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Level 22 encounter: Giant Dust Spider & Dust Spider Swarm
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<blockquote data-quote="Mesh Hong" data-source="post: 5132951" data-attributes="member: 73463"><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Here is another Epic level encounter for 6 level 22 PCs from my campaign. This was 3 Giant Dust Spiders and 1 Dust Spider Swarm.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">This took place in a large dusty cavern with three rocky pillars (one spider hidden on each), with two exits one of which was blocked off with fallen rocks. The spiders were hidden and tried to gain surprise on the PCs (waiting until the PCs were in a good ambush spot), while the Spider Swarm entered in round two, pouring through the gaps between the rocks like a living waterfall.</span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Giant Dust Spider</span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> Level 22 Elite Skirmisher</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Large Natural Beast XP 8,300</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Initiative</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> +23 <strong>Senses</strong> Perception +23, darkvision</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">HP</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> 416; Bloodied 208; <strong>see Bloodied Withdrawal</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">AC</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> 36; <strong>Fortitude</strong> 34, <strong>Reflex</strong> 37, <strong>Will</strong> 34</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Vulnerable</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> 10 cold</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Saving</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> <strong>Throws</strong> +2</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Speed</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> 7, climb 6 (spiderclimb)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Action Points</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> 1</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white"><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/bm.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bmelee:" title="Basic Melee :bmelee:" data-shortname=":bmelee:" /> <strong>Leg Slam</strong> (Standard; at-will)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Reach 2; attack +27 vs. AC; 2d6+4 damage; on hit secondary attack </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">against the same target; attack +25 vs. Reflex; on hit target is knocked </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">prone</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/m.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":melee:" title="Melee :melee:" data-shortname=":melee:" /> <strong>Bite</strong> (Standard; at-will) </span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">♦</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> poison</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Attack +27 vs. AC; 3d6+10 damage; on hit secondary attack +25 vs. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Fortitude; on hit target is slowed and takes 15 ongoing poison damage </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">(save ends both)</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/m.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":melee:" title="Melee :melee:" data-shortname=":melee:" /> <strong>Lethal Injection</strong> (Standard; recharge <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/6.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":6:" title="Six :6:" data-shortname=":6:" />) </span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">♦</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> poison, prone target only</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Prone target only, attack +25 vs. Reflex; on hit target is pulled into the </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Spiders square and takes a secondary attack +27 vs. Fortitude; 4d12+7 </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">poison damage; on hit target is restrained and takes 15 ongoing poison </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">damage (save ends both), aftereffect target takes 10 ongoing poison </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">damage (save ends)</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white"><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/m.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":melee:" title="Melee :melee:" data-shortname=":melee:" /> <strong>Deadly Jump</strong> (Standard; recharge <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/5.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":5:" title="Five :5:" data-shortname=":5:" /><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/6.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":6:" title="Six :6:" data-shortname=":6:" />)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Dust Spider jumps (shifts) 5 squares and makes a Bite attack with a +1 </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">bonus to hit</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/c.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":close:" title="Close :close:" data-shortname=":close:" /> <strong>Choking Dust</strong> (Minor; recharge <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/5.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":5:" title="Five :5:" data-shortname=":5:" /><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/6.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":6:" title="Six :6:" data-shortname=":6:" />) </span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">♦</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> poison</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Burst 3; enemies only; attack +25 vs. Fortitude; on hit target takes a -2 </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">penalty to attack rolls and grants combat advantage to all enemies (save </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">ends both)</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Bloodied Withdrawal</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> (Immediate Reaction) </span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">♦</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> when first bloodied</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">When first bloodied Dust Spider jumps (shifts) 5 squares and its Lethal </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Injection power recharges</span></span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Threatening Reach</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Dust Spider has threatening reach (2) with its Leg Slam attack</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Alignment</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> Unaligned </span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Skills</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> Acrobatics +26, Athletics +21, Stealth +26</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Str</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> 20 (+16) <strong>Dex</strong> 30 (+21) <strong>Wis</strong> 24 (+18)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Con</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> 24 (+18) <strong>Int</strong> 10 (+11) <strong>Cha</strong> 14 (+13)</span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Dust Spider Swarm</span> </span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Level 22 Brute</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Gargantuan Natural Beast XP 4,150</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Initiative</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> +20 Senses <strong>Perception</strong> +10, darkvision</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Carpet of Spiders</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> aura 1; All none spider creatures adjacent to or sharing </span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">a square with the swarm take a Hundred Bites attack at the start of their </span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">turn; all non spider creatures sharing a square with the swarm take a -2 </span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">penalty to saving throws vs. ongoing poison damage</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">HP</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> 254; Bloodied 127</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">AC</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> 34; <strong>Fortitude</strong> 34, <strong>Reflex</strong> 36, <strong>Will</strong> 30</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Immune</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> see Swarm Characteristics; </span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Resist</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> half damage from melee and ranged attacks; </span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Vulnerable</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> 10 close and area attacks</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Speed</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> 5</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white"><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/bm.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bmelee:" title="Basic Melee :bmelee:" data-shortname=":bmelee:" /> <strong>Hundred Bites</strong> (Standard; at-will)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Attack +25 vs. AC; 2d6+8 damage; 3d6+8 damage against prone targets</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white"><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/c.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":close:" title="Close :close:" data-shortname=":close:" /> <strong>Crawling Doom</strong> (Standard; at-will)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Targets all non spider creatures sharing a square with the swarm; attack </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">+23 vs. Fortitude; 3d6+8 damage (4d6+8 damage against prone targets); </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">on hit secondary attack +21 vs. Fortitude; on hit target is knocked prone</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/c.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":close:" title="Close :close:" data-shortname=":close:" /> <strong>Dust Cloud</strong> (Standard; recharge <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/5.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":5:" title="Five :5:" data-shortname=":5:" /><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/6.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":6:" title="Six :6:" data-shortname=":6:" />) </span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">♦</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> poison</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Attacks all creatures sharing a square with the swarm; attack +23 vs. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Fortitude; 2d10+8 poison damage; on hit target is blinded and dazed (save </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">ends both)</span></span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Mega Swarm</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Dust Spider Swarm may move through and end its turn in other creatures </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">squares; the Swarm never provokes opportunity attacks and it may not </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">make opportunity attacks itself</span></span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Swarm Characteristics</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Dust Spider Swarm cannot be blinded, stunned, dazed, immobilised, </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">slowed, knocked prone, put to sleep or knocked unconscious</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Alignment</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> Unaligned </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white"><strong>Str</strong> 20 (+16) <strong>Dex</strong> 28 (+20) <strong>Wis</strong> 8 (+10)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white"><strong>Con</strong> 24 (+18) <strong>Int</strong> 6 (+9) <strong>Cha</strong> 3 (+7)</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">I thought this encounter worked pretty well. My PCs were able to keep the swarm at bay with area effect and pushing powers, they were also able to put down a zone of fire to shelter in that helped a lot. The spiders were able to skirmish around and move about which kept the encounter dynamic.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mesh Hong, post: 5132951, member: 73463"] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Here is another Epic level encounter for 6 level 22 PCs from my campaign. This was 3 Giant Dust Spiders and 1 Dust Spider Swarm.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]This took place in a large dusty cavern with three rocky pillars (one spider hidden on each), with two exits one of which was blocked off with fallen rocks. The spiders were hidden and tried to gain surprise on the PCs (waiting until the PCs were in a good ambush spot), while the Spider Swarm entered in round two, pouring through the gaps between the rocks like a living waterfall.[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=3]Giant Dust Spider[/SIZE][/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] Level 22 Elite Skirmisher[/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Large Natural Beast XP 8,300[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Initiative[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] +23 [B]Senses[/B] Perception +23, darkvision[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]HP[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] 416; Bloodied 208; [B]see Bloodied Withdrawal[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]AC[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] 36; [B]Fortitude[/B] 34, [B]Reflex[/B] 37, [B]Will[/B] 34[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Vulnerable[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] 10 cold[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Saving[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] [B]Throws[/B] +2[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Speed[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] 7, climb 6 (spiderclimb)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Action Points[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] 1[/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]:bmelee: [B]Leg Slam[/B] (Standard; at-will)[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Reach 2; attack +27 vs. AC; 2d6+4 damage; on hit secondary attack [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]against the same target; attack +25 vs. Reflex; on hit target is knocked [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]prone[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]:melee: [B]Bite[/B] (Standard; at-will) [/FONT][B][FONT=Times New Roman]♦[/FONT][/B][B][FONT=Verdana] poison[/FONT][/B][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Attack +27 vs. AC; 3d6+10 damage; on hit secondary attack +25 vs. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Fortitude; on hit target is slowed and takes 15 ongoing poison damage [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white](save ends both)[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]:melee: [B]Lethal Injection[/B] (Standard; recharge :6:) [/FONT][B][FONT=Times New Roman]♦[/FONT][/B][B][FONT=Verdana] poison, prone target only[/FONT][/B][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Prone target only, attack +25 vs. Reflex; on hit target is pulled into the [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Spiders square and takes a secondary attack +27 vs. Fortitude; 4d12+7 [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]poison damage; on hit target is restrained and takes 15 ongoing poison [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]damage (save ends both), aftereffect target takes 10 ongoing poison [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]damage (save ends)[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]:melee: [B]Deadly Jump[/B] (Standard; recharge :5::6:)[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Dust Spider jumps (shifts) 5 squares and makes a Bite attack with a +1 [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]bonus to hit[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]:close: [B]Choking Dust[/B] (Minor; recharge :5::6:) [/FONT][B][FONT=Times New Roman]♦[/FONT][/B][B][FONT=Verdana] poison[/FONT][/B][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Burst 3; enemies only; attack +25 vs. Fortitude; on hit target takes a -2 [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]penalty to attack rolls and grants combat advantage to all enemies (save [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]ends both)[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Bloodied Withdrawal[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] (Immediate Reaction) [/FONT][B][FONT=Times New Roman]♦[/FONT][/B][B][FONT=Verdana] when first bloodied[/FONT][/B][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]When first bloodied Dust Spider jumps (shifts) 5 squares and its Lethal [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Injection power recharges[/COLOR][/FONT] [B][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Threatening Reach[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Dust Spider has threatening reach (2) with its Leg Slam attack[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Alignment[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] Unaligned [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Skills[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] Acrobatics +26, Athletics +21, Stealth +26[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Str[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] 20 (+16) [B]Dex[/B] 30 (+21) [B]Wis[/B] 24 (+18)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Con[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] 24 (+18) [B]Int[/B] 10 (+11) [B]Cha[/B] 14 (+13)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=3]Dust Spider Swarm[/SIZE] [/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana]Level 22 Brute[/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Gargantuan Natural Beast XP 4,150[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Initiative[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] +20 Senses [B]Perception[/B] +10, darkvision[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Carpet of Spiders[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] aura 1; All none spider creatures adjacent to or sharing [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]a square with the swarm take a Hundred Bites attack at the start of their [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]turn; all non spider creatures sharing a square with the swarm take a -2 [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]penalty to saving throws vs. ongoing poison damage[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]HP[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] 254; Bloodied 127[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]AC[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] 34; [B]Fortitude[/B] 34, [B]Reflex[/B] 36, [B]Will[/B] 30[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Immune[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] see Swarm Characteristics; [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Resist[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] half damage from melee and ranged attacks; [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Vulnerable[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] 10 close and area attacks[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Speed[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] 5[/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]:bmelee: [B]Hundred Bites[/B] (Standard; at-will)[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Attack +25 vs. AC; 2d6+8 damage; 3d6+8 damage against prone targets[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]:close: [B]Crawling Doom[/B] (Standard; at-will)[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Targets all non spider creatures sharing a square with the swarm; attack [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]+23 vs. Fortitude; 3d6+8 damage (4d6+8 damage against prone targets); [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]on hit secondary attack +21 vs. Fortitude; on hit target is knocked prone[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]:close: [B]Dust Cloud[/B] (Standard; recharge :5::6:) [/FONT][B][FONT=Times New Roman]♦[/FONT][/B][B][FONT=Verdana] poison[/FONT][/B][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Attacks all creatures sharing a square with the swarm; attack +23 vs. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Fortitude; 2d10+8 poison damage; on hit target is blinded and dazed (save [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]ends both)[/COLOR][/FONT] [B][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Mega Swarm[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Dust Spider Swarm may move through and end its turn in other creatures [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]squares; the Swarm never provokes opportunity attacks and it may not [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]make opportunity attacks itself[/COLOR][/FONT] [B][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Swarm Characteristics[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Dust Spider Swarm cannot be blinded, stunned, dazed, immobilised, [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]slowed, knocked prone, put to sleep or knocked unconscious[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Alignment[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] Unaligned [/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white][B]Str[/B] 20 (+16) [B]Dex[/B] 28 (+20) [B]Wis[/B] 8 (+10)[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white][B]Con[/B] 24 (+18) [B]Int[/B] 6 (+9) [B]Cha[/B] 3 (+7)[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]I thought this encounter worked pretty well. My PCs were able to keep the swarm at bay with area effect and pushing powers, they were also able to put down a zone of fire to shelter in that helped a lot. The spiders were able to skirmish around and move about which kept the encounter dynamic.[/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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