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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mesh Hong" data-source="post: 5204168" data-attributes="member: 73463">I was recently asked by someone to come up with my version of a Yellow Musk Creeper and as there is not a lot of monster activity at the moment I thought I would tentatively open up a monster request and discussion thread to see if anyone was interested. Yellow Musk Creeper The yellow musk creeper is a plant usually found in the Feywild that attacks any creatures that wander into its reach and attempts to impregnate them with a mind affecting poison that ultimately turn them into yellowish zombie like creatures. The creeper is a large, light green climbing plant with leaves like ivy that conceal a large mass of thick roots beneath. A creeper is usually identified by its sweet entrancing odour and the shape of its bright yellow flowers that seem to sparkle beneath its luscious green leaves. Depending on how successful a creeper has been it may be found by itself, or in clumps of up to three separate plants. An encounter would usually also contain one to four previously dominated victims of the creeper who may acts to try and lure further victims in. These dominated creatures retain their standard stats but can be identified as being under the influence of the yellow musk creeper by a slight yellow tinge to their skin and green veins in their eyes, possibly a DC15 perception check to notice and a DC20 arcana check to recognise as musk dominate. Yellow Musk Creeper Level 5 Elite Controller Large Fey Beast (blind, plant) XP 400  Initiative +2 Senses Perception +7, blindsight 20 HP 124; Bloodied 62 AC 19; Fortitude 18, Reflex 15, Will 16 Immune gaze, poison, push/pull/slide; Vulnerable 5 fire Saving Throws +2 Speed 0 Action Points 1  <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/bm.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bmelee:" title="Basic Melee    :bmelee:" data-shortname=":bmelee:" /> Root Slam (Standard; at-will) Reach 2; attack +8 vs. AC; 1d6+2 damage; target is pushed 2 squares  <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/area.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":area:" title="Area    :area:" data-shortname=":area:" /> Pollen Spray (Move; recharge <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/4.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":4:" title="Four    :4:" data-shortname=":4:" /><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/5.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":5:" title="Five    :5:" data-shortname=":5:" /><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/6.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":6:" title="Six    :6:" data-shortname=":6:" />) ♦ poison, charmArea Burst 2, within 15; does not provoke opportunity attacks; attack +9 vs. Will; 1d4+4 poison damage; on hit target is pulled 5 squares and immobilised until the end of Creepers next turn  <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/c.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":close:" title="Close    :close:" data-shortname=":close:" /> Brain Drain (Standard; at-will) ♦ poison, charm1 target inside burst 10; attack +10 vs. AC (+12 vs. AC against immobilised targets); 1d8+4 damage; on hit secondary attack +9 vs. Fortitude on hit target gains a Musk Point and takes 5 ongoing poison damage (save ends)  <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/c.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":close:" title="Close    :close:" data-shortname=":close:" /> Double Drain (Standard; at-will) Creeper makes a Brain Drain attack against 2 different targets  Threatening Reach Creeper has threatening reach (2) with its Root Slam attack  Musk Points Any creature with Musk Points gains the following effects:1 Musk Point: target is slowed (no save)2 Musk Points: target is slowed and takes a -1 penalty to attack rolls (no save)3 Musk Points: target is slowed, takes a -1 penalty to attack rolls and is dominated (no save)An adjacent ally may take a standard action to make a heal check with the following results 18-22 target loses 1 Musk Point, 23 or more target loses 2 Musk Points, if the target of the heal check has a bonus to saving throws vs. Charm effects the healer gains this as a bonus to its roll  Alignment Unaligned Str 18 (+6) Dex 10 (+2) Wis 10 (+2) Con 14 (+4) Int 3 (-2) Cha 12 (+3)  edit: added optional rules from idea by Primitive ScrewheadMusk Zombie Optional Rules: Musk Infestation (level 5 disease)All creatures who have 1 or more Musk Points at the end of an encounter with a Yellow Musk Creeper develop Musk Infestation at a stage equal to the number of Musk Points they have. At the end of each encounter starting with the initial encounter (or daily upon waking if the PCs are not involved in strenuous activity) each infected character must make an endurance check, or receive a heal check by an ally (note each PC may only make 1 heal check in this case, and assisting in a heal check is considered that PCs use of the skill). Endurance Check15 or less – worsen16 to 18 – maintain19 or more – improve Heal Check14 or less – worsen15 to 17 – maintain18 or more – improve Disease Track -1 curedTarget has broken free of the disease 0 dormantInfected has a slight yellowing of the skin but is otherwise unaffected +1 infectedTargets skin takes on a definite yellow hue which is more pronounced around the eyes, ears, nostrils and mouthTarget takes a -2 penalty to speed and cannot run +2 serious infectionIn addition to the yellowing of the skin the targets eyes are riddled with green veins which are also visible under the skin around the targets eyes, ears, nostrils and mouthTarget takes a -2 penalty to speed, cannot run, takes a -1 penalty to attack rolls and a -2 penalty to all rolls involving social interaction +3 consuming infectionIn addition to the previous yellowing of skin the green veins become much more pronounced and extensive while the targets eyes become solid mottled green in colourTarget takes a -2 penalty to speed, cannot run, takes a -1 penalty to attack rolls, takes a -5 penalty to social skills (and tries to avoid speaking). Also in this state the infected only goal is to return to the Yellow Musk Creeper (or the place where it died) and try to nurture it back to life, the infected will defend the location or remains of the plant to the death or until the disease loses its hold over them.  I hope you find it interesting. If anyone has any monsters they want some help with or me to have a go at stating them then please ask away.</blockquote>

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