Manual of the Planes

CHAPTER 9:MONSTERSIllus. by D. Roach196Skills: Tundra shamblers receive a +4 racial bonuson Hide, Listen, and Move Silently checks. *Theyreceive a +12 bonus on Hide checks when in a snowboundor icy area.WOOD ELEMENT CREATURESWood element creatures dwell on the Elemental Plane ofWood or similar hospitable domains, including the MaterialPlane. They have the same general form as materialbeings but are made entirely of wood, branches, andleaves. They have ebon, opaline spheres for eyes, andtheir clawlike hands end in jagged splinters.Creating a Wood Element Creature“Wood element” is a template thatcan be added to any corporealcreature of the followingbase types: aberration,animal, beast,magical beast, orvermin. The creature’stype changesto “elemental(wood)” if yourcampaignhas an ElementalPlaneof Wood. Otherwiseits typechanges to “plant.”It uses all the basecreature’s statisticsand special abilitiesexceptas notedhere.HitDice: Change to d8.Armor Class: Natural armor improves by +2.Speed: Normal (ground) speed is halved. Other typesof movement (swim, fly, climb) are unaffected.Special Attacks: A wood element creature retains allthe special attacks of the base creature and also gains thefollowing.Spikes (Ex): A wood element creature can release volleysof bark, splinters, or wood shards, up to four such spikesper round, as a standard action. This attack has a range of120 feet with no range increment. Damage is 1d6 +Strength bonus. The wood element creature can launchup to its HD total in spikes per day.Special Qualities: A wood element creature retains allthe special qualities of the base creature and also gainsthe following ones:• Elemental: Immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, and stunning.Not subject to critical hits.• Darkvision with a range of 60 feet.• Damage reduction (see the table below).Hit Dice Damage Reduction1–7 —8–11 5/+112+ 10/+1• Plant: While of the elemental type, a wood elementcreature is also plantlike. In addition to benefitsgranted through its elemental type, the wood elementcreature gains immunity to polymorphing and is notsubject to mind-influencing effects (charms, compulsions,phantasms, patterns, and morale effects).• Woodsense (Ex): A wood element creature can automaticallysense the location of anything within 60 feetthat is in contact withvegetation, even ifthe wood elementcreature is not incontact with thesame vegetation.If the base creature alreadyhas one or more ofthese special qualities,use the better value.Saves: Same as thebase creature.Abilities:Same as the basecreature.Skills: Same asthe base creature.If the wood elementcreaturehas anIntelligence of 4 or greater, itspeaks Sylvan and the languageof treants.Feats: Same as the base creature.Climate/Terrain: Any land and underground.Organization: Same as the base creature.Challenge Rating: Up to 3 HD, same as the basecreature.3 HD to 7 HD, same as the base creature +1.8+ HD, same as the base creature +2.Treasure: Same as the base creature.Alignment: Usually neutral.Advancement: Same as the base creature.Sample Wood Element CreatureWood Element LeopardMedium-Size Elemental (Wood)Hit Dice: 3d8+6 (19 hp)Initiative: +4 (Dex)Speed: 20 ft., climb 20 ft.AC: 17 (+4 Dex, +3 natural)Attacks: Bite +6 melee, 2 claws +1 melee; or 3 spikes+6 ranged