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[[File:Holbein Danse Macabre 15.jpg|thumb|right|From Holbein's ''Danse Macabre'', c. 1526 (public domain via Wikimedia Commons)]] | |||
== The Harpers' Read == | == The Harpers' Read == | ||
A skeleton is bone given motion by another's will — no mind of its own, only its raiser's orders. It is brittle: a '''crushing blow''' (a mace, a hammer, a falling rock) shatters it far better than a cut or a thrust. It feels no poison and no weariness. Bring blunt force, and where you can, deal with whatever raised it. | A skeleton is bone given motion by another's will — no mind of its own, only its raiser's orders. It is brittle: a '''crushing blow''' (a mace, a hammer, a falling rock) shatters it far better than a cut or a thrust. It feels no poison and no weariness. Bring blunt force, and where you can, deal with whatever raised it. | ||
Revision as of 02:34, 13 June 2026
| Harper Field Dossier | |
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| Combat reference | |
| Type | Undead — animated bone, mindless and obedient |
| Vulnerabilities | Crushing, bludgeoning blows |
| Resistances | None known |
| Immunities | Poison |
| Condition Immunities | Cannot be poisoned or worn down by exhaustion |
| Strong Saves | Nothing of note |
| Senses | Sees in the dark |
| Movement | Shambles to its orders |
| Notable Abilities | Mindless; obeys its raiser; falls apart under blunt force |
| Provenance | |
| Knowledge | Well-attested |
| First Encountered | Session 9 |
| Filed by | Agent Wren, of the Tellstone circle |
The Harpers' Read
A skeleton is bone given motion by another's will — no mind of its own, only its raiser's orders. It is brittle: a crushing blow (a mace, a hammer, a falling rock) shatters it far better than a cut or a thrust. It feels no poison and no weariness. Bring blunt force, and where you can, deal with whatever raised it.
Encounters of Record
Skeletal dead of the fallen dwarves in Wave Echo Cave (9), and again among temple guardians (35).