Homebrew Drider (F) Species Details

Appearance

Driders have the upper body of a drow, but their lower body is replaced with that of a large spider, their waist connecting to where the spiders head would have been. Different driders may have different types of spider bodies, with common examples being tarantulas or black widows.

History

When a drow shows great promise, Lolth summons it to the Demonweb pits for a test of faith and strength. Those that pass the test rise higher in the Spider Queen's favor. Those that fail are transformed into driders, a living reminder of Lolth's power.

Society

Drow transformed into driders return to the material plane as twisted and debased creatures.
Driven by madness, they disappear into the Underdark to become hermits or hunters, either wandering alone or leading packs of giant spiders.

Over time, the madness may slowly settle. When this happens, some driders return to drow society, although they are feared and shunned by their former kin, who hold them in lower esteem than slaves, but tolerate their presence as living manifestations of Lolth's will, as well as a reminder of the fate that awaits all who fail the Spider Queen.

Others continue their solitary lives or band together with other driders to form their own societies. These societies tend to be even more vile than those of the drow. Over generations this can change though, as with any culture.

Drider traits

Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution increases by 2.
Age. Drider have similar lifespans to drow.
Alignment. Driders tend very much to evil alignments. Their transformation has left them scarred for life, and to garner Lolth's interest to begin with, they were usually exceptionally vile drow before it.
Size. Driders drow-bodies are of elvish proportions, but their lower spider-bodies make them count as large creatures. For the purpose of using weapons and armor though, they still count as medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of grey.
Spider Climb. You can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Web Weaver. You can produce spider silk and you ignore movement restrictions caused by webbing. You instinctively know how to build a web.
Languages. You can speak, read and write Elvish and Undercommon.
Subrace. There are two main kinds of drider, depending on the type of spider their lower body represents: Lurkers and Pouncers. Choose one of these subraces.

Drider (F) Traits

Your Drider has the following features

Ability Score Increase

Your Constitution score increases by 2.

Darkvision

You can see in a dim light within 60 feet as if it were bright light and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of grey.

Languages

You can read, write and speak Elvish and Undercommon.