You cause a rose bush to sprout from the chest of a foe, bursting out of its body and wrapping it in thorned vines. The target takes 6d6 piercing damage and 1d6 persistent bleed damage and must attempt a Fortitude save. When the target is no longer taking persistent bleed damage and is no longer encumbered, the rose bush withers away to nothing.
Critical Success The creature is unaffected.
Success The creature takes half damage and no persistent damage.
Failure The creature takes full damage and persistent damage and is Encumbered for 4 rounds.
Critical Failure The creature takes double damage and persistent damage and is encumbered for 1 minute.
Heightened (+2) The initial damage increases by 3d6, and the persistent bleed damage increases by 1d6.
Traits
An action with this trait requires a degree of mental concentration and discipline.
You must physically manipulate an item or make gestures to use an action with this trait. Creatures without a suitable appendage can't perform actions with this trait. Manipulate actions often trigger reactions.
Vegetable creatures have the plant trait. They are distinct from normal plants. Magical effects with this trait manipulate or conjure plants or plant matter in some way. Those that manipulate plants have no effect in an area with no plants.