A Series Of Encounters For 5th Edition Dungeons... Apr 2026

Survival, Mystery, Blight Hook: The local druids have gone silent, and the forest is physically "weeping" a black, viscous sap that attracts aggressive, mutated insects. Encounter 1: The Choking Canopy (Combat/Environmental)

The party gains a "Forest Friend" trait in this region, granting advantage on Survival checks to find food or water. A series of encounters for 5th Edition Dungeons...

A shield made from the blackened wood. It grants resistance to Acid damage but weighs twice as much as a standard shield. Survival, Mystery, Blight Hook: The local druids have

The party finds a small, mud-caked hut belonging to Kaelen, a hermit druid who has partially succumbed to the blight. It grants resistance to Acid damage but weighs

A clearing centered around a cracked, obsidian monolith. The "weeping" is strongest here, forming a shallow pool of black sludge. The Boss: A Shambling Mound made of blackened, oily vines.

At the end of every turn, the Stone pulses. Every creature within 30 feet must make a DC 13 Wisdom save or take 1d6 psychic damage as they feel the forest's "grief."