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Skeletal Soldier

Creature 1 — mindless, skeleton, undead, unholy

Pre-Remaster content. May include legacy alignment.

These soldiers continue to follow orders in death, still wielding the armaments they spent a lifetime learning how to use. While frequently made from the bones of humans or dwarves, other types of humanoids are quite common, such as bugbears, hobgoblins, and orcs. Often, these soldiers wield the weapons most common among their people instead of those listed here. Among the ranks of the dead, none are so numerous, nor so varied, as the skeleton. While most are almost entirely made from bone, som

Source: book-of-the-dead-bestiary (Pre-Remaster)

Perception +5
Skills acrobatics +5, athletics +7, stealth +5
Str
+2
Dex
+2
Con
+3
Int
-5
Wis
+0
Cha
+0
AC 17 Fort +6 Ref +7 Will +5
HP 16
Immunities bleed, death-effects, disease, paralyzed, poison, unconscious
Resistances cold 5, electricity 5, fire 5, piercing 5, slashing 5
Speed 25 feet

Offense

Melee Glaive +9, Damage 1d8+2 slashing
Melee Claw +9, Damage 1d4+2 slashing
Ranged Longbow +9, Damage 1d8 piercing

Abilities

Void Healing — Negative Healing
Set Defense — The skeletal soldier sets its glaive (or other reach weapon) to defend the area around it. It gains the Attack of Opportunity reaction for that weapon only. This lasts until the skeleton takes an action with the move or attack trait or is destroyed.

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