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Cockroach Swarm
While cockroaches tend to gather in cramped spaces, a disturbed colony is sometimes prone to swarming, where hundreds or even thousands of the insects scurry out of their hiding places in a raft of shiny brown and black carapaces on thousands of skittering legs. Given how disgusting many find cockroaches to be, encountering such a swarm can be alarming to even the most seasoned adventurers. The creatures are relentless when disturbed; in contrast to the insects' normally skittish and harmless nature, cockroach swarms pursue the creature or creatures that provoked them and harry them with thousands of stinging bites.Recall Knowledge - Animal (Nature): DC 16
Unspecific Lore: DC 14
Specific Lore: DC 11
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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 Cockroach SwarmCreature 3
Large Animal Swarm Source Monster Core 2 pg. 76
Perception +9; darkvision, scent (imprecise) 60 feet
Skills Acrobatics +10, Stealth +10
Str +2, Dex +4, Con +3, Int -5, Wis +0, Cha -4
AC 20; Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +8
HP 41; Immunities precision, swarm mind; Resistances bludgeoning 2, piercing 5, slashing 5; Weaknesses area damage 5, splash damage 5
Speed 20 feet, climb 20 feet, fly 15 feet
Swarming Bites Each enemy in the swarm's space takes 1d8 piercing damage [one-action]
All Monsters in "Cockroach"
| Name | Level |
| Cockroach Swarm | 2 |
| Giant Cockroach | 1 |
Cockroach
Source Monster Core 2 pg. 76Generally seen more as a nuisance than a personal danger, cockroaches inhabit most reaches of the world. They're scavengers who live off the detritus of the natural world and from those that inhabit it. These maligned insects can survive weeks without eating, and most of their meals consist of organic waste that would otherwise overwhelm an ecosystem, particularly in their preferred urban environments. Though a typical cockroach presents virtually no threat, they can become dangerous in large groups, and some species grow particularly large.
While most people are only familiar with brown cockroaches, roaches actually come in a large variety of colors. Some people collect these beautiful insects as pinned specimens or pets.
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