Guise. While the crested saguard remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a normal crested saguaro cactus. However, crested saguaros are very uncommon, and are the result of a random mutation.
Arms. Each crested saguard has 1d4 + 4 arms. For each arm it has, add 1 to its armor class. If it has 5 or less arms, add 15 feet to its speed.
Spines. Anyone who touches the crested saguard directly takes 3 (1d6) piercing damage. Anyone grappling the crested saguard takes twice this damage each turn they grapple it.
Savage Aggression. If it notices a creature, it will relentlessly chase it down and attack it until it or the targeted creature dies; it will then target something else if there is another attackable thing or creature. The only possible way to dissuade it from ceaselessly attacking something is to distract or entice it with something else to relentlessly attack. It has no heed for its own safety.
Screech. At the start of each of its turns, the Crested Saguard lets out a blood-curdling screech. Each creature within 40 feet must take a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or be frightened of the crested saguaro. Additionally, each creature within the same range must perform a DC 16 Strength saving throw or else take 32 (3d10 + 17) thunder damage.
Arm Twirl. The saguard makes one arm attack for each arm it has. Each arm can target a different creature within range (5 feet.)
- Arm. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (2d10 + 7) bludgeoning damage + 4 (1d6) piercing damage.
Description
Crested saguards are a mutated variant of saguards, which are saguaro cacti animated by strange magic. When a crested saguaro is animated, it becomes this instead.
While normal saguards are intelligent creatures, the crested saguard has no intelligence whatsoever and instead attacks anything in sight relentlessly. It is notably dangerous and reasoning will get you nowhere. They often rampage around aimlessly simply to destroy things. They have been known to be hunted by normal saguards, who deem them as highly problematic.
Crested saguards have a random number of glowing eyes located in random locations on their crest, which is their head. These eyes are not visible if the crested saguard is resting, or has not been aroused/excited and is staying motionless.
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