Bursting Bloom

You cause a rose bush to sprout from the chest of a foe, bursting out of its body and wrapping it in thorned vines. The target takes 6d6 piercing damage and 1d6 persistent bleed damage and must attempt a Fortitude save. When the target is no longer taking persistent bleed damage and is no longer encumbered, the rose bush withers away to nothing. **Critical Success** The creature is unaffected. **Success** The creature takes half damage and no persistent damage. **Failure** The creature takes full damage and persistent damage and is Encumbered for 4 rounds. **Critical Failure** The creature takes double damage and persistent damage and is encumbered for 1 minute. Heightened (+2) The initial damage increases by 3d6, and the persistent bleed damage increases by 1d6.