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Dryad

CR 3.00 Fey CG Medium HD 6
This strange, beautiful woman has flesh that seems made of wood and vibrant hair that resembles leaves and blossoms.

Dryads are tree-fey who prefer secluded woodlands far from humanoids in need of lumber. Dryads' main interests are their own survival and that of their beloved forests, and they have been known to magically coerce passersby into aiding them in tasks they cannot complete. They are more likely to be friendly to non-evil druids and rangers, as they recognize a mutual respect for or empathy with nature.

Dryads are benign guardians of trees, and though they can do little in the way of direct violence, they can trap and disable threats to their homes or turn enemies into allies. Some keep one or more charmed humanoids in their territory to fend off or lead away attackers. Incapacitated foes are typically dragged to the edge of the forest by the dryad's allies and left there, but evil or overtly hostile ones are killed once combat is over.

HP
27 (6d6+6)
AC
17, touch 14, flat-footed 13 (+4 Dex, +3 natural)
Init
+4
Speed
30 ft.
Fort
+5
Ref
+9
Will
+7
BAB
+3
CMB
+3
CMD
17
Melee
dagger +7 (1d4)
Ranged
masterwork longbow +8 (1d8)
DR
5/cold iron
Racial Modifiers
+6 Craft (wood)
str
10
+0
dex
19
+4
con
13
+1
int
14
+2
wis
15
+2
cha
18
+4

Weapons: Simple

Tree Meld — A dryad can meld with any tree, similar to how the spell meld into stone functions. She can remain melded with a tree as long as she wishes.

Wild Empathy — This works like the druid's wild empathy class feature, except the dryad has a +6 racial bonus on the check. Dryads with druid levels add this racial modifier to their wild empathy checks.

Woodcraft — A dryad has a +6 racial bonus to Craft checks involving wood, and is always treated as if she had masterwork artisan's woodworking tools when making such checks.

Special Abilities

Tree Meld from text
A dryad can meld with any tree, similar to how the spell meld into stone functions. She can remain melded with a tree as long as she wishes.
Wild Empathy from text
This works like the druid's wild empathy class feature, except the dryad has a +6 racial bonus on the check. Dryads with druid levels add this racial modifier to their wild empathy checks.
Woodcraft from text
A dryad has a +6 racial bonus to Craft checks involving wood, and is always treated as if she had masterwork artisan's woodworking tools when making such checks.

Feats, Traits & Items

Great Fortitude from Feat

You get a +2 bonus on all Fortitude saving throws.

Calculated: +2 Fort
Stealthy from Feat

You get a +2 bonus on all Escape Artist and Stealth skill checks. If you have 10 or more ranks in one of these skills, the bonus increases to +4 for that skill.

Calculated: +2 Escape Artist, +2 Stealth
Weapon Finesse from Feat

With a light weapon, rapier, whip, or spiked chain made for a creature of your size category, you may use your Dexterity modifier instead of your Strength modifier on attack rolls. If you carry a shield, its armor check penalty applies to your attack rolls.

Climb +9, Craft (sculpture) +11, Escape Artist +15, Handle Animal +10, Knowledge (nature) +11, Perception +11, Stealth +15, Survival +8

spell-like abilities:
Constant—Speak With Plants, At will—Entangle (DC 15), At will—Tree Shape, At will—Wood Shape (DC 16), 3/day—Charm Person (DC 15), 3/day—Deep Slumber, 3/day—Tree Stride, 1/day—Suggestion (DC 17)
Details
Type
Fey
Alignment
CG
Size
Medium
Environment
temperate forests
Organization
solitary, pair, or grove (3-8)
Treasure
standard (dagger, masterwork longbow with 20 arrows, other treasure)
Senses
low-light vision; Perception +11
Languages
Common, Elven, Sylvan; speak with plants
Source
Bestiary
Source

Bestiary

Attribution

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Sources Used in This Record
11 House/Core
  • Uses feat: Great Fortitude (Feat) — core content under OGL 1.0a
  • Uses feat: Stealthy (Feat) — core content under OGL 1.0a
  • Uses feat: Weapon Finesse (Feat) — core content under OGL 1.0a
  • Knows spell: Speak With Plants (Spell) — core content under OGL 1.0a
  • Knows spell: Entangle (Spell) — core content under OGL 1.0a
  • Knows spell: Tree Shape (Spell) — core content under OGL 1.0a
  • Knows spell: Wood Shape (Spell) — core content under OGL 1.0a
  • Knows spell: Charm Person (Spell) — core content under OGL 1.0a
  • Knows spell: Deep Slumber (Spell) — core content under OGL 1.0a
  • Knows spell: Tree Stride (Spell) — core content under OGL 1.0a
  • Knows spell: Suggestion (Spell) — core content under OGL 1.0a
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