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electricity. They take only half damage from magical
fire and magical cold.
The yochlol’s spider form is AC4, it can move in
webs, and its poisonous bite is fatal unless the victim
successfully saves vs. poison.
The yochlol’s human and elf forms are AC10, but
they can wear armor to improve it. Drow chain mail is
their preferred choice. They tend to favor drow weapons
such as short swords, hand crossbows, and
javelins. With centuries to practice (if a yochlol
wishes), a human- or elf-form Handmaiden can
become a specialized 6th-level fighter with any of
these weapons. Yochlol retain their 18/51 Strength in
both humanoid forms, striking with the applicable +2
bonus to attack rolls and a +4 bonus to damage rolls.
The yochlol’s gaseous form acts as a 10’ high, 5’
wide stinking cloud. The yochlol can use no spell-like
abilities nor can it make physical attacks in this
form, but it is immune to all physical damage and
can be injured only by magical cold, magical fire, or
magic missiles. A gust of wind spell inflicts 6d6 points
of damage to a gaseous yochlol and a wind walk spell
slays it outright, with no saving throw or Magic Resistance
check.
Yochlol have the standard tanar’ri spell-like abilities:
darkness 15’ radius and infravision, and also
can use the following abilities at will, as 6th-level
spellcasters: charm person, spider climb, stone shape,
and web. Yochlol also possess the domination, mind
blank, and plane shift spell-like abilities as spellcasters
of the minimum required level needed to cast
each spell.
A yochlol can alter its alignment aura so that
magical spells and devices cannot penetrate the
creature’s human or elf form’s disguise. A yochlol
also can cure light wounds twice per turn-doing so
only to express Lolth’s favor upon a wounded drow
follower.
Finally, a Handmaiden can change its form twice
in one round and still attack or use a spell-like ability,
as long as, in physical attacks, one of the forms
it takes during a round is capable of attacking in
that way.
Habitat/Society: Yochlol take great pleasure in
dominating other, lesser creatures. They are cruel
and enjoy a good battle, exulting in the rage that
fills them whenever beings defy their goddess’ will.
All yochlol serve Lolth and work surprisingly well
together. Never will one betray, endanger, or attack
another. All yochlol share a telepathic bond, with
a range of 90’.
Yochlol take special delight in escaping the control
of those who’ve summoned them (whom they
must serve faithfully for one deed, as decreed by
Lolth), and wandering free about the Prime Material
Plane. Such a yochlol uses its various forms as
disguises to carry out cunning ploys and evil subterfuges
to turn beings to chaos and evil. Unless enemies
of Lolth are present, yochlol will not engage
in killing sprees or frenzies of mindless violence.
Yochlol often hiss, whisper, or scream when in
combat, even telling their opponents their names,
in case the victim should escape. In that way, the
victim knows that a particular Handmaiden somewhere
out there will someday return to finish its
business with the character.
Ecology: In gaseous form, yochlol absorbs nutrients
from gases and liquids (blood seems to be a favorite).
In physical forms, a yochlol prefers to consume
still-living prey, either by its mouth or by enveloping
it with its slimy column of flesh. Prey that
is enveloped suffers 10d4 points of damage per