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Ancient Skeleton CR: 1/2

Medium undead, lawful evil
Armor Class: 15
Hit Points: 26 (4d8+8) 4d8+8
Speed: 30 ft

STR

10 +0

DEX

14 +2

CON

15 +2

INT

6 -2

WIS

8 -1

CHA

5 -3

Skills: Stealth +8
Damage Vulnerabilities: Bludgeoning (Partial Form Only)
Damage Resistances: Bludgeoning, Piercing, Slashing (All in Dispersed Form only)
Damage Immunities: Poison
Condition Immunities: Exhaustion, Poisoned
Senses: Darkvision 60 ft, Passive Perception 9
Languages: Common
Challenge Rating: 1/2

Multiformed The ancient skeleton manifests itself in Partial Form, but may use a bonus action to change to a Dispersed Form or back to their Partial Form. Each form has its own characteristics and its own method of attack.   Partial Form The ancient skeleton has only portions of its body remaining. It moves without making any sound and can often seem to disappear in its surrounding environment, as the eye cannot make a full form from the skeleton and so tries to dismiss it from view. The ancient skeleton gains a +6 Stealth skill bonus and all ranged attacks made against it are made with disadvantage.   Dispersed Form The ancient skeleton disperses the bone fragments that make up its partial form into a swirling whirlwind of bone shards. In this form, it gains resistance to Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage and may occupy the space of another creature (and vice versa). It may move through any opening large enough for a tiny creature.

Actions

Life Drain. (Partial Form only) Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 2d6+2 necrotic damage. The ancient skeleton increases both their current hit points and their maximum hit points by the amount of damage done by this attack.   Boneshard Whirlwind. (Dispersed Form only) Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 0 ft., one target. Hit: 13 3d6+2 piercing damage.

Suggested Environments

Any


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