“Adamantine Skeleton” is an acquired template that can be added to any skeleton.
CREATING AN ADAMANTINE SKELETON
An adamantine skeleton can be created through the use of an animate dead spell, just like a regular skeleton. In addition to the normal components of the animate dead spell, however, the creation of an adamantine skeleton requires adamantine as a material component. The amount of adamantine depends on the size of the creature being transformed.
| Creature Size | Adamantine Cost |
|---|---|
| Tiny or smaller | 250 gp |
| Small | 500 gp |
| Medium | 1,000 gp |
| Large | 2,000 gp |
| Huge | 4,000 gp |
| Gargantuan | 8,000 gp |
| Colossal | 16,000 gp |
Attacks: The ultrahard metal of the adamantine skeleton’s claws give them the natural ability to bypass hardness when sundering weapons or attacking objects, ignoring hardness less than 20. They also gain a +1 enhancement bonus on their attack rolls.
Special Qualities: Adamantine skeletons gain the following special qualities:
Damage Reduction (Ex): An adamantine skeleton has damage reduction 5/–.
Challenge Rating: Increased by +1.
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