The Spirit in the Roots
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Cracked StumpBroken WagonShattered Canopy
Combat EncounterDND5E 2024Party L3 · 5 PCs
The Spirit in the Roots
Read Aloud
The fallen elk goes still. The cracked stump shudders, black sap boiling through the soil as spectral roots rip free and lash toward you. “The corruption stays sealed,” the spirit groans, and vines coil across the clearing.
Battlefield Zones
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Cracked Stump
Cracked Stump: Necrotic sap bubbles from the roots. A creature that ends its turn within 5 feet takes 1d4 necrotic damage, DC 11 Constitution save for half.
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Broken Wagon
Broken Wagon: Splintered boards and dead elk provide half cover; a creature can climb the wreckage with 10 feet of movement.
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Shattered Canopy
Shattered Canopy: Fallen branches make the ground difficult terrain; moonlight exposes anyone moving through this zone.
Terrain Levers
- A druid can use a herbal poultice or druidic focus as a bonus action, then make a DC 12 Nature check; on a success, Harrowroot has disadvantage on its next attack.
- A character can spend an action at the cracked stump to make a DC 14 Persuasion or Nature check; two total successes reveal Harrowroot’s purpose and allow pacification.
- A creature can cut or burn a spectral vine occupying a space within 5 feet; the vine has AC 11 and 5 hit points, and vanishes when destroyed.
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