Decrepit Skeleton

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Decrepit Skeleton (CR 1)

Skeletons are the animated bones of the dead, brought to unlife through foul magic. While most skeletons are mindless automatons, they still possess an evil cunning imparted to them by their animating force -— a cunning that allows them to wield weapons and wear armor.

Skeletons are motivated by an intense hatred and jealously towards living things. They yearn only to crush that spark of life from everything they can reach.

Decrepit Skeletons in particular are less durable than others of their ilk but are more flexible, with a bow to provide ranged attacks.


General

CR 1 Hit Dice 2

XP 400

NE Medium Undead

Init +2; Senses darkvision 50', Perception +0


Defense

AC 14, touch 12, flat-footed 14 (+2 dex, +2 rusty chain shirt)

hp 16

Fort +1, Ref +1, Will +4

Special Defenses DR 5/bludgeoning, Immune to Cold, [traits]


Offense

Speed 30 ft.

Single Melee rusty spear +4 (1d8/19-20x2)

Full Melee rusty spear +4 (1d8/19-20x2)

Ranged rusty shortbow +4 (1d8/x2)

Special Attacks Step In And Strike

Action Points 0


Statistics

Str 15, Dex 14, Con —, Int —, Wis 10, Cha 10

Base Atk +1; CMB +5; CMD 15

Feats Quickdraw (EFFECTS: If forced into melee, can switch to their sword as a swift action.)

Skills

Languages None


Special Abilities

Step In and Strike

Prior to making any attack, whether melee or ranged, a decrepit skeleton can take a free 5-foot step. This does not provoke attacks of opportunity, is not limited by having already moved, or cost them any actions.


Rusty Equipment

Skeletons wear equipment and wield weapons that are as old as they are. All their equipment has the Fragile property, though GM's shouldn't bother with tracking broken conditions on weapons.


Damage Resistance

Skeletons are highly resistant to all physical damage except bludgeoning


Immortality

Skeletons cannot be killed by normal means. However, low-level skeletons like these may lie shattered and dormant after being defeated for decades or even centuries before rising again to seek to rid the world of life. A sanctify corpse, consecrate or gentle repose spell will add ten years and a day to the time it takes for a skeleton to re-compose. A resurrection spell will bring the person associated with the skeleton back to life, destroying the necromantic bond on its corpse.


Treasure

sell value of approximately 213 gp


Combat Tactics

Decrepit Skeletons are totally non-intelligent but they have a fierce desire to kill the living. The will use their free five foot step every round to get closer to more living foes. If they are not in melee range they will use their ranged attacks until they can engage in melee with the living. They will use their Quickdraw ability to switch weapons between ranged and melee with un-nerving speed. In all cases, unless directed by other monsters, they will fight to destruction.