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Sorcerous Skull Swarm

Sorcerous Skull Swarm is a fantasy monster entry from source B3.

Level 14

Traits

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Rules & statistics

Monster Profile

Perception

24

Senses

  • Name
    darkvision
  • Name
    true seeing

Skills

Acrobatics
26
Arcana
28
Occultism
28

Ability Mods

Str
-3
Dex
6
Con
4
Int
8
Wis
4
Cha
5

Defenses

Ac
34
Saving Throws
Fort
22
Ref
26
Will
26
Hp
  • Hp
    190
    Abilities
    • negative healing|b2

Speed

Fly
40

Spellcasting

  • Type
    Innate
    Tradition
    arcane
    DC
    36
    Attack
    26
    Entry
    0
    Level
    7
    Spells
    • Name
      detect magic
    • Name
      mage hand
    • Name
      telekinetic projectile
    7
    Spells
    • Name
      dispel magic
      Amount
      at will
    • Name
      spell turning
    Constant
    7
    Spells
    • Name
      true seeing

Abilities

Mid
  • Entries
    • When a sorcerous skull swarm is reduced to 0 Hit Points, it erupts in an explosion of foul energy and bone fragments in a 30-foot burst, dealing 3d12 piercing damage and 3d12 negative damage (34 basic Reflex save).
    Name
    Boneshard Burst
  • Activity
    Number
    1
    Unit
    reaction
    Trigger
    The swarm is targeted with a spell
    Entries
    • The swarm casts dispel magic to counteract the triggering spell. If it successfully counteracts the spell, it gains temporary Hit Points equal to twice the level of the counteracted spell that last for 1 minute.
    Name
    Consume Spell
Bot
  • Activity
    Number
    2
    Unit
    action
    Traits
    • arcane
    • illusion
    • mental
    Entries
    • The sorcerous skull swarm saps magic from nearby creatures. Any creature with the ability to cast spells (including innate spells) in the swarm's space takes 15d6 mental damage (34 basic Will save); on a failure, the creature is also stupefied 2 (stupefied 3 on a critical failure).
    Name
    Siphon Magic
  • Activity
    Number
    1
    Unit
    action
    Entries
    • Each enemy in the swarm's space takes 5d8 piercing damage (34 basic Reflex save).
    Name
    Swarming Gnaw

Background

Lore

No lore provided.