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Swarm, Spider
CR
1.00
Vermin
N
Diminutive
HD 2
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.
Combat Stats
HP
9 (2d8)
AC
17, touch 17, flat-footed 14 (+3 Dex, +4 size)
Init
+3
Speed
20 ft., climb 20 ft.
Fort
+3
Ref
+3
Will
+0
BAB
+1
CMB
-
CMD
&mdash
- Melee
- swarm (1d6 plus poison and distraction)
- Space
- 10 ft.
- Reach
- 0 ft.
- Defensive Abilities
- swarm traits
- Racial Modifiers
- +4 Perception; uses Dexterity for Climb checks
Ability Scores
str
1
-5
dex
17
+3
con
10
+0
int
-
wis
10
+0
cha
2
-4
Special Attacks
distraction (DC 11)
Special Abilities
Universal Monster Rules
Distraction
(DC 11)
Ex
from Universal Monster Rule
A creature with this ability can nauseate the creatures that it damages. Any living creature that takes damage from a creature with the distraction ability is nauseated for 1 round; a Fortitude save (DC 10 + the 1/2 creature's HD + the creature's Con modifier) negates the effect.
Poison
(swarm)
Ex
from Universal Monster Rule
A creature with this ability can poison those it attacks. The effects of the poison, including its save, frequency, and cure, are included in the creature's description. The saving throw to resist a poison is usually a Fort save (DC 10 + 1/2 the poisoning creature's racial HD + the creature's Con modifier; the exact DC is given in the creature's descriptive text). Poisons can be removed through neutralize poison and similar effects.
Special Abilities
Swarm Traits
from text
Skills
Climb +11, Perception +4
Tags
OGL 1.0a Notice.
Pathfinder-derived Open Game Content on this page is used under the
Open Game License v1.0a and Section 15 notice.