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Archives of Nethys

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PFS StandardHunting Spider

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

Recall Knowledge - Animal (Nature): DC 15
Unspecific Lore: DC 13
Specific Lore: DC 10

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Hunting SpiderCreature 1

Medium Animal 
Source Monster Core pg. 320
Perception +6; darkvision, web sense
Skills Acrobatics +6, Athletics +4, Stealth +6
Str +2, Dex +4, Con +1, Int -5, Wis +2, Cha -4
Web Sense The spider has imprecise tremorsense to detect the vibrations of creatures touching its web.
AC 16; Fort +5, Ref +8, Will +4
HP 16
Spring Upon Prey [reaction] Requirements 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 [one-action] fangs +8 [+3/-2] (finesse), Damage 1d6+2 piercing plus hunting spider venomRanged [one-action] web +6 [+1/-4] (range increment 30 feet), Effect web trapDescend on a Web [one-action] (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 DC 15 Fortitude; Maximum Duration 6 rounds; Stage 1 1d4 poison damage and off-guard (1 round); Stage 2 1d6 poison damage, clumsy 1, and off-guard (1 round); Stage 3 1d6 poison damage, clumsy 2, and off-guard (1 round)Web Trap A creature hit by the hunting spider's web Strike is immobilized and stuck to the nearest surface until it Escapes (DC 16).

All Monsters in "Spider"

NameLevel
Dream Spider0
Giant Tarantula6
Giant Trapdoor Spider2
Goliath Spider11
Hunting Spider1
Ogre Spider5
Spider Swarm0
Trapdoor Ogre Spider5

Spider

Source Monster Core pg. 320
Few everyday vermin inspire as much dread as the infamous spider.

Sidebar - Related Creatures Other Giant Spiders

A staggering number of species of giant spider exist in the world. Some, like the dream spider, whose venom creates strange hallucinations, are relatively small. Others, like the lumbering giant ogre spider, are larger than horses.

Sidebar - Related Creatures Spider Allies

Though they are vermin incapable of forming true alliances, spiders show up alongside many types of creatures, and sometimes even nest inside skeletons or other hollow undead creatures. Spellcasters sometimes call upon spiders using summon animal, and spider swarms have a way of popping up just about anywhere at the most inopportune times.