Seed of the Vengeful Defender – Magic Item for Daggerheart
During a “Lost Mine of Phandelver” run with Daggerheart, I dropped this item in the Neverwinter Woods for my players to find and they had some fun with it several sessions later when fighting the BBEG’s minions. I’ve made a few adjustments since that initial version just for clarity.
SEED OF THE VENGEFUL DEFENDER
An acorn that pulses with a slow, heartbeat-like rhythm.
Single use: You can throw this seed at a point within Close range and spend 1 Hope. A Deeproot Defender erupts from the ground at that point, performing the following actions. Once it succeeds on an action, it takes root and becomes a simple tree.
- Ground Slam: Make a Spellcast roll using your Spellcast Trait against all targets within Very Close range of the Defender. The Defender slams the ground and all targets that it succeeds against must mark a Stress and are pushed back to Close range.
- Grab and Pummel: Make an attack against a single target within Close range. On a success, pull them into Melee range and deal d8+3 physical damage using your proficiency, leaving them temporarily Restrained and Vulnerable.
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