Arachne Brood Mother
A brood mother is the oldest arachne in a hive, and the hive cannot survive without her, so the rest of it is arranged around keeping her fed and in place. She weaves without stopping, in a web that covers the whole chamber, and she reads the tension on each line to know where every daughter stands. She has been in the same room since before any of her daughters hatched.
- Physiology
- Aberration, Humanoid
- Size
- Huge
- Speed
- 30 ft., climb 40 ft.
- Armor class
- 18
- Hit points
- 241 (21d12 + 105)
- Proficiency
- +4
- STR 21 +5 save +5
- DEX 15 +2 save +2
- CON 20 +5 save +9
- INT 17 +3 save +3
- WIS 19 +4 save +8
- CHA 18 +4 save +8
- Skills
- Insight +8 , Perception +8 , Persuasion +8
- Passive Perception
- 18
- Senses
- darkvision 120 ft., tremorsense 120 ft., telepathy 120 ft.
- Languages
- Elvish, Sylvan, Common
- Damage resistances
- poison
- Found in
- Subterranean
Traits
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Web Sense
The brood mother knows the exact position of every creature touching her web, and cannot be surprised in the hive.
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Web Walker
The brood mother ignores movement restrictions caused by webbing, and climbs any surface including a ceiling.
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Fixed Chamber
The brood mother cannot be forced out of the brood chamber. Within it she regains 15 hit points at the start of each of her turns.
Actions
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Multiattack
The brood mother makes one bite attack and two foreleg attacks, or uses Call the Daughters and makes one of those attacks.
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Bite
+9 to hit · reach 10 ft.
3d10 + 5 piercing damage
The target makes a DC 17 Constitution save, taking 8d6 poison damage and being Paralyzed for 1 minute on a failure, or half as much on a success.
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Foreleg
+9 to hit · reach 15 ft.
2d10 + 5 slashing damage
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Call the Daughters
Two arachne brood guards arrive within 60 feet and act on her initiative. She can do this twice a day.
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Web Pull
One creature touching her web within 60 feet makes a DC 17 Strength save or is dragged 40 feet toward her and Restrained.