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Decree Of Boredom
07-31-06, 02:16 AM Thallasium
Size/Type: Tiny Plant (Aquatic, Symbiont)
Hit Dice: 1d8+2 (10 hp)
Initiative: +4
Speed: 5 ft. (1 square), swim 10 ft.
Armor Class: 16 (+2 size, +4 Dex), touch 16, flatfooted 12
Base Attack/Grapple: +0/-13
Attack: Tendrils +6 melee (1d3-5)
Full Attack: 2 Tendrils +6 melee (1d3-5)
Space/Reach: 2 ½ ft./0 ft. (5 ft. with tendrils)
Special Attacks: Attach
Special Qualities: Plant traits, symbiont traits, amphibious, grant algae traits, sustain host
Saves: Fort +6, Ref +4, Will +2
Abilities: Str 1, Dex 18, Con 14, Int 3, Wis 14, Cha 6, Ego 5
Skills: Survival +6, Swim +3
Feats: Weapon Finesse (B), Dodge
Environment: Temperate Forests
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: ½ or Host + ½
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always Neutral (Any)
Advancement: None
Level Adjustment: –

Thallasium is a rare water-dwelling plant that has developed an ingenious method of evading predators. Looking to be nothing more than a lump of algae until it moves, it seeks out living creatures and migrates within their bodies, where it sustains them through photosynthesis. Many druids seek out Thallasium, viewing symbiosis with the plants one of the ultimate forms of becoming one with nature. Thallasium has a gp equivalent of 25,000 gp.

Attach (Ex)
A Thallasium can attach itself to a willing or helpless creature as a full-round action. Once it has done so, it migrates within the hosts body, augmenting its internal anatomy, leaving only faint, geometric growths of algae on the host’s skin as evidence of its presence. Attach or removing a Thallasium deals 1d3 points of Constitution damage to the host.

Grant Algae Traits (Ex)
The host of a Thallasium gets a +2 bonus on all saves against mind-affecting effects, poison, sleep effects, paralysis, polymorph, and stunning. In addition, the host of a Thallasium gains the aquatic subtype, the amphibious special ability, and a swim speed equal to half his base land speed.

Sustain Host (Ex)
The host of a Thallasium need not eat or sleep as long as he spends at least four hours each day in natural sunlight.

Skills
A Thallasium has a +8 racial bonus on any Swim check to perform some special action or avoid a hazard. It can always choose to take 10 on a Swim check, even if distracted or endangered. It can use the run action while swimming, provided it swims in a straight line.
Lord_Canius
07-31-06, 02:36 AM Sweet. Make more, but with different subtypes. Don't ask how, just accomplish. I have spoken.

:P

Just kidding, but seriusly, I'd love to see more of the same like! Its quite a novel concept!
Dracomortis
07-31-06, 01:36 PM I like it, but I'd suggest changing its host's CR by +1; the algae traits give a lot of very useful abilities.
Decree Of Boredom
07-31-06, 03:40 PM I like it, but I'd suggest changing its host's CR by +1; the algae traits give a lot of very useful abilities.
Toned it down by removing the light fortification bit of the algae traits.

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Decree Of Boredom 07-31-06, 02:16 AM	Thallasium Size/Type: Tiny Plant (Aquatic, Symbiont) Hit Dice: 1d8+2 (10 hp) Initiative: +4 Speed: 5 ft. (1 square), swim 10 ft. Armor Class: 16 (+2 size, +4 Dex), touch 16, flatfooted 12 Base Attack/Grapple: +0/-13 Attack: Tendrils +6 melee (1d3-5) Full Attack: 2 Tendrils +6 melee (1d3-5) Space/Reach: 2 ½ ft./0 ft. (5 ft. with tendrils) Special Attacks: Attach Special Qualities: Plant traits, symbiont traits, amphibious, grant algae traits, sustain host Saves: Fort +6, Ref +4, Will +2 Abilities: Str 1, Dex 18, Con 14, Int 3, Wis 14, Cha 6, Ego 5 Skills: Survival +6, Swim +3 Feats: Weapon Finesse (B), Dodge Environment: Temperate Forests Organization: Solitary Challenge Rating: ½ or Host + ½ Treasure: None Alignment: Always Neutral (Any) Advancement: None Level Adjustment: – Thallasium is a rare water-dwelling plant that has developed an ingenious method of evading predators. Looking to be nothing more than a lump of algae until it moves, it seeks out living creatures and migrates within their bodies, where it sustains them through photosynthesis. Many druids seek out Thallasium, viewing symbiosis with the plants one of the ultimate forms of becoming one with nature. Thallasium has a gp equivalent of 25,000 gp. Attach (Ex) A Thallasium can attach itself to a willing or helpless creature as a full-round action. Once it has done so, it migrates within the hosts body, augmenting its internal anatomy, leaving only faint, geometric growths of algae on the host’s skin as evidence of its presence. Attach or removing a Thallasium deals 1d3 points of Constitution damage to the host. Grant Algae Traits (Ex) The host of a Thallasium gets a +2 bonus on all saves against mind-affecting effects, poison, sleep effects, paralysis, polymorph, and stunning. In addition, the host of a Thallasium gains the aquatic subtype, the amphibious special ability, and a swim speed equal to half his base land speed. Sustain Host (Ex) The host of a Thallasium need not eat or sleep as long as he spends at least four hours each day in natural sunlight. Skills A Thallasium has a +8 racial bonus on any Swim check to perform some special action or avoid a hazard. It can always choose to take 10 on a Swim check, even if distracted or endangered. It can use the run action while swimming, provided it swims in a straight line.
Lord_Canius 07-31-06, 02:36 AM	Sweet. Make more, but with different subtypes. Don't ask how, just accomplish. I have spoken. :P Just kidding, but seriusly, I'd love to see more of the same like! Its quite a novel concept!
Dracomortis 07-31-06, 01:36 PM	I like it, but I'd suggest changing its host's CR by +1; the algae traits give a lot of very useful abilities.
Decree Of Boredom 07-31-06, 03:40 PM	I like it, but I'd suggest changing its host's CR by +1; the algae traits give a lot of very useful abilities. Toned it down by removing the light fortification bit of the algae traits.