Reach the Oasis Before the Tide
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Shifting DunesSudden ChannelFalse Lake
Combat EncounterDND5E 2024Party L8 · 5 PCs
Reach the Oasis Before the Tide
Read Aloud
The dunes collapse under your feet as brackish water bursts through the sand. Four shark-faced hunters fan out along the ridges while a towering merrow drags a barbed harpoon through the new channel. The lake ahead reflects a sky that is not yours, and the water is rising fast.
Forces
Battlefield Zones
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Shifting Dunes
Loose sand, waist-high ridges, and poor footing; moving uphill costs extra effort.
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Sudden Channel
A narrow brackish channel cuts through the sand; entering it costs 10 ft of movement.
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False Lake
Still water reflects a different sky; creatures in the water have half cover from the shore.
Terrain Levers
- Cut a dune ridge to flood a zone with brackish water.
- Break a salt-crusted stone marker to reveal a dry path.
- Use the false lake reflection to spot the cult's real position.
- Push a waterlogged skiff into a channel to create half cover.
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