| Text | Neogi terrorize Wildspace in ships of their own construction, which others call nightspiders. These vessels often wait in ambush for other ships. Once a target ship is identified, the neogi try to steal its spelljamming helm and capture its crew.
A nightspider's crew usually consists of nineteen neogi and up to a half-dozen umber hulks, which the neogi use as shock troops.
Nightspiders are designed for space travel alone and can't float on water or land safely on the ground (the weight of the ship would snap its spindly legs, destroying its weblike rigging in the process). Standard weaponry on a nightspider includes four ballistae (two forward-facing and two aft-facing) and a forward-facing mangonel.
Size: Large Vehicle (175 ft. by 50 ft.)
Armor Class: 19 (metal)
Hit Points: 300
Damage Threshold: 15
Speed: flying speed 40 ft. (4 1/2 mph)
Cost: 50000 gp
Keel/Beam: 175 ft. / 50 ft.
Crew: 25
Cargo: 50 tons
4 Ballista (3 Crew Each)
Armor Class 15
Hit Points 50 each
Cost 50 gp (ballista), 5 gp (bolt)
It takes 1 action to load a ballista, 1 action to aim it, and 1 action to fire it.
Bolt:
Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, range 120/480 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (3d10) piercing damage.
Mangonel
Armor Class 15
Hit Points 100
Cost 100 gp (mangonel), -- gp (stone)
It takes 2 actions to load the mangonel, 2 actions to aim it, and 1 action to fire it.
Mangonel Stone:
Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range 200/800 ft. (can't hit targets within 60 ft. of it), one target. Hit: 27 (5d10) bludgeoning damage.
Source: Spelljammer: Adventures in Space - Astral Adventurer's Guide p. 40 |