Giant Spider

Giant Spider

CR 1
XP 400
N Medium vermin
Init 3; Senses darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 60 ft.; Perception +4

Defense

AC 14, touch 13, flat-footed 11; (+1 armor, +3 Dex)
HP 16 (3d8+3)
Fort 4, Ref 4, Will 1;
Immune mind-affecting effects;

Offense

Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
Melee bite +2 (1d6 plus poison) Special Attack web (+5 ranged, DC 12, hp 2)
Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft.

Statistics

Str 11 Dex 17 Con 12 Int - Wis 10 Cha 2
Base Atk +2; CMB +2; CMD +15 (27 vs. trip)
Skills Climb +16, Perception +4 (+8 in webs), Stealth +7 (+11 in webs)

Ecology

Environment any
Organization solitary, pair, or colony (3-8)
Treasure incidental

Special Abilities

Poison (Ex) Bite-injury; save Fort DC 14; frequency 1/round for 4 rounds; effect 1d2 Strength damage; cure 1 save.
A spider the size of a man crawls silently from the depths of its funnel-shaped web.

The statistics above are for a web-spinning spider. Hunting spiders lose the web ability but gain a +8 racial modifier on Acrobatics checks. All giant spiders have a +2 racial bonus on poison save DCs. Other species of giant spiders exist, as detailed below. Species CR Size HD Scarlet spider 1/4 Tiny 1d8 Giant crab spider 1/2 Small 2d8 Giant black widow 3 Large 5d8 Ogre spider 5 Huge 7d8 Giant tarantula 8 Gargantuan 10d8 Goliath spider 11 Colossal 14d8