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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 5818494" data-attributes="member: 57383">Leaping Sword Spider Working DraftSpider, Xakhun, Leaping Sword SpiderMedium Magical Beast Hit Dice: 3d10+3 (19 hp) Initiative: +1 Speed: 20 ft. (4 squares), climb 20 ft. Armor Class: 17 (+1 Dex, +6 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 16 Base Attack/Grapple: +3/+5 Attack: Leg +6 melee (1d4+2) or bite +5 melee (1d6+1) Full Attack: 8 legs +6 melee (1d4+2) and bite +3 melee (1d6+1) Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft. Special Attacks: Impalement Special Qualities: Darkvision 60 ft., web Saves: Fort +4, Ref +4, Will +2 Abilities: Str 14, Dex 12, Con 12, Int 6, Wis 13, Cha 7 Skills: Balance +3, Climb +10, Hide +10, Move Silently +5, Jump +8, Spot +13, Tumble +6 Feats: Multiattack, Weapon Focus (leg) Environment: Warm forest and underground Organization: Solitary or platoon (2-5 in drow pens) Challenge Rating: 3 Treasure: None Alignment: Always chaotic evil Advancement: 3-4 HD (Medium); 5-9 HD (Large) Level Adjustment: —  This tower shield-sized spider has a sleek, hairy black body, striped  with dark brown fur. Its legs end in bladelike chitinous plates. The Xakhun breeding programs have modified the subterranean sword spider  into a smaller, nonvenomous variety capable of incredible leaps. Leaping sword spiders are ill-tempered and difficult to train.   Occasionally, one goes berserk, attacking both crew and vessel.  When  situations like this arise, it is generally left to the rigging spider  to regain control, by slaying the offending sword spider. The Xakhun drow sail the skies in windships in groups known as Xan  Krabans. Lolth created the various Xakhun spiders to bolster the  fighting capability of the Xan Krabans, although some can be found in  traditional subterranean drow cities, serving priestesses of the Spider  Queen. Xakhun spiders normally hide in the crew compartment of the  windship until called upon to attack nearby ships and enemies. Leaping sword spiders and the Xakhun's drop spiders instinctively attack each  other, so they are never kept in the same ship or building. A typical leaping sword spider has a body 6 feet long and weighs about 300 pounds. COMBAT  Leaping sword spiders are cunning creatures who ambush opponents  whenever possible, usually dropping from above to inflict the most  damage with their sword-like  legs.  Even without the advantage of  surprise, they viciously leap into melee, focusing their fury upon one  opponent at a time. Impalement (Ex): Against formidable prey, a leaping sword spider jumps high into  the air to land atop an opponent, with all eight legs together in a  tight mesh of blades. It makes only a single attack roll (+6 melee), but  if that attack is successful, the opponent takes damage from three leg  blades if size Tiny or smaller, four blades if Small, five blades if Medium, six if Large, and all eight if Huge or larger. If the spider  descends more than 20 feet to make this attack, it adds +1 point of  damage to each leg.Web (Ex): Leaping sword spiders often wait in  their ship's rigging or in trees, then lower themselves silently on silk  strands and leap onto prey passing beneath. A single strand is strong  enough to support the spider and one creature of the same size. Skills: Leaping sword spiders have racial bonuses of +4 on Move Silently checks, +8 on Climb and Hide checks, +10 on Jump checks, and +12 on Spot checks. A leaping sword spider can always choose to take  10 on Climb checks, even if rushed or threatened.</blockquote>

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