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Driftapple of the Galastra - Magic Item + Galastra Riftworm - Monster
🕑 Added 2023-10-11 10:46:53 +0000 UTC🍎🌀🐛Hey fellow adventurers, gather around, I've got something mystical to share with you all - the tale of the Driftapple of the Galastra and the tiny but remarkable Galastra Riftworm!
You see, there's this wee little worm, the Galastra Riftworm, no bigger than the tip of a gnome’s finger, but oh, don’t be fooled by its tiny size! It's not just wriggling around in the dirt, but it's secretly weaving through the stars and cosmic seas, a teeny-tiny traveler of the great astral wonders.
The world knows not from whence the Galastra came, but tales whispered through ancient trees speak of its birth amidst a cascade of fallen stars, bestowing it with a touch of the boundless astral sea. It slides not just through earth but the veil between worlds, nimble, silent, and unseen.
This lil’ critter, though, has a peculiar fondness for apples. But ah, not to fill its belly like you’d think! When it nibbles on an apple, something magical happens: the fruit inherits a smidge of its astral mystery, turning into what wanderers call a Driftapple.
Imagine an apple, but with the skin gently aglow, showing a soft, twinkling night sky, and where the Galastra has bitten, oh dear friend, you see the vibrant, boundless universe, wrapped up in that sweet fruit. Biting into this celestial apple, you might find yerself whisked away to far-off cosmic groves, starlit and serene.
The Galastra, with its minuscule might, thus crafts keys to unseen worlds, not through formidable spells, but by simply sharing the astral essence it was born under. The mysteries of how such a modest creature can hold such profound power? Ah, perhaps the answer lies unwritten in the stars above or nestled in old tales yet to be spun.
And so, fellow wanderers, keep an eye out on your adventures for a glow amidst the orchards and perhaps, you too shall step into the astral seas, guided by the silent, cosmic journey of the little Galastra Riftworm.
Here’s to the small mysteries that unlock boundless horizons! 🥂🌌🍎
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Driftapple of the Galastra
Wondrous Item, uncommon
The driftapple, transmuted by the galastra riftworm, subtly sparkles with a delicate nightscape. Bites reveal vibrant, cosmic tapestries, opening an astral journey within, making this unassuming fruit a mesmerizing portal to distant, unimaginable realms.
Upon using an action to bite the driftapple and thinking of a specific destination in Wildspace, make a DC 17 Intelligence (Arcana) check. Success takes you and up to five willing creatures within 5 feet to your desired location, while failure launches you to a random point in Wildspace. The apple cannot be used again and loses its magical properties after the bite.
Galastra Riftworm
Tiny beast, unaligned
Armor Class: 12
Hit Points: 5 (2d4)
Speed: 10 ft., burrow 5 ft.
STR 2 (-4)
DEX 15 (+2)
CON 10 (+0)
INT 5 (-3)
WIS 12 (+1)
CHA 3 (-4)
Senses Blindsight 30 ft. (blind beyond this radius), passive Perception 11
Languages understands Deep Speech but can't speak
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
Traits
Astral Burrower. The Galastra can use its bonus action to teleport up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space it can see. Once it uses this trait, it can’t use it again until it finishes a short or long rest.
Bite Transmutation. The Galastra’s bite can convert a normal apple into a Driftapple. The process takes 1 minute, and the worm can’t perform other actions while converting the apple.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 piercing damage, and the target must make a DC 10 Constitution saving throw, taking 10 (4d4) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
