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Sportlebore Swarm
A swarm of sportlebores is a much more dangerous foe than a single insect.Recall Knowledge - Animal (Nature): DC 23
Unspecific Lore: DC 21
Specific Lore: DC 18
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Changes from being Weak are marked in red below.NOTE: The -2 damage penalty to non-strike offensive abilities (-4 if the ability is limited, such as spells) is NOT factored in.
Weak Sportlebore SwarmCreature 6
Large Animal Swarm Source Monster Core 2 pg. 306
Perception +11; low-light vision
Skills Acrobatics +15, Stealth +15
Str +2, Dex +6, Con +4, Int -4, Wis +2, Cha +4
AC 23; Fort +13, Ref +15, Will +11
HP 65; Immunities precision, swarm mind; Resistances bludgeoning 3, piercing 7, slashing 7; Weaknesses area damage 7, splash damage 7
Pour Down Throat [reaction] Trigger A creature in the sportlebore swarm's area speaks, Casts a Spell, or opens its mouth; Effect A portion of the sportlebore swarm attempts to surge down the throat of the triggering creature, who must attempt a DC 23 Fortitude save. Critical Success The creature is unaffected. Success The creature gets a mouthful of sportlebores. They spit the insects out and avoid further damage, but they can't speak for 1 round, and if they were performing a spellcasting action, the spell fails and the caster wastes the action. Failure The creature takes 4d6 piercing damage from sportlebore bites, can't speak for 1 round, and loses a spell as noted under success. Critical Failure As failure, but the creature is also exposed to sportlebore infestation.
Speed 35 feet, fly 35 feet
Swarming Bites [one-action] Each creature in the sportlebore swarm's area takes 3d6 piercing damage (DC 23 basic Reflex save).Sportlebore Infestation (disease) Saving Throw DC 20 Fortitude; Stage 1 carrier with no ill effect (1 day); Stage 2 enfeebled 1 (1 hour); Stage 3 enfeebled 2 (1 hour); Stage 4 4d6 bludgeoning damage (DC 23 basic Fortitude save) as the host painfully vomits out a sportlebore swarm and returns to stage 1
All Monsters in "Sportlebore"
| Name | Level |
| Sportlebore Swarm | 7 |
Sportlebore
Source Monster Core 2 pg. 306The bane of hungry adventurers the world over, sportlebores are nefarious vermin that resemble delicious snacks. When positioned near trail rations, such as fruit or jerky, a sportlebore can flawlessly imitate these foodstuffs by flexing, contorting, and color-shifting its abdomen, then folding its thorax, head, and legs within its delicious-looking body. Once consumed, the sportlebore reproduces into a hungry swarm that's regurgitated by the now ailing eater, ravenously attacking any creatures it thinks it can consume.
Other Sportlebores
While the creature presented here is the most common of its type, the sportlebore is in fact an entire family of insects that specialize in mimicking everyday objects. Other varieties of sportlebore include the spindly, wooddevouring wartlebore; the corpse-eating sportlegore; and the sportleglug, which is so small it can burrow into leather wineskins and drink their contents without the bag spilling a drop. Like the sportlebore, most of these vermin aren’t very dangerous alone but can turn into a real problem if their numbers are left unchecked.
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