Sabre tooth Cave Spider rebuilt for Shadowdark RPG.

This monster lurks in caves and other semi-subterranean areas, preferring mostly large game as its meal. This spider is roughly the size of a lion or similar large cat. If cornered or outnumbered, it will retreat to its lair, usually nearby.

Sabre Tooth Cave Spider: AC 13, HP 32, ATK Pounce +4 melee (1d8 plus extra attack.) OR 1 bite +6 (1d8 + poison), MV near (climb), S +4, D +3, C +0, I -2, W +1, Ch -2, AL C, LV 5
Poison. DC 12 CON or 2d4 additional damage and -1d4 Dex temporarily for 4 hours.

The sabre tooth cave spider will always attempt to attack from the shadows, attempting to paralyze its prey before dragging it off to be eaten. It prefers to Pounce from a short distance to catch its prey off guard. If this attack is successful, the spider immediately gets to make a regular bite attack on the target . It rarely attacks more than two or three creatures, especially if man-sized or greater.

At the GMs discretion, there could be as many as 3-5 of these spiders operating together in a single area. They share the risks as well as the prey. If the target is large enough, two of these spiders have been known to take down the same target.