Ettercap

Medium monstrosity · CR 2

Armor Class 13

Hit Points 44 (8d8+8)

Speed climb 30 ft., 30 ft.

STR 14 +2

DEX 15 +2

CON 13 +1

INT 7 -2

WIS 12 +1

CHA 8 -1

Skills perception +3, stealth +4, survival +3

Senses darkvision60 ft. , passive Perception 13

Traits

Spider Climb.: The ettercap can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.
Web Sense.: While in contact with a web, the ettercap knows the exact location of any other creature in contact with the same web.
Web Walker.: The ettercap ignores movement restrictions caused by webbing.

Multiattack.: The ettercap makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its claws.
Bite. Melee/Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit.: Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage plus 4 (1d8) poison damage. The target must succeed on a DC 11 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for 1 minute. The creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Claws. Melee/Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit.: Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2) slashing damage.
Web (Recharge 5-6).: Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 30/60 ft., one Large or smaller creature. Hit: The creature is restrained by webbing. As an action, the restrained creature can make a DC 11 Strength check, escaping from the webbing on a success. The effect ends if the webbing is destroyed. The webbing has AC 10, 5 hit points, vulnerability to fire damage and immunity to bludgeoning, poison, and psychic damage.
Variant: Web Garrote. Melee/Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit.: Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one Medium or Small creature against which the ettercap has advantage on the attack roll. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) bludgeoning damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC 12). Until this grapple ends, the target can't breathe, and the ettercap has advantage on attack rolls against it.