Scarlet Spider

This bright red spider has eight dexterous black legs, and can move with amazing speed for its size.

Scarlet Spider (CR 1/4)

Tiny Vermin
Alignment: Neutral
Initiative: +5
Senses: Darkvision 60 feet; Perception +4

Speed: 30 feet
Space: 2-1/2 feet

Defense

Armor Class: 18, touch 17, flat-footed 13 (+5 Dex, +1 natural, +2 size)
Hit Points: 4 (1d8)
Saving Throws: Fort +2, Ref +5, Will +0
Immunity: mind-affecting effects

Offense

Melee: bite +7 (1d3-4 plus poison)
Reach: 0 feet

Special Attacks: poison

Statistics

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
3 (-4)	21 (+5)	10 (+0)	-	10 (+0)	2 (-4)

Base Attack Bonus: +0
CMB +3
CMD 9 (21 vs. Trip)

Feats: Weapon Finesse

Skills: Acrobatics +13, Climb +21, Perception +4, Stealth +17

• Racial Modifiers: +8 Acrobatics, +8 Climb, +4 Perception, +4 Stealth

Languages:

Special Abilities

Poison (Ex)

Bite-injury; save Fort DC 10; frequency 1/round for 4 rounds; effect 1 Str; cure 1 save.

Ecology

Environment: Any Land
Organization: solitary, pair, or colony (3-8)
Treasure: none


Scarlet spiders are small arachnids with bright red bodies and black legs. Scarlet spiders don't have web attacks. Though they can be found in any terrain, scarlet spiders are more common in environments where they can hunt large insects and small mammals.

A spellcaster who selects a scarlet spider as a familiar gains a +3 bonus on Climb checks as long as the familiar remains within 1 mile of her; a scarlet spider familiar loses the mindless trait and has an Intelligence score appropriate for its master's level.