Globe palm
Globe plams or retch plants are a type of tree found in warmer climes in the Flanaess, also notably in the Barrier Peaks[1] and Valley of the Mage[2].
Description
Globe palms look like mundane palm trees.[3][4][5]
They are tall and slender[1]. Amongst fronds at the top of the tree are coconut-sized globe-shaped fruit. The fruit are "blue, violet, or lilac,"[1][3][4][5] and are "membranous and taut."[3][4][5]
The interior of the globe fruit is a "sticky, foul" fluid. Walking beneath the palm or any kind of solid contant with the palm, or shaking it, will cause globes to fall and the tight skin of the globe to burst. In tnterior fluid splashes everything within a 5ft area of where it falls. The "juice" of the globe fruit is absolutely nauseating, causing victims splashed with it to vomit for three rounds, and to continue to feel ill for an hour afterward, being weak (halved STR).
The only way the sticky foul-smelling juice can be cleansed from persons or objects is with some sort of alcohol (including the "drinkable types"[5] like "wine, beer, brandy, etc").[1][3][4][5]
See Also
Appearances
Globe palms are notable for first being found in Expedition to the Barrier Peaks along with all sorts of other "alien" plants and creatures.[1]
References
Notes
Citations
- ↑ a b c d e S3 Expedition to the Barrier Peaks (1980), p.14, and illustration #39.
- ↑ WG12 Vale of the Mage (1990), p.16.
- ↑ a b c d Monster Manual II (1983), p.106.
- ↑ a b c d MC11 Monstrous Compendium Forgotten Realms Appendix 2 (1991), s.v. Plant, carnivorous.
- ↑ a b c d e Monstrous Manual (1993), p.291-292.
Bibliography
- Beach, Tim. Doug Stewart, ed. Monstrous Manual. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1993. Item code TSR2140. ISBN 1-56076-619-0
- Cook, David, Jeff Grubb, Roger E. Moore, Skip Williams, et al. MC11 Monstrous Compendium Forgotten Realms Appendix 2. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992. Item code TSR2125. ISBN 1-56076-111-3
- Gygax, Gary. S3 Expedition to the Barrier Peaks. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1980. Item code TSR9033.
- Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual II. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1983. Item code TSR2016.
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| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Globe Palm {Retch Plant} | Monster | MC11 - Forgotten Realms Appendix 2 | Insert (Plant, Carnivorous) | |
| Globe Palm {Retch Plant} | Monster | S1-4 Realms of Horror, Adventure Booklet | 51, 52 | |
| Globe Palm {Retch Plant} | Monster | S1-4 Realms of Horror, Illustration Booklet | #3-44 | |
| Globe Palm {Retch Plant} | Monster | Expedition to the Barrier Peaks: Original Adventures Reincarnated #03, D&D 5e | 34, 36, 84, 110, 112, 160, 212, 214, 292, 356 | |
| Globe Palm {Retch Plant} | Monster | S3 Expedition to the Barrier Peaks, Adventure Booklet | 12, 14 | |
| Globe Palm {Retch Plant} | Monster | S3 Expedition to the Barrier Peaks, Illustration Booklet | #39 | |
| Globe Palm {Retch Plant} | Monster | WG12 Vale of the Mage | 16 | |
| Retch Plant {Globe Palm} | Monster | Reference | SEE Globe Palm (Retch Plant) |