Jorogumo
Eight spindly spider legs, flocked with coarse black hairs, stretch from the back of this otherwise beautiful black-haired woman.
Jorogumo (CR 12)
Medium Monstrous Humanoid (Shapechanger)Alignment: Neutral Evil
Initiative: +4
Senses: Darkvision 60 feet; Perception +18
Speed: 30 feet, Climb 50 feet, Swim 40 feet
Space: 5 feet
Defense
Armor Class: 27, touch 15, flat-footed 22 (+4 Dex, +1 dodge, +12 natural)Hit Points: 161 (14d10+84)
Saving Throws: Fort +10, Ref +13, Will +14
Damage Reduction: 10/cold iron and magic
Immunity: poison
Offense
Melee: bite +20 (1d4+6/19-20 plus poison), 2 claws +20 (1d6+6)Reach: 5 feet
Special Attacks: sneak attack +3d6, Web (+18 ranged, DC 23, 14 hp)
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 12th; Concentration +19):
- At Will- Charm Person (DC 18), Detect Thoughts (DC 19)
- 3/day- Bestow Curse (DC 21), Suggestion (DC 20)
- 1/day- Hold Monster (DC 22), Summon Nature's Ally V (1 ogre spider or 1d3 giant black widow spiders or 1d4+1 giant spiders)
Statistics
| Str | Dex | Con | Int | Wis | Cha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 (+6) | 19 (+4) | 22 (+6) | 15 (+2) | 17 (+3) | 24 (+7) |
CMB +20
CMD 35
Feats: Dodge, Improved Critical (bite), Improved Iron Will, Iron Will, Spring Attack
Skills: Acrobatics +14, Bluff +19, Climb +29 (+37 with spider legs), Diplomacy +18, Perception +18, Perform (string) +10, Sense Motive +15, Stealth +19, Swim +14
- Racial Modifiers: +8 Climb with spider legs
Special Qualities: Change Shape (giant spider; vermin shape I*), spider empathy +21, swift shapechanger
Special Abilities
Poison (Ex)
Bite-injury; save Fort DC 23; frequency 1/round for 6 rounds; effect 1d6 Wisdom damage; cure 3 saves.Spider Empathy (Ex)
This ability functions as a druid's wild empathy, save that it works only on spiders. A jorogumo uses her Hit Dice (normally 14) as her effective druid level. Spiders are normally mindless, but this empathic communication imparts upon them a modicum of implanted intelligence, allowing the jorogumo to train them and use them as guardians (though it does not grant them skills or feats).Spider Legs (Ex)
A jorogumo's spider legs can emerge or retract as a free action. When a jorogumo's spider legs are present, she gains a +8 circumstance bonus on Climb checks and gains Deflect Arrows as a bonus feat.Swift Shapechanger (Ex)
A jorogumo can assume spider or human form as a swift action.Ecology
Environment: Temperate MountainsOrganization: solitary or cult (2-6 plus 2-8 spiders of various sizes)
Treasure: standard
Jorogumos are seductive schemers who secret themselves away in isolated mountain valleys where they lure travelers, especially men, to their dooms. Exclusively female, jorogumos must mate with humanoids to produce fertile eggs.
After copulation, a jorogumo paralyzes her partner by poisoning him into a coma. She lays a single egg within the father's body, then cocoons the corpse and hides the victim. Periodic visits to re-poison the victim ensure his coma lasts for the 2d4 days required for the young jorogumo to hatch and feed.
Jorogumos are enthusiastic enemies of tengus and attack them on sight-they never take tengus as "mates."