[Botany] Item - Hand Pistil

Roughwhistle flowers are carefully cultivated with druidic magic into a weapon form. Such weapons are commonly found among remote druidic conclaves where wood for javelins and spears are rare, typically in prairies or deserts.

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Hand Pistil
Weapon (hand crossbow), uncommon (requires attunement)

This weapon does not require ammunition; it grows and shoots small seed pellets instead. It has 3 charges for the following properties and regains 1d3 expended charges at the end of a long rest, or when exposed to sunlight over the course of a short rest. 

Thorn Seed. When you hit a target with this weapon, you can expend a charge and deal an additional 1d4 piercing damage to it. 

Vine Seed. When you hit a target with this weapon, you can expend a charge and cause the seed to sprout. The target's speed is halved until the end of its next turn.