Spider, Sword [2655]

Climat/Terrain	Any (prefers jungles)
Organisation	Solitary
Fréquence	Très rare
Diète	Carnivore
Cycle d'activité	Any
Intelligence	8-10 - Intelligence moyenne (humain)
Trésor	Nil
Alignement	Chaotic Mauvais
Nombres	1
Classe d'armure	3
Mouvement	Au sol : 6'' Vol : - Classe de vol : Nage : Enfouissement : Web : 8"
Dés de vie	5+5
Thac0	15
Nbre d'attaques	2
Dommage / attaques	2-8 (bite)/2-12 perleg
Attaques spéciales	See below
Défenses spéciales	Nil
Résistance à la magie	Nil
Taille	H - huge ( 12+' to 25' ) (12’ diameter)
Morale	13-14 - Elite
Valeur en XP	1400 xp

Commentaires : Spiders are aggressive predators, dwelling both above and below ground. Most listed here are poisonous and bite prey first, because unconscious victims are easier to carry to a lair. Spiders have eight legs and eight eyes. They usually fit into two categories: web-spinners, which have bulbous abdomens and thin, sleek legs; and hunting spiders, which have smaller bodies, larger heads and fangs, and hairy bodies and legs.

Combat : This giant hunting spider is native to jungles, but has been introduced into the Underdark by drow traders. It has a sleek, hairy, black body with brown stripes. Its legs have bony plates with sharp, raised ridges that cut like sword blades. Against formidable prey, a sword spider leaps horizontally as far as 30 feet, and lands legs forward, impaling its prey. Only one attack roll is made for the creature. If the attack is successful, the victim is struck by a number of legs based on its size: size S, three legs; size M, four legs; size L, five legs; size H, six legs; size G, all eight legs. If the spider’s leap is greater than 20 feet, each leg receives a +1 bonus to damage. Any upward attack against the leaping spider receives a -4 to the attack roll, due to the impaling blades which protect the spider.