Cocoon Prey. As a bonus action, a crypt spider can cocoon a creature that is within 5 feet and is restrained by webbing. a cocooned creature has disadvantage on ability checks and saving throws to get out of the web
Spider Climb. The crypt spider can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on a ceiling, without needing to make an ability check
Web Sense. While i contact with web, the spider knows the exact location of any other creatures touching that web
Web Walker. The spider ignores movement restrictions caused by webbing
Bite Attack. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) [piercing] damage and the creature must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw, taking 9 ( 2d8 ) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. if the poison damage reduces the creature to 0hp, the creature is stable but poisoned for 1 hour, even after regaining hp, and is paralyzed while poisoned in this way
Web (Recharge 5-6). Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 30/60 ft., one target. Hit: the creature is restrained by webbing. As an action, the restrained creature can make a DC 13 strength check, escaping from the webbing on a success. the effect also ends if the webbing is destroyed. The webbing has AC 10, 5 hp, vulnerability to fire damage, and immunity to bludgeoning, poison, and psychic damage
Create Zombie. The crypt spider creates a zombie from a humanoid creature it has killed with its poison. This works like the animate dead spell, except the zombie stays under the crypt spider's control for 1d4 days. At the end of this duration or when the zombie is destroyed, the corpse bursts open, releasing hundreds of crypt spider young (use swarm of spider statistics). the crypt spider can have no more than 4 zombies under it's control at one time
Description
A black and red spider chitters with excitement as a nearby corpse erupts with a dozen hatchlings
A crypt spider is an intelligent arachnid with a red body and black abdomen. Females are distinctly larger than males
GRAVEYARD LURKERS. Crypt spiders make their homes in crypts, graveyards, and other locations where dead bodies are plentiful. They are blessed by dark gods of undeath, and create and control undead through power granted by the blessing
HORRYFIYING FAMILIAL BONDS. Crypt spiders usually gather in mated pairs with a larger female dominating a smaller male. In desperate times, males become food for crypt-spider babies. Once mated, the female lays her eggs in the bodies of their prey, where the brood mature by feeding on creatures' fluids and each other. Those that survive into adulthood "hatch" from the corpse in a horrifying display.
SOCIAL CREATURES. Crypt spiders contact other crypt spiders to share unique catches, trading them like fine wines. While they can eat any creature, crypt spiders find humans, dwarves and elves the most appetizing.
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