Giant Spiders are not common creatures, but their loathesomeness more than makes up for their rarity. They live deep within the darkest and most tangled of forests or in underground lairs. Giant Spiders have a rudimentary, devious intelligence and are able to communicate with each other, but the arachnid mind is not one that is easily intelligible to Humans, which is probably just as well.
In combat, Giant Spiders attack with two venomous bites per round.
Physique[]
Giant Spiders are huge creatures (at least 10 feet across) with multiple composite eyes and powerful legs covered in thick, black hair. Their colour varies from dark brown to black and they often bear strange markings in various luminous or bilious shades of blue and green.
Alignment[]
Psychological Traits[]
Giant Spiders fear fire, but are otherwise immune to all psychological effects. They cause fear in living creatures under 10 feet tall and arachnophobia is a common disorder among those suffereing from Insanity. Any character with this disorder who encounters a Giant Spider will be subject to terror.
Special Rules[]
The venom of a Giant Spider's bite typically results in victims being paralysed, if they fail a test against Poison. If a paralysed victim is bitten for a second time, the additional dose of poison will result in the character's death in D6 rounds (negated by a successful test against Poison). The tough exoskeleton of a Giant Spider gives it 2 points of armour on all body locations.