Fen Mosquito Swarm
Creature 3 — animal, swarm
SnareLANDAERIALanimalswarm
When deadly fen mosquitoes gather in large numbers, they form into lethal swarms capable of draining blood at a truly alarming rate. Fen mosquito swarms are typically encountered only in tropical swamps or bogs, but during humid months in spring or summer they can drift into riverine areas or even through the waterfront reaches of settlements.
Source: pathfinder-monster-core-2
Perception +8; darkvision
Skills acrobatics +6, stealth +8
Str
+0
Dex
+4
Con
+3
Int
-5
Wis
+0
Cha
-5
AC 18
Fort +8
Ref +11
Will +5
HP 30
Immunities precision, swarm-mind
Resistances bludgeoning 2, piercing 5, slashing 5
Weaknesses area-damage 5, splash-damage 5
Speed 5 feet, fly 25 feet
Abilities
Swarm Mind — This monster doesn't have a single mind (typically because it's a swarm of smaller creatures), and is immune to mental effects that target only a specific number of creatures. It is still subject to mental effects that affect all creatures in an area.
Pyrexic Malaria (disease) — The victim can't reduce its Sickened condition while it's affected by pyrexic malaria
Saving Throw DC 20 Fortitude
Onset 4 days
Stage 1 Sickened 1 (1 day)
Stage 2 Enfeebled 1 and Sickened 1 (1 day)
Stage 3 as stage 2 (1 day)
Stage 4 Unconscious (1 day)
Stage 5 dead
Saving Throw DC 20 Fortitude
Onset 4 days
Stage 1 Sickened 1 (1 day)
Stage 2 Enfeebled 1 and Sickened 1 (1 day)
Stage 3 as stage 2 (1 day)
Stage 4 Unconscious (1 day)
Stage 5 dead
Swarming Bites — Each enemy in the swarm's space takes 1d6 piercing damage (DC 20 Reflex save) and is exposed to pyrexic malaria. Creatures that fail the saving throw also take 1d4 bleed.
WORKS WELL WITH
AnvilLAND / AERIALA durable frontline ally can afford to stand in the swarm's disease-laden zone while others avoid it.
CrasherLAND / AERIALA mobile brute pressures targets into the swarm's space, compounding the bite damage.
PUNISHES
✖ melee reliance✖ clumping✖ low Fortitude
Weak to area and splash damage; avoid relying on allies whose own tactics are also area-based, since the swarm folds to the same approach used against it.
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