Drider
CR: 7 XP: 3,200
CE Large aberration
Init: +2 Senses: darkvision 120 ft., detect good, detect law, detect magic Perception: +15
Defense
AC: 20, touch 12, flat-footed 17, (+2 Dex, +1 dodge, +8 natural,, –1 size)
hp: 76 (9d8+36)
Fort: +7 Ref: +5 Will: +9
Immune: sleep
SR: 18
Offense
Speed: 30 ft., climb 20 ft.
Melee: mwk heavy mace +9/+4 (1d8+3), bite +3 (1d4+1 plus poison)
Ranged: mwk composite longbow +8/+3 (1d8+2/×3)
Space: 10 ft. Reach: 5 ft.
Special Attacks: web (+7 ranged, DC 18, hp 9)
Spell-Like Abilities: (CL 9th) Constant—detect good, detect law, detect magic At will—dancing lights, darkness, faerie fire 1/day—clairaudience/clairvoyance, deeper darkness, dispel magic, levitate, suggestion (DC 16)
Spells Known: (CL 6th) 3rd (4/day)—lightning bolt (DC 16) 2nd (6/day)—invisibility, web (DC 15) 1st (7/day)—mage armor, magic missile, ray of enfeeblement (DC 14), silent image (DC 14) 0 (at will)—bleed (DC 13), daze (DC 13), ghost sound, mage hand, ray of frost, read magic, resistance
Statistics
Str: 15 Dex: 15 Con: 18 Int: 15 Wis: 16 Cha: 16
Base Atk: +6 CMB: +9 CMD: 21 (33 vs. trip)
Feats: Blind-Fight, Dodge, Combat Casting, Weapon Focus (bite, mace)
Skills: Climb +22, Intimidate +15, Knowledge (arcana) +14, Perception +15, Spellcraft +14, Stealth +14, Racial Modifiers +4 Stealth
SQ: undersized weapons
Languages: Common, Elven, Undercommon
Ecology
Environment: any underground
Organization: solitary, pair, or group (3–8)
Treasure: double (masterwork heavy mace, masterwork composite longbow [+2 Str] with 20 arrows, additional treasure)
Description
Poison (Ex) Bite—injury; save Fort DC 18; frequency 1/round for 6 rounds; effect 1d2 Str; cure 1 save. The save DC is Constitution-based.
Drider The dry rasping of spidery legs brings this hideous monstrosity into view—a nightmarish, centaurian fusion of drow and spider. Spells A drider casts spells as a 6th-level cleric, sorcerer, or wizard, but does not gain any other class abilities.
Undersized Weapons (Ex) Although a drider is Large, its upper torso is the same size as that of a Medium humanoid’s upper torso. As a result, it wields weapons as if it were one size category smaller than its actual size (Medium for most driders).
Created from the body of a drow, warped and mutated through special poisons and elixirs to take on the characteristics of a giant spider, the drider is a dangerous creature.
Driders are sexually dimorphic. A female drider’s lower spider body is sleek and graceful, often similar to a black widow’s body, while its upper drow torso retains its alluring curves and beautiful face (with the exception of sharp, poisonous fangs). A male drider’s lower body is bulky like a tarantula, while its upper body is wiry and bears a hideous face more spider than drow, complete with fanged mandibles.