Drider 
| Size/Type: |
Large Aberration |
| Hit Dice: |
6d8+18 (45 hp) |
| Initiative: |
+2 |
| Speed: |
30 ft. (6 squares), climb 15 ft. |
| Armor Class: |
17 (-1 size, +2 Dex, +6 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 15 |
| Base Attack/Grapple: |
+4/+10 |
| Attack: |
Dagger +5 melee (1d6+2/19-20) or bite +6 melee (1d4+1 plus poison) or shortbow +5 ranged (1d8/×3) |
| 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/×3) |
| Space/Reach: |
10 ft./5 ft. |
| Special Attacks: |
Spells, spell-like abilities, poison |
| Special Qualities: |
Darkvision 60 ft., spell resistance 17 |
| Saves: |
Fort +5, Ref +4, Will +8 |
| Abilities: |
Str 15, Dex 15, Con 16, Int 15, Wis 16, Cha 16 |
| Skills: |
Climb +14, Concentration +9, Hide +10, Listen +9, Move Silently +12, Spot +9 |
| Feats: |
Combat Casting, Two-Weapon Fighting, Weapon Focus (bite) |
| Environment: |
Underground |
| Organization: |
Solitary, pair, or troupe (1-2 plus 7-12 Medium monstrous spiders) |
| Challenge Rating: |
7 |
| Treasure: |
Double standard |
| Alignment: |
Always chaotic evil |
| Advancement: |
By character class |
| 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.
Injury, Fortitude DC 16, initial and secondary damage 1d6 Str. The save DC is Constitution based.
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.
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.
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