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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 5144843" data-attributes="member: 57383">As you like.I don't think they'd be as tough and woody as a treant, so I'd prefer DR 5/slashing.What shall we do about trap/consume SA?They've got a 20-foot reach "whip" with which they pull victims into their pitcher.An Improved Grab melee attack followed by a modified Swallow Whole?The Improved Grab is straightforward.Modifying Swallow Whole to something closer to the giant pitcher plant's  special attack will create something quite a difference to  the "standard" Swallow Whole, so I think we'd better rename it. I like  "Drowning Vase".How about the following:Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, a giant pitcher plant must hit with its tendril attack. It  can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity. If it wins the grapple check, it establishes a hold and can attempt to trap the foe in its drowning vase the  following round. Drowning Vase (Ex): A giant pitcher plant can trap grabbed opponent of a smaller size than itself inside its vase-shaped body by making a successful grapple check. The vase is half-filled with water, so trapped creatures that can not swim may drown. The trapped creature takes 1d4 points of acid damage per round from the pitcher plant's digestive juices. A trapped creature can try to climb out by making two successive DC X Climb checks, but the inside of the vase is lined with sharp spines which inflicts 2d4 points of piercing damage for each Climb check that is attempted. A trapped creature can cut its way out by using a light  slashing or piercing weapon to reduce the plant's hit points to zero, which causes the entire vase to fall apart and release its contents. If the plant takes 12 hit points of slashing or piercing damage the vase walls will be perforated, causing all the water inside to flow out; the swallowed creatures will then not risk drowning, but will continue to take acid damage. A Large giant pitcher plant can trap 2 Medium, 8 Small, 32 Tiny, or  128 Diminutive or smaller opponents in its drowning vase. </blockquote>

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