Halfling Head Chef

+15 to Smell and Taste —

Culinary Specialist — For encounters involving cooking and taste, the head chef is a 7th-level challenge.

Keen Eyes — The halfling gains a +2 circumstance bonus when using the Seek action to find Hidden or Undetected creatures within 30 feet of them. Whenever the halfling targets a creature that is Concealed or hidden from them, reduce the DC of the flat check to DC 3 Flat for a concealed target or DC 9 Flat for a hidden one.

Dash of Spice —

Angry Rant (auditory, emotion, linguistic, mental) — Frequency once per round Effect The chef shouts a flurry of insults and criticisms at either an ally or enemy within 30 feet with the following effects: Ally The chef's assistant is shaken by the barrage of criticism but is determined to work faster and harder. The target becomes Quickened for 1 round but is also Frightened 1. They can use the extra action to Interact, Step, or Stride, or as part of an action or activity to prepare, cook, or serve food. Enemy The target must succeed a DC 18 Will save or take 1d6 mental damage and become frightened 1 (or 2d6 mental damage and Frightened 2 on a critical failure).

Spice Mix — The head chef throws a mixture of irritating spices into an adjacent creature's eyes, causing the creature to be Dazzled until it Interacts to clear its vision.