# Spider, Sword
>[!rimg]+
> ![[Placeholder2.png]]
> >[!debug]+
> >bite: 1d8 (×2)
> >Melee/Ranged: +6/+2
> >Secondary: +1/-3
> >Multiattack: +4/+0
> >M/R_PA: +6/+2
> >2nd/PA: +1/-3
> >MA_PA: +4/+0
> >Itterative: 1
> > xDmg:: Str: +4; Str2: +6; StrOH: +2; StrPA: +4; StrPA2H: +6; StrPAOH: +2
> > xDCs:: Str: 16; Dex: 12; Con: 14; Int: 12; Wis: 12; Cha: 8
> > xFeat:: —/0 (0)
> >
> >
> > xLang:: 0/0 (0)
<div class="grid-container"><div class="MON">Sword Spider</div>
<div class="CR">CR 5 (1,600 XP)</div>
<div class="SOU">Monster Compendium: Monsters of Faerûn</div>
<div class="SYS">Dungeons & Dragons 3.5</div></div>
N Large Vermin
**Init** +0
**Perception** +0
#### defense
**AC** 17, 9 touch, 17 flat-footed (+8 natural, -1 size)
**hp** 30 (5d8+10)
**Fort** +6, **Refl** +1, **Will** +1
**Feint** —, **Demoralize** —
#### offense
**Speed** 20 ft., climb 20 ft.
**Melee** bite +6 (1d6+1 plus poison)
**Space** 10 ft., **Reach** 5 ft.
**Special Attacks** impalement, poison
#### statistics
**Str** 18, **Dex** 10, **Con** 14, **Int** —, **Wis** 11, **Cha** 3
**BAB** +3, **CMB** +8, **CMD** 18, **TA** +6, **RTA** +2
**Skills** Climb +12, Perception +0
**Languages**
#### special abilities
### Impalement (Ex)
Against formidable prey, a sword spider jumps high into the air to land atop an opponent, with all eight legs together in a tight mesh of blades. It makes only a single attack roll (+5 melee), but if that attack is successful, the opponent takes damage from three leg blades if size Small or smaller, four blades if Medium-size, five blades if Large, six if Huge, and all eight if Gargantuan or larger. If the spider descends more than 20 feet to make this attack, it adds +1 point of damage to each leg.
### Poison (Ex)
Bite—Injury; save Fort DC 16; frequency 1/round for 6 rounds; effect 1d2 Strength damage; cure 2 consecutive saves. The DC save is Constitution-based, and gains a +2 from ability focus.