Ability

Abeyance Rift

If an arboreal archive dies unexpectedly before passing on their knowledge in a succession ritual, the amassed lore within their roots and boughs explodes out in a shock wave that deals 8d10 mental damage to creatures within 30 feet (DC 32 basic Will save) before dissipating; those who fail also fall prone.

 

Ability

Ability

 

Ability

Axe Vulnerability

An arboreal archive takes 10 additional damage from axes.

 

Ability

Memory Maelstrom

(concentrate, incapacitation, mental, nonlethal, primal) The arboreal archive tries to overwhelm foes with a surge of information it has absorbed over its long life. This surge deals 5d6 mental damage to each enemy within 40 feet, who must attempt a DC 32 Will save. Critical Success The creature maintains its composure, takes no damage, and is temporarily immune to Memory Maelstrom for 1 minute. Success The creature is stunned 1 and takes half damage. Failure The creature takes full damage and is stunned 3. Critical Failure The creature takes double damage, is confused for 2d4 rounds, and is stunned 3.

 

Ability

Primal Innate Spells

DC 32, attack +24; 6th tangling creepers; 3rd earthbind (at will); 2nd entangle; Constant (4th) speak with plants

 

Offense

Melee

Circumstance: combat round (melee)

branch +25 [+20/+15] (reach 15 feet), Damage 3d10+10 bludgeoning plus Improved Knockdown

 

Trait

Plant

Vegetable creatures have the plant trait. They are distinct from normal plants. Magical effects with this trait manipulate or conjure plants or plant matter in some way. Those that manipulate plants have no effect in an area with no plants.

 

Language

Arboreal

Common

speak with plants

Sylvan

 

Perception

low-light vision

tremorsense (imprecise) 60 feet

 

Resistance

bludgeoning 10

piercing 10

 

Weakness

axe vulnerability

fire 15

 

Ability

Axe Vulnerability

An arboreal reaper takes 5 additional damage from axes.

 

Ability

Leech Moisture

Effect: The arboreal reaper grows still and focuses intently on a single foe within 50 feet, draining moisture from the target's body. This deals 10d6 negative damage (DC 25 basic Fortitude save). The arboreal reaper can't Leech Moisture again for 1d4 rounds.

 

Ability

Primal Innate Spells

DC 22; 3rd vampiric touch; Constant (4th) speak with plants

 

Offense

Melee

Circumstance: combat round (melee)

branch +18 [+13/+8] (reach 10 feet), Damage 2d10+8 bludgeoning

 

Offense

Ranged

Circumstance: combat round (ranged)

thorns +16 [+11/+6], Damage 2d8+5 piercing plus 1d4 persistent bleed

 

Trait

Plant

Vegetable creatures have the plant trait. They are distinct from normal plants. Magical effects with this trait manipulate or conjure plants or plant matter in some way. Those that manipulate plants have no effect in an area with no plants.

 

Language

Arboreal

Common

Sylvan

 

Perception

low-light vision

 

Resistance

bludgeoning 5

piercing 5

 

Weakness

axe vulnerability

fire 10

 

Ability

Awaken Tree

(concentrate, primal) The arboreal regent causes a tree within 180 feet to uproot itself and fight as a minion using the statistics for an awakened tree. The arboreal regent can control up to two awakened trees at a time, and it can issue commands to both trees as a single action, which has the concentrate and auditory traits.

 

Ability

Axe Vulnerability

The arboreal regent takes 5 additional damage from axes.

 

Ability

Primal Innate Spells

DC 26; Constant (4th) speak with plants

 

Ability

Sunder Objects

When an arboreal regent damages an item or structure, it deals an additional 2d10 damage to that item or structure.

 

Ability

Throw Rock

 

Offense

Melee

Circumstance: combat round (melee)

branch +19 [+14/+9] (reach 15 feet), Damage 2d12+7 bludgeoning

 

Offense

Ranged

Circumstance: combat round (ranged)

rock +19 [+14/+9] (brutal, range increment 120 feet), Damage 2d10+7 bludgeoning

 

Trait

Plant

Vegetable creatures have the plant trait. They are distinct from normal plants. Magical effects with this trait manipulate or conjure plants or plant matter in some way. Those that manipulate plants have no effect in an area with no plants.

 

Language

Arboreal

Common

speak with plants

Sylvan

 

Perception

low-light vision

 

Resistance

bludgeoning 5

piercing 5

 

Weakness

axe vulnerability

fire 10

 

Trait

Mindless

A mindless creature has either programmed or rudimentary mental attributes. Most, if not all, of their mental ability modifiers are -5. They are immune to all mental effects.

 

Trait

Undead

Once living, these creatures were infused after death with negative energy and soul-corrupting evil magic. When reduced to 0 Hit Points, an undead creature is destroyed. Undead creatures are damaged by positive energy, are healed by negative energy, and don't benefit from healing effects.

 

Immunity

death effects

disease

mental

paralyzed

poison

unconscious

 

Perception

darkvision

 

Resistance

bludgeoning 5

piercing 5

 

Weakness

axe vulnerability

fire 5

 

Ability

Ability

Axe Vulnerability An arboreal tar tree takes 10 additional damage from axes.

 

Ability

Primal Innate Spells

DC 25; 5th black tentacles, cloudkill, tree stride (only between dead trees); 3rd earthbind, slow, wall of thorns; 2nd shape wood (at will)

 

Ability

Spawn Tar Tree

(necromancy, primal) A living arboreal or animated tree slain by a tar tree's thorny branch Strike rises as a tar tree spawn after 1d4 rounds. This tar tree spawn is under the command of the tar tree that killed it. It doesn't have primal innate spells or the spawn tar tree ability and becomes clumsy 2 for as long as it's a tar tree spawn. If the creator of the tar tree spawn dies, the tar tree spawn becomes a full-fledged, autonomous tar tree; it regains its free will, gains primal innate spells and the spawn tar tree ability, and is no longer clumsy.

 

Ability

Throw Rock

 

Offense

Melee

Circumstance: combat round (melee)

thorny branch +19 [+14/+9] (reach 15 feet), Damage 2d8+11 slashing plus improved grab

 

Offense

Ranged

Circumstance: combat round (ranged)

rock +19 [+14/+9] (brutal, range increment 60 feet), Damage 2d6+10 bludgeoning

 

Trait

Plant

Vegetable creatures have the plant trait. They are distinct from normal plants. Magical effects with this trait manipulate or conjure plants or plant matter in some way. Those that manipulate plants have no effect in an area with no plants.

 

Trait

Undead

Once living, these creatures were infused after death with negative energy and soul-corrupting evil magic. When reduced to 0 Hit Points, an undead creature is destroyed. Undead creatures are damaged by positive energy, are healed by negative energy, and don't benefit from healing effects.

 

Immunity

death effects

disease

paralyzed

poison

sleep

 

Language

Arboreal

Common

Necril

Sylvan

 

Perception

darkvision

 

Resistance

bludgeoning 10

piercing 10

 

Weakness

axe vulnerability

fire 10

 

Ability

Attack of Opportunity

 

Ability

Axe Vulnerability

An arboreal warden takes 5 additional damage from axes.

 

Ability

Shield Block

 

Ability

Shield Push

The arboreal warden Strides and then makes a shield bash Strike. If the attack hits, the target is pushed 10 feet.

 

Offense

Melee

Circumstance: combat round (melee)

stone longsword +13 [+8/+3] (reach 10 feet), Damage 1d8+10 bludgeoning

 

Trait

Plant

Vegetable creatures have the plant trait. They are distinct from normal plants. Magical effects with this trait manipulate or conjure plants or plant matter in some way. Those that manipulate plants have no effect in an area with no plants.

 

Item

BT 10)

Hit Points 20

large bark shield (Hardness 3

stone longsword

 

Language

Arboreal

Common

Sylvan

 

Perception

low-light vision

 

Resistance

bludgeoning 5

piercing 5

 

Weakness

axe vulnerability

fire 10