When brewed as a tea, oloore root acts as a psychedelic drug.
History[]
Oloore root's use as a drug originated in various religious rituals, including those of oracles[1] and druidic cultures, who used it to obtain insights and visions.[3][4][5] Keyleth[6] and Vilya both used oloore root during their Aramentés.[7]
By 812 PD, the upper crust across Exandria had started using the drug recreationally, and, as it is illegal in Tal'Dorei,[2] trafficking and selling this substance was a major source of the Clasp's income.[5][8]
In the Oderan Wilds, the druid Fearne Calloway searched for plants that could be made into a tea that could help Imogen Temult control her dreams.[9]
Properties[]
The imbiber must succeed on a DC 19 Constitution saving throw or experience vivid hallucinations for 1d4 hours. During this experience, the imbiber has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks. If the saving throw failed by 10 or more, the hallucinations become horrific visions and the user gains a level of exhaustion. On a success, they gain an opportunity to cast the Scrying spell once in the next 1d4 hours.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 See Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn, p. 85.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 See Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting, p. 55.
- ↑ See "Talks Machina #10: 'Deadly Echoes'" (TMx10) at 1:01:12.
- ↑ Matt's tweet describing two most common illicit drugs in Tal'Dorei.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 See "Critical Role ComiCon Panal" on YouTube at 26:03. Marisha Ray and Matthew Mercer inform the rest of the cast that oloore root is one of two illegal substances traded in Emon, that the Clasp makes a lot of money from it, and that Keyleth has used it like "an ayahuasca tea" to have a vision.
- ↑ See "Aramente to Pyrah" (1x22) at 2:55:54. Keyleth talks about the ceremony and about the vision she had.
- ↑ See "Aramente to Pyrah" (1x22) at 2:14:36.
- ↑ Matthew Mercer's Reddit comment on oloore root.
- ↑ See "Heart-to-Heartmoor" (3x17) at 2:24:37.