Plantoid Servitor

These shambling humanoids resemble green-skinned zombies with glowing red eyes, their heads draped with moss.

Plantoid Servitor (CR 2)

Medium Plant
Alignment: Neutral
Initiative: +0
Senses: Low-Light Vision; Perception +4

Speed: 40 feet
Space: 5 feet

Defense

Armor Class: 14, touch 10, flat-footed 14 (+4 natural)
Hit Points: 22 (3d8+6 plus 3)
Saving Throws: Fort +5, Ref +1, Will +1
Immunity: plant traits

Offense

Melee: 2 slams +4 (1d4+2 plus Grab)
Reach: 5 feet

Special Attacks: Grab and bite (melee +4, 1d3+2 plus poison), poison

Statistics

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
14 (+2)	11 (+0)	14 (+2)	2 (-4)	11 (+0)	1 (-5)

Base Attack Bonus: +2
CMB +4 (+8 Grapple)
CMD 14

Feats: Endurance, Diehard, Toughness

Skills: Perception +4, Stealth +5

Languages:

Special Abilities

Grab and Bite (Ex)

A plantoid servitor that succeeds on a grapple check can make a bite attack against its opponent as an immediate action. This attack uses the plantoid servitor's full attack bonus and deals 1d3+2 damage.

Poison (Ex)

Transformative Poison: Bite-injury; save DC 13 Fort; frequency 1/round for 4 rounds; effect special; cure 1 save. On the first failed save, the victim is paralyzed for 1d6 rounds. On the second failed saving throw, moss rapidly grows on all skin surfaces. The victim gets a +2 bonus on the third saving throw, but if the third save fails the victim becomes a plantoid servitor under the control of the nearest plantoid. There is a 25% chance that the victim becomes a new plantoid in a hideous transformation that takes 24 hours. If the victim succeeds on his third saving throw, the moss that grew on him withers and dies and falls away within a few minutes. The save DC is Constiution-based.

Ecology

Environment: Any
Organization: solitary, gang (2-5)
Treasure: special (see description)


Plantoid servitors are humans (and their ilk) who have fallen prey to a plantoid. It is possible for a plantoid servitor to operate independently of a plantoid, in which case the eyes will not glow. Plantoid servitors acting independently from one of the plantoid masters are capable of following only the simplest of instructions, such as \"attack anyone entering this room,\" and the plantoid is not able to give further instructions until it can once again gain physical contact with the plantoid servitor.

Plantoid servitors drop any held equipment when they are first dominated, but retain any worn gear such as armor, backpacks, capes, rings, and so on. At the GM's discretion, a plantoid servitor may still be wearing-and gaining the full benefit of-any special worn gear or magic items it possessed in its previous life.

Credit Originally appearing in Rappan Athuk (© Frog God Games, 2012)