Section Eight : Advanced Mechanics

SECTION 8: ADVANCED WEEDCRAFT, GROWHOUSE MECHANICS & PLAYER HOMESTEADS

As players gain experience in The High Fantasy, their connection to cultivation deepens. This section provides detailed systems for growing magical cannabis strains, managing and defending homesteads, experimenting with strain alchemy, and building an entire lifestyle around Weedcraft mastery.

8.1. Growhouse System Overview

Players may establish a Growhouse, a customizable base that allows cultivation, crafting, upgrading, and community interaction. It becomes a core mechanic for long-term campaigns, offering a hub for downtime and strategic resource management.

Starting a Growhouse

Requires: A plot of fertile land (DM determined), 50g in tools/seeds, and a successful Weedcraft DC 15
Growhouse types:
- Green Den (Stealth-focused)
- Solar Grove (Magic-focused)
- Trimmertown Lot (Urban, trade-focused)
- Living Grove (Sentient plant companion grows with it)

Growhouse Stats

Each Growhouse has these basic stats:

Yield Cap: Number of plants that can be grown at once
Processing Slots: Number of products you can process/cure simultaneously
Defensive Rating: Resistance to raids/sabotage
Aura: Passive area bonus (e.g., +1 to HC rolls while in the Growhouse)

8.2. Cultivation Mechanics

Grow Cycle Steps

Planting
- Requires seeds, soil, container or terrain type
- Roll Weedcraft (DC 10–20 based on environment)
Veg Phase
- Duration: 1 week (in-game or downtime)
- Optional boost: Apply magical soil, moonlight essence, or strain ritual
Bloom Phase
- Duration: 1 week
- Roll to maintain light/water/nutrients (Weedcraft DC 12–18)
- Success = increased yield or purity
- Critical Success = generate a Strain Spirit Bud
Harvesting
- Players choose:
  - Raw Yield (more product, lower potency)
  - Refined Cut (less product, higher magical potency)
Processing
- Cure in jars, press into wax, bake into edibles
- Each product form requires a tool and DC roll

8.3. Growhouse Upgrades

Players can use gold, rare materials, or favors to upgrade their homesteads. Upgrades are modular.

Upgrade	Effect
Hydro Alchemy Station	Auto-roll Weedcraft with advantage for tinctures
Sunstone Panels	Reduce growth time by 1 day
Living Wall	Adds +5 to Defensive Rating, camouflaged exterior
Clone Lab	Unlocks strain replication and hybrid auto-testing
Spirit Sauna	+1 SP per day to all characters who rest inside
Kief Recycler	Convert failed rolls into concentrate salvage

8.4. Strain Alchemy System

Players can crossbreed or fuse strains to create Custom Hybrids or Experimental Phenotypes.

Crossbreeding Mechanics

Requires: Two unique strains, Clone Lab (or ritual), and a Weedcraft DC 18+
On success: Create a new Hybrid Template with 2 base effects
On failure: Roll on Strain Mutation Table
On crit: Create a Legendary Phenotype—strain may become sentient, mobile, or infused with elemental properties

Example Hybrid Creation:

Skywalker OG (Indica) + Lemon Haze (Sativa)
Result: Dream Zest – When smoked, gain slow fall and advantage on Insight for 1 hour

8.5. Growhouse Events & Threats

Your homestead may be targeted depending on location, upgrades, and campaign arc.

Possible Events:

Pest Invasion: Terphoppers or Sporespawn feed on plants
Smokeless Raid: Must defend the house with traps, allies, or negotiation
Clone Theft: Blackglass agents attempt to steal your genetics
Overgrowth: Your growhouse becomes sentient and demands respect
Strain Spirit Emergence: A legendary plant awakens within the soil

Each event may become a full quest or defense encounter.

8.6. Growhouse Staff & Allies

As operations expand, players may recruit or befriend NPCs.

Role	Benefit
Trimmaster	Reduces time to cure by 50%
Clone Whisperer	Improves hybrid success rate
Guard Golem (resin-based)	Defends from raids, +10 Defensive Rating
Courier Druid	Delivers your product or messages to remote locations
Spiritual Blower	Keeps your smoke wards and terp shields maintained

Optional mechanic: Assign side quests to staff during downtime for passive growth.

8.7. Growhouse Reputation System

As your Growhouse becomes known, it gains Reputation Levels, tracked by the DM.

Level	Title	Effect
1	Sprout	Known locally—+1 vendor price
2	Grow Op	Traders arrive weekly—strain trading unlocked
3	Grove of Influence	Factions may seek alliances
4	Legendary Farm	Your strains begin to influence story events and visions
5	Mythic Origin	The soil sings your name—auto-success on one High Check per day

Reputation can rise through excellence or infamy, depending on actions.

8.8. Homestead Rituals & Lore Integration

Each homestead can host Strain Rituals, unique events that deepen story and unlock power:

Full Moon Curing: Bake a strain under the moon to receive divine guidance
Circle of Lineage: Call on ancestral Growcerers for crafting guidance
Vapor Gateway: Open a portal to the Smoke Plane and barter with strain spirits

Blunt Unity Ceremony: Fuse party members’ energy into a single mega-roll that empowers the group