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Skeleton, Burning

The pile of bones suddenly stirs, rising up to take on a human shape and bursts into red-orange flame. Its long, bony fingers reach out to claw at the living, burning with an unending fire.

Burning Skeleton CR 1/2

XP 200
NE Medium undead
Init +6; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +0
Aura fiery aura (1d6)

DEFENSE

AC 16, touch 12, flat-footed 14 (+2 armor, +2 Dex, +2 natural)
hp 5 (1d8+1)
Fort +1, Ref +2, Will +2
DR 5/bludgeoning; Immune fire, undead traits
Vulnerability cold

OFFENSE

Speed 30 ft.
Melee broken scimitar +0 (1d6 plus 1d6 fire), claw –3 (1d4+1 plus 1d6 fire) or 2 claws +2 (1d4+2 plus 1d6 fire)

STATISTICS

Str 15, Dex 14, Con —, Int —, Wis 10, Cha 12
Base Atk +0; CMB +2; CMD 14
Feats Improved InitiativeB
Gear broken chain shirt, broken scimitar
SQ fiery death (DC 11)

SPECIAL ABILITIES

Fiery Aura (Ex)

Creatures adjacent to a burning skeleton take 1d6 points of fire damage at the start of their turn. Anyone striking a burning skeleton with an unarmed strike or natural attack takes 1d6 points of fire damage.

Fiery Death (Su)

A burning skeleton explodes into a burst of flame when it dies. Anyone adjacent to the skeleton when it is destroyed takes 1d6 points of fire damage. A Reflex save (DC 11) halves this damage.

ECOLOGY
Environment any
Organization any
Treasure none

Skeletons are the animated bones of the dead, brought to unlife through foul magic. While most skeletons are mindless automatons, they still possess an evil cunning imparted to them by their animating force—a cunning that allows them to wield weapons and wear armor.