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Bloodlust Willow
Huge Plant
Hit Dice: 10d8+50 (95 hp)
Initiative: -1
Speed: 0 ft.
Armor Class: 20 (-2 size, -5 Dex, +17
natural), touch 3, flat-footed 20
Base Attack/Grapple: +7/+21
Attack: Branch +12 melee (1d6+6)
Full Attack: 20 branches +12 melee
(1d6+6)
Space/Reach: 15 ft./15 ft.
Special Attacks: Blood drain, branches,
improved grab
Special Qualities: Damage reduction
5/slashing or bludgeoning, low-light vision,
plant traits, vulnerability to fire
The bloodlust willow appears benign as
an intermittent wind stirs its drooping branches,
but in an instant, the branches wrap around its
unsuspecting prey.
Combat
Even though they cannot move from the
place where their roots are set, bloodlust willows
still possess formidable combat potential. A
number of its long drooping branches are actually
thin, hollow tubes that it lashes about, furiously
attacking any living creature that comes within
its reach, attempting to grasp its victims and then
drain their blood.
Bloodlust willows have a number of
attacking branches equal to twice their hit dice.
They may not make more than one attack against
a Tiny or smaller creature, five attacks against
a Small creature, ten attacks against a Medium
creature, or fifteen attacks against a Large creature
in the same action (it can make all its attacks
against a Huge or larger creature in one action).
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Saves: Fort +12, Ref —, Will +3
Abilities: Str 22, Dex —, Con 20, Int 7, Wis
10, Cha 10
Skills: Listen +8, Spot +9
Feats: Alertness, Improved Initiative, Power
Attack, Weapon Focus (branch)
Environment: Temperate and warm forest
and swamp
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 7
Treasure: Standard
Alignment: Always neutral evil
Advancement: 11-20 HD (Huge); 21-30
HD (Gargantuan)
Level Adjustment: —
An opponent can attack a bloodlust willow’s
branches with a sunder attempt as if they were
weapons. A bloodlust willow’s branches have 10
hit points each. If a bloodlust willow is currently
grappling a target with the branch that is being
attacked, it usually uses another limb to make its
attack of opportunity against the opponent making
the sunder attempt. Severing one of a bloodlust
willow’s branches deals 5 points of damage to the
creature. The creature regrows severed limbs in
1d10+10 days.
Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, a
bloodlust willow must hit with a branch attack. It
can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action
without provoking an attack of opportunity. If it
wins the grapple check, it establishes a hold and
can drain blood.
Blood Drain (Ex): A bloodlust willow
can drain blood from a living victim by making
a successful grapple check. It if pins the foe,
the branch drains blood, dealing 1d3 points
of Constitution damage each round the pin is
maintained.
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