Spider, Giant Wolf
- Armor Class
- 2 [17]
- Hit Dice
- 9
- Attacks
- Bite (1d6+1)
- Special
- poison, paralysis, web, surprise
- Move
- 15 Jump 6
- HDE/XP
- 10/1,400
Description
The Giant Wolf Spider is much like its normal-sized namesake. It is on average about 3 feet tall and 5 feet long, colored in patterns of light and dark brown. The giant wolf spider does not build a web, and doesn’t have the ability to produce webs. It normally makes its lair in caves, ruins, or simply burrowing into the ground.
It is a swift and merciless hunter, preferring to either wait in hiding for prey to come by, or in some cases to chase prey down. Due to its natural camouflage coloration, the giant wolf spider is able to surprise prey on a roll of 1-3 on 1d6 when waiting motionless.
The giant wolf spider is a powerful jumper, able to jump up to almost half of its normal movement rate. When lying in wait, a giant wolf spider allows prey to approach within 20 feet before leaping to the attack. When chasing prey, it will close to within 20 feet and leap for the kill.
Anyone bitten by a giant wolf spider must make a saving throw against poison or be paralyzed for 2d6 turns. A Neutralize Poison spell will negate this effect.
See Also
Other creatures grouped under Spider: Spider, Giant Black Widow, 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, Humming, Spider, Phase, Spider, Steel, Spider, Time.
Source note: This creature is converted from The Basic Fantasy Field Guide of Creatures Malevolent and Benign – Omnibus Edition, 1st Edition Release 4, © 2010–2025 Chris Gonnerman, R. Kevin Smoot, James Lemon, Matt Sluis, and Contributors. The Basic Fantasy Field Guide textual material is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International; this page adapts that creature to White Box.