Enter
Something has stuck to your foot.
You try scraping it off, but then your other foot hits something sticky too!
Raising your lantern, you take stock of this part of the dungeon — and you behold a twisted tapestry of webbing, covering every wall and stone, stalactite and mite, and yes – the bottom of your boots.
You can’t help but wonder what kind of creature would create such a monstrous lair. Is this the den of some ancient, malevolent being? Or is it simply the result of some natural, albeit unsettling, process?
Whatever the case, while this may be the lair of a beast, it’s probably not The Beast you seek. You should keep moving. The sticky strands pull at your boots, but it’s not too much of a hinderance at the moment.
Though you can’t shake the feeling that you’re being watched. As you look around at the endless webs, you realize that escape might not be as easy as you thought…
You cannot Sneak past spiders.
Encounter
The Spider Matriarch, together with her kin, have 13HP.
But as you get stuck in the web, with every subsequent Battle Roll, win or lose, you get an additional -1 to all rolls. Even Escape Attempts.
If you have something flammable to use, all your rolls become Lucky.
Resolve
If you slayed the matriarch…
Spider’s Eggs: A wound up ball of the matriarch’s unhatched spawn. Can be thrown to give your adversary -3 to Battle Rolls
Among the webs, you find the remains of another adventurer, wrapped tightly in a cocoon. Their armor has been scorched — by something far larger than any spider.
Rest
The thought of sleeping here makes you shudder. What if there’s more eggs?