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2.7 KiB

Spider of Leng

Large Aberration Chaotic Evil

  • Armor Class: 15 (natural armor)
  • Hit Points: 144 (17d10 + 51)
  • Speed: walk 20 ft.
  • Challenge Rating: 7 (2,900 XP)
  • Source: Tome of Beasts 2023, page 341
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
14 (+2) 16 (+3) 16 (+3) 18 (+4) 10 (+0) 10 (+0)
  • Saving Throws: Dex +6, Con +6, Int +7
  • Skills: Athletics +5, Perception +3, Stealth +6
  • Damage Vulnerabilities: False
  • Damage Immunities: poison
  • Damage Resistances: False
  • Condition Immunities: charmed, poisoned, unconscious
  • Senses: darkvision 240 ft., passive Perception 13
  • Languages: Common, Void Speech

Special Abilities

  • Eldritch Understanding: The spider of Leng can read and use any spell scroll or magic item, ignoring all class, race, and level requirements.
  • Poisonous Blood: A creature that hits the spider of Leng with a melee attack while within 5 feet of it takes 4 (1d8) poison damage.
  • Poisonous Death: When the spider of Leng dies, the poisonous blood in its body vaporizes, forming a cloud in the spider's space until initiative count 20 on the next round. Each creature within 5 feet of the spider and each creature that enters the cloud for the first time on a turn must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, taking 9 (2d8) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

Actions

  • Multiattack: The spider of Leng makes two Claw attacks and one Staff of Leng attack, or it makes three Spit Venom attacks.
  • Claw: Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d8 + 3) slashing damage plus 4 (1d8) poison damage.
  • Staff of Leng: Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage plus 7 (2d6) psychic damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be stunned until the end of is next turn.
  • Spit Venom: Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (3d8 + 3) poison damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned and blinded until the end of its next turn.
  • Spellcasting: The spider of Leng casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15):
    At will: comprehend languages, detect magic
    3/day each: confusion, silence
    1/day each: arcane eye, hypnotic pattern

Reactions

  • Poisonous Riposte: The spider of Leng adds 3 to its AC against one melee attack that would hit it. To do so, the spider must see the attacker. If this effect causes the attack to miss, the attacker takes 4 (1d8) poison damage.