Small Plant

Hit Dice: 4d8+12 (30 hp)

Initiative: +0

Speed: 5 ft

AC: 15 (+1 size, +4 natural)

Attacks: Stalk

Damage: Stalk 1d6+2

Face/Reach: 5 ft by 5 ft/10 ft (with stalk)

Special Attacks: Improved grab, blood drain

Special Qualities: Plant, camouflage, blindsight

Saves: Fort +7, Ref +1, Will +2

Climate/Terrain: Temperate and warm forest and underground

Organization: Solitary or patch (2-4)
Challenge Rating: 3

Treasure: None

Alignment: Always neutral

Advancement: 5-9 HD (Small); 10-12 HD (Medium-size)

Vampire roses look like normal white rose bushes. They can however, uproot themselves and move slowly toward their prey.

COMBAT

A vampire rose waits for its prey to pass near it, at which time it will lash out with its thorny stalk. The vampire rose will attempt to grab a foe and drains its blood. When fully sated (i.e., when it has drained a victim of all its blood), the vampire rose flushes red.

   Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, the vampire rose must hit with its stalk attack. If it gets a hold, it can drain blood.

   Blood Drain (Ex): A vampire rose can suck blood from a living victim with its thorns by making a successful grapple check. If it pins its foe, it drains blood, inflicting 1d4 points of temporary Constitution damage each round the pin is maintained.

   Camouflage (Ex): Since the vampire rose looks like a normal white rose bush when at rest, it takes a successful Spot check (DC 20) to notice it before it attacks. Anyone with Wilderness Lore or Knowledge (plants or herbs) can use those skills instead of Spot to notice the plant. Dwarves can use stonecutting to notice the subterranean version.

   Blindsight (Ex): Vampire roses have no visual organs but can ascertain all foes within 30 feet using sound, scent, and vibration.

   Plant: Immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, stunning, and polymorphing. Not subject to critical hits and is immune to mind influencing attacks.

The Vampire Rose first appeared in module B3 (Tom Moldvay and Jean Wells, 1981).