Assassin vines [Archive] - Wizards Community

Assassin vines [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Watchdog_of_Hades
04-07-06, 09:10 PM If you play D&D with someone who recently bragged to his two players that ever come about his exceedingly gruesome decor, read another thread. I want this to be a surprise.

If I have intestines decorating a room and they're actually assassin vines, can anyone give me an idea for an ability they'd have from being intestines instead of plants? Beyond the obvious nausea-inducing powers they'd have?
Secrets Untold
04-07-06, 09:21 PM Intestinal gas blasts? This is really more Tribble's area of expertise (but then again, what isn't?).
metamind
04-07-06, 09:25 PM I'd say loose the plant traits, get rid of camouflague (if I say an intestine decorating a room, I'd be pretty suspicious), give it more hit points, and change the environment.
Secrets Untold
04-07-06, 09:28 PM A deilightfully greusome idea, but both of you should get back to the cafe, Khael is on a rampage.
Lord_Canius
04-07-06, 09:37 PM He can be.. persuaded.. to stop.. :evillaugh

And as for assasin vines made out of intestines, I'd give them some sort of disease-on-touch type effect. The lower parts of the internal anatomy are not what some might call.. "sanitary", .. to say the least.
Secrets Untold
04-07-06, 09:46 PM Khael is "persuaded" for now. And, on subject, disease on touch, or a gs blast that spreads it by range sounds like a good idea.
Koji
04-08-06, 12:39 PM Intestines are rubbery and very slippery, and could have a bonus to escape artist (which they'd use to get free instead of a grapple check), and could possibly slick the floor with bile so that they can make a trip attempt during a grapple as a free action or something.
R.M.G.C.L.F.
04-08-06, 01:37 PM I think this would have to merit an entirely new creature, some Animate Entrail or somesuch.

To begin with they would be undead made by specialized necromantic magic. They wouldn't have an entangle type ability. Check my Rotten Siggah for some ideas to incorporate, and keep in mind that the human body has over 15ft of intestines.
Watchdog_of_Hades
04-08-06, 02:12 PM Okay, thanks, everyone. I've got to start getting my act together for D&D soon, so any more input is redundant. But about the new creature thing... It's hard. It's pretty much an assassin vine, just animal instead of plant.

Oh, and the players probably won't be suspicious. They'll have just been travelling through a dungeon designed by somebody who likes disgusting decorations. They'll have to swim through a lake of blood, there'll be rooms with people hanging from the walls, disemboweled and skinless, stuff like that. One more room like that shouldn't be too surprising.
savant_warlord13
04-08-06, 02:41 PM Intestinal gas blasts? This is really more Tribble's area of expertise (but then again, what isn't?).

Quite true

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Watchdog_of_Hades 04-07-06, 09:10 PM	If you play D&D with someone who recently bragged to his two players that ever come about his exceedingly gruesome decor, read another thread. I want this to be a surprise. If I have intestines decorating a room and they're actually assassin vines, can anyone give me an idea for an ability they'd have from being intestines instead of plants? Beyond the obvious nausea-inducing powers they'd have?
Secrets Untold 04-07-06, 09:21 PM	Intestinal gas blasts? This is really more Tribble's area of expertise (but then again, what isn't?).
metamind 04-07-06, 09:25 PM	I'd say loose the plant traits, get rid of camouflague (if I say an intestine decorating a room, I'd be pretty suspicious), give it more hit points, and change the environment.
Secrets Untold 04-07-06, 09:28 PM	A deilightfully greusome idea, but both of you should get back to the cafe, Khael is on a rampage.
Lord_Canius 04-07-06, 09:37 PM	He can be.. persuaded.. to stop.. :evillaugh And as for assasin vines made out of intestines, I'd give them some sort of disease-on-touch type effect. The lower parts of the internal anatomy are not what some might call.. "sanitary", .. to say the least.
Secrets Untold 04-07-06, 09:46 PM	Khael is "persuaded" for now. And, on subject, disease on touch, or a gs blast that spreads it by range sounds like a good idea.
Koji 04-08-06, 12:39 PM	Intestines are rubbery and very slippery, and could have a bonus to escape artist (which they'd use to get free instead of a grapple check), and could possibly slick the floor with bile so that they can make a trip attempt during a grapple as a free action or something.
R.M.G.C.L.F. 04-08-06, 01:37 PM	I think this would have to merit an entirely new creature, some Animate Entrail or somesuch. To begin with they would be undead made by specialized necromantic magic. They wouldn't have an entangle type ability. Check my Rotten Siggah for some ideas to incorporate, and keep in mind that the human body has over 15ft of intestines.
Watchdog_of_Hades 04-08-06, 02:12 PM	Okay, thanks, everyone. I've got to start getting my act together for D&D soon, so any more input is redundant. But about the new creature thing... It's hard. It's pretty much an assassin vine, just animal instead of plant. Oh, and the players probably won't be suspicious. They'll have just been travelling through a dungeon designed by somebody who likes disgusting decorations. They'll have to swim through a lake of blood, there'll be rooms with people hanging from the walls, disemboweled and skinless, stuff like that. One more room like that shouldn't be too surprising.
savant_warlord13 04-08-06, 02:41 PM	Intestinal gas blasts? This is really more Tribble's area of expertise (but then again, what isn't?). Quite true