Vortex Ambush
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Broken Entry PlatformsRupture CrossingCore Threshold
Combat EncounterDND5E 2024Party L8 · 5 PCs
Vortex Ambush
Read Aloud
Stone platforms hang above the isle's exposed core as blue ley ruptures snap across the gaps. Four hulking columns of wind surge out of the storm and cut off the path to the threshold. The nearest rupture flares, and the air shoves hard toward the 200-foot drop.
Battlefield Zones
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Broken Entry Platforms
The entry platform is cracked but broad enough for four creatures. Three narrow ledges branch toward the core.
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Rupture Crossing
Four 5-foot ledges cross between 10-foot gaps. Two ley ruptures split the central route.
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Core Threshold
A jagged stone shelf surrounds the largest rupture and overlooks the 200-foot drop to the core.
Terrain Levers
- Ground a vortex elemental against a stone platform to remove Hovering and expose its lightning vulnerability until the end of its next turn.
- A creature adjacent to a ley rupture can use an action to make a DC 15 Arcana or Strength check; on a success, seal that rupture until the start of the next round.
- Shove or lure enemies across broken platforms; a fall deals 6d6 bludgeoning damage and leaves the creature prone on the core's lip.
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