Homebrew Awakened Shrub Species Details
“So... you’re the one who killed the Dragon of Darkness?” The bartender perplexed at the small green figure sitting at his bar, dipping its roots in a pint of beer.
“Nice to meet you too. The name’s Thymond.” The thing responded, then shook it’s root dry of the liquid, and reached out to shake the tender’s hand. “And you best be getting me some more of this drink... you don’t want the protector of the village shriveling up on you, right?”
An awakened shrub is a shrub that has been imbued with a magical essence to achieve sentience. Whether it was an experiment gone wrong, a creation made by a loving master, or a plant that found the will to live, it’s sentient now.
Mean and Green
Awakened shrubs can be created from any type of shrub. Thus, they have the exact appearance of this shrub when they are standing still. However, when moving, their use of roots and branches to propel themselves gives them a more humanoid appearance, breaking the facade. They use two main root groups to run, and two main root groups to grasp and manipulate objects. Most don’t stand over 3 feet tall, but some can grow to be up to 5 feet tall in full maturity. They weigh an average of 20 pounds, but they can vary anywhere from 10-45 pounds depending on the size of the shrub.
Short Life, Big Purpose
Awakened shrubs always have a purpose. One way or another, they have been imbued with a large amount of magical power to fulfill a desire or task. In addition, this magic power greatly increases their lifespan from the average shrub’s. Though it is a lot better than before, it is still a great deal shorter than most other sentient creatures, only living 10-50 years.
Awakened Shrub Names
Awakened shrubs are typically nameless, unless named by their creator. They name themselves or live without one otherwise.
Awakened Shrub Traits
The traits listed below are characteristic of all awakened shrubs, no matter what species of shrub they have been created from.Ability Score Increase
The lively, growing nature of an awakened shrub gives it a bit of hardiness. Constitution increases by 2.
Age
An awakened shrub can live tens of years longer than the lifespan of the shrub it has been created from because of the magic it has been imbued with. (10-50 years old, on average)
Alignment
Depending on the purpose for which they have been awakened for, an awakened shrub's alignment can vary greatly.
Size
Normally smaller than 3 feet tall, but the larger ones can reach 5 feet when fully matured. They can weigh 10-45 pounds on average.
Speed
Base walking speed is 20 ft.
False Appearance
While the awakened shrub remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a normal shrub.
Heat Vision
An awakened shrub can only see using heat signatures in a 60 ft radius.
Fire Weakness
Awakened shrubs are like any plant, and because of this, they are vulnerable to fire.
Water Resilience
Awakened shrubs can survive underwater for two days without dying. On day two, you take a point of exhaustion every four hours. (After the sixth point of exhaustion, you die.) Once the awakened shrub has spent more than 1 day underwater without resurfacing, they must stay out of water for 1 day in order to recharge. Otherwise, the exhaustion will start where it left off.
Plant Needs
Awakened shrubs do not need to eat or sleep. As a plant, they need to consume water and soak in sunlight instead. They can take long and short rests using sunlight, water, or both. The water must be clean enough to safely drink, and the light must come directly from the sun.
Long Rest (with water & sunlight) - 4 hours of sunlight, 2 cups of water
Long Rest (just water) - 6 cups of water
Long Rest (just sunlight) - 10 hours of sunlight
Short Rest (with water and sunlight) - 15 minutes of sunlight, 1/2 cup of water
Short Rest (just water) - 4 cups of water
Short Rest (just sunlight) - 3 hours of sunlight
Awakened shrubs need both sunlight and water. If an awakened shrub goes without one or the other for three days, they will start to shrivel up. On the fourth day, a point of exhaustion will be taken every 4 hours. (After the sixth point of exhaustion, you will die.)
Plant Communication
Awakened shrubs can easily communicate with other plants without using an ability check as long as they are within their view. They can also determine the emotions of plants this way.
Proficiencies
Being a plant, an awakened shrub has most of the general knowledge about plants and the things that live among them. They are proficient in nature ability checks.
Plant Regeneration
Awakened shrubs have a couple additional methods of regenerating health because of their shrub-like nature:
Rooted Regeneration - Awakened shrubs heal when their roots are covered with fertile soil and are watered. Every hour they remain in damp, fertile soil, they gain 1d6+ their constitution modifier in hit points.
Plant Growth - Awakened shrubs can also be healed using the spell Plant Growth. If this spell is cast while they are in it’s radius, they gain 3d6+ their constitution modifier in hit points.
Languages
Can speak common. If they had a creator, they inherit one language that they knew.
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