
Archives of Nethys

Archives of Nethys

Pathfinder RPG (1st Edition) Pathfinder RPG (2nd Edition) Starfinder RPG

All Creatures
Abilities | Monsters | NPCs
All | Families | Templates
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Bloom Of Lamashtu

A thick, green stalk with spiraling rows of thorns stands at the center of this enormous flowering plant. Each flower has a growing seed pod at its center, surrounded by vibrant petals in a wide variety of colors. Crafted after consecutive seasons of experimentation, prayer, and ritual, the bloom of Lamashtu is the triumph of the cultist Darivan and his Cult of the Bloom. The fiendish plant aids their effort to infect the humanoid population of the Stolen Lands and replace them with monstrous predators. While the Bloom of Lamashtu is intelligent and is capable of understanding Abyssal, it has very little interest in anything other than spreading its curse.

Cultivated to spread misery and violence, the bloom is quietly malevolent, growing its seeds as rapidly as it can. It is 12 feet tall and weighs 600 pounds.

Recall Knowledge - Fiend (Religion): DC 37
Recall Knowledge - Plant (Nature): DC 37
Unspecific Lore: DC 35
Specific Lore: DC 32

Elite | Normal | Weak
Proficiency without Level

Changes from being Weak are marked in red below.
NOTE: The -2 damage penalty to non-strike offensive abilities (-4 if the ability is limited, such as spells) is NOT factored in.

Weak Bloom Of LamashtuCreature 9

Legacy Content

Unique CE Large Fiend Plant 
Source Kingmaker Adventure Path pg. 611
Perception +21; low-light vision, tremorsense (precise) 30 feet
Languages Abyssal; (cannot speak any language)
Skills Athletics +19, Stealth +16 (+20 in wooded or underground areas)
Str +7, Dex +2, Con +5, Int +0, Wis +5, Cha +3
AC 25; Fort +19, Ref +14, Will +17
HP 190; Immunities acid, curses; Resistances bludgeoning 10, piercing 10; Weaknesses good 10, slashing 10
Defensive Burst [reaction] Trigger The bloom takes slashing damage. Effect The bloom of Lamashtu sprays a gout of acid against an adjacent creature, inflicting 9d6 acid damage (DC 24 basic Reflex save). The bloom can't use Defensive Burst for 1d4 rounds.
Speed 5 feet
Melee [one-action] thorny vine +21 [+16/+11] (reach 15 feet), Damage 2d8-2+10 slashing plus 2d6 poisonRanged [one-action] thorn +17 [+12/+7] (range 50 feet), Damage 2d6-2 piercing plus 1d6 poisonBloom Curse (curse, primal, transmutation) A living creature is exposed to the bloom curse if it eats any portion of a bloom of Lamashtu, fails a save against the bloom's seed pod, or is critically hit by the bloom's thorny vine Strike. Unlike the bloom curse contracted from secondary sources (as detailed in Chapter 5), there is no onset time for this version of the curse, and the creature spawned by the victim's death may be much more powerful and is always chaotic evil.
Saving Throw DC 27 Fortitude; Stage 1 no ill effects (1 day); Stage 2 enfeebled 1 (1 day); Stage 3 enfeebled 1 and 2d6 poison damage (8 hours); Stage 4 unconscious and 4d6 poison damage (10 minutes); Stage 5 death; Special A creature that dies from the bloom curse explodes in a blast of First World foliage and releases a monster into the world. This creature is a chaotic evil low-intelligence beast or dragon (chosen by the GM ) of the same level as the dead creature.Spew Seed Pod [two-actions] (conjuration, poison, primal) The bloom of Lamashtu's central stalk disgorges a pulsing seed pod from its flower, spitting it at a range of up to 60 feet and creating a 20-foot burst when the seed pod explodes into a spray of supernatural acidic poison. All creatures in this area must attempt a DC 27 Reflex save. The bloom of Lamashtu can't Spew Seed Pod for 1d4 rounds.
Critical Success The creature is unaffected.
Success The creature takes 3d6 acid damage and 3d6 poison damage.
Failure The creature takes 5d6 acid damage and 5d6 poison damage and is exposed to the bloom curse.
Critical Failure As failure, but 10d6 acid damage and 10d6 poison damage, plus knocked prone by the force of the blast.

Sidebar - Advice and Rules Fiendish Genesis

Warning - this sidebar contains spoilers for the Kingmaker adventure path.

During this campaign, there is but one bloom of Lamashtu, as the cult's attempts to cultivate more of them have so far been failures. At your option, more of these fiendish plants could well sprout from the bodies of their victims in time, or they might even already exist in some overgrown corner of the Abyss. In this case, the bloom of Lamashtu becomes Rare rather than Unique.