Lightning-Struck Tree

Grade: Low · Capacity: 10 MP · Gathering: Nature DC 10 · Min. work: 10 minutes (Unique), 1 hour (Wood), 2 hours (Elemental) Classification: Wood, Elemental (Air), Unique Where: Found anywhere (arid climate).

Parts and processing

PartUsed as
TrunkWood
SawdustElemental (Air)
SapUnique

Seasons

SpringSummerAutumnWinter
🟢 plentiful🟢 plentiful🟢 plentiful🟢 plentiful

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
MountainsOther finds1-10Found anywhere (arid climate).

Property

The blackened remains of a tree hit by lightning. The sap is used.

Good for: an elemental wood stain that guards against all four elements – it is a required ingredient – and lightning items.

Affinity: lightning, elemental, wood

In this system

A portion of Lightning-Struck Tree is an empty vessel that can hold 10 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, Mountains (p. 52) – text rewritten in our own words.