Drider
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Drider

Combat

Drider

Large Aberration

Hit Dice:

6d8+18 (45 hp)

Initiative:

+2

Speed:

30 ft. (6 squares), climb 15 ft.

Armor Class:

17 (-1 size, +2 Dex, +6 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 15

Base Attack/Grapple:

+4/+10

Attack:

Dagger +5 melee (1d6+2/19-20) or bite +6 melee (1d4+1 plus poison) or shortbow +5 ranged (1d8/x3)

Full Attack:

2 daggers +3 melee (1d6+2/19-20, 1d6+1/19-20) and bite +1 melee (1d4+1 plus poison); or shortbow +5 ranged (1d8/x3)

Space/Reach:

10 ft./5 ft.

Special Attacks:

Spells, spell-like abilities, poison

Special Qualities:

Darkvision 60 ft., spell resistance 17

Saves:

Fort +5, Ref +4, Will +8

Abilities:

Str 15, Dex 15, Con 16, Int 15, Wis 16, Cha 16

Skills:

Climb +14, Concentration +9, Hide +10, Listen +9, Move Silently +12, Spot +9

Feats:

Combat Casting, Two-Weapon Fighting, Weapon Focus (bite)

Environment:

Underground

Organization:

Solitary, pair, or troupe (1-2 plus 7-12 Medium monstrous spiders)

Challenge Rating:

7

Treasure:

Double standard

Alignment:

Always chaotic evil

Advancement:

By character class

Level Adjustment:

+4

Driders speak Elven, Common, and Undercommon.

Combat

Driders seldom pass up an opportunity to attack other creatures, especially from ambush. They usually begin with a spell assault and often levitate out of the enemy's reach.

Poison (Ex): Injury, Fortitude DC 16, initial and secondary damage 1d6 Str. The save DC is Constitution based.

Spell-Like Abilities: 1/day-dancing lights (DC 13), clairaudience/clairvoyance, darkness, detect good, detect law, detect magic, dispel magic, faerie fire, levitate, suggestion (DC 16). Caster level 6th. The save DCs are Charisma-based.

Spells: Driders cast spells as 6th-level clerics, wizards, or sorcerers. Drider clerics can choose from the following domains: Chaos, Destruction, Evil, and Trickery. The typical spells prepared shown here are for a drider sorcerer.

Typical Sorcerer Spells Known (6/7/6/4, base save DC 13 + spell level): 0-daze, detect magic, ghost sound, mage hand, ray of frost, read magic, resistance; 1st-mage armor, magic missile, ray of enfeeblement, silent image; 2nd- invisibility, web; 3rd-lightning bolt.

Skills: A drider has a +4 racial bonus on Hide and Move Silently checks. It has a +8 racial bonus on Climb checks and can always choose to take 10 on a Climb check, even if rushed or threatened.

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