su}}:''' A Priest of the Old God possess a constant [[SRD:Gaze|gaze]] attack, any creature affected by it take 1 point of [[Mindbreak (3.5e Variant Rule)|madness]]. The Priest of the Old God is immune to it own or other Priest of the Old's gaze of madness.


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Alignment	Always Chaotic Evil +
Author	Leziad +
Challenge Rating	9 + and 13 +
Environment	Any +
Identifier	3.5e Monster +
Level Adjustment	— +
Rated By	Eiji-kun +
Rating	Rating Pending +
Size	Medium + and Huge +
Subtype	Human +
Title	False Priest +
Type	Aberration +