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Ettercap

Ettercap
Ettercap
CR 2
Medium Monstrosity, Neutral Evil
Reveal Stat Block
Armor Class
13
Hit Points
44 (8d8 + 8)
Speed
30 ft., climb 30 ft.
str
14
+2
dex
15
+2
con
13
+1
int
7
-2
wis
12
+1
cha
8
-1

Traits

Spider Climb.The ettercap can climb difficult surfaces, including along ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Web Walker.The ettercap ignores movement restrictions caused by webs, and the ettercap knows the location of any other creature in contact with the same web.

Actions

Multiattack.The ettercap makes one Bite attack and one Claw attack.
Bite.m 4, reach 5 ft. ({@damage 1d6 + 2) Piercing damage plus 2 (1d4) Poison damage, and the target has the Poisoned|XPHB condition until the start of the ettercap's next turn.
Claw.m 4, reach 5 ft. ({@damage 2d4 + 2) Slashing damage.
Web Strand 5.dex 12, one Large or smaller creature the ettercap can see within 30 feet. The target has the {@condition Restrained|XPHB condition until the web is destroyed (AC 10; HP 5; Vulnerability|XPHB to Fire damage; Immunity|XPHB to Bludgeoning, Poison, and Psychic damage).

Ettercap

Ettercap

Venomous Arachnid Abductor

Spiderlike hunters, ettercaps lurk in forested depths and seek prey to drag into their web-choked lairs. These vicious predators have arachnid features and hunched, bipedal frames, and they're notorious for their venomous bites and ability to shoot out webs to entrap their victims. Ettercaps often hunt in small groups alongside giant spiders and mundane spider swarms.

Ettercaps frequently overhunt their environment. Left unchecked, ettercaps might fill whole woodlands with their webs and the cocooned remains of past meals, which puts ettercaps in conflict with Fey. Spiteful ettercaps go out of their way to torment and feed on Fey; they prefer to menace those smaller than themselves, like pixies and sprites. They rarely devour other sapient creatures swiftly, preferring to cocoon their captives and terrorize them for days.

Ettercaps avoid fire, which can quickly burn through their webs and the dead trees where they make their homes.