Arachne Brood Guard
A hive posts guards at the egg chamber and relieves them on a cycle measured in years. A guard does not pursue and does not accept a surrender. A party that withdraws from the corridor is watched out of it and then ignored.
- Physiology
- Aberration, Humanoid
- Size
- Large
- Speed
- 40 ft., climb 40 ft.
- Armor class
- 18
- Hit points
- 152 (16d10 + 64)
- Proficiency
- +3
- STR 20 +5 save +8
- DEX 16 +3 save +3
- CON 18 +4 save +7
- INT 11 +0 save +0
- WIS 15 +2 save +2
- CHA 9 -1 save -1
- Skills
- Athletics +8 , Perception +5
- Passive Perception
- 15
- Senses
- darkvision 120 ft., tremorsense 60 ft.
- Languages
- Elvish, Sylvan
- Damage resistances
- poison
- Found in
- Subterranean
Traits
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Fixed Post
The guard cannot be drawn more than 30 feet from the chamber it guards. Within that radius it has advantage on all saving throws.
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Web Walker
The guard ignores movement restrictions caused by webbing, and can climb any surface including a ceiling.
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No Pursuit
The guard stops attacking a creature that has left its radius and returns to position.
Actions
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Multiattack
Makes two Chitin Halberd attacks and one Bite attack.
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Chitin Halberd
+8 to hit · reach 10 ft.
2d8 + 5 slashing damage
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Bite
+8 to hit · reach 5 ft.
2d8 + 5 piercing damage
The target makes a DC 16 Constitution save or is Paralyzed for 1 minute, repeating the save at the end of each of its turns.
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Seal the Corridor
A 20-foot square within 30 feet fills with dense web. It is difficult terrain and provides total cover, and a creature that enters makes a DC 16 Dexterity save or is Restrained.