It has been a very long time since we posted anything Traveller related on our website, let alone published anything. Short of the long, we are working on it. With Pathfinder ending it required us to throw out our whole schedule and quickly adjust. Fortunately we are almost done with our last 1e Pathfinder project and then we can go back to Traveller. And to show how much I love this game, I am sharing with you today a nice little spider.
Did I say nice? And little? Yea, this thing needs killed with fire. Nuke it from orbit; it is the only way to be sure.
Spiders
Description
Ranging from the tiniest of creatures to those as large as humans, spiders come in a wide variety of sizes and colors. Several have distinctive spots or designs on their bodies. They possess eight legs, a poisonous bite and compound eyes on their head. Many spiders create webs to capture and hold their prey in place while they scurry close to feed.
Combat Tactics
All spiders are aggressive predators that use their poisonous bites to subdue or kill prey. They prefer to surprise their prey and repeatedly bite until either they have eaten enough, are driven off or have made their target helpless.
Spiders come in two general types: hunters and webspinners. Hunters rove about, while web-spinners usually attempt to trap their prey in their web. Hunting spiders can spin webs to use as lairs, but cannot use their webs as weapons the way web-spinners can.
Ecology and Habitat
Universally, spiders prefer dark places with little wind or sound vibrations. Apart from that they differ greatly between individual species. Some prefer dank caves, others prefer corners in homes, while other still prefer grasslands. Wherever there is life, there are spiders. Even though spiders are more common and larger in warmer climates, they still populate colder environments.
| Animal | Hits | Speed |
| Stalking Spider | 12 | 12 m |
| Skills | Melee (bite) 1, Recon 2, Stealth 1, Survival 2 |
| Attacks | Bite (2D + Poison) |
| Traits | Armour (+1), Poison (12+/2D/1 minute for 6 minutes), Small (–1), Spider Climb |
| Behaviour | Carnivore, Killer |
You’ll note that this one has a new trait on it: spider climb. Here’s what it does:
Spider Climb: The animal can walk at its full speed on any surface that is not designed to be slick and perfectly smooth.
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