POISONOUS CREEPER (#2/31, #30/365) [TTHA]
Appearance: These are long, rope-like vines with ragged dark green leaves and both leaf and vine are covered in poisonous tipped spines and thorns.
Distribution: Forests, jungles, islands and caves across Titan.
Effects: Some island cultures are known to cut a strip of Poisonous Creeper to use as a whip. This is identical to a regular whip (see EncyclopediaArcana: Volume 1, p. 46), except the thorns allow the whip-wielder to add 1 to the Damage Roll when using the Poisnous Creeper Whip in combat. The Poisonous Creeper Whip can be used for ten battles before falling apart.
Cost: City 10gp, Town 12gp, Village 14gp (per whip)
Availability: Uncommon
POISONOUS CREEPER (#3/31, #31/365) [OOTP IV]
SKILL: 7
STAMINA: 4
ATTACKS: 1
WEAPON: Poisonous Thorns (see below)
ARMOUR: Light
DAMAGE MODIFIER: None
HABITAT: Forests, Jungles, Sea-shore, Caves
NUMBER ENCOUNTERED: 1-3 patches
TYPE: Plant
REACTION: Hostile
INTELLIGENCE: None
The POISONOUS CREEPER is a strange type of carnivorous, ivy-like plant, found in Titan’s more desolate places, usually hidden in very thick undergrowth, waiting for some unsuspecting victim to brush against it. When disturbed by potential prey, which is likely anything warm-blooded, they will attack with long, rope-like vines covered in poisonous tipped spines and thorns, attempting to wrap them around their victim’s limbs and extremities.
The Poisonous Creeper’s thorns drain 2 STAMINA points of damager per Attack Round. During battle, Attack Strength is rolled for in the normal way, but the Poisonous Creeper does damage automatically – its victim only wounds the plant if their Attack Strength is greater for that Attack Round. Poisonous Creepers do take double damage from fire-based attacks, however. The Poisonous Creeper is found in forests, jungles, caves and islands across Titan, such as rugged and inhospitable Snake Island near Port Blacksand, or the underground lair of the evil wizard Anakendis, to name but two locations.
