Seedling
MonsterNimble GM Guide · p.71
Open source p.71Garden of Death
Lore check (made w/ advantage for any Dwarf, or anyone who saw the murals): Statue is of Roderic Stoutheart, first human king of the dwarves. Great Great grandfather of the current Queen.
Enormous pitcher plants grow from vines that wrap around the statue. Acid trickles from their mouths flooding the room (2 ft. deep). Touching the acid does damage/round.
Naturecraft/Insight check: Plant matter floats freely on the surface and is unaffected by the acid.
Crown on the statue is made of GOLD and can be removed (priceless, looks important). Climbing the statue is possible, but dangerous. Your choice of reasonable skill checks and consequences!
8 pillars spaced around the perimeter of the room have faces of unknown DWARVES carved into them.
Large stone block in the center of the room (to prepare bodies for burial).
You feel the heavy, thudding footsteps of Rootbreakers (1 for every 2 heroes) and the scratchy voice of a goblin (Pinky): "Hey! Get back here! If you escape He’s going to sacrifice MEEEEEE!!"
You see a pale goblin with a pinkish hue, chasing after a girl, no older than 10 years old, bright red hair. Matches the picture in Marla’s Locket (Ruby).
She runs to the tallest hero, hiding behind them, and sticks her tongue out at Pinky, who stops in his tracks.
Pinky knows enough botanical magic to control the monsters with him in the room, and he will defend himself if attacked, but doesn’t particularly want to come to blows.
He has a Cloak of Lesser Windform. He will use it to flee combat if things get too scary, or will offer it to them in exchange for his own life or information about his brother.
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Peeling Bark.Damage degrades Armor 1 step: H » M» None.
Thorn Seed.(Range 6)
Acid-Flooded Room.Circular Room. A large statue on an ornate, 20 ft.-tall pedestal.
Ceremony Room.Ceremonial weapons and shields hang on the walls (unusable, merely decorative).
Parley With Pinky.A pink goblin, frail and overwhelmingly anxious (literally vibrating).
Pinky is Greenthumb’s assistant.He left his goblin den to learn magic from Greenthumb, but is now afraid Greenthumb will use him as a sacrifice to become a lich.
Fight or Parley?.If the players want to fight, let them fight! But this is also a great opportunity for the players to parley. If they spoke to his brother Sprig in the goblin cave, he’d very much like to hear how he’s doing. If they can come to terms, Pinky has a key to the iron door where Ruby’s sister, Pearl, is being kept. He will give it to the heroes if they can defeat Greenthumb (or right away, if they threaten him).