Raven Swarm
Creature 3 — animal, swarm
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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 threat. Few birds are as cunning and social as the raven.
Source: pathfinder-monster-core-2
Perception +9; low-light-vision
Skills acrobatics +10, thievery +10
Str
+0
Dex
+3
Con
+0
Int
-4
Wis
+4
Cha
+0
AC 19
Fort +7
Ref +12
Will +9
HP 30
Immunities swarm-mind, precision
Resistances bludgeoning 2, piercing 5, slashing 5
Weaknesses area-damage 5, splash-damage 5
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 — There are few things as dangerously persistent in the natural world as an angry unkindness of ravens. A raven swarm can hound its prey through most barriers. Simple latches, unsecured chimney flues, loosely shuttered windows, and similar obstacles rarely keep an unkindness away. A raven swarm attempts a Thievery check to bypass many of these simple obstructions, typically against DC 20.
Swarming Beaks — The ravens' angry pecking deals 2d8 piercing damage to each enemy in the swarm's space (DC 20 Reflex save). A creature that critically fails its save is Blinded for 1d4 rounds as the ravens focus their attacks on the target's vulnerable face.
WORKS WELL WITH
AnvilLAND / AERIALA durable ally can occupy the swarm's space and absorb its beak damage while the party regroups.
SnareLAND / AERIALA controller that restricts movement keeps the swarm from breaking off its pursuit through barriers.
PUNISHES
✖ clumping✖ melee reliance
Its low durability means stacking with another fragile swarm risks both collapsing to the same area attack.
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