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|special8={{Anchor|Hearth Mushroom}}
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|specialtext8=A Polly may spawn a special mushroom called a ''hearth mushroom'' in which it stores a portion of its life force. A newly spawned hearth mushroom requires 1 hour to plant and takes a number of days to mature equal to 20 minus the Polly's character level, to a minimum of 1 day, and requires the Polly to invest 1,000 XP into its growth. A Polly may have multiple hearth mushrooms, to a maximum of 1 per character level. The hearth mushroom is the same subspecies as the Polly that spawned it, and looks for all intents and purposes like an ordinary mushroom of See [[SRD:Small Size|Small]] size. A hearth mushroom has half the [[SRD:Hit Points|hit points]] of the Polly that spawned it and an AC of 6 + the #The Polly's [[SRD:Natural Armor|natural armor]] score. :A polly can establish a mental link with any of its hearth mushrooms as long as they are within 10 times their usual [[SRD:TelepathyHearth Mushroom|telepathy]] range (normally 1,000 feet). The Polly can cast its senses and its [[SRD:Telepathy|telepathy]] trough a linked hearth mushroom to observe anything around it as though it was their own body. As such, Polly communities often put their hearth mushrooms together in one hidden spot so they can communicate telepathically with each other through their hearth mushrooms. :If a polly has an ability to release spores, it can do so with a linked hearth mushroom as well (see Polly Subspecies below). :If the polly [[SRD:Dead|dies]] within 1,000 feet per character level of a fully matured hearth mushroom, the hearth mushroom will grow into the polly's new body over the course of 1d10 days, consuming the mushroom in the process. A [[SRD:Dead|deadHearth Mushroom]] polly can similarly be returned to life by being brought into the radius of one of its hearth mushrooms as long as the number of days since its death is less than half its character level. After this period, the dead polly's hearth mushrooms will all diebelow for more information.
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==== {{Anchor|The Polly's Hearth Mushroom}} ====
The ''hearth mushroom'' is the Polly race's closest-kept secret, and is one of the reasons why Pollies as a species have survived quietly for so long. By expending a portion of their lifeforce, a Polly can spawn a mushroom of the same species as them. Unlike their true body, this hearth mushroom is stationary and of [[SRD:Small Size|Small]] size, permanently affixed to its location like an ordinary mushroom. A hearth mushroom has half the [[SRD:Hit Points|hit points]] of the Polly that spawned it and an AC of 11 + the Polly's [[SRD:Natural Armor|natural armor]] value. Spawning a hearth mushroom requires 1 uninterrupted hour and a component of 1,000 XP, after which the mushroom takes a number of days equal to 20 minus the polly's character level to mature to a fully grown state.
Hearth mushrooms are named such because they often indicate the place where the polly feels most at home. They are generally placed in well hidden areas and closely guarded. Though hearth mushrooms are not sentient, they are highly receptive to their owner's [[SRD:Telepathy|telepathy]], allowing pollies to communicate with their hearth mushrooms over a distance of 50 times their normal [[SRD:Telepathy|telepathy]] range (standardly 5,000 feet, or about 1 mile). When a polly is in range of its hearth mushroom, it can cast its senses and its [[SRD:Telepathy|telepathy]] through the hearth mushroom to observe anything around it as though it was their own body. As such, two polly can communicate with one another over large distances provided both are in range of their hearth mushrooms and those hearth mushrooms ar within the standard [[SRD:Telepathy|telepathy]] range of 100 feet of one another.
A polly may choose to release its fungal spores from a hearth mushroom in range (see [[#Polly Subspecies|Polly Subspecies]] below).
If a polly [[SRD:Dead|dies]] within telepathic range of its hearth mushroom, the hearth mushroom will grow into the polly's new body over the course of 1d10 days, consuming the mushroom in the process. A [[SRD:Dead|dead]] polly can similarly be returned to life by being brought into the radius of its hearth mushroom as long as the number of days since its death is less than half its character level. After this period, the dead polly's hearth mushrooms will all die.
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