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## Root of All Evil

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>  <p>Sometimes, a victory in combat against an evil foe will be inexplicably derailed by a blighted, black root, springing from the earth to spirit the villain away just as the finishing blow has been dealt, leaving behind only a freshly burrowed tunnel entrance that caves in after d6 minutes.
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> <p>Delving into the tunnel is the only way to catch up to the retreating Root of Evil, if you move faster then it burrows. When a Root of Evil is defeated, it shrivels and turns to dust, but the tunnel remains. After d20 hours of further descent, daring adventurers will reach its end: the Root of All Evil.
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> <p>The place from which some believe all evil springs is a tangled supermass of dark matter infused with negative energy, reaching out into all material planes, manifesting as the blighted opposite of Yggdrasil – the nexus of a monstrous, twisting network of roots that traverse the earth, absorbing the evil that should by rights have been cleansed and spawning it back into the world, reinvigorated and reshaped.

> ##### Encountering the Root
> When an evil creature is reduced to 0 hp, roll equal to or under the Challenge Rating of  the creature on a d100 for a Root of Evil to appear, acting immediately. Do not roll for creatures with Challenge Ratings lower then 1.

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> ## Root of Evil
>*Huge plant, neutral evil*
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> - **Armor Class** 17 
> - **Hit Points**  115 (10d12 + 50)
> - **Speed** 30 ft., burrow 40 ft.
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>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|20 (+5)|10 (+0)|20 (+5)|1 (-5)|18 (+4)|10 (+0)|
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> - **Skills** Perception +8
> - **Damage Vulnerabilities** radiant
> - **Damage Resistances** cold, bludgeoning, piercing
> - **Damage Immunities** poison, necrotic, psychic
> - **Condition Immunities** all
> - **Senses** darkvision 60 ft.(360 degrees)
> - **Challenge** 7 (2,900 XP)
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> ### Actions
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> ***Grab.*** *Melee Attack:* +9 to hit, reach 20ft., one target. *Hit*: 19 (4d6 + 5) bludgeoning damage. Double damage against evil creatures. Hit targets are grappled. No limit to the number of targets grappled simultaneously. When hit, a non-evil creature must make a DC14 Charisma saving throw or its alignment becomes neutral evil.
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> ***Trash (Recharge 5-6).*** All creatures within 20 feet of the root take 35 (10d6) bludgeoning damage, half on a successful DC15 Dexterity saving throw. 
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> ***Entangling Tendrils.*** All creatures within 60 feet of the root must make a DC15 Strength saving throw or be restrained until the Root is killed.

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> ## Root of All Evil
>*Gargantuan plant, neutral evil*
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> - **Armor Class** 21
> - **Hit Points** 243 (18d12 + 126)
> - **Speed** 10 ft., burrow 10 ft.
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>|STR|DEX|CON|INT|WIS|CHA|
>|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
>|26 (+8)|8 (-1)|25 (+7)|3 (-4)|26 (+8)|18 (+4)|
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> - **Saving Throws** Str +14 Con +13, Wis +14
> - **Skills** Perception +14
> - **Damage Vulnerabilities** radiant
> - **Damage Resistances** cold, fire, lightning, bludgeoning, piercing
> - **Damage Immunities** poison, necrotic, psychic
> - **Condition Immunities** all
> - **Senses** telepathy 120 ft.
> - **Challenge** 13 (10,000 XP)
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>***World of Woe.*** As the Root fills their heads with visions of vilest imaginable deeds, all creatures within 120 feet of it must make a DC18 Wisdom saving throw every round or go insane as per the *confusion* spell. Non-evil creatures must make an additional DC14 Charisma saving throw or their alignment is changed to neutral evil. 
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>***Lure of Evil.*** All evil creatures within 120 feet of the Root are drawn towards it at a rate of 30 feet per round.
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>***Regeneration.*** The Root regains 20 hit points at the start of its turn. If the root is reduced to 0 hit points, its regeneration kicks in on a 5 or 6 on a d6, roll every round. Evil cannot be killed, only defeated.
> ### Actions
> ***Multiattack.*** The Root makes four grab attacks and one absorb attack.
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> ***Grab.*** *Melee Attack:* +14 to hit, reach 120ft., one target. *Hit*: 29 (6d6 + 9) bludgeoning damage. Double damage against evil creatures. Hit targets are grappled. No limit to the number of targets grappled simultaneously.
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> ***Absorb.*** *Melee Attack:* +12 to hit, reach 5ft., 16  targets. *Hit*: 55 (10d10) necrotic damage. Any creature hit takes the damage automatically every round until the Root reaches 0 hit points.
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> ### Legendary Actions
>The Root of All Evil can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below.
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>**Spasm.** The Root of All Evil makes one grab attack.
>**Spawn.** (costs two actions) One CR d12 evil creature appears up to 100 feet away and acts immediately.
>**Sprout.** (costs three actions) One Root of Evil appears and acts immediately.