As I work through an adventure conversion, I keep stumbling upon creatures that are part of the D&D mythos that don’t have a counterpart in Dungeon World. So tonight, the Drider.
Drider
Intelligent, Solitary, Devious, Large, Stealthy
Poison bite (d10+1) 16 HP 2 Armor
Close, Reach
A drider is the twisted remnants of a supplicant who once tried to prove his worth in the eyes of a malignant god…and failed. His legs and abdomen is that of a gigantic spider, and his torso, arms, and face are twisted reflections of the drider’s original humanoid form. But with this curse, comes great power…powerful spells, a chitinous hide, and a powerful poisonous bite.
Cursed and outcast from his native lands, a drider must make due in a world in which he no longer belong. Eventually, most driders come to embrace their curse, though they are still filled with a burning hatred for the society which cast them out.
Instinct: to exact revenge on even the smallest transgression
– Weaken with poison
– Cast spells of illusion and malice
– Silently skitter along the walls and ceiling
There were a handful of monsters we didn’t include due to, erm, legal considerations.
Absolutely understandable. The drider is OGL, though not its background.
Frankly, it makes me extremely thankful that Dungeon World is released as Creative Commons without the antics and hoopla of OGC and Product Identity. Don’t get me wrong, I love the OGL, and am thankful for what it has meant for the hobby, but I walk with caution.
It was pretty fun filing the numbers off of a few edge cases.