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War Horse Skeleton

Large · Undead · CR 1/2 · Chaotic Evil

Source. Black Flag SRD

13 (barding scraps)

1/2

Ability Scores

Core attributes and their modifiers.

STR

DEX

CON

INT

-4

WIS

CHA

-3

Overview

Category Monsters

Size Large

Type Undead

Alignment Chaotic Evil

XP 100

Initiative Bonus +1

Movement

Walk 60 ft (18.3 m)

Swim 30 ft (9.1 m)

Climb 30 ft (9.1 m)

Crawl 30 ft (9.1 m)

Senses

Darkvision 60 ft (18.3 m)

Passive Perception 11

Saving Throws

Strength +4 Dexterity +1 Constitution +2 Intelligence -4 Wisdom +1 Charisma -3

Languages

Resistances & Immunities

Damage Immunities

Undead Resilience

Damage Resistances

piercing

Damage Vulnerabilities

bludgeoning

Traits

False Appearance

While the war horse skeleton remains motionless and prone, it is indistinguishable from an inanimate war horse skeleton.

Undead Nature

The skeleton doesn't require air, food, drink, or sleep.

Undead Resilience

The skeleton is immune to poison damage, to exhaustion, and to the poisoned condition.

Actions

Hooves

+6 to hit, reach 5 ft (1.5 m). Hit: 2d6+4 bludgeoning damage.

Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6+4) bludgeoning damage.

Bonus Actions

Counterattack

Recharge 6

When a creature the war horse skeleton can see hits it with a melee attack while within 5 feet of it, the skeleton can make one Hooves attack against the attacker.

About War Horse Skeleton

War Horse Skeleton is a large undead with a Challenge Rating of 1/2. It has a chaotic evil alignment.

In combat, this creature maintains an Armor Class of 13 and possesses 25 hit points (derived from None).

War Horse Skeleton has communication capabilities including -. This allows it to interact verbally with various creatures and characters.

GM Tips: Using War Horse Skeleton

2 tips available

When using War Horse Skeleton in your D&D 5e campaign, consider these tactical approaches:

Minion Strategy: Use as scouts or minions for larger threats
Group Tactics: Group 3-4 together to pose a moderate threat

Player Guide: Facing War Horse Skeleton

2 strategies available

When your party encounters this creature, keep these strategies in mind:

Easy Target: This creature is weak - focus on other threats
Group Threat: Multiple can be dangerous - use area attacks

Encounter Building Calculator

Standard Party Encounter (4-5 characters):

This creature is a medium encounter for a party of 4 characters of level 1.

Solo Encounter:

A single character of level 2 (up to level 20) can face this creature in a medium to hard encounter.

Experience Point Thresholds:

Medium: 75 XP
Hard: 112 XP
Deadly: 150 XP

Based on D&D 5e Dungeon Master's Guide encounter building guidelines. CR roughly equals party level for medium encounters.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the challenge rating of War Horse Skeleton?: War Horse Skeleton has a Challenge Rating of 1/2, making it appropriate for parties of level 0.5.
What type of creature is War Horse Skeleton?: War Horse Skeleton is a Large Undead, which affects how certain spells and abilities interact with it.
What languages does War Horse Skeleton speak?: War Horse Skeleton can communicate in -.