Level Up (A5E) Do you lose the benefits when you cure Umamish Infection?

[Verall]

Pg 133 of the planestriders journal lists a new disease the Umamish Infection.

It has 4 stages and as it gets progressively worse it also transforms the host granting some benefits.

Do you think the cure would remove the benefits as well?

 

[Toan Li]

I would definitely say yes. The description of each stage explains how the parasite causes the beneficial properties.When cured, the "infestation withers away" which doesn't sound like it could enhance any ability scores.
However, if a permanent poison and disease immunity could be so easily bestowed, Umamish could totally be used medically.

 

[Verall]

I would definitely say yes. The description of each stage explains how the parasite causes the beneficial properties.When cured, the "infestation withers away" which doesn't sound like it could enhance any ability scores.
However, if a permanent poison and disease immunity could be so easily bestowed, Umamish could totally be used medically.

I’m inclined to agree with you, I think the poison immunity would definitely be gone as the Umamish is acting as an organ an is now dead.
What about btw stat bonuses? I’m not entirely sure that changes to your bulk and nervous system could just wither away?

 

[Toan Li]

As the mushrooms intertwine with a substantial amount of muscle tissue, the infected creature increases its Strength and Constitution scores (and maximum scores) by 2.

As the mushrooms wither, they would do nothing to enhance the muscles they have intertwined with.

At the third stage of the infection the umamish fully integrate into their host’s nervous system. The infected creature increases either its spellcasting ability score (or Dexterity score if cannot cast spells) and its maximum by 2.

A dead parasite integrated with one's nervous system is more likely to cause harm than good.

As I see it, curing the disease kills the parasite and the body's own systems would destroy any withered remnants within.

 

[Verall]

As the mushrooms wither, they would do nothing to enhance the muscles they have intertwined with.


A dead parasite integrated with one's nervous system is more likely to cause harm than good.

As I see it, curing the disease kills the parasite and the body's own systems would destroy any withered remnants within.

Yeah fair, disappointing but fair.

 

[Selganor]

There's nothing that keeps a motivated necromancer (or biomancer?) from experimenting with the remains of the parasite to keep its positive effects active while possibly also controlling the negative effects of the parasite...

OK, maybe morals, decency or other things that people willing to research things that others shy away from might not have anymore

 

[Verall]

There's nothing that keeps a motivated necromancer (or biomancer?) from experimenting with the remains of the parasite to keep its positive effects active while possibly also controlling the negative effects of the parasite...

OK, maybe morals, decency or other things that people willing to research things that others shy away from might not have anymore

lol, I’m scouring the resources at the moment to find immunity to charmed, that would negate the worst of the disease so I would t need to cure it