Spider of Leng

Large Aberration Chaotic Evil

• Armor Class: 15 (natural armor)
• Hit Points: 144 (17d10 + 51)
• Speed: walk 20 ft.
• Challenge Rating: 7 (2,900 XP)
• Source: Tome of Beasts 2023, page 341

• Saving Throws: Dex +6, Con +6, Int +7
• Skills: Athletics +5, Perception +3, Stealth +6
• Damage Vulnerabilities: False
• Damage Immunities: poison
• Damage Resistances: False
• Condition Immunities: charmed, poisoned, unconscious
• Senses: darkvision 240 ft., passive Perception 13
• Languages: Common, Void Speech

Special Abilities

• Eldritch Understanding: The spider of Leng can read and use any spell scroll or magic item, ignoring all class, race, and level requirements.
• Poisonous Blood: A creature that hits the spider of Leng with a melee attack while within 5 feet of it takes 4 (1d8) poison damage.
• Poisonous Death: When the spider of Leng dies, the poisonous blood in its body vaporizes, forming a cloud in the spider's space until initiative count 20 on the next round. Each creature within 5 feet of the spider and each creature that enters the cloud for the first time on a turn must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, taking 9 (2d8) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

Actions

• Multiattack: The spider of Leng makes two Claw attacks and one Staff of Leng attack, or it makes three Spit Venom attacks.
• Claw: Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 12 (2d8 + 3) slashing damage plus 4 (1d8) poison damage.
• Staff of Leng: Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage plus 7 (2d6) psychic damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be stunned until the end of is next turn.
• Spit Venom: Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, range 20/60 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (3d8 + 3) poison damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned and blinded until the end of its next turn.
• Spellcasting: The spider of Leng casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Intelligence as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15):
  At will: comprehend languages, detect magic
  3/day each: confusion, silence
  1/day each: arcane eye, hypnotic pattern

Reactions

• Poisonous Riposte: The spider of Leng adds 3 to its AC against one melee attack that would hit it. To do so, the spider must see the attacker. If this effect causes the attack to miss, the attacker takes 4 (1d8) poison damage.

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