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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Undead Pete" data-source="post: 403160" data-attributes="member: 5215">Sorry for the tone of that last one....Let me rephrase my last post...It was really late and I was cranky due to outside influences (an extremely irrational argument with my wife).  I actually liked most of it, just had objections to certain parts.The main thing I didn't like about the "wood genie" idea was the name ....I know, we're not even to that point yet.I like the thorn burst/pustules as death throes idea.The flower idea is good, but I think a year is too long.  A week to a month should be how long it takes to germinate.Genetic memory: cool concept....it should be linear, i.e. the memories of the direct "ancestors" meld into one big nasty mind.Again, noncorporeality just doesn't seem to fit with the concept we have....maybe I'm alone in that opinion.  MissHappen's idea of noncorporeal rootlets is a bit more palatable to me.I agree with Krishnath that the aura should be gradiated, much more poisonous and deadly towards the center.  In fact, I think the outer portion of the aura should have a gigantic range (1+ miles), but with minimal power....possibly just changing the appearance of plants within that radius...maybe growing small thorns or becoming a poison ivy analogue (nothing dangerous...simply irritating).........................What I like most about our overall concept is how layered it could be.  This could easily be written up as an adventure in Dungeon with our Big Baddie as the Boss Monster..........................Finally.... this is a bit of a tangent from the current concept, but I had an idea that was "planted" by the genetic memory idea.What would people think about making this creature a template?  This is how I envision it:Johnny Paladin is infected by the Green Meanie while travelling the planes in search of distressing damsels  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> and holy glory.  Some time later, he dies battling some Generic Evil Overlord, but his clouded memory lives on in the Swamp Thing that arises from his rotting corpse.Upon his "reawakening", his only thought is to return home to his temple.  He heads home, unknowingly leaving a swathe of evil dandelions in his path.Fun ensues.</blockquote>

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