Hunting Spider Creature 1

Pathfinder Bestiary (Second Edition), page 306; family: Spider

Hunting spiders are the most common type of giant spider, though not the largest.

Perception +7; darkvision, web sense

Skills Acrobatics +7, Athletics +5, Stealth +7

Str +2, Dex +4, Con +1, Int –5, Wis +2, Cha –4

Web Sense As spider swarm.

AC 17; Fort +6, Ref +9, Will +5

HP 16

Spring Upon Prey ↩ (attack); Requirement Initiative has not yet been rolled. Trigger A creature touches the hunting spider’s web while the spider is on it. Effect The hunting spider automatically notices the creature and Strides, Climbs, or Descends on a Web before it rolls initiative.

Speed 25 feet, climb 25 feet

Melee ◆ fangs +9 (finesse), Damage 1d6+2 piercing plus hunting spider venom

Ranged ◆ web +7 (range increment 30 feet), Effect web trap

Descend on a Web ◆ (move) The hunting spider moves straight down up to 40 feet, suspended by a web line. It can hang from the web or drop off. The distance it Descends on a Web doesn’t count for falling damage. A creature that successfully Strikes the web (AC 20, Hardness 3, 5 HP) severs it, causing the spider to fall.

Hunting Spider Venom (poison); Saving Throw Fortitude DC 16; Maximum Duration 6 rounds;

Stage 1 1d10 poison and flat-footed (1 round); Stage 2 1d12 poison, clumsy 1, and flat-footed (1 round); Stage 3 2d6 poison, clumsy 2, and flat-footed (1 round).

Web Trap A creature hit by the hunting spider’s web attack is immobilized and stuck to the nearest surface until it Escapes (DC 17).