a drachnid silklurker  

These things killed me twice when I was lower level trying to get to LoIO. Well now the tables have turned. At level 28 I started hunting these things. Yeah the cast alot and can really hash out some damage but with a good group they fall really quick. We started hunting them (28 pally (me), 28 druid, 30 shammy, 30 warrior) and it was a piece of cake. We had the warrior pull to the beach. Once it arrived the warrior and I tanked em while the casters hit em with cancel magic to remove the buffs. Once that was done the druid would barely have time to get off a nuke before they dropped. Not good loot but nice EXP and plenty of these suckers around to kill. Also helps the low levels get to LoIO if there are no Drachnids arond hehehehehehe

So here I was, runnin to Lake one day and I see this hot Darkie! So I strut up to here, check the breath, and the pits to make sure im fresh if ya know what I mean, and I realize shes different from all the other girls...

This dame is half spider!

I really hate spiders so I run away!

Then she gets on her phone (like chix will do) and calls up a few friends, who decided to beat the HOLY HELL out of me!

Lesson to be Learned: Stay away from half-spider women. ******* aint nothin but trouble.


Exeus

As a 24 chanter I'm able to kill the Spinners. They are not as high a con as the sight suggests. Root and Burn works quite well, and my Burn's are fairly weak.

I, a 20th Druid, was running from the town to Lake of Ill with a friend, 20th Ranger, and we ran through an area with about 10 of these mixed with other Drachnid types. They all conned red and "ready to attack" so we were very carefull not to come to close. We both had SOW so we weren't too scared, but while trying to avoid a running Goblin Plaguebringer I backed into them and found myself very close to them, melee range. But they didn't aggro on me. Just walked by, even when I sat down to memorize a spell, I heard one walk by and it didn't aggro. Now, was I just lucky, or is it because people say they are Druids and I'm a Druid? My Ranger friend didn't get bothered either, but I don't know if he got as close as I did. The only other MOB I've run accross that was red to me and "ready to attack," but didn't was a deepwater crocodile of Oasis of Marr (no longer red of course). I'm certainly not complaining, but I'm wondering if anyone else can share this experience, and if I can trust it to stay that way?

Also..."a Goblin Plaguebringer" needs to be added to the list. Red to Level 20 as is everything in FV. If I knew the level range, I would submit it. I assume around 30 with the other Goblins.

BTW - We witnessed Sir Hobble get wasted by these drachnids in seconds, a level 30 NPC.

Its strange but yes they do im a lvl 22 Dwarven cleric and I have no problem going from the Lake to FV or FV to the Lake..........Its great dont have to get a invis everytime i want to go for a town run.=)

I got a leg tip off one (6/27 piercing magic weapon).

I fought another that had a grey metal dagger (looked weird it just kinda hovered in front of her chest) but I died and it was gone b4 I got back.

I swear these things can walk through the treetops. I had a group in FV and we'd pull one. Up until we'd pull, there would be none in sight on anyside of us. Once we'd pull, 2 secs later 3 of the bastards would fall out of the sky on us. I've seen them well up in the trees before, but this may have just been lag ghosting. But then again, these things are spiders, having them drop out of the trees is not too far fetched,especially on Kunark where the pathing and world detail is so much more advanced.

My wiz started soloing these at 31, they are a fairly easy kill for casters, if you are careful too make sure another isn't too close to the one you attack. They are casters, and tend not to melee you so much, but they will try. So I just root and nuke. They were a challenge at 31, and I am still soling at 35 when not grouped...now they are easy blues.

These things will rip ya to pieces if you are a lower lv heading out to Ill omen...my suggestion is to get invis or camo9invis will last longer) and turn on the burns to get to the lak as fast as ya can.

there are actually 3 types of drachnids in FV, the spinner(lowest), the lurker and the strander(highest). Web and Silk are indications of sex, web being male. All are capable of druidic spells (including grasping roots) so it is a good idea to keep cancel magic and sow ready. Drops include urticating hairs, spider silk, drachnid leg tip ( a nice weapon that looks like a sword floating in front of them), and spider silk sac. Rarer drops include gems and jewelry. Typical coinage ranges from less than a gold to over 4 plat. A 35 druid can carefully pull one down to the beach and then kite it easily. However, if you cant kill them and have to run, bring them with you to the guards or they will go back to their spawning grounds and make all the others aggro on you when you return. Recommend camping or zoning when this happens.