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Piercer (Ice variant)

Monsters Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

False Appearance. While the ice piercer remains motionless on the ceiling, it is indistinguishable from a normal stalactite. Spider Climb. The ice piercer can climb difficult surfaces, including

ground below. A piercer is the larval form of a roper, and the two creatures often attack in tandem. A rock-like shell encases a piercer's body, giving it the look and texture of a stalactite. That

Slithering Tracker

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

’s space and stop there. It can also move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing. Spider Climb. The slithering tracker can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on

ground it courses over, seeking any trace of its prey. To kill, a slithering tracker rises up and enshrouds a creature, attempting to drown the creature while also draining it of blood. Achieving

Nosferatu

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

’t function until the start of the nosferatu’s next turn. Spider Climb. The nosferatu can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability

until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if its hit point maximum is reduced to 0. A Humanoid slain in this way and then buried in the ground rises as a nosferatu after 1d10

Zorak Lightdrinker

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

damage or damage from holy water, this trait doesn't function at the start of his next turn. Spider Climb. Zorak can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make

amount. The reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0. A humanoid slain in this way and then buried in the ground rises

Juiblex

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate. Spider Climb. Juiblex can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.Multiattack

Juiblex chooses within the lair. The slime disintegrates after 1 hour. Slippery Slime. Juiblex slimes a square area of ground it can see within the lair. The area can be up to 10 feet on a side. When

Young Sapphire Dragon

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Spider Climb. The dragon can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check. Tunneler. The dragon can burrow through solid rock at half its

threatens to sink a town into the Underdark unless the authorities find and turn over a thief who stole from the dragon. 6 A village is beset by swarms of giant spider;giant spiders drawn to the area

Juiblex Legacy

Monsters Out of the Abyss

its next turn. Juiblex dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate. Spider Climb. Juiblex can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without

initiative ties), Juiblex can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects; it can’t use the same effect two rounds in a row: Juiblex slimes a square area of ground it can see within the

Arasta

Monsters Mythic Odysseys of Theros

succeed instead. Magic Resistance. Arasta has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Spider Climb. Arasta can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings

paraphrase the following text when Arasta uses her Armor of Spiders trait: The nightmarish arachnid unleashes a shriek that sounds like a thousand spider carapaces scarring slate. In response, the

Keresta Delvingstone

Monsters Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

. If Keresta takes radiant damage or damage from holy water, this trait doesn't function at the start of Keresta's next turn. Spider Climb. Keresta can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down

the ground rises the following night as a vampire spawn under Keresta's control. Charm. Keresta targets one humanoid it can see within 30 feet of it. If the target can see Keresta, the target must

Strahd von Zarovich

Monsters Curse of Strahd

(1 slot): animate objects, scrying Spider Climb. Strahd can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without having to make an ability check. Vampire Weaknesses. Strahd has the

reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if its hit point maximum is reduced to 0. A humanoid slain in this way and then buried in the ground rises the following night as a

Giant Wolf Spider Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

this way.Smaller than a giant spider, a giant wolf spider hunts prey across open ground or hides in a burrow or crevice, or in a hidden cavity beneath debris.

Spider Climb. The spider can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check. Web Sense. While in contact with a web, the spider knows the exact

Vampire Spawn Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

water, this trait doesn't function at the start of the vampire's next turn. Spider Climb. The vampire can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an

of the lair seem abnormally gaunt and sometimes move as though alive. A creeping fog clings to the ground within 500 feet of the vampire’s lair. The fog occasionally takes eerie forms, such as

Golgari Agent

Backgrounds Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica

: Choose one of Elvish, Giant, or Kraul Equipment: A Golgari insignia, a poisoner’s kit, a pet beetle or spider, a set of common clothes, and a belt pouch containing 10 gp worth of mixed

Spell Level Spells Cantrip dancing lights, spare the dying 1st entangle, ray of sickness 2nd protection from poison, ray of enfeeblement, spider climb 3rd

Vampire Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

next turn. Spider Climb. The vampire can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check. Vampire Weaknesses. The vampire has the following flaws

dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0. A humanoid slain in this way and then buried in the ground rises the following night as a vampire spawn under the vampire’s control. Charm

Vampire Spellcaster Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

water. If the vampire takes radiant damage or damage from holy water, this trait doesn't function at the start of the vampire's next turn. Spider Climb. The vampire can climb difficult surfaces

then buried in the ground rises the following night as a vampire spawn under the vampire's control. Charm. The vampire targets one humanoid it can see within 30 feet of it. If the target can see the

Vampire Warrior Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

water. If the vampire takes radiant damage or damage from holy water, this trait doesn't function at the start of the vampire's next turn. Spider Climb. The vampire can climb difficult surfaces

in this way and then buried in the ground rises the following night as a vampire spawn under the vampire's control. Charm. The vampire targets one humanoid it can see within 30 feet of it. If the

Aarakocra Legacy

Species Elemental Evil Player's Companion

. Beak and Feather From below, aarakocra look much like large birds. Only when they descend to roost on a branch or walk across the ground does their humanoid appearance reveal itself. Standing

people forced to live and toil on the ground. Avian Mannerisms The resemblance of aarakocra to birds isn’t limited to physical features. Aarakocra display many of the same mannerisms as

Giant Wolf Spider

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Giant Wolf Spider Smaller than a giant spider, a giant wolf spider hunts prey across open ground or hides in a burrow or crevice, or in a hidden cavity beneath debris. Giant Wolf Spider Medium

4 (−3) Skills Perception +3, Stealth +7 Senses blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13 Languages — Challenge 1/4 (50 XP) Spider Climb. The spider can climb difficult

26. Spider Queen's Temple

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

26. Spider Queen’s Temple Years of neglect have left this temple in a terrible state. Work has begun to repair the damage. Web Curtain A web curtain separates a 50-foot-high arched narthex to the

a giant spider. Whether Vlonwelv and her entourage are here or not, the temple nave contains the following features: Decor. Six cracked pillars carved with intertwining demons stretch to a 50-foot

4. Basin

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

forces along the narrow strip of high ground between the basin and the stream. Chieftain S’slaar is a troglodyte with 20 hit points and a +2 longsword. While he wields the sword, S’slaar gains the

cross guard shaped like a stylized spider with tiny gems for eyes. Etched into its blade are the words Oloth tlu malla, which is a drow expression meaning “Darkness be praised.”

Desert Encounters (Levels 1–4)

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

1d3 + 1 giant toads 53–54 1d4 giant spiders 55 1 druid 56–57 2d4 hobgoblins 58 1 wight 59–60 1 ogre 61–65 A brass lamp lying on the ground 66–67 1d4 giant vultures 68 1 phase spider 69 1 giant

Arrival in Hither

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

). Feather fall, spider climb, and similar spells also enable characters to reach the ground safely. Any character who tries to climb a pillar without using handholds, footholds, climbing gear, or magic must succeed on a DC 13 Strength (Athletics) check or fall, taking damage as normal.

5. Garden of Welcome

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

recognizable as a myconid, it looks like a fungal larva slithering along the ground. Mold and lichen grow in hypnotic patterns along its ringed stalk, and it puffs clouds of spores from a slit resembling a

few glowing mushrooms along the edge, but even in the gloom, you can’t miss the source of the sounds. The heads of creatures of a dozen humanoid Underdark races peek from the ground, mold and fungi

Explorer, Dead

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

halfling, riddled with tiny arrows and dangling from a tree vine. (The halfling trespassed on grung sacred ground, and the corpse was hung here as a warning.) 2 The bones of an unarmored humanoid

devour it later.) 9 The skeleton of a humanoid seated on a folding camp stool, clutching a knife and fork in its bony hands. 10 The desiccated husk of a gnome, cocooned in giant spider webs. 11 The

House Auvryndar

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

House Auvryndar House Auvryndar uses Muiral’s Gauntlet as a staging ground for raids into other levels and as a base from which to launch attacks against House Freth, a rival drow house that has a

platinum bracers (250 gp each) and a spider-shaped obsidian pendant magically animated so that its legs twitch (50 gp). This amulet doubles as a holy symbol of Lolth. Zress Orlezziir A deadly warrior from a

Piercer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Piercer Clinging to the ceilings of caverns and large subterranean passages, piercers blend in perfectly with natural rock, dropping in silence to impale unsuspecting foes on the ground below. A

Appearance. While the piercer remains motionless on the ceiling, it is indistinguishable from a normal stalactite. Spider Climb. The piercer can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on

18. First Blood

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

circle around Drinrith and the fourteenth male drow, who are engaged in a duel. When Drinrith draws blood or knocks the male to the ground, she either replaces him with a new challenger or orders two

spiders while the contest rages. Treasure. Drinrith wears an obsidian scarab engraved with the insignia of House Auvryndar (25 gp) and a platinum-inlaid helm of black metal molded in the likeness of a spider with carnelians for eyes (750 gp).

Duthcloim

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Encounters d20 Encounter 1–4 Bregan D’aerthe spy 5–8 Drow foot patrol 9–12 Drow priestess of Lolth 13–16 Spider nest 17–20 Statue of Lolth Bregan D’aerthe Spy A male drow spy takes an interest in

priestess and her escort attack the party. Spider Nest The characters stumble upon a spiders’ nest containing 4d6 giant spider eggs with soft, sticky shells. Each egg weighs 20 pounds and has AC 6 and 1

Sapphire Dragon Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

starvation after incorrectly identifying a nearby phase spider nest as an easy food source. 6 A sapphire dragon wyrmling’s hoard contains a cursed item, which has attracted specters and wraiths to

to guard a young sapphire dragon’s hoard in exchange for the dragon controlling the giant spider population, but the galeb duhr are causing trouble for local miners. 4 Two Lolth cultists seek a

General Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver

outside ground level, 4 feet above the interior floor level, 8 inches wide, and 4 feet high. A creature on one side of an arrow slit gains three-quarters cover against attacks from the other side (see

characters a chance to succeed. It’s okay if the characters circumvent combat and talk their way past castle defenders. Both the Cragmaw tribe and the Redbrands work for the Black Spider, so the goblinoids

Other Routes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

golem carved from stone and shaped like a giant spider. The mage rides in a howdah that provides half cover against attacks from the ground. Escorting the mage are 2d4 drow elite warriors mounted on

giant riding lizards (use the statistics at the end of chapter 8). These drow fight to the death to protect their territory. Treasure. The spider golem’s eight eyes are six-inch-diameter red crystal orbs worth 1,000 gp each.

Slithering Tracker

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

tracker tastes the ground it courses over, seeking any trace of its prey. To kill, a slithering tracker rises up and enshrouds a creature, attempting to drown the prey while also draining it of blood. A

Form. The slithering tracker can enter an enemy’s space and stop there. It can also move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing. Spider Climb. The slithering tracker can climb

Tier Breche

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

are trained; Arach-Tinilith, a spider-shaped cathedral where drow priestesses worship their demon goddess; and Sorcere, a magnificent tower where drow mages learn to master the magical arts. Non-drow

Lolth” sidebar). If they come under attack, the acolytes withdraw to Arach-Tinilith while the priestess stands her ground. Drow Mages The characters encounter 1d3 drow mages out for a walk. There is a

Nosferatu

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

each of its turns if it has at least 1 hit point and isn’t in sunlight. If the nosferatu takes radiant damage, this trait doesn’t function until the start of the nosferatu’s next turn. Spider Climb

. The reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if its hit point maximum is reduced to 0. A Humanoid slain in this way and then buried in the ground rises as a nosferatu

Slithering Tracker

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monsters of the Multiverse

subject’s body, killing it. Yet the subject’s mind lives on in the puddle that issues forth from the remains, and so too does its insatiable need for retribution. A slithering tracker tastes the ground

enemy’s space and stop there. It can also move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing. Spider Climb. The slithering tracker can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on

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