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Swarm, Leech
CR
4.00
Vermin
N
Diminutive
HD 6
A mass of wriggling black creatures each the size of a man's finger stirs the stagnant water before enveloping its victim.
Description
This horrifying cloud of ravenous, blood-draining parasites eschews the stealth of a lone leech's methods in favor of swift and merciless feeding.
Combat Stats
HP
39 (6d8+12)
AC
18, touch 18, flat-footed 14 (+4 Dex, +4 size)
Init
+4
Speed
5 ft., swim 30 ft.
Fort
+7
Ref
+6
Will
+2
BAB
+4
CMB
-
CMD
&mdash
- Melee
- swarm (2d6 plus poison)
- Space
- 10 ft.
- Reach
- 0 ft.
- Racial Modifiers
- +8 Stealth in swamps, uses Dexterity to modify Swim checks
Ability Scores
str
1
-5
dex
18
+4
con
15
+2
int
-
wis
10
+0
cha
2
-4
Special Attacks
Blood Drain — Any living creature that begins its turn with a leech swarm in its space is drained of its blood and takes 1d3 points of Str and Con damage.
distraction (DC 15)
Special Abilities
Universal Monster Rules
Blood Drain
Ex
from Universal Monster Rule
The creature drains blood at the end of its turn if it grapples a foe, inflicting Constitution damage.
Distraction
(DC 15)
Ex
from Universal Monster Rule
A creature with this ability can nauseate the creatures that it damages. Any living creature that takes damage from a creature with the distraction ability is nauseated for 1 round; a Fortitude save (DC 10 + the 1/2 creature's HD + the creature's Con modifier) negates the effect.
Poison
(swarm)
Ex
from Universal Monster Rule
A creature with this ability can poison those it attacks. The effects of the poison, including its save, frequency, and cure, are included in the creature's description. The saving throw to resist a poison is usually a Fort save (DC 10 + 1/2 the poisoning creature's racial HD + the creature's Con modifier; the exact DC is given in the creature's descriptive text). Poisons can be removed through neutralize poison and similar effects.
Skills
Stealth +16 (+24 in swamps), Swim +12
Tags
OGL 1.0a Notice.
Pathfinder-derived Open Game Content on this page is used under the
Open Game License v1.0a and Section 15 notice.