Breathless Thicket

Trigger A creature that breathes steps within 5 feet of a thicket --- Effect The thicket makes a sinewy leaves Strike against the triggering creature. The hazard then rolls initiative.

If the breathless thicket hits a creature with its leaves, that creature becomes Grabbed by the thicket. Unlike with a normal Grab, the creature isn't Immobilized, but it can't move beyond the reach of the thicket's leaves. A creature can sever a branch by Striking against AC 18 and dealing at least 12 slashing damage. A branch doesn't have the thicket's Hardness, and damaging it doesn't deal damage to the thicket (Escape).

Requirements The breathless thicket has Grabbed one or more creatures that breathe --- Effect The dead flowers of the breathless thicket begin pulling oxygen from its victims' lungs. Each creature grabbed by the breathless thicket takes 4d6 nonlethal bludgeoning damage and must attempt a DC 26 fortitude save. --- Critical Success The creature takes no damage and can immediately attempt to Escape as a free action. Success The creature takes half damage and is Stupefied 1 for 1 round. Failure The creature takes full damage, is stupefied 1 for 1 round, and is Stunned 1. For as long as it's grabbed by the thicket, the creature must hold its breath or suffocate. Critical Failure As failure, but the creature also falls Unconscious and starts suffocating. If it's no longer grabbed, the creature stops suffocating.