Hunting Spider
Level 1Attacks
Abilities
The hunting spider has imprecise tremorsense to detect the vibrations of creatures touching its web.
Requirements Initiative has not yet been rolled.
Trigger A creature touches the hunting spider's web while the spider is on it.
Effect The hunting spider automatically notices the creature and Strides, Climbs, or Descends on a Web before it rolls initiative.
The hunting spider moves straight down up to 40 feet, suspended by a web line. It can hang from the web or drop off. The distance it Descends on a Web doesn't count for falling damage.
A creature that successfully Strikes the web (AC 20, Hardness 3, 5 HP) severs it, causing the spider to fall.
Saving Throw DC 16 fortitude
Maximum Duration 6 rounds
Stage 1 1d4 poison damage and Off-Guard (1 round)
Stage 2 1d6 poison damage, Clumsy 1, and off-guard (1 round)
Stage 3 1d6 poison damage, Clumsy 2, and off-guard (1 round)
A creature hit by the hunting spider's web Strike is Immobilized and stuck to the nearest surface until it .
Hunting spiders are the most common type of giant spider, though not the largest.
Few everyday vermin inspire as much dread as the infamous spider.