Hyper, Dibs wasn't counting the bonus health and his numbers were off to begin with.
I was counting the bonus health and the numbers weren't off.
Then it is a Plant Creature. It makes a very big difference as to what affects it. Firestorm, Speak with Plants and Plant Control, for example, list both natural and Plant Creatures. Also, the Plant Creature entry explains the difference.
It is a plant, don't know why they had it attack you though. These things are usually slow to anger.
16 base, +2 for having at least 5 Survival, +2 for being a Druid and +2 for Int bonus.
Right, I always forget the skill synergy. Well you know it's a cactus, it's a guardian of the waste, it is a relative to the treant, like the Talmud says it is slow to anger, and when angered it is a fearsome nearly unstoppable juggernaut.
Not sure if she would know but I'll give it to you. It is a Saguaro Cactus. Known as the sentinel and guardian of the Desert. This one in particular was named Jeff.