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   <!-- Value: integer between 1 and 40. -->
   <!-- Value: integer between 1 and 40. -->
   }}</onlyinclude>
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| Min-CR = 5
| Max-CR = 13


| MonsterName=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|MonsterName}}}
| MonsterName=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|MonsterName}}}
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| Role=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Role}}}
| Role=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Role}}}
| Role |  
| Role |  
   <!-- Values: Heavy, Killer, Leader, Legend, Minion, Shooter, Skirmisher, Sneak, Tank, Threat, Villain, or leave blank -->
   <!-- Values: Heavy, Killer, Leader, Legend, Minion, Shooter, Skirmisher, Sneak, Swarm, Tank, Threat, Villain, or leave blank -->


   }}</onlyinclude>
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| Restrict-Role-Skirmisher =  
| Restrict-Role-Skirmisher =  
| Restrict-Role-Sneak =  
| Restrict-Role-Sneak =  
| Restrict-Role-Swarm =
| Restrict-Role-Tank =  
| Restrict-Role-Tank =  
| Restrict-Role-Threat =  
| Restrict-Role-Threat =  
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| Description | Phase Spiders are beautiful and terrible things, refugees from the Fey Court that wander the ether and interact with reality wherever they turn up.  They look like translucent spiders of dire mien, beautiful in their limpid translucence and awful in their fanged horror.
| Description | Phase Spiders are beautiful and terrible things, refugees from the Fey Court that wander the ether and interact with reality wherever they turn up.  They look like translucent spiders of dire mien, beautiful in their limpid translucence and awful in their fanged horror.


:Phase Spiders have mysterious wants and needs, and may attack for apparently no reason.  Similarly, they may simply allow prey to pass without even seeming to notice, absorbed in whatever ethereal sights consume their interest.
Phase Spiders have mysterious wants and needs, and may attack for apparently no reason.  Similarly, they may simply allow prey to pass without even seeming to notice, absorbed in whatever ethereal sights consume their interest.
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| Type=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Type}}}
| Type=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Type}}}
| Type | Vermin
| Type | Vermin
   <!-- Values: Aberration, Animal, Construct, Dragon, Fey, Humanoid, Incorporeal, Magical Beast, Monstrous Humanoid, Ooze, Outsider, Plant, Protean, Swarm, Troop, Undead, Vermin -->
   <!-- Values: Aberration, Animal, Construct, Dragon, Fey, Humanoid, Incorporeal, Magical Beast, Monstrous Humanoid, Ooze, Outsider, Plant, Protean, Undead, Vermin -->
   }}</onlyinclude>
   }}</onlyinclude>


| Subtype=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Subtype}}}
| Subtype=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Subtype}}}
| Subtype | Fey
| Subtype | Fey
   <!-- If second monster type (e.g. a swarm of vermin): Aberration, Animal, Construct, Dragon, Fey, Humanoid, Incorporeal, Magical Beast, Monstrous Humanoid, Ooze, Outsider, Plant, Protean, Swarm, Troop, Undead, Vermin -->
   <!-- If second monster type: Aberration, Animal, Construct, Dragon, Fey, Humanoid, Incorporeal, Magical Beast, Monstrous Humanoid, Ooze, Outsider, Plant, Protean, Undead, Vermin -->
   <!-- If Humanoid: Duergar, Giant, Gloom, Gnoll, Human, Kobold, Lizardfolk, Maenad, Norker, Orc, Somber Crool, Troglodyte, Vampire Thrall -->
   <!-- If Humanoid: Duergar, Giant, Gloom, Gnoll, Human, Kobold, Lizardfolk, Maenad, Norker, Orc, Somber Crool, Troglodyte, Vampire Thrall -->
   <!-- If Outsider: Air, Chaotic, Demon, Devil, Earth, Elemental, Evil, Fire, Good, Lawful, Native, Water -->
   <!-- If Outsider: Air, Chaotic, Demon, Devil, Earth, Elemental, Evil, Fire, Good, Lawful, Native, Water -->
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   <!-- Put any 'immunity' or 'hardened' values here;
   <!-- Put any 'immunity' or 'hardened' values here;
         immunities based on type (e.g. Vermin) or role (e.g. Threat) are automatically added
         immunities based on type (e.g. Vermin) or role (e.g. Threat) are automatically added
           '''''Hardened (damage):'''''
           '''''Hardened (1/2 damage):'''''
           '''''Immune (no effect):'''''                                                                  -->
           '''''Immune (no effect):'''''                                                                  -->


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| NudgeSpace =  
| NudgeSpace =  
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-2. This is number of SQUARES; will be converted to feet.               -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-2. This is number of SQUARES; will be converted to feet.
  <!-- NOTE: If type or subtype is "Swarm", the space will default to 10 ft.                                                                                 -->
        NOTE: If role is "Swarm", only put the space occupied by the COMPONENT CREATURE, NOT the space of the swarm, troop, or horde.
  <!-- NOTE: If type or subtype is "Troop", the space will default to 15 ft. + the normal space for the component creature size (e.g. 20 ft. for size medium) -->
        NOTE: Swarms default to 10 feet. Troops default to 15 ft. + the normal space for the component creature size (e.g. 20 ft. for size medium) -->


| NudgeReach =  
| NudgeReach =  
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-2. This is number of SQUARES; will be converted to feet.     -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-2. This is number of SQUARES; will be converted to feet.
  <!-- NOTE: If type or subtype is "Swarm", the reach will default to 0 ft.                                                                         -->
        NOTE: If role is "Swarm", only put the reach of the COMPONENT CREATURE, NOT the reach of the swarm, troop, or horde.
  <!-- NOTE: If type or subtype is "Troop", the reach will default to the normal reach for the component creature size (e.g. 5 ft. for size medium) -->
        NOTE: Swarms default to 0 ft. Troops default to the normal reach for the component creature size (e.g. 5 ft. for size medium) -->




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| PriAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
| PriAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone" or "swarm") -->
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone") -->


| NudgePriToHit =  
| NudgePriToHit =  
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| SecAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
| SecAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone" or "swarm") -->
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone") -->


| NudgeSecToHit =  
| NudgeSecToHit =  
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| TerAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
| TerAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone" or "swarm") -->
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone") -->


| NudgeTerToHit =  
| NudgeTerToHit =  
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| QuaAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
| QuaAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone" or "swarm") -->
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone") -->


| NudgeQuaToHit =  
| NudgeQuaToHit =  
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| RangedAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
| RangedAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone" or "swarm") -->
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone") -->


| NudgeRangedToHit =  
| NudgeRangedToHit =  
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<!--  SPECIAL ABILITIES  -->
<!--  SPECIAL ABILITIES  -->


<!--  ROLE-BASED SPECIAL ABILITIES -->
| HideRoleReminder1 =
  <!-- Roles only; Values: Y (for yes) or leave blank (to leave reminder (if any) displayed) -->
| HideRoleReminder2 =
  <!-- Roles only; Values: Y (for yes) or leave blank (to leave reminder (if any) displayed) -->
| HideRoleReminder3 =
  <!-- Roles only; Values: Y (for yes) or leave blank (to leave reminder (if any) displayed) -->
| HideRoleReminder4 =
  <!-- Roles only; Values: Y (for yes) or leave blank (to leave reminder (if any) displayed) -->




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   <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance" -->
   <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance" -->


| Ability-1-Action-Required =  
| Ability-1-Action-Required = Swift Action 1/Rnd
   <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
   <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                 Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->
                 Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->
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| Ability-1-Description = As a swift action, the Phase Spider can switch from being solid and real (corporeal) to insubstantial ([[Incorporeal]]).  While corporeal, the Phase Spider can only use its powerful Corporeal Bite and Claw attacks, and has walk and climb speeds.  While [[Incorporeal]], the Phase Spider can only use its Silver Web attack and can teleport up to 30 feet as its move action.
| Ability-1-Description = As a swift action, the Phase Spider can switch from being solid and real (corporeal) to insubstantial ([[Incorporeal]]).  While corporeal, the Phase Spider can only use its powerful Corporeal Bite and Claw attacks, and has walk and climb speeds.  While [[Incorporeal]], the Phase Spider can only use its Silver Web attack and can teleport up to 30 feet as its move action.


: This ability can never be used more than once per round.
This ability can never be used more than once per round.




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   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->


| Ability-2-Action-Required =  
| Ability-2-Action-Required = Full Attack Action 1/Rnd
   <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
   <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                 Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->
                 Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->
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   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->


| Ability-3-Action-Required =  
| Ability-3-Action-Required = Immediate Action 1/Rnd
   <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
   <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                 Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->
                 Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->
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   <!--Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded-->
   <!--Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded-->


| Ability-3-Description = Once per round as an immediate reaction, a Corporeal Phase Spider may teleport an adjacent foe who just struck them up to four squares.  This is classed as forced movement, and may not be resisted unless the target has move resistance or falls [[prone]].  Unlike most forced movement, this forced movement may go through up to one blocked square.  The victim may not fall [[prone]] inside a blocked square, and attempting such a thing inflicts {{Special-Alpha-Dmg}} to them as {{dmg|interstice}} damage, and they instead fall prone in the square immediately before the blocked square.
| Ability-3-Description = Once per round as an immediate action, a Corporeal Phase Spider may teleport an adjacent foe who just struck them up to four squares.  This is classed as forced movement, and may not be resisted unless the target has move resistance or falls [[prone]].  Unlike most forced movement, this forced movement may go through up to one blocked square.  The victim may not fall [[prone]] inside a blocked square, and attempting such a thing inflicts {{Special-Alpha-Dmg}} to them as {{dmg|interstice}} damage, and they instead fall prone in the square immediately before the blocked square.


: Ethereal Repulsion is always resolved after a successful attack, and cannot interrupt it (though it can prevent subsequent attacks if the target can no longer reach them).
Ethereal Repulsion is always resolved after a successful attack, and cannot interrupt it (though it can prevent subsequent attacks if the target can no longer reach them).




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| Role-Only--Replace-Sneak-Power--Type =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Sneak-Power--Type =  
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Sneak-Power--Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Role-Only--Replace-Sneak-Power--Concentration =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Sneak-Power--Concentration =  
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| Role-Only--Replace-Sneak-Power--Description =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Sneak-Power--Description =  
    <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage
        or save DC numbers with variables:
  {{To-Hit}}                {{Skill-DC|Easy}}          {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}
  {{Touch-Attack}}          {{Skill-DC|Average}}        {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}
  {{Save-DC}}              {{Skill-DC|Challenging}}    {{Special-Alpha-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Points}}            {{Skill-DC|Hard}}          {{Ability-Dmg}}
  {{Bloodied-Hit-Points}}  {{Skill-DC|Impossible}}    {{Siege-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Dice}}                                          {{Primary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Offense}}                                  {{Secondary-Dmg}}
  {{Maneuver-Defense}}                                  {{Tertiary-Dmg}}
  {{CR}}                                                {{Quaternary-Dmg}}
                                                        {{Ranged-Dmg}}
  POISON / DISEASE FORMAT
{{Malady
| Name =
| Intensity =
| Save-Type =
| Save-Mod =
| Frequency =
| Effect =
| Fruition =
| F-Duration =
}}
-->
<!--  REPLACE "PERSONAL SPACE ISSUES" OR "DARKEN THE SKY" POWER
      SWARM ROLE ONLY
        This section lets you write a custom power that will only display if this monster
        is given the "Swarm" role. It replaces the default "Personal Space Issues" power
        (or the "Darken The Sky" power, if it is a Troop), which allows swarms to inflict
        the Distracted condition when they damage a foe (or it grants an area of affect
        ranged attack if it is a troop). Leave this blank if you want the "Personal Space
        Issues" or "Darken the Sky" power to appear when this monster is designated as a
        "Swarm" role.                                                                      -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Swarm-Power--Name =
| Role-Only--Replace-Swarm-Power--Type =
    <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Swarm-Power--Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action,
        Free Action, Immediate Action, Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At
        Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.                                          -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Swarm-Power--Concentration =
    <!-- Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded; will
        auto-detect Combat Casting and include it                                          -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Swarm-Power--Description =


     <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage  
     <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage  
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| CombatTactics = Phase Spiders will typically approach while Incorporeal.  They have many defenses in this ethereal state, and will teleport close to their victims, using their Silver Web power to attack and inflict the Unsteady condition upon as many foes as they can.
| CombatTactics = Phase Spiders will typically approach while Incorporeal.  They have many defenses in this ethereal state, and will teleport close to their victims, using their Silver Web power to attack and inflict the Unsteady condition upon as many foes as they can.


:They will then use Ethereal Rush to teleport into the midst of their victims, arriving in flanking positions if it is safe to do so.  As they take melee attacks, they will use Ethereal Repulsion to scatter their foes and disrupt their formations, then try to set up full attacks whenever possible.
They will then use Ethereal Rush to teleport into the midst of their victims, arriving in flanking positions if it is safe to do so.  As they take melee attacks, they will use Ethereal Repulsion to scatter their foes and disrupt their formations, then try to set up full attacks whenever possible.


:Phase Spiders are patient, if bloodthirsty, in battle.  If they are struck with an onerous condition, they will frequently shift to their Incorporeal state and simply wait out the condition.  This behavior means fights against Phase Spiders can devolve into long-drawn duels of attrition, with pairs of spider phasing in with flanks and then phasing back out again to shed any conditions.  In any case, they tend to operate in pairs, if possible, with pairs of them phasing back and forth together.  These pairs will not be static, however, but they will pair off in a fluid, shifting fashion as a combat progresses.
Phase Spiders are patient, if bloodthirsty, in battle.  If they are struck with an onerous condition, they will frequently shift to their Incorporeal state and simply wait out the condition.  This behavior means fights against Phase Spiders can devolve into long-drawn duels of attrition, with pairs of spider phasing in with flanks and then phasing back out again to shed any conditions.  In any case, they tend to operate in pairs, if possible, with pairs of them phasing back and forth together.  These pairs will not be static, however, but they will pair off in a fluid, shifting fashion as a combat progresses.


: Phase Spiders are remarkably implacable foes and will rarely if ever back away from a fight once engaged.
Phase Spiders are remarkably implacable foes and will rarely if ever back away from a fight once engaged.






<!--  OUT OF COMBAT   -->
<!--  OUT OF COMBAT   -->


| OutOfCombat = Phase Spiders are rumored to originate from a different dimension, which explains their 'Fey' subtype.  As a result, Phase Spiders, while verminous and murderous, are also just flat-out weird.  It is possible to find Phase Spiders that are happily domesticated and working with other monsters, and it is possible that a warlord's pet Phase Spider will one day go rogue without warning.  Their behavior is as inscrutable and mysterious as their appearance is lovely.
| OutOfCombat = Phase Spiders are rumored to originate from a different dimension, which explains their 'Fey' subtype.  As a result, Phase Spiders, while verminous and murderous, are also just flat-out weird.  It is possible to find Phase Spiders that are happily domesticated and working with other monsters, and it is possible that a warlord's pet Phase Spider will one day go rogue without warning.  Their behavior is as inscrutable and mysterious as their appearance is lovely.

Latest revision as of 21:27, 4 February 2023

Phase Spider (CR 8)

Neutral - Medium - Vermin (Fey, Incorporeal)
Lore: Know (Nature)
18 31
Basic DC Full DC
Initiative
Initiative Icon 2.png
13
Perception:
23 +13
Passive Active
Ambush:
9+
on a d20

Senses:

Movement Types:

  • Walk 30 ft.
  • Lesser Climb 30 ft.
  • Lesser Teleport 30 ft.
  • SPECIAL: Lesser Climb speed is only usable while they are Corporeal, Lesser Teleport speed is only usable while they are Incorporeal

Defense

AC
Shield Icon 3.png
25
Man Def
Shield Icon 3.png
23
Monster Health
146 73 13
Hit Points Bloodied Hit Dice
Saving Throws
Fort: +9
Refl: +5
Will: +10

Strong Against:

Weak Against:

  • (Fey 1) Vulnerable (1.5x damage): Cold Iron

Offense

Size: Medium
5 ft. 5 ft.
Space Reach
To-Hit
+13
Sword Icon 3.png
Man Off
+10
Sword Icon 3.png
Action
0
Points

Standard Attack (Melee):

  • 1x Substantial Fangs +13 (2d10+9/x2)
    as piercing (physical, common)
    only usable while corporeal

Full Attack (Melee):

  • 1x Substantial Fangs +13 (2d10+9/x2)
    as piercing (physical, common)
    only usable while corporeal
  • 2x Substantial Claws +13 (2d6+3/x2)
    as slashing (physical, common)
    only usable while corporeal

Standard Attack (Ranged):

  • 1x Silver Web +17 vs. AC (always hits on a 17+ on the die) (2d10+9/x2)
    as slashing (physical, common)
    (Increment: 30 ft.; Max Range: 150 ft.)
    plus Unsteady, only usable while incorporeal

Full Attack (Ranged):

Siege Damage: Not siege capable

Statistics

17
STR
20
DEX
15
CON
5
INT
17
WIS
16
CHA

Skills:

Languages: Awnsheghlien (comprehend, but cannot speak)

Feats:

Special Abilities

Corporeality (Su) Swift Action 1/Rnd

As a swift action, the Phase Spider can switch from being solid and real (corporeal) to insubstantial (Incorporeal). While corporeal, the Phase Spider can only use its powerful Corporeal Bite and Claw attacks, and has walk and climb speeds. While Incorporeal, the Phase Spider can only use its Silver Web attack and can teleport up to 30 feet as its move action.

This ability can never be used more than once per round.

Ethereal Rush (Su) Full Attack Action 1/Rnd

Once per round as a full attack action, an Incorporeal Phase Spider may teleport up to twice its normal Walk speed, turn corporeal, and make a single Substantial Bite attack action. Since this is a teleport movement, it does not provoke attacks of opportunity. The phase spider remains corporeal after this attack, and may not become incorporeal until the start of its next turn, at the earliest (assuming it uses a swift action to do so).

Ethereal Repulsion (Su) Immediate Action 1/Rnd

Once per round as an immediate action, a Corporeal Phase Spider may teleport an adjacent foe who just struck them up to four squares. This is classed as forced movement, and may not be resisted unless the target has move resistance or falls prone. Unlike most forced movement, this forced movement may go through up to one blocked square. The victim may not fall prone inside a blocked square, and attempting such a thing inflicts 2d10+10 to them as interstice (physical, rare) damage, and they instead fall prone in the square immediately before the blocked square.

Ethereal Repulsion is always resolved after a successful attack, and cannot interrupt it (though it can prevent subsequent attacks if the target can no longer reach them).

Phase Spider

Phase Spider

Phase Spiders are beautiful and terrible things, refugees from the Fey Court that wander the ether and interact with reality wherever they turn up. They look like translucent spiders of dire mien, beautiful in their limpid translucence and awful in their fanged horror.

Phase Spiders have mysterious wants and needs, and may attack for apparently no reason. Similarly, they may simply allow prey to pass without even seeming to notice, absorbed in whatever ethereal sights consume their interest.

Combat Tactics

Phase Spiders will typically approach while Incorporeal. They have many defenses in this ethereal state, and will teleport close to their victims, using their Silver Web power to attack and inflict the Unsteady condition upon as many foes as they can.

They will then use Ethereal Rush to teleport into the midst of their victims, arriving in flanking positions if it is safe to do so. As they take melee attacks, they will use Ethereal Repulsion to scatter their foes and disrupt their formations, then try to set up full attacks whenever possible.

Phase Spiders are patient, if bloodthirsty, in battle. If they are struck with an onerous condition, they will frequently shift to their Incorporeal state and simply wait out the condition. This behavior means fights against Phase Spiders can devolve into long-drawn duels of attrition, with pairs of spider phasing in with flanks and then phasing back out again to shed any conditions. In any case, they tend to operate in pairs, if possible, with pairs of them phasing back and forth together. These pairs will not be static, however, but they will pair off in a fluid, shifting fashion as a combat progresses.

Phase Spiders are remarkably implacable foes and will rarely if ever back away from a fight once engaged.

Out of Combat

Phase Spiders are rumored to originate from a different dimension, which explains their 'Fey' subtype. As a result, Phase Spiders, while verminous and murderous, are also just flat-out weird. It is possible to find Phase Spiders that are happily domesticated and working with other monsters, and it is possible that a warlord's pet Phase Spider will one day go rogue without warning. Their behavior is as inscrutable and mysterious as their appearance is lovely.

Rewards

XP: 4,800

Treasure: Sellable Goods worth 3,875 gp.

Weight: 80 lbs.     Volume: 3.2 cu. ft.

Optional Treasure Rules: Roll a d20 on Table 1 below once per encounter (NOT per creature). Any items discovered are in addition to the normal treasure for the encounter.

Table 1: Remnant(s) Found
1 - 10 Nothing Found
11 - 14 1 Languid Remnant (tier 1)
15 - 17 1 Pale Remnant (tier 2)
18 - 19 1 Bright Remnant (tier 3)
20 Roll on Table 2
### Nothing to see here!
### Or here. Move along.
Table 2: Remnant(s) Found
1 - 5 3 Languid Remnants (tier 1)
6 - 10 3 Pale Remnants (tier 2)
11 - 14 1 Intense Remnant (tier 4)
15 - 17 1 Blazing Remnant (tier 5)
18 - 19 1 Vital Remnant (tier 6)
20 Roll on Table 3
### Or here. Move along.
Table 3: Remnant(s) Found
1 - 5 3 Bright Remnants (tier 3)
6 - 8 3 Intense Remnants (tier 4)
9 - 11 3 Blazing Remnants (tier 5)
12 - 14 3 Vital Remnants (tier 6)
15 - 17 1 Prime Remnant (tier 7)
18 - 19 1 Mythic Remnant (tier 8)
20 1 Empyrean Remnant (tier 9)