Fortitude +25, Reflex +21, Will +17
Acrobatics +18, Athletics +23, Stealth +22
Darkvision
Actions & Abilities
Fangs
Damage: 2d12+12 Piercing
Web
Web Sense
The goliath spider has imprecise tremorsense to detect the vibrations of creatures touching its web.
Spring Upon Prey
Requirements Initiative has not yet been rolled.
Trigger A creature touches the goliath spider's web while the spider is on it.
Effect The goliath spider automatically notices the creature and Strides, Climbs, or Descends on a Web before it rolls initiative.
Descend on a Web
The goliath spider moves straight down up to 120 feet, suspended by a web line. It can hang from the web or drop off. The distance it Descends on a Web doesn't count for falling damage.
A creature that successfully Strikes the web (AC 20, Hardness 5, 20 HP) severs it, causing the spider to fall.
Goliath Spider Venom
Saving Throw
Maximum Duration 6 rounds
Stage 1 3d6[poison] damage and Slowed 1 (1 round)
Stage 2 3d8[poison] damage and Slowed 2 (1 round)
Stage 3 3d10[poison] damage and for {2d4 hours}
Web Tether
A creature hit by the spider's web Strike is and tethered to the spider, preventing it from moving farther away from the spider.
The spider can have one creature tethered at a time. The DC to or the web is 30. The tether can be severed with a Strike (AC 20, Hardness 5, HP 20), but this doesn't free the restrained creature.
Creature Abilities
Web Sense. The goliath spider has imprecise tremorsense to detect the vibrations of creatures touching its web.
Spring Upon Prey. Requirements Initiative has not yet been rolled.
Trigger A creature touches the goliath spider's web while the spider is on it.
Effect The goliath spider automatically notices the creature and Strides, Climbs, or Descends on a Web before it rolls initiative.
Descend on a Web. The goliath spider moves straight down up to 120 feet, suspended by a web line. It can hang from the web or drop off. The distance it Descends on a Web doesn't count for falling damage.
A creature that successfully Strikes the web (AC 20, Hardness 5, 20 HP) severs it, causing the spider to fall.
Goliath Spider Venom. Saving Throw
Maximum Duration 6 rounds
Stage 1 3d6[poison] damage and Slowed 1 (1 round)
Stage 2 3d8[poison] damage and Slowed 2 (1 round)
Stage 3 3d10[poison] damage and for {2d4 hours}
Web Tether. A creature hit by the spider's web Strike is and tethered to the spider, preventing it from moving farther away from the spider.
The spider can have one creature tethered at a time. The DC to or the web is 30. The tether can be severed with a Strike (AC 20, Hardness 5, HP 20), but this doesn't free the restrained creature.
Source, license, and attribution
Source: Pathfinder Monster Core (remaster-core-2026-08-10)
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