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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Holy Bovine" data-source="post: 4931518" data-attributes="member: 203">Here's a bunch of diseases I 4e'ified taken from a 3E Dungeon magazine as well as a 3E DCC adventure.  I added ability damage to my games but you can always ignore it and substitute ability check penalties or skill check penalties or whatever.Brainboil    Level 3 DiseaseAttack +5 vs. WillEndurance: Improve DC 24 Maintain 20 Worsen 19The target is curedInitial Effect: 1d4 Wisdom damage And target takes a -2 on all Wis, Int & Cha skill checks. 2nd Stage: Target is dazed at the start of every combat (save ends)3rd Stage: Target attacks nearest creature until slain4th Stage: ComaDripskin Level 5 DiseaseAttack: +6 vs. FortitudeEndurance: Improve DC 25 Maintain DC 21 Worsen 20The target is curedInitial Effect: 1d3 Con damage and the target loses one healing surge2nd Stage: Target gains vulnerability 5 vs. all damage3rd Stage: Target is weakened until cured4th Stage: DeathGreenblight Level 11 DiseaseAttack: +9 vs. FortitudeEndurance: Improve DC 27 Maintain DC 23 Worsen DC 22The target is cured Initial Effect: 1d6 Str damage and the target gains an aura (1) if anyone starts their turn in the aura they suffer a -2 to attacks rolls (save ends)2nd Stage: Anyone within the aura is also attacked by the disease3rd Stage: Target is dazed at the start of each combat (save ends)4th Stage: Target falls into a coma and begins to sprout plant life dying about a week later.Black Fog Level 4 Disease+6 vs FortEndurance 25/20/19Target is curedInitial Effect: 1d4 Wis, target loses one healing surge.2nd Stage: Target must make a DC 10 Wisdom check in order to act in each round otherwise treat the target as stunned.3rd Stage: Target is blind and stunned (save ends).4th Stage: Target is catatonic.Blood Mist Level 5 Disease+7 vs. FortEndurance: 26/21/20Target is curedInitial Effect: 1d4 Con damage, target takes a -4 to all Dex & Cha skill checks.2nd Stage: Target loses two healing surges3rd Stage: target takes a -2 to all attack rolls4th Stage: Target is weakened.Boiling Skin Level 2 Disease+4 vs. FortEndurance: 23/18/17Target is curedInitial Effect: 1d3 Con & 1 Cha damage, -6 to all Cha skill checks.2nd Stage: Target loses 1 healing surge and takes 5 necrotic damage (this damage cannot be healed until the disease is cured)3rd Stage: Target loses 2 healing surges and takes 10 necrotic damage (this damage cannot be healed until the disease is cured)4th Stage: Target loses 3 healing surges and cannot spend surges to heal without magical aid.Brain Itch Level 2 Disease+4 vs. WillEndurance: 22/20/19Target is curedInitial Effect: 1 Int damage, target takes a -4 to initiative rolls and Int based skill checks.2nd Stage: Target starts each combat dazed (save ends)3rd Stage: Target is dazed permanently (no save)Corpse Rot level 4 Disease+6 vs. fortEndurance: 25/21/20Target is curedInitial effect: 1d2 Str, 1d4 Cha damage and target loses 2 healing surges.2nd Stage: Target gains only ½ hp from healing surges.3rd Stage: When target is bloodied he gains 15 ongoing necrotic damage (save ends).4th Stage: DeathDread Twitch Level 3 Disease+5 vs. FortEndurance: 24/19/18Target is curedInitial effect: 1d6 Dex damage and the target loses 1 healing surge2nd Stage: Target’s speed is reduced by 23rd Stage: Target is permanently slowed (this replaces the speed reduction above)Milk Eyes Level 5 Disease+7 vs. FortEndurance: 26/22/21Target is curedInitial Effect: 1d4 Wis, 1d4 Con damage, target loses one healing surge2nd Effect: Target starts each day with 0 action points3rd Effect: Target cannot gain action points and is blindedStiffening Level 6 Disease+8 vs. FortEndurance: 27/23/22Target is curedInitial Effect: 1 Dex damage target’s speed is reduced by 12nd Stage: Target’s speed is reduced by 1 (cumulative with above)3rd Stage: Target starts each combat immobilized (save ends)4th Stage: Target is paralyzed.White Fever Level 6 Disease+8 vs. FortEndurance: 27/22/21Target is curedInitial effect: 1d4 Int damage and target loses one healing surge.2nd Stage: Target suffers a -2 to all attack rolls3rd Stage: Target starts each combat dazed (save ends)4th Stage: Target’s Int drops to 1 and he is catatonic.Withering Level 4 Disease+6 vs. fortEndurance: 25/21/20Target is curedInitial effect: 1d4 Str and target loses 1 healing surge.2nd Stage: Target begins each combat weakened (save ends)3rd Stage: Target takes a -4 penalty to all damage rolls with melee weapons.4th Stage: Death.</blockquote>

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