Ettercap
Ettercaps are a race of bestial, spider-like monstrosities. They are primitive hunters that had an affinity with spiders.
Ancient Werespiders
An adult ettercap stand 6 feet tall and weigh 200 pounds. Ettercaps resemble hunched, grey-purplish humanoids with distended white underbellies, spider-like faces (Having fangs and many eyes), and two sharp, black chitinous claws instead of hands and feet. Both their feet and mandibles are highly dexterous, being able to manipulate thread to a fine degree.
Their origins are that of mad druids that took on spider-like qualities and became cannibalistic monsters. They are enemies of druids and Fey as they resent their loss of connection with nature. Their unholy actions led to massive gluttony where they eat until their expandable guts are swollen.
Spider Shepherds
They are cowardly and vicious, preferring to set traps to ensnare and kill their enemies. They are crafty webs and use great dexterity to build traps and garrotes to take down enemies. Ettercaps tend to be solitary creatures though they have a deep affinity for spiders and all arachnids.
Ettercaps mature by four and usually live to fifty, though they can live much much longer. An Ettercap will always keep growing and spawning more of their brood. They continually expand their territory and cover it in webs to better suit their young.
Mixed Brains
Ettercaps have attributes from both spiders and humanoids. They only see life and death as permanent and have no concept of higher thought. They have no form of worship and cannot comprehend the concept of gods and religion. They are efficient predators that will even eat their own young with no hesitation.
Even after all of this, a few rare Ettercaps remember more of their old selves and seek to journey and understand their transformation. These few are usually chosen by a god to redeem them based on their past merits and service, though the Ettercap cannot comprehend this.
Ettercaps are a race of bestial, spider-like monstrosities. They are primitive hunters that had an affinity with spiders.
Ancient Werespiders
An adult ettercap stand 6 feet tall and weigh 200 pounds. Ettercaps resemble hunched, grey-purplish humanoids with distended white underbellies, spider-like faces (Having fangs and many eyes), and two sharp, black chitinous claws instead of hands and feet. Both their feet and mandibles are highly dexterous, being able to manipulate thread to a fine degree.
Their origins are that of mad druids that took on spider-like qualities and became cannibalistic monsters. They are enemies of druids and Fey as they resent their loss of connection with nature. Their unholy actions led to massive gluttony where they eat until their expandable guts are swollen.
Spider Shepherds
They are cowardly and vicious, preferring to set traps to ensnare and kill their enemies. They are crafty webs and use great dexterity to build traps and garrotes to take down enemies. Ettercaps tend to be solitary creatures though they have a deep affinity for spiders and all arachnids.
Ettercaps mature by four and usually live to fifty, though they can live much much longer. An Ettercap will always keep growing and spawning more of their brood. They continually expand their territory and cover it in webs to better suit their young.
Mixed Brains
Ettercaps have attributes from both spiders and humanoids. They only see life and death as permanent and have no concept of higher thought. They have no form of worship and cannot comprehend the concept of gods and religion. They are efficient predators that will even eat their own young with no hesitation.
Even after all of this, a few rare Ettercaps remember more of their old selves and seek to journey and understand their transformation. These few are usually chosen by a god to redeem them based on their past merits and service, though the Ettercap cannot comprehend this.
Traits
Spider Climb
You can climb difficult surfaces and ceilings without making an ability check.
Web Sense
While in contact with a web you know the exact location of any creatures in contact with the same web.
Web Walker
You ignore movement restrictions caused by webbing.
Web Shooter
You can cast the spell Web times equal to your CON modifier. You can lay up to 100 times your CON modifier in feet of web. The DC to perceive your webbing is 8 + your DEX modifier (Minimum 1) + your Proficiency Bonus.
Bite
You can bite as an attack option dealing 1D8 + your STR modifier (Minimum 1) the target must make a CON saving throw DC equal to your CON modifier (Minimum 1) + your Proficiency Bonus and on a failed save take 1D8 Poison damage and are Poisoned for 1 minute, repeating the save on the end of each of their turns and on a success end the condition.
Spider Shepherd
You can communicate with spiders as if you spoke the same language and can cast the spell Find Familiar once per long rest without material components ,this will invariably summon a spider familiar that is CR ½ or less.