Giant Spider

Name	Giant Spider
Sorted Name	Giant Spider
Family	Spider
Size and Type	Medium Vermin
Hit Dice Count	3
Hit Dice	3d8+3 (16 hp)
Random Hit Points	3d8+3 - 3
Initiative	+3
Speed	30 ft., climb 30 ft.
Armor Class	14, touch 13, flat-footed 11 (+1 armor, +3 Dex)
Base Attack/Grapple	+2/+CMB: +2CMD: 15 (27 vs. trip)
Attack	bite +2 (1d6 plus poison) Special Attack web (+5 ranged, DC 12, hp 2)
Space/Reach	5 ft./5 ft.
Special Qualities	darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 60 ft.;
Saves	Fort +4, Ref +4, Will +1
Abilities	Str 11, Dex 17, Con 12, Int -, Wis 10, Cha 2
Skills	Climb +16, Perception +4 (+8 in webs), Stealth +7 (+11 in webs)
Environment	any
Challenge Rating	1
Organization	solitary, pair, or colony (3-8)
Treasure	incidental
Alignment	N
Version	PRPG-O
Sources	Pathfinder RPG (Open)

Spider, Giant

A spider the size of a man crawls silently from the depths of its funnel-shaped web.

Giant Spider

CR 1

XP 400

N Medium vermin

Init +3; Senses darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 60 ft.; Perception +4

DEFENSE

AC 14, touch 13, flat-footed 11 (+1 armor, +3 Dex)

hp 16 (3d8+3)

Fort +4, Ref +4, Will +1

Immune mind-affecting effects

OFFENSE

Spd 30 ft., climb 30 ft.

Melee bite +2 (1d6 plus poison) Special Attack web (+5 ranged, DC 12, hp 2)

STATISTICS

Str 11, Dex 17, Con 12, Int -, Wis 10, Cha 2

Base Atk +2; CMB +2; CMD 15 (27 vs. trip)

Skills Climb +16, Perception +4 (+8 in webs), Stealth +7 (+11 in webs); Racial Modifiers +4 Perception, +4 Stealth (+8 in webs), +16 Climb

ECOLOGY

Environment any

Organization solitary, pair, or colony (3-8)

Treasure incidental

SPECIAL ABILITIES

Poison (Ex) Bite-injury; save Fort DC 14; frequency 1/round for 4 rounds; effect 1d2 Strength damage; cure 1 save.

The statistics above are for a web-spinning spider. Hunting spiders lose the web ability but gain a +8 racial modifier on Acrobatics checks. All giant spiders have a +2 racial bonus on poison save DCs.
Other species of giant spiders exist, as detailed below.

Species CR Size HD

Scarlet spider 1/4 Tiny 1d8

Giant crab spider 1/2 Small 2d8

Giant black widow 3 Large 5d8

Ogre spider 5 Huge 7d8

Giant tarantula 8 Gargantuan 10d8

Goliath spider 11 Colossal 14d8

Tome of Horrors. Copyright 2002, Necromancer Games, Inc.; Authors: Scott Greene, with Clark Peterson, Erica Balsley, Kevin Baase, Casey Christofferson, Lance Hawvermale, Travis Hawvermale, Patrick Lawinger, and Bill Webb; Based on original content from TSR.

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Attacks: bite +2 (1d6 plus poison) Special Attack web (+5 ranged, DC 12, hp 2), or