Vermin Lord and Hivemind

[Tar-Edhel]

My players will soon face a drider cleric 7/Vermin Lord 10. I was thinking about getting the drider covered in a swarm of spiders, let's say 1000 normal-sized poisonous spiders.

I have problems with the hivemind ability. How do you deal with it, especially when a Vermin Lord is in the midst? I understand the mechanics for dealing with its spell-casting abilities but...

Is the vermin lord sharing his own spells with the rest of the hive?

BOVD states how it affects each individual and then recommend playing it as a single creature... how many attacks does it get?

Can I target a hivemind? What's its saves?

Once the hivemind forms, do all individuals need to remain in the 10 feet range?

In short... help!

 

[Tar-Edhel]

*bump*

Let's give it a try one last time...

 

[Jay Lofstead]

You might want to try the BovD questions on Monte Cooks board. He answered probably 100 questions and they are archived.

 

[Tar-Edhel]

Thanks for the tip!