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Bone Skipper Swarm

A large swarm of bone skippers can reduce a human skeleton into dry, brittle fragments in a matter of hours.

Recall Knowledge - Animal (Nature): DC 24
Unspecific Lore: DC 22
Specific Lore: DC 19

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Proficiency without Level

Changes from being Elite are marked in red below.
NOTE: The +2 damage bonus to non-strike offensive abilities (+4 if the ability is limited, such as spells) is NOT factored in.

Elite Bone Skipper SwarmCreature 7

Legacy Content

Uncommon N Large Animal Swarm 
Source Pathfinder #158: Sixty Feet Under pg. 80
Perception +19; darkvision, bonesense (imprecise) 30 feet
Skills Acrobatics +19
Str -4, Dex +5, Con +4, Int -5, Wis +2, Cha -5
Bonesense A bone skipper swarm identifies bones and creatures with a skeletal system in the listed range.
AC 26; Fort +16, Ref +19, Will +14
HP 140; Immunities precision, swarm mind; Resistances bludgeoning 5, piercing 9, slashing 9; Weaknesses area damage 9, splash damage 9
Speed 25 feet, fly 40 feet
Marrow Rot (disease) Marrow rot affects only creatures with a skeletal system; Saving Throw DC 26 Fortitude; Onset 1 day; Stage 1 enfeebled 1 (1 day); Stage 2 enfeebled 2 (1 day); Stage 3 enfeebled 2 and drained 1 (1 day)Swarming Bites [one-action] Each enemy in the swarm's space takes 3d6 piercing damage (DC 26 basic Reflex save) plus exposure to marrow rot.

All Monsters in "Bone Skipper"

NameLevel
Bone Skipper Swarm6
Giant Bone Skipper7

Bone Skipper

Source Pathfinder #158: Sixty Feet Under pg. 80
Orange-headed bone skippers feast on the flesh of the dead, particularly seeking out the marrow in the bones of large carcasses. These strange flies are named for the way they hop about on rotting bodies as they feed, causing the corpses to move and appear as if alive.

Sidebar - Related Creatures Megafauna Scavengers

Bone skippers eat and breed within the bones of deceased megafauna, such as elephants and teraphants. In areas where their carcasses are rare or quickly disposed of, bone skippers are virtually unknown. Sufficiently large undead creatures, like zombie hulks, might harbor a bone skipper swarm that buzzes around them, defending their gruesome “lairs.”