Bestiary · Aberration

Arachne Stalker

Arachne descend from a weaver who challenged a god and was given a new shape, and they kept the craft and the grudge. A stalker plans its whole design first: it strings lines across a hall days before anyone walks into it.

Arachne Stalker, drawn at Large scale
Physiology
Aberration, Humanoid
Size
Large
Speed
40 ft., climb 40 ft.
Armor class
16
Hit points
119 (14d10 + 42)
Proficiency
+3
  • STR 17 +3 save +3
  • DEX 19 +4 save +7
  • CON 16 +3 save +3
  • INT 14 +2 save +2
  • WIS 16 +3 save +6
  • CHA 12 +1 save +1
Skills
Athletics +6 , Perception +6 , Stealth +7 , Survival +6
Passive Perception
16
Senses
darkvision 120 ft.
Languages
Elvish, Common, Sylvan
Found in
Subterranean , Woodland

Traits

  • Web Walker

    The stalker ignores movement restrictions caused by webbing, and can climb any surface including a ceiling.

  • Prepared Web

    Given a day in one place, it covers the space in lines it can feel. It cannot be surprised there and knows the position of everything that touches them.

  • Ambush from Above

    Its first attack against a creature that has not acted deals an extra 3d6 damage.

Actions

  • Multiattack

    Makes two Paired Blades attacks and one Bite attack.

  • Paired Blades

    +7 to hit · reach 5 ft.

    2d6 + 4 slashing damage

  • Bite

    +7 to hit · reach 5 ft.

    1d10 + 4 piercing damage

    The target makes a DC 15 Constitution save, taking 4d8 poison damage and being Poisoned for 1 hour on a failure, or half as much on a success.

  • Web Cast

    One creature within 30 feet makes a DC 15 Dexterity save or is Restrained by webbing and pulled 20 feet toward the stalker.