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Swarm, Spider

CR 1.00 Vermin N Diminutive

An awful, scuttling mass of legs and mandibles scrambles forward out of the darkness.

Description

The sight of a carpet of swarming spiders is unsettling indeed—particularly when the swarm is made up of spiders each the size of a gold coin and possessing blade-like mandibles capable of lacerating flesh with sickening ease. A swarm of spiders is a colonial mass of arachnids that relies on overwhelming much larger prey with sheer numbers rather than catching smaller snacks. While spider swarms spin webs, these webs are incapable of catching larger prey and typically serve the swarm as a lair rather than a method of capturing dinner.

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Combat Stats

HP: 9 (2d8)
AC: 17, touch 17, flat-footed 14 (+3 Dex, +4 size)
Speed: 20 ft., climb 20 ft.
Init: +3
Melee: swarm (1d6 plus poison and distraction)
Space: 10 ft.
Reach: 0 ft.
BAB: +1
CMB: -
CMD: &mdash
Fort: +3
Ref: +3
Will: +0
Defensive Abilities: swarm traits
Racial Modifiers: +4 Perception; uses Dexterity for Climb checks

Special Attacks

distraction (DC 11)

Skills

Climb +11, Perception +4

Details

Type: Vermin
Alignment: N
Size: Diminutive
Environment: any
Organization: solitary, pair, tangle (3-6 swarms) or colony (11-20 swarms)
Treasure: none
Senses: darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 30 ft.; Perception +4
Source: Bestiary

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