Bat Swarm

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CR 2

N T Animal, Swarm

Initiative: +2 Senses: blindsense 20 ft., low-light vision; Perception +15

Hundreds of high-pitched squeaks fill the air as a mass of small, carnivorous bats surges forth, all of them hungry for blood.

Defense

AC: 16, touch 16, flat-footed 14 (+2 Dex, +4 size)

HP: 13 3d8

Fortitude: +3 Reflex: +7 Will: +3

Defensive Abilities: swarm traits; Immune: weapon damage

Offense

Speed: 5 ft., fly 40 ft. (good)

Melee: swarm +0 Scratches

Special Attacks: distraction (DC 11), wounding Any living creature damaged by a bat swarm continues to bleed, losing 1 hit point per round thereafter. Multiple wounds do not result in cumulative bleeding loss. The bleeding can be stopped by a DC 10 Heal check or the application of a cure spell or some other healing magic.

Space: 5 ft Reach: 5ft

Statistics

Str 3 , Dex 15 , Con 11 , Int 2 , Wis 14 , Cha 4 ,

Base Attack: BAB +2

Feats: Lightning Reflexes, Skill Focus (Perception)

Skills: Fly +12 , Perception +15 ;

Racial Modifiers: +4 Perception when using blindsense

Ecology

Organization: solitary, pair, flight (3–6 swarms), or colony (11–20 swarms)

Treasure: xp 600

Bat swarms dwell in large caves, ruins, or even city sewers—anywhere they can find darkness to hide in during the day and a supply of food to feast upon at night. They are only encountered outside in a group at dawn or dusk, or when they have been startled and forced to flee their lairs.