Duergar StrandriderThis stout, gray-skinned warrior sits astride an enormous spider.Duergar Strandrider CR 8Source Tombs of Golarion pg. 32
XP 4,800
Duergar cavalier (beast rider) 9
LE Medium humanoid (dwarf)
Init +6; Senses darkvision 120 ft.; Perception +6DefenseAC 20, touch 12, flat-footed 18 (+8 armor, +2 Dex)
hp 81 (9d10+27)
Fort +10, Ref +8, Will +6; +2 vs. spells
Immune paralysis, phantasms, poison
Weaknesses light sensitivityOffenseSpeed 20 ft.
Melee +1 lance +13/+8 (1d8+5/×3) or mwk bardiche +13/+8 (1d10+4/19–20) or mwk cestus +13/+8 (1d4+3/19–20)
Ranged sling +11 (1d4+3)
Special Attacks banner +2, cavalier’s charge, challenge 3/day (+9 damage, +3 to hit while riding mount), greater tactician 2/day (Outflank or Precise Strike, swift action, 7 rounds)
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 9th; concentration +7)
1/day—enlarge person (self only), invisibility (self only)StatisticsStr 16, Dex 14, Con 16, Int 8, Wis 14, Cha 6
Base Atk +9; CMB +12 (+14 overrun); CMD 24 (28 vs. bull rush, 26 vs. overrun, 28 vs. trip)
Feats Charge ThroughAPG, Cleave, Improved Initiative, Improved Overrun, Mounted Combat, OutflankAPG, Power Attack, Precise StrikeAPG, Ride-By Attack
Skills Handle Animal +10, Intimidate +10, Perception +6, Ride +11, Sense Motive +2 (+6 when opposing a Bluff check), Stealth +8; Racial Modifiers +4 Stealth
Languages Common, Dwarven, Undercommon
SQ mount (giant spider), mounted mastery, order of the sword
Combat Gear potion of cure serious wounds; Other Gear +2 agile breastplateUE, +1 lance, mwk bardicheUE, mwk cestusUE, sling with 10 bullets, cloak of resistance +1, simple banners (2), 420 gp
Many-Legged Mount Giant spider animal companion (Ultimate Magic 37)
N Large vermin
Init +3; Senses darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 30 ft.; Perception +0 Defense AC 23, touch 12, flat-footed 20 (+4 armor, +3 Dex, +7 natural, –1 size)
hp 60 (8d8+24)
Fort +9, Ref +5, Will +2 (+6 vs. enchantments)
Defensive Abilities evasion, mindless Offense Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
Melee bite +7/+2 (1d8+3 plus poison)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft. Statistics Str 15, Dex 16, Con 16, Int —, Wis 10, Cha 2
Base Atk +6; CMB +9; CMD 22 (34 vs. trip)
Feats EnduranceB
Tricks attack, come, defend, down, guard, heel
Skills Climb +8
SQ combat riding, devotion, extra attack
Gear chain shirt barding Special Abilities Poison (Ex) Bite—injury; save Fort DC 17; frequency 1/round for 4 rounds; effect 1 Str; cure 1 save.
Where the ironclads are immovable, their counterparts— the strandriders—are swift. As a rite of passage, these duergar harvest the egg sacks of giant female spiders, claiming the cluster’s strongest specimens to use as their future mounts.
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