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<blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 6369871" data-attributes="member: 58197">Don't have my PHB in front of me, but my recollection is that the spell takes effect instantly. The saving throws are to determine whether you shake off the effect, or whether you're stuck with it for the next week.The stun effect is a result of choosing Slimy Doom. When you have an entire party unloading on the target, it's pretty well guaranteed to take at least 1 damage every round. (The fact that Slimy Doom also imposes disadvantage on your saving throws against Slimy Doom is just adding insult to injury. Or, in this case, injury to more injury.)Against a monster that's part of a larger encounter, contagion is reasonably balanced. The issue is that it's a legend-killer; use it against a single solo monster and that monster is hosed. Legendary resistance is supposed to prevent such shenanigans, but in this case it fails because the spell doesn't grant an initial save and you have to make three saves to get rid of it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dausuul, post: 6369871, member: 58197"] Don't have my PHB in front of me, but my recollection is that the spell takes effect instantly. The saving throws are to determine whether you shake off the effect, or whether you're stuck with it for the next week. The stun effect is a result of choosing Slimy Doom. When you have an entire party unloading on the target, it's pretty well guaranteed to take at least 1 damage every round. (The fact that Slimy Doom [I]also[/I] imposes disadvantage on your saving throws against Slimy Doom is just adding insult to injury. Or, in this case, injury to more injury.) Against a monster that's part of a larger encounter, [I]contagion[/I] is reasonably balanced. The issue is that it's a legend-killer; use it against a single solo monster and that monster is hosed. Legendary resistance is supposed to prevent such shenanigans, but in this case it fails because the spell doesn't grant an initial save and you have to make three saves to get rid of it. [/QUOTE]

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