How Many Legs Is A Spider Supposed To Have

Because GURPS: Technomancer limits the spider Chimera to a total of 8 limbs.

Two arms on the human torso, two that are shitty arms and can be used as legs and 4 that are only legs.

This is the only image of a spider person in either of the two sourcebooks.

 

But that doesn't match my mental image.

This does (in an anime sort of way).

https://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=1890273

This gives this for stats: (if the cute little human looking legs are actually crappy short arms)

Chimera, Spider (Homo Sapiens Arachnae) (Pyramid 3/115 p.30 aesthetically modified)

40 Points

Attribute Modifiers:

Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: SM 0.

Advantages: Binding (Webbing) 15 (Accessibility, Target must be grappled, -20%; Engulfing +60%; Melee Attack, reach C, -30%; Sticky, +20%, Takes Recharge, 15 seconds, -20%) [7]*; Binding (Webbing) 10 (Rapid Fire 7, +70%; Retractable, +100%; Reduced Range, 1/10, -30%; Sticky, +20%; Takes Recharge, 15 seconds, -20%) [48]; Claws (Sharp Claws) [5]; Clinging [20]; Extra Arms 2 (Short -50%, Ham Fisted, -5%) [9]; Extra Legs (Eight Legs) [15]; Lifting ST 6 (Accessibility, only applies to lower “spider” body, -20%) [15]; Night Vision 6 [6]; Speak With Animals (Specialized, Spiders, -60%) [10]; Teeth (Fangs) [2]; Toxic Attack 1d (Poison, Cyclic, 1 hour interval, 5 cycles, +40%; Follow-Up, Bite, +0%; Resistible, HT-4, -10%) [6].

Perks: Climbing Line [1]†

Disadvantages: Appearance (Ugly to humans and other non-spider chimera) [-8]; Dependency (Mana, Constantly) [-25]; Lunacy [-10]; Social Stigma (Minority Group) [-10]; Vulnerability (Depleted Necronium or silver x3) [-30]; Weakness (Depleted Necronium or silver, 1d/minute) [-20].

Quirks: Bulky Frame [-1]‡

Features:

* Alternative Ability (x1/5 cost) to other binding advantage.

† As long as you have “shots” of the Binding advantage available, you can create a climbing line, allowing you to use the “rope up” or “rope down” options for climbing (p. B349)

‡ While spider people are technically SM 0, their large lower spider half means they find narrow spaces intended for upright humans awkward, imposing -1 to all tasks that involve fitting or squeezing into something.

 

I think this fits what my mind's eye says a spider chimera should look like better than the official rules.