PUFF SPIDER
The puff spider is a large, gorgeously coloured arachnid, that
gets its name from its habit of inflating sacs in its body when
threatened. This puffs its body up to about 30 cm in diameter,
displaying its blue and red iridescent colours to good advantage.
Not only is this startling to would-be predators, but the puff
spider's patterns are very similar to its very poisonous relative,
the spitting spider, so most predators leave it well alone. The puff
spider is also curious for its habit of building communal nests.
These can house up to a score or even more adults, and possibly
hundreds of spiderlings, which when young lack the patterned sacs. A
puff spider nest can be up to 20 feet in diameter and is woven of
tough webs around bushes or even trees, forming an enclosed canopy.
Usually, the nest is abandoned after a few years or so, as the
spiders move to a new locations, and each will start a new nest,
enlarging it as new generations reach maturity, until again they
split up. Abandoned nests are often used by other small animals,
such as treehaunts, for a while until they decay.
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STR
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-5
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-30
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DEX
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14
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+4
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CON
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10
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BOD
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5
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-10
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INT
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2
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-8
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EGO
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2
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-16
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PRE
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10
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COM
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10
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PD
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2
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+2
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ED
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2
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SPD
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3
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+6
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REC
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2
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+2
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END
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20
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STUN
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8
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Total
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-50
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OCV
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5
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DCV
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5
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ECV
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1
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POWERS
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27
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20 points of shrinking, always on
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4
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1 pip HKA, reduced penetration (bite)
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6
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+2 to all perception, all senses
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12
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Concealment (12-), Stealth (12-)
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5
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UV vision
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-8
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-2" swimming (0") and -2" running (4")
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46
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Total powers and skills
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-4
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Total creature cost
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Note :
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-4 to others PER rolls, +8" knockback
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50 +
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DISADVANTAGES
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15
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Physical limitation - no fine manipulation
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15
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Distinctive features - (not concealable)
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-84
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Brightly coloured fraud bonus (minus)
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