Grating Creature

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'Grating Skeleton' is an Pattern 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.

Initiative Modifier

The creature's initiative modifier increases by half the amount that its CR increases, round up.

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, minimum 1) of the Grating Skeleton's space. This damage aura inflicts 1d4 per CR of sonic damage. Affected characters may roll a CR appropriate Will save for half damage.

SR: - Same as Base Creature

Special Defenses: The Grating Skeleton is immune to sonic damage.

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. At CR9 and above, 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.

Maneuver Offense and Maneuver Defense

No changes.

Feats

No changes.

Skills

No changes.