Thrashing Tulip Poplar

{ Thrashing Tulip Poplar File:Thrashing Tulip Poplar.png
Difficulty	16
Attacks	reaching attack 2d4 physical, reaching attack 2d4 physical, reaching attack 1d4 physical, launch ammo 1d4 four seasons

{ Thrashing Tulip Poplar File:Thrashing Tulip Poplar.png
Difficulty	16
Attacks	reaching attack 2d4 physical, reaching attack 2d4 physical, reaching attack 1d4 physical, launch ammo 1d4 four seasons
Base level	12
Base experience	360
Speed	16
Base AC	-8
Base MR	66
Alignment	-10 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means)	0 (Not randomly generated)
Genocidable	No
Weight	4500
Nutritional value	1000
Size	huge
Resistances	poison
Resistances conveyed	poison
The Thrashing Tulip Poplar: can survive underwater. does not breathe. cannot pick up items. has no eyes. has no hands. has no limbs. has no head. is mindless. does not eat. (*) is not a valid polymorphable form. is neither male nor female. is normally generated hostile. does not move.

The Thrashing Tulip Poplar, {, is a unique monster that appears in notdNetHack. It is an amphibious plant that is sessile like most other plants, but can still attack at a fairly quick pace.

The Thrashing Tulip Poplar has three polearm-range melee attacks and the ability to fire wooden spikes, and possesses poison resistance.

Eating the Thrashing Tulip Poplar's corpse or tin is likely to convey poison resistance.

Generation

The Thrashing Tulip Poplar is always generated hostile, and is not a valid form for normal polymorph.

The Thrashing Tulip Poplar is encountered at the end of the Black Forest adventure branch.

The Thrashing Tulip Poplar drops The Poplar Punisher upon death if killed in a manner that would ordinarily leave a corpse.

The Poplar Punisher

The Poplar Punisher is an artifact quarterstaff that has +1d4 to-hit and +2d6 damage versus all monsters. When unidentified, it appears as a named "poplar branch".

Origin

The Thrashing Tulip Poplar is based somewhat on the Whomping Willow from the Harry Potter franchise. This may also be the reason that the Black Forest adventure branch contains several weeping willows.

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