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Crypt Spider

Crypt Spider

Medium beast, lawful evil
  • Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
  • Hit Points 38 (7d8+7)
  • Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
  • STR
    14 (+2)
  • DEX
    16 (+3)
  • CON
    12 (+1)
  • INT
    10 (+0)
  • WIS
    11 (+0)
  • CHA
    8 (-1)
  • Skills Deception +1, Intimidation +1, Stealth +5
  • Damage Immunities poison
  • Condition Immunities poisoned
  • Senses blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
  • Languages Common, Undercommon
  • Challenge 2 (450 XP)
  • Cocoon Prey. As a bonus action, a crypt spider can cocoon a creature within 5 feet that is currently restrained by webbing. A cocooned creature has disadvantage on ability checks and saving throws made to escape the web.
  • Spider Climb. The spider can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
  • Web Sense. While in contact with a web, the spider knows the exact location of any other creature in contact with that web.
  • Web Walker. The spider ignores movement restrictions caused by webbing.

Actions

  • Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage, and the creature must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw, taking 9 (2d8) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. If the poison damage reduces the creature to 0 hp, the creature is stable but poisoned for 1 hour, even after regaining hp, and is paralyzed while poisoned in this way.
  • Web (Recharge 5-6). Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 30/60 ft., one creature. Hit: The creature is restrained by webbing. As an action, the restrained creature can make a DC 13 Strength check, escaping from the webbing on a success. The effect also ends if the webbing is destroyed. The webbing has AC 10, 5 hp, vulnerability to fire damage, and immunity to bludgeoning, poison, and psychic damage.
  • Create Zombie. The crypt spider creates a swarm of spiders statistics). The crypt spider can have no more than four zombies under its control at one time.

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