Font of the Dynastic Rebirth
An ancient, cursed stone dais infused with the desperate will of a fallen monarch. The hazard seeks to use any viable living host to reincarnate the spirit of a king who died four millennia ago, bypassing the natural laws of birth and time.
Font of the Dynastic Rebirth
Defenses
Detection
“A circular basin of white marble cracked by time, filled with a shimmering, ethereal gold fluid that never spills over. The air above the basin ripples with the ghostly image of a crown.”
Standard Engagement
A creature capable of bearing children enters the 15-foot radius surrounding the font.
On its initiative, the hazard pulses with golden light. It targets every creature capable of pregnancy within 30 feet. Each target must attempt a DC 21 Fortitude save. On a failure, the creature instantly becomes magically five months pregnant with the spirit of the dead king. This causes the creature to become Clumsy 2 and Enfeebled 1 due to the sudden physical and spiritual weight. On a critical failure, the creature is also Stunned 1. The hazard continues this routine every round until disabled or all targets are impregnated. If a target is already affected, the hazard pulses to 'accelerate' the process, increasing the Clumsy value by 1 each round.
The hazard resets at dawn each day, even if disabled, as the divine decree of the dead king's return cannot be easily broken.
The target's body distends as it gains the physical weight and symptoms of a five-month pregnancy in a single heartbeat. This is a magical polymorph effect.
Affected targets feel the psychic weight of a ruler's responsibilities, making them Enfeebled as their own identity fights for space with the King's echoes.
This hazard does not deactivate once one person is affected. It seeks to fill every available vessel within its range simultaneously to ensure the King's return is absolute.
A creature affected by this hazard moves as if carrying a heavy burden. Their Bulk limit is reduced by 2 and they take a -10 foot status penalty to Speed.
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