V9: Shroomkin

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Shroomkin
Description		Shroomkin are sentient humanoid mushrooms that come in a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes. Shroomkin love company but their contributions can vary from symbiotic to parasitic.
Roleplay Inspiration		I want to wear a big mushroom cap. I want to reflect my specific type of mushroom. I want to have spores that affect friend and foe, either psychologically or physically.
Playstyle		Hybrid, Support, Crowd Control, Shield User, Melee
Class Identifier		Mushroom Cap or otherwise be clearly identifiable as a Mushroom person to other players.
Weapons		Dagger, Short, Long, Magic Staff
Shields		Up to Medium
Armor		None
Garb Bonus		Choice of Garb Bonus Curio. +1 use if Superior Garb Bonus.

Monster Abilities You always get these abilities when you play this monster. Your monster level may increase the amount of uses you receive. Text in italics represents flavor suggestions for the associated abilities. They have no functional impact on gameplay.		Synthesize - ⬗ Mulch - (Unlimited) Synthesize - Innate - Level/Life ♻10 Bisporigera Spores - Suppression Bolt - 1 Ball/Level Deathcap Spores - Contagion (Other) - 1/Refresh ♻30 Psilocybe Spores - Berserk (Other) - 1/Refresh ♻30 Cordyceps Spores - Undead Minion (Other) - 1/Refresh ♻30 Chaga Powder - Heal (Any) - 1/Life ♻10 Mycelium - Mend (Any) - 1/Life ♻10

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Extra Clarifications

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List of Monster-Specific Abilities

Berserk
Simple Summary	Berserk: Incant "Anger builds within thy veins" x3. Target’s weapons become armor breaking and shield crushing. While within 20ft of an enemy, they can’t move more than 20ft away unless forced by magic or unable to strike or reach that enemy. Bearer does not have to pursue enemies who run away.
Available to	Bard, Barbarian, Druid, Monster (Shroomkin, Werewolf)
Type	Enchantment
Range	5ft (Other) - Bard, Druid, Shroomkin 5ft (Any) - Barbarian 5ft (Self) - Werewolf As Trait - Berserker Barbarian
Incantation	"Anger builds within thy veins" x3
Effects	Enchantment Effect: Bearer’s wielded melee weapons are Armor Breaking and Shield Crushing. While within 20ft of a living enemy, the bearer cannot knowingly move more than 20ft away from them. If any of the following are true, then this limitation can be ignored: the bearer is moving to engage another living enemy within 20ft; the bearer is forced by another effect (Fear, Shove, etc.); there is no path the bearer could take to move to the enemy without leaving 20ft or crossing impassable/hazardous terrain (real or in-game); the enemy becomes unable to be affected by melee attacks (Flying, Frozen, Insubstantial, etc.);
Other Details	The bearer does not need to follow if the target moves away from the them.

Contagion
Simple Summary	Contagion: Incant "May thou bear this plague unto all" x3. Bearer is Fragile and their melee attacks are Wounds Kill.
Available to	Wizard, Monster (Shroomkin)
Type	Enchantment
Range	5ft (Other)
Incantation	"May thou bear this plague unto all" x3
Effects	Enchantment Effect: Bearer is Fragile and their wielded melee weapons are Wounds Kill.
Other Details	This enchantment cannot be willingly discarded.

Heal
Simple Summary	Heal: Incant "The white light of healing hath healed thee" x5 to remove target's wound
Available to	Archer, Druid, Healer, Paladin, Monk, Scout, Curios, Monster (Shroomkin, Unicorn)
Type	Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range	5ft (Any) - Druid, Healer, Paladin, Monk, Scout, Curios 5ft (Other) - Unicorn Self - Archer
Incantation	"The white light of healing hath healed thee" x5
Effects	Immediate Effect: Target restores a wound.

Innate
Simple Summary	Innate: Incant “Innate” to instantly recover an ability with ♻10. You can use this while Resting or Insubstantial, unlike most incants. If you do it while Resting, you can add 10s towards longer Rest timers.
Available to	Bard, Druid, Healer, Wizard, Monster (Shroomkin)
Type	Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range	Self
Incantation	"Innate"
Effects	Immediate Effect: Caster restores one use of a single ability with ♻ up to ♻10. If the caster is Resting, they instead add 10 seconds towards the rest timer of a single ability. This cannot be used to restore or contribute rest time towards recovering Confidence.
Other Details	Innate can be used while Resting without ending it. Innate can be used while Insubstantial. Innate can only restore or contribute time towards restoring abilities. It cannot affect resistances or other non-ability effects such as the Rest at Base options.
V8 Transition Note:	Innate is a verbal, not a meta-magic.

Mend
Simple Summary	Mend: Incant "I make this item whole again" x5 to mend a broken or damaged weapon or shield, or restore one point of armor to a hit location.
Available to	Archer, Bard, Druid, Healer, Scout, Wizard, Curios, Monster (Shroomkin)
Type	Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range	5ft (Any)
Incantation	"I make this item whole again" x5
Effects	Immediate Effect: Choose one at the time of cast: Restore a weapon, shield, or other item carried by the target. Restore 1 point of armor to a single hit location. Must declare which hit location.
Other Details	Caster may hold the item to be affected without taking up a free hand.
V8 Transition Note:	Mend targets the player, not the item being restored.

Mulch
Simple Summary	Mulch: Incant "Mulch" within 30s of killing an enemy or witnessing an ally bearing one of your enchantments kills an enemy within 50ft of you - restore a use of a ♻10 ability.
Available to	Druid, Monster (Shroomkin)
Type	Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range	Self
Incantation	"Mulch".
Prerequisites	Can only be used within 30s of killing an enemy or witnessing an ally bearing one of your enchantments kill an enemy within 50ft.
Effects	Immediate Effect: Caster restores one use of a ♻10 ability.
Reminder	This can only be used once per triggering moment. Innate is a ♻10 ability.

Suppression Bolt
Simple Summary	Suppression Bolt: Incant "The power of suppression is mine to evoke" x2 to prime a purple spellball. It’s Weapon Destroying and Armor Breaking. It applies an engulfing Suppressed effect for 30s.
Available to	Wizard, Monster (Shroomkin)
Type	Spellball
Range	Strike
Material Components	Purple Spellball
Incantation	"The power of suppression is mine to evoke" x2
Effects	Immediate Effect: Damage, Armor Breaking, Weapon Destroying. Status Effect: Players struck are Suppressed for 30s. Engulfing.

Undead Minion
Simple Summary	Undead Minion: Incant "By the power of my will, arise my minion" x3. If the bearer was dead, they're revived. You can cast Raise Dead (Unlimited) on the bearer. The bearer does not become Severed for moving more than 20ft from they died, but can't be revived in any other way. Bearer is either Cursed and Suppressed or Cursed and cannot aggress with melee weapons.
Available to	Anti-Paladin, Healer, Monster (Shroomkin)
Type	Enchantment
Range	5ft (Other)
Incantation	"By the power of my will, arise my minion" x3
Effects	Immediate Effect: If the target is dead, they are first affected as per Raise Dead. Enchantment Effect: The caster of this enchantment gains Raise Dead (Unlimited) that can only be used on the bearer of this enchantment. The bearer does not become Severed for moving more than 20ft from where they died, but they can only be revived by the Raise Dead ability.
Other Details	This enchantment can be cast on dead players. This enchantment remains active while the bearer is dead. This enchantment cannot be removed by the bearer. It is only removed by respawning. The caster may not have more active Undead Minion enchantments than they have maximum uses of the ability.
Reminder	If the bearer is Severed, the bearer cannot be revived.

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Trivia

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Photo Gallery

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  Photo by Ashe_Shots (Instagram) of the Kingdom of Rising Winds.

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  Photo by Bramble of the Kingdom of Rising Winds.

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  Photo provided by Psylocyte of the Kingdom of the Nine Blades.

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  Example 4

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  Example 5