Spider, Giant Black Widow
- Armor Class
- 6 [13]
- Hit Dice
- 3
- Attacks
- Bite (1d6 plus poison)
- Special
- poison, nearly invisible webs
- Move
- 6 Web 12
- HDE/XP
- 4/120
Description
The giant black widow spider is a much enlarged version of the ordinary black widow; a full-grown male has a leg-span of 2 feet, while an adult female will be 3' or more across. Despite the size difference, both genders are statistically equal. Both genders are marked with an orange "hourglass" on the abdomen.
The venom of the giant black widow is strong, such that those bitten must make a saving throw against poison at a penalty of -2 or die. Giant black widow spiders spin strong, sticky, nearly invisible webs, usually across passageways or cave entrances, or sometimes between trees in the wilderness; those who stumble into these webs become stuck, and must roll to escape just as if opening a door. Any character stuck in such a web cannot effectively cast spells or use a weapon.
See Also
Other creatures grouped under Spider: Spider, Giant Bola, Spider, Giant Crab, Spider, Giant Diving Bell, Spider, Giant Ice, Spider, Giant Shrieking Tarantula, Spider, Giant Tarantula, Spider, Giant Trapdoor, Spider, Giant Water, Spider, Giant Wolf, Spider, Humming, Spider, Phase, Spider, Steel, Spider, Time.
Source note: This creature is converted from Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game, 4th Edition Release 142, © 2006–2025 Chris Gonnerman. The Basic Fantasy textual material is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International; this page adapts that creature to White Box.