# Ectoplasmic Swarm >[!rimg]+ > ![[Placeholder2.png]] > >[!debug]+ > >Melee/Ranged: +8/+17 > >Secondary: +3/+12 > >Multiattack: +6/+15 > >M/R_PA: +8/+17 > >2nd/PA: +3/+12 > >MA_PA: +6/+15 > >Itterative: 2 > > xDmg:: Str: -5; Str2: -7; StrOH: -2; StrPA: -5; StrPA2H: -7; StrPAOH: -2 > > xDCs:: Str: 9; Dex: 18; Con: 13; Int: 14; Wis: 14; Cha: 16 > > xFeat:: —/0 (0) > > > > > > xLang:: 0/0 (0) *A sparkling swarm of gem-encrusted spiders surges and pulses, leaving a visible trail of ectoplasmic goo in its wake.* <div class="grid-container"><div class="MON">Ectoplasmic Swarm</div> <div class="CR">CR 5 (1,600 XP)</div> <div class="SOU">Complete Psionic pg. 129</div> <div class="SYS">Dungeons & Dragons 3.5</div></div> N Diminutive Magical Beast (psionic, swarm) **Init** +8 **Senses** darkvision 60 ft.; **Perception** +0 #### defense **AC** 19, 18 touch, 15 flat-footed (+4 Dex, +1 natural, +4 size) **hp** 36 (9d10-9) **Fort** +5, **Refl** +10, **Will** +3 **Feint** —, **Demoralize** — **Defensive Abilities** swarm traits **Immune** weapon damage #### offense **Speed** 20 ft., climb 20 ft. **Melee** swarm (2d6 plus ectoplasmic cocoon) **Space** 10 ft., **Reach** ft. **Special Attacks** cocoon #### statistics **Str** 1, **Dex** 19, **Con** 8, **Int** —, **Wis** 10, **Cha** 14 **BAB** +9, **CMB** —, **CMD** —, **TA** +8, **RTA** +17 **Feats** [[Improved Initiative]]^B **Skills** Climb +3, Perception +0 **Languages** #### special abilities ### Cocoon (Su) Instead of distraction, an ectoplasmic swarm attempts to form an ectoplasmic cocoon around its victims. Each round, affected creatures must succeed at a DC 16 Reflex save or be wrapped up in ectoplasm. On the first failed save, creatures gain then entagled condition. On the second failed save, they are rendered immobile and staggered. On the third, they are paralyzed, but also cannot be directly harmed or interacted with until the cocoon is destroyed. An incomplete cocoon has hardness 4 and 10 hit points, persists for 1 minute, and a can be escaped with a DC 16 Strength or Escape Arist check. A completed cocoon has hardness 8 and 20 hit points, persists for 9 hours, and can be broken with a DC 32 Strength check. Ectoplasmic cocoons exist on the material and ethereal plane. #### ecology **Terrain** Astral Plane **Treasure** None An ectoplasmic swarm is composed of a rare breed of spiders native to the deepest regions of the Astral Plane. The spiders' only goals are to feed and reproduce. The detritus of these processes produces massive quantities of raw ectoplasm. In the deepest regions of the Astral Plane, great spinning ectoplasmic webs stretch across boundless expanses, tethered on nothing but centripetal force. The webs snare unwary prey in gooey ectoplasmic tendrils. They are the natural habitat of the spiders that make up an ectoplasmic swarm. In the Astral, these spiders work busily to ensure their survival, hoping to snare the occasional astral creature or traveler. The Astral Plane can be an empty place, however— sometimes months can go by without a catch. During such periods of famine, the spiders enter a state of hibernation where they can exist without need for food or movement. A tug at their spinning web strands wakes them from their hibernating state in 1d4 rounds, however, ravenously hungry and ready to feed (and reproduce). A typical swarm is made up of thousands of Diminutive creatures, though in certain rare cases, individual spiders have grown to sizes rivaled only by the largest dragons. These are typically found unmoving at the web's center, tending and extending it. A typical ectoplasmic spider that exists within the swarm is approximately 6 inches in diameter and weighs less than 1/2 pound.