Cleon
Legend
Oh, and I Updated the Working Draft to Challenge Rating 3.
Converting monsters from Dragon magazine
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Cleon
Legend
Shade
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The spinnerets and claws of this monstrous spider are in continuous motion, as it weaves its webbing into the ship's rigging.
A rigger spider is specially bred to maintain and repair a Xan Kraban windship’s rigging. Most windships are gifted with but a single rigger spider. As a result, all other Xakhun spiders are raised with an inbred respect for the spider rigger and never conceive of attacking one, even if the spider rigger strikes first.
A rigger spider is specially bred to maintain and repair a Xan Kraban windship’s rigging. Most windships are gifted with but a single rigger spider. As a result, all other Xakhun spiders are raised with an inbred respect for the spider rigger and never conceive of attacking one, even if the spider rigger strikes first.
Cleon
Legend
That seems a bit too specific - who knows what the spider will be doing when encountered? How about.
A great orb spider, larger than a human, with the globular body, large spinnerets, and long, precise legs of a web-spinner. Its many eyes gleam with a curious attentiveness — or is it intelligence?
I'd prefer "maintain and operate". They don't just fix the sails and ropes, they help steer the windship. Indeed, I think we should mention that.
How's this expansion:
A rigger spider is specially bred to maintain and operate a Xan Kraban windship’s rigging. The rigger spider is second only to the captain in importance, and is closely guarded. It helps the drow crew by adjusting sails and yardarms, or spins silk webbing to repair damaged sheets and lines. Most windships are gifted with but a single rigger spider. All other Xakhun spiders are raised with an inbred respect for the rigger spider and never conceive of attacking one, even if the rigger spider strikes first.
Cleon
Legend
Updating the Working Draft.
I also corrected the error nobody noticed - it was still Medium Sized like the Drop Spider.
I also corrected the error nobody noticed - it was still Medium Sized like the Drop Spider.
Shade
Monster Junkie
Transferred to Homebrews.
Here's the last one...
Leaping Sword Spider (Sword, variant)
CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Any non-arctic
FREQUENCY: Rare
ORGANIZATION: Platoon (pack)
ACTIVITY CYCLE: Any
DIET: Carnivore
INTELLIGENCE: Low (5-7)
TREASURE: Nil
ALIGNMENT: Chaotic evil
NO. APPEARING: 2-5
ARMOR CLASS: 3
MOVEMENT: 6, Wb 9
HIT DICE: 3+3
THAC0: 17
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1 + special
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 2-8 (bite) plus 1-10 per leg
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Leap, webs
SPECIAL DEFENSES: See below
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Nil
SIZE: M (5’ diameter)
MORALE: Elite (14)
XP VALUE: 1,400
These are smaller versions of the sword spider (see the MONSTROUS MANUAL™ tome, page 326). The Xakhun breed them smaller to fit aboard the confined Xakhun windships. Each spider can leap as far as 60 feet horizontally, impaling its prey with up to eight legs. Only one attack roll is made for the creature. If the attack is successful, the victim is struck by a number of legs based on its size: size S, three legs; size M, four legs, size L, five legs; size H, six legs; size G, all eight legs. Each leg inflicts 1-10 hp damage.
All upward attacks against the leaping sword spider receive a -4 penalty to the attack roll due to the impaling blades that protect the spider. The leaping spider’s bite is not poisonous, but it can bite its victim in the same round it jabs with its sword-like legs.
Of all the Xakhun spiders, leaping sword spiders are the most difficult to train. If not treated well by their handlers, they are known to vent their irritation upon the crew and, sometimes, upon the ship itself. Unless the spidermaiden can regain control with a successful spider handling proficiency check, the untenable spiders must be destroyed.
Although sword spiders are ill-tempered and pose an obvious threat to the delicate Xakhun windships, they are inordinately stealthy, always moving carefully about deck without slashing the ship’s rigging. In the rare event a leaping spider goes berserk, the spider rigger is usually quick to put it down before any serious damage is done.
Here's the last one...
Leaping Sword Spider (Sword, variant)
CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Any non-arctic
FREQUENCY: Rare
ORGANIZATION: Platoon (pack)
ACTIVITY CYCLE: Any
DIET: Carnivore
INTELLIGENCE: Low (5-7)
TREASURE: Nil
ALIGNMENT: Chaotic evil
NO. APPEARING: 2-5
ARMOR CLASS: 3
MOVEMENT: 6, Wb 9
HIT DICE: 3+3
THAC0: 17
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1 + special
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 2-8 (bite) plus 1-10 per leg
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Leap, webs
SPECIAL DEFENSES: See below
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Nil
SIZE: M (5’ diameter)
MORALE: Elite (14)
XP VALUE: 1,400
These are smaller versions of the sword spider (see the MONSTROUS MANUAL™ tome, page 326). The Xakhun breed them smaller to fit aboard the confined Xakhun windships. Each spider can leap as far as 60 feet horizontally, impaling its prey with up to eight legs. Only one attack roll is made for the creature. If the attack is successful, the victim is struck by a number of legs based on its size: size S, three legs; size M, four legs, size L, five legs; size H, six legs; size G, all eight legs. Each leg inflicts 1-10 hp damage.
All upward attacks against the leaping sword spider receive a -4 penalty to the attack roll due to the impaling blades that protect the spider. The leaping spider’s bite is not poisonous, but it can bite its victim in the same round it jabs with its sword-like legs.
Of all the Xakhun spiders, leaping sword spiders are the most difficult to train. If not treated well by their handlers, they are known to vent their irritation upon the crew and, sometimes, upon the ship itself. Unless the spidermaiden can regain control with a successful spider handling proficiency check, the untenable spiders must be destroyed.
Although sword spiders are ill-tempered and pose an obvious threat to the delicate Xakhun windships, they are inordinately stealthy, always moving carefully about deck without slashing the ship’s rigging. In the rare event a leaping spider goes berserk, the spider rigger is usually quick to put it down before any serious damage is done.
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