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Veteran Swordbreaker Skeleton

Medium Undead lawful evil

  • Armor Class: 14 (natural armor)
  • Hit Points: 78 (12d8+24)
  • Speed: walk 30 ft.
  • Challenge Rating: 3 (700 XP)
  • Source: Tome of Beasts 2, page 332
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 13 (+1) 14 (+2) 6 (-2) 8 (-1) 5 (-3)
  • Skills:
  • Damage Vulnerabilities: thunder
  • Damage Immunities: poison
  • Damage Resistances: piercing, slashing
  • Condition Immunities: exhaustion, petrified, poisoned
  • Senses: darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 9
  • Languages: understands all languages it knew in life but cant speak

Special Abilities

  • Fossilized Bones: Any nonmagical slashing or piercing weapon made of metal or wood that hits the swordbreaker skeleton cracks. After dealing damage, the weapon takes a permanent and cumulative -1 penalty to damage rolls. If its penalty drops to -5, the weapon is destroyed. Nonmagical ammunition made of metal or wood that hits the swordbreaker skeleton is destroyed after dealing damage.

Actions

  • Multiattack: The veteran swordbreaker skeleton makes two longsword attacks. If it has a shortsword drawn, it can also make a shortsword attack.
  • Longsword: Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) slashing damage, or 8 (1d10 + 3) slashing damage if used with two hands.
  • Shortsword: Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage.
  • Heavy Crossbow: Ranged Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, range 100/400 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d10 + 1) piercing damage.