Swarm of Insects
Medium swarm of Tiny beasts, unaligned
Armour Class: 12 (natural armour)
Hit Points: 22 (5d8)
Speed: 20 ft., climb 20 ft.
| STR | DEX | CON |
| 3 (−4) | 13 (+1) | 10 (+0) |
| INT | WIS | CHA |
| 1 (−5) | 7 (−2) | 1 (−5) |
Damage Resistances: bludgeoning, piercing, slashing
Condition Immunities: charmed, frightened, grappled, paralyzed, petrified, prone, restrained, stunned
Senses: blindsight 10 ft., passive Perception 8
Languages: –
Challenge: 1/2 (100 XP)
Abilities
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 insect. The swarm can’t regain hit points or gain temporary hit points.
Actions
Bites – Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 0 ft., one target in the swarm’s space. Hit: 10 (4d4) piercing damage, or 5 (2d4) piercing damage if the swarm has half of its hit points or fewer.
Variant: Insect Swarms
Different kinds of insects can gather in swarms, and each swarm has the special characteristics described below.
Swarm of Beetles – A swarm of beetles gains a burrowing speed of 5 feet.
Swarm of Centipedes – A creature reduced to 0 hit points by a swarm of centipedes is stable but poisoned for 1 hour, even after regaining hit points, and paralyzed while poisoned in this way.
Swarm of Wasps – A swarm of wasps has a walking speed of 5 feet, a flying speed of 30 feet, and no climbing speed.
Swarm of Spiders – A swarm of spiders has the following additional traits:
Spider Climb: The swarm can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make
an ability check.
Web Sense: While in contact with a web, the swarm knows the exact location of any other creature in contact with the same web.
Web Walker: The swarm ignores movement restrictions caused by webbing.