Watercourse Neutralizer Placement — Silverrun Crossing
Watercourse Neutralizer Placement — Silverrun Crossing
Apply the Watercourse Neutralizer at the polluted bank intake rather than the middle of the fast-flowing stream.
Without pressure: If guards are absent and the party has access to the intake, placing a Watercourse Neutralizer dose takes 10 minutes and requires no check. Under pressure: use one of the following checks to place it within about 2 minutes; a failed attempt costs time, never automatically destroys the watercourse dose.
Nature DC 18
CheckNature DC 18
Critical SuccessThe player locates a concealed backflow route as well; Watercourse Neutralizer takes effect with no disturbance.
SuccessThe character identifies the best root intake and secures the dose.
FailureThe first intake is poorly chosen; another attempt or more time is needed.
Critical FailureThe attempt is noisy and takes additional time; nearby guards may investigate, but the Watercourse Neutralizer is not automatically lost.
Crafting DC 18
CheckCrafting DC 18
Critical SuccessThe placement is efficient and leaves no conspicuous traces for a returning patrol.
SuccessThe bottle is secured and disperses Watercourse Neutralizer into the infected root channel.
FailureThe line slips or clogs; the character must adjust the placement before it begins working.
Critical FailureThe attempt is noisy and takes additional time; nearby guards may investigate, but the Watercourse Neutralizer is not automatically lost.
Afterward: Black film peels away from the western bank and the nearby roots stop pulsing. A prone character can still recover; do not force a hazardous crossing if the roots are reachable from safe ground. The mature central node remains active until the final assault.
Distinct formulas
Only Watercourse Neutralizer works at this feeder intake. It cannot kill individual blightseeds. A Blightseed Antidote dose is a different preparation and does not substitute here. This 10-minute safe / approximately 2-minute pressured procedure is a custom scenario challenge (Nature or Crafting DC 18).