Arrowleaf Balsam Root

Grade: High · Capacity: 1,000 MP · Gathering: Nature DC 20 · Min. work: 3 minutes Classification: Unique Where: Found in the leaf litter and in meadows (tropical climate).

Seasons

SpringSummerAutumnWinter
🔵 some🔵 some🟢 plentiful🟡 scarce

Estimated – Nord gives no seasons. Edit seasons in the frontmatter if you disagree. Abundance sets the quantity die; in tropical climates nothing is fully absent (see Seasons).

Where it is found

EnvironmentSearchd100Where
PlainsHerbs & plants83-84Found in the leaf litter and in meadows (tropical climate).

Property

A deep-rooted plant whose roots carry sharp thorns and store thin ribbons of metal drawn from the soil.

Use: added to wooden arrows or bolts, the ammunition deals an extra 1d4 slashing damage, and keeps it if later turned into magic ammunition. One gathering is enough for a bundle of ammunition (GM decides how many).

Good for: ammunition.

Affinity: archery, sharpness

In this system

A portion of Arrowleaf Balsam Root is an empty vessel that can hold 1,000 MP (MP). It only becomes magical when a character charges it. Unique parts are what a special slot is for.

Based on Nord Games – Foraging, Plains (p. 56) – text rewritten in our own words.