Ettercap

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EttercapCR 3

his hideous purple creature walks upright like a man, but its face is that of a spider, and its hands are sickle-shaped claws.


NE M aberration, Arachnid
Initiative: +7
Senses: darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +9

Defense

AC: 15, touch 13, flat-footed 12 (+3 Dex, +2 natural)
HP: 30 4d8+12
Fortitude: +6 Reflex: +4 Will: +6

Offense

Speed: 30 ft., climb 30 ft
Melee: Bite +5 Piercing plus poison) and 2 claws +5 ( Slashing ) Ettercap Poison—injury; save Fort DC 15; frequency 1/round for 10 rounds; effect Dex Damage ; cure 2 consecutive saves. The save DC is Constitution based.
Ranged: web +6 ranged, DC 15, hp 4
Special Attacks: Traps The ettercap is particularly skilled at crafting cunning traps with its webs. Deadfalls, nooses, and spear traps are the most common traps ettercaps build with their webs. An ettercap doesn’t require gold to build its traps, merely time.   Ettercap Deadfall CR 3; Type mechanical; Perception DC 20; Disable Device DC 20; Trigger location; Reset repair; Effect +10 Blugeoning , multiple targets (all targets in a 10-ft. square). Ettercap Noose CR 1; Type mechanical; Perception DC 20; Disable Device DC 20; Trigger location; Reset repair; Effect +15 CMB check (grapple). Ettercap Spear Trap CR 2; Type mechanical; Perception DC 20; Disable Device DC 20; Trigger location; Reset repair; Effect +15 Piercing .
Space: 5 ft
Reach: 5ft

Statistics

Str 14 , Dex 17 , Con 17 , Int 6 , Wis 15 , Cha 8 ,
Base Attack: BAB +3 CMB: +5 CMD: 18
Feats:
Great Fortitude, Improved Initiative
Skills: Climb +14 , Craft (trapmaking) +8 , Perception +9 , Stealth +7 ;
Racial Modifiers: +8 on Craft (trapmaking)
Languages: Common
SQ: Spider Empathy +7 This ability functions as the druid’s wild empathy, save that an ettercap can only use this ability on spiders. An ettercap gains a +4 racial bonus on this check. Spiders are mindless, but this empathic communication imparts on them a modicum of implanted intelligence, allowing ettercaps to train giant spiders and use them as guardians.

Ecology

Environment: temperate forests
Organization: solitary, pair, or nest (3–6 plus 2–8 giant spiders)

Physical Description

Ettercaps are typically 6 feet tall and weigh about 200 pounds. They are solitary creatures and rarely group with others of their kind, even to mate. When they do group, they tend to attract a variety of different spiders, forming a strange collective of ettercaps and arachnids. Ettercaps are known for building cunning traps out of webs and other natural materials, using them to trap prey. They build shelters out of webbing, often high up in the trees away from other ground-based predators, and use monstrous spiders as lookouts and guardians.

Description

Ettercaps are not brave creatures, but their traps often ensure that the enemy never draws a weapon. When an ettercap does engage its enemies, it attacks with its claws and venomous bite. It usually refuses to come within melee reach of any foe that is still able to move, and flees if an opponent gets free.

Created by

JMTyranny.

System

Pathfinder 1e

Statblock Type

Monster / NPC

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