Vegepygmy Bodyguard
This creature resembles a humanoid with green vegetable-like skin and razor-sharp claws. Its head sports two large yellow eyes, a wide mouth, inset nose, and a topknot of dark brown leaves. Leafy tendrils protrude from its shoulders, midsection, arms, and legs.
Vegepygmy Bodyguard (CR 3)
Small Plant (Fungus)Alignment: Neutral
Initiative: +2
Senses: Low-Light Vision; Perception +12
Speed: 30 feet
Space: 5 feet
Defense
Armor Class: 16, touch 13, flat-footed 14 (+2 Dex, +3 natural, +1 size)Hit Points: 37 (5d8+15)
Saving Throws: Fort +6, Ref +3, Will +2
Damage Reduction: 5/bludgeoning or slashing
Immunity: electricity, plant traits
Offense
Melee: 2 claws +6 (1d3+2) or spear +7 (1d6+3 /x3)Reach: 5 feet
Ranged: spear +7 (1d6+2/x3)
Statistics
| Str | Dex | Con | Int | Wis | Cha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 (+2) | 14 (+2) | 15 (+2) | 10 (+0) | 13 (+1) | 12 (+1) |
CMB +4
CMD 16
Feats: Skill Focus (Perception), Toughness, Weapon Focus (Spear)
Skills: Perception +12, Stealth +18 (+26 in forested or swampy areas)
- Racial Modifiers: +4 Stealth (+12 in forested or swampy areas)
Special Abilities
NONEEcology
Environment: Any UndergroundOrganization: solitary, pair, gang (2-5), or patrol (4-7)
Treasure: standard
When a living creature is slain by russet mold (see that entry), it rises as a vegepygmy commoner. Vegepygmies are low-intelligence plants that make their home deep in the forests or underground away from most settled areas. They are hunters and scavengers, and carnivorous, preying on living creatures weaker than themselves. A vegepygmy ranges from two feet to four and a half feet tall.
Though they do not seem to have ears, it is well known that vegepygmies can hear. Vegepygmies do not speak, but communicate with others of their kind by thumping their chest or rapping their spears on rocks, earth, or some other solid surface. It is not known if or how they communicate with other creatures.
Vegepygmies attack with claws or weapons, usually either a longspear or club. They prefer to ambush opponents, using their coloration to blend with their natural surroundings.
Credit The Vegepygmy originally appeared in the First Edition module S3 Expedition to the Barrier Peaks (© TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1980) and later in the First Edition Monster Manual II (© TSR/Wizards of the Coast, 1983) and is used by permission.
Copyright Notice Author Scott Greene, based on original material by Gary Gygax.
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