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Diseased Giant Rat Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

Keen Smell. The rat has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. Pack Tactics. The rat has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the rat's allies is

contract a disease. Until the disease is cured, the target can't regain hit points except by magical means, and the target's hit point maximum decreases by 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType

Guthash

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

Keen Smell. The rat has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. Pack Tactics. The rat has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the rat's allies is

contract a disease. Until the disease is cured, the target can't regain hit points except by magical means, and the target's hit point maximum decreases by 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6","rollType

Swarm of Rats (Diseased Variant)

Monsters Tales from the Yawning Portal

Keen Smell. The swarm has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature's space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through any opening

saving throw or contract a disease. Until the disease is cured, the target can't regain hit points except by magical means, and the target's hit point maximum decreases by 3 (1d6);{"diceNotation":"1d6

Yalaga Maladwyn

Monsters Ghosts of Saltmarsh

(4 slots): animal friendship, cure wounds, detect poison and disease, ray of sickness 2nd level (3 slots): lesser restoration, protection from poison, web 3rd level (3 slots): conjure animals (2

on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight.Multiattack. Yalaga makes two scourge attacks. Scourge. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to

Drow Priestess of Lolth Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

disease, ray of sickness 2nd level (3 slots): lesser restoration, protection from poison, web 3rd level (3 slots): conjure animals (2 giant spiders), dispel magic 4th level (3 slots): divination

rely on sight.Multiattack. The drow makes two scourge attacks. Scourge. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction":"Scourge"} to hit, reach 5 ft., one target

Assassin Bug

Monsters Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

Keen Smell. The assassin bug has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell.Multiattack. The assassin bug makes two bite attacks. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4;{"diceNotation":"1d20+4

a target infested by assassin bug maggots ends its turn with 0 hit points, it dies as the maggots burrow into its heart and kill it. Any effect that cures disease kills all assassin bug maggots

Giant Rat

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

Languages — Challenge 1/8 (25 XP) Keen Smell. The rat has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. Pack Tactics. The rat has advantage on an attack roll against a creature

Constitution saving throw or contract a disease. Until the disease is cured, the target can’t regain hit points except by magical means, and the target’s hit point maximum decreases by 3 (1d6) every 24 hours. If the target’s hit point maximum drops to 0 as a result of this disease, the target dies.

Diseases

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

on party resources, curable by a casting of lesser restoration. A more complicated outbreak can form the basis of one or more adventures as characters search for a cure, stop the spread of the disease

, and deal with the consequences. A disease that does more than infect a few party members is primarily a plot device. The rules help describe the effects of the disease and how it can be cured, but

Sample Diseases

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

Sample Diseases The diseases here illustrate the variety of ways disease can work in the game. Feel free to alter the saving throw DCs, incubation times, symptoms, and other characteristics of these

diseases to suit your campaign. Cackle Fever This disease targets humanoids, although gnomes are strangely immune. While in the grips of this disease, victims frequently succumb to fits of mad

Life in the Styes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh

no exception. Anyone who visits the Styes is exposed to a disease known as redface. This affliction causes itching and painful inflammation all over the face, and especially around the eyes. The

clergy are eventually overwhelmed by the region’s emotionally fatiguing problems. Disease, famine, cruelty, and brutality weigh so heavily on the Styes that well-meaning clerics are driven to despair

Noteworthy Features

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

Gnawing Plague visits Richemulot regularly. When the plague comes and the cities face quarantines, how do you stay safe? Do you keep a stockpile of food and other supplies for the inevitable lockdowns

? Do you rob your neighbors or rely on their kindness? Are you a survivor of the Gnawing Plague? Did someone tend to you while you were sick? Did you undergo a remarkable treatment? What scars or

Drow Priestess of Lolth

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

, resistance, spare the dying, thaumaturgy 1st level (4 slots): animal friendship, cure wounds, detect poison and disease, ray of sickness 2nd level (3 slots): lesser restoration, protection from

Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the drow has disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight. Actions Multiattack. The drow makes two scourge attacks

Dragonbait

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation

saurial communities are believed to exist anywhere in the world. The saurial’s language is a combination of clicks and whistles beyond the human range of hearing, so Dragonbait tends to rely on scents to

is immune to disease. Magic Resistance Aura. While holding his holy avenger, Dragonbait creates an aura in a 10-foot radius around him. While this aura is active, Dragonbait and all creatures

D: Sunward Fortress

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

. The ruins are not illuminated. The current occupants rely on darkvision to see. Area descriptions assume the characters have a light source or other means of seeing in the dark. Tracks. The floors

: 5 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) poison damage. If the target is a Humanoid, it must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or be infected with a disease—a minuscule slaad egg. A

The Dead Three

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

Gate. Nefarious patriars whisper prayers to Bane when they seek to gain power through coercion, intimidation, and forceful exaction of the law. Gang leaders, evil mercenaries, and others who rely on fear

either Bhaal or one of his future chosen. Some claim that Bhaal himself regularly visits the temple, his presence contributing to the city’s high murder rate. While the Dead Three occupy a prominent

Emerald Dragon Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

emerald dragon’s lair. 4 A young emerald dragon invites repeated visits from a drow mage who corrects what the dragon has learned about the history of the elven schism. 5 A young emerald

that to do so, he must rely on allies. Raulothim is therefore open to negotiating with adventurers willing to aid in that task—but only those he is sure he can trust. On more than one occasion, doubt

The Dead Three

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

Gate. Nefarious patriars whisper prayers to Bane when they seek to gain power through coercion, intimidation, and forceful exaction of the law. Gang leaders, evil mercenaries, and others who rely on fear

either Bhaal or one of his future chosen. Some claim that Bhaal himself regularly visits the temple, his presence contributing to the city’s high murder rate. While the Dead Three occupy a prominent

Catoblepas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

XP) Keen Smell. The catoblepas has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. Stench. Any creature other than a catoblepas that starts its turn within 10 feet of the catoblepas

catoblepas feasts on the fresh remains. Blighted Territory. A catoblepas’s nature as a creature of disease and decay brings out similar characteristics in the creature’s swampy habitat. Such a wetland

Assassin Bug

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio Volume 1

can’t speak Challenge 3 (700 XP) Keen Smell. The assassin bug has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. Actions Multiattack. The assassin bug makes two bite attacks. Bite

maggots are too far under the skin to be burned. If a target infested by assassin bug maggots ends its turn with 0 hit points, it dies as the maggots burrow into its heart and kill it. Any effect that cures disease kills all assassin bug maggots infesting the target.

The Infernal Machine of Lum the Mad

Magic Items Infernal Machine Rebuild

, and you are its familiar. If destroyed, it reappears in 1d4 hours. 18 While you are afflicted by a disease or suffering the poisoned or frightened condition, whenever you hit a humanoid with a

melee attack, the target must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, you transfer the disease or the condition to the target, and the disease or condition ends for you. Water

19. Spiderwatch Keep

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

(Perception) checks that rely on sight. He has cast mind blank on himself. Once per day as an action, Drivvin can summon a demon that has a challenge rating of 6 or lower. The summoned demon appears in an

blood, and a blood-caked obsidian dagger rests at the statue’s feet. Any creature that removes the statue from the shrine immediately contracts a disease called slimy doom. The disease lasts for 7 days

Orcs

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

of its hit points remaining. Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) slashing damage. Orc Hand of Yurtrus Yurtrus is the orc god of death and disease

this effect, a creature can’t regain hit points. Nurtured One of Yurtrus. The orc has advantage on saving throws against poison and disease. Actions Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5

Giants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters

, tongues Keen Smell. The giant has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on smell. Actions Multiattack. The giant makes two attacks with its morningstar. Morningstar. Melee Weapon

priest of Grolantor or chieftain visits the famished giant daily, trying to read portents in the puddles of bile the hill giant retched up. If the sickness soon passes, the hill giant can rejoin

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