Grassland

Grass covers ground that gets too much rain for a desert and too little for a forest. The land is open to the horizon, so a party sees what is coming and is seen in turn. Fire and grazing keep trees out, so burn scars are a season old, and the herds that follow the rain feed the larger animals.

Regional environment Terrestrial (land)

Tropical Dry Temperate Continental

Lowland

Crossing it

Navigate: DC 8
Forage: DC 12
Notice: DC 8

The route is open, so water is the limiting factor.

In play

Long sightlines

Encounter distance is Long unless the grass is high or the ground rolls. Neither side surprises the other on open plain.
High grass

Grass above waist height is lightly obscured and costs no extra movement. A Prone creature in it is Hidden.
Fire runs

A fire started in dry grass spreads 60 feet downwind at the end of each round until rain or a firebreak stops it.

Variations

Prairie

Temperate. Deep soil, grass to the shoulder, and a hard winter.
Steppe

Continental and dry. Short grass, no trees, and 70 degrees between summer and winter.
Flooded plain

Tropical and temperate. Under water for part of the year, and the herds arrive and leave with the flood.

Worlds it occurs on

Terran (Verdant) A rocky world with liquid water, breathable air and a magnetic field to protect them, rare and the cause of most wars.

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