Serpent Vines

For an upcoming jungle / forest / fey story that I am working on for my (ir)regular gaming group.  They will be going through a forest maze to rescue an imprisoned fey princeling.


Serpent Vines CR 4
N Large magical beast
Init +9; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, tremorsense 60 ft.; Perception +11

DEFENSE

AC 17 touch 13, flat-footed 22 (+5 Dex, +14 natural, -2 size)
hp 47hp (4d10+70 con)
Fort +10, Ref +3, Will +7

OFFENSE

Speed 40 ft., Climb 30 ft.
Melee Bite +9 (2d10+7)
Space 5 ft.; Reach 10 ft.
Special Attacks Poison

STATISTICS

Str 13, Dex 17, Con 20, Int 10, Wis 13, Cha 5
Base Atk +8 CMB +5 CMD 18 (42 vs trip)
Feats Skill Focus (Perception),
Skills Perception +5; Stealth +11

ECOLOGY

Environment Jungle
Organization solitary
Treasure None

SPECIAL ABILITIES

Poison: DC 16 (Con -4 / Con -4) The second save is DC 16, after one minute

Serpent vines that are exact duplicate of seemingly simple vines, they just happen to combine the physical features of both snakes and vines. These wild creatures are quite dangerous and they are impossible to detect and have a virulent poison that slows down their victims. All of their animal features are part of the vine, so even if one were to be holding and looking directly at the plant, it would be nearly impossible to determine. (Knowledge Nature DC 18)

Serpent vines are carnivores, seeking out the easiest prey to devour. Their poison weaken their victims, enough to enable them to take down their prey. Typically, the serpent vines then buries their food in leafs, branches and small rocks. It takes the serpent between 10-15 days to completely devour their victim.