Tree Roots A 3D model
Tree Roots A from the Poly Haven Props pack in TerrainTale's library. Place or scatter it outdoors; it stands on the terrain wherever you put it.
- Folder
- Trees, rocks and nature
- Pack
- Poly Haven Props
- Author
- Poly Haven
- Licence
- CC0 1.0 (public domain)
- Size
- 5.5 ft by 2.5 ft, 6 in tall (covers about 1 by 1 squares)
- Format
- GLB (binary glTF 2.0)
- File size
- 509 KB
About this model
A low spread of dark exposed roots fanning out from where a trunk once stood, coated in damp earth and moss. It covers about 5.5 ft by 2.5 ft and stays only half a foot high, roughly one square of tangled ground.
It belongs at the foot of large trees, in old forest clearings or on a crumbling riverbank. Combine it with stumps and bushes to make a woodland floor that looks earned rather than painted. A DM can mark it as difficult terrain or a place where a small creature burrows beneath the roots.
Ideas for the table
- Giant centipedes nest among the roots, and they boil out when the party sets up camp nearby.
- A spriggan disguises itself as part of a root spread until someone steps too close.
- A hollow beneath the roots hides a druid's stash of healing herbs.
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