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| CombatTactics = Assassin Trees move to attack as soon as they perceive a non-plant creature of any sort. Their tactics are simple, preferring to use Rooting Smash against any group of three or more foes they can reach. If they cannot use Rooting Smash, they will use Scourge of Leaves on the closest valid target. If they cannot attack with Scourge of Leaves, they will shoot Pollen Puff as a full attack and edge closer with five foot steps. | | CombatTactics = Assassin Trees move to attack as soon as they perceive a non-plant creature of any sort. Their tactics are simple, preferring to use Rooting Smash against any group of three or more foes they can reach. If they cannot use Rooting Smash, they will use Scourge of Leaves on the closest valid target. If they cannot attack with Scourge of Leaves, they will shoot Pollen Puff as a full attack and edge closer with five foot steps. | ||
:After Siege of Brambles activates, it will collapse its new form on top of | :After Siege of Brambles activates, it will collapse its new form on top of as many enemies as it can, then attack viciously using Siege of Leaves. Note that much like a swarm, it automatically does damage to creatures within the debris pile, so it will try to keep foes within its area while still attacking with Siege of Leaves. Without Rooting Smash it is quite slow, but it still has a very long reach. If all foes manage to get beyond its reach, it will use Pollen Puff and pursue until all enemies are outside its perception range. | ||
:Note that even though they are not exactly intelligent, Assassin Trees are NOT mindless. They will never break off a battle against a non-plant once begun, but they will use simple tactics, and will do things like edge slowly closer under the cover of darkness, and they will definitely position themselves deliberately in points of good ambush. | |||
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| OutOfCombat = In the wild, Assassin Trees are deadly menaces. In the wild, they are good at ambushes, blending into the vegetation, despite having no special Stealth skill. They tend to be sudden, brutal fights. If they are shattered into their Bramble form and survive, they will sprout dozens of new Assassin Trees. | | OutOfCombat = In the wild, Assassin Trees are deadly menaces. In the wild, they are good at ambushes, blending into the vegetation, despite having no special Stealth skill. They tend to be sudden, brutal fights. If they are shattered into their Bramble form and survive, they will sprout dozens of new Assassin Trees. | ||
:Where Assassin Trees truly become pernicious is when they are paired with other plant monsters. Sentient plants will ' | :Where Assassin Trees truly become pernicious is when they are paired with other plant monsters. Sentient plants will 'assign' Assassin Trees to places where they can serve as guards and obstacles. Some plant creatures seem to be able to communicate with Assassin Trees...somehow...and can direct them around. | ||
:Even civilized areas can have Assassin Trees, as they occasionally come into vogue as exotic plantings in the gardens of the rich and evil. Such domesticated Assassin Trees can be kept fairly docile with plentiful food and water, as well as premium soil. Note that a disgruntled Assassin Tree does a LOT of siege damage, and will generally break free of nearly any restraint fairly quickly. Narrow moats of strong brine are often used to deter them in 'decorative' settings, but such measures are far from perfect and magic is the best way to contain them. | |||
: | :Assassin Trees have been encountered even in sewers, as shoots escape these gardens and sprout in the most inconvenient places. | ||