Carapace. Covered in a hardened exoskeleton, this Creature is resistant to Bludgoning and Slashing damage.
Darkvision. This Creature is able to see up to 80ft in darkness as if in dim light and 160ft in dim light as if bright light.
Defend The Hive. As a warrior class, this Creature is willing to give its life for the survival of the colony. It is Immune to being Frightened.
Spider Climb. This Creature is able to walk up walls and on ceilings without needing to make an ability check.
Multi-Attack. This Creature makes three attacks, two with its stabbing arms and one bite.
Cry For Backup. Durring combat, if this Creature can, it will attempt to call for help to defend the Hive.
Stab and Bite
Stab: Mele Weapon Attack 10ft Reach. +5 to hit Deals 2D12 Piercing Damage
Bite: Mele Weapon Attack 10ft Reach. +6 to hit Deals 3D12 Piercing Damage. On a successful hit, the target must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or be Grappled by the Arachnid's powerful jaws. If a target starts its turn within the Arachnids jaws, the player must make a DC 18 Dexterity or Strength check to break free or take 2D8 Slashing damage.
(As with the REACTIONS section, I'm not sure what to give them as bonus actions, suggestions welcome.)
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Description
Warrior Bugs are quadrupedal Arachnid approximately two to three meters long. They are colored to camouflage with their specific terrain, such as desert warriors, which are tan with black and yellow stripes. The rearmost pairs of legs are much longer than the two front forelegs, and serve as the primary locomotion, the forelegs being 1/3 shorter. Warrior Bugs are quite agile and fast. They can both climb and burrow through many surfaces. These bugs utilize a robust pincer-like mandible capable of crushing rock, metal, and severing limbs as a means of attack. The two upper forelegs or "side mandibles" are utilized in the manner of swords for an attack as well as defense. It was thought to use these as 'hands' for grasping objects in the style of a praying mantis. This is not the case as a warrior has no dexterity with them, and as such, they are merely stabbing, slashing, or eviscerating implements. They are devastating in this role as they reach out to well over a meter, 2 feet further than their forelegs or 3 feet further than their actual mandibles. It is said that they can "lose a limb and still fight with 86% efficiency", with the primary method of killing them being to "aim for the nerve stem". Also, it would seem that Warrior Bugs have very tough exoskeletons, taking excessive amounts of firepower before they finally succumb to their wounds. This plays a very tactical advantage since arachnids attack in huge numbers and can climb over the dead below. Losing arachnids is considered a minor problem since they are not afraid to attack the enemy even if they have potent weapons. Their lack of pain and fear and their massive numbers play an advantage in overrunning enemy positions.
Lair and Lair Actions
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Lair Actions
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Posted Feb 10, 2022Hey everyone this is my first foray into making a custom stat block for well anything on dndbyond and I look forward to constructive criticism and helpful feed back.
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Posted Aug 10, 2023dude, you choose the best thing to make, however. the health seems a bit too low for realism, but for balance, lowering to about 50-70 would make more sense.
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Posted Aug 10, 2023Thank you for the feedback; I had a difficult time creating what felt like reasonable stats for the warrior as per the film and books; the warrior class is supposed to be the base cannon fodder of the bug forces. I appreciate you taking the time to comment.
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Posted Dec 30, 2023Even highly intelligent bugs like the Brain Bug are known to feel fear, so in my opinion it shouldn't be immune to the frightened state. (unless you're arguing the Warrior bugs aren't intelligent enough to understand the concept of fear)
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Posted Jan 10, 2024I see your point, though in the films the warrior class never shows any sign of fear expression that I remember. The Brain Bug does and the warriors are shown to follow its commands however they never show any fear. The wiki also mentions they feel no fear. Maybe changing it to resistance instead of outright immunity would be better?