Cranium Rat Squeaker Swarm

CreatureMPPp. 222014

Medium aberration, neutral

Armor Class
12
Hit Points
76 (17d8)
Speed
30 ft.
Challenge
5 (1,800 XP)
STR
9
-1
DEX
14
+2
CON
10
+0
INT
15
+2
WIS
11
+0
CHA
14
+2
Damage Resistances
bludgeoning; piercing; slashing
Condition Immunities
charmed; frightened; grappled; paralyzed; petrified; prone; restrained; stunned
Senses
darkvision 30 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages
telepathy 30 ft.

Traits

Psychic Messenger.

The swarm can use its sending spell to target someone familiar to a creature in telepathic contact with the swarm.

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 rat. The swarm can't regain hit points or gain temporary hit points.

Telepathic Shroud.

The swarm is immune to any effect that would sense its emotions or read its thoughts, as well as to divination spells.

Actions

Bites.

Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 0 ft., one target in the swarm's space. Hit: 14 (4d6) piercing damage, or 7 (2d6) piercing damage if the swarm has half of its hit points or fewer, plus 22 (5d8) psychic damage.

Bonus Actions

Illumination.

The swarm sheds dim light from its brains in a 5-foot radius, increases the illumination to bright light in a 5- to 20-foot radius and dim light for an additional number of feet equal to the chosen radius, or extinguishes the light.

Spellcasting

Spellcasting (Psionics).

The swarm casts one of the following spells, requiring no spell components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13):

Raw data
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      "name": "Bites",
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        "{@atk mw} {@hit 5} to hit, reach 0 ft., one target in the swarm's space. {@h}14 ({@damage 4d6}) piercing damage, or 7 ({@damage 2d6}) piercing damage if the swarm has half of its hit points or fewer, plus 22 ({@damage 5d8}) psychic damage."
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    "slashing"
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  "senses": [
    "darkvision 30 ft."
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  "passive": 10,
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  "hasToken": true,
  "miscTags": [
    "AOE",
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  "languages": [
    "telepathy 30 ft."
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  "damageTags": [
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      "will": [
        "{@spell command} *",
        "{@spell detect thoughts} *",
        "{@spell sending} *"
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      "daily": {
        "1e": [
          "{@spell confusion} *",
          "{@spell dominate monster} *"
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      "footerEntries": [
        "*To cast this spell, the swarm must have more than half its hit points remaining."
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    "frightened",
    "grappled",
    "paralyzed",
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    "prone",
    "restrained",
    "stunned"
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    "ToFW"
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    "P"
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    "charmed",
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  "savingThrowForcedSpell": [
    "wisdom"
  ]
}