Black Desert

A subtropical biome

The black desert is a deadly place. Its black sand - created by a large obsidian deposit - heats up immeasurably under the merciless sun. Far away from the sea and shielded by mountains, rainfall is a rarity. The prevailing absence of water and the high temperatures during the day result in reduced flora and fauna. When rain does fall, it is all the more intense and leads to a blossoming of the desert.

On the other hand, sandstorms and mirages are not uncommon. The sand makes crossing the desert an arduous and tedious undertaking, especially with the lack of shade and the temperature fluctuations between day and night. The air and sand temperature drops abruptly at night, and there is even frost in exceptional cases.

3 hazards
- Sandstorm
- Monsoon
- Magical Mirage
13 creature statblocks
- Mirage Incarnation
- Rolling Desert Shrub
- Desert Ibex Doe
- Desert Ibex Ram
- Living Rock
- Living Boulder
- Sandworm Larva
- Young Sandworm
- Adult Sandworm
- Black Cave Scorpion Brood
- Black Cave Scorpion
- Young Black Cave Scorpion
- Venom Breath Vulture
4 plants
- Glowing Starball
- Rainbow Flower
- Shrinking Thorn Plant
- Rolling Desert Shrub
4 items
- Potion of Hopefulness
- Sandworm's Edge
- Black Scorpion Stinger
- Black Scorpion Armor
2 conditions
- Heatstroke
- Hopeful
Weather TableSome weather effects might alter mechanics.
4 encounter tables
- Encounters 4 players level 1-3
- Encounters 4 players level 4-6
- Encounters 4 players level 7-9
- Encounters 4 players level 10-12
2 battlemaps
18 pages

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