Arachne acolyte

Arachne acolyte Level 23 Family Humanoid family creatures Body Type Biped Classification(s) Living Area(s) Found Spider Temple BCS Yes HP 190 Speed ?

Attack Attributes Physical Attacks War hammer 200 - 275 AS Warding Spells Frenzy (216) 118 CS Web (118) 118 CS Misc. Offensive Spells Spirit Strike (117) Combat Maneuvers Disarm Tackle

Defense Attributes Armor Chain Hauberk ASG 16 Defensive Strength (DS) Melee 180 - 220 Ranged ? Bolt 114 Unarmed Defense Factor UDF ? Target Defense (TD) Bard Base 67 Cleric Base 66 Empath Base 54 Paladin Base ? Ranger Base ? Sorcerer Base ? Wizard Base 67 - 72 Minor Elemental 73 Major Elemental 67 - 72 Minor Spiritual 66 Major Spiritual 76 Minor Mental ? Defensive Spells Spirit Warding I (101) Spirit Defense (103) Spirit Warding II (107) Spirit Fog (106)

Treasure Attributes Coins Yes Gems Yes Magic Items Yes Boxes Yes Skin None Other ?

The Arachne acolyte's head is clean shaven and bald.  Where hair once grew, ornate tattoos of deep red hue decorate every visible bare body part. The Arachne acolytes are muscular but lean.  Long years of study and training has produced fanatical allegiance to Arachne.  Any semblance of humanity has long since been exorcised through torture and meditation.  Only the zealous duty of Arachne now compels their existence.

Hunting strategies

Arachne acolytes can disarm you of your weapon, which it may pick up and use against you in its next turn if you do not reach for it in time. Since disarm occasionally inflicts roundtime, players can potentially lose their weapons in this manner if they do not have a suitable spare.

Other information

Arachne acolytes appear to enter multiple states of "shock", perhaps after attempting to cast a spell after running out of mana. This will stun the acolyte, inflict minor damage, and cause nerve damage. An example of this effect is shown below:

An Arachne acolyte appears to have sustained massive amounts of system shock!
   ... 20 points of damage!
   Heavy shock gives the Arachne acolyte fits!
   It is knocked to the ground!
   The Arachne acolyte is stunned!

Also the acolytes usually wear chain hauberk armor, so including their TD they will also have a -6 CvA from their armor making it harder to ward them with spells.

References

• Arachne

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