Southwest of the Blooming Wastes lies an empty stretch of hard-packed stone, from which rises Calamity Ridge -- a sprawling mesa 15 miles long and 200 feet high. Sheltering at the base of the ridge is advised, as the otherwise empty land provides no cover from stalking predators. Legend has it that a tribe of lizardfolk once claimed the mesa but were wiped out by faction miners who descended on the region following rumours of veins of precious metals. Whether the rumours proved false or the veins were exhausted isn't clear, but the region is uninhabited today.
Leads to Tano's Edge.
Calamity Ridge
DM's notes go here.
- Size
- 25 sq. miles
- Terrain
- difficult (walking: 2.5 days)
- Regional Effects
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| When a spell attack misses, it hits a random creature within 5 feet instead |
- Skill Challenges
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| Skills | DC | Notes |
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| Travel | 10 |
| Forage | 17 |
shelter at base of the ridge, water from trickling springs |
| Track | 13 |
| Evade | 13 |
| Survey | 19 |
DC 13 if conducted from atop the mesa. |
- Encounters (CR 4)
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| Roll | Difficulty |
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| d1-d2 | Deadly |
| d3-d4 | Difficult |
| d5-d7 | Easy |
| d8-d20 | None |
- Weather Effects
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| Roll | Description | Effect |
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| d1-d3 | Clear Skies |
No effect |
| d4 | Broken Time |
At the start of each round, the DM rolls a d20. Until the start of the next round, anyone with initiative score greater than or equal to the DM's roll is slowed and anyone lower is hasted. |
| d5 | Magnetic Turmoil |
North moves randomly |
| d6-d7 | Clinging Sand |
Disadvantage on STR checks and saves |
| d8 | Sand Storm |
Heavily obscured; visibility 5ft, disadvantage on WIS (Perception) checks and INT (Investigation) checks |
- Forage Table
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| Roll | Name | Description | Rarity | Value |
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| d1 | Blackfruit Palm |
A short palm tree with fruit similar to mangos that turn black when ripe. |
Rare |
3 GP |
| d2 | Blade Poppy |
A pale red flower with black pistils. Razor-sharp leaves grow vertically around the blossom (1pt slashing). |
Rare |
3 GP |
| d3 | Sand Orchid |
A flowering cactus up to 36" tall, its long fingers curling like an orchid's stalks. The flower is white and bell-shaped. |
Uncommon |
2 GP |
| d4 | Black Sand Mushroom |
A jet black conical mushroom. The soil around it turns jet black. Said to grant visions when ingested. |
Weird |
5 GP |
