False Appearance. While the swarm remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a pile of humanoid skulls.
Spider Climb. The swarm can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature's space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through any opening large enough for a Tiny skull spider. The swarm can't regain hit points or gain temporary hit points.
Web Sense. While in contact with a web, the swarm knows the exact location of any other creature in contact with the same web.
Web Walker. The swarm ignores movement restrictions caused by webbing.
Bites. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 0 ft., one creature in the swarm's space. Hit: 7 (2d6) piercing damage, or 3 (1d6) piercing damage if the swarm has half of its points or fewer. In additition, the target must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw, taking 28 (8d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. If the poison damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the target is stable but poisoned for 1 hour, even after regaining hit points, and is paralyzed while poisoned in this way.
Description
Skull spiders are living spiders that are easily mistaken for some kind of undead because of their appearance. Their carapaces resemble humanoid skulls, and they often camouflage themselves by nesting among piles of bones and discarded skeletons. Despite their size, these spiders often prey on full-sized humanoids.
Dark Origins. Because of their strange appearance and powerful venom, scholars theorize that the spiders were created long ago by botched skeletal spider rituals. Others believe that skull spiders naturally developed in the darkened wastelands of the Shadowfell.
Disease Carriers. Some populations of skull spiders are infested with diseases, which they carry without any symptoms. They may spread these diseases, like Dark Consumption or The Shaving, to any prey that escapes.
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