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Tevish Szat
02-05-04, 02:36 AM Demon Spirit Swarm
Medium-sized Undead (swarm of fine creatures) (Extraplanar, Chaotic, Evil, Air, Cold, Incorporeal, Swarm)
HD: 3d12 (19 hp)
Initiative: +5
Speed: Fly 30 ft. (perfect)
AC: 15 (+5 Dex)
Attack: Swarm (+6 Swarm)
Damage: Swarm 1d6 Cold + Stunning + Entrapment
Face/Reach: 5'x5'/0'
Special Attacks: Distraction, Slow, Stunning, Entrap.
Special Qualities: Lifesense, Stone anathma, Cold Subtype.
Saves: Fort +1, Ref +7, Will +0
Abilities: Str -, Dex 20, Con -, Int -, Wis 1, Cha 1
Skills: Spot +7
Feats: Iron Will, Weapons finess (swarm)
Environment: The Abyss
Organization: Solitary or cluster (1-100)
Challenge Rating: 3
Treasure: None
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Advancement: None

Souls dragged to the abyss and nearly destroyed, Demon Spirit swarms are held together by barley coalesced malice. They appear as clouds of frosty white.

Combat: Demon Spirit Swarms move towards the nearest living creature to swarm it

Slow (Ex): Any living creature that begins its turn with a swarm in its space is slowed for that round.

Stunning (ex): Any living creature hit by the Demon Spirit Swarm's Swarm attack must make a fortitude save (DC 16 [10+HDx2]) or be stunned for one round.

Entrap (su): any creature hit by the Demon Spirit Swarm's Swarm attack is trapped within the swarm, pulled along as it moves and locked in by an air-permiable effect otherwise identical to a wall of force along hte barrier of the swarm. the swarm may release any entraped creature. Corpses are automatically released and all are released if the swarm is dispersed or destroyed or travesl through a solid object. The swarm may hold three medium sized or six small or smaller victims, all of which are subject to its swarm attack in a given round.

Lifesense (Su): The Demon spirit swarm has a constant Deathwatch effect, allowing it to seek out living creatures.

Stone Anathma: Stone is dangeous to the Demon Spirit Swarm. Passing through stone deals 2d6 damage to it per round in which it is in stone and an attack with a stone weapon deal damage to the Demon Spirit Swarm despite it being a swarm and deal double normal damage. if it swarms a stone creature or one carrying a good amount of stone, it takes 1 damage per round it swarms that creature, and that creature may not be entraped.
R.M.G.C.L.F.
02-05-04, 09:50 PM Nice creature. I would personally make it an incorporeal outsider since it's a bunch of newly slain abyssal-petitioners-to-be, but that's just me.

One question, you say that stone weapons deal double damage to it, however since weapons normally deal no damage to a swarm, that means that as written even stone weapons would be useless against it. Might want to clear that up a little.
Tevish Szat
02-05-04, 09:56 PM Actually, its made of old, almost vanished petitoners, most often petitoners that were slain but didn't merge with the plane.

I'll fix that by allowing stone weapons to deal damage to it...

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Tevish Szat 02-05-04, 02:36 AM	Demon Spirit Swarm Medium-sized Undead (swarm of fine creatures) (Extraplanar, Chaotic, Evil, Air, Cold, Incorporeal, Swarm) HD: 3d12 (19 hp) Initiative: +5 Speed: Fly 30 ft. (perfect) AC: 15 (+5 Dex) Attack: Swarm (+6 Swarm) Damage: Swarm 1d6 Cold + Stunning + Entrapment Face/Reach: 5'x5'/0' Special Attacks: Distraction, Slow, Stunning, Entrap. Special Qualities: Lifesense, Stone anathma, Cold Subtype. Saves: Fort +1, Ref +7, Will +0 Abilities: Str -, Dex 20, Con -, Int -, Wis 1, Cha 1 Skills: Spot +7 Feats: Iron Will, Weapons finess (swarm) Environment: The Abyss Organization: Solitary or cluster (1-100) Challenge Rating: 3 Treasure: None Alignment: Chaotic Evil Advancement: None Souls dragged to the abyss and nearly destroyed, Demon Spirit swarms are held together by barley coalesced malice. They appear as clouds of frosty white. Combat: Demon Spirit Swarms move towards the nearest living creature to swarm it Slow (Ex): Any living creature that begins its turn with a swarm in its space is slowed for that round. Stunning (ex): Any living creature hit by the Demon Spirit Swarm's Swarm attack must make a fortitude save (DC 16 [10+HDx2]) or be stunned for one round. Entrap (su): any creature hit by the Demon Spirit Swarm's Swarm attack is trapped within the swarm, pulled along as it moves and locked in by an air-permiable effect otherwise identical to a wall of force along hte barrier of the swarm. the swarm may release any entraped creature. Corpses are automatically released and all are released if the swarm is dispersed or destroyed or travesl through a solid object. The swarm may hold three medium sized or six small or smaller victims, all of which are subject to its swarm attack in a given round. Lifesense (Su): The Demon spirit swarm has a constant Deathwatch effect, allowing it to seek out living creatures. Stone Anathma: Stone is dangeous to the Demon Spirit Swarm. Passing through stone deals 2d6 damage to it per round in which it is in stone and an attack with a stone weapon deal damage to the Demon Spirit Swarm despite it being a swarm and deal double normal damage. if it swarms a stone creature or one carrying a good amount of stone, it takes 1 damage per round it swarms that creature, and that creature may not be entraped.
R.M.G.C.L.F. 02-05-04, 09:50 PM	Nice creature. I would personally make it an incorporeal outsider since it's a bunch of newly slain abyssal-petitioners-to-be, but that's just me. One question, you say that stone weapons deal double damage to it, however since weapons normally deal no damage to a swarm, that means that as written even stone weapons would be useless against it. Might want to clear that up a little.
Tevish Szat 02-05-04, 09:56 PM	Actually, its made of old, almost vanished petitoners, most often petitoners that were slain but didn't merge with the plane. I'll fix that by allowing stone weapons to deal damage to it...