Viper Swarm?

[RangerWickett]

Can someone point me toward stats for a swarm of tiny vipers? Or preferably post them here?

Thanks in advance.

 

[demiurge1138]

They're on page 172 of the Fiend Folio. Except they're Diminutive vipers. It's still a viper swarm, though. CR 3.

Demiurge out.

 

[RangerWickett]

As a man who doesn't have the Fiend Folio, and who just needs some rough guidelines, could you perhaps give me some of the basics? Is it just like a centipede swarm, just with slightly different poison?

I've never statted a swarm before, so I don't really know how to swing it.

 

[demiurge1138]

Three simple steps for converting the Centipede swarm to a reasonable facsimile of the Viper swarm

Step 1: Switches- increase the Con from 8-12. Remember to adjust save DCs and Fort save in addition to hit points. Change venom damage from 1d4 Dex to 1d4 Con. Give it a good Reflex save, because it's now an animal.

Step 2: Removals- take out darkvision, tremorsense and vermin traits.

Step 3: Additions- add Intelligence 1, and skills and feats to go with it (hint: swarms don't need Weapon Finesse, which the centipede swarm for some reason has)

You might consider raising the CR of the swarm by 1, because of the additional hit points. It's up to you.

Note: This is not the Fiend Folio's viper swarm. It has more Hit Dice, for one thing. I actually prefer this little palette swap.

Demiurge out.

 

[demiurge1138]

Gah! Doublepost! Evil!

 

[BOZ]

*whacks the double post*