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Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Feeling a deep connection to the environment around them, some rangers reach out through their magical connection to the world and bond with a swarm of nature spirits. The swarm becomes a potent
. Other Swarmkeepers enjoy building vibrant communities that work for the mutual benefit of all those they consider part of their swarm.
A Swarmkeeper’s swarm and spells are reflections of the
Classes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Feeling a deep connection to the environment around them, some rangers reach out through their magical connection to the world and bond with a swarm of nature spirits. The swarm becomes a potent
. Other Swarmkeepers enjoy building vibrant communities that work for the mutual benefit of all those they consider part of their swarm.
A Swarmkeeper’s swarm and spells are reflections of the
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
can free the thrall from this control.
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","rollType":"damage","rollAction":"Swarm of Eyes","rollDamageType":"psychic"} psychic damage, and it is blinded for 1 minute. On a success, a creature takes half as much damage and isn't blinded. A
Backgrounds
Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
You are a member of a teeming horde — one small part of a sprawling organism. Just as you are part of the swarm, the swarm is part of a larger ecosystem, a never-ending cycle of life, death
light of the surface world, so your journey isn’t guaranteed to be safe.
Golgari Guild Spells
Prerequisite: Spellcasting or Pact Magic class feature
For you, the spells on the Golgari Guild
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Swarm of Ravens Swarm of Ravens
Medium swarm of Tiny beasts, unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 24 (7d8 − 7)
Speed 10 ft., fly 50 ft.
STR
6 (−2)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
8
, paralyzed, petrified, prone, restrained, stunned
Senses passive Perception 15
Languages —
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature’s space and vice versa, and the swarm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Swarm of Rats Swarm of Rats
Medium swarm of Tiny beasts, unaligned
Armor Class 10
Hit Points 24 (7d8 − 7)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
9 (−1)
DEX
11 (+0)
CON
9 (−1)
INT
, stunned
Senses darkvision 30 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Keen Smell. The swarm has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.
Swarm. The swarm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
Swarm of Insects Swarm of Insects
Medium swarm of Tiny beasts, unaligned
Armor Class 12 (natural armor)
Hit Points 22 (5d8)
Speed 20 ft., climb 20 ft.
STR
3(−4)
DEX
13(+1
, prone, restrained, stunned
Senses blindsight 10 ft., passive Perception 8
Languages —
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature’s space and vice versa, and the swarm
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Swarm of Bats Swarm of Bats
Medium swarm of Tiny beasts, unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 22 (5d8)
Speed 0 ft., fly 30 ft.
STR
5 (−3)
DEX
15 (+2)
CON
10 (+0
, restrained, stunned
Senses blindsight 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Languages —
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Echolocation. The swarm can’t use its blindsight while deafened.
Keen Hearing. The swarm has
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Infernal Machine Rebuild
mass. Skeletal Swarm
Large swarm of Medium undead, lawful evil
Armor Class 13 (armor scraps)
Hit Points 60 (8d10 + 16)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
12 (+1)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
15 (+2
Skeletal Swarm This swarm of bones is made from the remains of several animated skeletons. A skeletal swarm alternates its appearance between partially formed humanoid shapes and a chaotic, swirling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
partially formed humanoid shapes and a chaotic, swirling mass. Skeletal Swarm
Large swarm of Medium undead, lawful evil
Armor Class 13 (armor scraps)
Hit Points 60 (8d10 + 16)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
Skeletal Swarm This swarm of bones found rising out of the sand in Isle of the Abbey is made from the remains of several animated skeletons. A skeletal swarm alternates its appearance between
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Swarm of Quippers Swarm of Quippers
Medium swarm of Tiny beasts, unaligned
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 28 (8d8 − 8)
Speed 0 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR
13 (+1)
DEX
16 (+3)
CON
, prone, restrained, stunned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 8
Languages —
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Blood Frenzy. The swarm has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Swarm of Insects VARIANT: INSECT SWARMS
Different kinds of insects can gather in swarms, and each swarm has the special characteristics described below.
Swarm of Beetles. A swarm of beetles gains
a burrowing speed of 5 feet.
Swarm of Centipedes. A creature reduced to 0 hit points by a swarm of centipedes is stable but poisoned for 1 hour, even after regaining hit points, and paralyzed while
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
cranium rats come together to form a swarm, they merge their minds into a single intelligence with the accumulated memories of all the swarm’s constituents. The rats become smarter as a result, and they
retain their heightened intelligence for as long as the swarm persists. The swarm also awakens latent psionic abilities implanted within each cranium rat by its mind flayer creators, bestowing upon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
other debris as if it were alive
Swarm of Maggots
Medium Swarm of Tiny Beasts
Armor Class 11
Hit Points 22 (5d8)
Speed 20 ft., swim 20 ft.
STR
3 (−4)
DEX
12 (+1)
CON
random effect for the disease two long rests in a row.
Swarm of Scarabs
Medium Swarm of Tiny Beasts
Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
Hit Points 27 (5d8 + 5)
Speed 30 ft., burrow 30 ft., climb
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Skeletal Swarm Skeletal Swarm
Large swarm of Medium undead, lawful evil
Armor Class 13 (armor scraps)
Hit Points 60 (8d10 + 16)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
12 (+1)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
. Creatures are deafened while in the swarm’s space.
Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature’s space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through any opening large enough for a Small humanoid. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Swarm of Hoard Scarabs Swarm of Hoard Scarabs
Medium Swarm of Tiny Monstrosities, Unaligned
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 31 (7d8)
Speed 20 ft., burrow 20 ft., fly 20 ft.
STR
False Appearance. If the swarm is motionless at the start of combat, it has advantage on its initiative roll. Moreover, if a creature hasn’t observed the swarm move or act, that creature must
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
range of the elder brain’s telepathy. Swarm of Cranium Rats Swarm of Cranium Rats
Medium Swarm of Tiny Aberrations, Typically Lawful Evil
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 76 (17d8)
Speed 30 ft
form a swarm, they merge their minds into a single intelligence with the accumulated memories of all the swarm’s constituents. The rats become smarter as a result, and retain their heightened
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Swarm of Poisonous Snakes Swarm of Poisonous Snakes
Medium swarm of Tiny beasts, unaligned
Armor Class 14
Hit Points 36 (8d8)
Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.
STR
8 (−1)
DEX
18 (+4
, petrified, prone, restrained, stunned
Senses blindsight 10 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature’s space and vice versa, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Boo’s Astral Menagerie
Neogi Hatchling Swarm A neogi lives about a century. When an individual is rendered weak by advanced age, the other neogi in the group overpower it and inject it with a special poison. The toxin
newborns are left. Sometimes the newborns, united by a singular evil purpose, coalesce into a skittering swarm instead. Neogi Hatchling Swarm
Medium Swarm of Tiny Aberrations, Typically Lawful Evil
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
connection to the environment around them, some rangers reach out through their magical connection to the world and bond with a swarm of nature spirits. The swarm becomes a potent force in battle, as
Swarmkeepers enjoy building vibrant communities that work for the mutual benefit of all those they consider part of their swarm. IT’S YOUR SWARM
A Swarmkeeper’s swarm and spells are reflections of the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
. The swarm uses the gremishka’s initiative.
Swarm of Gremishkas
Medium Swarm of Tiny Monstrosities
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 24 (7d6)
Speed 25 ft.
STR
12 (+1)
DEX
14 (+2
spontaneously created swarms can rapidly turn a single annoying gremishka into a chittering, magic-reflecting wave of teeth and claws. Gremishka
Tiny Monstrosity
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 10 (4d4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
individual members devour one another until only the strongest hatchlings are left alive to grow to maturity. Sahuagin Hatchling Swarm
Large swarm of Tiny beasts, chaotic evil
Armor Class 14
Hit
Sahuagin Hatchling Swarm Roiling through the waters in The Final Enemy, these swarms of sahuagin hatchlings are dangerous to any creatures they encounter. Other sahuagin avoid the swarms, while the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
Burdett
Cranium Rat Squeaker Swarm Medium Swarm of Tiny Aberrations, Typically Neutral
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 76 (17d8)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
9 (−1)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
10 (+0)
INT
15
and the accumulated memories of its constituents.
Cranium Rat Squeaker Tiny Aberration, Unaligned
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 2 (1d4)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
2 (−4)
DEX
14 (+2)
CON
10 (+0
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Morte’s Planar Parade
, highly protective owners. Sunfly Tiny Celestial, Typically Chaotic Good
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 2 (1d4)
Speed 10 ft., fly 40 ft.
STR
4 (−3)
DEX
17 (+3)
CON
10 (+0)
INT
4 (−3
sunfly sheds bright light in a 5-foot radius and dim light for an additional 5 feet, or it uses a bonus action to extinguish the light.
Brian Valeza
Swarm of Sunflies Medium Swarm of Tiny
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
, gibberlings share a strong aversion to fire. On the Material Plane, gibberlings tend to dwell in dense forests or the Underdark. Gibberling Small Fiend (Demon), Typically Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 12
Hit
concentration on spells and similar effects.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1) piercing damage.
Swarm of Gibberlings Large Swarm of Small
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
.
Swarm of Campestris Medium Swarm of Tiny Plants, Unaligned
Armor Class 12 (natural armor)
Hit Points 27 (6d8)
Speed 5 ft.
STR
3 (–4)
DEX
7 (–2)
CON
10 (+0)
INT
, because it makes the campestris taste salty and thus unpleasant to most creatures, though bullywugs consider them a delicacy. Campestri Tiny Plant, Unaligned
Armor Class 12 (natural armor)
Hit Points 2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
inside a body. Magic that neutralizes poison can also stop them before they kill their host. Swarm of Rot Grubs
Medium Swarm of Tiny Beasts, Unaligned
Armor Class 8
Hit Points 22 (5d8)
Speed 5
Swarm of Rot Grubs Rot grubs are finger-sized maggots that eat living and dead creatures, although they can survive on vegetation. They infest corpses and piles of decaying matter and attack anyone
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hold Back The Dead
Decrepit Mangonel Large Object Armor Class: 12 Hit Points: 30
Sack of Hands (Requires Load and Aim). A launched sack of writhing hands lands in a space 30 to 100 feet away from the mangonel. A
Swarm of Crawling Claws appears where the sack lands.
Loading a Decrepit Mangonel requires two Utilize actions, and aiming it requires one Utilize action. Then a creature can take the Sack of Hands action.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
. Burning a body kills any rot grubs infesting it. Swarm of Rot Grubs
Medium swarm of Tiny beasts, unaligned
Armor Class 8
Hit Points 22 (5d8)
Speed 5 ft., climb 5 ft.
STR
2 (-4)
DEX
Swarm of Rot Grubs Rot grubs are finger-sized maggots that eat living or dead flesh, although they can subsist on plant matter. They infest corpses and piles of decaying matter and attack living
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monstrous Compendium Volume Four
Totentanz luring the townsfolk of Edgewall into the sewer king’s subterranean domain to become food for his rat minions.
Sewer King Medium Fiend, Typically Lawful Evil
Armor Class 13 (natural
. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or have the poisoned condition until the start of the sewer king’s next turn.
Summon Swarm (1/Day). The sewer king
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
Monsters O - S Ooze-Folk
Medium ooze, unaligned
Armor Class 10 (natural armor)
Hit Points 19 (2d8 + 10)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
14(+2)
DEX
3(−4)
CON
20(+5)
INT
1(−5
fiend (demon, shapechanger), chaotic evil
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 7 (3d4)
Speed 40 ft.
STR
5(−3)
DEX
17(+3)
CON
10(+0)
INT
7(−2)
WIS
10(+0)
CHA
10
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
swarm of quippers appear later in this appendix. Quipper
Tiny beast, unaligned
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 1 (1d4 − 1)
Speed 0 ft., swim 40 ft.
STR
2 (−4)
DEX
16 (+3)
CON
9
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Thieves’ Gallery
designs now begin to take shape. Sofina Medium Humanoid (Wizard), Neutral Evil
Armor Class 14 (magic robe; 17 with mage armor)
Hit Points 161 (19d8 + 76)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
12 (+1)
DEX
tentacles, finger of death, time stop
Swarm of Meteors (1/Day). Sofina magically calls down a meteor swarm that detonates in four 40-foot-radius spheres, each one centered on a point she can see within
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse
to kill that foe. Kobold Inventor
Small Humanoid, Any Alignment
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 13 (3d6 + 3)
Speed 30 ft.
STR
7 (−2)
DEX
15 (+2)
CON
12 (+1)
INT
14
-foot-square space within 20 feet of it. A swarm of insects (centipedes; see the Monster Manual) with 11 hit points emerges from the basket and rolls initiative. At the end of each of the swarm’s turns
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
, horrors are simply one more weapon in an arsenal of terrifying and shock-inspiring creatures that might appear on stage. For the Golgari Swarm, horrors scavenge the sewers and protect the guild’s
territory. House Dimir uses all three base kinds of horrors. The Cult of Rakdos prefers shadow horrors, and the Golgari Swarm uses skittering horrors. Flying Horror
Medium aberration, neutral evil