Murder of Crows
Creature 9 (rare) — animal, swarm
Pre-Remaster content. May include legacy alignment.
CrasherLANDAERIALanimalswarm
A flock of ravens is known as an unkindness. Certainly the name lives up to its meaning when a swarm of ravens decides to work together. In most cases, a raven swarm like the one presented here won't attack larger foes, but when manipulated by supernatural forces or simple desperation born from hunger, an unkindness of ravens can be a surprisingly dangerous foe. Few birds are as cunning and social as the raven.
Source: kingmaker-bestiary (Pre-Remaster)
Perception +19; low-light-vision
Skills acrobatics +19, thievery +19
Str
+0
Dex
+6
Con
+4
Int
-4
Wis
+6
Cha
+0
AC 27
Fort +7
Ref +12
Will +9
HP 150
Immunities precision, swarm-mind
Resistances bludgeoning 5, piercing 10, slashing 10
Weaknesses area-damage 10, splash-damage 10
Speed 10 feet, fly 40 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.
Enraged Cunning — A murder of crows can get past most barriers to hound their prey. Simple latches, unsecured chimney flues, loosely shuttered windows, and similar obstacles rarely keep a murder away. A murder of crows automatically bypasses many of these simple obstructions and can attempt a DC 25 Thievery check to get through more complex obstructions (such as closed windows or simple barricades).
Swarming Beaks — The crows' angry pecking deals 2d8 piercing damage to each enemy in the swarm's space (DC 28 Reflex). A creature that critically fails its save is Blinded for 1d6 rounds as the crows focus their attacks on the target's vulnerable face.
WORKS WELL WITH
AnvilLANDA durable front-line body can absorb the swarm's persistent chip damage while ranged allies deal with it.
SnareLANDA controller that creates difficult terrain funnels enemies into the swarm's space for its area beak attack.
WeaverLAND / AERIALA caster laying down area-damage effects punches through the swarm's high resistance to physical damage.
PUNISHES
✖ clumping✖ melee reliance✖ low Reflex✖ single-target damage focus
Avoid stacking multiple Crasher-type swarms, since overlapping area attacks against the same targets waste actions.
Works well with · Punishes · Pairing advice
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