Viper Vine
Level 13Attacks
Abilities
When exposed to a cold effect, the viper vine is overwhelmed by lethargy, becoming Slowed 1 for .
The viper vine releases a 60-foot emanation of Invisible pollen that stays in the air for 5 rounds unless dispersed by a moderate or stronger wind. Each creature that enters or starts its turn in the area must succeed at a DC 33 will save or be captivated. The viper vine can't use Captivating Pollen for .
Critical Success The creature is unaffected and is temporarily immune to Captivating Pollen for 24 hours.
Success The creature is Sickened 1.
Failure The creature
(3d8+8)[bludgeoning] damage, DC 33 fortitude
A voracious, flesh-eating carnivore, the viper vine has a single enormous blossom arising from a thick, leafy tangle of snakelike vines. When the plant senses the approach of suitable prey through its sensitive, shallow-buried root system, it rises up like an agitated snake and unfurls its brightly colored bloom, an act that releases a cloud of mind-numbing pollen.
Since viper vines gain nourishment by consuming creatures rather than through photosynthesis and absorbing nutrients from the soil, they have developed rudimentary locomotion and can drag themselves along the ground with tentacle-like roots. They even have a form of rudimentary sentience, allowing them to both discern differences in prey and make limited tactical decisions, while also avoiding creatures that are particularly large or dangerous looking.
The area around viper vine hunting grounds is often strewn with the partially devoured remains of victims. It's not unusual to find the rotting corpses of wild animals, ill-fated adventurers, and even giants in the plant's immediate vicinity, along with a scattering of incidental treasure left behind on the corpses. A viper vine rarely returns to the carcass of a creature it killed earlier, preferring to hunt fresh meat.