Undead: Spider (Moldering)     

Species: Undead. Type: Spider, Moldering. Class: Undead. Align: Evil. Gender: N/A.

 

Level: 1-D8. Damage-Points: 1-D8 x level.

Number encountered: 1-D2 per 3 characters present.

Experience-Points: 4 x level.

 

Characteristics:

Awareness: Hearing: 28, Sense of Smell : 28, Sixth Sense: 0, Taste: 28, Touch: 28, Vision: 28,

Charisma -: Appearance: Rotting spider. Speech: 0. Constitution: 24, Coordination: 24, Dexterity: 26, Intelligence: 0. Mental-Strength: 0, Strength: 22, Wisdom: 0.

 

Movement:

Flying: Can't. Grounded: 6. Swimming: 2 (will walk underwater).

 

Luck: 0. Oxygen-Points: Not applicable. This creature does not need oxygen to exist. Blood-Points: Not applicable. This creature does not need blood to exist.

 

Attacks:

Bites ---------- : 1

Damage ------ : 1-D6 (+1-D6 per 2 levels advanced).

Range -------- : 1 space (5'). Can leap and attack a creature 3 spaces away.

Attack type - : Needle.

Special ------- : Blackmist venom: If 50%+ damage is inflicted on a bite, it will inject its prey with a black mist-like venom that will take effect 3 turns after being injected. Poisoned prey must make a successful avoidance-roll vs. "Poison" or suffer the following effects for 2-D12 days:

 

1: 30% miss chance when attacking, due to hallucinations, with a 10% chance of striking an ally.

2: 50% ability and spell failure.

3: When sleeping, nightmares will plague the bitten, and will have a 5% chance to continue for the duration of the poison.

4: Excessive thirst: x3 water consumption or severely dehydrate and lose 1-D12 damage-points in all areas of the body for each day without excess water consumption. If any part of the victim's body reaches zero damage-points, unconsciousness will occur. At negative below the Constitution of the victim, death will occur (if it is the head, neck, chest, abdomen or back).

 

Defense: 24 Offense: 26

 

Treasure: %Roll needed to have money and treasure:

61+ to have 1-D4.

Begin rolling on the Common chart.

Check for each creature to have treasure.

All treasure will be in the lair of this creature.

 

Description:

Annihilation Strike?: No. Sudden Death Strike?: No.

Color: Black-brown. Texture: Like that of a dead and rotting spider. Height: 1' 6". Length: 3'-0". Width: 2'-0". Posture: Arachnid. Weight: 10 Lbs.

 

Description - : This undead appears as a decaying spider.

Dislikes ----- : None.

Disposition - : Aggressive.

Fears -------- : None.

Habitat ------ : Grasslands and forests (Crypts).

Immunities - : Charm, Disease, Fear, Mental-attack, Pain, Poison (excluding Toxin Poison), Shock, Sickness, Sleep, Spiritual-attack, Stun, Unconsciousness.

 

Life-span --- : Undying creature. This creature's existence never fades.

Likes -------- : None.

Needs ------- : None.

Note --------- : None.

 

Special Abilities:

Night-vision: As the Psychic's Spell.

 

Special Defenses:

Magic-Resistance: 10%

 

Special Offenses:

None. This spider does not cast a web.

 

Susceptibilities and Weaknesses: 50% penalty rounded down, to successfully avoid vs. any form of holy attack.

 

Weapon Susceptibilities : Rank-1 (or better) magic weapon to harm.