Spitting Spider (4e Monster)
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Spitting Spider
Spitting spiders are capable of spitting a sticky, toxic substance at its foes, immobilizing them for a followup bite (from themselves or other spiders). Spitting spiders are typically weaker at close combat, so they generally engage at range, immobilizing their prey before incapacitating it with a bite.
| Scytodid Youngling Level 6 Artillery
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| Medium Spiderkind Beast (Spider, Scytodidae) XP 250
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| Initiative +11 | Senses Perception +11, tremorsense 6 | |
| HP 69; Bloodied 34 | ||
| AC 20; Fortitude 18, Reflex 17, Will 18 | ||
| Resist 5 poison | ||
| Speed 8, climb 8 (spider climb) | ||
 Bite (standard; at-will) ♦ poison
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| +11 vs. AC; 1d6 +4 damage and ongoing 5 poison damage (save ends). | ||
 Spit (standard; at-will)
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| Ranged 5/10; +11 vs. AC; 1d10 + 4 damage and the target is restrained (save ends). | ||
 Spit Poison (standard; encounter)
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| Ranged 5/10; +11 vs. AC; 3d8 + 4 damage and the target is restrained and stunned (save ends both). | ||
| Alignment Unaligned | Languages Spydric | |
| Skills Perception +11, Stealth +12 | ||
| Str 16 (+6) | Dex 19 (+7) | Wis 16 (+6) |
| Con 13 (+4) | Int 7 (+1) | Cha 11 (+3) |
| Scytodid Adult Level 14 Artillery
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| Large Spiderkind Beast (Spider, Scytodidae) XP 1000
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| Initiative +17 | Senses Perception +17, tremorsense 6 | |
| HP 137; Bloodied 68 | ||
| AC 28; Fortitude 23, Reflex 25, Will 23 | ||
| Resist 10 poison | ||
| Speed 8, climb 8 (spider climb) | ||
| Bite (standard; at-will) ♦ poison
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| +19 vs. AC; 1d10 + 6 damage and ongoing 10 poison damage (save ends). | ||
| Spit (standard; at-will)
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| Ranged 5/10; +19 vs. AC; 2d8 + 6 damage and the target is restrained (save ends). | ||
| Spit Poison (standard; encounter)
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| Ranged 5/10; +19 vs. AC; 4d8 + 6 damage and the target is restrained and stunned (save ends both). | ||
 Spit Toxins (standard; encounter)
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| Area burst 3 within 10, +18 vs. AC; 3d10 + 6 damage and the target is restrained (save ends both). | ||
| Alignment Unaligned | Languages Spydric | |
| Skills Perception +11, Stealth +12 | ||
| Str 16 (+6) | Dex 19 (+7) | Wis 16 (+6) |
| Con 13 (+4) | Int 7 (+1) | Cha 11 (+3) |
| Scytodid Deathspitter Level 25 Artillery
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| Large Spiderkind Beast (Spider, Scytodidae) XP 7000
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| Initiative +25 | Senses Perception +24, tremorsense 6 | |
| HP 230; Bloodied 115 | ||
| AC 39; Fortitude 31, Reflex 33, Will 31 | ||
| Resist 15 poison | ||
| Speed 8, climb 8 (spider climb) | ||
| Bite (standard; at-will) ♦ poison
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| +30 vs. AC; 2d8 + 9 damage and ongoing 10 poison damage (save ends). | ||
| Spit (standard; at-will)
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| Ranged 5/10; +30 vs. AC; 3d8 + 9 damage and the target is restrained (save ends). | ||
| Spit Poison (standard; encounter)
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| Ranged 5/10; +30 vs. AC; 5d10 + 9 damage and the target is restrained and stunned (save ends both). | ||
| Spit Toxins (standard; encounter)
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| Area burst 4 within 10, +29 vs. Reflex; 4d10 + 9 damage and the target is restrained (save ends both). | ||
Spit Deadly Poison (standard; recharge .gif){kind=small} , .gif){kind=small} )
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| Ranged 5/10; +29 Vs. Reflex; 4d10 + 9 and ongoing 15 poison damage (save ends). | ||
| Alignment Unaligned | Languages Spydric | |
| Skills Perception +24, Stealth +26 | ||
| Str 25 (+19) | Dex 28 (+21) | Wis 25 (+19) |
| Con 22 (+18) | Int 16 (+15) | Cha 20 (+17) |
Spitting Spider Tactics
Spitting spiders usually engage at range, relying on other, tougher allies for protection. Spitting spiders use their spit power to immobilize its foes so that it (or its allies) can incapacitate the weakened foe with a poisonous bite.
Spitting Spider Lore
A character knows the following information with a successful arachana or nature check.
- DC 10 (arachana), DC 15 (nature): Spitting spiders are typically solitary, relying on the toxins they can spit to immobilize their foe before delivering a swift bite.
- DC 15 (arachana), DC 20 (nature): Spitting spiders are not very resistant, so they are reliant on their ability to immobilize foes at range.
- DC 20 (arachana), DC 25 (nature): Though spitting spiders are typically solitary, some are members of so-called "spider colonies". Such colonies cannot exist without guidance from a more intelligent being, such as an arachnomancer or demonspider.
Encounter Groups
Spitting Spiders regard most creatures (even each other) as prey, though they may be found among other spiders or spiderkind.
Level 9 Encounter (XP 2000)
- 1 Scytodid Youngling (level 6 artillery)
- 1 Scytodid Adult (level 14 artillery)
- 1 Jumping spider Adult (level 7 skirmisher)
- 1 Wolf Spider Adult (level 6 soldier)
- 1 Theraphosa Youngling (level 5 brute)
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