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'''Wilt''' causes living plants to become limp through loss of water or natural disease, thus drooping and losing their vigour. Following the cantrip's use, cut plants kept in water, such as the one shown here, will die within a day.  There's a 25% chance that a plant rooted in soil will rebound and live.
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'''Wilt''' is a cantrip that induces a state of desiccation in living plants, causing them to lose their vitality, droop, and wither due to water loss or natural ailments. Once the cantrip is employed, cut plants that are normally preserved in water, like the one depicted in the example, will perish within a day.
  
 
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For plants rooted in soil, there is a 25% chance of recovery and survival, with the remaining 75% facing a terminal fate.
  
 
The effect will likewise waste any fruit on the vine, as well as having a 3 in 4 chance of killing a growth pod, keeping it from becoming another plant.  Against [[Animated Plants|animated plants]], such as [[Treant|treants]], [[Strangleweed|strangleweed]], [[Shrieker|shriekers]], [[Violet Fungus|violet fungus]] and the like, the cantrip will '''cause 1-4 [[Hit Points|hit points]]''' of [[Damage (hit points)|damage]].
 
The effect will likewise waste any fruit on the vine, as well as having a 3 in 4 chance of killing a growth pod, keeping it from becoming another plant.  Against [[Animated Plants|animated plants]], such as [[Treant|treants]], [[Strangleweed|strangleweed]], [[Shrieker|shriekers]], [[Violet Fungus|violet fungus]] and the like, the cantrip will '''cause 1-4 [[Hit Points|hit points]]''' of [[Damage (hit points)|damage]].

Revision as of 06:52, 3 October 2023

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Wilt is a cantrip that induces a state of desiccation in living plants, causing them to lose their vitality, droop, and wither due to water loss or natural ailments. Once the cantrip is employed, cut plants that are normally preserved in water, like the one depicted in the example, will perish within a day.

Wilt
Range 10 ft.
Duration permanent
Area of Effect 1 cub. yard
Casting Time 2 action points
Saving Throw none
Level cantrip

For plants rooted in soil, there is a 25% chance of recovery and survival, with the remaining 75% facing a terminal fate.

The effect will likewise waste any fruit on the vine, as well as having a 3 in 4 chance of killing a growth pod, keeping it from becoming another plant. Against animated plants, such as treants, strangleweed, shriekers, violet fungus and the like, the cantrip will cause 1-4 hit points of damage.

See Reversed Cantrips