Murder of Crows

Level 9
Creature· animalRareLargeLegacy
AC
27
HP
150
Speed
10 ft.
Perception
+19
Fort
+7
Ref
+12
Will
+9
Immunities precision, swarm-mind
Resistances bludgeoning 5, piercing 10, slashing 10
Weaknesses area-damage 10, splash-damage 10
Senses low-light-vision
Skills acrobatics +19, thievery +19
Other Speeds fly 40 ft.
Recall Knowledge DC 31 (nature)

Abilities

Swarm Mind
Enraged Cunning

A murder of crows can get past most barriers to hound their prey. Simple latches, unsecured chimney flues, loosely shuttered windows, and similar obstacles rarely keep a murder away. A murder of crows automatically bypasses many of these simple obstructions and can attempt a DC 25 thievery check to get through more complex obstructions (such as closed windows or simple barricades).

Swarming Beaks

The crows' angry pecking deals 2d8 piercing damage to each enemy in the swarm's space (DC 28 reflex). A creature that critically fails its save is Blinded for as the crows focus their attacks on the target's vulnerable face.

A flock of ravens is known as an unkindness. Certainly the name lives up to its meaning when a swarm of ravens decides to work together. In most cases, a raven swarm like the one presented here won't attack larger foes, but when manipulated by supernatural forces or simple desperation born from hunger, an unkindness of ravens can be a surprisingly dangerous foe.


Few birds are as cunning and social as the raven.