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Message: <blockquote data-quote="demiurge1138" data-source="post: 718748" data-attributes="member: 7451">Can you tell that I like carnivorous plants?NepenthesColossal PlantHit Dice: 25d8 +250 (362 hp)Initiative: +2 (Dex)Speed: 5ft AC: 24 (-8 size, +2 Dex, +20 natural)Attacks: 10 vine slams +24 meleeDamage: Slam 4d6+19Face/Reach: Each pod 10ft by 10ft (40ft by 80ft total)/ Vine reach 30ftSpecial Attacks: Improved grab, swallow whole, intoxicateSpecial Qualities: DR 25/+4, fire resistance 30, blindsight 120ft, plant qualities, electrical immunitySaves:  Fort +24, Ref +10, Will +10Abilities: Str 36, Dex 14, Con 30, Int 6, Wis 14, Cha 8Climate/Terrain: Warm forest and swampOrganization: SolitaryCR: 21Treasure: Standard (only metal goods)Alignment: Always neutral evilAdvancement: 26-75 HD (Colossal)Nepenthes are massive carnivorous plants mutated by dark magic into man-eating nightmares, spreading deadly tentacles throughout entire forests. A nepenthes resembles a normal arboreal pitcher plant, only magnified a hundred-fold. They have long green vines, capable of both dragging it through the canopies of the jungles where it lives and grabbing prey. Its feeding structures are giant mottled red pods, filled with digestive juices. Long hooks curve over their mouths to prevent the escape of any trapped creatures, and a leaf-like lid keeps rain water from diluting the juices therein.CombatThe vines of a nepenthes spread through forest canopies, reaching down to the floor to grab unsuspecting animals, passerby and even monsters and sweep them into their traps. There, the prey will be digested alive in the plant’s intoxicating juices. Each nepenthes has 1d6+1 stomachs; the hit points are divided among these pods evenly. Severing all of the tendrils effectively destroys the creatures. Each tendril may be severed if damage equivalent to 1/10 of the nepenthes' original hit points is done to it.    Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, a nepenthes must hit a Large or smaller victim with one or more vines (grapple bonus +48). For each vine besides one that holds a victim, a nepenthes gets an additional +2 competence bonus to the roll. If it gets a hold, it may drop the victim into one of its pod-traps.     Swallow Whole/Intoxicate (Ex): A nepenthes does not need to make an opposed grapple check to swallow its prey; creatures that are held are just dropped into the pod. While in the pod, the creature takes 3d8 points of acid damage and must make a Will save (DC 32) to avoid being intoxicated. When intoxicated, the creature can take no actions for 3d6 rounds, and usually dies from the acids. A swallowed creature that avoids being intoxicated can climb up the walls of the pod, even though these walls are covered with waxy, downward pointing hairs (Climb check DC 35) Even if they do climb the pod, they take 5d6 points of damage from the sharp hooks that hang over the pod’s mouth. A swallowed creature can also cut its way out using a Medium or smaller slashing weapon to deal 50 points of damage to the pod. Once the creature exits, the pod is rendered useless, but the juices spurt from the hole, doing 3d8 points of acid damage to all those in a 5ft wide path to 25 feet (including the escapee).Each pod can hold 1 Large creature, 2 Medium creatures, 4 Small creatures and 8 Tiny or smaller creatures.Plant: Immune to mind-influencing effects, poisons, sleep, paralysis, stunning and polymorphing. Not subject to critical hits.Electricity Immunity (Ex): Nepenthes take no damage from electrical effects. Instead, they gain 1d4 points of temporary Constitution for every electrical attack used against it. It loses these points at a rate of 1 per hour. In the RealmsNepenthes are a relatively recent arrival to Chult and Tashalar, and are rare in both these provinces. The Tashultans claim that they migrated from Samarach. This might be the reason that the natives of Samarach barricade themselves in walled compounds during the night. Traders value the thick, acidic nectar of the nepenthes for its intoxicating qualities. Diluted and fermented, it makes for a very heady wine, and wizards value the nectar for the creation of philters of love and school staves of enchantment.</blockquote>

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