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Shadowshift FieldHazard 1

Complex Magical 
Source Gatewalkers (Hardcover) pg. 20
Complexity Complex
Stealth +7 (trained) to notice the air and plants wavering and shifting
Description Cross-planar see page from the Oaksteward rebels’ ritual causes shadowy warping effects to strain and damage living creatures in the forest clearing.
Disable DC 17 Arcana (trained) to will the Universe’s hold on the area back into firmness and disable the effect for 1 hour, or dispel magic (1st rank; counteract DC 15) to end the effect permanently
Shadowshift [reaction] (primal) Trigger A character enters the affected area; Effect The hazard rolls initiative as the field of planar warping surges, filling the forest clearing.
Routine (1 action) Each creature in the clearing must attempt a DC 17 Fortitude save as the planar warping threatens to create microscopic tears inside their body. Fey, plant creatures, and druids are unaffected.
Critical Success As success, and the creature is healed by the primal magic, regaining 1d6 Hit Points.
Success The creature is unaffected and immune to the effect for 24 hours.
Failure The creature takes 1d6+3 force damage.
Critical Failure The creature takes 2d6+6 force damage.
Reset This effect continues for 1 day, after which it ends and cannot be triggered again without another ritual.