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=== Combat ===

Gallows tree zombies hand motionless from the gallows tree, appearing lifeless. When a living creature comes within 100 feet of a gallows tree, the zombies are lowered to the ground and they move to attack.

Gallows tree zombies prefer uneven odds that favor them, so ganging up on an individual is the norm in battle. Slain foes are dragged back to the gallows tree to be devoured or transformed into a gallows tree zombie to replace any that fell in battle.

'''{{Anchor|Spore Cloud}} ([[Ex]]):''' As a free action, once every 1d4 rounds (but no more than three times per day), a gallows tree zombie can breathe a cloud of poisonous, greenish spores in a 5-foot cube directly in front of it. a creature caught in the cloud must succeed on a DC 14 Fortitude save or be slowed (as the slow spell) for 6 rounds. Once minute later, the creature must make another Fortitude save (same DC) or take 1d3 points of Strength damage. The save DC is Constitution-based.

'''{{Anchor|Fast Healing}} ([[Ex]]):''' A gallows tree zombie heals only if it is connected to its gallows tree by its tether-vine.

'''{{Anchor|Tether-Vine}} ([[Ex]]):''' A gallows tree zombie is connected to the gallows tree that created it by a long sinewy vine. This vine can be lengthened to allow the zombie to move up to 100 feet away from the tree. The vine is AC 19 (touch 12) and has 10 hit points. Harming the vine deals no damage to the gallows tree zombie or the tree itself, but if severed, does prevent the zombie from using its fast healing ability.

'''{{Anchor|Tremorsense}} ([[Ex]]):''' Gallows tree zombies can automatically sense the location of anything within 60 feet that is in contact with the same vegetation the zombie is touching.
Alignment	Always neutral +
Challenge Rating	4 +
Environment	Temperate and warm forest, hill, marsh, and plains +
Level Adjustment	— +
Size	Medium +
Title	Gallows Tree Zombie +
Type	Plant +