Help me name and stat out this monster, please!

I went to an exhibition at a local ceramics studio/gallery that happens to be owned by the husband of one of my players. One of the pieces was in the picture below.

So what do you think it is? Obviously it must be dangerous, since it has to be chained up. Maybe a watch-fungus?

Oh, and here's the gallery's web page: http://www.claylink.com/

Well, it should be big, have swallow whole, and be a plant. Sounds like a shambling mound to me. Give it a different name, keep the stats and there you go, new monster!

-Tatsu

Greenbelly

Greenbelly is a magical plant-creature, that is the result of a cross-breed between a carnivorous plant and a huge worm.

The creation has great uses as a guard, because it is highly aggressive, trying to eat everything in its vincinity. Unfortunately it is also completely dumb and tends to wander off into a random direction in search of a meal.

It doesn't like metal (too crispy), so the only way to control is somewhat is to have it chained on the wall of its guard area (best done by an Iron Golem).

It's a huge plant with enormous strength and constitution, but otherwise very low stats. It has a vicious bite attack, which also includes Improved Grab and Swallow Whole follow-up attacks. Inside the belly body acids make short work of its victims.

When its stomach is filled (2 large or 4 medium creatures, or anything of appropriate size), it tends to crawl into a corner and become dormant for a while (its only real flaw!). So, clever infiltrators can get past it, by feeding it some furniture or whatever is within reach.



Bye
Thanee

Thanee said:

Greenbelly is a magical plant-creature, that is the result of a cross-breed between a carnivorous plant and a huge worm.

The creation has great uses as a guard, because it is highly aggressive, trying to eat everything in its vincinity. Unfortunately it is also completely dumb and tends to wander off into a random direction in search of a meal.

It doesn't like metal (too crispy), so the only way to control is somewhat is to have it chained on the wall of its guard area (best done by an Iron Golem).

It's a huge plant with enormous strength and constitution, but otherwise very low stats. It has a vicious bite attack, which also includes Improved Grab and Swallow Whole follow-up attacks. Inside the belly body acids make short work of its victims.

When its stomach is filled (2 large or 4 medium creatures, or anything of appropriate size), it tends to crawl into a corner and become dormant for a while (its only real flaw!). So, clever infiltrators can get past it, by feeding it some furniture or whatever is within reach.



Bye
Thanee

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Oh yeah this Greenbelly seems very nice monster I vote for him

Vrykovine
Small Plant
Hit Dice: 2d8+4 (13 hp)
Initiative: +2
Speed: 10 ft. (2 squares)
Armor Class: 16(+1 size, +2 Dex, +3 natural), touch 12, flat-footed 14
Base Attack/Grapple: +0/-4
Attack: Bite + melee (1d4 plus 1 CON Drain)
Full Attack: 1 Bite + melee (1d4 plus 1 CON Drain)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Improved Grab, Blood Drain
Special Qualities: Plant type
Saves: Fort +4, Ref +2, Will +0
Abilities: Str 10, Dex 14, Con 15, Int 2, Wis 10, Cha 3
Skills: Hide +8, Move Silently +5, Spot +4
Feats: Stealthy
Environment: Forest or Jungle
Organization: Solitary, trap (2–4), or herd (4-16)
Challenge Rating: 1
Treasure: half standard
Alignment: True Neutral
Advancement: 3–4 HD (Small); 5–8 HD (Medium)
Level Adjustment: —

The Vrykovine, or the Groundstirge as some have taken to calling it, is a stealthy predator that preys on size Small and Medium Animals by sneaking up on them when such animals are eating or taking water. After attacking, it drains blood until the animal is too weak to resist, and then continues until the animal is sucked dry. Interestingly, it does not use this blood for nutrition; it then plants its locomotive tendrils in the body, and waits for decomposition in order to gain critical nutrients. A small creature (deer, wolverine, halfling) can feed one Vrykovine for up to two weeks; one medium size creature (a bear, large deer, elk, elf, human) can feed up to three vrykovines for the same time, or a single vine for six weeks. The vrykovine can sustain itself without nourishment for up to 3 months. It always puts seed down after feeding, which grows into 1d4 new vrykovines within 3 months. Vrykovines sometimes congreragate in small groups (called "traps") to take down larger creatures.

Some collectors have taken to keeping these as pets, and stocking their gardens with them. Particularly large vrykovines have been known in some wizards' herb gardens.

Blood Drain: The Vrykovine with a successful attack can make a grab attempt with a +4 racial bonus to the grapple due to its strong leechlike mouthparts; if successful, it continues to do damage and drain 1 point of Constitution each round it is attached.

Stealthy:The Vrykovine gains a +4 circumstance bonus to Hide and Move Silently when in its natural surroundings.

Traits: Being a plant creature, the Vrykovine possesses the following traits:
—Low-light vision.
—Immunity to all mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, phantasms, patterns, and morale effects).
—Immunity to poison, sleep effects, paralysis, polymorph, and stunning.
—Not subject to critical hits.
—Breathe and eats, but does not sleep.

No question about it, it's a triffid!

GOM

Personally I think the Greenbelly is excellent! Maybe use the base stats for a tendriculous and go from there?

Looks like a giant "walking weed" to me...

Of course I cant see to many seasoned veterans being scared of something by that name, so I guess consider this a good bump for the afternoon/evening posters.

Why it's clearly the Audrey 2!

What about giving it a feat like Swallow Whole and Spit Back Out? This could be explained by the plant having a thirst for flesh, but being allergic to metals. A character who is spat out is a projectile dealing 1d6 if small, 2d6 if medium, and 3d6 if large. Further, they have been in contact with its paralytic digestive juice, which could be a DC 16 Fortitude save or be nauseated for 2d4 rounds and paralyzed for 2 rounds. And they'd be all covered in green slime, ewww

Henry said:

The Vrykovine, or the Groundstirge as some have taken to calling it

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I must say that a vegetable stirge is the one variation I never even considered for the stirge Horde Book!

Greenbelly is probably the common name, but I think the scientific name is Three-Lobed Vegetative Maw (discovered by a guy named Vyrko?)