Spider (cantrip)

Spider was a personal cantrip that acolyte wizards could learn. It summoned a common, normal-sized spider to a nearby location chosen by the caster.
==Effects==
This cantrip conjured a single common spider. It appeared at a spot within The original description of this spell in Dragon #60 used the 1-edition nomenclature 1", meaning indoors and outdoors. This was simplified to the shorter range in Wizard's Spell Compendium Volume Four. of the caster and arrived in an irritated state. If summoned upon a living creature, the spider immediately tried to bite, distracting the target for a few seconds. There was a slight chance that the conjured spider was venomous, in which case the target took minimal damage and had a chance to resist, or else fall ill for a few days. The effects of spider venom could be reduced with slow poison or removed with neutralize poison.
==Components==
This cantrip required verbal and somatic components to cast. The caster spoke the word "arachnid" while wiggling their fingers like the legs of a crawling spider.
==Appendix==
===See Also===
* Bee
* Bug
* Gnats
* Spidereyes
===Notes===
===References===
Category:Summoning spells
Category:Wizard spells