Are there any Tree-like monsters fitting for a EL 6 party? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Are there any Tree-like monsters fitting for a EL 6 party? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Righter8
08-04-06, 04:04 PM I am looking for a monster similar to the Orcwort tree monster in MM3 to throw at my 6-ish level party. However, I haven't seen any in the MMs.
I want it to pass as a normal tree, until they get up close to it, so things like shambling mounds and needlefolk and Treants are out.
Thanks in advance.
olshanski_home
08-04-06, 04:13 PM Use a treant, take away its ability to animate other trees, give it 4 more hit dice.

There you go.
Andorxor
08-04-06, 04:14 PM A liveoak enchanted tree.
rhflyweyr
08-04-06, 04:20 PM A patch of Assassin Vines
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/assassinVine.htm
Arganis
08-04-06, 04:26 PM Treants can't look like normal trees? I definitely let them.

I think a Treant with an assassin vine on one of its limbs would be real cool. Just like a Choker wearing a Cloaker.
The man they call Boxhead
08-04-06, 04:53 PM Yellow Musk Creeper in the Fiend Folio. Advance it a little, throw some decent Yellow Musk Zombies in and change the appearance to be slightly more tree-like.
olshanski_home
08-04-06, 05:20 PM Treants can't look like normal trees? I definitely let them.

I think a Treant with an assassin vine on one of its limbs would be real cool. Just like a Choker wearing a Cloaker.
I totally let treants look like trees.
A treant has something like a +16 hide among normal trees.

If you let the treant take 10 on its hide check, it cannot be seen by any first level NPC.
If you have a roll-off between a treant and a 1st level ranger with WIS 14 and maximized spot ranks, the treant still succesfully hides 75% of the time.
Asciiman
08-04-06, 05:24 PM The SRD says Treants look like trees... so why not Treants?
Some_call_me_Tim
08-04-06, 05:52 PM I totally let treants look like trees.
A treant has something like a +16 hide among normal trees.Unfortunately, it has a base -9 to hide. So, in the end it has a net +5 hide. Not very good. I don't think it should have a very good 'hide' ability because it would be hard to not notice something 30 feet tall. Of course differentiating it from a normal tree should be quite difficult.
Paxar
08-04-06, 05:59 PM 16-9=7

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Righter8 08-04-06, 04:04 PM	I am looking for a monster similar to the Orcwort tree monster in MM3 to throw at my 6-ish level party. However, I haven't seen any in the MMs. I want it to pass as a normal tree, until they get up close to it, so things like shambling mounds and needlefolk and Treants are out. Thanks in advance.
olshanski_home 08-04-06, 04:13 PM	Use a treant, take away its ability to animate other trees, give it 4 more hit dice. There you go.
Andorxor 08-04-06, 04:14 PM	A liveoak enchanted tree.
rhflyweyr 08-04-06, 04:20 PM	A patch of Assassin Vines http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/assassinVine.htm
Arganis 08-04-06, 04:26 PM	Treants can't look like normal trees? I definitely let them. I think a Treant with an assassin vine on one of its limbs would be real cool. Just like a Choker wearing a Cloaker.
The man they call Boxhead 08-04-06, 04:53 PM	Yellow Musk Creeper in the Fiend Folio. Advance it a little, throw some decent Yellow Musk Zombies in and change the appearance to be slightly more tree-like.
olshanski_home 08-04-06, 05:20 PM	Treants can't look like normal trees? I definitely let them. I think a Treant with an assassin vine on one of its limbs would be real cool. Just like a Choker wearing a Cloaker. I totally let treants look like trees. A treant has something like a +16 hide among normal trees. If you let the treant take 10 on its hide check, it cannot be seen by any first level NPC. If you have a roll-off between a treant and a 1st level ranger with WIS 14 and maximized spot ranks, the treant still succesfully hides 75% of the time.
Asciiman 08-04-06, 05:24 PM	The SRD says Treants look like trees... so why not Treants?
Some_call_me_Tim 08-04-06, 05:52 PM	I totally let treants look like trees. A treant has something like a +16 hide among normal trees.Unfortunately, it has a base -9 to hide. So, in the end it has a net +5 hide. Not very good. I don't think it should have a very good 'hide' ability because it would be hard to not notice something 30 feet tall. Of course differentiating it from a normal tree should be quite difficult.
Paxar 08-04-06, 05:59 PM	16-9=7