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Swarm of insects (spiders) -- How do you run this monster?
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<blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 7896307" data-attributes="member: 20323"><p>Think of the swarm as being a central malign intelligence. Individual spiders may crawl up a PC's legs and bite them, but the mass of the swarm is still on the ground at their feet or on the wall by them. It's driving off the heart of the swarm that's important, not a few stray spiders. When the swarm moves (or the PC moves), describe how it's easy for the PC whose space was once occupied by the swarm to shake off any lingering spiders.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Not really. It's at the higher end, yeah, but several CR 1/2 monsters (e.g. Shadow and Jackalwere) have resistance to B/P/S damage, and if taken into account as doubling HP would place the Shadow at 32 HP and Jackalwere at 36 HP.</p><p></p><p>Proper response by a non-spellcasting character when dealing with a hostile swarm is not to draw your swords. Instead, it should be to get out the torches and lamp oil. Or burn some insect repellent. Or trigger a smushing block trap to drop on it. Or lead it into another monster in the dungeon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quickleaf, post: 7896307, member: 20323"] Think of the swarm as being a central malign intelligence. Individual spiders may crawl up a PC's legs and bite them, but the mass of the swarm is still on the ground at their feet or on the wall by them. It's driving off the heart of the swarm that's important, not a few stray spiders. When the swarm moves (or the PC moves), describe how it's easy for the PC whose space was once occupied by the swarm to shake off any lingering spiders. Not really. It's at the higher end, yeah, but several CR 1/2 monsters (e.g. Shadow and Jackalwere) have resistance to B/P/S damage, and if taken into account as doubling HP would place the Shadow at 32 HP and Jackalwere at 36 HP. Proper response by a non-spellcasting character when dealing with a hostile swarm is not to draw your swords. Instead, it should be to get out the torches and lamp oil. Or burn some insect repellent. Or trigger a smushing block trap to drop on it. Or lead it into another monster in the dungeon. [/QUOTE]
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