Treant

Large, roughly humanoid tree-people that resemble oak trees when still

plant humanoid magical giant forest lawful guardian chaotic-good

Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game

Armor Class	19
Hit Dice	8*
Number Appearing	Wild 1d8, Lair 1d8
Attacks	2 fists (2d6/2d6)
Movement	20'
Save As	Fighter: 8
Morale	9
XP	945
Treasure Type	C

Treants are a race of large, roughly humanoid tree-people. When one stands still with its legs together it cannot be easily distinguished from a normal oak tree. Their leaves are nearly identical to oak leaves, and are green in spring and summer, turning orange, red, or yellow in the fall and winter. A treant’s leaves do not normally fall out in the winter, but as some oaks also retain their leaves into cold weather this may not help in identifying one.

Being actual trees, treants are big, averaging 25 to 35 feet in height and weighing 4,000 to 5,000 pounds. Their language is difficult for most other races to learn, though Elves are known to have an advantage in mastering it. Many treants know Elvish, and some who live near humans learn Common as well.

Special Abilities

Camouflage: Treants are slow to act when potential enemies are nearby, preferring watch them carefully before taking any action. Because of their excellent camouflage treants gain surprise on 1-4 on 1d6.

Animate Trees:

All treants have the power to animate other normal trees in their area; up to two trees can be animated at once, but the treant can release one and animate another if needed. Trees to be animated must be within 180 feet of the treant, and must remain within that range or they will return to their normal state. An animated tree requires a full round to uproot itself before it can move around, and then can move at a rate of just 10’ per round. Of course, if enemies are within reach the animated tree need not be uprooted. If the treant controlling an animated tree is slain or incapacitated, the tree returns to its normal state.

Any character or creature nearby when this happens must save vs. Death Ray to scamper away; those who fail will suffer 2d6 points of damage and will be trapped under the fallen tree. The GM should consider battlefield conditions when deciding on the exact results of such an event.

Other Sources

Old-School Essentials Classic Fantasy

Armor Class	2 [17]
Hit Dice	8 (36hp)
Number Appearing	0 (1d8)
Attacks	2 × fist (2d6)
THAC0	12 [+7]
Movement	60' (20')
Saving Throws	D8 W9 P10 B10 S12 (8)
Morale	9
Alignment	Lawful
XP	650
Treasure Type	C

Giant (18’ tall) humanoids that look like trees. Dwell in forests. Are concerned only with protecting the plants of their home. Speak their own long-winded and circuitous language.

Special Abilities

Distrust fire: And those who wield it.

Surprise: On a 1–3, in a forest, due to being mistaken for a tree. Encounter occurs at 30 yards or less.

Animate trees: Each individual can animate 2 trees (within 60’; may switch trees at will). These fight as treants with movement rate 30’ (10’).

OSRIC

Hit Dice	7-12 (1d6+6 if randomly determined)
Number Encountered	1d20
Attacks	2 (fists)
Damage	See below (depends on HD)
Move	120-ft
Alignment	Chaotic good
Intelligence	Very
XP	7HD: 1,295+8/hp 8HD: 1,600+10/hp 9HD: 2,050+12/hp 10HD: 2,350+13/hp 11HD: 2,750+14/hp 12HD: 3,600+16/hp
Treasure Type	10d4 gems (50%); 2d4 potions (40%)
Size	Large
Frequency	Rare
Lair	10%

Treants are woodland creatures, reclusive to humankind but friendly with other good-aligned creatures of the woods. They resemble humanoid trees: their “arms” and “legs” are not easily seen as such until they begin moving. Treants are vigilant guardians of the woods, despising anyone of evil alignment and all who make reckless use of fire, regardless of alignment.

Special Abilities

Animate trees: Treants can animate 1d2 trees to aid them (see “Tree, Animated”) within a range of 180-ft. Separate experience is not awarded for killing such animated trees.

Cannot be surprised: Treants are never surprised.

Vulnerable to fire: Fire attacks requiring a roll “to hit” gain a bonus of +4, a treant makes saving throws vs fire at -4, and any hit die of damage inflicted upon a treant gains a +1 to its result.

Damage by HD: Damage inflicted by a treant’s clubbing fists is determined as follows: 7-8 HD: 2d8 damage per fist 9-10 HD: 3d6 damage per fist 11-12 HD: 4d6 damage per fist