Botanical
- Armor Class
- 6 [13]
- Hit Dice
- 3
- Attacks
- Attack (1d6)
- Special
- immunity, undead, surprise
- Move
- 12
- HDE/XP
- 3/60
Description
A Botanical is a plant creature that closely resembles humans in size and form. Its "skin" is actually soft green moss. Stems, leaves, and even flowers grow and adorn its body. As it grows, some botanicals take on a male form, and others female. Some solitary botanicals take on a less civilized form, more closely resembling shambling swamp creatures. Instead of eating, botanicals must spend time every day in the sun and absorb water frequently.
A botanical can see 60 feet above ground in the dark. It is able to Speak with Plants, and may regrow lost limbs with one day of rest. It is immune to the undead.
Botanicals are a peaceful and even-tempered folk who live in secluded natural areas. They see the preservation of nature and life as the highest duty. However, they turn into fierce warriors when confronting those who would despoil the land or harm the innocent. In a natural environment, they blend in with plant life, and surprise opponents on a roll of 1-5 on 1d6.
Source note: This creature is converted from The Basic Fantasy Field Guide of Creatures Malevolent and Benign – Omnibus Edition, 1st Edition Release 4, © 2010–2025 Chris Gonnerman, R. Kevin Smoot, James Lemon, Matt Sluis, and Contributors. The Basic Fantasy Field Guide textual material is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International; this page adapts that creature to White Box.