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Dense Jungle

Environments Designed by Bomblus
Tier
1
Type
Traversal
Difficulty
11
Impulses
Feed on the unprepared remain untamed conceal those within

Environment overview

A lush, tropical jungle teeming with life and dangers

Potential adversaries

Beasts (Giant mosquitoes, Glass snake) Carnivorous plants (Tangle Bramble Swarm, Grasping Plant, Spitter Plant)

Features

Passives

passive
  • Heavy Vegetation - Passive

    Passing through the jungle uses a Progress Countdown (10). It ticks down when the PCs make an action roll to safely move through the overgrown plantlife. When the countdown triggers, the party has emerged from the jungle.

    Questions
    • What rare flora sprouts from the ground?
    • What sounds reverberate throughout the thicket?
  • Hotbed For Diseases - Passive

    A PC that marks HP while passing through the jungle must make a Knowledge Reaction Roll at their next rest to properly treat their wounds and avoid catching an illness. On a failure, the PC must mark 1 Stress and can only use 1 downtime move this rest.

    Questions
    • What symptoms does the afflicted PC develop?
    • What scenes play out in their delirious mind?

Actions

action
  • Suspicious Screams - Action

    A vaguely humanoid sounding scream resounds from nearby.

    Questions
    • Is the sound made by a person in danger, a wild bird, or a cunning predator mimicking its prey?
    • Who or what else is drawn in by the noise?
  • Monkey Business - Action

    A troop of mischievous apes attempts to steal something from a PC. The PC must succeed on an Instinct Roll to notice the hairy thieves or lose an item of the GM's choice as the monkeys begin climbing up the trees to a Close distance. The PCs must complete a Progress Countdown (4) to catch the thief or convince it to return the stolen property.

    Questions
    • What does one of the monkeys do with the stolen item?
    • Are they willing to trade for returning the item?

Reactions

reaction
  • Aim For Those Bushes - Reaction

    When a PC fails an action while at a large height, such as when climbing a tree, you can spend a Fear to summon a Tangle Bramble Swarm on the ground below them and have them fall in Melee range of it. They don't take any damage from the fall, but the Swarm immediately takes the spotlight.

    Questions
    • How does the PC feel in the moments between an assumed safe landing and the realization?
    • What other prey has previously fallen victim to the ravenous swarm?

About this environment

The grasping plant and the spitter plant noted in the potential adverseries are both homebrewed enemies.

Dense Jungle

Tier 1 Traversal

A lush, tropical jungle teeming with life and dangers

Impulses: Feed on the unprepared, remain untamed, conceal those within

Difficulty: 11

Potential Adversaries: Beasts (Giant mosquitoes, Glass snake), Carnivorous plants (Tangle Bramble Swarm, Grasping Plant, Spitter Plant)

Features

Heavy Vegetation - Passive - Passive: Passing through the jungle uses a Progress Countdown (10). It ticks down when the PCs make an action roll to safely move through the overgrown plantlife. When the countdown triggers, the party has emerged from the jungle.
  • What rare flora sprouts from the ground?
  • What sounds reverberate throughout the thicket?
Hotbed For Diseases - Passive - Passive: A PC that marks HP while passing through the jungle must make a Knowledge Reaction Roll at their next rest to properly treat their wounds and avoid catching an illness. On a failure, the PC must mark 1 Stress and can only use 1 downtime move this rest.
  • What symptoms does the afflicted PC develop?
  • What scenes play out in their delirious mind?
Suspicious Screams - Action - Action: A vaguely humanoid sounding scream resounds from nearby.
  • Is the sound made by a person in danger, a wild bird, or a cunning predator mimicking its prey?
  • Who or what else is drawn in by the noise?
Monkey Business - Action - Action: A troop of mischievous apes attempts to steal something from a PC. The PC must succeed on an Instinct Roll to notice the hairy thieves or lose an item of the GM's choice as the monkeys begin climbing up the trees to a Close distance. The PCs must complete a Progress Countdown (4) to catch the thief or convince it to return the stolen property.
  • What does one of the monkeys do with the stolen item?
  • Are they willing to trade for returning the item?
Aim For Those Bushes - Reaction - Reaction: When a PC fails an action while at a large height, such as when climbing a tree, you can spend a Fear to summon a Tangle Bramble Swarm on the ground below them and have them fall in Melee range of it. They don't take any damage from the fall, but the Swarm immediately takes the spotlight.
  • How does the PC feel in the moments between an assumed safe landing and the realization?
  • What other prey has previously fallen victim to the ravenous swarm?

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