Ettercap (5e Race)

Ettercap

Physical Description

An adult ettercap stands 6 feet tall and weigh 200 lb. Ettercaps resembled hunched, grey-purplish humanoids with distended white underbellies, spider-like faces (fangs and eyes and such), and two sharp, black chitinous claws instead of hands and feet.

History

Ettercaps are the descendants of a group of mad druids, tainted and transmogrified by their association with a powerful demon into a form resembling the predatory arachnids their cult once revered. While the vast majority had completely reverted to pure animal instinct, a rare few claimed to demonstrate the intellect and capacities of an insane human.

Society

Ettercaps are very fond of spiders and other arachnids and often keep them as others keep bees. From time to time, however, an ettercap has a number of monstrous spiders as pets, which are as loyal to it as a dog to a human master.

Ettercap Names

Ettercap names can be either spider body parts or different species of spider.

Male: Hobo, Fang, Katipo

Female: Recluse, Spinner, Widow

Ettercap Traits

Ettercaps are humanoid spiders that tend, feed, and watch over spiders the way a shepherd oversees a flock of sheep. They lair deep in remote forests. Fine strands of silk stream from glands in an ettercap's abdomen, letting it shoot sticky strands of webbing to bind, entrap, or strangle its victims. It can also use its webbing to fashion elaborate snares and nets, which often festoon its lair.
Ability Score Increase. Your dex score increases by 2 and your cha score increases by 1.
Age. Ettercaps reach adulthood around 6 years of age and die around 32 to 38 years
Alignment. Ettercaps tend towards a neutral alignment, working to further their hives interest, but often uncaring towards others plight.
Size. Medium
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet. You also have a climbing speed of 30 feet.
Spider Climb. You can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check
Web Sense. While in contact with a web, you know the exact location of any other creature in contact with the same web.
Web Walker. You ignore movement restrictions caused by webbing.
Web (twice per short rest). Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 30/60 ft. , one Large or smaller creature. Hit: The creature is restrained by webbing. As an action, the restrained creature can make a DC 11 Strength check, escaping from the webbing on a success. The effect ends if the webbing is destroyed. The webbing has AC 10, 5 hit points, resistance to bludgeoning damage, and immunity to poison and psychic damage.
Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and one other language of your choice.

Random Height and Weight

Base Height	Height Modifier*	Base Weight	Weight Modifier**
6′ 1''	+0	200 lb.	× () lb.
*Height = base height + height modifier **Weight = base weight + (height modifier × weight modifier)

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