Spell Description

You set an alarm against unwanted intrusion.

Choose a door, a window, or an area that is no larger than a 20-foot cube. Until the spell ends, an alarm alerts you whenever a tiny or larger creature touches or enters the warded area.

When you cast the spell, you can designate creatures that won't set off the alarm. You also choose whether the alarm is mental or audible:

  • Mental Alarm. A mental alarm alerts you with a ping in your mind if you are within 1 mile of the warded area. This ping awakens you if you are sleeping.

  • Audible Alarm. An audible alarm produces the sound of a hand bell for 10 seconds within 60 feet.

Alarm

1st level, arcane (abjuration)

Casting Time

1 minute, ritual

Duration

8 hours

Range

Touch

Components

V,S,M*

*this spell requires a tiny bell and a piece of fine silver wire

Giant Spider

Large beast

Armor Class  10 + 1 per spell slot level

Hit points Points  10 + 10 per spell slot level

Speed  40 feet, climb 40 feet

Str 16 (+3)

Int 1 (-5)

Dex 17 (+3)

Wis 12 (+1)

Con 14 (+2)

Cha 3 (-4)

Saving Throws Strength, Constitution

Senses darkvision 60 feet

Languages -

Special

Spider Climb This creature can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.

Web Spinner While in contact with a web, the spider knows the exact location of any other creature in contact with the same web. The spider ignores movement restrictions caused by webbing. Also, once on each of the spider's turns, it can create sticky webs within 5 feet of it. The web covers the ground in a 5 feet cube. The web is difficult terrain and any other creature that moves into the web or ends its turn there must make a Dexterity saving throw or becomes restrained by the webbing.

Actions

Venom Barb. Melee Attack, Melee Attack, reach 5 ft., 1d8 piercing damage + 3d8 poison damage. A target that is reduced to 0 hit points by this attack is stable but poisoned for 1 hour, even after regaining hit points, and is paralyzed while poisoned in this way.