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Swarm of Bats

D&D 5e · 2014·Medium swarm of Beast·Unaligned

Armor class
12
Hit points
225d8
Challenge
1/450 XP
Proficiency
+2

Speed 0 ft., fly 30 ft.

Ability scores, modifiers and saving throws
MeasureStrDexConIntWisCha
Score515102124
Mod-3+2+0-4+1-3
Save-3+2+0-4+1-3
Resistances
bludgeoning, piercing, slashing
Condition immunities
charmed, frightened, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, prone, restrained, stunned
Senses
blindsight 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages
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Traits

Echolocation

The swarm can't use its blindsight while deafened.

Keen Hearing

The swarm has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing.

Swarm

The swarm can occupy another creature's space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through any opening large enough for a Tiny bat. The swarm can't regain hit points or gain temporary hit points.

Actions

Bites

Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 0 ft., one creature in the swarm's space. Hit: 5 (2d4) piercing damage, or 2 (1d4) piercing damage if the swarm has half of its hit points or fewer.

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Rules source: System Reference Document 5.1 ↗

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. Stat blocks were structured and tagged by JustRoll from the Open5e transcription, then checked against the official document; values that differed were corrected from it.

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