Cedar Blightnode Finale — GM Checklist

Boss Battle Run Sheet

• Confirm party level and size; adjust roster if not five level-3 PCs.
• Record water treatments separately: Moonpetal Tarn / Silverrun Crossing / Goldfen Mere.
• Apply 0–2 pre-severed conduits from completed treatments; third provides exposed-core knowledge.
• Place one Large node token in the central basin and two rootling defender tokens on opposite flanks.
• Place three accessible conduit markers; track intact / severed.
• Track boss HP (95), Splinter Pulse cooldown, and reveal core at 47 HP or two severed conduits.
• Check possession of seed-neutralizer; water antidote cannot substitute.
• Run victory: 2 adjacent Interact actions with exposed seed OR boss at 0 HP followed by eventual neutralization.
• Record which defenders survived; no reinforcements unless separately budgeted.
• Report node, each water site and residual contamination separately; award encounter XP once.