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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shade" data-source="post: 5815252" data-attributes="member: 287">Transferred to <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/5815246-post247.html" target="_blank">Homebrews</a>.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 evilNO. APPEARING: 2-5ARMOR CLASS: 3MOVEMENT: 6, Wb 9HIT DICE: 3+3THAC0: 17NO. OF ATTACKS: 1 + specialDAMAGE/ATTACK: 2-8 (bite) plus 1-10 per legSPECIAL ATTACKS: Leap, websSPECIAL DEFENSES: See belowMAGIC RESISTANCE: NilSIZE: M (5’ diameter)MORALE: Elite (14) XP VALUE: 1,400These 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.</blockquote>

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