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MAKING THE CAVES A BIT MORE

HABITABLE…

While deep, dark underground areas usually provide

shelter, a stable temperature, and quite often a

source of water they often tend to lack in other

things that living creatures need to thrive. A light

source would be nice, a continual offering of edible

food would be great, and fresh, clean air to breathe

is most desperately needed. But, beyond magic, how

can one acquire such things underground? The an-

swer is fungi.

FUNGAL FESTER-

INGS:

CAVERN HABITAT

Written By:

Dave Woodrum

Contact:

Woodrumworks@yahoo.com

OGL Information:

The Tome Of Arcane Mycology is

published under the Open Game Li-

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All text in this book is designated as

being 100% Open Game Content.

This edition of Fungal Festerings provides six differ-

ent fungal growths that make caves and caverns a bit

more habitable.

Air Maker’s Lichen

Type: Diminutive lichen

Base Coloration: Dark apple green

Markings: Edgings of brilliant blow

Identification: Average DC: 14

Growth Rate: 1d4+4 months

Life Cycle: 1d4+2 years

Growing Season: All year

Grouping: 1d20x50

Habitat: Rocky walls of caverns, caves, mines, and dun-

geons

Environment: Underground (35%)

Cultivation: Difficult DC: 17

Notable Uses/Effects: Environmental

Description:

Considered to be sacred by many a dwarf and human

miner alike, the air maker’s lichen is well named. Colo-

nies of these minute little lichens can be commonly found

growing in underground areas that are both natural or

man made. The air maker’s lichen functions much like a

plant in its ability to take in stale air and convert it back

into much needed oxygen. A patch of 25 or more of these

lichens have enough air converting ability to keep a 100

square foot area continuously oxygen rich. Due to their

known properties these lichens are especially common in

old mines where the lichen was intentionally placed there

by expert herbalists.

A small patch of a dozen air maker’s lichens are typically

sold live on the open market for a value of 2gp.

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Lantern Fairy Amanita

Type: Tiny Gilled Mushroom

Base Coloration: Luminous pale green

Markings: Luminous yellow tinting at edges of cap

and at base

Identification: Average DC: 12

Growth Rate: 2d4 weeks

Life Cycle: 2d6+2 months

Growing Season: All year

Grouping: 2d20+10

Habitat: Mineral rich caves and caverns

Environment: Underground (15%)

Cultivation: Difficult DC: 18

Notable Uses/Effects: Environmental

Description:

This 2 foot tall mushroom softly pulsates with a

strong, illuminating glow. Unlike most forms of

mushrooms the lantern green amanita is more like

a lichen in the sense that the fungi appears to

thrive mostly from the mineral rich rocky floor of

the cavern or cave. The glow of the fungus is quite

strong, with each mushroom emitting an illumina-

tion that is similar in strength to a hooded lantern.

Scholars believe that this illumination comes from

the amanita chemically digesting the surrounding

minerals.

Due to the beneficial glow of the amanita it is

common to find these mushrooms strategically

growing in underground areas inhabited by intelli-

gent creatures. Though their presence is rare on the

open market it is said that a live lantern green ama-

nita can bring as much as 10gp each. A small vial

of the fertile spores normally fetches a price of 5gp

and contains enough spores to successfully grow

around 3 patches of the amanitas.

Cultivation: Very Difficult DC: 24

Notable Uses/Effects: Environmental

Description:

These vividly colored lichens get their name for

more than just their fiery colorations. As the lichen

breaks down the rock of their cavernous homes a

significant amount of heat is produced. Typically a

colony of 16 to 35 lichens can produce enough of

such a heat source to raise the temperature of a 200

square foot area by as much as 15 degrees Fahren-

heit.

Mute Puff

Type: Tiny Puffball

Base Coloration: Deep black to blue at base

Markings: Broad red or yellow streaks edged in

purple

Identification: Difficult DC: 16

Growth Rate: 2d4+5 days

Life Cycle: 1d4+4 weeks

Growing Season: All year

Grouping: 3d20+25

Habitat: Moist caverns with lots of organic debris

Environment: Underground (20%)

Cultivation: Difficult DC: 15

Notable Uses/Effects: Environmental

Description:

When searching deep, moist caverns it is possible

to find “fields” of dark, streaked puffballs. Within

the area of these puffballs one will notice that the

air has an unusually crisp, clean smell. Although

one would think that the otherwise stale cavern air

would be pure and inviting to the lungs, the crisp-

ness is actually caused by the spores of the puff-

balls growing underfoot.

Patches of mute puffs continuously emit fine, mi-

croscopic spores that mute out any other smells or

scents in the surrounding air. As a result, creatures

within 50’ of a expansive mute puff patch are inca-

pable of using a scent (ex) ability to track or locate

prey. Other smaller animals are aware of this and it

is not uncommon to find deep dwelling rodents,

reptiles, and other such creatures making their

nests and lairs within a patch of mute puffs. A

typical mute puff patch is around 30’ in diameter.

Lava Lichen

Type: Tiny Lichen

Base Coloration: Brilliant orange

Markings: Red and/or yellow mottling

Identification: Difficult DC: 19

Growth Rate: 1d4 months

Life Cycle: 1d8+5 months

Growing Season: All year

Grouping: 1d20+15

Habitat: Rich, moist cavern floors and walls

Environment: Underground (15%)

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Rodent Chanterelle

Type: Tiny Vase Mushroom

Base Coloration: Purplish gray

Markings: Black mottling at base

Identification: Difficult DC: 19

Growth Rate: 1d6+2 days

Life Cycle: 1d4+3 weeks

Growing Season: All year

Grouping: 2d20+25

Habitat: Damp corners of caves, caverns, and sew-

ers

Environment: Underground (25%)

Cultivation: Average DC: 14

Notable Uses/Effects: Edible (Animal/Monster)

Description:

Though having a taste that is undesirable to more

cultured humanoids this chanterelle is a common

underground source of food for rats, mice, and

other similar creatures. The pulpy flesh of this

vase shaped mushroom tastes and smells a wee bit

like spoiled chicken, making colonies of these

mushrooms also attractive to various forms of nor-

mal and monstrous insects.

Stew Coral

Type: Small coral fungi

Base Coloration: Dull grayish brown

Markings: Rusty reddish orange tips

Identification: Average DC: 14

Growth Rate: 2d6 months

Life Cycle: 1d4+2 years

Growing Season: All year

Grouping: 2d6+10

Habitat: Near underground streams and rivers

Environment: Underground (10%)

Cultivation: Difficult DC: 16

Notable Uses/Effects: Edible

Description:

These coral shaped fungal growths can normally

be found growing alongside the cavernous banks

of underground rivers and streams. Stew coral is

an edible fungus that reaches a height of 3 feet and

can weigh as much as 60 lbs. The flavor and tex-

ture of stew coral is often compared to that of rab-

bit with just a slight hint of buttery saltiness. True

to its name, intelligent humanoids are often known

to pull chunks of the coral with vegetables, thus

making a bit of a soup, broth, or stew.

Picked and/or cut stew coral has a shelf life of

about 3 weeks. Though mainly savored under-

ground it is possible to find this coral selling in the

market square for a rate of 2sp per 1lb.

ADVENTURE HOOKS:

A Winter’s Retreat:

The local druids have used Billowblowe Cavern as a winter retreat for several generations. Due to the

abundance of lava lichens this deep cavern provides a very comfortable shelter from the seasonal bliz-

zards. As the druids make their way to the cavern with goods for winter, however, they find that their

sacred winter shelter has been taken over by a company of opportunistic miners. A recently discovered

vein of sapphire has lured a local merchant’s interest in Billowblowe Cavern, causing the citizens of

surrounding communities to be torn between the choice of keeping the peace with the local druids or

taking sides with the baron in hopes of bringing vast riches to the otherwise humble region.

Dire Infestation:

The sewers below the city have always seen their fair share of rats and other varmints. In recent times,

however, the number of such critters have risen to alarming levels. The local guards and scholars begin

to investigate the matter as the streets and alleys above become flooded with a multitude of mice and

monstrous rodents. While some concerned citizens blame supernatural causes a few cannot help but to

take notice in the strange, vase shaped mushrooms that are rapidly showing up in the catacombs below.

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