Timpani of Panic

This fine copper kettledrum has a dark skin stretched over it, and the tension rods are stained a dark red. This drum grants you a +2 item bonus to Performance checks while playing music with the instrument.

Activate—Sustain Dread ◆ (auditory, emotion, fear, manipulate, mental)

Frequency once per day

Effect You beat a march on the timpani that continuously increases in tempo. Enemies within a 30-foot emanation must attempt a DC 26 will save.

Critical Success The creature is unaffected.

Success The target can't reduce its frightened value below 1 for 1 round.

Failure The target can't reduce its frightened value below 1 for 1 minute.

Critical Failure As failure, and it becomes Frightened 1.