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Swarm of Crawling Claws

D&D 5e · 2024·Medium swarm of Undead·Neutral Evil

Armor class
12
Hit points
4911d8
Challenge
3700 XP
Proficiency
+2Initiative +2

Speed 30 ft., Climb 30 ft.

Ability scores, modifiers and saving throws
MeasureStrDexConIntWisCha
Score1414115104
Mod+2+2+0-3+0-3
Save+2+2+0-3+0-3
Resistances
Bludgeoning, Piercing, Slashing
Damage immunities
Necrotic, Poison
Condition immunities
Charmed, Exhaustion, Frightened, Grappled, Incapacitated, Paralyzed, Petrified, Poisoned, Prone, Restrained, Stunned
Senses
Blindsight 30 ft.; Passive Perception 10
Languages
Understands Common but can't speak

Traits

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 creature. The swarm can't regain Hit Points or gain Temporary Hit Points.

Actions

Swarm of Grasping Hands

Melee Attack Roll: +4, reach 5 ft. Hit: 20 (4d8 + 2) Necrotic damage, or 11 (2d8 + 2) Necrotic damage if the swarm is Bloodied. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it has the Prone condition.

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Rules source: System Reference Document 5.2.1 ↗

This work includes material from the System Reference Document 5.2.1 ("SRD 5.2.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC, available at https://www.dndbeyond.com/srd. The SRD 5.2.1 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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