Friday, December 1, 2017

Frightful Fridays! Festive Leshys

Hello and welcome back for another installment of Frightful Fridays! This week you're getting leshys, because everyone needs more leshys. You can put these in your Yuletide-themed games or pretty much anywhere else where you've got a forest. Go crazy!

I hope you enjoy these leshys, and I'll see you next week with something else. Thanks for reading!


Bright red berries grow in clusters on this plant resembling a humanoid. Its razor-sharp leaves contrast with the berries’ cheerful appearance.
Holly Leshy      CR 3
XP 800
N Small plant (leshy, shapechanger)
Init +6; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +9
DEFENSE
AC 15, touch 13, flat-footed 13 (+2 Dex, +2 natural, +1 size)
hp 30 (4d8+12)
Fort +7, Ref +3, Will +3
Defensive Abilities sharp leaves; Immune electricity, plant traits, sonic
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.
Melee slam +6 (1d6/19–20 plus 1d2 bleed)
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 4th; concentration +6)
   Constant—pass without trace
   1/day—goodberry
STATISTICS
Str 10, Dex 15, Con 16, Int 10, Wis 15, Cha 14
Base Atk +3; CMB +2; CMD 14
Feats Improved Initiative, Weapon Finesse
Skills Heal +4, Perception +9, Stealth +6 (+10 in forests), Survival +4 (+8 in forests); Racial Modifiers +4 Stealth in forests, +4 Survival in forests
Languages Druidic, Sylvan; plantspeech
SQ change shape (Small holly bush; tree shape), holly berries, verdant burst
ECOLOGY
Environment temperate or warm forests
Organization solitary or hedge (2–9)
Treasure standard
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Holly Berries (Ex) A holly leshy begins combat with 4 berries with healing properties. It can consume a berry as a move action, which heals it 1d4 hit points. The leshy replenishes its berries at a rate of 1 berry per 6 hours; it can have no more than 4 berries at a time.
Sharp Leaves (Ex) A holly leshy’s leaves are painfully sharp, increasing its critical threat range with its slam attack to 19–20 and allowing it to inflict 1d2 points of bleed damage on a successful strike. Additionally, when a creature grapples a holly leshy or successfully hits it with an unarmed attack or natural attack, the creature must succeed on a DC 15 Reflex save or take 1d6 points of damage. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Holly leshys have a dichotomous nature, acting as a bloodthirsty warrior and simultaneously as a caring healer. Among plants and creatures they are sworn to protect, the leshys are generally kind and helpful, but they have short tempers and often storm off in a huff when something bothers them. This lasts for a few minutes before they return, very apologetic for the outburst. When something threatens their home, though, they fly into action and slice up their opponents, giving them no quarter. This ferociousness makes it difficult for allies other than holly leshys to get the leshys to leave survivors. This also makes it difficult for them to remain still and wait for enemies to approach so they can attack them with the element of surprise. Holly leshy impetuousness sometimes exasperates lotus leshys with which they share homes.

A typical holly leshy grows to 2 feet in height and weighs 15 pounds.

Growing a Holly Leshy
A holly leshy can grow in any forested area. It must receive at least one drop of blood and a berry from a goodberry spell to grow.
Holly Leshy
CL 8th; Price 4,500 gp
RITUAL
Requirements Knowledge (nature) 5 ranks, bloody claws[APG], goodberry, plant growth, summon nature’s ally III; Skill Knowledge (nature) DC 16; Cost 2,250 price gp

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This softly nettled plant is shaped like a somewhat pear-shaped humanoid. Several pine cone droop from its limbs.
Pine Leshy      CR 6
XP 2,400
N Medium plant (leshy, shapechanger)
Init +2; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +12
DEFENSE
AC 18, touch 12, flat-footed 16 (+2 Dex, +6 natural)
hp 67 (9d8+27)
Fort +9, Ref +5, Will +6
Immune electricity, plant traits, sonic; Resist cold 5
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.
Melee 2 slams +12 (1d6+9 plus grab)
Ranged pine cone +9 (1d6+6)
Special Attacks pine sap, shower of cones
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 9th; concentration +11)
   Constant—pass without trace
STATISTICS
Str 23, Dex 14, Con 17, Int 10, Wis 16, Cha 15
Base Atk +6; CMB +12 (+14 disarm, +16 grapple); CMD 24
Feats Cleave, Great Cleave, Power Attack, Vital Strike, Weapon Focus (pine cone)
Skills Perception +12, Stealth +8 (+12 in forests), Survival +12 (+16 in forests); Racial Modifiers +4 Stealth in forests, +4 Survival in forests
Languages Druidic, Sylvan; plantspeech
SQ change shape (Medium pine tree, tree shape), verdant burst
ECOLOGY
Environment cold or temperate forests
Organization solitary or stand (2–7)
Treasure standard
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Pine Cone (Ex) A pine leshy’s pine cone has a range increment of 30 feet.
Pine Sap (Ex) A pine leshy gains a +2 racial bonus to its CMB for disarm attempts. Additionally, it takes a –2 penalty to its CMD to resist grapple attempts, but it receives a +2 racial bonus to its CMD against attempts to break free of its grapple.
Shower of Cones (Ex) Once per day, a pine leshy can take a standard action, without incurring attacks of opportunity, to violently shake off several pine cones. This deals 2d6 bludgeoning damage to every creature adjacent to the leshy (DC 17 Reflex halves).

Pine leshys are one of the largest known species of leshy, but they are typically gentle giants. They can thrive in almost any environment, but they prefer colder climates where they can provide protection to less adaptable plants and animals. They are slow to provoke to anger, but antagonizing them to that point unleashes a series of unrelenting nettle-filled smacks. If they aren’t incited to attack, they attempt to defuse a combat by grabbing hold of the most troublesome participant or interposing themselves between opponents.

During downtime, pine leshys are very kind and spend much of their time listening to other plants’ concerns. The leshys offer warm embraces to creatures which accept them and suggestions for issues regarding those they view as friends. Pine leshys often travel to humanoid settlements to extend friendship and take care of the plants and animals living there.

A typical pine leshy is 5–1/2 feet tall and weighs 100 pounds.

Growing a Pine Leshy
A pine leshy grows best among other conifers. It must be coated in fresh pine needles to ensure its growth.
Pine Leshy
CL 14th Price 12,000 gp
RITUAL

Requirements Knowledge (nature) 5 ranks, plant growth, resinous skin, summon nature’s ally VI; Skill Knowledge (nature) DC 21; Cost 6,000 gp