Jungle Rot Spider
Jungle Rot Spider CR: 3
STR
16 +3
DEX
15 +2
CON
14 +2
INT
6 -2
WIS
10 +0
CHA
6 -2
Spider Climb. The spider can climb difficult surfaces, including along ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Web Walker. The spider ignores movement restrictions caused by webs, and the spider knows the location of any other creature in contact with the same web.
Jungle Rot. If damage reduces the spiderto 0 hit points, it must make a Constitution saving throw with a DC of 5+the damage taken, unless the damage is radiant or from a critical hit. On a success, the zombie drops to 1 hit point instead. The spider can climb vines and trees without penalty to their movement
Darkvision (60ft)
Tremorsense (60ft)
Actions
Multiattack. The spider makes two Bite attacks.
Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. Hit: 8 (1d10 + 3) Piercing damage plus 9 (2d8) Poison damage. If this damage reduces the target to 0 Hit Points, the target becomes Stable, and it has the Poisoned condition for 1 hour. While Poisoned, the target also has the Paralyzed condition.
Spray. All creatures within 10 feet of the spider must make a DC 12 Constitution save. On a failure, the creature will take 1d10 poison damage and have thier movement reduced by 10ft.
Bonus Actions
Leap. Once per day, the spider can make a jump from its current position up to 120ft. It will suffer opportunity attacks as normal
One of Macken's more dangerous creations, a Jungle Rot spider is a giant spider struck and controlled by the God's 'blessing'. The moss strengthens the spider even as it decays it, creating an creature that can over hide out in the open amongst the jungle growth and not be seen.
Summary
When Macken, the jungle lord unleashes his blessing to a piece of land, not everything is immediately decayed and rebuilt by the Jungle Rot. Some creatures, like giant spiders, are too useful to simply break down for materials. Instead the rot settles into their carapace, sending tendrils through cracks in the carapace and controlling the spider's corpse for the glory of Macken. Such creatures may serve as traps or guardians for Jungle Seeds or as mounts for priests.
Additional Information
Geographic Origin and Distribution
Jungle Rot spiders are almost entirely located wherever the jungle of Macken is only a couple of years old, as the rot will eventually kill its host and Macken doesn't create new Jungle Rot Spiders but instead replaces them with his own creations.
Lore
Macken will often repurpose the more dangerous creatures in an area given the Jungle blessing. The blessing given to such creatures is a mix of protective moss and controlling fungril growths that kills the mind of the creature and replaces it with the will of Macken. Giant spiders are a common target of such a blessing, ambushing those who would thwart his will.
Physical Appearance
The spider's original appearance is visible in places, but most of its exoskeleton will be covered in brown or green moss, which provides a natural camouflage and keeps the spider grounded with the power of the jungle. In addition, sacred fungus will have penetrated the spider within and without, cracking through the exoskeleton and providing a new nervous system that only seeks to obey Macken's directives.
3-10ft
250-250lbs
3-10 ft
N/A
Covered in green and brown jungle moss. The carapace is cracked where fungil tendrils have penetrated the beast.
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