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| SYSTEM REFERENCE DOCUMENT 3.5 | ||
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Large Aberration |
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Hit Dice: |
6d8+18 (45 hp) |
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Initiative: |
+2 |
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Speed: |
30 ft. (6 squares), climb 15 ft. |
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Armor Class: |
17 (–1 size, +2 Dex, +6 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 15 |
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Base Attack/Grapple: |
+4/+10 |
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Attack: |
Dagger +5 melee (1d6+2/19–20) or bite +6 melee (1d4+1 plus poison) or shortbow +5 ranged (1d8/x3) |
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Full Attack: |
2 daggers +3 melee (1d6+2/19–20, 1d6+1/19–20) and bite +1 melee (1d4+1 plus poison); or shortbow +5 ranged (1d8/x3) |
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Space/Reach: |
10 ft./5 ft. |
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Special Attacks: |
Spells, spell-like abilities, poison |
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Special Qualities: |
Darkvision 60 ft., spell resistance 17 |
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Saves: |
Fort +5, Ref +4, Will +8 |
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Abilities: |
Str 15, Dex 15, Con 16, Int 15, Wis 16, Cha 16 |
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Skills: |
Climb +14, Concentration +9, Hide +10, Listen +9, Move Silently +12, Spot +9 |
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Environment: |
Underground |
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Organization: |
Solitary, pair, or troupe (1–2 plus 7–12 Medium monstrous spiders) |
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Challenge Rating: |
7 |
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Treasure: |
Double standard |
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Alignment: |
Always chaotic evil |
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Advancement: |
By character class |
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Level Adjustment: |
+4 |
Driders speak Elven, Common, and Undercommon.
COMBAT
Driders seldom pass up an opportunity to attack other creatures, especially from ambush. They usually begin with a spell assault and often levitate out of the enemy’s reach.
Poison (Ex): Injury, Fortitude DC 16, initial and secondary damage 1d6 Str. The save DC is Constitution based.
Spell-Like Abilities: 1/day—dancing lights (DC 13), clairaudience/clairvoyance, darkness, detect good, detect law, detect magic, dispel magic, faerie fire, levitate, suggestion (DC 16). Caster level 6th. The save DCs are Charisma-based.
Spells: Driders cast spells as 6th-level clerics, wizards, or sorcerers. Drider clerics can choose from the following domains: Chaos, Destruction, Evil, and Trickery. The typical spells prepared shown here are for a drider sorcerer.
Typical Sorcerer Spells Known (6/7/6/4, base save DC 13 + spell level): 0—daze, detect magic, ghost sound, mage hand, ray of frost, read magic, resistance; 1st— mage armor, magic missile, ray of enfeeblement, silent image; 2nd— invisibility, web; 3rd—lightning bolt.
Skills: A drider has a +4 racial bonus on Hide and Move Silently checks. It has a +8 racial bonus on Climb checks and can always choose to take 10 on a Climb check, even if rushed or threatened.
