Swarm Dredger (Troop)

Source: Starfinder #21: Huskworld

CR: 5 XP: 1,600

CE Small monstrous humanoid (troop)

Init.: +4 Senses: blindsense (vibration) 30 ft., darkvision 60 ft. Perception: +15

Defense

HP: 70

EAC: 17 KAC: 19

Fort: +7 Ref: +9 Will: +6

Offense

Speed: 30 ft., burrow 20 ft.

Melee: troop attack (1d4+8 S plus cling [DC 13])

Offensive Abilities: None

Statistics

Str: +5 Dex: +4 Con: +3 Wis: +1 Int: +0 Cha: -2

Skills: Acrobatics +11, Athletics +11, Stealth +11

Languages: Shirren (can’t speak); telepathy 100 ft.

Ecology

Environment: any

Organization: solitary, pair, or throng (3–6)

Special Abilities

Cling (Ex) Each creature that takes damage from a dredger troop’s troop attack must succeed at a DC 13 Reflex save or gain the flat-footed and off-target conditions until the end of the troop’s next turn as dredgers cling to the target’s body, throwing off their aim and balance. Swarm Mind (Ex) Members of the Swarm are bound together into a singular hive mind by a blend of exuded pheromones, imperceptible movements of antennae and limbs, electrostatic fields, and telepathic communication. All Swarm creatures within 30 feet of each other are in constant communication; if one is aware of a threat, all are. (Such awareness can spread along a “chain” of Swarm creatures under appropriate circumstances, potentially alerting distant Swarm creatures). In addition, once per round when within 30 feet of another Swarm creature, a Swarm creature can roll twice and take the better result on a saving throw against a mind-affecting effect.