Sportlebore Swarm
Creature 7 — animal, swarm
CrasherSnareLANDAERIALanimalswarm
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; low-light-vision
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
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 — 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.
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.
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).
WORKS WELL WITH
AnvilLAND / AERIALA durable frontline ally can absorb priority attacks while the swarm's area damage wears down anyone who engages it directly.
SniperLAND / AERIALA ranged attacker avoids the swarm's space entirely and finishes off targets already suffering the infestation's stages.
PUNISHES
✖ melee reliance✖ clumping✖ standing still
Its precision immunity and resistances mean pairing with another area-damage swarm adds little beyond redundant clumping pressure.
Works well with · Punishes · Pairing advice
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