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[[Category:Epic Path]][[Category:Pattern]]

'Caustic Skeleton' is an inherited Pattern that can be added to any Skeleton, hereafter referred to as the base creature.

A Caustic Skeleton uses all of the base creature's statistics and abilities except as noted below.

== CR ==
Same as base creature +1.

== Size and Type ==
The creature's Size and Type do not change.

== Initiative Modifier ==
The creature's initiative modifier increases by half the amount that its CR increases, round up.

== Senses ==
No changes.

== Armor Class ==
Caustic Skeletons gain +2 AC.  This is granted by adding to the base creatures natural armor bonus.

== Hit Dice ==
No changes.

== Defensive Ability ==
A Caustic Skeleton gains the following abilities, which may be added to their Bestiary entry:

'''Aura:''' Once per round, when it makes any attack action, a Caustic Skeleton emits a fine spray of corrosive marrow from its bile-soaked bones.  This is an acidic damage aura that effects all enemy creatures within CR/10 (round down, minimum 1) of the Caustic Skeleton's space. This damage aura inflicts 1d4 per adjusted CR of acid damage.  Affected characters may roll a [[Save DC| CR appropriate Fort save]] for half damage.

'''SR:''' - Same as Base Creature

'''Special Defenses:''' The Caustic Skeleton is immune to Acid damage.

== Speed ==
A Caustic Skeleton's base speed improves by ten feet in all movement categories it has.

== Melee Attacks ==
A Caustic Skeleton retains all the base creature's attacks, and its weapon and armor proficiencies. These attacks retain the same primary or secondary status they had for the base creature.  Beginning at CR9, the Caustic Skeleton adds 1d6 of acid damage to all its melee attacks.

== Space and Reach ==
No Changes.

== Offensive Ability ==
Aside from the changes above and below, no offensive abilities. 

== Ability Scores ==
No changes.

== Maneuver Offense and Maneuver Defense ==
No changes.

== Feats ==
No changes.

== Skills ==
No changes.