@NautArch Hmm...I am not sure. Zathar, The Multidimensional Magic Merchant. On a roll of 15, 16, 17, 18, or 19 they'll deal an average of 2.25 damage. The average damage a single stirge does follows the pattern of the following table: \begin{array}{c|c|c|c} 4.525 & 3.975 & 3.425 & 2.875 & 2.325 & 1.775 & 1.225 & 0.4 5e SRD >Creatures > Squirrel. The swarm can't regain hit points or gain temporary hit points, except when stirges rejoin the swarm. Spider Climb: The swarm can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check. Got a unique swarm encounter you want to share? He was rebuffed and attacked the bard, and was then arrested. [–]thurgen12 1 point2 points3 points 2 years ago (0 children). Ok this is going to be a bit difficult given how there are no solid rules in such a situation, but we can make a few assumptions. Actions. SIZING This models is sized to fit on a black base, scaled to fit the size you choose, based on a 28mm scale, which is the standard scale for D&D and other tabletop games. Treant 67. t.t. You must include the full text in the body of your post. Bestiary. Instead, at the start of each of the stirge's turns, the target loses 5 (1d4 + 3) hit points due to blood loss. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. I've edited for two dimensions only. Goodman Games. Then we can look at the surface area of creature spaces based on the following table (in terms of number of tiny flying attackers that can hit the target)1. © 2021 reddit inc. All rights reserved. Stirge Swarm CR 6; XP 2,400 N Tiny magical beast Init +8; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +11. (I gave the stirges in this encounter 1 hit point and basically had them die if interacted with--the minion treatment. X = Square root of the number of squares occupied by the creature on a 2-d plane. To low level characters, such a swarm could require new solutions other than a single combat. The guard captain offered them a fee to figure out if there was some creature in town that needed killing (the guards whispered of vampires, which would lead to a panic if not dealt with quickly and quietly), and to do just that if they found it. Among those was my first homebrewed monster, the Stirge Swarm. Stirge Swarm. Please do! 2. Any fun stirge stories? The barbarian was the first to learn about the swarm by using his speak with animals ritual and hearing from a turtle about "the great flying death" that had been terrorizing the forest around town. With 464 stirges attacking the Ancient Blue Dragon, in one round they will deal approximately 568.4 damage. (We don't use flanking rules but it is fine to use them in a calculation if you do.). Contains all the beasts, oozes and plants in the 5e System Reference Document. The stirges can only hit with a 17 or better. This is a touch attack and can target only Small or larger creatures. Wait to post again until your most recent submission is out of the top-10. I have some stirge forest coming up, I'll run this and let you know how I go. [–]Zenrayeed[S] 5 points6 points7 points 2 years ago (2 children). The stirge swarm can occupy another creature’s space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through any opening large enough for a Tiny creature. By: Goodman Games. Short Adventure: Harpy Murder - a 3rd level oneshot adventure featuring a missing expedition and bloodthirsty harpies. (max 2 MiB). Attach . The stirge can detach itself by spending 5 feet of its Movement. and join one of thousands of communities. We know stirges are tiny, on a battle map as per regular rules 8 of them could attack a small/medium creature in a single round (Blood Drain does have a 5-foot reach). Blood Drain. Even an animal-level of intelligence is enough for a creature to know there is safety in numbers! I also had no idea what a Stirge was until looking it up. The group was already curious by then, and so spent the night resolved to talk to him in the morning. Number of squares around creature = [(X+2)*2 + 2X] * X, Number of squares above creature = (X+2)^2. Your advertising must be for free things unless you are an All-Star. Stirge Swarm. Only 2 left in stock - order soon. I have to try using these at some point. Vulture & Giant 68. Tiger, Saber-Toothed 65. A stirge drains blood at the end of its turn if it is attached to a foe, inflicting 1 point of Constitution damage. I love this! Very cool! 59. "Help me" posts are not allowed. I'd also love to hear more about this Stirge Forest. If it hits, it latches on. So this is also reliably killed. DEFENSE. Unlike 3.5 where a 20th level character could utterly destroy low-level nothings with general impunity, that's not the case with 5e. ECOLOGY. It would be nice if that scene fit the rules of the game. He refined and converted it into a dust, and had been using the town's small river port to quietly sell it for good money. I see it listed in the SRD: yeah, i'm not sure. For this swarm I'm considering setting them as a level 6 enemy (target number 18 on the d20) with a Speed defense of 4 that can spread up to 50 ft in diameter. Swarm of Rats/Ravens 63. [citation needed] The party was passing through a local town when their bard was accosted by an emaciated man asking for money, or "dust". Title. Honestly if your party isn't tactically-minded (or they don't have a healer) I'd definitely ease up a bit on the damage numbers, maybe drop the Dex bonus to damage on the attached stirges. 3. https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/160823/whats-the-largest-creature-a-swarm-of-stirges-could-kill-in-one-round/160861#160861. Once this check is made, the victim can no longer be infected by this particular stirge, though attacks by different stirges are resolved normally and may result in multiple illnesses. The book is filled with tables for random events, such as random events while exploring a swamp or random events near a wild Stirge nest. Against the brontosaurus, we can have 36 attackers without cover, and up to 44 more with cover. I know that's a bunch of Cypher-jargon, but what do you think? use the following search parameters to narrow your results: We are a library of resources and we're here to help! Wolf & Dire 1 I chose to work in 2-dimensions since the creatures space rules on a grid only incorporate squares. Only 40 are needed to kill it. Swarm comes split for fdm printing as well as single piece whole sculpts I also have subscription services where fans of my work can get monthly releases for a substantial saving \text{8 & 16 more} & \text{12 & 20 more} & \text{20 & 28 more} & \text{28 & 36 more} & \text{36 & 44 more} [–]Zenrayeed[S] 2 points3 points4 points 2 years ago (0 children). Hit: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage, and the stirge attaches to the target. At the start of the swarm's turn, every creature loses 1d4+4 hit points for each stirge attached to it. Environment underground or temperate and warm swamps Organization solitary, colony (2–4), flock (5–8), storm (9–14), or swarm (15–40) Treasure none I cleaned up the formatting a bit, and I'd like to introduce you. Better get your adventurers some stirge spray. Turns out the local apothecary had bred and conditioned a swarm of stirges to go collect blood from animals in the woods en masse and return to nest in an apparatus he'd constructed. Report Save.