Hit Dice: 2+
Armor Class: 7 [12]
Attacks: 1 Bite (1d6+Poison)
Saving Throw: 16
Special: Quiet Flight gain +2 on initial attack
Move: 8/15 (flying)
Alignment: Chaos
Challenge Level/XP: 2/30
Aerial arachnid predators that primarily seek out serpents, these winged spiders will settle for any warm-blooded mammal that they can ambush successfully. Their poison paralyzes their victim for 1d6 turns, Save for half duration. They will flutter off into the distance after draining 3d6 hit points worth of blood from any one victim.
Who knew these things would turn out to have a real-world version?
Heh.
ReplyDeleteFlying spiders?
ReplyDelete*shiver*
Love the lil' octopus dude in your logo with the swords an' axes.
Just noticed that. He's awesome.
The whole design is something special I think, the contrast between the clean white and the background detail and colour, and the soft with the sharp.
DeleteYeah, they make me shudder a bit as well. Creepy little things, but fun to use at the table in encounters.
DeleteWe like the little octo-dude too. Thanks!
Did this on Bristol board a while back...it was buried in the old black portfolio-case and I only re-discovered it a few days ago. I might draw-up a variant of this critter, now that we've seen what nature intended...
DeleteI think for many people these and creatures like them might be even more nightmarish than the more fantastical ones, as intense as those can get. There's certainly something oneiric about this idea.
ReplyDeleteI like the mix of mundane and outre, going from simple annoying swarms of gnats (possibly with a Initiative penalty, chance of disease, or visibility penalty), to wandering houses that might not be there when you get back, and so on. Some times it's fun to use un-monsters in a game such as a hungry wardrobe, a couple of squabbling carpets or some pillows...
DeleteThe most frightening things often are the most familiar things that aren't acting appropriately any more. And yes, that gets into Oneirical things pretty quickly...