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   <!-- Value: integer between 1 and 40. -->
   <!-- Value: integer between 1 and 40. -->
   }}</onlyinclude>
   }}</onlyinclude>
| Min-CR = 3
| Max-CR = 40


| MonsterName=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|MonsterName}}}
| MonsterName=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|MonsterName}}}
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| Role=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Role}}}
| Role=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Role}}}
| Role |  
| Role |  
   <!-- Values: Heavy, Killer, Leader, Legend, Minion, Shooter, Skirmisher, Sneak, Tank, Threat, Villain, or leave blank -->
   <!-- Values: Heavy, Killer, Leader, Legend, Minion, Shooter, Skirmisher, Sneak, Swarm, Tank, Threat, Villain, or leave blank -->


   }}</onlyinclude>
   }}</onlyinclude>
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| Restrict-Role-Skirmisher =  
| Restrict-Role-Skirmisher =  
| Restrict-Role-Sneak =  
| Restrict-Role-Sneak =  
| Restrict-Role-Swarm =
| Restrict-Role-Tank =  
| Restrict-Role-Tank =  
| Restrict-Role-Threat =  
| Restrict-Role-Threat =  
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| Description | Leatherleaf refers to extremely hardy and very dangerous plants that infest the wilds.  Leatherleafs thrive anywhere with good access to sunlight, water, and victims. In a pinch, they can do without water, as long as victims are available.
| Description | Leatherleaf refers to extremely hardy and very dangerous plants that infest the wilds.  Leatherleafs thrive anywhere with good access to sunlight, water, and victims. In a pinch, they can do without water, as long as victims are available.


: Leatherleafs are mobile plants, able to creep about at a surprising pace for a plant.  They are extremely hard to damage or destroy and quite deadly.  Fortunately, leatherleaf is a fairly distinctive looking plant, with its stiff, leathery leaves, thick sturdy stems and branches, and copious assortment of poisonous thorns.
Leatherleafs are mobile plants, able to creep about at a surprising pace for a plant.  Even worse, they are incredibly magical, able to regenerate themselves from a single seed in moments, and have a bad habit of scattering their tiny, sticky, seeds far and wide around their growing patch. When in their full-grown form, they are extremely hard to damage or destroy and quite deadly.  Fortunately, leatherleaf is a fairly distinctive looking plant, with its stiff, leathery leaves, thick sturdy stems and branches, and copious assortment of poisonous thorns.


: A leatherleaf infestation is best burned out from a distance; their intensely allergenic leaves and deadly raking stems are best avoided at all costs.
A leatherleaf infestation is best burned out from a distance; their intensely allergenic leaves and deadly raking stems are best avoided at all costs, although their ability to germinate from any nearby seed can make that very difficult.
   }}</onlyinclude>
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| Type=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Type}}}
| Type=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Type}}}
| Type | Plant
| Type | Plant
   <!-- Values: Aberration, Animal, Construct, Dragon, Fey, Humanoid, Incorporeal, Magical Beast, Monstrous Humanoid, Ooze, Outsider, Plant, Protean, Swarm, Troop, Undead, Vermin -->
   <!-- Values: Aberration, Animal, Construct, Dragon, Fey, Humanoid, Incorporeal, Magical Beast, Monstrous Humanoid, Ooze, Outsider, Plant, Protean, Undead, Vermin -->
   }}</onlyinclude>
   }}</onlyinclude>


| Subtype=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Subtype}}}
| Subtype=<onlyinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{transcludesection|Subtype}}}
| Subtype |  
| Subtype |  
   <!-- If second monster type (e.g. a swarm of vermin): Aberration, Animal, Construct, Dragon, Fey, Humanoid, Incorporeal, Magical Beast, Monstrous Humanoid, Ooze, Outsider, Plant, Protean, Swarm, Troop, Undead, Vermin -->
   <!-- If second monster type: Aberration, Animal, Construct, Dragon, Fey, Humanoid, Incorporeal, Magical Beast, Monstrous Humanoid, Ooze, Outsider, Plant, Protean, Undead, Vermin -->
   <!-- If Humanoid: Duergar, Giant, Gloom, Gnoll, Human, Kobold, Lizardfolk, Maenad, Norker, Orc, Somber Crool, Troglodyte, Vampire Thrall -->
   <!-- If Humanoid: Duergar, Giant, Gloom, Gnoll, Human, Kobold, Lizardfolk, Maenad, Norker, Orc, Somber Crool, Troglodyte, Vampire Thrall -->
   <!-- If Outsider: Air, Chaotic, Demon, Devil, Earth, Elemental, Evil, Fire, Good, Lawful, Native, Water -->
   <!-- If Outsider: Air, Chaotic, Demon, Devil, Earth, Elemental, Evil, Fire, Good, Lawful, Native, Water -->
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| Sense-Keen-Scent-Range =  
| Sense-Keen-Scent-Range =  
| Sense-Perfect-Scent-Range =  
| Sense-Perfect-Scent-Range =  
| Sense-Airsense-Range =  
| Sense-Airsense-Range = {{#switch: {{#expr: floor({{#var:Displayed-CR|1}}/5)}}|0 = |1 = |2 = |3 = 30|4 = 50|5 = 80|6 = 100|7 = 120|8 = 150}}
| Sense-Blindsense-Range =  
| Sense-Blindsense-Range =  
| Sense-Cloudsense-Range =  
| Sense-Cloudsense-Range =  
| Sense-Lifesense-Range =  
| Sense-Lifesense-Range =  
| Sense-Mindsense-Range =  
| Sense-Mindsense-Range =  
| Sense-Tremorsense-Range = 60
| Sense-Tremorsense-Range = {{#switch: {{#expr: floor({{#var:Displayed-CR|1}}/5)}}|0 = 40|1 = 60|2 = 90|3 = 120|4 = 150|5 = 180|6 = 210|7 = 300|8 = 500}}
| Sense-Watersense-Range =  
| Sense-Watersense-Range =  


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| NudgePerception =  
| NudgePerception = {{#switch: {{#expr: floor({{#var:Displayed-CR|1}}/5)}}|0 = |1 = |2 = +1|3 = +1|4 = +1|5 = +1|6 = +2|7 = +2|8 = +3}}
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-8 -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-8 -->


| NudgeAC =  
| NudgeAC = {{#switch: {{#expr: floor({{#var:Displayed-CR|1}}/5)}}|0 = |1 = |2 = +1|3 = +1|4 = +1|5 = +1|6 = +2|7 = +2|8 = +3}}
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->






| Nudge-Maneuver-Defense =  
| Nudge-Maneuver-Defense = {{#switch: {{#expr: floor({{#var:Displayed-CR|1}}/5)}}|0 = +1|1 = +1|2 = +1|3 = +2|4 = +2|5 = +2|6 = +3|7 = +3|8 = +3}}
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->


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   <!-- Put any 'immunity' or 'hardened' values here;
   <!-- Put any 'immunity' or 'hardened' values here;
         immunities based on type (e.g. Vermin) or role (e.g. Threat) are automatically added
         immunities based on type (e.g. Vermin) or role (e.g. Threat) are automatically added
           '''''Hardened (damage):'''''
           '''''Hardened (1/2 damage):'''''
           '''''Immune (no effect):'''''                                                                  -->
           '''''Immune (no effect):'''''                                                                  -->


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| Move-Type-Hover-Speed =  
| Move-Type-Hover-Speed =  
| Move-Type-Lesser-Flight-Speed =  
| Move-Type-Lesser-Flight-Speed =  
| Move-Type-Greater-Flight-Speed =  
| Move-Type-Greater-Flight-Speed = {{#switch: {{#expr: floor({{#var:Displayed-CR|1}}/5)}}|0 = |1 = |2 = 10|3 = 10|4 = 10|5 = 10|6 = 10|7 = 10|8 = 10}}
| Move-Type-Lesser-Swim-Speed =  
| Move-Type-Lesser-Swim-Speed =  
| Move-Type-Greater-Swim-Speed =  
| Move-Type-Greater-Swim-Speed =  
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| NudgeSpace =  
| NudgeSpace =  
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-2. This is number of SQUARES; will be converted to feet.               -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-2. This is number of SQUARES; will be converted to feet.
  <!-- NOTE: If type or subtype is "Swarm", the space will default to 10 ft.                                                                                 -->
        NOTE: If role is "Swarm", only put the space occupied by the COMPONENT CREATURE, NOT the space of the swarm, troop, or horde.
  <!-- NOTE: If type or subtype is "Troop", the space will default to 15 ft. + the normal space for the component creature size (e.g. 20 ft. for size medium) -->
        NOTE: Swarms default to 10 feet. Troops default to 15 ft. + the normal space for the component creature size (e.g. 20 ft. for size medium) -->


| NudgeReach =  
| NudgeReach = {{#switch: {{#expr: floor({{#var:Displayed-CR|1}}/5)}}|0 = |1 = |2 = |3 = +1|4 = +1|5 = +1|6 = +2|7 = +2|8 = +2}}
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-2. This is number of SQUARES; will be converted to feet.     -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-2. This is number of SQUARES; will be converted to feet.
  <!-- NOTE: If type or subtype is "Swarm", the reach will default to 0 ft.                                                                         -->
        NOTE: If role is "Swarm", only put the reach of the COMPONENT CREATURE, NOT the reach of the swarm, troop, or horde.
  <!-- NOTE: If type or subtype is "Troop", the reach will default to the normal reach for the component creature size (e.g. 5 ft. for size medium) -->
        NOTE: Swarms default to 0 ft. Troops default to the normal reach for the component creature size (e.g. 5 ft. for size medium) -->




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| PriAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
| PriAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone" or "swarm") -->
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone") -->


| NudgePriToHit =  
| NudgePriToHit = {{#switch: {{#expr: floor({{#var:Displayed-CR|1}}/5)}}|0 = |1 = |2 = +1|3 = +1|4 = +1|5 = +1|6 = +2|7 = +2|8 = +3}}
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Max recommended is +/-4 -->


| NudgePriDamage =  
| NudgePriDamage = {{#switch: {{#expr: floor({{#var:Displayed-CR|1}}/5)}}|0 = |1 = |2 = +1|3 = +1|4 = +1|5 = +1|6 = +2|7 = +2|8 = +3}}
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Changes the base CR of the monster's value. Max recommended is +/-4 -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Changes the base CR of the monster's value. Max recommended is +/-4 -->


| NudgeFullAtk-PriDamage =  
| NudgeFullAtk-PriDamage = {{#switch: {{#expr: floor({{#var:Displayed-CR|1}}/5)}}|0 = |1 = |2 = +1|3 = +1|4 = +1|5 = +1|6 = +2|7 = +2|8 = +3}}
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Changes the base CR of the monster's value. Max recommended is +/-4 -->
   <!-- Values: any positive or negative number, or leave blank. Changes the base CR of the monster's value. Max recommended is +/-4 -->


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| SecAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
| SecAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone" or "swarm") -->
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone") -->


| NudgeSecToHit =  
| NudgeSecToHit =  
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| TerAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
| TerAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone" or "swarm") -->
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone") -->


| NudgeTerToHit =  
| NudgeTerToHit =  
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| QuaAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
| QuaAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone" or "swarm") -->
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone") -->


| NudgeQuaToHit =  
| NudgeQuaToHit =  
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| RangedAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
| RangedAtkIsAuto-Hit =  
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone" or "swarm") -->
   <!-- If attack has no to-hit roll; leave blank (for normal to-hits), or describe (e.g. "30-foot cone") -->


| NudgeRangedToHit =  
| NudgeRangedToHit =  
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<!--  SPECIAL ABILITIES  -->
<!--  SPECIAL ABILITIES  -->


<!--  ROLE-BASED SPECIAL ABILITIES -->
| HideRoleReminder1 =
  <!-- Roles only; Values: Y (for yes) or leave blank (to leave reminder (if any) displayed) -->
| HideRoleReminder2 =
  <!-- Roles only; Values: Y (for yes) or leave blank (to leave reminder (if any) displayed) -->
| HideRoleReminder3 =
  <!-- Roles only; Values: Y (for yes) or leave blank (to leave reminder (if any) displayed) -->
| HideRoleReminder4 =
  <!-- Roles only; Values: Y (for yes) or leave blank (to leave reminder (if any) displayed) -->




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| Ability-1-Name = Allergic Aura
| Ability-1-Name = Allergic Aura


| Ability-1-Type = Ex, Aura 10'
| Ability-1-Type = Ex, Aura
   <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance" -->
   <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance" -->


| Ability-1-Action-Required =  
| Ability-1-Action-Required = Always On
   <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
   <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                 Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->
                 Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->
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   <!-- Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded; will auto-detect Combat Casting and include it -->
   <!-- Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded; will auto-detect Combat Casting and include it -->


| Ability-1-Description = Leatherleafs have sap and pollen that provokes an intense allergic reaction in anyone nearby.  Any creature that begins their turn within ten feet of a Leatherleaf must make a Fort save, DC {{Save-DC}}, or become [[Sickened]] until the end of the encounter, and suffer {{Special-Standard-Dmg}} of {{dmg|poison}} damage.  Those who succeed on the save take only half damage and are not Sickened.  Once a creature has made this saving throw, succeed or fail, against a given leatherleaf's aura, they take no damage and are immune to that leatherleaf's aura for 24 hours.  Note that leatherleafs are always immune to their own aura and the aura of all other leatherleafs.  
| Ability-1-Description = Leatherleafs have sap and pollen that provokes an intense allergic reaction in anyone nearby.  Up to once per round, any creature that begins their turn within {{#switch: {{#expr: floor({{#var:Displayed-CR|1}}/5)}}|0 = ten feet|1 = ten feet|2 = fifteen feet|3 = fifteen feet|4 = twenty feet|5 = twenty feet|6 = thirty feet|7 = forty feet|8 = fifty feet}} of a Leatherleaf must make a Fort save, DC {{Save-DC}}, or become [[Sickened]] until the end of the encounter, and suffer {{Special-Standard-Dmg}} of {{dmg|poison}} damage.  Those who succeed on the save take only half damage and are not Sickened.  Note that leatherleafs are always immune to their own aura and the aura of all other leatherleafs.  




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   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->


| Ability-2-Action-Required =  
| Ability-2-Action-Required = Always On
   <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
   <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                 Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->
                 Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->
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<!--  SPECIAL ABILITY 3  -->
<!--  SPECIAL ABILITY 3  -->


| Ability-3-Name =  
| Ability-3-Name = Hitchhiker


| Ability-3-Type =  
| Ability-3-Type = Su
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->
   <!--Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"-->


| Ability-3-Action-Required =  
| Ability-3-Action-Required = Swift Action
   <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
   <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                 Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->
                 Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->
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   <!--Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded-->
   <!--Values: "S" for strong caster, "W" for weak caster, leave blank if unneeded-->


| Ability-3-Description =  
| Ability-3-Description = Any leatherleaf may sense the presence of any hitchhiking seeds on creatures in a combat. All creatures in a combat involving leatherleafs (friend or foe) are automatically considered to be carrying such seeds, as the plants instinctively scatter their seeds far and wide around their home plot, and the seeds are small and notoriously clingy.
 
Up to {{#switch: {{#expr: floor({{#var:Displayed-CR|1}}/5)}}|0 = once|1 = once|2 = once|3 = twice|4 = twice|5 = three times|6 = three times|7 = three times|8 = three times}} per encounter, as a swift action, any leatherleaf may activate their Hitchhiker power to transfer their life force from their current body and grow a new body from a seed clinging to another creature in the current combat. This creature must be within range of the Leatherleaf's tremor-sense or any other sense for this ability to be used (since they are blind to normal vision).
 
The leatherleaf is considered to use [[Lesser Teleport]] to move from its current space to either the nearest enemy creature (half the time) or the furthest enemy creature (half the time). The maximum range of this ability is determined by the range of their tremorsense, and does NOT require conventional line of sight to work! The body left in their original space molders to dust instantly, and they are placed adjacent to their chosen foe in any non-blocked, non-occupied space they choose. The maximum number of leatherleafs that will Hitchhike adjacent to any given foe is two, and they will usually sprout into existence on opposite sides of their foe, giving themselves a flank.
 
When a leatherleaf uses Hitchhiker, it also steals a small amount of life force from its target, to help fuel its regrowth. Foes targeted by Hitchhiker suffer {{#switch: {{#expr: floor({{#var:Displayed-CR|1}}/5)}}|0 = {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}|1 = {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}|2 = {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}|3 = {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}|4 = {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}|5 = {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}|6 = {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}|7 = {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}|8 = {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}}} points of {{dmg|radiant}} damage, although they may make a Fort saving throw against a DC of {{Save-DC}} to reduce that damage by half.
 
If a Leatherleaf wishes to Hitchhike to a foe that has no eligible spaces, it will instead do nothing with that swift action and may later use Hitchhiker to regrow next to another foe.


   <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage or save DC numbers with variables:
   <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage or save DC numbers with variables:
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| Role-Only--Replace-Legend-Power--Type =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Legend-Power--Type =  
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Legend-Power--Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Role-Only--Replace-Legend-Power--Concentration =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Legend-Power--Concentration =  
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| Role-Only--Replace-Minion-Power--Type =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Minion-Power--Type =  
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Minion-Power--Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Role-Only--Replace-Minion-Power--Concentration =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Minion-Power--Concentration =  
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| Role-Only--Replace-Shooter-Power--Type =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Shooter-Power--Type =  
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Shooter-Power--Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Role-Only--Replace-Shooter-Power--Concentration =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Shooter-Power--Concentration =  
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| Role-Only--Add-Skirmisher-Power--Type =  
| Role-Only--Add-Skirmisher-Power--Type =  
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
| Role-Only--Add-Skirmisher-Power--Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Role-Only--Add-Skirmisher-Power--Concentration =  
| Role-Only--Add-Skirmisher-Power--Concentration =  
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| Role-Only--Replace-Sneak-Power--Type =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Sneak-Power--Type =  
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
     <!-- Values: Sp, Su, Ex; can also include things like "disease", "poison" or "stance"    -->
| Role-Only--Replace-Sneak-Power--Action-Required =
  <!-- Values: Full Round Action, Full Attack Action, Standard Action, Move Action, Swift Action, Free Action, Immediate Action
                Free Action 1/Rnd, Free Action 1/Enc, Always On, Auto At Start of Encounter, Auto Upon Death, etc.        -->


| Role-Only--Replace-Sneak-Power--Concentration =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Sneak-Power--Concentration =  
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| Role-Only--Replace-Sneak-Power--Description =  
| Role-Only--Replace-Sneak-Power--Description =  
    <!-- Insert colons ":" before each paragraph after first; replace any to-hit, damage
        or save DC numbers with variables:
  {{To-Hit}}                {{Skill-DC|Easy}}          {{Special-Standard-Dmg}}
  {{Touch-Attack}}          {{Skill-DC|Average}}        {{Special-Swift-Dmg}}
  {{Save-DC}}              {{Skill-DC|Challenging}}    {{Special-Alpha-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Points}}            {{Skill-DC|Hard}}          {{Ability-Dmg}}
  {{Bloodied-Hit-Points}}  {{Skill-DC|Impossible}}    {{Siege-Dmg}}
  {{Hit-Dice}}                                          {{Primary-Dmg}}
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| CombatTactics = Leatherleafs are aggressive mobile plants that treat all animals as their deadly enemies. Once a leatherleaf sense an animal moving with its tremorsense, it will uproot and begin moving toward that animal with slow, deadly intent.
| CombatTactics = Leatherleafs are aggressive mobile plants that treat all animals as their deadly enemies. Once a leatherleaf senses an animal moving with its tremorsense, it will uproot and begin moving toward that animal with slow, deadly intent. After taking a move action, leatherleafs will usually begin using their deadly Hitchhiker power to effectively teleport themselves adjacent to their targets. Half the time Leatherleafs will target the closest foe, and half the time the furthest that they can reach (roll a D6, 1-3, closest, 4-6, furthest). Since only two leatherleafs can Hitchhike next to any given enemy, they will typically wind up in pairs, half at the front of the party, and half at the rear.  
 
: Stopping an incoming leatherleaf hedge can be a nightmarish process: They are completely immune to arrows and spears, have massive amounts of resistance to everything else and shrug off spells with scary ease.  


: Leatherleafs will seek to move in close enough that their allergic sap and pollen weakens their enemies and then will close in for the kill.
Stopping an incoming leatherleaf hedge can be a nightmarish process: They are resistant to all damage, shrug off spells with scary ease, and spring up anew right in the midst of a party with deadly results, their radiant-energy re-growth and allergenic aura disrupting party formations.  


: About the only good thing about a leatherleaf is the fact that they are vulnerable to good old-fashioned fire.
About the only good thing about a leatherleaf is the fact that they are vulnerable to good old-fashioned fire.






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| OutOfCombat = Leatherleaf is able to slowly but steadily destroy most structures if they are allowed to grow unchecked.  They are too slow and vulnerable to fire to be of much use in siege operations, but abandoned structures in places where leatherleaf grows can be converted to picturesque ruins in a matter of hours.
| OutOfCombat = Leatherleaf is able to slowly but steadily destroy most structures if they are allowed to grow unchecked.  They are too slow and vulnerable to fire to be of much use in siege operations, but abandoned structures in places where leatherleaf grows can be converted to picturesque ruins in a matter of hours.

Latest revision as of 05:27, 9 October 2022

Leatherleaf (CR 6)

Neutral - Medium - Plant
Lore: Know (Nature)
11 27
Basic DC Full DC
Initiative
Initiative Icon 2.png
10
Perception:
20 +10
Passive Active
Ambush:
10+
on a d20

Senses:

Movement Types:

Defense

AC
Shield Icon 3.png
22
Man Def
Shield Icon 3.png
23
Monster Health
81 40 9
Hit Points Bloodied Hit Dice
Saving Throws
Fort: +9
Refl: +4
Will: +4

Strong Against:

Weak Against:

  • Vulnerable (1.5x damage): fire (energy, common); no Spell Resistance (SR) vs. Fire spells.

Offense

Size: Medium
5 ft. 5 ft.
Space Reach
To-Hit
+10
Sword Icon 3.png
Man Off
+10
Sword Icon 3.png
Action
0
Points

Standard Attack (Melee):

  • 1x Thorn Rake +10 (1d8+6/19-20 x2)
    as slashing (physical, common)

Full Attack (Melee):

  • 3x Thorn Rake +10 (1d8+6/19-20 x2)
    as slashing (physical, common)

Standard Attack (Ranged):

Full Attack (Ranged):

Siege Damage:

  • 1x Digging Roots +10 (1d3)

Statistics

14
STR
12
DEX
22
CON
INT
10
WIS
16
CHA

Skills:

Languages:

Feats:

Special Abilities

Allergic Aura (Ex, Aura) Always On

Leatherleafs have sap and pollen that provokes an intense allergic reaction in anyone nearby. Up to once per round, any creature that begins their turn within ten feet of a Leatherleaf must make a Fort save, DC 18, or become Sickened until the end of the encounter, and suffer 1d8+6 of poison (physical, uncommon) damage. Those who succeed on the save take only half damage and are not Sickened. Note that leatherleafs are always immune to their own aura and the aura of all other leatherleafs.

Spell Resistance (Su) Always On

Leatherleafs have spell resistance, requiring any spells cast upon them to first make a Caster Check. If the check equals or exceeds the leatherleaf's Maneuver Defense (DC 22) it works as normal. However, caster checks less than this target DC cause the spell to completely fail to affect them. In such cases, the spell is expended, and has no effect on the leatherleaf, even if the spell would normally inflict an effect on a successful saving throw.

Hitchhiker (Su) Swift Action

Any leatherleaf may sense the presence of any hitchhiking seeds on creatures in a combat. All creatures in a combat involving leatherleafs (friend or foe) are automatically considered to be carrying such seeds, as the plants instinctively scatter their seeds far and wide around their home plot, and the seeds are small and notoriously clingy.

Up to once per encounter, as a swift action, any leatherleaf may activate their Hitchhiker power to transfer their life force from their current body and grow a new body from a seed clinging to another creature in the current combat. This creature must be within range of the Leatherleaf's tremor-sense or any other sense for this ability to be used (since they are blind to normal vision).

The leatherleaf is considered to use Lesser Teleport to move from its current space to either the nearest enemy creature (half the time) or the furthest enemy creature (half the time). The maximum range of this ability is determined by the range of their tremorsense, and does NOT require conventional line of sight to work! The body left in their original space molders to dust instantly, and they are placed adjacent to their chosen foe in any non-blocked, non-occupied space they choose. The maximum number of leatherleafs that will Hitchhike adjacent to any given foe is two, and they will usually sprout into existence on opposite sides of their foe, giving themselves a flank.

When a leatherleaf uses Hitchhiker, it also steals a small amount of life force from its target, to help fuel its regrowth. Foes targeted by Hitchhiker suffer 1d6+4 points of radiant (energy, uncommon) damage, although they may make a Fort saving throw against a DC of 18 to reduce that damage by half.

If a Leatherleaf wishes to Hitchhike to a foe that has no eligible spaces, it will instead do nothing with that swift action and may later use Hitchhiker to regrow next to another foe.

Leatherleaf

Leatherleaf

Leatherleaf refers to extremely hardy and very dangerous plants that infest the wilds. Leatherleafs thrive anywhere with good access to sunlight, water, and victims. In a pinch, they can do without water, as long as victims are available.

Leatherleafs are mobile plants, able to creep about at a surprising pace for a plant. Even worse, they are incredibly magical, able to regenerate themselves from a single seed in moments, and have a bad habit of scattering their tiny, sticky, seeds far and wide around their growing patch. When in their full-grown form, they are extremely hard to damage or destroy and quite deadly. Fortunately, leatherleaf is a fairly distinctive looking plant, with its stiff, leathery leaves, thick sturdy stems and branches, and copious assortment of poisonous thorns.

A leatherleaf infestation is best burned out from a distance; their intensely allergenic leaves and deadly raking stems are best avoided at all costs, although their ability to germinate from any nearby seed can make that very difficult.

Combat Tactics

Leatherleafs are aggressive mobile plants that treat all animals as their deadly enemies. Once a leatherleaf senses an animal moving with its tremorsense, it will uproot and begin moving toward that animal with slow, deadly intent. After taking a move action, leatherleafs will usually begin using their deadly Hitchhiker power to effectively teleport themselves adjacent to their targets. Half the time Leatherleafs will target the closest foe, and half the time the furthest that they can reach (roll a D6, 1-3, closest, 4-6, furthest). Since only two leatherleafs can Hitchhike next to any given enemy, they will typically wind up in pairs, half at the front of the party, and half at the rear.

Stopping an incoming leatherleaf hedge can be a nightmarish process: They are resistant to all damage, shrug off spells with scary ease, and spring up anew right in the midst of a party with deadly results, their radiant-energy re-growth and allergenic aura disrupting party formations.

About the only good thing about a leatherleaf is the fact that they are vulnerable to good old-fashioned fire.

Out of Combat

Leatherleaf is able to slowly but steadily destroy most structures if they are allowed to grow unchecked. They are too slow and vulnerable to fire to be of much use in siege operations, but abandoned structures in places where leatherleaf grows can be converted to picturesque ruins in a matter of hours.

Rewards

XP: 2,400

Treasure: Sellable Goods worth 2,125 gp.

Weight: 60 lbs.     Volume: 2.4 cu. ft.

Optional Treasure Rules: Roll a d20 on Table 1 below once per encounter (NOT per creature). Any items discovered are in addition to the normal treasure for the encounter.

Table 1: Remnant(s) Found
1 - 10 Nothing Found
11 - 14 1 Languid Remnant (tier 1)
15 - 17 1 Pale Remnant (tier 2)
18 - 19 1 Bright Remnant (tier 3)
20 Roll on Table 2
### Nothing to see here!
### Or here. Move along.
Table 2: Remnant(s) Found
1 - 5 3 Languid Remnants (tier 1)
6 - 10 3 Pale Remnants (tier 2)
11 - 14 1 Intense Remnant (tier 4)
15 - 17 1 Blazing Remnant (tier 5)
18 - 19 1 Vital Remnant (tier 6)
20 Roll on Table 3
### Or here. Move along.
Table 3: Remnant(s) Found
1 - 5 3 Bright Remnants (tier 3)
6 - 8 3 Intense Remnants (tier 4)
9 - 11 3 Blazing Remnants (tier 5)
12 - 14 3 Vital Remnants (tier 6)
15 - 17 1 Prime Remnant (tier 7)
18 - 19 1 Mythic Remnant (tier 8)
20 1 Empyrean Remnant (tier 9)