Fearsome Foes: Monstrous Spiders (2e)
Oh¸ What Tangled Webs We Weave! While the player characters are always the stars of every adventure¸ the most important supporting roles are almost always played by their foes¸ whether they take the form of terrible monsters with strange and awesome powers¸ or NPCs who rely on skill and training to rival adventurers in combat. In either case¸ it is often the abilities and powers of these opponents that make each combat a memorable and exciting experience¸ and so each installment of Fearsome Foes presents a number of new opponents connected to a specific theme¸ each of which has fun and memorable abilities for GMs to unleash on unsuspecting players. This installment provides six new types of spiders¸ which make suitable challenges for adventurers of any stripe. While all of these monsters are arachnid in shape¸ they employ a wide array of different tactics and abilities¸ and some are even intelligent enough to speak¸ but all possess the devious cunning and clever tactics one would expect from a monstrous spider. In this book you'll find: The leafcrown spider (level 3)¸ part plant and part arachnid¸ these ambush predators can camouflage themselves in foliage¸ and leap down on prey from above¸ pinning them to the ground. The carrier spider (level 10)¸ an immense spider capable of mentally controlling lesser vermin. It carries thousands of smaller spiders with it wherever it goes¸ allowing it to unleash multiple spider swarms on its foes. The webcaller spider (level 14)¸ huge vermin whose webs emit a mystical aura that draw weak-minded prey directly towards them¸ and which can hide in other dimensions to ambush its prey. And many more!