Welcome to Bob Blake‘s The Bane of Llywelyn C5 (9109) from 1985. This was an RPGA Network Official Competition Adventure! It was for 6-10 of your buddies, levels 4-7. It had some groovy new stuff in it. The war boomerang was awesome. But, so were the Viper Vines. These are great to use indoors are out, creeping on the walls or in the trees. Set them as traps, or leave them in the wild. As a DM these things are nice to have around when you need a little spice to your adventures. Let me know what you think and especially if you use one.
| Frequency: Rare No. Appearing: 1-10 Armor Class: 8 Move: 3″ Hit Dice: 4 % in Lair: 0% Treasure Type: Incidental only No. of Attacks: 1 Damage/Attack: 1-4 Special Attacks: Poison Special Defenses: Immune to blunt weapons Magic Resistance: Standard Intelligence: Low Alignment: Neutral Size: L(20′ to 50′ long) Level/X.P. Value: III/110 + 4/hit point |  |
Viper vines are a type of carnivorous, poisonous plant indigenous to tropical forests, and 90% indistinguishable from normal vines. They hang from trees, trailing their ends on the ground to snare unwary animals. They have two forms of attack, the first being constriction as they wrap around their victim much like a snake, doing 1-4 points of damage each melee round. The second is a paralyzing poison exuded from the skin onto the ensnared creature (save vs. poison applicable). Viper vines can control this poison, generally not using it until having constricted their victim for 1-4 melee rounds.
Description: Viper vines are thick (3 ” diameter), ropy vines, brownish green in color.
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