Accursed Death. When the dragon dies, it exudes a
cloud of sickening, accursed gas. Each creature within
10 ft. of the dragon must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution
saving throw or become poisoned for 1 minute. A creature
can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns,
ending the effect on itself on a success. However, a creature
that fails two of these saving throws becomes cursed. A
creature cursed in this way takes 5 (2d4) necrotic damage
and can’t regain hit points, and the creature’s hit point
maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic
damage taken. Every 24 hours, the cursed creature takes
5 (2d4) necrotic damage with similar reduction to the creature’s hit point maximum. If the curse reduces the target’s
hit point maximum to 0, the target dies.
Multiattack. The dragon makes two attacks: one with
its bite and one with its claws.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target. Hit: 10 (2d6+3) piercing damage and 2 (1d4) necrotic damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 6 (1d6+3) slashing damage and 1 poison damage.
Swarm Breath (Recharge 5–6). The dragon exhales
a 15-foot cone of poisonous insects and vile gas. Each
creature in that area must make a DC 12 Constitution
saving throw, taking 7 (2d6) piercing damage and 14
(4d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Description
“Dragons are rare, so seeing one is terrifying. Seeing one
rotting before your eyes as it approaches? Mind-shattering!”
Cursed Dragon. The curse of foul blight is potent
necromancy when leveled against a hated foe. Some
foolish wizard modified the curse of foul blight to affect
a dragon who had wronged them, using a single scale
from the hated dragon. What this wizard unleashed was
a variant of the curse of foul blight known as blightscale,
accursed magic that twists and warps a majestic dragon
into a loathsome, terrifying beast.
Humanoids infected with the curse of foul blight
become lone wanderers, but the lairing instinct of the
blightscale dragon remains true. The dragon no longer
bothers to amass wealth or hunt. It makes forays from its
living tomb to assuage its suffering by lashing out against
any who travel nearby.
Physical Changes. A blightscale dragon’s breath
weapon is a stinking exhalation of insects and necrotic
bile. The dragon’s armorlike scales split and encrust with
thick pus that hardens to the consistency of stone. Fangs
crack and rot at the gums, just as deadly but crawling
with disease and stained with ichor.
Salvage
Blood and other fluids of a blightscale dragon can be
harvested and used to offset the shadowsteel component
when bestowing a curse of foul blight. A wyrmling is
worth 250 gp.
Lore
DC 15 Wisdom (History): A blightscale dragon is a
dragon that has been subjected to a powerful curse.
DC 15 Wisdom (Medicine): A blightscale dragon
is immune to necrotic damage and poison. Its breath
weapon is a swarm of poisonous insects and gas.
DC 20 Intelligence (Arcana): The curse on the
blightscale dragon makes it exude a toxic, cursed gas
when it dies, possibly passing on a portion of the curse.
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