Swarm Traits

[neth123]

Hi again,

In the MM it says that swarms are immune to weapon damage, but it doesn't mention anything about spells that target single creatures.

In complete arcane under Dark Discorporation- Swarm Traits, it does state it though, along with a few other things like the swarm taking 50% more damage from area attacks and such. Does that apply to all swarms or just the Warlock with Dark Discorporation?

 

[Ahnehnois]

All swarms take +50% damage from area spells, can be dispersed by wind, and are immune to single-target spells and effects (although the swarm traits are a mess and different books have several different iterations of them).
Swarm Traits

 

[frankthedm]

Hi again,

In the MM it says that swarms are immune to weapon damage, but it doesn't mention anything about spells that target single creatures.

In complete arcane under Dark Discorporation- Swarm Traits, it does state it though, along with a few other things like the swarm taking 50% more damage from area attacks and such. Does that apply to all swarms or just the Warlock with Dark Discorporation?

What size of creatures does Dark Discorp. break the warlock into?


Traits

A swarm has no clear front or back and no discernable anatomy, so it is not subject to critical hits or flanking. A swarm made up of Tiny creatures takes half damage from slashing and piercing weapons. A swarm composed of Fine or Diminutive creatures is immune to all weapon damage. Reducing a swarm to 0 hit points or lower causes it to break up, though damage taken until that point does not degrade its ability to attack or resist attack. Swarms are never staggered or reduced to a dying state by damage. Also, they cannot be tripped, grappled, or bull rushed, and they cannot grapple an opponent.



A swarm is immune to any spell or effect that targets a specific number of creatures (including single-target spells such as disintegrate), with the exception of mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, phantasms, patterns, and morale effects) if the swarm has an Intelligence score and a hive mind. A swarm takes half again as much damage (+50%) from spells or effects that affect an area, such as splash weapons and many evocation spells.

 

[neth123]

Thanks all!

@frankthedm - which source did you pull that from? Or is it an amalgam of a bunch of sources?

 

[freyar]

That's from the SRD, which Ahnehnois linked above. The sme text should be in the MM.