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Wrathofzombie writes:
I’d like to see a d20 list of random necrotic diseases/curses and effects.
OK, first of all: I knew what a necrotic disease was, but I had to Google it to get an idea of what to write. It ain’t pretty. Holy crap.
Next: These aren’t strictly all necrosis, but they all involve similarly unpleasant internal transformations. Roll d20 for whatever aspect you need, reroll if it makes no sense for your campaign (true of all tables, I suppose).
d20 Table of Necrotic Ailments
| roll d20 | cause | body part | effect | cure |
| 1 | spider bite | scalp | black rot | rare fruit |
| 2 | snake bite | eyes | green gelatin | rare animal |
| 3 | unblessed baby bite | ears | red buboes | blood of random race |
| 4 | worms | nose | blue melting | inhale werewolf breath |
| 5 | flies | tongue | purple swelling | hydra poison |
| 6 | monster bite | lungs | white ooze | mushrooms common to distant place |
| 7 | sex | skin where bitten/infected | phosphorent glow under skin | special hymn |
| 8 | mocking native gods | stomach/bowels | signs of evil gods appear | salt bath |
| 9 | pissing off faeries | joint(s) | animal/monster tattoos appear on skin and move about, eating flesh | guano diet |
| 10 | using the facilities outdoors | genitals | skin turns to nutritious custard that heals others 1d6 hp | sex |
| 11 | poisoned spine | muscles | elf growing inside, has same features, memory. will emerge in 1d6 days. | mocking native gods |
| 12 | bad fish | feet | madness, desire to climb trees, body turns to fungus and releases spores. | demon tears |
| 13 | spores | toes | body begins to turn to mithril. cannot move. | titan urine bath |
| 14 | breathing the exhalation of the undead | fingers | body turns inside out. eventually die of pain, madness. | opposite of cause (praise native gods, spill certain waters, make pals with faeries) |
| 15 | cannibalism | brain | black x-file-style oil. | opposite of cause |
| 16 | bathing in certain waters | anus | plants begin to grow from body | same as cause but roles reversed (bite snake, breathe back into undead, get succubus to wink at you) |
| 17 | poisoned dart/weapon | inner ear | body vibrates, emits music, which plays over and over until bones are powdered. | same as cause but roles reversed |
| 18 | licking amphibians | hair | victim becomes one of zak’s vommiters | pray as it runs its course. awaken days later in a field. |
| 19 | winking at medusae or succubi | blood | insides become green slime, oozes out of skin. | pass it to another. |
| 20 | fleas | underarms | larvae hatch and crawl out (or full-grown insects) | make deal with whatever is growing inside (if applicable) |
If you’d like to make a request, see this item.
[edit: changed effects 11 and 20 for clarity and/or make nastier]
[note: effect 12 is real. there are insectivore fungi in the rainforests of South America that make specific bugs go insane and then take over]
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I love this! Fucking gnarly! I will totally use this. Yeah that picture isn’t pretty at all. There is some really nasty diseases and shit out there. I know some of the stuff I do when it comes to stuff like this borders on the macabre, but I think it should be horrifying.
Thanks so much for the cool table and hard work and subjecting yourself to that gruesome picture for inspiration! I’ll be linking this to my blog in the am:)
Awesomely horrific generator! Took the liberty of throwing this onto Abulafia for all to play with -let me know if that’s not OK: http://www.random-generator.com/index.php?title=Necrotic_Ailments