tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post3294388380811289646..comments2024-03-12T10:51:32.331-07:00Comments on Points of Light: Wandering Monsters: Monster MashupsDavid Guyllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299128722345607123noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-6052634790111245902013-07-10T20:01:26.251-07:002013-07-10T20:01:26.251-07:00As far as I can tell the aranea never made it into...As far as I can tell the aranea never made it into 4th Edition (though I DID find an Amulet of the Aranea magic item in the Compendium), but the 3rd Edition aranea can be found here:<br />http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/aranea.htm<br /><br />It is basically a shapechanging spider with spider, human, and hybrid forms that can cast a variety of unrelated sorcerer spells, throw a web, and poison with its bite.<br /><br />The 5th Edition one has no description (but given that it is a monstrosity I guess that means it is a spider or hybrid), and both its ability to change shape and cast spells are optional powers.<br /><br />I could see ettercap hunting parties making forays into a peaceful forest, but if they had a better established culture you could have web-choked regions of forest as representative of their "cities".David Guyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299128722345607123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-24382495324788444122013-07-10T10:01:32.237-07:002013-07-10T10:01:32.237-07:00The one time I planned to use ettercaps, they were...The one time I planned to use ettercaps, they were just side-inhabitants for some wooded mountains home to spider-worshipping goblin tribes, from the Hammerfast book. I was going to twist the tribes by introducing an aberrant cult to those tribes, but still the ettercaps were just there on the random encounter table.<br /><br />As for the new flavor of trafficking pixie dust, I dig it. But, I have no idea what an aranea is since it isn't in any of the books I own and I'm not part of the playtest. (4e forever!) Maybe they set traps outside of their territory?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com