ARACHNE

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ARACHNE

BASIC INFO Arachne are half-arachnid-like creatures that trap their prey in giant webs. Speedy and venomous, they are excellent hunters and hard to injure as well. MANDATORY CHANGES ● A body that resembles an arachnid-like creature. Regardless of body type, your Arachne must have a minimum of eight limbs, with the maximum number determined by the species the Arachne is based on, plus another two for optional human arms. The Arachne's limbs may either be arachnid-like in appearance, full humanoid, or any combination. ● They can resemble any type of arachnid (and a few additional insects as listed below), although all Arachne are venomous and can spin silk regardless of what type of creature they resemble. ● Sharp claws in place of fingernails. ● Fangs in place of their canine teeth which contain a potent venom. This venom paralyses humans, and over time holds an additional liquefying effect. ● The ability to sense nearby movement via vibrations in the ground (or on the Arachne's web). The tips of the Arachne's legs are very sensitive to any sort of movement and can detect the direction the movement is coming from as well. ● The ability to use their highly elastic, extremely sticky silk to create large, intricate webs that are almost impossible to escape once tangled up in, unless the Arachne cuts the victim loose. The webs are difficult to destroy but are vulnerable to fire. ● Excellent night vision. ● Immunity to poison and venom, including their own. ● Enhanced speed and inhumanly fast reflexes. In combination with their vibration sense, it is extremely difficult to catch an Arachne by surprise, especially within their webs. ● A weakness to fire. Being near a fire will hurt them and being set on fire will cause serious damage, possibly even death. ● A need to feed on human flesh. Arachne are omnivores and can eat just about anything, but only human flesh will satiate their monster hunger. ● A strong hunting instinct. When Arachne are hungry, they will develop the urge to chase prey down. Arachne usually hunt by trapping a human with their web and infecting them with their venom. Once the prey has been sufficiently wrapped up in silk like a cocoon, their insides and muscular tissue will liquefy over time, allowing the Arachne to feed with ease. [back to top] OPTIONAL CHANGES ● Any psychological changes are welcome! Feel free to pull from real world myths, canon creatures of this variety, or any other source! ● A fog form. This is an exaggerated version of their monster form that appears only during the fog and is a chance to make your monster more "horrifying" during the fog. ● Travel form: the ability to take the form of either a single arachnid, or a swarm no larger than the mass of the monster's default size. In this form, the character will look like a normal arachnid (swarm) and will be able to travel faster. They will not have access to any kind of venom and they will also be more vulnerable. ● Skin coloration matching their arachnid-like body. ● Up to eight functional eyes. ● The ability to scale vertical walls and crawl upside down on ceilings and the like without falling. ● Sharp mandibles on the side of the mouth that can be used to injure prey or hold them in place while the venom is injected. ● The ability to produce two special types of venom: - one that will make its target unable to lie for an hour - one that will force the target to obey the Arachne's commands for an hour Only one of these can be used per day. ● Aversion to water. Most Arachne cannot swim, and some may find that water is disruptive to their vibration senses. Therefore, they may become disoriented in rain (or even in the shower). ● A competitive nature. Arachne have a hard time turning down a challenge. ● Increased meticulousness. Arachne often can't stand when something is out of place, especially something to do with their own webs and dwellings, and will try to fix it as soon as possible. [back to top] ALLOWED SPECIES Spiders, Scorpions, Centipedes, Ants, Assassin Bugs, Damsel Bugs and generally creatures from the Arachnid family are welcome. [back to top] ARTWORK Artwork generously donated and submitted by players as an example of this monster in various forms. This can give you an idea of what you can do with this monster. Want to donate? Submit your own AM Normal form by Carbon Normal form (with event runes and tongue from boons) by Carbon Fog form (with event runes/bladed legs and tongue from boons by Carbon Flug Slys Normal form by RJ Machi Tobaye Normal form by Luc Naomi Kimishima Normal form by VG [back to top]

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Have a very specific question in mind? Here's some questions that have been asked in the past!

FEEDING:

Does an Arachne need to use their silks and/or venom to feed?
This is not necessary, but you may add those compulsions if you wish. When the hunting instinct kicks in, this compulsion will be far stronger.


MONSTER ABILITIES:

How fast is an Arachne?
Arachne are fast, but it would still take quite some time to get from one city to another. Vampires are also faster than Arachne.

What are the limits of an Arachne's vibration sense?
Arachnes can feel vibrations within about fifty feet, and anything they feel must be connected to the ground in some way.

Can an Arachne's sense of hearing, smell, or taste improve due to the vibration sensing?
No, an Arachne's vibration sense is limited to touch.

Can Arachne see UV light?
As long as it's just used for aesthetics, yes. Arachne don't have any tactical sight advantage, they simply see an extra spectrum of color.

What are the limits to an Arachne's venom abilities?
Apart from the basic venom, which is mandatory, an Arachne can have one of the listed optional venom types, both, or none. They are immune to poison and venom, but not to additional toxins. They may not have any additional venom abilities beyond those listed.

What if my Arachne has a stinger? Does it have any additional abilities?
Arachne who decide to pick a scorpion form cannot produce venom on their stinger, only in their mouths and mandibles.

How strong is an Arachne's web?
It is strong enough for hold the Arachne's weight and allow them to descend on it.

Can Arachne silk be treated with venom to be used as thread/fiber for clothing production? If so, what are the properties of clothing made with Arachne thread?
Yes, that's possible! Arachne silk clothing would have some resistance to ripping and tearing, but would not provide any additional armor benefits.

What are the limits of an Arachne's optional water weakness?
This is up to the player! An Arachne may have this weakness, but still take baths or showers if you like.

Can Arachne achieve lift by ballooning?
Only a few feet at most.


MONSTER BODIES & CHANGES:

What body types can an Arachne have?
Arachne have the choice of a Drider-inspired design or a League-of-Legends inspired Spider Queen design.

Can you give some details regarding the rules for the number of Arachne limbs?
Generally, an Arachne must have a (maximum) number of limbs equal to the creature they're based on. For a typical spider-based Arachne, this would be eight limbs. For a centipede-based Arachne, this would be a whopping 30! Furthermore, a pair of optional human arms can be added on top of this number, which makes a spider-based Arachne's maximum ten. We'd prefer a centipede Arachne's maximum of limbs to be 30, though, with or without humanoid arms. Whether they have a Spider Queen-type body or a Drider body makes no difference. An Arachne's body can hold any combination of types of limbs, and all these limbs can be either humanoid or arachnid in anatomy - i.e. in the case of a spider-based Arachne: two arms and eight legs, four arms and four legs, eight arms and no legs, ten arms and no legs, etc.

Can an Arachne be fluorescent under UV light?
Yes. They may also glow during the day if you wish.

Can an Arachne have exoskeleton-like plates on other parts of the body?
Yes, as long as this is aesthetic only.

I would like my Arachne to have an additional arachnid body part, such as an abdominal flap, chelicerae, book lungs, or a hooded tick spider cloak.
This is acceptable, as long as it doesn't give your Arachne any additional abilities!

Can I base my Arachne on a millipede or a horseshoe crab?
Only nagas can be based on millipedes, and only merpersons can be based on horseshoe crabs.

How long can a centipede Arachne be?
Up to 10 feet.

Is there any limit to where an Arachne's extra limbs or eyes are located?
Nope, this is entirely up to player discretion!

Can I give my Arachne additional mouth changes, such as hidden mandibles or a face that splits open?
Absolutely!

Can an Arachne's blood be blue?
Yes, this is acceptable.