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====Playing a Spider Rider====

'''Adventure:'''  Spider riders usually adventure to gain power to use in the ''War of the Spider Queens''. They also adventure in order to fulfill a task appointed to them by their patron (either Lolth or [[Arachne (3.5e_Deity)|Arachne]]), or to find new candidates to train in the art of the spider riders. Neutral spider riders are rather obscure in their purposes. Their objectives are not known.

'''Characteristics:''' Spider riders are totally obsessed with spiders - their minds, bodies and souls are tied to the arachnids.

Spider riders rarely stop thinking about spiders in some way (even if it is just a corner of the mind considering some spider theory), and they often weave spider-knowledge into conversations simply because they can&rsquo;t help it! They simply love spiders with their hearts, minds and souls, and can&rsquo;t imagine others not doing the same to some degree. A spider rider&rsquo;s way idea of impressing someone is showing off their knowledge of spiders. Because of this spider obession most spider rider marriages are to another spider rider or a [[SRD:Elves, Dark&mdash;Drow (Race)|drow]].

The spider rider and her [[SRD:Monstrous Spider|monstrous spider]] are as one: they are mentally bonded and share their thoughts. The rider and the spider each have their own personality, opinions, and desires. However, both rider and spider are privy to the thoughts, opinions, and desires of the other.

'''Races:''' [[SRD:Elves, Dark&mdash;Drow (Race)|Drow]] are very often spider riders - their psyche is naturally predisposed to spider obsession. [[SRD:Humans (Race)|Humans]] are rarely spider riders as most are too squeamish, scared, or untrusting to even approach a [[SRD:Monstrous Spider|monstrous spider]] (let alone ride one). [[SRD:Dwarves, Hill (Race)|dwarves]], [[SRD:Gnomes, Rock (Race)|gnomes]], [[SRD:Orcs (Race)|orcs]] (and [[SRD:Half-Orcs (Race)|half-orcs]]), and [[SRD:Halflings, Lightfoot (Race)|halflings]] are almost never spider riders, due to their hatred of the dark-skinned elves (holding grudges even against [[Arachne (3.5e Deity)|Arachne&rsquo;s]] [[SRD:Elves, Dark&mdash;Drow (Race)|drow]]).

'''Combat:''' The spider rider takes the party role of a fighter and fast-attacker. Their skill in arms and their spider mounts make them ideal front-line fighters. The spider&rsquo;s speed makes them excellent at fast attacking and getting where they are needed. The spider rider truly comes into her own at 3rd level when the spider is finally large enough to mount.

'''Advancement:''' A spider rider should probably consider taking levels in [[SRD:Fighter|fighter]] to gain specialized mounted combat bonus feats.

'''Resources:''' Spider riders may be given various magic or helpful items to help them on their quests by the other spider riders loyal to their patron deity.
Article Balance	Moderate +
Author	Sam Kay +
Challenge Rating	11 + and {{{cr}}} +
Identifier	3.5e Prestige Class +
Length	10 +
Minimum Level	7 +
Name	Lamaë’an + and Araënû, Spider Mount +
Race	drow + and monstrous hunting spider +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Size	Medium + and Huge +
Summary	Spider riders are warriors who ride monstrous spiders which are bonded to them mentally, physically, and spiritually + and Spider rider servant of Lolth +
Title	Spider Rider +
Type	humanoid (elf) + and magical beast (augmented vermin) +