Kitthix

Kitthix
Record
Other names	Black Spider
Type	Monster
Gender	Summoning
Race	Spider
Class	Huge spider
Alignment	LG NG CG LN TN CN LE NE CE
Involvement
Allegiance	Summoning
Other requirements	Black Spider Figurine
Ability scores
Level	2
Hit points	44
XP value	0
Str	14
Str	14
Dex	9
Dex	9
Con	9
Con	9
Int	9
Int	9
Wis	9
Wis	9
Cha	9
Cha	9
Total scores	59
Morale	10
Break	5
Recovery	30
Combat basics
AC	4
Base THAC0	14
Base APR	3/2
Saving throws
Dth	12
Wand	14
Poly	13
Brth	14
Spell	14
Magic	10
Spells & abilities
Special abilities	Web Tangle (×2)
Special
Effects	Immune to effect: Paralyze Baldur's Gate I & II Classic This icon indicates content from all original Baldur's Gate games, extensions included. Webbed Baldur's Gate II Classic & Enhanced This icon indicates content from all games of the 2nd Baldur's Gate instalment – all editions and expansions. This may include The Black Pits II.
AI scripts
Name	spidfgsu
Override	SPIDFGSU
Default	WTASIGHT.bcs Baldur's Gate I & II Classic This icon indicates content from all original Baldur's Gate games, extensions included. BDSUM00.bcs Baldur's Gate I & II: Enhanced Editions This icon indicates content from all Enhanced Editions of the Baldur's Gate games. May situationally encompass Siege of Dragonspear and The Black Pits I & II content as well.
Inventory
Gold	0
Items	None
Exclusive equipment	Amulet Ring Weapon
Reputation impact if
Killed	None
Technical information
Creature codes	SPIDFGSU

Kitthix is a black spider that can be summoned once per rest with the Black Spider Figurine during the Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn campaign and, if the figurine is imported, also later during Throne of Bhaal.

Appearing as a semi-intelligent huge spider, Kitthix has more in common with phase spiders, regarding abilities and creature stats. It will obey its master's commands for one hour or until slain.

Gameplay

• Kitthix will use a Dimension Door-like ability to teleport to an enemy, just as phase spiders do, if no opponent is closer than 8 ft.; this can't be interrupted and be done at will anytime.
• In close combat, Kitthix may switch between opponents, again using her 'phasing' ability for this.
• Kitthix' one and a half melee attacks per round count as made with a not enchanted and normal weapon at a range of 1 ft. with a speed factor of 3. In addition to its 1d8 piercing damage, it will cause 3 points of poison damage per second for a duration of 14 s; a save vs. poison with a bonus of 1 is allowed to avoid this.
  • Baldur's Gate II:
    Shadows of Amn (2000)
    This icon indicates content from the original Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn campaign. In the original Shadows of Amn without its expansion Throne of Bhaal, the poison might ignore not only magic, but also poison resistance.^{[citation needed]}
  • This is changed with the installation of Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal and in the Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition, where the poison is natural, so that only magic resistance is ignored.
• Kitthix is able to use a Web-like ability, Web Tangle, two times per summoning that will catch one enemy in a web and paralyze them – for 3 rounds and a half in the original games, but for only 2 rounds in the Enhanced Edition – unless a save vs. spell is made with a penalty of 2. This ability counts as level 3 spell (level 0 in BG2EE, meaning it can, say, affect Rakshasa, Demogorgon and Melissan, as well as bypass Globes of Invulnerability), ignores spell schools, has a range of 40 ft. and is made with a speed factor of 2. The web can be dispelled and avoided via magic resistance. Kitthix will not use this autonomously.
• Kitthix' immunity against paralysis in general is removed in the Enhanced Edition.

Notes

• Though Kitthix and the technically related effect file, FIGSPID.eff, are present in the code of the Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, the spider does not appear in-game.