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Locust Swarm

CR 2.00 Vermin N Fine
Thousands upon thousands of locusts dance and drone in a dark and ravenous cloud.

Under crowded conditions, these normally inoffensive relatives of the grasshopper change color, breed uncontrollably, ravenously consume any available vegetation, and wreak vast destruction to farms and settlements.

The largest swarms, known as plagues, can include billions of locusts and cover hundreds of square miles. Locusts in these swarms are larger and more aggressive than common ones, making the swarm a true danger to everything edible in their path and even to inedible objects as well.

STR
1
DEX
15
CON
10
INT
-
WIS
11
CHA
2
HP
18 (4d8)
AC
20, touch 20, flat-footed 18 (+2 Dex, +8 size)
Speed
10 ft., climb 10 ft., fly 30 ft. (average)
Init
+2
Melee
swarm (1d6)
Space
10 ft.
Reach
0 ft.
BAB
+3
CMB
-
CMD
&mdash
Fort
+4
Ref
+3
Will
+1
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Defensive Abilities
swarm traits

Devour — A locust swarm causes damage to unattended objects in its space each round as though they were creatures. It even damages inedible objects.

distraction (DC 12)

voracious (see giant locust)

Climb +3, Fly +10

Details
Type
Vermin
Alignment
N
Size
Fine
Environment
temperate or warm deserts or plains
Organization
solitary, pair, cloud (3–20), or plague (21–100 or more)
Treasure
none
Senses
darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +0
Source
Bestiary 4
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