Monsters / Drider
Drider
CR 7 - 3,200 XP - CE Large Aberration
Stat block
AC20 (touch 12, flat-footed 17)HP76 (9d8+36)SavesFort +7, Ref +5, Will +9Meleemwk heavy mace +9/+4 (1d8+3), bite +3 (1d4+1 plus poison)Rangedmwk composite longbow +8/+3 (1d8+2/x3)Speed30 ft., climb 20 ft.AbilitiesStr 15, Dex 15, Con 18, Int 15, Wis 16, Cha 16BAB / CMB / CMD+6 / +9 / 21Sensesdarkvision 120 ft., detect good, detect law, detect magic; Perception +15Environmentany underground
immune sleepSR 18
Combat brain - every behavior cites its line (3 rules)
Built only from this entry: stat-block special attacks, the printed Int score, the creature type, its feats and senses, and the behavioral prose of its own description. Nothing invented - an uncited behavior is a test failure.
web-snare (from special_attacks)
special attacks: web - entangle from range before closing
special attacks: web - entangle from range before closing
night-hunter (from senses)
senses: darkvision 120 ft., detect good, detect law, detect magic; Perception +15 - hunts where prey is blind
senses: darkvision 120 ft., detect good, detect law, detect magic; Perception +15 - hunts where prey is blind
targets-weakest (from alignment)
alignment CE, Int 15 - picks off the wounded and the unarmored first
alignment CE, Int 15 - picks off the wounded and the unarmored first
On-hit riders and breath
webDC 18 Reflex
From the entry
The save DC is Constitution-based. Bite:
A drider casts spells as a 6th-level cleric, sorcerer, or wizard, but does not gain any other class abilities.
Although a drider is Large, its upper torso is the same size as that of a Medium humanoid's upper torso. As a result, it wields weapons as if it were one size category smaller than its actual size (Medium for most driders).
Created from the body of a drow, warped and mutated through special poisons and elixirs to take on the characteristics of a giant spider, the drider is a dangerous creature.
Driders are sexually dimorphic. A female drider's lower spider body is sleek and graceful, often similar to a black widow's body, while its upper drow torso retains its alluring curves and beautiful face (with the exception of sharp, poisonous fangs). A male drider's lower body is bulky like a tarantula, while its upper body is wiry and bears a ...