Maerok
2007-04-14, 11:52 PM
Plant Symbiote
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If you stay out in the wild long enough, you might just come across a druid, a fey, or even a ranger practiced in the druidic way, of an old practice that was thought to be long-since deceased. Ages ago, there was a civilization that lived among the treetops, and those same plants they lived in also dwelt within them. Through this link, the practitioner gains a greater connection to nature, with both advantages and disadvantages. The symbiotic plant will either grow on one specific area of the body, usually the back, or over the entire skin of the creature.
The Plant Symbiote template may only be applied to living creatures. If the base creature becomes unliving, either as an Undead or a Construct, this template is lost; or if the base creature becomes a Plant creature. The base creature must have a notable connection to nature and cast awaken on a plant. The base creature and its newly awakened plant guide must seek out one who has already gained the Plant Symbiote and receive a single spore to place on their skin. This spore grows into their flesh and dwells with a certain harmony in its host. The process takes 4d4 weeks before the spore matures and the base creature gains this template. The spore takes the form of the plant guide, but lacks any properties it may have aside from those listed here.
Size and Type: The base creature gains the Augmented subtype and receives the benefit of Plant traits, but is subject to critical hits and mind-affecting effects.
Armor Class: +2 natural armor bonus, which stacks with other sources.
Additional Attacks: The base creature may make one tendril attack as an attack action, dealing 1d6 damage plus half its Strength modifier (1d4 for Small or smaller creatures, and 1d8 for Large or larger creatures). This attack may be applied to a full-attack action at a -5 attack penalty. When used as a single attack action, this tendril attack receives a +5 foot bonus to its range. The tendril does not threaten.
Special Attacks:
Venom (Ex): By making a melee touch attack, the base creature can release a toxic cloud from its symbiote plant or channel its poisonous qualities into their skin. The effect is 1d2 Strength damage, followed by 1d2 Strength damage one minute later, as a poison. The DC is Constitution-based.Special Qualities:
Speak with Plants, at will.
Transport via Plants, 1/week.
Vulnerability to fire and cold.
Advanced Plantshaping (Su): When Wildshaping into a Plant creature, the base creature gains an additional 2 uses of wildshaping per day, but only into Plant form (even if they have not achieved such a level of wildshaping yet). If this template is somehow acquired by a creature without wildshaping, treat its 'druid level' for wildshaping durations and HD limits as half its HD.
Photosynthesis (Ex): When exposed to one hour of continuous sunlight, the symbiotic plant can sustain its host, the base creature, to completely fulfill its need for food. However, this bond requires a greater water intake. The base creature treats its Constitution score as 4 lower when determining the time it can go without water; the non-lethal damage from dehydrating is increased to 1d6 per half hour, which can't be healed until the base creature drinks one-tenth its weight in water.
May be affectedby anti-Plant creature spells, but always receives a saving throw, with a +2 bonus. Spells that have different effects for Plant creatures, such as horrid wilting or blight, automatically affect the base creature with the Plant-specific effect. Spells that would kill a Plant creature, and only a Plant, instantaneously render the base creature unconscious for 1 round per spell level. It cannot be controlled by an effect that would control the behavior of Plant creatures.
Damage Reduction 3/slashing and magic.Abilities: Con +2
Skills: +4 Circumstance bonus to Hide checks when hiding among plants.
CR: +1
LA: +2
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If you stay out in the wild long enough, you might just come across a druid, a fey, or even a ranger practiced in the druidic way, of an old practice that was thought to be long-since deceased. Ages ago, there was a civilization that lived among the treetops, and those same plants they lived in also dwelt within them. Through this link, the practitioner gains a greater connection to nature, with both advantages and disadvantages. The symbiotic plant will either grow on one specific area of the body, usually the back, or over the entire skin of the creature.
The Plant Symbiote template may only be applied to living creatures. If the base creature becomes unliving, either as an Undead or a Construct, this template is lost; or if the base creature becomes a Plant creature. The base creature must have a notable connection to nature and cast awaken on a plant. The base creature and its newly awakened plant guide must seek out one who has already gained the Plant Symbiote and receive a single spore to place on their skin. This spore grows into their flesh and dwells with a certain harmony in its host. The process takes 4d4 weeks before the spore matures and the base creature gains this template. The spore takes the form of the plant guide, but lacks any properties it may have aside from those listed here.
Size and Type: The base creature gains the Augmented subtype and receives the benefit of Plant traits, but is subject to critical hits and mind-affecting effects.
Armor Class: +2 natural armor bonus, which stacks with other sources.
Additional Attacks: The base creature may make one tendril attack as an attack action, dealing 1d6 damage plus half its Strength modifier (1d4 for Small or smaller creatures, and 1d8 for Large or larger creatures). This attack may be applied to a full-attack action at a -5 attack penalty. When used as a single attack action, this tendril attack receives a +5 foot bonus to its range. The tendril does not threaten.
Special Attacks:
Venom (Ex): By making a melee touch attack, the base creature can release a toxic cloud from its symbiote plant or channel its poisonous qualities into their skin. The effect is 1d2 Strength damage, followed by 1d2 Strength damage one minute later, as a poison. The DC is Constitution-based.Special Qualities:
Speak with Plants, at will.
Transport via Plants, 1/week.
Vulnerability to fire and cold.
Advanced Plantshaping (Su): When Wildshaping into a Plant creature, the base creature gains an additional 2 uses of wildshaping per day, but only into Plant form (even if they have not achieved such a level of wildshaping yet). If this template is somehow acquired by a creature without wildshaping, treat its 'druid level' for wildshaping durations and HD limits as half its HD.
Photosynthesis (Ex): When exposed to one hour of continuous sunlight, the symbiotic plant can sustain its host, the base creature, to completely fulfill its need for food. However, this bond requires a greater water intake. The base creature treats its Constitution score as 4 lower when determining the time it can go without water; the non-lethal damage from dehydrating is increased to 1d6 per half hour, which can't be healed until the base creature drinks one-tenth its weight in water.
May be affectedby anti-Plant creature spells, but always receives a saving throw, with a +2 bonus. Spells that have different effects for Plant creatures, such as horrid wilting or blight, automatically affect the base creature with the Plant-specific effect. Spells that would kill a Plant creature, and only a Plant, instantaneously render the base creature unconscious for 1 round per spell level. It cannot be controlled by an effect that would control the behavior of Plant creatures.
Damage Reduction 3/slashing and magic.Abilities: Con +2
Skills: +4 Circumstance bonus to Hide checks when hiding among plants.
CR: +1
LA: +2