Crypt Spider
Medium Beast · Lawful Evil · CR 2
- Beast
- Medium
- Tier 1
- Evil
Ranges across underground and urban; Crypt Spider lists at CR 2 as a medium beast (lawful evil). Sourced from Creature Codex.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 2
- Type
- Beast
- Size
- Medium
- Alignment
- Lawful Evil
- Speed
- 30, climb 30
- Habitats
- Underground, Urban
- Sources
- Creature Codex
Ecology
Crypt Spider is a non-magical animal, occupying a real ecological niche — predator, scavenger, herbivore, or pack member. It is most often found in underground regions. It is medium-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Crypt Spider is driven by instinct — territory, hunger, fear, mating. Its Lawful Evil alignment shapes how it engages with the world — predictable in tendency, even when unpredictable in detail. It is largely instinct-driven; complex strategy is the work of whoever (or whatever) commands it.
Origin
Crypt Spider is introduced in Kobold Press's Creature Codex (2018). Within a campaign, its existence anchors a region with the kind of weight only an old, named species carries.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Crypt Spider
- What is the challenge rating of Crypt Spider?
- The CR on Crypt Spider is 2. That CR matches tier-1 encounter math.
- What type of creature is Crypt Spider?
- By creature type, Crypt Spider is a beast, medium size, lawful evil alignment.
- Where does Crypt Spider live?
- The bestiary places Crypt Spider in Underground, Urban.