Werespiders?

[Archade]

Hi all,

I'm looking at creating lycanthropes that are werespiders and I have some questions.

1) Lycanthropy says animals only. I can't see anything broken about using vermin, am I missing something?

2) Giving a werespider scent seems dumb. Should I remove this? Should I give something else in its place?

3) Am I correct in a lycanthrope with 2 HD of vermin is CR +2, so a human werespider ftr 1 is CR 3?

Thanks!

 

[Gaiden]

You might check out some of the FR supplements. I am almost positive that there is some manner of arachnid hybrid out there (although potentially not exactly were-spiders).

 

[phindar]

The arachnae (sp?) in the MM are spider shapechangers, though not strictly Werespiders.

I'm not sure if the lack of spidery were's are related to a vermin's mindlessness or not. (Immunity to Mind-Affecting is pretty cool.) I remember in WW werespiders could turn into hybrid or swarm forms, is that the sort of thing you're going for?

 

[Tonguez]

There is a Vermin lycanthorpe (entomanothrope) template on the WoTC site which allows you to make a werespider (the examples given are Werewasp and werescorpion)


Wotc also has a drider template

of course there is the Aranea

 

[Hunter In Darkness]

they were around in the 2ed days i think i seen em for 3ed but cant recall were the realms sounds right however