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Cockroach Swarm

Creature 2 — animal, swarm

While cockroaches tend to gather in cramped spaces, a disturbed colony is sometimes prone to swarming, where hundreds or even thousands of the insects scurry out of their hiding places in a raft of shiny brown and black carapaces on thousands of skittering legs. Given how disgusting many find cockroaches to be, encountering such a swarm can be alarming to even the most seasoned adventurers. The creatures are relentless when disturbed; in contrast to the insects' normally skittish and harmless na

Source: pathfinder-monster-core-2

Perception +6
Skills acrobatics +8, stealth +8
Str
+2
Dex
+4
Con
+3
Int
-5
Wis
+0
Cha
-4
AC 18 Fort +9 Ref +10 Will +6
HP 20
Immunities precision, swarm-mind
Resistances bludgeoning 2, piercing 5, slashing 5
Weaknesses area-damage 5, splash-damage 5
Speed 20 feet, climb 20 feet, fly 15 feet

Abilities

Swarm Mind — Swarm Mind
Swarming Bites — Each enemy in the swarm's space takes 1d8 piercing damage (DC 18 Reflex save).

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