Send In The Clowns… (or, Converting the Oddballs)

[demiurge1138]

CR 8 seems right. Half standard treasure (from fallen victims). Advancement sounds good.

 

[freyar]

Everything sounds good, including half standard treasure.

Spruce beer is good! Not quite as good as traditional root beer from sassafras, but I like it! My grocery has it.

 

[Melatuis]

Are there Spruce Treants? If there are, what is there relationship with Killer Spruce?

 

[Shade]

Spruce beer is good! Not quite as good as traditional root beer from sassafras, but I like it! My grocery has it.

I may just have to hunt down a bottle.

Are there Spruce Treants? If there are, what is there relationship with Killer Spruce?

Treants don't appear to be broken down by tree types, except for the occasional exotic variant like the cactus treant.

I'd imagine most treants dislike killer spruces, though, if for no other reason than they give "animated trees" a bad name.

Updated.

 

[Melatuis]

Do Kill Spruce let birds nest in there branches, or do they just kill all none plant creatures?

 

[Shade]

Probably not. According to the original text "A killer spruce is an ill-tempered tree that can stand no other kinds of life near it".

 

[freyar]

All done, then?

 

[Shade]

Other than working "organic enrichment" into the flavor text, I think so.

 

[freyar]

"A killer spruce gains nourishment from photosynthesis and the organic enrichment of the soil that it undertakes itself."

Actually, looking at the stat block, is there a reason we added the 10 ft movement speed? These guys originally had 0.

 

[Shade]

Dunno.

Fixed.