"Tomb spiders are arachnoid creatures suffused with negative
‘energy. Their poison reverses healing spells and effects that
target the poisoned creature.
‘Temb spiders plant their eggs in the corpses of humanoids,
Ahost animates as a web mumuny, a zombielike mockery of
life. Asthe eggs hatch, hundreds of tiny tomb spiders swarm
inside the corpse. f released, they form a broodswarm that
flows over opponents. Thus, the three basic lifecycle tages of
tomb spider are the web mummy, broodswarm, and adut.
TOMB SPIDER
Chitin flakes off a motiled gray, spindly spider the sizeof a hose,
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Toms Spiper
Always NE Large magical beast
Init +5; Senses dark sion 60 f, low-light vision
‘tremorsense 60 ft; Listen +11, Spot 17
Languages —
C19, touch Va, Tattooted 6
(1 size, +5 Dex, «5 natural)
bhp 76 (8 HD}; DR S/aood
Fort <10, Ref 11, Will «7
Speed 30 f (6 squares), climb 20%
Melee bite +12 (246+7 plus poison)
Ranged web +12 ranged touch (entangle)
‘Space 10 ft: Reach Sf
Base Atk +8; Grp +17
Atk Options poison (OC 18,164 hp/dé bp)
Abilities Str 2, Dex 20, Con 18, Int 3, Wis 16, Cha 18
$Q tomb-tainted soul
Feats Alertness, Improved Natural Attack (ite), lean Will
Skils Climb +13, Hide +5®, ump #15, Listen +11, Move
Silently +8%, Spot =1)
“Tomb spiders gain an additional +8 racial bonus on
Hide and Move Silently checks when in their webs.
Advancement 9-12 HD (Large); 13-24 HD (Huge)
Poison (Ex) Creatures affected by tomb spider poison are
healed by negative energy and harmed by positive energy
as fchey were undead. This effect lasts for 1 minute after
failed save,
Web (Ex) A tomb spider can throw a web up to three times
per day, This is Similar to an attack with a net but has 2
maximum range of 60 feet, with a range increment of
10 eet, and is effective against targets of up to Medium
size, The web anchors the target in place, allowing no
movernent.
‘An entangled creature can escape with a 019
Escape Artist check or burst the web with a DC 19.
Strength check. The check DCs are Strengih-based.
The web has 12 hit points, hardness 0, and takes double
damage from fre,
‘Atomb spider can cteate sheets of sticky webbing
upto 20 feet square. It usually positions these sheets to
snare fying creatures but can also ty to trap prey on the
ground. Approaching creatures must succeed on a DC 20,
Spot check ta notice aweb; otherwise they stumble into
itand become trapped as though by a successful web
attack. Each 5foot section of webbing has 12 hit points,
find damage reduction 5/—
[tomb spider can mave across ts own sheet web at
its climb speed and can determine the exact location of
any creature touching the web,
‘Tomb-Tainted Soul (Ex) Atom spider s healed by negative
tenergy and harmed by positive energy as ifitwere an
Undead creature
Skils Tomb spiders have a +4 racial bonus on Hide, Listen,
‘and Spot checks, a +8 racial bonus on Climb checks, and
2410 racial bonus on Jump checks. & tomb spider can
always chose te take 10.on Climb checks, even if rushed
or threatened,
Tomb spiders have a strong connection to negative energy
and are significantly more dangerous than ordinary mon:
TOMB SPIDER BROODSWARM.
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‘Toms Spiper Broopswarm
‘Always NE Tiny magical beast (swarm)
Init +5; Senses darkvision 60 ft. low-light vision,
tremorsense 60 ft: Listen +11, Spot 1)
Languages —
C17, touch 17, flat footed 12
(2 size, +5 Dex)
hp 22 (3 HO)
Resist half damage from piercing and slashing weepons
Immune swarm immunities
Fort +5, Ref +8, Will +6
‘Weakness swarm vulnerabilities
Speed 20 R.(6 squares), climb
Melee swarm (106 plus poison)
Space 10 ft; Reach Of.
Base Atk +3: Grp —
Atk Options distraction, poison (DC 13, 1d¢ hp/ dé hp)
‘Abilities Str 7, DexZ0, Can 15, int, Wis 16, Cha?
'5Q swarm traits, tomb-tainted soul, web walk
Feats Alertness, Iron Wil
Skills Climb +13, Hide +19, lump =2, Listen +9, Move
Silently +7, Spot +3
Broodswarms gain an additional +8 racial bonus on
Hide and Mave Silently checks when moving in tomb
spider webs,
Advancement
Distraction (Ex) Fortitude DC 13, nauseated 1 round
The save DC is Consttution-based.
Polson (Ex) As iomb spider.
‘Tomb-Tainted Soul (Ex) As tomb spider.
Web Walk (Ex) A tomb spider broodswarm can move acrass
tomb spider sheet webs atits climb speed and can
determine the exact location of any ereature touching
the web,
Skills Tomb spider broodswarms have a +8 racial bonus
‘on Hide, Listen, and Spot checks, a +8 racial bonus on
‘limb checks, and a -10 racial bonus on Jump checks.
‘Abroodswarm can always choose to take 10 on Climb
checks, even f rushed or threatened. A broodswarm uses
its Dextenty modifier instead ofits Strength modifier for
Climb checks
cR2
Broodswarms are dangerous on theit own, but even more
so when a tomb spider parent is present. The swarm moves
to overwhelm any creature trapped by the romb spiders
webs,WEB MUMMY
‘Ahuman-shaped creature completely wrapped in webs sabes
toward you, its skin reeling slightly as if many small creatures
squirm inside
Wes Mummy, HUMAN COMMONER
Always NE Medium undead
Init 1; Senzes darivision 60 ft, tremorsense 60 f
Listen +1, Spot +1
Languages
{AC 20, touch Ti, Hat Toated
(41 Dex, +9 natural)
bap 28 (4 HD); DR 3/—
Immune webs; undead immunities
Fort =3, Rof +2, Will -5
cR4
Speed 20
Melee slam +3 (Ia6+10)
Space 5 ft Reach 5 ft
Base Atk +2: Grp 49
Ak Options enraged
Rilties S25, Dex 3, Con —, Int —, Wis 12, Cha
SQ adhesive, Broodswarm host, undead traits
Feats Gres Fortitude’, Toughness
‘Skils Climb +15, Listen +1, Spot +1
Advancement ~~
Immunity to Webs (Ex) A web mummy's movement is not
affected by webs, including those created by the web
spel
Enraged (Ex) Ifa web mummy's ereator tomb spider is
destroyed, the mummy becomes enraged, gaining a
42 bors on attack rlls and damage ralls forthe next
10 minutes.
Adhesive (Ex) A web mummy is extremely sticky. Aweapon
strikes itis stuck fast unless the wieder succeeds
fon a DC 19 Reflex save. Creatures using natural weapons
fare automatically grappled (they fall the save. Pulling
{a weapon or limb loose from a web mummy requires
DC 19 Strength check. The save and check DCs are
Strength-basec,
Broodswarm Host (Ex) Tomb spiders use web mummies
2s hosts for their young. When a Small or larger web
‘ummm is destroyed, broadswarm s released from the
corpse and can act on the next round,
Skils A web mumeny has a-+8 racial Bonus on Clim checks
‘and can slays choose to take 10 on Climb checks, even
Frushed or threatened
Web mummies are hosts for tomb spider young, They are
found anywhere tomb spiders live and breed.
“This example uses2 istlevel human commoneras the base
creature, Irhad the following ebility scores before template
adjustments and Hit Dice ability score increases: Scr 13,
Dex 1, Con 12, lat 8, Wis 10, and Che 2
Creating a Web Mummy
“eb mummy” san acquired remplae cha can be added
ro any corporeal giant, humanoid or monstrous humanoid
referred to berealier asthe base crearur)
Sizeand Type: the creaure’stype changes to undead, The
creature does not gain the augmented subtype But retains
other subtypes except alignment and humanoid
HieDice: Increaseallcurcentand furure Hit Dice todt2s,
The base creature's Hie Dice increase by 3
Challenge Rating: Depends upon original Hit Dice, 2s
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