Scythe Tree
Creature 6 — plant
Pre-Remaster content. May include legacy alignment.
AnvilShadeLANDplant
Malevolent, vicious, and cruel, scythe trees pose as normal trees near deep forest paths, where they wait to slaughter passersby. Instead of drawing sustenance from light and soil, scythe trees gorge themselves on the flesh, blood, and bone of sapient creatures. Nothing is more delectable to scythe trees than a kind-hearted gnome or an altruistic dryad who believes that a scythe tree can be redeemed. The screams and whimpers of these victims are music to these cruel plants and add an extra dimen
Source: pathfinder-bestiary-2 (Pre-Remaster)
Perception +14; lifesense 30 feet, low-light-vision
Languages aklo, arboreal, fey
Skills athletics +15, stealth +12 (+14 in forests)
Str
+7
Dex
+2
Con
+4
Int
+0
Wis
+2
Cha
+0
AC 24
Fort +17
Ref +8
Will +9
HP 105
Resistances bludgeoning 5, piercing 5
Weaknesses axe-vulnerability 5
Speed 15 feet
Offense
Melee Scythe Branch (backswing, deadly-d10, reach-15) +18, Damage 2d10+9 slashing
Abilities
Lifesense 30 feet — Lifesense allows a monster to sense the vital essence of living and undead creatures within the listed range. The sense can distinguish between the vitality energy animating living creatures and the void energy animating undead creatures, much as sight distinguishes colors.
Axe Vulnerability 5 — A scythe tree takes 5 additional damage from axes.
Ripping Disarm —
Dead Tree (concentrate) — Until the scythe tree acts, it appears to be a dead tree. It has an automatic result of 35 on Deception checks and DCs to pass as a dead tree.
Woodland Ambush —
WORKS WELL WITH
CrasherLANDA Crasher forces enemies into the reach zone the Anvil controls, maximizing the ambusher's waiting strikes.
WeaverLANDA Weaver's forced movement delivers enemies into the Anvil's threat range, compensating for the Anvil's low speed.
FlankerLANDAn Anvil holds enemy attention while a Flanker exploits the positional pressure created by the reach threat.
PUNISHES
✖ clumping✖ ranged positioning
same-role stacking
Works well with · Punishes · Pairing advice
Unlock with Tactics
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