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Blood roses are most often found near trails or areas where drinking water is nearby, as only those bushes in trafficked areas can get enough sustenance to survive. Blood roses attract prey with alluring scents and once nearby, will drain the blood from their victims. | Blood roses are most often found near trails or areas where drinking water is nearby, as only those bushes in trafficked areas can get enough sustenance to survive. Blood roses attract prey with alluring scents and once nearby, will drain the blood from their victims. | ||
Blood roses look like white roses when they have not fed recently, but turn blood red for around a week after feeding, slowly fading back to white. Blood roses are often found in clusters, as their seeds | Blood roses look like white roses when they have not fed recently, but turn blood red for around a week after feeding, slowly fading back to white. Blood roses are often found in clusters, as their seeds do not propagate far, and clusters of blood roses are better able to attract prey, benefiting the whole cluster. | ||
Some very successful clusters of blood roses have occurred because the seeds ended up in a location which naturally funnels prey to the roses. Blood roses growing on cliff ledges or narrow, well-lit passages are very dangerous to passers-by. | Some very successful clusters of blood roses have occurred because the seeds ended up in a location which naturally funnels prey to the roses. Blood roses growing on cliff ledges or narrow, well-lit passages are very dangerous to passers-by. | ||
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N small plant | N small plant | ||
'''Init''' +2; '''Senses''' tremorsense | '''Init''' +2; '''Senses''' tremorsense 30', Perception +5 | ||
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'''SR:''' - | '''SR:''' - | ||
'''Special Defenses:''' | '''Special Defenses:''' [[Monster Types#Plant|Plant Traits]] | ||
'''Immunities:''' all mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, morale effects, patterns, and phantasms), paralysis, poison, polymorph, sleep effects, and stunning. | '''Immunities:''' all mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, morale effects, patterns, and phantasms), paralysis, poison, polymorph, sleep effects, and stunning. | ||
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'''Space / Reach:''' 5 ft. / 5 ft. | '''Space / Reach:''' 5 ft. / 5 ft. | ||
'''Single Melee''' | '''Single Melee''' Thorn Lash +6 (1d8+2/19-20x2) + Sanguine Beauty | ||
'''Full Melee''' Thorn Lash +6 (1d8+2/19-20x2) + Sanguine Beauty | |||
''' | '''Ranged''' none, but see Alluring Scent | ||
'''Special Attacks''' Innocuous, Alluring Scent, Entangling Thorns, Sanguine Beauty | '''Special Attacks''' Innocuous, Alluring Scent, Entangling Thorns, Sanguine Beauty | ||
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=== SPECIAL ABILITIES === | === SPECIAL ABILITIES === | ||
; Innocuous | |||
In order to notice that blood roses are not normal roses, you must make a DC 20 survival check. Those failing the check are unaware that the blood roses pose a threat until the blood roses attack. | |||
; Alluring Scent | |||
As a move action, blood roses can release an alluring scent. All creatures within 30 feet must make a Will save, DC 13, or become allured. Affected creatures are pulled 15 feet closer to the blood roses. This is forced movement and does not provoke attacks of opportunity. | |||
; | ; Entangling Thorns | ||
Creatures who begin their turn adjacent to blood roses take 1d6 points of damage and must make a Reflex save, DC 13 or they are immobilized until the end of their turn. Creatures who make melee attacks while immobilized in the entangling thorns also take 1d6 points of damage per attack. | |||
; | ; Sanguine Beauty | ||
Any time the blood roses successfully attack a creature, they heal 2 points of damage. | |||
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=== COMBAT TACTICS === | === COMBAT TACTICS === | ||
As mindless plants, blood roses don't have tactics, per se. However, they have evolved an efficient way of attracting and killing prey in order to survive. First, they will attract nearby prey. Once nearby, they rely on their entangling thorns to keep the prey nearby, and then they use their lashing thorns and sanguine beauty heal to kill the prey and satiate their hunger. | |||
Intelligent monsters will sometimes use blood roses to deal with intruders, cultivating them in places where avoiding the blood roses is nearly impossible. | |||
Revision as of 20:21, 11 May 2014
Blood Roses (CR 3)
Blood roses are most often found near trails or areas where drinking water is nearby, as only those bushes in trafficked areas can get enough sustenance to survive. Blood roses attract prey with alluring scents and once nearby, will drain the blood from their victims.
Blood roses look like white roses when they have not fed recently, but turn blood red for around a week after feeding, slowly fading back to white. Blood roses are often found in clusters, as their seeds do not propagate far, and clusters of blood roses are better able to attract prey, benefiting the whole cluster.
Some very successful clusters of blood roses have occurred because the seeds ended up in a location which naturally funnels prey to the roses. Blood roses growing on cliff ledges or narrow, well-lit passages are very dangerous to passers-by.
GENERAL
CR 3 Hit Dice 4
XP 800
N small plant
Init +2; Senses tremorsense 30', Perception +5
DEFENSE
AC 18, touch 12, flat-footed 16 (+2 dex, +6 armor)
hp 30
Fort +6, Ref +2, Will +2
Aura: -
SR: -
Special Defenses: Plant Traits
Immunities: all mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, morale effects, patterns, and phantasms), paralysis, poison, polymorph, sleep effects, and stunning.
Weaknesses: -
OFFENSE
Speed 0 ft. (Immobile)
Space / Reach: 5 ft. / 5 ft.
Single Melee Thorn Lash +6 (1d8+2/19-20x2) + Sanguine Beauty
Full Melee Thorn Lash +6 (1d8+2/19-20x2) + Sanguine Beauty
Ranged none, but see Alluring Scent
Special Attacks Innocuous, Alluring Scent, Entangling Thorns, Sanguine Beauty
Action Points 0
STATISTICS
Str 14, Dex 12, Con 14, Int -, Wis 3, Cha 18
Base Atk +3; CMB +7; CMD 18
Feats -
Skills - (see Innocuous)
Languages -
SPECIAL ABILITIES
- Innocuous
In order to notice that blood roses are not normal roses, you must make a DC 20 survival check. Those failing the check are unaware that the blood roses pose a threat until the blood roses attack.
- Alluring Scent
As a move action, blood roses can release an alluring scent. All creatures within 30 feet must make a Will save, DC 13, or become allured. Affected creatures are pulled 15 feet closer to the blood roses. This is forced movement and does not provoke attacks of opportunity.
- Entangling Thorns
Creatures who begin their turn adjacent to blood roses take 1d6 points of damage and must make a Reflex save, DC 13 or they are immobilized until the end of their turn. Creatures who make melee attacks while immobilized in the entangling thorns also take 1d6 points of damage per attack.
- Sanguine Beauty
Any time the blood roses successfully attack a creature, they heal 2 points of damage.
TREASURE
sell value of approximately 750 gp
COMBAT TACTICS
As mindless plants, blood roses don't have tactics, per se. However, they have evolved an efficient way of attracting and killing prey in order to survive. First, they will attract nearby prey. Once nearby, they rely on their entangling thorns to keep the prey nearby, and then they use their lashing thorns and sanguine beauty heal to kill the prey and satiate their hunger.
Intelligent monsters will sometimes use blood roses to deal with intruders, cultivating them in places where avoiding the blood roses is nearly impossible.