Broodmother

Version 0.32: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.

broodmother s
HP	92-187
HD	12
XP	924
Speed	12
AC	2
EV	4
Will	60
Attack1	40 (bite: spider)
Resistances	None
Vulnerabilities	None
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Animal
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Natural
Size	Giant
Type	spider, broodmother
Flags	No skeleton Web immune

A massive spider swollen with eggs. Its innumerable offspring are always at its call.

Useful Info

Broodmothers are enormous spiders found in the Spider's Nest. They hit nearly as hard as emperor scorpions, and are just as fast. On top of their respectable combat stats, they can also summon swarms of spiders in combat.

Spells

Spell set I
Slot1	Summon Spiders	Natural flag

Tips & Tricks

• Unlike most spiders, broodmothers are not weak to poison, though not resistant, either. Spells like Olgreb's Toxic Radiance can wear down the summons and the mother, but the broodmother's large HP pool makes taking them on directly with Alchemy less than ideal.
• Using piercing attacks such as javelins is a good way to hurt them directly through their wall of summons.
• Using a scroll of immolation is a good way to destroy the broodmother's summons (and usually the broodmother herself as well), but be aware that most of the spiders are fast enough to be in your face after a couple turns, even from the edge of your LOS.
• Broodmothers have next to no resistances. With only 2 AC and 4 EV, nearly every attack you make against them will land for maximum damage. They also don't resist any elements and have somewhat measly willpower (60) for a "boss" monster.
• Broodmothers cannot see invisible, nor can any of her summons.

History

• Prior to 0.32, broodmothers could cast Abjuration.
• Broodmothers were added in 0.28.