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Cleanse the Eldertree Before the Shadows Take Root - AI-generated fantasy Encounter

Cleanse the Eldertree Before the Shadows Take Root

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Combat EncounterDND5E 2024Party L10 · 5 PCs

Cleanse the Eldertree Before the Shadows Take Root

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Moonlight spills across the Eldertree’s roots as Elenara raises a silver bowl. Blackened anchor-stones pulse at the edge of the circle, and shadows pour from them into the grass. The roots wrench free, the pools begin to spread, and a tall shape steps from the darkest patch with its eyes fixed on Elenara.

Forces

Battlefield Zones

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The Ritual Circle

Silver water, crushed moonstone, and living vines mark the ritual circle around Elenara.

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The Anchor Stones

Three blackened anchor-stones stand among exposed roots at the north, east, and west edges of the clearing.

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The Shadow Perimeter

Shadow pools spread through the grass beyond the roots, leaving only narrow safe paths.

Terrain Levers

  • Disrupt each blackened anchor-stone with an action and a successful DC 16 Arcana, Religion, or Nature check.
  • Silver water burns shadow creatures that enter the ritual circle; a creature can splash one target within 5 feet as a bonus action for 2d6 radiant damage.
  • Cutting a living vine weakens the ritual: the next missed step causes two patches of vegetation to die instead of one.
  • A creature shoved into a shadow pool takes 3d6 necrotic damage and has its speed reduced by 10 feet until the end of its next turn.

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