Grating Creature
Grating Skeleton
'Grating Skeleton' is an inherited template that can be added to any Skeleton, hereafter referred to as the base creature.
A Grating Skeleton uses all of the base creature's statistics and abilities except as noted below.
CR
Same as base creature +1.
Size and Type
The creature's Size and Type do not change.
Senses
No changes.
Armor Class
Grating Skeletons gain +2 AC. This is granted by adding to the base creatures natural armor bonus.
Hit Dice
No changes.
Defensive Ability
A Grating Skeleton gains the following abilities, which may be added to their Bestiary entry:
Aura: Once per round, when it makes any attack action, a Grating Skeleton emits a terribly shrill grinding scrape from its dry, grinding joints. This is a sonic-based damage aura that effects all enemy creatures within CR/10 (round down) of the Grating Skeleton's space. This damage aura inflicts 1d6+CR of sonic damage.
SR: - Same as Base Creature
Special Defenses: The Grating Skeleton gains ER/Sonic equal to CR+10. If it already had ER/Sonic from another source, they do not stack, only the larger amount of ER applies.
Speed
A Grating Skeleton's base speed improves by ten feet in all movement categories it has.
Melee Attacks
A Grating Skeleton retains all the base creature's attacks, and its weapon and armor proficiencies. These attacks retain the same primary or secondary status they had for the base creature. The Grating Skeleton adds 1d6 of Sonic damage to all its melee attacks.
Damage
The base damage of all attacks does not change.
Space and Reach
No Changes.
Offensive Ability
Aside from the changes above and below, no offensive abilities.
Ability Scores
No changes.
Base Attack Bonus
No changes.
CMB and CMD
No changes.
Feats
No changes.
Skills
No changes.