Day 12: Oranges
While it’s never been a thing in my home, in other homes folks wake up Christmas Day to discover oranges in their stockings. There are competing ideas about how this custom arose. Probably most of those ideas are true. One idea about Christmas stocking oranges hinges on the fact that oranges can be segmented and shared. It’s like each orange peel holds several little juicy presents.
1E Stats
Some druids know a special ritual. By spending about an hour preparing the proper symbols and materials while chanting hymns to the sun and the trees, the druid infuses the energy of a cure light wounds into a fresh-picked orange. For one day, the orange retains healing power, which is activated when the orange is peeled and segmented (taking one round). The orange will have d4+8 segments. When consumed, a segment restores 2 hit points. Segments must be consumed within 1 turn of peeling. After that, the healing power fades. The ritual can be performed once per day.
5E Stats
Some druids above 2nd-level can cast cure wounds as a special ritual. By spending about an hour preparing the proper symbols and materials while chanting hymns to the sun and the trees, the druid casts the energy of a cure wounds spell into a fresh-picked orange. For one day, the orange retains healing power, which is activated when the orange is peeled (as an action) and segmented (another action). The orange will have d4+8 segments. When consumed, a segment restores hit points equal to the druid’s Wisdom modifier plus the spell slot level of the cure wounds used in the ritual. Segments must be consumed within 10 minutes of peeling. After that, the healing power fades. The ritual can be performed once per day.
