# Nerve Swimmers >[!rimg]+ > ![[Placeholder2.png]] > >[!debug]+ > >bite: 1 (×2) > >Melee/Ranged: +12/+22 > >Secondary: +7/+17 > >Multiattack: +10/+20 > >M/R_PA: +12/+22 > >2nd/PA: +7/+17 > >MA_PA: +10/+20 > >Itterative: 2 > > xDmg:: Str: -5; Str2: -7; StrOH: -2; StrPA: -5; StrPA2H: -7; StrPAOH: -2 > > xDCs:: Str: 11; Dex: 21; Con: 17; Int: 17; Wis: 17; Cha: 18 > > xFeat:: 5/6 (1) > > > > > > xLang:: 0/1 (1) <div class="grid-container"><div class="MON">Nerve Swimmers</div> <div class="CR">CR 10 (9,600 XP)</div> <div class="SOU">Dragon #337</div> <div class="SYS">Dungeons & Dragons 3.5</div></div> LE Fine Aberration (swarm) **Init** +5 **Senses** darkvision 60 ft.; **Perception** +1 #### defense **AC** 23, 23 touch, 18 flat-footed (+5 Dex, +8 size) **hp** 60 (12d8+12) **Fort** +5, **Refl** +9, **Will** +9 **Feint** 23, **Demoralize** 23 **Defensive Abilities** swarm traits **Immune** weapon damage #### offense **Speed** 20 ft., burrow 20 ft., climb 20 ft. **Melee** swarm (3d6 plus distraction) **Space** 10 ft., **Reach** 0 ft. **Special Attacks** discern lies, domination, flesh burrow, hive mind, nerve strike, wracking pain #### statistics **Str** 1, **Dex** 21, **Con** 12, **Int** 12, **Wis** 13, **Cha** 14 **BAB** +9, **CMB** —, **CMD** —, **TA** +12, **RTA** +22 **Feats** [[Ability Focus]] (domination), [[Ability Focus]] (flesh burrow), [[Ability Focus]] (wracking pain), [[Negotiator]], [[Persuasive]] **Skills** Bluff +14, Climb +18, Diplomacy +18, Perception +1, Sense Motive +13, Stealth +28 **Languages** #### special abilities ### Discern Lies (Sp) Three times per day, as a free action, a nerve swimmer swarm that inhabits a host can use discern lies as the spell (caster level 12th; Will DC 18 negates) on the host. The save DC is Charisma-based. ### Domination (Ex) Once per day, a nerve swimmer swarm that inhabits a host can force the host to obey its commands. The host must succeed on a DC 19 Fortitude save or be affected as if by a dominate monster spell (caster level 6th). This control lasts for only 6 minutes. The nerve swimmers control the victim's body directly instead of the mind; therefore this ability is not mind-affecting. The save DC is Constitution-based. ### Flesh Burrow (Ex) Any living creature damaged by a nerve swimmer swarm must succeed on a DC 19 Fortitude save or the swarm burrows into its flesh. A swam that succeeds on this attack is considered to inhabit its host; it can use its domination, nerve strike, wracking pain, and discern lies abilities, but not its distraction or swarm attack. A swarm might leave its host as a free action, but it is difficult to remove a swarm. To remove a burrowing nerve swimmer swarm, a heal spell or greater restorative magic must be cast upon the host (requiring a DC 22 caster level check). The save DC is Constitution-based. ### Hive Mind (Ex) Any nerve swimmer swarm with at least 1 hit point per Hit Die (or 12 hit points for a standard nerve swimmer swarm) forms a hive mind and is treated as a single monster for the purposes of mind-affecting effects. When a nerve swimmer swarm is reduced below this hit point threshold, it cannot burrow into flesh or inhabit a host. ### Nerve Strike (Ex) Five times per day, a nerve swimmer swarm that inhabits a host can stop the host from taking conscious action by absorbing its nerve impulses. The host must succeed on a DC 17 Fortitude save or be affected as if by a hold monster spell (caster level 6th). The nerve swimmers control the victim's body directly instead of the mind; therefore this ability is not mind-affecting. The victim can attempt a saving throw every round to shake off the effects of the nerve strike. The save DC is Constitution-based. ### Wracking Pain (Ex) Three times per day, a nerve swimmer swarm that inhabits a host can cause its host to suffer wracking pain. The host must succeed on a DC 19 Fortitude save or take 2 points of Strength and Dexterity damage, and must succeed on another DC 19 Fortitude save or take 4 points of Constitution damage (half damage on a successful save). The save DCs are Constitution-based.