Prerequisites: 8th level, Forest Gnome
Some rare Forest Gnomes develop an ability to uplift a simple-minded creature or a plant into a higher state of conciousness. You gain the following benefits.
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Uplift. You learn the Awaken spell. You may cast this spell once per long rest without expending a spell slot. Wisdom is your spellcasting modifier for this spell.
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Stoned Ape. When you cast the Awaken spell, you may replace the normal material component with an Insight mushroom collected with your Natural Mycologist trait, which is consumed in the process.
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Symbiose. When you cast the Awaken spell, you may target a mushroom created with your Natural Mycologist trait. It becomes a Tiny humanoid (fungoid) creature, and gains traits and stats associated with it’s type. You must use an Insight mushroom as the material component for this casting of Awaken.
- While the mushroom is charmed, you have a telepathic link with it as long as you are on the same plane of existence. You can use this telepathic link to issue commands to the creature while you are conscious (no action required), which it does its best to obey. You can specify a simple and general course of action, such as “Attack that creature,” “Run over there,” or “Fetch that object.” If the creature completes the order and doesn’t receive further direction from you, it defends and preserves itself to the best of its ability.
- While the mushroom is charmed, you can use your action to take total and precise control of the mushroom. Until the end of your next turn, the creature takes only the actions you choose, and doesn’t do anything that you don’t allow it to do. During this time, you can also cause the creature to use a reaction, but this requires you to use your own reaction as well.
- When the charmed effect expires, these effects expire as well. The mushroom gains free will, and may choose to do as it pleases. Its opinion of you will be based upon its experience under your control, and it may decide to continue to follow you.