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Sportlebore Swarm

Creature 7 — animal, swarm

A swarm of sportlebores is a much more dangerous foe than a single insect. The bane of hungry adventurers the world over, sportlebores are nefarious vermin that resemble delicious snacks. When positioned near trail rations, such as fruit or jerky, a sportlebore can flawlessly imitate these foodstuffs by flexing, contorting, and color-shifting its abdomen, then folding its thorax, head, and legs within its delicious-looking body. Once consumed, the sportlebore reproduces into a hungry swarm that'

Source: pathfinder-monster-core-2

Perception +13
Skills acrobatics +17, stealth +17
Str
+2
Dex
+6
Con
+4
Int
-4
Wis
+2
Cha
+4
AC 25 Fort +15 Ref +17 Will +13
HP 85
Immunities precision, swarm-mind
Resistances bludgeoning 3, piercing 7, slashing 7
Weaknesses area-damage 7, splash-damage 7
Speed 35 feet, fly 35 feet

Abilities

Sportlebore Infestation (disease) — Saving Throw DC 22 Fortitude Stage 1 carrier with no ill effect (1 day) Stage 2 Enfeebled 1 (1 hour) Stage 3 Enfeebled 2 (1 hour) Stage 4 4d6 bludgeoning damage (DC 25 Fortitude save) as the host painfully vomits out a sportlebore swarm and returns to stage 1
Swarm Mind — Swarm Mind
Pour Down Throat — **Critical Success** The creature is unaffected. **Success** The creature gets a mouthful of sportlebores. They spit the insects out and avoid further damage, but they can't speak for 1 round, and if they were performing a spellcasting action, the spell fails and the caster wastes the action. **Failure** The creature takes 4d6 piercing damage from sportlebore bites, can't speak for 1 round, and loses a spell as noted under success. **Critical Failure** As failure, but the creature is also exposed to sportlebore infestation.
Swarming Bites — Each creature in the sportlebore swarm's area takes 3d6 piercing damage (DC 25 Reflex save).

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