Drider
The dry rasping of spidery legs brings this hideous monstrosity into view-a nightmarish, centaurian fusion of drow and spider.
Drider (CR 7)
Large AberrationAlignment: Chaotic Evil
Initiative: +2
Senses: Darkvision 120 feet, Detect Good, Detect Law, Detect Magic; Perception +15
Speed: 30 feet, Climb 20 feet
Space: 10 feet
Defense
Armor Class: 20, touch 12, flat-footed 17 (+2 Dex, +1 dodge, +8 natural, -1 size)Hit Points: 76 (9d8+36)
Saving Throws: Fort +7, Ref +5, Will +9
Immunity: sleep
Spell Resistance: 18
Offense
Melee: mwk heavy mace +9/+4 (1d8+3), bite +3 (1d4+1 plus poison)Reach: 5 feet
Ranged: mwk composite longbow +8/+3 (1d8+2/x3)
Special Attacks: Web (+7 ranged, DC 18, hp 9)
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 9th):
- Constant- Detect Good, Detect Law, Detect Magic
- At Will- Dancing Lights, Darkness, Faerie Fire
- 1/day- Clairaudience/Clairvoyance, Deeper Darkness, Dispel Magic, Levitate, Suggestion (DC 16)
Spells Known (CL 6th):
- 3rd (4/day) - Lightning Bolt (DC 16)
- 2nd (6/day) - Invisibility, Web (DC 15)
- 1st (7/day) - Mage Armor, Magic Missile, Ray Of Enfeeblement (DC 14), Silent Image (DC 14)
- 0 (at will) - Bleed (DC 13), Daze (DC 13), Ghost Sound, Mage Hand, Ray of Frost, Read Magic, Resistance
Statistics
| Str | Dex | Con | Int | Wis | Cha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 (+2) | 15 (+2) | 18 (+4) | 15 (+2) | 16 (+3) | 16 (+3) |
CMB +9
CMD 21 (33 vs. Trip)
Feats: Blind-Fight, Dodge, Combat Casting, Weapon Focus (bite, mace)
Skills: Climb +22, Intimidate +15, Knowledge (arcana) +14, Perception +15, Spellcraft +14, Stealth +14
- Racial Modifiers: +4 Stealth
Special Qualities: undersized weapons
Special Abilities
Poison (Ex)
- Delivery: Bite-injury
- Fortitude Save: 18
- Frequency: 1/round for 6 rounds
- Track: Moderate Strength
- Saves: 1 save
Spells
A drider casts spells as a 6th-level cleric, sorcerer, or wizard, but does not gain any other class abilities.Undersized Weapons (Ex)
Although a drider is Large, its upper torso is the same size as that of a Medium humanoid's upper torso. As a result, it wields weapons as if it were one size category smaller than its actual size (Medium for most driders).Ecology
Environment: Any UndergroundOrganization: solitary, pair, or group (3-8)
Treasure: double (masterwork heavy mace, masterwork composite longbow [+2 Str] with 20 arrows, additional treasure)
Created from the body of a drow, warped and mutated through special poisons and elixirs to take on the characteristics of a giant spider, the drider is a dangerous creature. Driders are sexually dimorphic.
A female drider's lower spider body is sleek and graceful, often similar to a black widow's body, while its upper drow torso retains its alluring curves and beautiful face (with the exception of sharp, poisonous fangs).
A male drider's lower body is bulky like a tarantula, while its upper body is wiry and bears a hideous face more spider than drow, complete with fanged mandibles.