Item: Pheromone Flare (Greater)

Activate 2 (manipulate)

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This alchemical candle is attached to a tall pole and grounding stake. When the flare is lit, it sprays a concentrated cloud of pheromones to attract the attention of a specific kind of animal (see Alchemical Pheromones). Similar to animal pheromones, when you learn the formula for a pheromone flare, you learn the formulas for all common animals.

A pheromone flare has a built-in delayed activation timer of up to 1 hour. When it's activated, the flare releases a cloud of pheromones in a @Template[emanation|distance:60] that lasts for 1 hour. A strong wind reduces the emanation to @Template[emanation|distance:15]{15 feet} for as long as the wind lasts. Moving the flare after it has been activated ends the effect. A designated animal that enters the area must attempt a DC 35 Will save with the following effects. Animals with an Intelligence modifier of –3 or higher increase the result of their save by one step.

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Critical Success The animal is unaffected and temporarily immune for 24 hours.

Success The animal is unaffected but must attempt a new save every 10 minutes it remains within the area.

Failure The animal is attracted by the pheromones, following the cloud to its source. The creature becomes Fascinated until it reaches the flare and spends 1 round investigating it. After this, it becomes temporarily immune for 24 hours.

Critical Failure As failure, except the fascination lasts for up to 1 hour, though the animal can attempt a new save against the effect every 10 minutes. The animal takes a –1 status penalty to this save that increases by 1 with each subsequent failure or critical failure, up to a maximum of a –3 status penalty