This curse inflicts the target with a putrefying and stinking pox. The target must make a Charisma saving throw (DC 15), which is modified by the Curse Strength Table. On a successful save, the target becomes aware that somebody attempted to curse them. On a failed save, the target becomes cursed. Upon the completion of this curse’s triggering event, the target automatically advances to stage 1 of this curse.
Triggering event
The target searches their backpack, clothes drawer, or wherever else they store their garments, they find an infestation of insects.
Stage 1
The cursed creature is afflicted with a minor cough. Whenever they speak more than a few words at a time, they break into a fit of coughing.
Stage 2
The smell of putrescence lingers in the air around the cursed creature. Food and drink quickly spoil, jewellery tarnishes, and wood rots within 10 feet of the cursed creature. Additionally, the cursed creature has disadvantage on Charisma saving throws.
Stage 3
The cursed creature’s skin becomes riddled with pock marks, pustules, and lesions. Insects flock to the cursed creature, infesting their clothes. The cursed creature’s Charisma score becomes 6, unless it was already lower.
Culmination
Upon failing the final escalation check, the cursed creature twists into a deformed figure and becomes a Plague Carrion. If the creature is a player character, they become an NPC under the GM’s control.
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