Exemplars of Evil

4 Tomb Spider Broodswarms MM3 CR —
hp 22 each (3 HD)
NE Tiny magical beast (swarm)
Init +5; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision,
tremorsense 60 ft.; Listen +9, Spot +9
Languages —
AC 17, touch 17, flat-footed 12
(+2 size, +5 Dex)
Immune swarm immunities
Resist half damage from piercing and slashing weapons
Fort +5, Ref +8, Will +6
Weakness swarm vulnerabilities
Speed 20 ft. (4 squares), climb 20 ft.
Melee swarm (1d6 plus poison)
Base Atk +3; Grp —
Atk Options distraction, poison (DC 13, 1d4 hp/1d4 hp)
Abilities Str 7, Dex 20, Con 15, Int 1, Wis 16, Cha 2
SQ swarm traits, tomb-tainted soul, web walk (not used)
Feats Alertness, Iron Will
Skills Climb +13, Hide +11, Jump +2, Listen +9, Move Silently
+7, Spot +9
Distraction (Ex) Any creature that begins its turn with a
swarm in its square must make a successful DC 13
Fortitude save or be nauseated for 1 round. Spellcasting
or concentrating on spells requires a successful
Concentration check (DC 20 + spell level). Using skills
involving patience and concentration requires a DC 20
Concentration check.
Poison (Ex) Creatures affected by a tomb spider
broodswarm’s poison are healed by negative energy and
harmed by positive energy as if they were undead. This
effect lasts for 1 minute after a failed save.
Tomb-Tainted Soul (Ex) A tomb spider broodswarm is
healed by negative energy and harmed by positive energy
as if it were undead.
Skills A tomb spider broodswarm can always take 10 on
Climb checks, even if rushed or threatened.
FEATURES OF THE AREA
The chapel has the following features.
Illumination: Everburning torches light the four corners of
the room. They cause the shadesteel golem to act as if under
the effect of a continuous haste spell.
Darksteel Rapier: The darksteel rapier is considered magic
and evil for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction,
though it does not have an enhancement bonus. The owner of
a special darksteel key tied to the weapon can touch the altar
without releasing the shadesteel golem. The key also enables
its owner to control the golem once released. The owner can
insert the key into the pommel of the rapier, allowing the item
to be carried as a normal weapon.
To set the rapier, the owner of the key places the weapon,
blade down, in midair above or near the object to be guarded.
Then he removes the key from the pommel while concentrating
on the object (in this case, the altar), and the rapier becomes
attuned to that object. In all other ways, the weapon acts like
an immovable rod, except that it releases the golem when the altar
is touched.
ENCOUNTER 5-2
Treasure: A secret compartment in the altar can be
found on a successful DC 32 Search check. The compartment
holds 1,000 pp, two diamonds worth 4,000 gp each, a +1
shocking dagger, a scroll of banishment, a scroll of blade barrier,
a scroll of greater restoration, a wand of slashing darkness SC (CL
7th, 22 charges), and an extra darksteel key that can control
the golem.
The compartment also contains a set of eight small
parchments that are sacred to the devotees of Lolth. The
parchments have no inherent magical or material value, but
they are antiquities to the church, making them effectively
priceless. The golem was placed in the chapel to guard the
parchments, not the other treasure.
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