Bursting Brood

Bursting Brood is an action available to the level 11 or higher  Wolf Spider Companion from the Beast Master ranger that deals damage and infests a target.

Description

Launch of clutch of brood to  Infest your target.

Properties

Cost

 Action

Damage: 2~20

2d10⁠Piercing

Details

⁠Attack roll

 Range: 9 m / 30 ft

Technical details

UID

Projectile_BurstingBrood_Spider

Spell flags

HasHighGroundRangeExtension, IsHarmful

Condition: Infested

 Infested

Duration: Until Long rest

• Crawling with tiny spiders that deal 1d4 Piercing damage and 1d4 Poison damage each turn.
• When hit with a melee attack, the infestation spreads to the attacker. Upon death, the infestation spreads to all nearby creatures.
• Removed by Fire or Acid damage.
• Doesn't harm ettercaps or spiders.
• At the start of your turn, you can make a new Saving Throw to try and remove the infection.

Diseased

How to learn

Classes:

• Class level 11: Beast Master

Used by creatures: Aranea Aculeata

Notes

• The ⁠Attack roll uses Strength unlike all of  Wolf Spider Companion's other abilities which use Dexterity. At level 11, the spider will have 18 Dexterity, but only 12 Strength, so this attack roll will be significantly more difficult than its other attacks.
• Both the ⁠Piercing and ⁠Poison components of  Infested will be boosted by  Companion's Bond and  Prey's Scent for as long as the spider is alive. If the spider dies these bonuses will no longer apply.