Ettercap

Recall Knowledge - Aberration (Occultism): DC 18; Unspecific Lore: DC 16; Specific Lore: DC 13
Web lurkers, known also as ettercaps, are ugly monsters that not only dwell within the lairs of spiders and swarms, but actively cultivate and shepherd such vermin.

Basic Information

Ecology and Habitats

Web Lurker Lair

Whether alone or in a group, web lurkers hunt in forests, swamps, or scrubby hill lands, constructing structures from their webs high up in trees or within craggy, high canyons, and they surround their territory with traps and snares constructed of the same webbing and natural material.

Web Lurker

Black, Medium, Aberration 3

• Perception +10 ; Darkvision, Tremorsense (imprecise) 30 feet (creatures touching its web)
• Languages Aklo; spider speak
• Skills Acrobatics +9 , Athletics +9 , Crafting +8 ( +12 to craft traps and snares), Stealth +11
• Str +4 , Dex +4 , Con +3 , Int +1 , Wis +3 , Cha -1

Spider Speak The web lurker can speak with spiders, with the same effects and limitations as speak with animals.

• AC 19; Fort +10 , Ref +11 , Will +8
• HP 45

Spring upon Prey Prey Trigger A creature touches the web lurker’s web while the web lurker is on it. Requirement Initiative has not yet been rolled. Effect The web lurker automatically notices the creature and Strides or Climbs before rolling initiative.
Speed 25 feet, climb 25 feet
Melee fangs +11 +6 / +1 (Poison ), Damage piercing plus Web Lurker Venom
Melee claw +11 +7 / +3 (Agile ), Damage slashing
Melee web +11 +6 / +1 , Effect Web Trap
Web Lurker Venom (poison) Saving Throw Fortitude DC 19; Maximum Duration 10 rounds; Stage 1 poison and Flat-Footed (1 round Stage 2 poison , flat-footed, and Slowed 1 (1 round) Web Trap A creature hit by the web lurker’s web attack is immobilized and stuck to the nearest surface until it succeeds at DC 20 Acrobatics check to Escape.

— Bestiary pg. 325