Amblypygid, Giant
Medium beast, unaligned
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
Hit Points 16 (3d8 + 3)
Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|
13 (+1) | 16 (+3) | 12 (+1) | 1 (−5) | 9 (−1) | 3 (−4) |
Skills Acrobatics +7, Perception +3
Senses blindsight 60 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages —
Challenge 1/2 (100 XP)
Proficiency Bonus +2
Spider Climb. The giant amblypygid can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Flattened Body. A giant amblypygid can move or squeeze through narrow spaces as if it were a Small creature. It also has Advantage on skill or ability checks to squeeze through tight spots.
Actions
Multiattack. The amblypygid makes two foreleg attacks against the same target. If it hits, it can make a bite attack against the target, with Advantage if it hits with both forelegs, without Advantage if it hits with one foreleg.
Foreleg. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 3 (1d4 + 1) piercing damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 11). The amblypygid can grapple only one target at a time.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit (with Advantage if target already grappled), reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit 6 (1d8 + 6) piercing damage.
Description
Also called whip spiders or tailless whip scorpions, these carnivorous arachnids resemble flattened long-legged spiders. An amblypygid has spiked forelimbs for seizing prey and its first pair of legs are elongated into whip-like feelers. They live in dark and humid environments such as jungles, forests and the underdark. Expert climbers and natural acrobats, an amblypygid can hunt prey in treetops or on walls or ceilings as easily as the ground. Giant amblygids have bodies about 4 feet long, but their lanky limbs make them look bigger.
Giant amblypygids are nocturnal hunters who hide in caves and hollow trees during the day. While they are not pack hunters, groups of them can cluster in lairs with a plentiful supply of prey; the amblypygids tolerate each other's company as long as there's enough food for them all. A female amblypygid will carry her newborn hatchlings upon her back.
(Amblypygids first appeared as Huge Pedipalp (Amblypygi) in
Q1 Queen of the Demonweb Pits (1980) by Gary Gygax and David C. Sutherland III, the original author was Sutherland)
