Phase Spider

Category: Magical Beast / Arachnid

Description

Large, stealthy spiders with an otherworldly, slightly translucent appearance.

Abilities

• Ethereal Shifting: They can "phase" out of normal reality into the ethereal plane, allowing them to pass through solid objects, completely avoid magical and physical attacks, and ambush prey from alternate dimensions.

Lore

A highly dangerous ambush predator. Their silk is heavily sought after by mages for crafting dimensional and spatial artifacts.

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Mechanical Stat Block

Health: 6 Boxes
Mind Defense: 4
Armor: 1 Temporary Health Box

Key Attributes (Dice Pools)

• Physical: Strength 3, Athletics 4, Acrobatics 5, Hand-to-Hand 4, Stealth 6
• Mental/Magical: Readiness 5, Willpower 4, Finesse 4, Dimensionalism (Innate) 5
• Social: Intimidation 4

Attacks & Abilities

• Phase Bite: Roll: Strength + Hand-to-Hand (7 dice). Damage: 2 + Successes.
• Ethereal Shift: The Phase Spider exists partially in the ethereal plane. It can shift entirely into the ethereal plane as a free action, becoming immune to physical and most magical attacks. It must materialize to attack.
• Ward Bypass: Because it travels ethereally, it ignores standard physical barriers and most conventional wards unless they specifically block dimensional travel or ethereal entities.
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