L is for Leonore Black

A femme fatale Leonore Black appeared in Baffling Mysteries #6 (January 1952). Listened to this track on repeat while statting here.

Code Name: Widow 

Real Name: Leonore Black

Team Affiliations: Project Second Chance

Medium Humanoid, Neutral Evil

Armor Class: 14 (Dex)

Hit Points: 75

Speed: 30 ft./ Climbing 30 ft/ Fly (web-swinging) 60 ft

Challenge: 5 (1,800 XP)

Str 10 (+0) Dex 18 (+4) Con 16 (+3) Int 12 (+1) Wis 12 (+1) Cha 17 (+3)

Saving Throws: Dex +8

Skills: Acrobatics +8, Athletics, +4, Deception +7, Nature +5, Parapsychology +5, Persuasion +7, Stealth +8, Survival +5

Senses: passive Perception 11

Languages: English

Unique Traits

Cunning Action: On each of her turns, Widow can use a bonus action to take the Dash, Engage, or Hide action.

Evasion: Widow can dodge out of the way of area of effect spells and attacks. When subjected to one that allows her to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, she takes no damage  instead if she succeeds and only half if he fails.

Nimble Striker: Use Dexterity for Unarmed Attacks, rather than Strength

Spider-Climb: Widow can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings without having to make an ability check.

Spidershape: Widow can use an action to assume the shape of a giant black widow spider (use stats for Phase Spider), While in this form she retains her alignment, personality, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma. She also retains her skill and saving throws (though if the spider's form has a higher bonus, she can use it). When she takes the form she assume the spider's hit points and Hit Dice. When she reverts to her human form, she returns to the number of hit points she had before transforming. When she reverts, if it is as the result of 0 hit points, any excess damage carries over to human form. Lenore can Spidershape twice before needing to take a short or long rest. At any point on her turn she can revert to her human form as a bonus action.

Actions

Mutliattack: Widow makes two melee attacks. 

Unarmed Strike: Melee Weapon Attack +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., (one target), Hit: 6 (1d4+4) bludgeoning.

Web (Recharge 6): This is treated as a non-magical version the Web spell. This ability's save DC is 17. 

Background

Leonore Black grew up a neglected rock/goth/scene kid. Like many outcast youth, she was obsessed with the creepy and macabre; spiders in particular. She prayed to the spiders and when her metahuman abilities kicked in, she believed her prayers answered. She used her new form to kill her hateful stepfather. As she grew, she used her giant spider form to kill men who harmed her beloved spiders. She has killed several land developers and chemical company executives, seducing them before going in for the kill. Imprisoned on Bonne Nuit on a few occasions, she's proven to be a valuable member of Pete's team, time and time again. He stealth and skills of persuasion make her the perfect spy. Due to the nature of her abilities, Widow is infatuated with the hero, Web-Archivist. While the hero has been known to flirt back his moral code (and fear of being killed and eaten) have prevented him from pursuing anything serious.