Homebrew Awakened Shrub - Magical Species Details

A sapient shrub, awakened by excess exposure to magic. Its roots are able to twist into limb-like appendages, which it uses to dig itself into soil, or creep along like some horrific spider.

Awakened Shrub - Magical Traits

Actual Barkskin, False Appearance, Not Blindsight, Ambient Mana Influence

Actual Barkskin

As with all plants, they have an innate weakness to fire, although its flexibility allows it to lessen the impact from blunt force. Bark is also somewhat tougher than the average human.

Not Blindsight

You are able to 'see' as if you had eyes, suffering from most of the disadvantages and benefitting from all the advantages. (How? Magic.)

False Appearance

While you remain motionless, you are indistinguishable from a normal shrub.

Ambient Mana Influence

Gain the visual effects of minor illusion only, and you can only cast it in your space.

Ability Score Increase

Your Constitution, Intelligence and Wisdom increase by 1 each

Age

Awakened shrubs can live for hundreds of years, given nutritious soil and aplenty of sunlight.

Size

Shrubs are Small.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Languages

You can read, and write Common and one random language of your awakener. If you were awakened via wild magics, this language is Sylvan.

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