Drive the Emberbats from the Burning Cedar
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Cedar TrailMarsh EdgeBurning Cedar
Combat EncounterDND5E 2024Party L3 · 6 PCs
Drive the Emberbats from the Burning Cedar
Read Aloud
The cedar canopy bursts open as a dozen flame-nosed bats dive from the smoke. Their wings beat sparks across the trail, and the nearest swarm snaps at the party before wheeling toward the dry branches overhead. The marsh water hisses wherever their embers touch it.
Forces
3xEmberbat SwarmSKIRMISHER
Bites · Echolocation · Keen Hearing
CR1/4
AC12
HP22
Battlefield Zones
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Cedar Trail
A muddy trail through cedar thicket; roots and fallen limbs provide half cover.
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Marsh Edge
A shallow marsh pool with knee-high water and thick reeds.
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Burning Cedar
A dead cedar leaning over the trail, its branches crowded with emberbats.
Terrain Levers
- Wet reed beds count as Difficult Terrain.
- A burning cedar branch can be knocked down with an action, creating a 5-foot square of fire for 1 round.
- Loose peat collapses when a creature takes 10 or more damage there, dropping it prone.
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