Willowshore Waldgeist
Creature 7 (rare) — incorporeal, spirit, undead, unholy
WeaverShadeAERIALundeadspiritincorporealunholy
Waldgeists act as avatars of nature that seek vengeance for environmental abuse, such as pollution and deforestation. These undead spirits of destroyed trees form at the site of their destruction or in a nearby woodland, if the original location was entirely razed. They become guardians of the forest, possessing power over the plants within its boundaries. Waldgeists show no mercy to anyone caught damaging their bonded woodland, attacking loggers, fey, travelers, and invasive species with equal
Source: season-of-ghosts-bestiary
Perception +16; darkvision
Languages arboreal, common, fey; speak with plants
Skills acrobatics +14, intimidation +14, nature +16, stealth +16
Str
-5
Dex
+6
Con
+3
Int
+3
Wis
+6
Cha
+4
AC 24
Fort +12
Ref +14
Will +16
HP 88 (void healing)
Immunities bleed, death-effects, disease, paralyzed, poison, precision, unconscious
Speed 0 feet, fly 30 feet
Offense
Melee Lignifying Hand (finesse, magical) +16, Damage 2d8+5 void plus Lignify
Abilities
Constant Spells — A constant spell affects the monster without the monster needing to cast it, and its duration is unlimited. If a constant spell gets counteracted, the monster can reactivate it by spending the normal spellcasting actions the spell requires.
Fleeting Existence — These waldgeists are only fleeting manifestations of a failed exorcism. They vanish without a trace after 1 minute has passed from their first manifestation in the mindscape.
Void Healing — A creature with void healing draws health from void energy rather than vitality energy. It is damaged by vitality damage and is not healed by vitality healing effects. It does not take void damage, and it is healed by void effects that heal undead.
Papery Lignification (incapacitation, primal) — The touch of a Willowshore waldgeist transforms flesh into thick rolls and compressed sheets of paper. A living creature damaged by the waldgeist's lignifying root Strike must succeed at a DC 24 Fortitude save or become Slowed 1 (or Slowed 2 on a critical failure). Further failed saves against papery lignification increases the slowed condition. Once a creature's actions are reduced to 0 by papery lignification, that creature becomes Petrified, except they're transformed into a statue of compressed paper (much like paper-mache) instead of turned to stone. Fortunately, this condition isn't permanent, and once the Willowshore waldgeists vanish a minute after they've manifested, creatures that have been turned to paper revert to living flesh, but are at 0 Hit Points and Unconscious (but not dying) from the trauma of the harrowing transformation.
Storm of Paper (primal) — Frequency once per day
Effect The Willowshore waldgeist causes thousands of sheets of paper to fly out of the ruins of Cloud Paper House to slice and cut flesh. All creatures in a 20-foot burst within 90 feet of the Willowshore waldgeist take 8d6 slashing damage (DC 24 Reflex save). A creature that critically fails this save becomes partially buried in mounds of paper sheets and is Slowed 1 for 1 round.
Effect The Willowshore waldgeist causes thousands of sheets of paper to fly out of the ruins of Cloud Paper House to slice and cut flesh. All creatures in a 20-foot burst within 90 feet of the Willowshore waldgeist take 8d6 slashing damage (DC 24 Reflex save). A creature that critically fails this save becomes partially buried in mounds of paper sheets and is Slowed 1 for 1 round.
Primal Innate Spells DC 22, attack +14
3rd Speak with Plants (Constant), Wall of Thorns
Cantrips (3rd) Tangle Vine
WORKS WELL WITH
AnvilAERIALA durable frontline body absorbs the burst damage from its area attack while it lines up the next save-based effect.
CrasherAERIALAn aggressive melee threat keeps pressure on so the party cannot simply spread out to dodge the area burst.
SnareAERIALA controller pinning targets in place maximizes how many creatures are caught in the burst and the ongoing transformation effect.
PUNISHES
✖ clumping✖ low Fortitude✖ melee reliance
Avoid stacking with another Weaver competing for the same area-burst niche; its fleeting duration also means it will not last through a long, drawn-out fight.
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