Monday Monsters: Giant Spiders

I’m going to try something different for the Monday Monster posts for May: a theme. All the monster entries for this month will be related, and if I think it works out well, I’ll continue to do that moving forwards. Part of this is to better help me plan out my posts, as I’m considering moving this over to a Patreon come fall. Everything here will still be free, I’m just considering creating some sort of extra for people who decide to subscribe.

But that’s still a few months off. Back to the current post. May’s theme is arachnids. Giant spiders are a classic fantasy adventure monster, probably because spiders give some people the creeps. While I’m not arachnophobic or anything, I still don’t enjoy seeing a spider in an unexpected place (like my apartment), especially large ones. Plus, the ensnaring webs and various types of poison giant spiders produce makes them interesting opponents.

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Jumping Spider

High Concept: Large Jumping Spider
Motivation: I Must Actively Hunt Prey
Aspect: Incredible Vision

Approaches:

• Careful: Fair (+2)
• Clever: Fair (+2)
• Flashy: Average (+1)
• Forceful: Mediocre (+0)
• Quick: Good (+3)
• Sneaky: Average (+1)

Stunts:

• Pounce!: Because I ambush prey with powerful leaps, I deal +2 stress on a tied or better attack, as long as I moved at least one zone before attacking. (I do not also gain a boost on a tie this way.)

Weight: 2 (Large)
Role: Enemy: Mediocre Hitter
Stress: ▢ ▢ ▢
Consequences:

• Mild (2):

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Orb-Weaver Spider

High Concept: Huge Orb-Weaver Spider
Motivation: I Must Investigate Anything Caught in My Webs
Aspect: Incredibly Long Legs

Approaches:

• Careful: Good (+3)
• Clever: Fair (+2)
• Flashy: Mediocre (+0)
• Forceful: Average (+1)
• Quick: Average (+1)
• Sneaky: Fair (+2)

Stunts:

• Cocoon: Because I wrap my prey in strands of sticky spider silk, I gain an extra free invocation whenever I Carefully create an aspect related to ensnaring someone in my webs, such as Enmeshed, Trapped, or Wrapped Up.
• Paralytic Poison: Because I inject a paralytic poison with my fangs, I get +2 to Sneakily create an aspect related to its debilitating effects, such as Benumbed, Enfeebled, or Weakened.

Weight: 4 (Huge)
Role: Enemy: Mediocre Hitter
Stress: ▢ ▢ ▢
Consequences:

• Mild (2):
• Mild (2):