Cackling Skeleton
Medium Undead · Neutral Evil · CR 1/2
- Undead
- Medium
- Tier 1
- Evil
Cackling Skeleton is a medium undead of neutral evil alignment, CR 1/2. Found in any. Sourced from Tome of Beasts 2.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 1/2
- Type
- Undead
- Size
- Medium
- Alignment
- Neutral Evil
- Speed
- 30
- Habitats
- Any
- Sources
- Tome of Beasts 2
Ecology
Cackling Skeleton is a creature that has crossed the threshold of death; its continued presence is itself a violation of natural law. It is most often found in any regions. It is medium-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Cackling Skeleton is haunted by what it was in life; its goals echo old grievances or the will of the necromancer who raised it. Its Neutral Evil alignment shapes how it engages with the world — predictable in tendency, even when unpredictable in detail. It is intelligent enough to plan, scheme, or remember.
Origin
Cackling Skeleton is introduced in Kobold Press's Tome of Beasts 2 (2020). Undead are the wounds the Negative Plane leaves on the mortal world — every undead has a death story behind it. Within a campaign, its existence anchors a region with the kind of weight only an old, named species carries.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Cackling Skeleton
- What is the challenge rating of Cackling Skeleton?
- Cackling Skeleton has a challenge rating of 1/2. It works against low-level groups.
- What type of creature is Cackling Skeleton?
- Cackling Skeleton is classified as a undead in D&D 5e, medium size, neutral evil alignment.
- Where does Cackling Skeleton live?
- Cackling Skeleton is tagged for any habitat, leaving placement to the DM's needs.