Lord Iames Osari
2006-08-23, 11:04 AM
This monster is based off of the assassin vine. I mentioned it in my description of bliss poisons (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=homebrew;action=display;num=11543007 73;start=5#5).
Bliss Vine
Size/Type: Large Plant
Hit Dice: 4d8+12 (30 hp)
Initiative: +0
Speed: 5 ft. (1 square)
Armor Class: 15 (-1 size, +6 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 15
Base Attack/Grapple: +3/+12
Attack: Slam +7 melee (1d6+7)
Full Attack: Slam +7 melee (1d6+7)
Space/Reach: 10 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks: Aura of bliss, constrict 1d6+7, entangle, improved grab
Special Qualities: Blindsight 30 ft., camouflage, immunity to electricity, low-light vision, plant traits, resistance to cold 10 and fire 10
Saves: Fort +7, Ref +1, Will +2
Abilities: Str 20, Dex 10, Con 16, Int ~, Wis 13, Cha 9
Environment: Temperate forests
Organization: Solitary or patch (2-4)
Challenge Rating: 4
Treasure: 1/10th coins; 50% goods; 50% items
Alignment: Always neutral
Advancement: 5-16 HD (Huge); 17-32 HD (Gargantuan); 33+ HD (Colossal)
Level Adjustment: —
As you walk through the woods, you suddenly feel a strange sense of happiness and contentment drawing you toward a plant not ten yards from where you stand. It is a viny plant bedecked with fragrant, deep red flowers. You breathe deeply, savoring the enchanting scent, and feel yourself slipping into a blissful stupor...
Aura of Bliss (Ex): The bliss vine exudes sweet-smelling pheremones in a 30-foot radius of itself. These pheremones are an airborne toxin with a Fortitude save DC of 15. Those who fail the save
are treated as if under the effects of the attraction power for 1 minute. After the one minute has ended, the creature must make another Fortitude save against DC 15. Failure results in being unconscious and charmed, while success indicates that they are merely stunned and charmed. These effects last for 1d10 rounds. The save DC is Constitution-based. This is a mind-affecting, compulsion, and poison effect that operates only in the spring and summer. The durations of effects already in place continue after the bliss vine's demise.
The bliss vine is a relative of the assassin vine. However, unlike its cousin, the bliss vine prefers to lure its prey to it with its pheremonal powers. Once an animal or humanoid has succumbed to its aura of bliss, it kills its victims and feeds on their corpses. In the fall, its seeds can be harvested and made into poisons.
Bliss Vine
Size/Type: Large Plant
Hit Dice: 4d8+12 (30 hp)
Initiative: +0
Speed: 5 ft. (1 square)
Armor Class: 15 (-1 size, +6 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 15
Base Attack/Grapple: +3/+12
Attack: Slam +7 melee (1d6+7)
Full Attack: Slam +7 melee (1d6+7)
Space/Reach: 10 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks: Aura of bliss, constrict 1d6+7, entangle, improved grab
Special Qualities: Blindsight 30 ft., camouflage, immunity to electricity, low-light vision, plant traits, resistance to cold 10 and fire 10
Saves: Fort +7, Ref +1, Will +2
Abilities: Str 20, Dex 10, Con 16, Int ~, Wis 13, Cha 9
Environment: Temperate forests
Organization: Solitary or patch (2-4)
Challenge Rating: 4
Treasure: 1/10th coins; 50% goods; 50% items
Alignment: Always neutral
Advancement: 5-16 HD (Huge); 17-32 HD (Gargantuan); 33+ HD (Colossal)
Level Adjustment: —
As you walk through the woods, you suddenly feel a strange sense of happiness and contentment drawing you toward a plant not ten yards from where you stand. It is a viny plant bedecked with fragrant, deep red flowers. You breathe deeply, savoring the enchanting scent, and feel yourself slipping into a blissful stupor...
Aura of Bliss (Ex): The bliss vine exudes sweet-smelling pheremones in a 30-foot radius of itself. These pheremones are an airborne toxin with a Fortitude save DC of 15. Those who fail the save
are treated as if under the effects of the attraction power for 1 minute. After the one minute has ended, the creature must make another Fortitude save against DC 15. Failure results in being unconscious and charmed, while success indicates that they are merely stunned and charmed. These effects last for 1d10 rounds. The save DC is Constitution-based. This is a mind-affecting, compulsion, and poison effect that operates only in the spring and summer. The durations of effects already in place continue after the bliss vine's demise.
The bliss vine is a relative of the assassin vine. However, unlike its cousin, the bliss vine prefers to lure its prey to it with its pheremonal powers. Once an animal or humanoid has succumbed to its aura of bliss, it kills its victims and feeds on their corpses. In the fall, its seeds can be harvested and made into poisons.