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Spider, Spider Swarm

An awful, scuttling mass of legs and mandibles scrambles forward out of the darkness.

Spider Swarm CR 1

Source Pathfinder RPG Bestiary pg. 258
XP 400
N Diminutive vermin (swarm)
Init +3; Senses darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 30 ft.; Perception +4

Defense

AC 17, touch 17, flat-footed 14 (+3 Dex, +4 size)
hp 9 (2d8)
Fort +3, Ref +3, Will +0
Defensive Abilities swarm traits; Immune mind-affecting effects, weapon damage

Offense

Speed 20 ft., climb 20 ft.
Melee swarm (1d6 plus poison and distraction)
Space 10 ft., Reach 0 ft.
Special Attacks distraction (DC 11)

Statistics

Str 1, Dex 17, Con 10, Int —, Wis 10, Cha 2
Base Atk +1; CMB —; CMD
Skills Climb +11, Perception +4; Racial Modifiers +4 Perception

Ecology

Environment any
Organization solitary, pair, tangle (3–6 swarms) or colony (11–20 swarms)
Treasure none

Special Abilities

Poison (Ex) Swarm—injury; save Fort DC 11; frequency 1/round for 2 rounds; effect 1d2 Str; cure 1 save. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Description

The sight of a carpet of swarming spiders is unsettling indeed—particularly when the swarm is made up of spiders each the size of a gold coin and possessing blade-like mandibles capable of lacerating flesh with sickening ease. A swarm of spiders is a colonial mass of arachnids that relies on overwhelming much larger prey with sheer numbers rather than catching smaller snacks. While spider swarms spin webs, these webs are incapable of catching larger prey and typically serve the swarm as a lair rather than a method of capturing dinner.

Creatures in "Spider" Category

NameCR
Drain Spider1/4
Dream Spider1/2
Giant Black Widow3
Giant Crab Spider1/2
Giant Spider1
Giant Tarantula8
Goliath Spider11
Moon Spider2
Ogre Spider5
Scarlet Spider1/4
Spider Swarm1