Questions tagged [swarm]
For questions about swarms. A swarm generally refers to a large group of some type of small creature, usually one that is little or no threat individually, which is treated as a single foe by game mechanics.
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Does being in the same space as a swarm reduce the chance of being hit by an attack?
I'm running the Curse of Strahd adventure for DnD 5e.
The party is fighting Baba Lysaga, who already has 3/4 cover, giving her +5 AC as she flies on a skull.
I was thinking about adding Swarms of ...
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Do creatures with a reach of 0 get attacks of opportunity when a foe moves away?
Some creatures like swarms have a reach of 0 with their attacks-- do they even get attacks of opportunity when someone leaves their reach?
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Can you stack swarms?
Swarm of Bats for example states:
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 bat. The swarm can’t regain ...
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Can you use Awaken on an Insect Swarm and affect the whole swarm? [duplicate]
A swarm of insect technically counts as a single "creature", but Awaken only specifics targeting a "beast" or "plant". Note it doesn't say a single beast or plant, just a ...
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"Each of your turns" Gathered swarm clarification
I'm trying to figure out if I can do the reaction polearm master and use gathered swarm if I hit
I'm just honestly confused by the "each of your turns" part of gathered swarm.
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Are single swarms of Large size completely shapeable in Pathfinder?
This D&D 3.5 question touches on this subject. Recently in a Pathfinder 1e game, it came to my attention that Paizo removed the second line clarifying that swarms were shapeable 10' creatures.
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How many swarms of centipedes can I fit in a 40 gallon barrel?
I'm playing in D&D 5e. I want to buy barrels of centipedes in Chult. How many swarms can I get per 40 gallon barrel?
Given a 40 gallon barrel, and a 5x5 (medium sized) swarm of centipedes, how ...
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Can you create the illusion of a swarm with Major Image?
The spells Phantasmal Force and Major Image allow you to create the illusion of a creature, here for example the text from Major Image:
You create the image of an object, a creature, or some other ...
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How do Swarms interact with Damage Reduction?
As far as I understand Swarms are basically a hundred (or thousand) of the same creature and instead of having each of them roll to hit for one damage it is abstracted with swarms dealing damage based ...
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Tiny swarms and weapons with multiple damage types
I've just run an encounter for my players with several Carrionstorms. While doing so, one of my players with a weapon that did both Bludgeoning and Piercing damage (Akashic Mysteries' Hand Cannons ...
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Can a player begin and end its movement inside a swarm's space and not incur an opportunity attack?
Dirk, Hermes, Necryx, Jomil and Sing Lore- avert your eyes, or incur the wrath of Spuggroth the Humbled and Aflame!
I'm designing an encounter where the party is trying to confront some foes in the ...
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Is there any way to become a swarm of bats as a PC?
Is there any way to transform a PC into a swarm of bats without breaking any of the official rules?
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Can you take the form of a swarm with the polymorph spell?
The Polymorph spell says:
The new form can be any beast whose challenge rating is equal to or less than the target's
Swarm of insects says:
Medium swarm of Tiny beasts
Can a wizard choose the form ...
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Is a Gathered Swarm considered to be worn or carried by a Swarmkeeper Ranger?
According to the description of a Ranger's 3rd-level Swarmkeeper feature Gathered Swarm, it indicates:
Until you die, the swarm remains in your space, crawling on you or
flying and skittering around ...
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Can the rats summoned using a Hat of Vermin allow a character to use the Pipes of the Sewers to call forth a swarm of rats?
(Full disclosure: this is a silly question, not to be taken too seriously.)
A Hat of Vermin (XGtE, p. 137) can be used to conjure up to 3 rats:
This hat has 3 charges. While holding the hat, you can ...
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