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|description=A spellcaster who exerts control over the battlefield drawing power which originates from a grand web of power all its own.
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==Arachnomancer==
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{{quote|'''Dont be afraid of my ''little friends''. They're not all that poisonous, really!'''|}}
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! style="text-align: right; padding-left: 1.25em; padding-right: 0.125em; white-space: nowrap;" | Role:
| style="padding-left: 0.125em; padding-right: 0.625em;" | {{I}}Controller|Controller]]. You exert control over the battlefield by commanding loyal hordes of your spider minions.
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! style="text-align: right; padding-left: 1.25em; padding-right: 0.125em; white-space: nowrap;" | Power Source:
| style="padding-left: 0.125em; padding-right: 0.625em;" | [[Arachane Powers (4e Power Source)|Arachane]]. You draw your mastery over spiders from the arachania; the web of power that flows through all spiderkind.
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! style="text-align: right; padding-left: 1.25em; padding-right: 0.125em; white-space: nowrap;" | Key Abilities:
| style="padding-left: 0.125em; padding-right: 0.625em;" | {{I}}Ability scores|Charisma]] , {{I}}Ability scores|Dexterity]], {{I}}Ability scores|Intelligence]].
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! style="text-align: right; padding-left: 1.25em; padding-right: 0.125em; white-space: nowrap;" | Armor Proficiencies:
| style="padding-left: 0.125em; padding-right: 0.625em;" | {{I}}Cloth Armor|Cloth]].
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! style="text-align: right; padding-left: 1.25em; padding-right: 0.125em; white-space: nowrap;" | Weapon Proficiencies:
| style="padding-left: 0.125em; padding-right: 0.625em;" | {{I}}Dagger|Dagger]], {{I}}Quarterstaff|Quarterstaff]]
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! style="text-align: right; padding-left: 1.25em; padding-right: 0.125em; white-space: nowrap;" {{!}} Implement(s):
{{!}} style="padding-left: 0.125em; padding-right: 0.625em;" {{!}} {{I}}Holy Symbol|Holy Symbols]] {{I}}Orb|Orbs]], {{I}}Rod|Rods]], {{I}}Staff|Staffs]], {{I}}Wand|Wands]]
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! style="text-align: right; padding-left: 1.25em; padding-right: 0.125em; white-space: nowrap;" | Bonus to Defense:
| style="padding-left: 0.125em; padding-right: 0.625em;" | +2 {{I}}Will defense|Will]]
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! style="text-align: right; padding-left: 1.25em; padding-right: 0.125em; white-space: nowrap;" | Hit Points at 1st Level:
| style="padding-left: 0.125em; padding-right: 0.625em;" | 10 + {{I}}Ability scores|Constitution]] score.
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! style="text-align: right; padding-left: 1.25em; padding-right: 0.125em; white-space: nowrap;" | Hit Points per Level Gained:
| style="padding-left: 0.125em; padding-right: 0.625em;" | 4
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! style="text-align: right; padding-left: 1.25em; padding-right: 0.125em; white-space: nowrap;" | Healing Surges per Day:
| style="padding-left: 0.125em; padding-right: 0.625em;" | 6 + {{I}}Ability scores|Constitution]] modifier.
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! style="text-align: right; padding-left: 1.25em; padding-right: 0.125em; white-space: nowrap;" | Trained Skills:
| style="padding-left: 0.125em; padding-right: 0.625em;" | [[Classes (Arachonomicon; the Book of Spiderkind Chapter)#Arachana Skill|Arachana]]. From the class skills list below, choose three more trained skills at 1st level.<br/>''Class Skills:'' [[Classes (Arachonomicon; the Book of Spiderkind Chapter)#Arachana Skill|Arachana]] ({{I}}Ability scores|Cha]]), {{I}}Athletics skill|Athletics]] ({{I}}Ability scores|Str]]), {{I}}Diplomacy skill|Diplomacy]] ({{I}}Ability scores|Cha]]),  {{I}}Insight skill|Insight]] ({{I}}Ability scores|Wis]]), {{I}}Nature skill|Nature]] ({{I}}Ability scores|Int]]), {{I}}Perception skill|Perception]] ({{I}}Ability scores|Wis]]), {{I}}Religion skill|Religion]] ({{I}}Ability scores|Int]])
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! style="text-align: right; padding-left: 1.25em; padding-right: 0.125em; white-space: nowrap;" | Build Options:
| style="padding-left: 0.125em; padding-right: 0.625em;" | [[#Swarmlord|Swarmlord]], [[#Deathlord|Deathlord]]
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! style="text-align: right; padding-left: 1.25em; padding-right: 0.125em; white-space: nowrap;" | Class Features:
| style="padding-left: 0.125em; padding-right: 0.625em;" | [[#Arachnomancer Tactics|Arachnomancer Tactics]], [[#Ritual Casting|Ritual Casting]], [[#Lesser Weaves|Lesser Weaves]].
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Arachnomancers are the masters of spiderkind. Blessed by the spider queen, arachnomancers have power over the spiderkind, and exert their influence over them to call hordes of swarming spiders and to intoxicate their foes.<br>
The spider queen has blessed you and claimed you for her own, and now you seek to destroy her foes and claim greater mastery over spiderkind. You could be a powerful priestess of Lolth, punishing those too weak to be worthy followers, or a spider-lord of arachne, seeking to bring death to the false spider queen.<br>
Surrounded by swarms of your arachnid allies, arachane lore grants you power your foes never dreamed of. Caught up in a war over the mastery of spiderkind, which spider queen will you follow?

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=====ARACHNOMANCER OVERVIEW=====

'''Characteristics:''' You specialize in swarming your foes in deadly spiders, entangling them in webbing and destroying them with the eye rays of a retriever. Your powers affect multiple foes at once, and often cause lasting effects and conditions.

'''Religion:''' Aracnomancers worship either [[All About Spiderkind (Arachonomicon; the Book of Spiderkind Chapter)#Lolth|Lolth]] or [[All About Spiderkind (Arachonomicon; the Book of Spiderkind Chapter)#Arachne|Arachne]]. Arachnomancers, like the vast majority of the followers of the spider queens, are caught up in a huge war over the mastery of [[All About Spiderkind (Arachonomicon; the Book of Spiderkind Chapter)#What are the Spiderkind?|spiderkind]].

'''Races:''' {{I}}Drow|Drow]] are commonly arachnomancers, possessing both the bond with spiderkind and the devotion to the spider queen required to become an arachnomancer. [[Driders (4e Race)|Driders]] are almost always arachnomancers. Other spydric races are often arachnomancers (though not as often as driders and drow), but arachnomancers among other races are rare.
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===Creating an Arachnomancer===
[[Image:Arachnomancer by Jackoilrain.jpg|thumb|A Drow Arachnomancer]]
The [[#Swarmlord|Swarmlord]] and the [[#Deathlord|Deathlord]] are the two arachnomancer builds. Every arachnomancer relies on {{I}}Ability Scores|Charisma]] for attack powers, and secondarily on {{I}}Ability Scores|Dexterity]] and {{I}}Ability Scores|Wisdom]].

=====Swarmlord=====
You specialize in abetting your foes with mass swarms of deadly spiders and the like. {{I}}Ability Scores|Charisma]] is needed for your attack powers, so make it your best score. {{I}}Ability Scores|Wisdom]] will maximise the effectiveness of your swarms if you choose the [[#Poison Mastery|Poison Mastery]] class feature, while {{I}}Ability Scores|Dexterity]] will increase your accuracy if you chose the [[#Precision|Precision]] class feature. Select powers that have area effects such as swarm powers.

:'''Suggested {{I}}Feat|Feat]]:''' [[Toxic Death (4e Feat)|Toxic Death]] (Human feat: {{I}}Human Perseverance|Human Perseverance]])
:'''Suggested {{I}}Skill checks|Skills]]:''' Arachania, {{I}}Diplomacy skill|Diplomacy]], {{I}}Insight skill|Insight]], {{I}}Nature skill|Nature]].
:'''Suggested {{I}}at-will powers|At-Will Powers]]:''' ''[[Lesser Swarm (4e Power)|Lesser Swarm]]'', ''[[Spydric Tide (4e Power)|Spydric Tide]]''
:'''Suggested {{I}}encounter powers|Encounter Power]]:''' ''[[Web (4e Power)|Web]]''
:'''Suggested {{I}}daily powers|Daily Power]]:''' ''[[Swarming Death (4e Power)|Swarming Death]]''

=====Deathlord=====
You specialize in the art of inflicting pain- to several foes at once! Bolts of arachane power from a rertriever's eye and summoned spiders- what's not to love? {{I}}Ability Scores|Charisma]] is your most important ability score. {{I}}Ability Scores|Dexterity]] can aid your accuracy if you choose the [[#Precision|Precision]] class feature, while {{I}}Ability Scores|Wisdom]] will increase your damage output if you choose the [[#Poison Mastery|Poison Mastery]] class feature. Select powers that deal as much damage as possible.

:'''Suggested {{I}}Feat|Feat]]:''' [[Toxic Death (4e Feat)|Toxic Death]] (Human feat: {{I}}Action Surge|Action Surge]])
:'''Suggested {{I}}Skill checks|Skills]]:''' Arachania, {{I}}Diplomacy skill|Diplomacy]], {{I}}Nature skill|Nature]], {{I}}Religion skill|Religion]].
:'''Suggested {{I}}at-will powers|At-Will Powers]]:''' ''[[Retriever's Eye (4e Power)|Retriever's Eye]]'', ''[[Spydric Tide (4e Power)|Spydric Tide]]''
:'''Suggested {{I}}encounter powers|Encounter Power]]:''' ''[[Horde of Spiders (4e Power)|Horde of Spiders]]''
:'''Suggested {{I}}daily powers|Daily Power]]:''' ''[[Spydric Infestation (4e Power)|Spydric Infestation]]''

===Implements===
Arachnomancers make use of {{I}}Orb|Orbs]], {{I}}Rod|Rods]], {{I}}Staff|Staffs]], {{I}}Wand|Wands]] and {{I}}Holy Symbol|Holy Symbols]] (although they can only use holy symbols of Lolth or Arachne). Without implements, arachnomancers can still use their powers.

===Arachnomancer Class Features===
All arachnomancers share these class features.

====Arachnomancer Tactics====
Arachnomancers specialize in a wide variety of tactics drawn from spiderkind. Choose one of the following options.<br>
'''Poison Mastery:''' Your attacks have the venom of the most poisonous spiders. Twice per encounter, as a free action, when you use an arachnomancer atack power or an attack power from your paragon path, you can deal extra damage against a single target equal to your {{I}}Ability scores|Intelligence]] modifier. The extra damage is poison damage, regardless of the damage type of the attack.<br>
'''Precision:''' You attack with the precision of a spider. Once per encounter you gain a bonus equal to your {{I}}Ability scores|Dexterity]] modifier to a single attack roll.

====Ritual Casting====
You gain the {{I}}Ritual Caster|Ritual Caster]] feat as a bonus feat (you treat your arachania skill training as skill training in the {{I}}Arcana skill|arcana skill]] for the purposes prerequisites for this feat), allowing you to use {{I}}ritual|rituals]] (although the power for these rituals come from the arachania rather than magic). You possesss a {{I}}ritual books and scrolls|ritual book]] containing two 1st-level rituals of your choice that you have mastered. At 5th level, and again at 11th, 15th 21st and 25th level, you master two more rituals of your choice and add them to your ritual book. Any ritual you add must be of your level or lower.

====Lesser Weaves====
You can use the ''Cloud of Darkness'' and ''Unseen'' powers as {{I}}encounter power|encounter powers]], and the ''Light'', ''Telekinesis'' and ''Charm'' powers as {{I}}at-will power|at-will powers]].

{{:Cloud of Darkness, Arachnomancer (4e Power)}}

{{:Unseen (4e Power)}}

{{:Light (4e Power)}}

{{:Telekinesis, Arachnomancer (4e Power)}}

{{:Charm (4e Power)}}

====Spider Empathy====

You can speak the [[Races (Arachonomicon; the Book of Spiderkind Chapter)#The Spydric Language|spydric]] {{I}}language|language]] and can pinpoint the location of any spiderkind creature within 6 squares. [[All About Spiderkind (Arachonomicon; the Book of Spiderkind Chapter)#Manifestations of the Arachania|Spiderkind]] creatures can understand anything spoken to them in spydric (regardless of {{I}}Ability score|Intelligence]] score) and can speak spydric themselves.

===Arachnomancer Powers===
[[Arachnomancer Powers (4e Power List)|Arachnomancer powers]] are called [[Arachane Powers (4e Power Source)|weaves]]. Your power comes from the [[All About Spiderkind (Arachonomicon; the Book of Spiderkind Chapter)#Manifestations of the Arachania|arachania]]&mdash; the web of power from which all [[All About Spiderkind (Arachonomicon; the Book of Spiderkind Chapter)#What are the Spiderkind?|spiderkind]] are spawned. 


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Action Type	Minor Action + and Immediate Reaction +
Author	Sam Kay +
Identifier	4e Class +
Keyword	Arachane + and Illusion +
Level	NA +
Range	Closeburst 1 +, Personal +, Ranged5 + and Ranged2 +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Summary	A spellcaster who exerts control over the battlefield drawing power which originates from a grand web of power all its own. +
Title	Arachnomancer +
Type	{{{type}}} + and Arachnomancer Class Feature +
Usage	Encounter + and At-Will +