Porcupine Plants «Horl Choo»
Creature Metadata
- Reported By
- James M. Ward and Gary Jaquet
- Source
- 1st Edition
- Role
- Monster
- Base Stock
- Field Thistle
- MCC Stat Block
- Horl Choo 'Porcupine Plants' (1d6 (3)): Init +2; atk spines (1d4-2, 100') and acid melee +2 (1d3); AC 15; HD 8D5 hp 24 each; MV 10' ; 1d20; SV Fort +0, Ref -2, Will +0
- Mutations
- (P) Dissolving Juices, Mobility, Spines
Combat & Physical Stats
- Number Appearing
- 1d6
- Morale
- 10
- Hit Dice
- HD 8D5
- Armor
- 5 (AC 15)
- Size
- Large 3 Meters
- Movement
- MV 10'
- Attack
-
Spines (1d4-2, 100')
Acid melee +2 (1d3)
Ability Scores
- MS:
- 11
- PS:
- 11
- IN:
- 7
- DX:
- 5
- CH:
- 2
- CN:
- 12
Ecology & Logistics
- Frequency
- Rare
- Organization
- Solitary
- Activity Cycle
- Day
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Habitat
- Temperate Forests
- Tech Level
- 0 - 0
- Artifacts
- None
Description (Initial Observations): The horl choo is an odd black plant that looks like a lumpy porcupine with long quills, about a meter in diameter with quills about a meter long, it's also known as the "spiny" or "spear-thrower" plant. It can move with a slow, shuffling motion and usually does so only at night, seeking better hunting grounds. Although it has no visible eyes or ears, a horl choo can sense heat (notably body heat) and has a rudimentary sense of touch (but no other senses).
Behavior & Society
- Reactions
- No known interactions
- Behavior
- This plant is covered in 1 meter line spear like quills that it can fling up to 30 meters. Each quill is tipped with I9 poison and is attached to the plant with a tough, thin vine that the plant uses to retrieve missed quills and impaled prey. Once the prey is pulled back in it will start to dissolve it with its acid attack. A Horl Choo will continue to attack creatures with its spines as it attempts to pull its prey in.
- Repair & Healing
- Behavior not recorded
- Society
- Horl choo aren't intelligent by most standards, they're just hunting machines. They spore once per year, using slain prey to host the spores where a young horl choo will grow over the course of a few weeks before shuffling off on its own to hunt.
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