---
title: Skeleton
description: The skeleton creature for OSR gaming.
date_pub: 2026-09-08T00:48:46-04:00
section: bestiary
subsection: skeletons
short_code: b5kn
hd: 1
---

The undead, armed, animated, skeletal remains of a medium-sized humanoid, typically encountered in graveyards, crypts, and other places of death.

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|                 |                                                                       |
| --------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Hit Dice**    | 1 (4hp)                                                               |
| **Armor Class** | 12 (natural)                                                          |
| **Attacks**     | 1 (+0) @ 1d6 ([scimitar or other weapon](/rules/combat.html#weapons)) |
| **Movement**    | 20'                                                                   |
| **Save**        | 12 (1)                                                                |
| **Morale**      | 12                                                                    |
| **Alignment**   | Chaotic                                                               |

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