# Bone Rat Swarm >[!rimg]+ > ![[Placeholder2.png]] *With the scrabble of hundreds of bony claws, a mass of tiny skeletal creatures surges across the fl oor, with pinpoints of red light gleaming in their empty eye sockets.* <div class="grid-container"><div class="MON">Bone Rat Swarm</div> <div class="CR">CR 3 (800 XP)</div> <div class="SOU">Libris Mortis pg. 89</div> <div class="SYS">Dungeons & Dragons 3.5</div></div> NE Tiny Undead (swarm) **Init** +3 **Senses** darkvision 60 ft.; **Perception** +0 #### defense **AC** 15, 15 touch, 12 flat-footed (+3 Dex, +2 size) **hp** 18 (4d8) **Fort** +1, **Refl** +4, **Will** +4 **Feint** —, **Demoralize** — **Defensive Abilities** swarm traits **DR** 5/bludgeoning **Immune** cold, undead traits #### offense **Speed** 15 ft., climb 15 ft. **Melee** swarm (1d6 plus distraction) **Space** 10 ft., **Reach** 0 ft. **Special Attacks** distraction (DC 12) #### statistics **Str** 2, **Dex** 17, **Con** —, **Int** —, **Wis** 10, **Cha** 10 **BAB** +3, **CMB** —, **CMD** —, **TA** +2, **RTA** +6 **Skills** Climb +11, Perception +0 #### tactics A bone rat swarm seeks to engulf and devour any living prey it encounters. #### ecology **Terrain** Any **Organization** Solitary, pack (2–4 swarms), or infestation (7–12 swarms) **Treasure** None **Advancement** — A bone rat swarm is a mass of undead skeletal rats. Though individually such creatures would pose little risk, in great numbers they can strip a creature clean in short order.