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<blockquote data-quote="BriarMonkey" data-source="post: 5643429" data-attributes="member: 95387">As I work toward putting a campaign together, one of the ideas I've been toying with is that of Taint, or corruption if you will.&nbsp; Namely, a specific forest within the world is extremely corrupt and those who venture there are never the same - some die, some go mad, while others bear the scars and afflictions of a land beyond hope.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; The e3.5 version of the Unearthed Arcana (UA) had some ideas on how to work with Taint, as well as the impact of that upon a character.&nbsp; Similarly, they had a couple prestige classes that were able to actually make use of Taint.&nbsp; And while the ideas had some interest to them, I felt they were somewhat, well, lacking.&nbsp; Mechanically, Taint was a penalty to both a character's Constitution and Wisdom, while also causing changes in appearance.&nbsp; The mechanics didn't go beyond this, nor did options.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; So, as I look at various Google hits, and try to look through other systems, I am at a loss.&nbsp; Hence, I figured I would see if this audience had any ideas or suggestions.&nbsp; Does anyone know, have, or have used, a good system for modeling the corruption that could afflict one as they become Tainted?&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; (And while the system is D&amp;D/Pathfinder, the version doesn't matter.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BriarMonkey, post: 5643429, member: 95387"] As I work toward putting a campaign together, one of the ideas I've been toying with is that of Taint, or corruption if you will. Namely, a specific forest within the world is extremely corrupt and those who venture there are never the same - some die, some go mad, while others bear the scars and afflictions of a land beyond hope. The e3.5 version of the Unearthed Arcana (UA) had some ideas on how to work with Taint, as well as the impact of that upon a character. Similarly, they had a couple prestige classes that were able to actually make use of Taint. And while the ideas had some interest to them, I felt they were somewhat, well, lacking. Mechanically, Taint was a penalty to both a character's Constitution and Wisdom, while also causing changes in appearance. The mechanics didn't go beyond this, nor did options. So, as I look at various Google hits, and try to look through other systems, I am at a loss. Hence, I figured I would see if this audience had any ideas or suggestions. Does anyone know, have, or have used, a good system for modeling the corruption that could afflict one as they become Tainted? (And while the system is D&D/Pathfinder, the version doesn't matter.) [/QUOTE]

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