Exalted Afflictions

Exalted Afflictions

Book of Exalted Deeds for D&D 3.5 presents a new category of supernatural diseases - the afflictions. They only affect evil creatures, whatever they are in your setting.

Consuming Passion

This is a magical affliction that only affects evil creatures, such as evil outsiders or priests of evil deities. It ignores disease immunity such creatures possess. Consuming passion causes a creature to become covetous and paranoid as the affliction runs its course.

Statistics: Contact; HT-2 to resist; 1d/2 days delay; 1d-1 toxic damage (with Greed (12) after loss of 1/3 HP; Greed (9) and Paranoia after loss of 1/2 HP; and Greed (6) and Paranoia after loss of 2/3 HP); 12-hour cycle with six cycles. Mildly contagious.

Depraved Decadence

This is a magical affliction that only affects evil creatures, such as evil outsiders or priests of evil deities. It ignores disease immunity such creatures possess. Consuming passion causes a creature to become covetous and paranoid as the affliction runs its course.

Statistics: Blood; HT-2 to resist; 1d days delay; 1d-1 toxic damage (with Gluttony (12) after loss of 1/3 HP; Increased Consumption 1 and ST-2 after loss of 1/2 HP; and Increased Consumption 2 and ST-5 after loss of 2/3 HP); 12-hour cycle with eight cycles. Not contagious.

Eternal Torpor

This is a magical affliction that only affects evil creatures, such as evil outsiders or priests of evil deities. It ignores disease immunity such creatures possess. Creatures afflicted with eternal torpor are constantly drowsy.

Statistics: Contact; HT-1 to resist; 1 day delay; 1d-2 toxic damage (with Sleepy (1/2 of the time) after loss of 1/3 HP; Sleepy (2/3 of the time) after loss of 1/2 HP; and Sleepy (3/4 of the time) after loss of 2/3 HP); 24-hour cycle with eight cycles. Mildly contagious.

   

Haunting Conscience

This is a magical affliction that only affects evil creatures, such as evil outsiders or priests of evil deities. It ignores disease immunity such creatures possess. Consuming passion causes a creature to become covetous and paranoid as the affliction runs its course.

Statistics: Respiratory; HT-2 to resist; 1d/2 days delay; 1d-1 toxic damage (with Guilt Complex after loss of 1/3 HP; Guilt Complex and Bad Temper (9) after loss of 1/2 HP; and Guilt Complex, Bad Temper (9), and Berserk (9) after loss of 2/3 HP); 12-hour cycle with ten cycles. Mildly contagious.

Pride In Vain

This is a magical affliction that only affects evil creatures, such as evil outsiders or priests of evil deities. It ignores disease immunity such creatures possess. Creatures afflicted with pride in vain obsess about their status and appearance, eventually withdrawing to the point of staring incessantly into a mirror.

Statistics: Blood; HT-3 to resist; 1 day delay; 1d-1 toxic damage (with Proud after loss of 1/3 HP; Selfish (9) after loss of 1/2 HP; and Selfish (6) and Megalomania after loss of 2/3 HP); 24-hour cycle with eight cycles. Not contagious.

Raging Desire

This is a magical affliction that only affects evil creatures, such as evil outsiders or priests of evil deities. It ignores disease immunity such creatures possess. This affliction causes insatiable sexual desire while preventing any possible fulfillment of that desire.

Statistics: Respiratory; HT-1 to resist; 1 day delay; 1d-1 toxic damage (with Lecherousness (12) and Killjoy after loss of 1/3 HP; Lecherousness (9) and Killjoy after loss of 1/2 HP; and Lecherousness (6) and Killjoy after loss of 2/3 HP); 12-hour cycle with eight cycles. Mildly contagious.