The Living Heart
1
2
3
Heart DaisShifting RimBattlefield Bridge
Combat EncounterDND5E 2024Party L10 · 5 PCs
The Living Heart
Read Aloud
Crystal splits beneath your feet as the altar rises over a widening black abyss. The Nova’s Heart hardens into a towering figure of green-gold light, and its halo of shards turns toward each of you. Beyond the vanished walls, armies flee beneath planar storms as the figure raises one crystalline fist.
Battlefield Zones
1
Heart Dais
The floating altar’s center; the Nova’s Heart hangs above a cracked crystal seal.
2
Shifting Rim
Uneven crystal plates rise and drop around the altar’s rim; the abyss lies beyond.
3
Battlefield Bridge
A narrow bridge of intact crystal leading toward the distant battlefield and fleeing allies.
Terrain Levers
- Shifting panels: moving more than half speed requires a DC 18 Dexterity save or fall prone.
- Widening edge: end your turn within 5 ft. of the abyss and make a DC 18 Dexterity save or fall 20 ft. for 4d6 bludgeoning damage.
- Leyline vents: a creature adjacent to a glowing seam can use an action to vent it, cancelling the next leyline surge in that zone.
- Broken sightlines: a raised crystal slab provides half cover until the next initiative count 20.
Gallery
No images yet. Click to add.
