Hunting Spider

Creature 1

Medium
animal

Perception: +7 web sense; darkvision
Skills: Acrobatics +7, Athletics +5, Stealth +7; Str +2, Dex +4, Con +1, Int −5, Wis +2, Cha −4

Web Sense The hunting spider has imprecise tremorsense to detect the vibrations of creatures touching its web.

AC: 17; Fort +6, Ref +9, Will +5
HP: 16

Spring Upon Prey ⟲ Requirements Initiative has not yet been rolled.

Trigger A creature touches the hunting spider's web while the spider is on it.

Effect The hunting spider automatically notices the creature and Strides, Climbs, or Descends on a Web before it rolls initiative.

Speed: 25 feet, climb 25 feet

Melee ◆ fangs +9 (finesse, unarmed), Damage 1d6+2 piercing plus Hunting Spider Venom

Ranged ◆ web +7, Damage Web Trap

Descend on a Web ◆ (move) The hunting spider moves straight down up to 40 feet, suspended by a web line. It can hang from the web or drop off. The distance it Descends on a Web doesn't count for falling damage.

A creature that successfully Strikes the web (AC 20, Hardness 3, 5 HP) severs it, causing the spider to fall.

Hunting Spider Venom (poison) Saving Throw DC 16 Fortitude

Maximum Duration 6 rounds

Stage 1 1d4 poison damage and Off-Guard (1 round)

Stage 2 1d6 poison damage, Clumsy 1, and off-guard (1 round)

Stage 3 1d6 poison damage, Clumsy 2, and off-guard (1 round)

Web Trap A creature hit by the hunting spider's web Strike is Immobilized and stuck to the nearest surface until it Escapes.

Source: Pathfinder Monster Core

Running this fight? Add the hunting spider to the initiative tracker: type its name and the AC, hit points and Perception for initiative fill in, and the book button shows this stat block mid-fight.