Tarantella

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For a list of all arthropods, see list of arthropods.

tarantella sTarantella.png
HP 18-38
HD 8
XP 214
Speed 15
AC 3
EV 14
Will 20
Attack1 19 (touch: confuse)


Resistances None
Vulnerabilities Poison
Habitat Land
Intelligence Animal
Uses Uses nothing
Holiness Natural
Size Small
Type spider, tarantella
Flags No skeleton
Web immune
A small but greatly-feared spider whose bite causes victims to break into a frenzied dance.

Useful Info

Tarantellas are spiders with a unique venom that induces confusion rather than poison in its victims. They are thankfully fairly fragile, but often appear along with a group of other spider types. They can be found in the Spider's Nest.

Tips & Tricks

  • Poison and magic resistance do nothing to stop their confusion effect, but clarity works like a charm.
  • A potion of curing will cure confusion.
    • Followers of Elyvilon or Ru can cure confusion with Purification or Draw Out Power respectively.
  • They're vulnerable to poison themselves, so Mephitic Cloud can take them out of commission easily.
  • Tarantellas might be fragile, but they're fast and they hit about as hard as yaks, even without the added confusion. Be careful if you're fighting lots of spiders at once.

History

  • Prior to 0.25, the player could summon tarantellas using a sack of spiders.
  • In 0.17, chunks from tarantella corpses became edible instead of poisonous.