Murder of Crows

A screeching cawing whirlwind of buffeting wings, clawing talons and pecking beaks.

Originally posted on Pathfinder SRD

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Murder of Crows CR 3

XP 800 N Tiny animal (swarm) Init +6; Senses Low-Light Vision, Scent; Perception+11

DEFENSE

AC 14, touch 14, flat-footed 12 (+2 Dexterity, +2 size) hp 27 (6d8) Fort +5, Ref +9, Will +4 Defensive Abilities half damage from slashing and piercing weapons; Immune swarm traits

OFFENSE

Speed 5 ft., Fly 40 ft. (average) Melee swarm (2d6 plus distraction and eye rake) Space 10 ft.; Reach 0 ft. Special Attacks eye rake

STATISTICS

Strength 1, Dexterity 15, Constitution 10, Intelligence 2, Wisdom 14, Charisma 6 Base Atk +4; CMB +4; CMD 9 Feats Improved Initiative, lightning reflexes, Skill Focus (Perception) Skills Fly +12, Perception +11, Stealth +0

SPECIAL ABILITIES

Eye-Rake (Ex)   Any living creature damaged by a murder of crows must succeed on a DC 13 Reflex save or be blinded as the swarm scratches and tears at the victim’s eyes. The blindness lasts for 1d4 days or until healed with remove blindness. The save DC is Constitution-based.

ECOLOGY

Environment temperate forests Organization Solitary, pack (2-4), or murder (5-10) Treasure none

TACTICS

These crows are particularly aggressive, and anyone that enters the building or the nearby yard will find himself beset upon by swarms of angry birds. Once roused, the murder of crows pursues the PCs until they seek shelter in another building. The crows fight to the death.

A raven swarm is a disorienting mass of angered birds. Raven swarms have the same general characteristics and habitat of normal ravens.

Section 15: Copyright Notice – Pathfinder 33: The Varnhold Vanishing

Pathfinder 33: The Varnhold Vanishing. Copyright 2010, Paizo Publishing LLC. Author: Greg A . Vaughan Raven Swarm from the Tome of Horrors III Copyright 2005 Necromancer Games, Inc.; Author: Scott Greene, with Casey Christofferson, Erica Balsley, Kevin Baase, Lance Hawvermale, Travis Hawvermale, Ian S. Johnston, Patrick Lawringer, Nathan Paul, Clark Peterson, Greg Ragland, Robert Schwalb and Bill Webb.