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Portrait of the Skeleton Champion
Creature · Built-in

Skeleton Champion

Medium Undead, lawful evil

  • Medium difficulty
  • CR 3
  • Melee
  • Tank

The bones of a fallen captain in blackened plate, its sword still notched from its last battle.

Statistics

Armor Class
17 (old plate)
Hit Points
60 (8d8 + 24)
Speed
Walk 30 ft
Challenge
CR 3 · 700 XP
Size
Medium — Takes one map cell: most people and wolves.
Saving throws
WIS +2
Senses
Darkvision 60 ft
Languages
Understands the languages it knew in life
STR17+3
DEX12+1
CON16+3
INT8−1
WIS10+0
CHA8−1

Attacks

Multiattack

Greatsword × 2

Greatsword Melee

+5 to hit · Reach 5 ft (1 map cell)

Damage: 2d6 + 3 slashing

Abilities

Rally the Fallen At will

GM guidance: lesser skeletons that can see it hold their ground and do not flee.

Defenses

Immunities
Poison
Vulnerabilities
Bludgeoning

Environment & tags

Environments
Dungeon, Ruins, Underground, Graveyard
Groups
Undead, Cave / Underground
Tags
undead, dungeon

Loot

Carries

Possible loot